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[Furiosa spends most mornings in the gym. Honestly, she'd prefer the Enclosure, but she needs to be moving long and often enough that she can't justify using more than her share of the precious time in the false environment. She works out quickly how to run on the treadmill, but most of the other machines remain a mystery to her. If the right person is using them, they may see her watching, or so may decide to approach.

Some mornings her prosthesis is on, and others it is off, tucked protectively and nearly underfoot, out of habit, though this doesn't seem like the kind of place where anyone is likely to get any ideas.

When she is done, she usually ends by slipping upstairs, showering quickly, and permitting herself what feels like the decadent luxury of putting her feet into the pool. It takes her until about the fifth time to get up the nerve to walk in to the water, to lower herself down in it until she feels it lap up around her neck, then to hold her breath and gingerly, cover her mouth and nose, and cautiously, gingerly slip under the surface and just let herself float, suspended.

She can be found in any of those places.

Still, a workout isn't the same thing as practice, really, and the conversation that has been going on here has weighed heavily on her, though she hasn't participated. So, finally, she takes a break one morning in the gym and turns on the feed.]


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[She has to clear her throat to start, and wipe the sweat off her face. She's sitting in the frame, bare feet apart, elbows rested on her knees, metal arm down at her side. Furiosa isn't comfortable, exactly, talking to a little plastic box that will take her words all over the ship, but this is important to her.]

My name is Imperator Furiosa. I'm human. No powers. I'm in the gym.

If you need, I've been teaching people a little about how to fight. If you don't need, but you're--

I could use the practice.

[Short, unceremonious, she disconnects.]

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Date: 2015-06-29 10:11 pm (UTC)
tucky: (I want to decide who lives and who dies)
From: [personal profile] tucky
Oh. I don't know, I don't work in maintenance. But I guess... they're probably figuring it out.

I bet if you wanna work with them, though, they'd say yes.

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Date: 2015-06-30 12:08 am (UTC)
tucky: (so‚ drink rum constantly)
From: [personal profile] tucky
[She grins.]

Yeah, of course. Do you?

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Date: 2015-06-30 12:48 am (UTC)
tucky: (Default)
From: [personal profile] tucky
Can you doggy paddle? That's just what I do. I don't bother with any of the fancy strokes or nothing.

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Date: 2015-06-30 02:21 pm (UTC)
tucky: (pay attention to the word of God)
From: [personal profile] tucky
[She bellyflops forward and starts doggypaddling around in a small circle.]

Like this, see?

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Date: 2015-07-01 12:29 am (UTC)
tucky: (salad needs more butter‚ Mother!)
From: [personal profile] tucky
[It's okay, Furiosa; doggypaddling never is.]

Yeah, see? You're doing it!

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Date: 2015-07-01 12:32 am (UTC)
tucky: (I had a feeling today)
From: [personal profile] tucky
It looks right to me. It's supposed to be kinda splashy. Keep your hands and feet down under the water, maybe.

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Date: 2015-07-01 12:42 am (UTC)
tucky: (that's about as sexy as a garage)
From: [personal profile] tucky
... You okay?

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Date: 2015-07-01 01:11 am (UTC)
tucky: (hey‚ what gives? I'M on the milk carton!)
From: [personal profile] tucky
... You did good with the other kind of swimming, too.

Date: 2015-07-01 01:32 am (UTC)
tucky: (bite me‚ Benjamin Franklin)
From: [personal profile] tucky
At least you can float. That's kinda hard to learn.

Date: 2015-07-01 02:13 am (UTC)
tucky: (we are all just in here)
From: [personal profile] tucky
It's nice, isn't it? I come here a lot too.

Date: 2015-07-01 02:28 am (UTC)
tucky: (this is the strangest debate format)
From: [personal profile] tucky
Sometimes. Depends on what time you come. I been in here with more than ten people, and I been in here all alone.

Date: 2015-07-01 03:25 am (UTC)
tucky: (I'm going to go talk to some food)
From: [personal profile] tucky
We get a lot of privacy, though.

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