originally posted in:The New Dojo
[b][i]He didn't seem to notice her, tho or go for being up so early he didn't look tired at all. Must've been something he was used to. His skin was a bit tan, his hair messy and black. The tattoos took up a good portion of his back and down his arms, possibly just for show as he continued the punching drill, hitting with his top two knuckles into the target with practiced precision [/i][/b]
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"Hey," she said.
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[b][i]He finished the drill before responding, only taking a few moments, finishing with two palm strikes, one on each target meant to be stunning blows as he looked over st the person, a slight grin on his face.[/i][/b] "Oh, sorry. Didn't know anyone else was out here."
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"I mean, I just woke up here, so give me break." She stretched and picked up her helmet.
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"Nah, it's my bad. Didn't mean to wake you." [b][i]He said, stretching his arms behind his back[/i][/b]
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She shrugged, "I sleep light. Anything wakes me up."
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"What are you doing sleeping out here anyways?" [b][i]He said, looking over at the figure[/i][/b]
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"I sleep anywhere."
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"I'll take it you don't really have a place to stay?"
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She sighed, "I just wander."
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"Yeah, I know that feeling. I've been on the road for about 2 years now."
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"You seem pretty young, kiddo. But I'm not gonna question it," she said. The irony was, she looked younger than him.
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"Eh, 28 as of now, though I have a good deal of experience. Served in the military for 10 years."
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"Again. Wasn't going to question it."
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"I know. Figured I'd mention it though."
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"I only have 8 years on you. But you only have one life," she told him.
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"One life that I've been very careful and reckless with." [i][b]He says, laughing a bit [/b][/i]
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"Yeah. But I have a reputation for not dying for prolonged periods of time."
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"As do I, and my job was to drive at people on a motorcycle with a spear."
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"Sounds pretty daring. At least you don't have to deal with aliens and a younger twin."
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"I did have two brothers, thought he Fate was a cruel mistress to them. And you're right, I had to deal with other humans that wanted to kill me."
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"Oh. Sis didn't want to kill me. She just would get me involved in stuff that gets me killed."
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"Nah, not my family. I served military, like I said, I was basically wanted dead for that entire time by the enemy."
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"Who was the enemy?" She asked, "Than obviously other humans."
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"See, where I come from, we're the only species sentient in the planet. Most the time the enemy was terrorist, or another country."
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"Yep. We do have a lot a history of war with each other. But that's not what drove us near extinction, ironically."