Working out with Jemma.

[runningred]

{{From here}}

Jay is hanging out in the bar early in the morning. Well, early for him. He's dressed in sweats and running shoes, waiting for Jemma.

Comments

[runningred]

"Okay. Seems fairly standard. I can teach you some other techniques but you really do hate this, don't you?" He steps back, unsure how to proceed.

[protect_and_survey]

"I... oh dear. Is it really that obvious?" She sighs, her shoulders drooping. Hate might be the wrong word, but she's desperately uncomfortable with the whole thing. She's gone from university life to SHIELD Academy to SciOps - and in each place spent most of her time in the laboratory, usually highly guarded laboratories. Her fights with other people are fought on the academic level - she can slaughter someone in peer review but the idea of actually being attacked... Terrifying.

But if she can get field certified... there's so many things she wants to see in person, not through reports.

[runningred]

"Your reflexes are tilted towards flight and that's fine. That'll save your life more like than not. You can learn defence, or even offence but if you don't have the inclination, I'd rather teach you to run faster." He invites her to sit down on the mat with him. "Jem, tell me why you're putting yourself through this?"

[protect_and_survey]

She sits, thinking furiously. It's helpful, actually - it distracts from the feeling that she's failing at this (again), which is just plain depressing.

"Security clearance. There's field work my laboratory does, but in order to be part of it, you have to pass qualifications." She figures that's vague enough to keep Hill happy (which has become a bit of a Thing, lately).

[runningred]

"Ah." Jay brightens at that. "Passing a physical. That makes more sense. And that we can do. Any chance you can lay hand to a copy of the regs? We'll train direct to that and get you through it."

[protect_and_survey]

That earns a startled laugh - oh God. Hill would murder her. In full view of the Bar. And get away with it.

"Er. Not directly. Maybe Bar can provide a... shareable version." Non-disclosure isn't even the half of it.

[runningred]

Jay gives her a gentle nudge. "Redact whatever you need to redact. I'm not gunna pry. I just want to help."

He holds a hand out to her as he bounces to his feet. "Alright, lets try some evasive footwork." He gives her a deep and playful bow, putting on a very good, polished English accent. "Miss Jemma, may I have this dance?"

[protect_and_survey]

She takes the offered hand up - she's not bouncing, not after yesterday and then a run today.

"I do believe my dance card is perfectly free." She replies in kind, pulling a very good curtsy once she's found her feet.

[runningred]

Jay laughs warmly and shows her a series of evasive footwork katas. After a second of playing with his mp3 player, he pulls up a song with the right rhythm to turn them into a salsa. He stands next to her as they repeat the steps over and over, creating muscle memory pathways.

[protect_and_survey]

((OOC: Fade there? Jemma is going to be the most sore tomorrow.))

[runningred]

{ooc: works for me. Thanks, that was fun.}

[protect_and_survey]

(OOC: Do you want to post this in, or shall I?)

[runningred]

{ooc: Would you care to? After all, it was for Jemma. Jay just wants to help. He's gotten very fond of her, any maybe a little protective.}

[protect_and_survey]

(OOC: No prob. And Jemma needs all the help she can get. :D)