I was taught to fight, taught to win

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Who| Kate Bishop & open
What| Sparring and socializing
Where| The Training Center and common areas
When| Presently
Warnings/Notes| N/A? I apologize for my lack of speed, I'm battling a hand injury after I put this up, so typing is slow-going.

Kate is already in very good shape, with skills in fighting and weapons that allow her to hold her own in the field with superheroes and monsters of all kinds. But all of her training, all of her hard work, the countless adventures she's had across the world, none of that has prepared her for Panem. This situation is beyond anything she could have dreamed up, and so she's now spending over time in the training center, working out and preparing her body for combat. It's not exactly a healthy state of mind she's in, but she's too anxious and frankly too scared to sit around and be idle in this situation.

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She lost Tim. It probably wouldn't take long for him to find her in the training center, but for now it was just her and the uneven bars; her smile wasn't going to go away anytime soon.

O had had her up and running many early mornings and there was something to be said about keeping up routine when everything else was strange and way too over decorated. She spun, twisted, and flew through the air like a seasoned professional. There was a certain peace she reached when doing these complicated moves and it shows on her face. Yeah, she managed to find the one really good thing about this world.

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Kate could do some pretty high level gymnastics, but it wasn't her forte, so to speak. She was graceful and flexible, but not overly technical. Gymnastics was a means to an end, in her opinion. A necessary skill, but not one she overly focused on. So when she spotted the blonde doing flips and twists and leaps galore, her attention was instantly drawn. She didn't say anything as she watched Stephanie. She just stayed quiet and took in the show.

[blondevigilante]

Flying was a fall back skill. Steph liked the way she could move without too much thought other than making the next catch. She doubted it would actually come in handy in an arena but in this center it was something she could do for herself.

The feeling of being watched made her pull her routine short. She executed a perfect landing only just resisting throwing her arms up for her audience of one.

"Kate?" She smiled and left the mat to greet the other woman. "Just warming up. Got a plan or are we just winging it today?"

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"Who needs a plan?" She meant is a little jokingly, but being that she was Hawkeye, making plans and setting them in stone weren't exactly her priority. Everything she did was off the cuff, including her exercise routines. She'd always prided herself in being able to improvise. "You're pretty good at that, by the way. I'm impressed."

[blondevigilante]

They really had to have been separated at birth. Stephanie smiled widely barely holding back a laugh. "You are a woman after my own heart!" She grabbed her towel and moved to the sparring mats. "That was me playing around. There probably won't be much call for high school gymnastics out there, but at least it helps keep the upper body going."

"So, you mentioned a trade. I found myself sorely lacking in bow skills last arena and I don't plan on that happening again."

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"You're in luck, then, because I happen to be the world's foremost purple-wearing archer." Clint can just sit down for all Kate cares. "By the time we're done, you'll be a pro with a bow. Though this does beg the question of your end of the trade."

[blondevigilante]

Kick-ass bow skills and loves purple? Stephanie might be in love. "Hand-to-hand, bo staff, and a bit of that gymnastics thing. Believe me when I say I'm no expert at any of it, but I am definitely willing to trade what I know for one more ace up my sleeve." She tries to think of all the training O put her though back home if only to sweeten the offer should Kate refuse. "I also have some great words of wisdom you can use during the right moment thanks to a really boring Intro to Philosophy course."