Glimpse of Nature

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Who: Everyone who has enough proofs! Where: District 4 When: September 20th to October 4th Summary: There is a new district reopening, and the city needs your help to get it up and running! Warnings: Inbox death may occur. System overload at own risk. SOME NPC RESPONSES WILL BE SLOW UNTIL THE ONE WHO PLAYS THEM IS PRESENT. Also, remember that you can still submit proofs at any time here between now and October 4th to have your character be allowed in the new district before it's open to the public! Additionally, you are all free to start your own logs set in District 4 outside of this one, HOWEVER if you want your characters to explore in territory that hasn't been looked at yet, we ask you to please use this log! A different side of the city. Anyone hanging around the wall that blocks off the forth district will be in for a surprise on Friday - new signs are being put up, barricades are being torn down, and NPCs are standing around, both directing all the work and talking to anyone who approaches to enter. A few doctors are on standby as well. Any of the visitors who try to walk in will be redirected to these doctors, who will scan them, take a few measurements on some portable computers they've brought out, and then tell them their results - those who reach measurements that are high enough will be allowed to enter, and those who aren't will be turned away and asked to return when the district is more stable to avoid any health risks associated with the drain effect. They will then suggest to any characters turned away to try participating in more physical contact if they want to enter sooner rather than later. Those who are allowed to enter will immediately be greeted by a place very different from the rest of the city. The area is wide and open, with a path that's only loosely based on the locations of the few buildings around. Though much of it seems to be struggling to grow, particularly as the winter months begin to inch closer, there is nature and life all around - trees, large clearings that are or once were filled with grass, and most notably areas that seem designated for recreational activities, like swing sets and basketball courts. A perfect place to relax and have fun. Welcome to the parks and recreation district.

Comments

[littlewhitelies]

"Well, maybe a little embarrassed...But not enough to be discouraged. It wasn't that bad,"

[Especially compared to other things; she'll gladly take what was the gentlest of chiding and encouragement over exclusion. It doesn't compare to what she was (and to a small degree, still is) afraid of.]

"I'm ready to try again, definitely. How about you? Do you need to stretch or anything?"

[drank_the_milk]

Yeah, good idea. We probably both should. Do you know how?

[littlewhitelies]

"Yeah; Black Ca...M-my trainer, I mean. Our physical trainer taught me how to stretch before practice."

[M'gann shoots Yuna an apologetic look over that fumbled speech. But if she's in civilian form and clothing, she might as well use non-superhero names. Plus, she's not sure how much clearance she has to talk about Black Canary in casual situations, anyway.

But to prove what she's saying, M'gann drops into a few stretches as well.]

"I guess...It's nice for me. I don't have to do a lot of stretching, thanks to how I am."

[drank_the_milk]

[Yuna blinks back at her for a moment, not entirely catching the reason for that look at first before realizing it's probably superhero stuff. Once she's put that together, she just nods.]

Oooh, yeah, I guess you probably wouldn't have to do a lot of that.

[Sitting down on the floor, Yuna stretches her legs out in front of her, bending forward to limber up a bit.]

[littlewhitelies]

[M'gann finishes her own stretches pretty quickly. She takes a few steps towards Yuna, planning on just keeping close until she's ready...Before M'gann's eyes fall on the basket ball. There's time for a little warm up with that as well, M'gann decides, so she picks it up and practices a little dribbling as well, turning in place while passing the ball between her hands as she looks over the gym.]

"This is sort of like back home," [She comments as she looks.] "Our school had a building that was a lot like this...Although it had a hornet painted in the middle of the floor."

[drank_the_milk]

[Yuna stands up after her first set of stretches, bending down to try to touch her toes and stretching her arms out above her head. She glances over to M'gann while she's still getting loose.]

Yeah, high school gyms are pretty much all more or less the same. Gotta have regulation courts and stuff, after all.

[And now she's finishing up, bouncing back and forth from foot to foot before taking a deep breath and nodding to herself.]

Okay, all set over here! You ready?

[littlewhitelies]

[M'gann's answer is a nod, followed by jumping forward as she tries some ball dribbling...And maybe getting past Yuna this time. She's tried to learn a little bit more, and she's also been getting her own practice (of sorts) in with dodging rooftops as she flies.

So with that in mind, M'gann tries feinting to the right, before dodging left and trying to run straight through. It's just...Harder to do all that when she's relying on just her feet, instead of levitation.]

[drank_the_milk]

[Yuna's right on top of it, stance low and arms splayed out wide to put up the biggest wall possible as she tries to defend. The feint works for the moment it needs to, but Yuna recovers quickly and soon she's running right up next to M'gann, reaching out with her arm to try to knock the ball away.]

[littlewhitelies]

[And there's a moment of satisfaction for M'gann, that she makes that first pass-

Which swiftly changes to bewilderment when there a black haired blur, followed by the ball abruptly being gone from her hands. She at least doesn't freeze...But her fighting training does kick in again, and rather then pursuing M'gann instead tries to leap out of the way, guard up and trying to anticipate a blow.]

[drank_the_milk]

Better hurry up or I'm gonna break away!

[Yuna calls back without even turning her head as she goes running past.]

[littlewhitelies]

"Don't use telekinesis, DON'T use telekinesis-"

[M'gann tells herself as she shakes off that moment of shock and combat response. She also has to tell herself not to tackle, or fly, or even reach with her thoughts for the comm link between her teammates. Besides that, Robin is well out of her range anyway. And she's not certain how knowledgeable he is on basketball.]

"I-I know!"

[She says a little louder, before running for Yuna...Just maybe not fast enough to stop her from reaching the hoop.]

[drank_the_milk]

[M'gann reaches Yuna just as she's getting ready to shoot. It's fast enough that she has to hurry a little with lining up her shot, and it bounces off the backboard and back out into the court. Without a second thought, Yuna turns back around and is bolting back in the other direction to try to catch up to it - though M'gann might have an easier time beating her there this time, since she's a little closer.]

[littlewhitelies]

[She still has to keep up that mantra of no, she is NOT using any of her powers as she runs for the ball. But to her credit, M'gann has enough speed and stamina to reach the ball...And then jump away to avoid any collisions.

Though she's still looking more than a little winded and bewildered.]

"H-how do you...Manage this without powers?"

[drank_the_milk]

[Yuna's hot on her heels as she chases the ball, cutting sharply to change directions as M'gann jumps out of the way.]

Practice! Lots and lots of practice.