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[bg_lore_antalya]

Who: Lore, Zell, Dante, Adalia
What: Training
Where: Training center
When: Monday around 11 a.m.

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Lore had spent most of her morning in the training center. She was starting to get nervous about her SeeD exam. Lore knew she wasn't stupid, but she had never exactly been a model student. Especially when it came to tests. Tests made her

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[bg_zell_dincht]

Getting a good workout was a great way to begin one's morning, so Zell liked to stop by the Training Center on any morning he was able to. Today was one of those mornings. He tore through the artificial jungle, engaging anything that moved, besides other people training, of course. That usually wasn't a problem, since not many people usually were in the Training Center in the morning.

Zell sensed something moving on the other side of the bushes. He slowly crept up on whatever it might be, leapt through the bushes, then came to a sudden halt as he was face-to-face with a very nervous-looking Cadet.

[bg_lore_antalya]

Lore jumped slightly, instinctively taking a defensive stance before she realized it was a person leaping toward her. She relaxed and straightened up with a lopsided grin. "Well, hello there."

[bg_zell_dincht]

"Er, hi! I thought you were a grat or something," Zell replied while scratching the back of his head. "Sorry if I scared ya a bit, hehe."

[bg_lore_antalya]

Lore shrugged a little, waving her hand dismissively. "Nah, it's cool." She pulled off her hat, a blue baseball cap with the letters DC on it, and fanned her face a little with it. "I could use a break, anyway. My name's Lore," she offered.

[bg_zell_dincht]

"I'm Zell," he introduced. "Nice to meet ya!" He looked around for a moment and didn't see anybody else present. "Hey, are you here by yourself?" Zell asked while raising an eyebrow.

[bg_lore_antalya]

Of course she knew his name - who didn't at Garden? Especially with that tattoo, it was a dead giveaway. But instead she just grinned again. "Of course not. You're here, right?" She paused, then added agreeably, "Now, five minutes ago...yeah, I was by myself." She put her hat back on, tucking her ponytail through the back of the cap.

[bg_zell_dincht]

It wasn't the greatest idea for a Cadet to be wandering the Training Center alone, Zell personally knew that as a fact, but he surely wasn't the type to tell people what they should and shouldn't be doing. Instead, he offered, "Want to team up with me? Sometimes it gets dangerous on your own, especially 'cause o' the T-Rexaurs."

[bg_lore_antalya]

Lore sighed a little. "I'd rather face a T-Rexaur than take the written exam," she admitted. Almost as soon as the words left her mouth, she felt a little silly. After all, it was just an exam. Maybe one of the two most important tests of her life..but still, just a test. She changed the subject instead. "All right, partner, let's go."

[bg_zell_dincht]

Augh, the written tests... Zell thought about how glad he was that he didn't have to take any more of those. He didn't want to make Lore worry, so he decided to not share his feelings about exams. "So, you're practicing for the SeeD exam?" he asked Lore as he headed off with her to find some monsters to crush.

[bg_lore_antalya]

She nodded, following him in search of a new monster. "Yeah. It's my first time, so I guess I just don't really know what to expect, you know? And I hate tests. My roommate, Addy..she's like, super smart. Good at all that school stuff." She chuckled. "Yeah, that's not me. But, oh well. I'll live through it."

[bg_zell_dincht]

"Just relax and do your best!" Zell encouraged. "You should be good if ya practice, which you are doing!" As he finished speaking, he spotted a Grat. "Hey, you wanna take that one?" He jerked his head in the monster's direction.

[bg_lore_antalya]

Lore nodded. She always loved being in the training center - it was such an adrenaline rush. "Let's get 'im," she agreed enthusiastically.

[bg_zell_dincht]

As Zell rushed towards the Grat, he made a mental note to not get too carried away. Lore needed the training more than he did. Zell approached the Grat and punched it just enough for it to stagger, givig Lore an opening.

[bg_lore_antalya]

Lore stepped closer, punching the Grat in its midsection. With a circular sweep, she brought her other arm around to thwack the Grat soundly on the side of its head. Lore was small, but that also offered her biggest asset - speed. She took a step back, expecting the Grat to retaliate.

[bg_zell_dincht]

Upon seeing Lore fight with no weapon besides her own fists, Zell got a bit exctited. "Hey, you a martial artist too?! Awesome!" he exclaimed.

Unfortunately, Zell successfully distracted himself enough to not notice the Grat's attack until he had been whapped on the back of his head with a big ol' leafy vine, causing him to stagger and ridiculously fall on his arse. "Ow..." he groaned as he rubbed his head.