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[faithful_slayer]

Vacation this may be, but that's not stopping Faith from training. She runs ten miles first thing every morning, shadow-boxes, and even does the meditation parts even though she's not especially fond of them.

She also does the bendy parts, and is in fact doing them right now.

Mmm, bendy.

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[rebelheartalien]

Michael likes to run, too. It used to be a habit - another one Max and Isabel never knew about - when he was living with Hank, as another excuse to get out of the trailer. He lapsed, inevitably, once he got his own place - no time, between school and two jobs.

He's getting back into it now. Not usually ten miles, though. He's on his way for a run when he spots Faith exercising, and stops to watch for a minute.

[faithful_slayer]

Faith's eyes are closed, her breathing even, as she balances all her weight on one hand, her legs spread in a perfect split above her.

Her back is turned to him, so she can't see him, and it's doubtful that she heard him - but she smiles anyway, and waves with her free hand.

"Hey Michael."

How she does it...who knows?

[rebelheartalien]

Slayer senses are a wonderful thing. He grins, moving into her line of sight.

"Hey, Faith."

[faithful_slayer]

Faith brings her legs back together, then drops into a forward roll, coming up on her feet.

"What's up?"

[rebelheartalien]

"I was just heading out for a run. Feel like coming with?"

[faithful_slayer]

Faith brightens.

"Sure. I've done my ten miles already but a little extra won't hurt."

[rebelheartalien]

He blinks a little at the 'ten miles', then reminds himself she's a Slayer.

"Cool."

[faithful_slayer]

Faith grins and falls into step beside him.

"I promise not to wear you out too much," she teases, with a wink.

[rebelheartalien]

Michael grins back.

"Appreciated."

[faithful_slayer]

"I'd be a poor kind of guest, running my host into the ground, wouldn't I?"

Schmirck.

[rebelheartalien]

"I don't think Maria'd be too happy", he agrees, deadpan.

[faithful_slayer]

"And even I know better than to make a pregnant woman angry."

[rebelheartalien]

He grins. "Hey, this is Maria. She's scary even when she isn't pregnant."

[faithful_slayer]

"Yeah, but all those extra hormones, you gotta figure that at any gven moment she's perfectly capable of taking the life of another human being."

[rebelheartalien]

"...yeah, 's possible."

He keeps his voice light, and even makes it sound unstrained. Or almost, maybe, for someone who knows him. No doom here, nooo.

[faithful_slayer]

Oops.

Faith knows him pretty well.

Her face falls, and she looks down at her feet. "Me and my big mouth. I'm sorry."