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[iamsthenyaer]

The breeze carries the ocean air up to where Mel is and she takes a deep breath of it. She gazes up at the sky and pulls out the sword she carries, and once again she takes a deep breath

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[rurounitriv]

As she approaches North Beach, one of Triv's favorite spots, Mel can see Triv appear, dressed in her sparring gear and with a set of practice swords slung over her back. She's been working out, and is in a pretty good mood.

[iamsthenyaer]

Mel spots Triv and grins. She doesn't run up to her or anything, but her pace does increase a little, and soon enough she's with her mentor. "Hey, Triv. Gorgeous day, huh?"

[rurounitriv]

"It is indeed." She rotated her neck in that way she always did after a good sparring match. "So, you've been keeping up with your practice? Good."

[iamsthenyaer]

Mel smiles. "Of course I am. A few hours a day at least." Then she moves onto whatever else Triv is teaching her.

[rurounitriv]

Triv smiles benevolently. "So nice to have a dedicated apprentice. Ordinary students just don't measure up."

[iamsthenyaer]

Mel grins, basking in the glow of the praise. "Thank you. I try my hardest."

[rurounitriv]

"And I don't even have to threaten to beat you black and blue to make you do it." Not that Mel doesn't wind up black and blue sometimes despite that... but hey, weapons training has its built-in risks.

[iamsthenyaer]

"I try to avoid that when I can. Told you that my boyfriend being here wouldn't distract you from my training." Mel smiles as she speaks of Gibbs.

[rurounitriv]

Triv chuckles. "It wasn't me being distracted by him that I was worried about, teknon. Although I'll admit that I've been distracted a bit from that. I hope you'll be patient with me a little longer, I'll be able to concentrate better once I'm done with Faye."

[iamsthenyaer]

((that was supposed to be 'me', aughhhh. *feels stupid*))

[rurounitriv]

((I know - but it's the kind of slip that people make in talking too, and I pull the same thing on them in RL. ;) Just roll with it!))

[iamsthenyaer]

Mel blushes at the verbal mess-up. "Well, you've never had to intimidate him too badly." As far as she knows. "Faye... that one girl I've seen around here a little bit?" While Mel hasn't approached her or anything, she's still spotted her. "And you don't need to worry about me being patient. I'm good at that."

[rurounitriv]

Triv ruffles her hair, just because she can. "That would be her. Don't ever get into an arm-wrestling match with her, by the way - she's a vampire. One of the ethical sort, or I wouldn't be teaching her, but she's still stronger than both of us put together."

"I appreciate your patience."

[iamsthenyaer]

Mel allows it - she loves hair ruffling and petting. "That's a good thing to keep in mind. I won't try it, because I perfer my arm intact."

Mel smiles. "You've been pretty bloody patient with me, considering everything."

[rurounitriv]

"You keep my life interesting, teknon. When you're my age, that's a valuable thing."

[iamsthenyaer]

Mel grins. "Well, that's good to hear. You keep my life pretty interesting, too. I'm sure Gibbs would say the same."