Tyler lay back on his bed and closed his eyes, feeling the cat curl up next to him. He could feel a dull ache in his chest, and decided that it was possible spending
half the day tossing a basketball around had been a stupid idea. But doing something active again felt good. Even the pain felt good. And competing against Parker? That was definitely going to be good.
The morning in the Common Room had been a good time, too. For one, he had
gotten cookies and protected a girl from computer terrorism. And he had talked
with Walter and Nadia aboout fights and weapons.
And he'd finally
met the legendary Aeryn And found out she was an alien. Also that she had awesome aim.
Next week? It was back to sparring.