Clare in the Gym, take two. (Open)

[becauseimboring]

Characters: Clare, open. (M-m-m-multi thread!)
Time: (Backdated) Before the Hotel vanished.
Location: Blackstone Hotel's gym.
Content: Clare is trying to redouble her training so she's less useless. She also has some misplaced aggression to work out.
Format: I'll be using prose, you can do as you see fit.
Warnings: Nothing out of the ordinary.

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[theblackstaff]

Ebenezar McCoy had a headache. He headed down to the lower floors of the hotel, knowing some small booth or kiosk existed for buying small things people forgot (like aspirin). He was passing the gym when he noticed motion through the window and paused.

He needed to talk to Clare again. Make sure the girl was alright after the run-in with the shadow Reds. He also needed something for his head. But who knew how much longer the girl was going to be doing Tai Chi. With a heavy sigh, Ebenezar knocked politely on the gym door, announcing his presence.

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[theblackstaff]

"Good to see you ain't jumping out of your skin anymore," he said, walking into the room. Despite the lack of people at the Blackstone, the gym still smelled vaguely of old sweat. Ebenezar supposed it sunk into the bones of the old building.

He took a seat on the bench press, grumbling a little under his breath as his joints protested, and looked Clare up and down. He didn't sound particularly angry or admonishing, just a little gruffer than usual on account of the headache, "How're you feeling? Still woozy from vampire spit?"

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[eroded_earth]

Clare wasn't the only one with a lot on her mind. Terra also found himself thinking too much lately. His thoughts troubled him, so he was starting to find ways to distract himself. It was easy not to think when you were just fighting the various night creatures here or doing menial labor around the hotel. Whenever he stopped working he often found himself worrying about what to do with Riku or Sora. The boys did not deserve what they had been through and it was his fault. While his talk with Linkara had helped, Terra was not one to shrug off such things that easily

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[eroded_earth]

If Terra had heard her comment he didn't say anything, though his face did show that he might have heard something unexpected. He coughed politely into his fist and straightened up, "Hello...uh, sorry for spying on you. I was just interested in watching you practice those fighting stances." He paused, lowering his hand, "That...is what that was, correct?"

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