Neither the spiritual top nor the material bottom can help us but the depths of our body can[closed]

[worm_dancer]

Move one muscle in your face. Stop. Do it again. Slow your heartrate. Now speed it up. Return to normal. Move each toe independently. Tense and contract tendons. This was Sheeana's 'warmup'. Whereas the archetypal martial arts teacher prepared for practice with a series of exxagerated stretches, touching their toes, kicking above their heads, for

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[antitachyonic]

Finding the park wasn't that difficult. Though Sheeana, of all people, will probably pick up that John is in a very different headspace than he was in the media library, last they spoke.

A lot of the tension from his conversation with Kyle remains, though in the hours afterward John started partitioning it. Shutting things off and moving them around. He can't afford to be too caught up in his own emotional turmoil; Kyle is Resistance and the Resistance is his responsibility. It doesn't begin there but it does end with that, and right now John needs to focus.

But focusing isn't dealing. Eventually, he needs to learn to deal. Eventually is probably not this morning, unless Sheeana has a lot of time on her hands.

The pose is impressive, but John isn't exactly surprised; Sheeana hints at controlled power, to him, and seeing it in action is no shock. Walking in her direction, Allison nearby, John raises a hand in greeting.

[godelsolution]

To say that Allison is bothered by how John compartmentalizes these things would be an understatement, to say the least. It really bugs her. A lot. But that's neither here nor there, and certainly not a topic to bring up with him if she can help it.

Ever.

Right now, she will settle for keeping an eye on him and being impressed with what Sheeana is doing. And waving at her as well.

[worm_dancer]

John seems distracted somehow. He looks different from the other time she saw him. Tension knits his face.

The girl, is perfectly composed though.

She waits for the two of them to approach and sets the crysknife down in the grass nearby where it is safely out of the way. "Welcome. Are both of you ready to begin or do you need time to warm up?" Not that she thinks it matters, but it's a little psychological thing that tends to put people at ease.

[antitachyonic]

John considers. "I think I'm ready to begin."

He'd be rather disappointed to learn there is tension in his face.