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Maiara Kaneonuskatew

"I accept help. Rest and food would help, but bleeding need to be stopped." Maiara said gratefully to Zack. She sat up with a groan and shook her head to get some of the debris from the worm out. She wasn't sure if she'd smell like burning flesh for awhile. Maiara ripped some of her shirt sleeves to cover her legs for now. "Maiara. Well met." she said, nodding to him while putting a hand over her stomach. A nice hearty meal would be refreshing after a fight. Too bad she didn't like worm meat. "This...does not happen often here?" She asked him, referring to the worm.

Maiara Kaneonuskatew

"More?" Maiara said in disbelief, if there are going to be more attacks, then she better heal quickly. She took his hand, using it to help her get up. Once she stood, she swayed a little, but managed to walk with his help. "Mmm...A feast!" She said with enthusiasm. She had no idea what Christmas was, but if there was food, she'll celebrate whatever. "Thank you for help."

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"And neither did I. I have heard of your people also. Very strong people." Maiara stated, recalling some stories of what she had heard; they were all fuzzy memories. They were usually tales told to young children. "We sent an ambassador to your lands many years ago, but path became too dangerous." Maiara stated as they walked towards the dorm rooms. She stumbled a few times but she was able to maintain the strength.

-To dorm 211

Tai found his idea in theory to be ingenious. A simple method he would have over thought prior. A simple jog around the track for about a mile or two. He even did the calculations on it the night before (it was one massive board of nothing but formula's.) He found that there was nothing he could create with science that would make him get in shape faster than simply doing the exercise.

Do note, this was theoretical. Practical application... not so much. The track was big, the football field, just as big, he was so excited (a childish trait he could never lose,) and now, that 1.1 thousand meters became one daunting task. He looked over at Bellatrix with the same unsure smirk, "You know, a thousand meters doesn't sound too big, but when you look at it this way..." He trailed off with an uneasy sigh. Maybe after they did this, they could get coffee somewhere around campus or off in Capital City. Classes didn't start for a while, and he'd definitely need it after this run.

He stood next to her, and did a quick stretch to maximize his potential. "Okay, I did some research on running, and statistics show that a lot of accidentally pulled muscles happen because of improper stretching. They also happen because of improper technique. I did some studying and found that for our jog we should hit heel first for a more fluent motion, rather than..." Tai paused for a second, and his face heated up in embarrassment, "I'm rambling again, aren't I?"

Tai was never one to care of physical image, but, two teachers standing in the middle of the track stretching... they must have been quite the funny sight. At least they weren't like some of the much older teachers around. The forty year olds who tried to act cool and be 'fit'. He also felt a little like the weaker of the two of them. Tai could barely reach the lower part of his shins, Bellatrix probably was being modest and limiting herself to her toes.

"Well, the college kids when I was at Harvard called it rambling." He smiled at her, feeling a bit better about her. Bellatrix was probably the first woman he had ever met in his life who wasn't terrified, or found his astounding knack to ramble of calculations or research like he was reading it from a book to be weird. Perhaps he belonged here, more than anywhere else. His mind may not be used to its fullest potential, but, he'd rather be socially accepted for once in his life instead of the outcast who knew all the answers to the upcoming test. "You're probably the first person I've met who hasn't called my outbursts of researched facts rambling, but instead, actually having meaning. Thank you."

Finishing up his stretches, he felt a little bit of the excitement he had the previous night return to him. He wanted to see how far he could go with his technique, and if Bellatrix was able to do more than him, he wanted to see her technique. Hypothesize, Analyze, Experiment, Document, Implement. "Well Bellatrix, whenever your ready to start, I'm ready to follow you in looking like an out of shape fool." He joked.

"No, no. I didn't thank you for complimenting my intellect." He corrected, lining up next to her (making sure to grab the inside of the track.) "I'm thanking you for actually attempting to be a friend."

Tai took off shortly after her, able to keep her slow and steady pace. She was definitely holding herself back for him. He felt almost bad of himself for it, too. He also knew that he'd only be able to keep the pace for a mile and a half. That was about fifteen minutes or so, and that was making sure to round everything up to the nearest whole number. With his physical ability, he'd definitely crap out earlier than what his original calculations had anticipated.

Under his breath, he began muttering formula's and doing math once again. This time, to see if he could improve his form, or increase his output so he could match the pace Bellatrix had set for the whole half hour or so of jogging they had planned. "Level incline, so don't need to worry about sin or cos sin... frictional force of about point three four... gravity force against me about nine point five... wind resistance, negligable... heart rate, increasing at about five beats every... maximum body output..."

Tai muttered a few more formulas to himself, almost ignoring Bellatrix completely. It wasn't until she gave him a playful push that he snapped out of his scientific trance. She was right, he did better when he didn't focus on the thoughts behind his shot in soccer. This was true, it was probably because it all got pushed into the back of his mind, where honestly, a the mind could think on it faster and better if you were over thinking something... like kicking a ball, or jogging.

"Enjoy the morning.." he repeated, thinking on that. He had never really found anything to enjoy in the mornings outside of it being a new day where he got to play with the impossible, like dividing by zero. Looking around him, he could see the sun beginning it's rise over the horizon, once again triumphing night. The grass on the field sparkled with dew from the dark prior. Daylight overtaking Darkness... that was a thought to think on. Looking at the sky above, he analyzed a few peculiar patterns. One shaped like a robot, one shaped like an old model rocket, and one that had somehow formed an X.

However, Tai knew his idea's of enjoy weren't the same as everyone else's. So it brought up the question, "Bellatrix, what do you find enjoyable in the morning?"