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When Ana finally found the training fields, she did not expect to see a dead body lying on it. Was this place as cut-throat as to leave the dead out as an example? That was psychotic - and pretty bad-a**.

As she jogged closer, wearing her typical work out gear and black fingerless gloves meant for fist-fighting, she quickly came to realize the woman was not dead. Just passed out, dying, or sleeping. So Ana did the first thing that came to mind - she bent down beside the girl, and checked if she was breathing.

She also checked some of the key areas that mortal wounds could have been bleeding out from. The head, the neck, the chest, all seemed relatively unhurt.

"Miss? Can you hear me?"

Ana carefully backed up when the girl showed her consciousness, and stood just as Eva began to sit up on her own. She was already holding a hand out, ready to help the girl up to her feet. "Not yet. I just got here, saw you. That was the extent of my activities for the morning." She tilted her head to one side, perked with slight confusion. "Did you just say you fell asleep here? As in, actual sleep? Why are you sleeping out on the training fields? Hasn't Deus given you a room to sleep in? Are you a homeless hunter?"

Ana's arm flexed impressively as she pulled Eva to her feet, but she immediately let go once the girl had her bearings. "Were you training all through the night? That is pretty hard core. But a good night's rest is important for giving your muscles time to re-knit after a good workout. Lying here on the ground does not count as a good rest."

Ana sounded a little monotone, a little like an infomercial. "Make sure you get a healthy dose of rest in your actual bed tonight. And drink plenty of water, you're probably dehydrated now. But that's always a good idea."

She cleared her throat, immediately realized she was giving the woman she didn't know too much advice, and flushed with embarrassment. "It's.. a pleasure to meet you, Eva. I'm Ana. Sun Division. I have very recently been acquired by Deus. This was actually my first time out here on the fields."

Ana looked a little lost once the woman explained that she hadn't been training all night - she'd been reading. This was unfamiliar territory to her, and she'd already extended her praise, so she had no idea how to handle it. This was obvious by the way she kept opening her mouth and closing it again.

"Right." She finally managed to get out. "No worries from me then. All is well. Deus is well. I mean - Deus is - I'm finding it quite well. That is. Thank you for asking."

She looked like she was about to reach out for a handshake, as if that was proper for the moment, but hesitated and put her hands behind her back.

"Well. I'll, ah. Leave you to it, then."

Awkward.

Ana froze and then cast her eyes to the training field, considering the offer quickly. "I was going to take a look and see what it had to offer. Training with a more experienced hunter sounds like a much better use of my time. I would appreciate the help." She tried not to wince at the idea of getting to know her better, because that meant sharing; the girl was a valuable resource and Ana was not going to squander it simply because she was prone to keeping things to herself so often.

"So. Yes. I accept your offer." She finished. "Where shall we begin?"

Ana's hands both rose up and within them, a pair of brightly colored guns materialized into existence. "This is Naia. She was once a deadly, giant snake, and now she is two guns, and my partner. She does not like when I describe her this way, however, so I will add that she is a very good partner, even though I have not tested our bond in the field of battle yet. Nonetheless I have faith she will serve me well."

Ana squeezed the weapon, but did not pull the trigger. "She is long ranged, but I personally prefer hand to hand, myself. So she was a bit of a surprise, when I received her. She assures me that I am free to do as much damage using her as a close ranged device as well, so I suppose that will be interesting to learn when the time comes."

Her arms dropped, pointing the guns downward. "Next?"

"She wants me to greet you as well." Ana told her, though Naia's actual greeting was something a little less tasteful, and a little more motorboaty.

"Something like that. I have experience with hand to hand combat, but I have never pistol whipped someone. I have fired a weapon before, however, but only at the shooting range. I have not fired Naia as of yet."

Ana's head turned to the dummies that Eva pointed at. "Shall we test out my aim?"