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You tried Wal-Mart?

*small smile* They were sold out.

Aldi it is, then. Long time, no see, huh?

*smile warms a little*

Yeah, it is. How've you been?

Good, thanks. *scratches his neck* Been practising my Twister. Yoga, gymnastics, every night. I can bend sixteen different ways now. How 'bout you?

*laughs softly*

Can probably do that, but been a while since I played Twister.

Getting things set up, found a place, just need to finish fitting it out.

You moved house?

Am in the process of it. Found a place I'm setting up as a gym and dojo, and it has a small residence, so I can live there too.

Sounds great. I'm still trying to figure out where your old one is.

Won't really matter, next week I move into the new place. In the City, New York City.

Gym and dojo in New York. That gives me a bit more to work on. You happy with the move?

Well, *grins* you're supposed to be a detective, right?

Yeah, finally getting somewhere with setting up my life the way I want it.

*still can't get over how much like Gray he looks*

So what, or who, has you doing gymnastics and yoga every night?

So they tell me. You got a boxing ring included?

*ducks his head and looks up with a smile* Her name's Blanche.

No, no boxing ring. Sparring mats, I mainly teach martial arts and self defence.

*smiles at his look* Yeah? Good for her! *grins* Must be having a really good affect on you, getting you to look after yourself.

Can guys join in?

*laugh* Yeah, she does. Can't get past one of her looks, they're deadly. And she eats like a pig, is skinny as a mule and spends half the day walking right into the glass, over and over and over. She's a little crazy in the head. *grin* For a turtle, anyway.

Sure. Most of my classes are private, individuals. But once I get the gym set up I'm thinking I might run some open classes, if there's a call for it.

*laughs* Wow, she sounds like she's got identity issues! A pig, mule and turtle??

You gotta be quite the fighter then.

Hah, like I said, crazy in the head.

*small single shoulder shrug and smile* I can handle myself if the need is there.

*teases* Has she always been this way, or just since she's been living with you?

That's good, I think, uh, y'know, all women should know how to defend themselves.

Pretty sure she's like me, born this way.

*nods* A lot of my clients are women.

*laughs* Really? You have an identity crisis? Or you just walk into glass doors and walls a lot?

D'you got a spectators gallery? *grin*

Yeah, you could say that. And no, I leave the uh, bruised forehead stuff to the turtle. I don't carry it off so well.

[ooc: LMFAO! A pretty big identity crisis seeing as he's undercover as someone else right now XDXD]

No, but you're welcome to join the open classes if you're interested!

*grins, nods sagely* I imagine she has a lot more success disguising the bruises.

ooc - Yeah, I know! *g* thought that might be rather appropriate! ;)

It's also often under appreciated.

Oh so very true.

Completely under-appreciated.

Or perhaps it's just bitterness?

The power to survive is bitterness?

No, the fact that it's so underappreciated is as a result of other's bitterness and resentment.

*nods slowly in agreement*

Guess it could be, yeah. Seeing others succeed is hard for some to accept, so they need to destroy it.

So, how about you? I take it you're not one to underappreciate survival.

No, I'm not. Been doing it a while, so I think I'm getting pretty good at it too.

Just never know what's around the corner though.

No, you don't. Which is why it's always best to keep both eyes open.

Yeah, don't worry about that. Both open and one over the shoulder.

So.. *tilts head* you obviously appreciate the finer points of it all?

A woman after my own heart.

*smiles slightly* I do. I've been both the hunter and the hunted before. And I prefer the former to the latter.

Oh yeah. *shifts a little* Being on the run? Sucks.

Don't I know it.

What, or what are you running from?

People who'd have very much liked to have seen my head on a spike. Literally.

*arched eyebrow and wry smile* What did you do to make them so pissed?

OOC: *headdesk* Apologies, that of course should have read 'Who, or what.... ' in previous post.

*smirks slightly* Now that would be telling.

*shrugs lightly, smiling* Fair enough.

Given the circles that I run in, it's considered wise to keep a few things back.

*nods* No worries. That I can really relate to. Hence the reason for the one eye over the shoulder.

That's good to hear.

*holds out hand* Euphemia.

*takes hand* Nikita.

Nice to meet you.