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[wit_and_sword]

who: Elizabeth Bennet and you
what: Bits of every day life
when: Throughout the end of September
where: Various places mentioned in prompts
notes: Starting with prose, but will match formats for replies.



Training ground:

With many of those in patrol having gone through the portal home, Elizabeth had been taking more shifts at patrol duty, and looking to see how else she might help. She hoped that taking medical courses at university might let her lend aid in other branches of the guard, more than just taking on patrol duty.

Her training though, that was routine she would never break from. Her warm up always considered of kung-fu forms and combinations, before she moved to the more practical means of combat. Either training with the rifle gifted to her by Cable, with the sword or dagger, or with the training dummies in various spots.

Of course, she'd also welcome a sparing partner if anyone inquired.

Restaurant:

Once a week, Elizabeth liked to treat herself at one of the restaurants, preferably what the Moon considered chinese. Not the sort she was used to of course, but close enough for her to appreciate it.

She usually brought some books as well, a chance to get to in some reading while she ate. Meals by herself often felt like sad affairs, so any way to keep her mind busy without company was welcomed. Along with several dishes and a bowl of rice, she tried not to make a mess of things as she ate.

Her table was by the window, and so when she saw someone she knew, she waved them over. There was more than enough to share after all.

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[bestsir]

"Those who can go abroad do, yes," Harry said. "My youngest brother wanted—wants to study on the continent. Though to study medicine, not combat. So that is where you learned ... your skills?"

[wit_and_sword]

She helped herself to some larger dishes, setting a few pieces in her rice bowl. "Yes, in the Henan province. The first few months were not about combat, but conditioning the body, and I can tell you the that as soon as one set of muscles was no longer hurting, they would have us work on building another part of us. All of this, and training in reflexes, before we even started learning the techniques."

Even now, after all this time, she could still remember how her muscles ached at night. "Nights were the worst, especially at the start of every lesson, for just how much we weren't used to it. My eldest sister, Jane, she was the only one who never cried, not outloud anyway, but then, that was always her nature to never attract attention to herself."

[bestsir]

"It is never easy, training the body to do something to which it isn't accustomed," Harry said. He smiled a little. "I recall once on the expedition, I offered to help pull a sledge. 'There's nothing more natural than pulling weight', I was told. Well, I stumbled and fell after half a dozen steps, and that night felt as if I'd been rolled down a hill."