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who: Ladybug (Marinette) and YOU
what: Ladybug's putzing around in the Perimeter Guard building! Join her~!
when: 10/20
where: The.. the Perimeter Guard Building
warnings: nnnnnnnnnoooooooooooone....?

It's funny how Marinette, rather, Ladybug will fuss at other people to get rest and relax a while, but rarely takes her own advice. She's not put that many hours in with the Perimeter Guard since she only works with the search and rescue team part time, but it wouldn't hurt to pop in during her free time now and then. So the lady superhero makes her appearance, all red and black spots, complete with mask -naturally. Usually she goes out exploring around this time since she needs to see if she can find something interesting to spark her thoughts, but this time she's hanging around the guard station, either chatting with those present or idly training. Right now? It's training. She's been lucky enough to not have her memories leaked out or peeked in on - thank god(s). Or goddess. She's not picky. Swing by, chat her up or engage her in a friendly spar? ... be gentle.

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Keith considered it for a moment, and then shrugged slightly.

"I'm up for it if you are." He smirked. "If you think you can take me."

He looked amused at the comment about the colors. "Same for you." Red and black had sort of ended up being something of an aesthetic for him, not that he really paid attention to it, personally. He just tended to be drawn to those colors. It just made the team ending up in armor colors that almost matched their regular clothes kind of a weird coincidence.

.... Oh he did NOT just...

She stifled a laugh. Well he probably WOULD "win" their little sparring bout but she couldn't help but tease him a little, "Oh I don't know, I might surprise you~." She had a few moves he obviously hasn't seen, after all.

Oh, yes he did. What was Mari going to do about it?

"Oh, yeah?" Keith smirked. "Okay. Let's do this."

He gestured with a thumb towards the Perimeter Guard's training gym.

WELL. She's gonna have to break out some surprises for sure NOW. Bemusedly she turned and trotted on over towards the gym, taking up a position to face Keith. And to her credit she doesn't settle into a stance exactly like the one he taught her before - it's a mix of her own usual stances with a slight adjustment here using his tips. She beckons with a hand. Come at me bro! "I'll even be nice and let you get the first swing in." Oh how generous, giving him a advantage! But she does manage to fight back the faint grin of amusement to focus on the sparring, ready to dodge if he does come right at her.

He easily dropped into his own usual stance in response.

"I don't need it."

His eyes narrowed a little and he smirked. Look out, Ladybug! Keith charged in. He wasn't going easy on her like he did with Mari in training.

"If you say so," she grinned. And as he began his opening attack -- Aha, as she thought, he did hold back while training with her as Mari. That's probably because she told him she didn't have any fighting experience eeheh. That being said, whoah he's quick. She tensed the minute he charged in, shifting her weight almost at the last minute to drop low in a dodge and take his legs out from under him with a sweep of her own leg. Better to try to use his charge against him!

Her shin clipped his ankle, and Keith knew he wasn't going to be able to catch himself. So, his let his momentum carry him forward into a diving roll, turning to land on his shoulder in a way so he came back up on to his feet facing her. He slid just a little bit once he was up, skidding to a halt. His next maneuver wasn't quite so aggressive, but he was still pretty relentless once he got going. Keith held back only a little, just to avoid having the same tactic used against him a second time as he came in for another attack.

She pivoted to face him, a grin on her face when he faced her again, "Have a nice trip?" She asked, innocently. But damnit Mari stop with the sass. She hasn't sparred against someone that was as aggressive as Keith was in a while, so when he came in again she didn't even try tripping him up - she knew the same trick would never work twice on anyone, so her arms came up as she shifted into a more defensive stance, both ready to guard against his attack and to sort of feel out this change in style of fighting.

Keith quirked an eyebrow at her comment, looking amused as he connected a hit against her block. He reversed his movement, ducking down as he turned away from her so he could swing his leg around for the back of her knees.

Sorry Keith, she might be a bit more reserved in civilian gear, but she almost feels like she has to make up for her missing partner's habit of running his mouth. Also she's got too much sass for her own good - still she waas focused enough. Not enough to dodge that move though - she hadn't expected him to counter that way, and it definitely unbalances her. That'll teach her to sass someone.

On the other hand what she does have going for her is her ability to adapt, and quickly. In feeling her knees start to buckle, she lets herself drop with a soft 'oof!', but she's quick to kippup again, half turning, ready to follow up with an elbow to Keith's face. Though even in a friendly spar she's holding back - also because she doesn't want to accidentally injure her sparring buddy.

Keith balked at the switch, and brought his arm up to block. He rolled back and away, regaining his footing with some distance between them.

She grinned at the reaction, not immediately moving to close the distance, but pacing in a half circle around him. ... it's possible the fact that he doesn't know who she is that makes that teasing grin settle in place. Oh she's trying SO hard not to mess with him too.

"Not bad, not bad -" Don't do it Mari. Don't do the thing! "That all you got, tough guy?" Damnit Mari, you did the thing, you were specifically told NOT to do the thing.

But she follows up her words to close in with him, with a testing swing. Similar stance but a little more assertive than her little swings during their training sessions.

Keith watched her as she circled, a small smirk on his face. That smirk only widened when she basically egged him on. They went back and forth for a several close rounds then, and Keith managed to snag her forearm after a few hits. He turned and grappled her over his shoulder into a throw, trusting in the gym mats to do their job.

You see Mari, this? This you brought on yourself. Also she weighs like -nothing- so at least he doesn't strain himself in that throw. She is more than a little startled though, letting out a small yeep before she -whops- down on the gym mat on her back.

She glanced -- well from her perspective, up at Keith, almost with a baffled 'what just happened' expression before she grins. "Okay maybe you DO have some moves," she laughed, before holding up a hand, "Help me up?" Surely Keith would be nice enough right? Though she might trick him and flip -him- over because she wanted to even the score there. Would he fall for it though?

Keith just smiled a bit, and, well, yeah... he kind of fell for it. He reached down and gripped her hand solidly, moving to pull her up off the floor.

"Maybe?"

He'd also held off on a lot of his kick moves this time around. He had a pretty strong kick.

Awww Keith, you're such a good boi. She almost feels bad about tricking him.

Almost. Once he gripped her hand, she grinned appreciatively, "Yeah," she teased, "'Maybe'. Also, sorry." Because she uses that distraction of helping her up to flip -HIM- in turn. Though if successful she will at least be nice and crouch next to him, propping her chin against her palm and give him a grin. Though not the 'HA HA I LAFF AT YOO' grin, but an easy going almost apologetic smile. "Okay MAYBE a little more than that." Because he -was- nice enough to help her up, she'll even do the same, offering her hand to him sheepishly. "But I am sorry about that trick. I just had to even the score a little." Surely he understands right?

She'd be glad he held back on his kick moves, yes. She might be a sturdy little thing but those would still HURT.

He actually yelped, getting pulled over her, so he rolled with it and then slid slightly on his side. He turned back, with A Look in her direction.

"Hey... that's cheating."

Keith laughed a little and shook his head. He didn't take her hand as he moved to get up, but he did give her a little push against her shoulder. Depending on how solidly she was planted into her crouch, it might be enough to knock her back off her feet and on to her butt. If not? Well, no big deal.

She just -barely- managed to keep from sputtering a laugh at the sound of the yelp, and the resulting Look(tm). Grinning instead, she held up both hands. "Well I did apologize," she insisted, giving him her very best innocent expression. And is rewarded with a shove that actually knocks her off balance, since she wasn't really planted all that solidly in her crouchy. Her arms pinwheel a bit, but with an 'ACK!' she falls over right on her butt after all, planting her hands behind her, "Hmph! What was that for?" So Rude Keith! Not that she's peeved about it - amused if anything else.

Still rood tho! She was offering to help him up and everything!

Keith laughed. His competitive nature refused to let him walk away without getting the last thing in, so he had to do something to satisfy that urge. He did help her up this time, though, for real, no tricks.

"Couldn't let you get the last laugh," he said. "Ladybug, right? I'm Keith." Considering that they hadn't introduced themselves, yet. He generally forgot and was often bad at it anyway, and he had no idea that she already knew him.

"So, what's with the mask and stuff? Super secret hero identity or something?"

She chuckles at that reasoning. Oh Keith, you're too much. Ah- right, introductions. Good thing he gave his name before she messed up and addressed him like she knew him. Cuz she did. "Yeah, that's me! Er. Nice to meet you, Keith!" Just a little bit awkward - she cleared her throat a little, nodding at the guess. "Yeah, you got it in one. I go out on patrol most evenings outside of helping the Guard here, though luckily? Most of the time its pretty quiet."

~~Because super hero masks are so effective at making someone completely unrecognizable.~~

"Quiet can be good," Keith agreed. Though, he tended to get restless with quiet, but he'd rather be restless than overworked and stressed out. He'd been in both situations, and he knew that being restless during a quiet spell was generally better for the greater good than constantly fighting off bad guys.

"I wouldn't take it for granted." He definitely sounded like he was experienced on that.

~~Not just masks! Glasses too! :D ...somehow.~~

"Yeah," She rubbed behind her neck absently, "To be honest, there's so many people as part of the guard, and even those like me who go out outside of the guard schedules, I almost feel like it'd be fine to hang up the mask for a while. At least here. Back home there's only me and one other person." She mused. "But at the same time, I don't thing I could ever just give it up now."

She glanced at him, giving him a small smile, "I know. I'd rather have days of quiet than days of chaos or trouble. Besides, it gives me a chance to swing through the city," literally. "And just appreciate it for what it is." Especially atop high spaces - she loved getting that 'see for miles' view.

~~Absolutely! No one knew who Pidge was, after all.~~

"Honestly? Yeah. I feel the same way," he said with a small shrug and a sigh. "But it's definitely nice to have the down time." Keith felt like it had been a long time since he'd been able to sit back and enjoy himself doing something.

"Thanks for the spar, though," he said. "It was fun."

~~A true master of disguise!~~

"People like us just have to buckle down and make the most of it when we get opportunities like these." Says the person guilty of doing exactly the opposite. Do as she says, not as she does, Keith!

She grins at the thanks, and playfully took a deep, graceful bow, with a flourish, "Happy to be of help." She straightened again, settling her hands on her hips, "Everyone's been pretty gloomy around here lately -" and that whole... Event with the memories and the ghosts certainly didn't help. "We've all got to keep our spirits up." a pause. "The ..non haunting ones." Ahem.

"But anytime you want to go for a Round 2, or company on patrol, give me a call~." She grins.

"Yeah. I know a few people like that," Keith said. In fact, that probably applied to most of his team back home, let alone people he'd met here in Riverview. He chuckled a little at her comment about the spirits.

"Sure," he said. "I'll remember that. If we're both around enough, we might get put on patrol together anyway at some point." He shrugged a little. It was how he had ended up meeting a few of the other people on the guard.

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