Everlasting Impressions

[Fiona Devlin]

"I know that look. Don't give me that look. Just practice. I have to go meet someone at the shop."

[Michele Hawkins]

"Fiiiiine." I salute her with my weapon and start practicing one of the katas Fiona's taught me. Yeaaaaaaah. I'm sucking. Flail left, then right, fall. Jump back up. Repeat. Bleh. I can barely make it two steps on the damn beam.

[Brigid Cassidy]

:: Brigid stretched as Fiona left, then sat to watch Michele on the balance beam ::

[Michele Hawkins]

I wobble as I bring my sword back around to my front horizontally. My arms whirl around in a vain attempt to keep me on the beam but I fall anyway.

My face puckers in frustration as I lean over the damn thing. That's when I notice Brigid was quite done with her meditations and I snort a little, mainly because I'm laughing at myself at how silly I must look. "Having fun watching the show?"

[Brigid Cassidy]

"Nah. I say we ditch for awhile. Plenty of time to do that later."

[Michele Hawkins]

I look at the sword and the balance beam and then focus my attention solely on Brigid as the biggest smile of relief spreads across my lips. "You are truly my new best friend."