originally posted in:The New Dojo
[i]Meanwhile, Irina hadn't broken a sweat as she jogged next to Panta, but it was reasonable considering that she had cybernetic body parts.[/i]
"Pan, you're...already tired?" [i]Irina murmured, confused by Panta's...condition.[/i]
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"Wha-You're not?!" Panta shakes her head. "I-I can keep going!"
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"Then keep going! It won't be this easy, now!" [i]Irina's voice raised, although she was being more encouraging thang anything. She had continued to jog beside Panta, although she was ready to catch the little girl at any time.[/i]
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Panta kept running, obviously already tired. She kept up her running for a few more minutes before stumbling from exhaustion, but she just got back up and tried to keep going.
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[i]Irina caught the girl as she fell, still jogging beside her and saying quite encouraging things. After a couple of minutes, she stopped Pan, placing her hand upon Pan's shoulder.[/i] "You're good. Really. But we'll have to get used to this."
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Panta started to tip over and wrapped her arms around Irina to stop herself from collapsing completely. "Y-Yeah?" She breathed heavily, her vision spun, and her legs feet numb. Her non-existent athleticism was obvious.
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"Hey, it's fine... I probably should've brought you a water bottle, but.." [i]Irina then lifted up Panta - she couldn't really help herself, the girl looked like she'd pass out at any moment, and...well, she was nicer than beforehand.[/i] "It's fine. Wanna head back?"
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"I....can....keep....going...." She said between breaths. The poor girl couldn't go any further, but she sounded like she would try to anyway.
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"...At least you're confident in your ability. It's fine, Pan. It's your first try at running, you'll get use to it." [i]Irina chuckled a little to herself, as she carried the girl up to the Dojo. About fifteen minutes later, and they were in Courtyard A1 again, sitting against a bench and resting.[/i] "So. I hope you're ready to continue tomorrow? I'll...try to take it a bit slower. Sorry, just...didn't know that you couldn't run that far. Still, it's impressive."
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Panta leans on Irina a little and smiles widely. "Thanks, Irina! I hope I'll get better." She hugs the older woman.
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"Hey, you will-" [i]Irina went silent as Pan hugged her, but sighed in an almost relieved manner, hugging the little girl back.[/i] "...You'll get better. I'm sure of it."
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Edited by Stitch: 5/1/2017 11:07:46 AM"Thanks! Like I said, I'll try my very best! Maybe even better than that!" Panta smiles up at Irina, happiness and determination clearly seen in her eyes.
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"Yeah...here," [i]Irina took a small bottle of water from her pocket, handing it to Pan.[/i] "Sorry for not giving you it earlier, didn't think about it."
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Panta takes it and shrugs. "It's okay." She opens it and drinks half of it in a matter of seconds.
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Edited by Orn: 5/2/2017 10:54:42 AM[i]Irina's eyebrows raised a little as Panta drunk most of the bottle, although she chuckled a little too.[/i] "Y'know, you're supposed to take a sip from canisters, not chug down everything. It's fine, though. So...anything you want to do? I'm free, for...every day, least for the moment."
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Edited by Stitch: 5/2/2017 1:17:53 PM"I dunno. I've just been roaming around since Isaac left. I picked some flowers for Grant and I'll do the same for Isaac when he returns. I don't have any hobbies." Panta shrugs, not really sure what to do.
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"I can help you pick flowers, Y'know. You wanna get started?" [i]Irina looked down at Panta with a smile, crossing her legs as she leaned against her seat. She didn't mind picking flowers with a teenage kid. It just..didn't effect her.[/i]
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"If I picked them for him now they'd die before he came back." Panta sighed and looked around. "I never stay in one place this long..."
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"I guess you're suited for wandering, then...I'm the same, so is Isaac. He can't stand staying in the same spot for long, maybe when he's older, he'll...settle down."
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"I don't think I ever will. I love seeing new things and having unique experiences. I love making friends and randomly helping others....My real mother told me that was my one fault...I care too much." Panta stared down at the ground.
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[i]Irina wrapped her cybernetic arm around the girl, warm metal pressed against Panta's neck as she nodded.[/i] "It is. But it is an admirable thing. I'm happy that you didn't take a path where you would end up like...like me."
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"I just wish I could put myself first for once. I'm a doormat. Anyone could ask almost anything of me and I'd have a hard time saying no." Panta leans on Irina and her smile turns to a blank expression.
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Edited by Orn: 5/6/2017 8:06:20 PM"...I see. I wouldn't know how it feels, but...I'd help if I did. And I'll help still, knowing that you feel that way." [i]Irina quietly spoke in a whisper, twirling locks into Pan's hair softly, metallic fingers running through the blonde hair in a caring manner.[/i]
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"Thanks, Irina. You remind me of my mother...my real mother. The one you've seen is just me using her power to keep some fake mirror of her alive." Panta's eyes water. "....I don't want to let go." Her voice dropped to a whisper.
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"...I know that feeling. Not at your age. But... ...I know how it feels. To want to see them again. The lost ones. Samuel, my parents..." [i]Irina closed her eyes for a moment, before she wrapped her arms around Panta and lifted her up to her knee, looking into the girl's eyes calmly.[/i] "...Panta Rhei, you are, perhaps...the kindest, most caring individual that I have ever met. If there is anything -[i]anything[/i]- that I can do so that you may remember your mother, then...please tell me. Seeing you like this, it...it's painful."
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Panta starts to cry and buries her face in Irina's chest, soaking Irina's clothes with sadness. "Why did she leave that day? I begged and pleaded for her to come back inside, but instead she just made a promise she couldn't keep. That she'd be back home. I want my mom. Why did she go?!" Panta tightens her grip on Irina, her crying getting louder. "I want my mom back! She was the kind one!'