"Valkyrie" [b]Trayven Shield Dome, Rubicon Embassy; Training Grounds. 1000 Hours. =========================[/b] "Alright O, take it easy. This is training, not an actual fight-" a man spoke, a giant really, standing at 7"3, with short cut brown hair and blue eyes. He was a sight, in a tight tank top, ripped yet lean body. The woman in front of him, "O", however, was similar. Having dirty blonde, shoulder length hair and green eyes. She returned the man's suggestion in an Australian accent. "Oh shaddup, Kaden, we both know how important this stuff is. If even Manders says it is, then we gotta take it seriously. Now then, hit me!" "Its not right to hit a lady-" "Right, I forgot it was-" "-good thing you aren't a lady!" He gave a shit eating grin then, the nearly 30 year old soldier still acting like a child, as the woman threw a punch at him. Despite her size, it looked slow, to which Kaden threw up both arms and blocked it. He retaliated then, lazily throwing a punch and yet still made it look faster than normal. "O" grabbed it, slamming his fist to the side and then pushed him away playfully. The act continued on for a bit, before a new voice was heard across the courtyard, a commanding tone. "OLIVIA!" The blonde Australian went rigid then, straight as a board as she snapped around to see Amanda, the squadron leader of their little group. Amanda, Kaden, Olivia, and Jared. Although she hadn't seen Jared for a few hour- "What did I tell you? Take it seriously, you could learn from those Trayven boys." The woman approached, short cut brown hair, ruffled so slightly, and a soft yet hard expression on her worn face. How was it she pulled off that look? It was menacing but reassuring at the same time. "Now watch, that punch he threw was easily avoidable even by our standards. Now watch." Amanda had made her way next to the two others by now, gesturing to Kaden to stand ready and hit her. He would have made another quip about being unladylike, but with Amanda being serious, now wasn't the time. Considering Amanda stood at 7"2, Kaden had to angle the punch down slightly, something he hated. Either way, he took a ready stance, giving Amanda a few moments yo prepare. Then he swung, a rapid, literal blur of movement as he jabbed at her chest, only for a smack to be heard and his arm to stop and change motion suddenly, and Kaden to yell "Mercy!" What had happened, was the second Kaden threw the punch, Amanda reacted in kind by slamming her left hand into his arm, then hitting it with her right, to which she then recoiled in an instant, and struck the base of his neck, over his right collarbone, effectively rendering him harmless. The whole seen was a literal blur of movement, untraceable by the naked eye without tech to slow it down. Within a matter of seconds of Kaden throwing the first punch, Amanda had ended it with one move. Kaden slumped to the ground, groaning. He hated that, he knew she would pull that exact move, and each time it hurt just as bad as the last. Olivia didn't seem to have registered it at first, but then nodded. She did understand, although now... Well, she needed a new sparring partner. [spoiler]open, either spar against Olivia, talk to her or Kaden, or try and dc anything with Amanda Opeeeeen[/spoiler]