[ There are not words for how much he does not like this, in fact — he has no idea what kind of person she is, if she's liable to break her word or even use what she sees against him. Just being without his powers makes him irritable enough, but the idea of being exposed like this, of being vulnerable in front of a total stranger, is grating to the point that he would rather do almost anything else.
But he needs this. He needs every minute of practice he can get. There simply isn't time to squabble. ]
If you cannot, I may very well gag you myself.
[ And with that snappy reply, he steps in. The change is subtle, but immediate. Where usually his movements are fluid, precise, with an undercurrent of unnatural agility, the moment he steps into the CTS he loses all vestiges of grace. The first few steps are slowed, and although the pace of his step and his balance adjust to compensate (he's done this enough times to master that much), his movements still drag. He's practically clumsy.
And rather than acknowledge any of that, he shoots her a glare, as if daring her to say something, and moves past her into the center of the room for the first scenario. ]
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But he needs this. He needs every minute of practice he can get. There simply isn't time to squabble. ]
If you cannot, I may very well gag you myself.
[ And with that snappy reply, he steps in. The change is subtle, but immediate. Where usually his movements are fluid, precise, with an undercurrent of unnatural agility, the moment he steps into the CTS he loses all vestiges of grace. The first few steps are slowed, and although the pace of his step and his balance adjust to compensate (he's done this enough times to master that much), his movements still drag. He's practically clumsy.
And rather than acknowledge any of that, he shoots her a glare, as if daring her to say something, and moves past her into the center of the room for the first scenario. ]