20/Back in Session, School Life Returns

Back in Session, School Life Returns
Date of Scene:	26 May 2015
Location:	Uminari City - Verone Academy
Synopsis:	A pink tutu'd Terribad runs amok!
Cast of Characters:	Yuko Minami, Mari Katsu, Phantom

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Mari Katsu has posed:
    Today is the first day of classes once more at Verone Academy - which means that the School clubs are also back in session - which means that the school COURTS are open!

    Which means Mari Katsu is first in line and already on the courts giving the tennis machine being run by one of the club officials a run for it's money. Faster than it can fire off serves for her to return, Mari is slamming the balls back to the machine as in the designated areas, is typical style for her. It's expected, though.. At least from the other members of the club.

    As the buzzer sounds, the coach begins tallying up the scores recorded, while Mari steps off of the court and makes her way over to a bench nearby to take a seat, giving a low exhale as she catches her breath, this was just warm-up. Real practice would come later. Before the break, Mari had gotten to the point where even the expert level was being pushed, and the coach had promised Mari by the time semester break was over, the'd have something new aranged for her. That thought alone was making Mari's blood /boil/ with the fires of anticipation.

    As she sits there, bottle of cool water in hand, her eyes drift towards the sky while she considers the events of the last week, attempting to clear her head of a few things while at the same time trying to put two and two together on a few more.

Yuko Minami has posed:
The first few days back in school are rarely pleasant. Yuko's just gotten into the swing of the break, and already it's time to get back to work! Thankfully, the teachers seemed to be working out their own kinks, and classes for the day end without much incident to speak of.

With the supermarket closed for renovations, though, there's actually not much for Yuko to do outside of her usual vices. It's for that very reason that she shows up at the Academy's courts instead of just heading straight to the market, coming just in time for Mari to finish her warm-up. Noticing her staring at the sky, Yuko considers her options. Surprise the girl with a face in front of her face, or greet her normally?

SUrprise her, of course! Or try to. While Mari's looking distracted, the green-haired girl tries to just lean over to stare at her face from over and behind the girl!

"Heeey, Katsu-san. This is your usual after-school routine, I'm guessing?"

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Raising an eyebrow silently at Yuko as she leans over infront of her, Mari just GRINS wide and smacks her chest a few times with her hand holding the bottle of water.

"You know it. All day every day!" She states before she sits up quickly, being mindful to move to the side as she does so that she doesn't headbutt Yuko's chin, then hops to her feet turning to give Yuko a more earnest grin as Raquel peeks out from beneath her hair at the other girl.

"First practice after a break is always a bit of a warm up... Though to be honest, you probably can't tell it by looking at me, but i'm actually pretty exhausted..." She mutters, taking a big swig of her water bottle then releases a soft sigh, considering wether or not she should inform the girl about hwat had gone down in the park. ... After all, Yuko might have a fairly secure idea that Mari is Cure Victory, but Mari herself isn't quite so sharp.

"I kind of had a rough workout in the park, yesterday. I think I might have pulled a muscle or two." She states before she rotates her shoulder slowly and sighs. "But, if you want to be the best, you push through the pain."

Yuko Minami has posed:
"I wish I had that kind of energy. But with class and work, I have to ration it out, you know?" Stepping back slightly as Mari rises to give her a bit more room, Yuko snickers lightly and offers Mari a relaxed grin.

"That was a warm up? Huh... Be careful not to burn yourself out too fast." She blinks a few times as Raquel peeks out, staring straight at the not-doll and trying to gesture at it with her eyes before looking to Mari again.

"Definitely want to stay hydrated, in that case. Better to stay safe than sorry." Her tone is both warning and worried, and she glances around quickly to make sure there's nobody in immediate earshot before leaning in and lowering her voice.

"Especially for... Fighting anything, maybe?"

Phantom has posed:
Yurei Fukuhara was tasked with delivering a package to the private school of Verone. He didn't care for this human work, but a cover was a cover, and he did as he was asked, the silver haired boy delivering the package into the office and walking out. He couldn't help but overhear a conversation, two people in the ballet club....

"Ugh, we'll never make the part for Swan lake, the others are just too good!" the other girl says. "Well, I got a surprise that'll put us on an edge!" she says, showing, two new pairs of Ballet slippers. The other girl squeals and hugs the others and indeed, much excitment is had. Yurei gets a slight devilish smirk as he snaps his finger.

Moment's later, the two are suddenly sucked into a mirror and trapped there inside "What, hey! This isn't cool!" says one from behind the mirror. "YEAH LET US OUT!" screams the other as Phantom turns away from the trapped couple. He looks down at the Ballet shoes.....

"TERRIBAD!......" he calls out as his Terribad forms-- a large black being with awesome white shades-----wearing a tutu and ballet slippers.

"DANCING QUEEN!" it calls out. As it begins to jump and pirouette across the ground, causing it to SHAKE heavily. A tree falls nearby.

The kindabads around Phantom, who has his normal stotic expression all look in awe at the dancing and claps for the performance!

This is a loud and obvious call to action.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari goes quiet, giving a slightly raised eyebrow at Yuko as she leans in so close.. Not confirming nor denying her suspicions as she quietly stares, then slowly takes another sip of water before she turns and closes her eyes in thought. Unfortunately, Mari's brain doesn't have time to put two and two together as the ground starts shaking and her eyes snap open.

    Raquel, giving a soft tug on Mari's hair, pulls the girl's head in the right direction. Staring across the lawn at the Terribad, Mari frowns before she slips down to pick up her backpack.

"Oi! Mari-chan! Let's get out of here while we can!" One of the other Tennis Club members calls out, before Mari blinks and looks back waving her hand.

"Get going! I'll catch up in a few minutes!" She calls off, before she glances to Yuko again for a moment in silence before she turns and runs for the locker rooms. Throwing the doors open, Mari dives inside and drops her bag.

"Raquel, time to change!" She calls out, giving Raquel a moment to dive out of her hair before she produces her Change Mirror and flicks it open to socket in the right combination of cards and lock them in place, before she runs her hand across the surface. "PRECURE! ROLLING MIRROR CHANGE!"

Yuko Minami has posed:
Hearing the roar of the Terribad and the falling tree, Yuko's eyes widen in surprise as she whirls around to face it and the minions surrounding it. "What's one of those doing here? This.."

The green-haired girl shakes herr head, a determined fire sudden lighting up within her! "This isn't the time for questions. Ready, Ka-eh?" She's confused at first as Mari runs off into the locker rooms, although she does seem to understand quickly enough as she makes a dash for for the nearby locker room!

Unfortunately for her, it's the boys' side. Thankfully, nobody's inside, or that could have been incredibly embarrassing! With nobody else to worry about seeing her, Yuko "Precure! Rolling Mirror CHAAAANGE!"</span>

Phantom has posed:
The Terribad, in all it's pretty pink tutu'ed glory is stomping around the main yard of the school- ruining the law, and causing things to shake violently. It's like Phantom is trying to tear the school down! Luckily, the school itself is made of MUCH Sturdier stuff than particle board. Phantom can sense the change of Precures nearby... this causes him to smirk again, if lightly.

It worked again, of course, but he doesn't see these Cures. Yet.

He waits with his back turned to the mirror the two other students are trapped in, who are still beating the inside of it, trying to get out. That isn't happening of course. Not until the Terribad is defeated!

Mari Katsu has posed:
    The doors fly open, and a violet blur shoots out, carried by wings of light and an aftershock of awesome, as Cure Victory leaps into the fray again, landing within a few feet of the Terribad with her racket in hand. Her eyes immiediately narrow at the monster, then at the mirror... apparently managing to miss the fact that Phantom is leaned against the opposite side.

"Tch... two in one week, huh? Fine.. Let's wrap this up so I can get things back to normal..." She states, her eyes glancing at the mirror for a moment and the students within. "...Those two..." She states to herself before she shakes her head, looking back to the terribad again, pointing her racket dramatically. "TERRIBAD! YOu and whoever your master is, have picked the wrong school to terrorize! Cure Victory shall be your opponent today!"

    A proclaimation that is punctuated by a sudden touch to her prebrace, rotating the gemstones set in the bracelet as she generates a sphere of magical energy and lobs it upwards into the air, taking flight behind it, pulling back her racket to prepare and strike the orb.

"PASSION VICTORY BALL... SPIKE!" Victory cries out, her racket connecting with the orb in a powerful downwards swing, causing the orb of energy to spin rapidly before rocketing down at the Terribad in an attempt to power-slam it down face first in the dirt.

Yuko Minami has posed:
The shield-bearing Precure has arrived! Pounding two massive tower shields together with a heavy metal clang, Cure Boost bursts out from the boys' locker room in a frilly green getup and substantially longer hair while looking both flustered and ready to fight! Compared to Victory's entrance, hers is much more door-smashing, and she's also got a fair amount of distance to cover between that door and the Terribad itself.

Unlike her first two fights, there's... A lot more enemies to fight this time around. The giant Terribad, the swarm of clapping Kindabads, and only one other Cure in sight? Still, if she could handle that first one alone, surely this couldn't be too painful!

"Enemy of the innocent! Leave this place, or you will be destroyed by our hands!" She points at the tutu'd Terribad and shouts with all the bravado of a proper costumed warrior, giving her shields another clang before breaking into a run. Instead of just trying to barrel into the Terribad, however, she instead stomps into the ground halfway there as Victory launches an energy orb at the Terribad.

"BOOST RICOCHET SHIELD... LAUNCHER!" Following Victory's lead, Boost uses the momentum from her run to fling her shield towards the Terribad with great force! She hasn't quite learned to actually make it ricohet, but...

... The name's decent, right?

Phantom has posed:
Phantom ahs.. "AH! Cure Victory!" he calls out with a wide grin. "This time... you shall fall. And your fate will be mine!" he calls out. "TERRIBAD! CHARGE!" he calls out as he sweeps his hand wide.

The Terribad is about to do this when it's hit by a massive burst from the VICTORY BALL SPIKE. It teters, but it doesn't fall, instead, it spins on one tipptoe before it falls.

"PERFECT BALANCE!" it calls out as it ballet spins.

It stops it's spin, before it raises it's foot, in an attept to stomp down again, when Boost's shield slams into it, this time, the terribad is forced back to keep on it's feet, as it faces down the two warriors.

Phantom hrmphs. "This is a new one." he calls out.

Phantom vanishes out of place, and appears in front of his terribad, moving so fast for a second he's just a blur. "STOP!" he calls out to th two Cures, and perhaps to his Terribad. The swarm of Kindabads clap noisyily in applause as Phantom makes his entrance.

"My name is Phantom. I'm The Pretty Cure Hunter." he calls out. Victory's heard his deal before. Cure Boost, not so much.

"If you surrender your devices, and accept your fate, I'll leave this area alone, and free my captives." he says. "Otherwise, My terribad will destroy this entire school, and you with it!" he calls out.

He actually waits for the Precure to make a choice. It's only fair. Though he usually understands the general reply, and is of course, preparing for it.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Cure Victory frowns rather obviously at Phantom as he makes THIS particular offer. The one from the day before was annoying to her, but this one is down right /offensive/. Drifting down to land next to Cure Boost as she recovers from her attack, Victory just frowns silently at Phantom before she raises her right hand and slams it into her left palm, having released her racket for the moment.

"What kind of cowardly tactic is that, huh? First you challenge me like you did in the park, now you try something like this?" She asks before she narrows her eyes and steps forward, walking towards Phantom slowly.

"Cure Victory! What are you doing?!" Raquel calls out, hovering next to Cure Boost as she watches the other cure move forward.

Victory doesn't respond, keeping her stance neutral as she approaches Phantom, coming to a stop inches infront of him before she inhales and puffs up her chest slightly.

"Cowards like you make me sick. Get real. It sickens me to think someone like you actually made me break a sweat!" She states before she spits - hopefully right in Phantom's face before she grits her teeth and slams her head forward, hopefully introducing Phantom to the hardest forehead in PreCure.

Yuko Minami has posed:
A successful hit! As expected of a tower shield, it just kinda bangs on the gym floor loudly after dropping from the impact against the Terribad. Boost hurries over to scoop it back up moments later, a slight grin offered to Victory before raising her guard once more.

"Is that really your best offer? Nobody's dumb enough to take the sticker price!" It really was a bad offer, but it's not as if she'd really accept anything like that! She's got a reputation to uphold, after all, and no self-respecting hero would ever accept even the greatest of bribes. "If you want to take this place and our devices, you'll have to... To. Uh."

Her demeanor cracks slightly as Victory strolls right on up to Phantom just to spit at him, biting back a quiet giggle at the sheer gutsiness of it all. "Th.. That's right, dirtbag! If you want these devices so badly, then take them from our cold, dead hands!"

The pistons on the back of her right arm whirring to life, Cure Boost rears that arm back as she starts running towards the Terribad again. "BOOST KNUCKLE!" Stomping again once she's within touching distance, she thrusts the right shield towards it while punching forward with the piston, launching herself and the shield at the tutu'd monster!

Phantom has posed:
Phantom watches as Victory charges at him. He keeps nonchalant the whole time and when she goes to headbutt him---she feels nothing. Phantom has moved almost exactly just far enough away in an instant. He attmepts to grab her arm, and then pull her in for an incredibly hard knee kick, to send her flying backwards.

He frowns as he looks at Cure Boost. "Very well." he says as he skips backwards once, dissapearing in the process, returning back to the location of the mirror the two teens are trapped in.

The Terribad launches forward at the two suddenly, hard and fast, while yelling, "PERFECT POISE!" doing a half spin in the air as it attempts to come down onto the top of the two two Cures!

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Clearly still 'off her game' from the near miss the day before, Phantom gets the drop on her, dodging her epic headbutt of destiny before grabbing her arm and pulling her forward into his knee which lifts her off the ground and sends her tumbling backwards to slam into the ground and roll backwards to where she lands next to Cure Boost, coughing from the shock as her lungs pull in more air to replace the air that was knocked out by the impact. To her credit though, she's back on her feet even before she fully recovers, gritting her teeth as she narrows her eyes, already looking around the area for Phantom again as he reppears next to the mirror.

    Her racket forms, and she's /about/ to rush Phantom again before the Terribad leaps into the fray, her eyes moving to watch the monster move into it's attack pose. She considers her options for a moment, then narrows her eyes deciding that it'll be easier to let Cure Boost handle this - after all, she's the Cure here here with the giant shields for repelling two tonnes of fun terribad in free fall. Instead, she's going to save her energy for a counter attack after the defense is taken care of.

Yuko Minami has posed:
Boost grits her teeth as Victory gets launched back, only able to spare her a brief glance before bouncing off the Terribad and skidding to a stop nearby the blonde Precure. As she was, there was no way Boost would be able to keep up with the red-haired Terribad... Summoner? Leader? Controller, at the very least.

"A fast one, aren't you? Hn... But speed isn't everything!" Keeping her shields at the ready, the green Precure looks towards Victory while keeping an eye on the massive Terribad. "You okay? We'll need to combine our-INCOMING!"

And then that thing is in the air! It's somewhat worrying just how fast even the Terribad is moving, but fighting with brute force is just the way Boost likes it! Bringing her shields up over herself and Victory, the green Precure lets out a shout as she braces herself for impact and catches the full brunt of the Terribad's attack and weight upon the shields! Her knees are shaking and her face straining with effort that would kill a normal person, but she's holding out for now!

Phantom has posed:
Boost is able to block the Terribad, the swarm of Kindabads start booo'ing loudly, Phantom hrmphs and watches as the terribad pushes, and pushes and pushes downwards against Boost's shields. Now may be a good time for Victory to attack, it's WAY too intrested in trying to squash Boost right now, and it might just succeed if Boost doesn't get any help! How long can she hold up anyways!

The two teens watch in horror as the two magical girls, beyond thier mirror prison seems to be being stepped on from thier blurry angle. "Oh no!" cries one. "Watch out!" cries the other.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Giving a smirk as Boost manages to catch the Terribad, Victory just grins and calls out, "Right. I'll take over from here!" Before she touches her prebrace and swirls it swiftly, generating a large ammount of energy that she...

    Channels directly into her racket, causing it to increase in size and strength before she grins at the Terribad and says, "Pirouette out of this one!" Before she grabs the racket with both hands and pulls back, before swinging forward with her full strength to slam the Terribad with the now massive tennis instrument. "PASSION VICTORY SMASH!"

Yuko Minami has posed:
Dropping to one knee from the weight of the Terrbad, Boost is struggling just to keep her shields up under that constant pressure. Her legs buckling under all that force, the situation truly seems dire for the green Precure!

Between hearing Victory calling out another attack and the cries of the trapped teenagers, however, something stirs inside her: Passion, HEAT, and a dash of strategy! "Heh... W-was wondering how this would go down. Okay!"

Getting her second wind, Boost actually manages to stand up a half step, gently touching her forehead to her Prebrace while the pistons begin to sound once again. "These shields of mine glow with an awesome power. The cries of the innocent tell me to grasp victory!" Instead of just pushing back against the Terribad with the same futility as before, she actually draws her arms back a bit suddenly to try and throw it off balance for Victory's incoming attack.

"BOOST BREAKER!" The pistons slam forward into the back of her shields, driving the pile bunkers loaded through their centers to try and drive the massive spikes into the Terribad from below!

Phantom has posed:
With a sudden hard blow, the Terribad is pushed to it's side with the massive tennis racket. Knocking it off Boost, and tumbling to the ground with a thud. It struggles as it tries to get up. for now, it's vurneable, on it's back...

Now might be a good time to do it in.

Phantom is over there being irritated as the teens in the mirror go. "YEAH! Come on!"

"Yeah let us out of here!" Says the other one.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Victory just smirks, moving forward as she rotates her prebrace's gemstones then reaches out to take hold of Boost's hand.

"Light of Dreams, turn into sacred power!" Her arm is pulled up to cross with Boost's - should she reciprocate. "LOVE PREBRACE!"

    Looking to Boost, Victory nods, as she claps her hands together and begins gathering her prebrace's energy, the energy coallescing into the shape of a styilized tennis ball above her head as she holds, waiting for Boost to join in with her own!

Yuko Minami has posed:
Boost really needs to up her speed. Still, things seem to be going quite well with Victory handling the offense while she takes the defense, and the Terribad is down! Maybe it's the shields. Or a lack of proper incantation? Judging from Victory's successes, it could be the latter.

"Light of Justice, turn into sacred power! LOVE PREBRACE!" Boost follows her lead in crossing their arms, then clapping her hands together to gather energy into her own Prebrace in the form of LONGER. BIGGER. ELBOW PISTONS.

"Pretty Cure Ultimate Technique! Twin Hyper Ultra Dynamic SERVING DRIVER!" And with that, she punches that ball with all her might, possibly to even launch it at the Terribad like some sort of sports ball!

Phantom has posed:
AND with the tremendous power of the attack, the Terribad yells. "I WAS OFF KEY!" and fades away, and with that, the mirror holding the two teens ALSO cracks in twain, releasing them from thier prison. They begin to run away though, because that guy with the coat is crazy. Phantom, that is.

He's frowny... he just gives the Cures a glare, before... jumping into the air, and vanishing away onto the wind. With that, everything slowly begins to turn back to normal, like it was before a giant creature started trapizing about!

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Taking a deep breath as things start going back to normal, Victory just smiles a bit and slaps her hand into Boost's and clasps it tightly. "Nice job. That's twice now." She states before she winks and blinks as Raquel suddenly flies up.

"Victory! Boost! I..I feel the power of a warm sunray!" Tiny fairy says before she draws back and pushes her nose out a bit. "Rub it, please!"

Victory just smiles a bit reaching out to rub her fairy guardian's nose before she sneezes hard, popping out a pair of cards which Victory catches in her hand and looks at for a moment before she smiles holding them out to Cure Boost. "Here. You take them. We couldn't have done it without your help."

Yuko Minami has posed:
Breathing heavily as she winds down from the adrenaline rush with that fight, Cure Boost hunches over as the shields and pistons dematerialize. "We... we did it, then?" She lets out an exhausted cheer while punching the air, most of her energy completely sapped just from that. "Good work, Victory! That was... I think we..."

Blinking slowly, Boost hunches over and rests her hands on her knees to catch her breath. She seems rather surprised by her sudden lack of energy, although she does jump a bit at the sight of the fairy popping out the cards. "How did... Er. A-anyway. We should split these. I wasn't going to catch that big one with anything on my own, anyway." She laughs softly and takes a deep breath, still panting heavily.

"... And is feeling this tired normal after this? I didn't fe... Feel anything like this the last two times."

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Victory actually raises an eyebrow at the sudden onset of tiredness from CureBoost then shakes her head, flicking the cards to Raquel for the moment as she moves over to offer her shoulder to Boost to brace the girl.

"It...shouldn't be that bad... I mean granted you did some heavy work holding back that Terribad, and we did manage to coordinate a dual attack, but... Do you have any health problems or anything...?" Shaking her head, CureVictory quietly frowns.

"Nevermind, it's none of my business. The important thing right now is getting you some proper help. Come on, let's get you to the infirmary, we'll worry about the card sorting later." She states before she lifts Boost's arm over her shoulders and hooks her own around the other girl's waist as she concentrates, her wings flickering in at her hips as she lifts off to fly towards the main building of the academy.

Yuko Minami has posed:
Taking the assistance offered by Victory with a grateful giggle, Boost tries to keep herself as steady as possible so as to not accidentally knock them both over. "Thanks. Mm... DOn't think I have any, nope. Maybe it's because... I'm just not used to moving that much."

Sounding a little more relaxed and like her normal self, the green-haired girl furrows her brow slightly as she glances around a few times. "Do you think anyone'll notice us just going in there? Or should w-ah!"

If there's one thing that'll freak Cure Boost out, it's flying. Even moreso when it's being done by someone else! The green Precure practically latches onto Victory as they take off, whimpering and keeping her eyes shut tight the entire time. Thankfully, she's not that much heavier than she looks.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Victory had actually figured as much, given the fact that - so far - she hadn't seen Boost using her own wings that much - at least she figured all Pretty Cure's could fly, given she kind of just took off and slammed into a tree on her first day without even knowing flight was a thing. Still, as Boost latches on, Victory keeps her arm around the other girl and flies closer to the main building before she lands in a secluded spot and looks around for a moment before she closes her eyes and exhales, allowing her henshin to revert in a flash of violet light.

    If there had been any doubt before, there certainly wasn't any now - Cure Victory was Mari Katsu. It's undeniable given that it happens and she's the one bracing Cure Boost over her shoulder.

"Maybe you're right, maybe you're just tired and not used to moving so much. I'd still rather have the nurse examine you." She states before she shrugs. "You don't have to revert if you want to remain secret, I'll just tell the nurse I found you in the courtyard looking exhausted and brought you here out of concern."

...Not exactly a lie, but possibly not the most well thought out excuse either. Still, it was something, and that was the important thing to Mari. Even though it was kind of slipping her mind that a regular nurse may or may not know what's going on to start with and thus may or may not be able to give propper advice - but THAT'S not important! The important thing is her new friend seemed out of it and Mari wants assistance! Preferably without punching things.

Yuko Minami has posed:
Boost doesn't let go until after peeking at the ground underneath them, still shaking a bit by the time she does release Mari. Just as expected!

She'd probably look more pleased with herself if she wasn't still shaking from flying. "Maybe... Uh. Th-thanks, Katsu-san. No, reverting probably would make things easier, anyway." Taking another breath to steady herself, Boost lets her own transformation revert, revealing herself to be Yuko Minami!

"We should... Probably team up, huh?" Grinning lightly at Mari, the green-haired girl stretches her arms behind her head while letting out a distinctly unrefined yawn. "Should be able to take down more bad guys that way, get more cards..."

After rubbing her eyes slowly to fight off the grogginess, she glances around once more before turning back to Mari with a sudden worried look. "Are you okay? You took a couple of bad hits before, so... Maybe the nurse should take a look at you, too."

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Giving a grin, Mari just gives a thumbs up before she shakes her head.

"Don't you worry about me. I've got a head like an Ox. I can take just about anything and get up once." She states and winks, though Yuko might actually notice a bit of a flinch after the sharp thumbs up.

"Today isn't bad... The day before was the bad one... I ran up against that Phantom jerk in the park.." She mutters rubbing the back of her head wit her free hand. "If he had fought us... that might have sucked. I get the feeling he's just toying with me, and it annoys me."

    Shaking her head a bit, Mari continues leading Yuko along. She doesn't comment on the teaming up notion at first, though she does give a thoughtful sound after a few moments, then nod.

"The two of us on a team, huh... That doesn't sound half bad... Infact it sounds pretty awesome. I hadn't actually thought I'd find someone who'd want to team up with me - I can be pretty intense, as I'm sure you noticed by now."

Yuko Minami has posed:
"Are you sure about that? Mm... Might not hurt to get checked out just in case." Yuko chuckles lightly at Mari's reassurance, although that flinch doesn't go completely unnoticed if the long stare is any indication. Hearing about Mari's previous encounter with Phantom doesn't make her stare any less, either.

Still, the girl does look too tired to really do anything about it but follow Mari towards the nurse's office. This had been the first time she's used her Prebrace so much or at all, and her natural inclination towards wanting to rest all the time certainly doesn't help matters.

"Heh... Yeah, I noticed. But I can get intense, too! When I don't have work or whatever to worry about, anyway." She chuckles lightly, scooting a bit closer to use Mari's arm as a headrest. "Besides, you've got enough energy for the both of us, and I can... Uhh. I can keep your energy up with food and stuff."

Mari Katsu has posed:
    The comment about her having enough energy for both of them causes Mari to blink a bit before she starts to giggle, only stopping once Yuko's head rests on her shoulder. Considering that for a moment, she gives a slight snicker then sighs.

"Alright, i'll get checked out too. Honestly I don't think you have much to worry about.. considering what you said when we first met, I don't think you're used to something like this... So a bit of down-time will probably do you some good." Mari states as she leads Yuko into the nurse's office, leaving Yuko at a chair as she and the nurse move off a bit to talk so that Mari can explain things to the school nurse... In a surprisingly common occurance apparently.

    After a few minutes of talking back and forth, and what looks like the nurse giving Mari a severe tongue lashing over her 'enthusiasm', Mari just rubs the back of her head before she returns to Yuko and grins.

"I told her that I had talked you into trying out tennis club with me, and gave you an initial workout myself." She states as if that explains everything, though she does follow up with a continuation. "My last two 'trainees' ended up in here for a few hours. So we should be good to get some rest.. Though she does want to give us both a once over for signs of exhaustion and stuff..."

Yuko Minami has posed:
A satisfied smile crosses Yuko's face as Mari agrees, nodding once before pulling herself back up as they get closer to the office. "Downtime's always good. If only I could win a lottery or something..."

Heading into the nurse's office, the green-haired girl lets her head hang back against the chair while listening to her and Mari speak, giggling every now and then at that exchange. If only the nurse knew just what was going on. If only!

Once Mari returns, Yuko strokes her chin lightly for a moment before nodding in satisfaction. "Alright. I'll stick to that if anyone asks, then." There's another giggle, although she does look just a little wary after hearing about those 'trainees'. "Well, it's a good thing you'd never do that to me. Right?" She doesn't wait for a response before getting up from the chair, kicking off her shoes, and diving facefirst into one of the beds. She remains like that for a little while before rolling over to give Mari a dull stare.

"... It's too early to sleep. "

Mari Katsu has posed:
"Well, yeah, it is. I don't expect to do much sleeping, though." She states as she sits back on her own bed. "Anyway.. it's just a temporary thing.. Once the nurse checks us over, we'll be free to head out and do other things whenever we feel up to leaving. I didn't feel right just leaving you wandering around exhausted, with that guy running around."

    Victory shrugs her shoulders slightly before she smiles and sits back a bit, crossing her legs slightly as she lays back in a relaxed pose and gives a deep sigh of relief.

"Mmmm... Even someone like me can enjoy the soft embrace of a warm bedafter a long day training.." Again. Not really a lie. Just a stretch.

Mari hadn't answered Yuko about the workout routine and wether or not she'd work her that hard, though she does give a slight smirk before she shrugs. "Eh... I know my routine isn't for everyone.. It's just that when it comes to Tennis, the new recruits are going to have to aim high and work hard to be the best, I just want to give them an experience of what that was like - for me anyway.. even though I'm by no means the best yet."

She pauses for a moment, glancing to Yuko again before she smirks.

"But no, I don't have any plans like that for you, we're friends after all, right?"

Yuko Minami has posed:
Breathing another sigh of relief, Yuko rolls a few more times on the bed before laying on her side again. Not that she's really got the energy to be rolling around so much, but just laying there is still enough to make her restless despite needing that rest.

"Beds are nice... Too bad there's no beds that are good for working and sleeping right after." She yawns lightly as if to punctuate that, dragging herself up a little bit to not just lie around and risk falling asleep for real.

Mari's response to the workout question gives her a moment to pause and think, a low hum escaping the green-haired girl once she finally sits up properly. "I guess I should exercise a little, at least... On days I don't work, anyway. And then after we're done, we could grab drinks from the store or something!"

She sounds almost revitalized as she says that, punching both fists into the air with an oddly energetic laugh. She holds that pose for a few seconds, then slowly teeters sideways before dropping onto her side again and just raising a thumb tiredly.

"Friends... Right!"

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari smiles and nods her head in response before she sits back again, giving a thumbs up of her own before she does, unable to help herself as Yuko gives that energetic response then suddenly topples over again. Starting to laugh at her new friend's expense, Mari finally grins then rolls over onto her side to face the other girl before giving her a smile.

"Good to know. Now, Get some rest while we've got some down time. I doubt highly classes are going to resume today after what happened. We'll worry about working out the exercise schedule later after things have calmed down a bit." She states with a grin before she snuggles up to her own pillow and closes her eyes.