Sometimes, all someone really needs is a change in scenery...
These last few months had been quite hectic for Nicole. Terrasphere and its world had become a bigger and bigger part of her life, much bigger than she initially expected it to be. And while this had brought many experiences she'd certainly cherish for the rest of her life, it also brought a good amount of added stress to her day-to-day routine. Doubly so with how chaotic the virtual world had turned out to be past the fall of Szofrit.
And as a university student with olympic aspirations, it wasn't like she was lacking in stress to start with.
She needed something to take the edge out of her mind, and she knew nothing better to do it than some good old competition. And after checking with her sensei at her gym for upcoming tournaments and a somewhat lengthy hyperloop ride, the Atlanta native found herself checking in at her budget hotel in the Big Apple at the early morning. Chucking her light baggage to the side as she launched herself onto the bed with a sigh, she looked at the ceiling as she laid there for a good while.
Not surprising, given the long trip to NYC, with more than her few share of naps along the way to keep herself well-rested. The brain is the most important muscle!
Or is the heart...
...
Both seems good.
Getting up from the bed, she spied a pair of running shoes in her baggage with a smirk. This wasn't her first time in New York, and she had a pretty good ideia of how to spend all this surplus energy.
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And to Central Park Nicole went! With earbuds blaring some good old rock to get the blood pumping, she jogged her way through the pleasant scenery, doing the occasional air-punching to the chorus of the song as required and petting the occasional good boy who's owner allowed it. Given the short-notice of her participation in the tournament, she decided to compete a weight-class above her usual one as to save herself from a grueling weight-cutting program. This also meant that she was generally just more free to just focus on winding down and getting her mind out of things.
...Yet perhaps there were some things she shouldn't get her mind out of, like the view immediately in front of her.
As she lost herself in imaginations of grandeur and epicness powered by hard music both outside and inside of Terrasphere, Nicole unfortunately lost sight of what was in front of her. Quite literally, in fact, as she found herself being rudely awoken from her mind kingdom by the mother of all alarm clocks: Physical Impact.
Harper was a tough enough cookie as to not be really hurt by something like this. Heck, her daily training involved worse impacts. But she did realize this was not likely the case for whoever she had bumped into. Feeling incredibly embarassed, Nicole quickly took off her earbuds and looked to check on who she had crashed into with a worried gaze.
Nicole's line of thought quickly derailed once she got a better look at person she bumped into, the white-haired athlete ending up looking up and down at her awkwardly for a good bit with a puzzled expression.
Those black twintails...
Those magenta eyes who look completely done with Nicole's bs...
Could it be? She had never met someone from Terrasphere back on the real world, but they were almost a perfect match... It was worth a shot.
Besides, she wouldn't be the first stranger that thought she was a nutcase if she ended up being wrong on her hunch.
@Lady N Anne Archy
These last few months had been quite hectic for Nicole. Terrasphere and its world had become a bigger and bigger part of her life, much bigger than she initially expected it to be. And while this had brought many experiences she'd certainly cherish for the rest of her life, it also brought a good amount of added stress to her day-to-day routine. Doubly so with how chaotic the virtual world had turned out to be past the fall of Szofrit.
And as a university student with olympic aspirations, it wasn't like she was lacking in stress to start with.
She needed something to take the edge out of her mind, and she knew nothing better to do it than some good old competition. And after checking with her sensei at her gym for upcoming tournaments and a somewhat lengthy hyperloop ride, the Atlanta native found herself checking in at her budget hotel in the Big Apple at the early morning. Chucking her light baggage to the side as she launched herself onto the bed with a sigh, she looked at the ceiling as she laid there for a good while.
"..........Nope. Can't sleep. Ugh."
Not surprising, given the long trip to NYC, with more than her few share of naps along the way to keep herself well-rested. The brain is the most important muscle!
Or is the heart...
...
Both seems good.
"Well, no biggie. Just means I gotta seeeize the day!"
Getting up from the bed, she spied a pair of running shoes in her baggage with a smirk. This wasn't her first time in New York, and she had a pretty good ideia of how to spend all this surplus energy.
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"Bam bam bam, bam bam bam, Killing in the Name Of! Dun dun duuun, dun dun duuun..."
And to Central Park Nicole went! With earbuds blaring some good old rock to get the blood pumping, she jogged her way through the pleasant scenery, doing the occasional air-punching to the chorus of the song as required and petting the occasional good boy who's owner allowed it. Given the short-notice of her participation in the tournament, she decided to compete a weight-class above her usual one as to save herself from a grueling weight-cutting program. This also meant that she was generally just more free to just focus on winding down and getting her mind out of things.
...Yet perhaps there were some things she shouldn't get her mind out of, like the view immediately in front of her.
As she lost herself in imaginations of grandeur and epicness powered by hard music both outside and inside of Terrasphere, Nicole unfortunately lost sight of what was in front of her. Quite literally, in fact, as she found herself being rudely awoken from her mind kingdom by the mother of all alarm clocks: Physical Impact.
"GUH!"
Harper was a tough enough cookie as to not be really hurt by something like this. Heck, her daily training involved worse impacts. But she did realize this was not likely the case for whoever she had bumped into. Feeling incredibly embarassed, Nicole quickly took off her earbuds and looked to check on who she had crashed into with a worried gaze.
"Darn it, I'm so so so SO sorry... Are you okaaa...?"
Nicole's line of thought quickly derailed once she got a better look at person she bumped into, the white-haired athlete ending up looking up and down at her awkwardly for a good bit with a puzzled expression.
Those black twintails...
Those magenta eyes who look completely done with Nicole's bs...
Could it be? She had never met someone from Terrasphere back on the real world, but they were almost a perfect match... It was worth a shot.
Besides, she wouldn't be the first stranger that thought she was a nutcase if she ended up being wrong on her hunch.
"...N? That you, Songbird? Does the name Harper ring any bells for ya?"
@Lady N Anne Archy
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