[center][h3][b]Calypso and Alice[/b][/h3][/center]

Once more Calypso found herself on her own. However, that day she chose not to wander. While she certainly had learned her lesson (as much as Calypso could learn a lesson) about moving throughout the mansion on her own without any place in mind, that wasn’t the full reason she was remaining stationary. Rather her focus was upon the gift that she had received that day before, and learning how to use that.

Due to Richard’s recommendation she settled herself outside that day, within a small plaza area surrounded by ordered statues of faceless figures with minimal forms. Standing in the middle of them all, she held her hands out to either side. Rapidly her fingers twitched back and forth in jerking movements, as her hands yanked back and forth as well.

Around her, a few wires were at work weaving through the air in messy motions, not at all like the graceful motions that Richard wielded his with. She seemed to be having trouble keeping them on a same and consistent path, and more often than not she found them wrapping around her fingers, something that Richard warned her from allowing to happen too long, lest she lose them all.

It was difficult, but she was learning.

After her interaction with the Lady of the house Alice found herself humming and wandering until something happened. 

That something was finding herself passing through doors to the outside and to quite the interesting sight. Before her was a concentrated looking Calypso with…. Wires? Alice took a quiet step further into the open area and simply observed as Calypso practiced.

Calypso was so focused that she didn’t notice Alice, at least not to begin with. She began to move her arms more fully, in slow movements as she shifted them back and forth. Despite how slow she was with her movements, and how little they were, it seemed as if the young woman was going through a great deal of labor just to accomplish them; her breathing was heavy, and sweat was freely flowing.

It was as she turned her whole body at once point, trying to bring the wires smoothly around, that she realized Alice was watching. She blinked, and her concentration broke, hands pulling back some; that seemed to send a reaction throughout the wires as a whole, as they suddenly lunged from around her back in. As they receded they lashed against the ground, leaving thin slices behind. Around her they went, to her hands... and just like that, they were gone.

[b]”Oh, hello Alice~ How are you today~?”[/b]

Though her body stayed still, Alice’s eyes widened as the wires slices visibly into the ground. She resisted the urge to take a step back.

[b]”I’m doing very well Miss Calypso...gifts from the Lady?”[/b] Her eyes dropping from Calypso’s own to the wires at her hands.

[b]”No, actually~! Mr. Leto gave them to me~”[/b] Calypso’s smile seemed to grow slightly, her holding the now still wires up slightly in her hands. They seemed to be attached to her fingertips, perhaps even drawn from them. [b]”I’ve been working at getting better with them~ I’ve cut myself a few times, but I haven’t in the past few hours~”[/b]

A few curious steps and Alice was closer to Calypso with a smile on her lips, [b]”You always did come off as a fast learner. Learn any cool tricks yet?”[/b] She asked with an amused smile

[b] ”Not yet, but I haven’t had anything to practice against~ I think I’m getting fast enough to block things though, if I draw over enough wires~”[/b]

[b]”Oh really now?”[/b] A mischievous grin spread across her features, [b]”How strong are those wires anyways? Think they could stop a high speed object, snap a few swords?”[/b] Of course she wasn’t speaking of fighting Calypso. Alice might be a feisty bitch but she wasn’t stupid-she knows someone stronger than her when she saw them. 

Calypso nodded, seeming to bounce ever slightly with a step as she did so. [b]”I think so~! Sword would be easier, probably~ But my hope is to not have to worry about someone swinging one at me at the first place~ What I really want to make sure I can block are projectiles~”

Alice cocked her head, [b]”Want me to throw things at you?”[/b]

[b]”If you’d like~ That could be quite helpful~”[/b]

Alice practically giggled in excitement as she looked around the garden for something to throw. Her eyes landed on a sizable rock. [b]”Ready?”[/b] Alice rolled the rock over in her hands before cocking her arm back ready to throw when Calypso gave her the go ahead. Her smile still on her face, Calypso nodded as she drew both of her arms back up.

With little more than a grin Alice launched the rock right at Calypso’s chest. The silver haired woman flexed all of her fingers at once, coiling them in as she threw both hands to the side. From the tips of her fingers the strings flowed, curving outwards. Briefly they could be seen as the light shimmered from them, sometimes disappearing along the curve as the reflection failed-

And then, suddenly, the rock split apart, sliced cleanly into a few dozen fragments. These fragments lost all velocity, clumsily falling almost straight down through the air down to Calypso’s feet, the women looking down at them as she beamed. [b]”See~? I’m getting there~”[/b]

[b]”YOOOOOOO! CALYPSO THAT WAS SO COOL!”[/b] Alice’s excitement was clearly evident as she took inventory of the rocks. [b]”You have to do that again. That was the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time!”[/b] 

The other woman giggled, nodding as she brought her arms around in front of her once more. This time, the wires remained drawn out, slowly circling around her in their long (if slightly sloppy) arcs. [b]”Alright then, if you insist~”[/b]

Alice took a few more steps back, gathering a few more rock before turning with a smirk. [b]”Here we go!”[/b] The sniper launched another rock, gave pause and then launched a second one. Again, Calypso moved, waving her arms to the left and then back to the right; with the first movement the first rock crumbled to pieces, and with the second the other rock broke as well.

Continuing her actions she threw two at the same time with a smirk. [b]”Calypso, five! Rocks, zero!”[/b] she cheered with a smile. And indeed, even as she spoke the last two rocks fragmented as well, this time simultaneously as Calypso drew both of her arms together. Slowly lowering her hands afterwards, she giggled.

[b]”I think I can defend myself well enough against rocks, at the very least…~”[/b] Alice playfully rolled her eyes, [b]”I would offer to shoot you but I don't feel comfortable with that idea just yet...besides aren’t you due for a break?”[/b]

[b]”Break~? Why would I need one~?”[/b]

She blinked at her confused, [b]”So you’re not overworking yourself? So that you're not hurting or burnt out when you train more in the future?”[/b] Who was she kidding, Alice was one of the few ‘Humans' of the team seeing as how the vast majority of the Sentinels had a more than human power, stamina, and ability. Rather terrifying actually. She’d seen Calypso in actions with her blades and it was clear she was on a tier of her own.

[b]”I don’t think I’m at that point yet~ I haven’t done too much so far today~”[/b]

[b]”You’re quite the conundrum Miss Calypso, did you know that?”[/b]

The silver-haired woman tilted her head slightly, confused by still smiling. [b]”Why do you say that~?”[/b]

[b]”When I first saw you I thought that you might be a regular body guard. You know, the basics...then I saw you fight. You're on a whole other level but yet you're still very kind and not nearly as intimidating as some of the others that I have you placed on the same tier as. It’s odd for sure but it’s really nice?”[/b] Alice looked away with a slight shrug. [b]”I guess what I mean is that you have so much power but you're still a kind person. It’s not something I see often in my line of work.”[/b]

Blinking a few times, Calypso soon shrugged. [b]”If you say so, I suppose~ I only have myself to go off of, really, sooooo…~”[/b]

Alice brushed off her embarrassment as she turned back to Calypso, [b]”Alright, come on then. I’m not going to go easy on you then.”[/b] Shedding herself of her jacket, her rifle case on her back and the other holsters on her body as she prepared to continue attempting to aid in Calypso’s training without having to deal with the standard weight of her weapons and ammunition.