[center][h1][color=FF8CBD]Tinley Abercrombie[/color], [color=add3ff]Dominika Novikova[/color] & [color=4C52FF]Captain America[/color][/h1][/center] He wasn't too sure how this was going to go, for him it was almost like he had been asked to help out at the last minute. Steve wasn't too sure how things were going to play out during this training session or whatever, but it didn't matter too much. As long as the two learned something from this whole experience, then he'd be fine with it. He was holding his shield in his hands as he waited for the others to arrive, not sure what else to do. Tinley, dressed to the nines in her training outfit again, entered the room, wondering what she would be doing with Captain America himself. From what she knew, Captain America was a Super Soldier from years ago, so she didn't imagine this would be power control. Was it combat focus? Leadership perhaps? Either way, she walked in and held out her hand. [color=FF8CBD]"Hello sir, a pleasure to meet you. Name is Agent Abercrombie. Mind if I ask what we are doing today?"[/color] Novikova entered the room second, unable to be a bit giddy. Growing up, everyone knew about Captain America - the world's first superhero. And then roughly a decade or so ago, more individuals with powers began to show up in the news, saving citizens from threats and dangers. The program that created Captain America - that turned Steve Rogers into a living legend - eventually formed the basis of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Novikova's opinion, even if the SSR was technically absorbed into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s science division. [color=add3ff]"It's an honor to meet you,"[/color] Novikova said, hesitating slightly over introducing herself. [color=add3ff]"I'm Agent Novikova - but you can call me Morgan if that's hard for you to say."[/color] [color=4C52FF]"Well, pleasure to meet both of you, so the plan for us today is probably going to be some hand to hand combat training, maybe a few other things if we have time, but we'll just have to wait and see about that,"[/color] he said, giving the two a friendly smile, [color=4C52FF]"First of all, let's see how strong you two are naturally, we'll start with you Abercrombie,"[/color] he continued, walking over to a punching bag that had been set up. [color=4C52FF]"Punch this..."[/color] Tinley shrugged and stepped up to the punching bag. It wasn't unlike anything she hadn't done before. She got combat ready, holding her fists up and bouncing on her feet. She mustered as much strength as she could, hitting the bag hard. It moved and she stepped back. It felt good to train like this again and not have rock forms or power usage be a thing. [color=FF8CBD]"How was that?"[/color] [color=4C52FF]"Nice hit,"[/color] he said, nodding his head, and looking slightly impressed, it kind of reminded him of how well Romanoff tended to do things, which wasn't all too surprising since she was a SHIELD agent too. [color=4C52FF]"You seem to have done this before, and you seem to be pretty strong, so good job overall... Alright then Novikova, your turn, let's see how strong you are,"[/color] he continued, turning to look at her. Novikova wasn't surprised that Tinley did so well - she was the team lead and trained through Operations. Sci-Tech wasn't as rigorous on the physical side of things when it came to their agents, but Marygold had taught her some hand-to-hand combat skills throughout her training sessions with her. She just hoped she didn't injure herself punching the bag and Novikova tried her best, punching the bag and resisting the urge to shake out her hand afterwards. It stung slightly. [color=4C52FF]"Didn't expect you to be as strong, no offense, but you're Sci Tech right or something like that? Anyway, let's see if you two can at least see about fighting each other somewhat... I'm not going to fight you, as I have a slight edge when it comes to that, so you two will have a little sparring match against each other, and Novikova, maybe it'll help you get better, and Abercrombie? It might help you out with practicing a few things you already know."[/color] he said with a nod of his head, backing away slightly from them. Steve still wasn't too sure how this whole training thing was going to work out, but hey, at least he was trying something. It seems fighting would be on the agenda again. Granted, this time around it seemed that he was focusing more on standard hand-to-hand combat than applying powers, which was fine. [color=FF8CBD]"All right, but I hope we do more than just fight. I already got that my last training session."[/color] Tinley stood ready in her fighting stance as she faced Novikova. She wasn't sure how a Sci-Tech agent would handle fighting, but she had been proven wrong during the simulation so she looked forward to seeing how this played out. [color=FF8CBD]"Ready when you are, Agent Novikova."[/color] Novikova bit her lip slightly, shifting into a fighting stance. It had made sense when Marygold showed it to her - and she could feel herself be balanced. Yet she had no doubt that Agent Abercrombie would win this fight. Her main goal was to at least not make a complete fool of herself in front of Captain America. If she could do that, she'd consider this training session somewhat of a success. She threw a punch at Tinley, yet critically mis-measured her distance and didn't even come close to hitting her. She was a foot too far away. [color=add3ff][i]I am so dead...[/i][/color] Tinley braced herself for the attack, but Novikova seemed to overestimate her distance as her punch never went near her. Tinley saw an opportunity to grab her and stepped forward, trying to latch on to her arm to flip her, but it seemed Novikova saw this and attempted to backtrack. However, the poor girl got tripped up and landed on the ground. Tinley didn't have the heart to do anything more than that and walked over and offered her a hand. [color=FF8CBD]"Here, let me help you up. Let's try that again with better results, yeah?"[/color] Novikova nodded, taking Tinley's hand to get up when her glasses slipped and fell off her face, hitting the ground. Fortunately the lenses didn't break or anything but as she caught a glimpse of Tinley, she seemed to space out for a moment as her mind was plunged with images. There was Tinley, clad in all black with a whip in her hand as she stood over Nick Fury. Novikova felt a bit sick at that one. And in another, she was in a business suit, greeting the Queen of England. The last one was the most troubling - it was Tinley fighting Jim. Novikova gulped, trying to put her glasses back on before she saw too much. [color=4C52FF]"You didn't have too bad of an idea there, if you kind of put yourself in that sort of position, trying to slightly backtrack and getting away from them isn't a bad thing. Sometimes you need to step away from the fighting, at least a little, before you can strike back effectively..."[/color] he said, giving her a smile as he walked over to the two of them, before he noticed how she was trying to avoid looking at anyone until she could get her glasses back on. [color=4C52FF]"You should also try to keep those on as much as possible or something, to make sure that your abilities involving your vision doesn't cause too many problems..."[/color] Tinley wasn't quite sure about the whole glasses bit, but Novikova seemed shaken. Once she felt the girl was ready, Tinley resumed her fighting stance. This time, she didn't hesitate to make the first move. However, she threw a punch at Novikova, but she didn't put too much force behind it. Enough to hit her and get her to move, but hopefully enough to leave Tinley open for her to try something. This was more about helping Novikova than helping herself. Novikova scrambled to put her glasses back on. She kept a subtle retort to Cap that of [i]course[/i] she knew to keep her glasses on to herself. As Tinley punched her, even if it was soft, Novikova moved backwards with a small yelp. Marygold had been way less intimidating than Tinley. Maybe it was the accent. She tried to throw a punch at Tinley, only to barely graze the side of Tinley's arm. It was like a baby mouse trying to defend itself against a cat. He shook his head, they weren't getting anywhere with this. Tinley knew what she was doing, but Novikova clearly had no clue. Maybe hand to hand wasn't for her, but still, she needed to learn more about defending herself. [color=4C52FF]"Alright... Think we're going to end it here, we aren't getting anywhere. Agent Abercrombie, nice job, you know how to handle yourself in a fist fight, which is always a great skill to have. Novikova? Might I suggest practicing a little bit, you might find yourself in a situation where you can't use your powers."[/color] he said, nodding to her as he picked up his shield and headed out of the room. Tinley sighed, watching Captain America walk away. She had been looking forward to this and now it was over. She lent a hand for Novi to stand back up. [color=FF8CBD]"Look AgentNovikova, you're a smart girl. However, if we're going to be on a team, I need to know you'll be out there and not falling on your bum every time there's an enemy. He was right, you need to train. If you want, I can help with some one-on-one training. The basics to start."[/color]