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[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

After this (Will's still struggling with memories and Kate tries to help him as he explains the rest of his sad tale)and this(It continues upstairs where he breaks down, and she offers comfort and pampering. it's Kate/Will, some warning for implied smut), it was a very long night. And today, she had the urge to do a hard practice. So she was out back at the archery range, and firing several arrows. She couldn't help imagining the targets to look like Will's captors and torturers as she fired several bull's eyes, or close to the target. Even with some trick shots. Consciously reminding herself that Avengers don't kill, they don't lower themselves to that level. But it was damn hard not to be tempted sometimes.

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[works-in-space.livejournal.com]

Jim seems to have a knack for finding whoever is outside exercising of late. But this is the first time he's spotted anyone with a bow and arrow. He watches silently, impressed at the quality of her shooting.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She continued for another minute, and then placed her bow down so she could go fetch the arrows from the target. Quickly, and efficiently grabbing the arrows with clear tension in her frame as she walked and moved.

[works-in-space.livejournal.com]

It's hard not to notice the young woman's stance. He's seen such tension in himself and in plenty of others, in the heat of battle, or in the throes of the Kobayashi Maru simulation.

Which means he'd better make sure she sees him, lest she make him a target by accident.

"Pardon me..."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate noticed him as she was heading back to where her bow was to place the arrows in the quiver.

"Hmmm?" Brief blinking back at him, and then she asked, "Yes?"

[works-in-space.livejournal.com]

"I just wanted to make sure you know you had an audience. The last thing you ever do with someone taking target practice is startle them." He gives the smile he used to use in his days teaching at the Academy. "That was quite good."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, a lot of summers of practice originally."

[works-in-space.livejournal.com]

"I've never used a bow and arrow. Not that they don't offer archery at my the Academy, but at the time it seemed a bit archaic." Given the level of tech he's seen on other worlds, he was a bit short sighted.

"Captain James Kirk, Earth, 23rd century."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"It's archaic sort of in my time, but still very effective for some work."

Sly smile, and she added, "I'm Kate Bishop, also Earth and New York City specifically, 21st Century."

[works-in-space.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you." He eyes the bow, but after his sparring match with Captain Leela yesterday, he's not about to flex his muscles again. "Do you hunt?"

[guppy_sandhu]

At some point in the middle of his shift, a couple of hours before he sets up Life Support, Guppy is out back with a coffee.

He watches her, sensing the anger, and thinking it would be a bad plan to make her jump.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

It definitely would be with the obvious tension in her body as she moved. She then went to place the bow down, and walked over to the targets to fetch the arrows.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hey." Guppy says quietly, coming up behind. "You okay?"

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She turned sharply, but then relaxed.

"Careful. Lucky I didn't have my bow on me. And no, I'm not."

[guppy_sandhu]

"I waited until you put it down." He sips his coffee. "Can I help?" he asks gently.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She shook her head, "Not really." She walked a few more steps, and then sighed.

"Will told me some more of what happened to him."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Oh." Guppy winces. "I probably shouldn't ask, he didn't say. I could see he was upset, but he wanted to find you."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate nodded, "Told me the rest of it."

She then grabbed the bow, nocked an arrow on the string, aimed, and fired right for the center of the target.

Another bull's eye.

[missginnytonic.livejournal.com]

Ginny walks out side to mostly just play in the snow when she sees the woman with her bow and arrow. Stopping putting her hands in her pockets she watches for a bit. It seems the lady needs to work something off, and may not appreciate being interrupted.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Probably not, or wouldn't be good to startle her while she was armed at any rate. As she nocked another arrow on the string, and aimed for the center of the target before firing.

[missginnytonic.livejournal.com]

Ginny smiles as she waits a moment then walks over making enough noise not to startle her. Then gets close. "I'm not an expert on these things. Being I've never used one of those. But I think I would not want to upset you."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate lowered her bow, and remarked, "Just takes a knack. Hi."

She then fired another arrow, "Helps me relax. This or sparring."

[missginnytonic.livejournal.com]

Ginny nods watching the arrow. "Hello, I'm sure, But I doubt I have it."

She looks at Kate then. "Relaxing is good, Seeing whatever has you upset in the target?" Even not knowing how to do it she gets the idea of using arrows.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She lowered her bow and looked at her again, "You don't know unless you're tried it. And right now? Yes, seeing the object in the target works very well for one's aim."

She then brought her bow up, and demonstrated with some detail about the bow, and how to aim and fire an arrow properly.

[missginnytonic.livejournal.com]

She watches her every move. It can’t hurt to pay attention “That’s true. I can see that. Also, works if you’re using magic. You can blow up pillows. Aiming at boys again or something or someone else”

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"I guess so, you'd have to ask Billy..." She then trailed off. He was still in the super prison back home right now.

"I mean...I wouldn't be the one to ask about magic."