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[hermajestysfury]

OOM: The World We Live In.

Fury is out back doing sit-ups. Rather more specifically he's got his legs hooked over a tree-branch and is doing sit-ups from that position, curling up toward the sky until crossed arms touch his knees and then relaxing until his head is again pointed at the ground. His sword is hung within easy reach of him, and there are several knives strapped to visible portions of his body.

He has a modern shirt draped near his sword, as purple as his armor, but his boots and trews are proper garments for a man of his time and place. He only wears modern clothing when he must.

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[ostro_goth]

Teja is outside as well this morning, to practice with his axe; he turns his head to glance at the man who is exercising his muscles.

There seems to be much of them.

"Greetings!" he says, politely.


[[OOC: Hope you don't mind -- I've somehow felt like tagging Sir Nicholas for ages...]]

[hermajestysfury]

((No problem! I always welcome tags.))

Fury turns to look at Teja's axe, and then the man behind it. He doesn't stop his work while sizing the other man up, but nods once, "Good day. I would greet you properly, but I have yet to finish. Do you mind?"

[ostro_goth]

"I would not mind a man doing his exercises, as any must that will hone his fighting skills," Teja says, turning his axe around to lean on it. "I do the same, most mornings."

[hermajestysfury]

"At my age a loss of condition could be deadly." Fury agrees with the next relaxation, "It is far easier to lose it than to regain it. Sir Nicholas Fury, late of 1602, currently of 2020."

[ostro_goth]

"Greetings, Sir Nicholas Fury," Teja says, in acknowledgement of the introduction. "I am Teja, son of Tagila; I was the last king of the Ostrogoths in Italy and fell in battle, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, in the year 552 of Christian reckoning."

Pause.

"And even though I am dead, I would stay in fighting condition!"

[hermajestysfury]

"I know no other way to be." Fury admits, "I have fought all of my life."

He is what he does.

[ostro_goth]

"So have I," Teja says. "All my adult life, there was war in our lands -- hidden and brewing at first, devastatingly in the open later. I would swing my axe in earnest, more often than not."

Pause.

"The oldest among the fighting men of my people was Hildebrand -- I was of one age with his grand-daughter Hilde, with whom he raised me in my youth; and yet, he stood beside me in my last battle, with his mighty stone war-hammer, and went on with my people, after my death. Compared to him, you are yet young!"

[acts_of_gord]

Alyx should be back fairly soon, so Gordon left a note with the Bar for her and figured he'd head out to the target range. He's got the pulse rifle and the shotgun with him. True, he intends to loan out the shotgun when the time comes, but given the Combine soldiers' tendencies he figures he can acquire another pretty quickly, so he'd better not get rusty with it.

He knows better than to interrupt an armed man exercising, so he's going to wait until Fury's done before greeting him.

[hermajestysfury]

"Good day Master Freeman." Fury calls, finishing and dropping to the ground with admirable dexterity. "How does the day find you?"

[acts_of_gord]

"All right so far," Freeman answers. "Door's still not working, so I was going for target practice. Yourself?"

[hermajestysfury]

"Keeping myself ready." Fury says with a thin smile, "For whatever may come next. The young lady has acquired a name, that was a good thing to hear. Is your acquaintance settling in well?"

[acts_of_gord]

"Alyx? Yes," says Gordon. "She's visiting someone else's Earth at the moment, or there'd be introductions."

There's almost- almost- a smile at the thought. Alyx tends to provoke that kind of response even by proxy. Gordon's just used to keeping an impassive face more often than not.

[hermajestysfury]

Fury notices that smile and laughs. It's not an unkind laugh, at all. "I look forward to them, Master Freeman, when the opportunity comes."

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

"Mr-- Sir Fury." Billy acknowledges. "Hello."

He had been wandering around outside, with his eyes on the sky. He looks much better than the last time Fury saw him.

[hermajestysfury]

"Sir Nicholas, Master Kaplan, or Fury. The title is paired with the given name." Fury says without pause, "You appear much better."

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

"Things aren't better back home but -- they are here." Billy's grinning shyly. "Sorry. Sir Nicholas."

[hermajestysfury]

"This is good." Fury says with approval, "Finding a better place to recover is important in surviving a war. I do not mind, Master Kaplan. My world's titles are not yours."

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure I would have survived without this place. And-- someone I love very much need it, too, and now they've found it."

[hermajestysfury]

"Good." Fury says again, nodding his head and continuing to curl up toward the tree branch.

The narration appreciates Billy's tact. Fury is still getting used to modern ideas about sex.

By that we mean turning funny colours and changing the subject a lot.

[notagagagirl.livejournal.com]

Fact: Fury is insane. This is the only conclusion Scaramouche can reach as she approaches.

"Just so you know, don't think there's any trees to hang upside-down from on Planet Mall." She calls out, in case he had any idea of having her do that.

[hermajestysfury]

"Does that mean that you wish me to come help?" Fury asks, grinning at her upside down, "Because, Scaramouche, I had not planned on teaching you this."

[notagagagirl.livejournal.com]

He's grinning. It's terribly unnerving and weird.
"Good, because there's no way you're getting me up there." She declares, crossing her skinny arms over her chest in a posture that somehow should fail to be as defiant as it is, but... doesn't. "For one thing, there's bugs."

[hermajestysfury]

"This, child, is the sort of thing you do if you are a very old man playing a young man's game. You have no need of it."

[notagagagirl.livejournal.com]

There's a very put-upon sigh at the 'child', but she knows this is a losing battle. Doesn't mean she has to let it go by unremarked though.

"Hanging upside-down from trees is a game? Very daft sort of game, if you ask me."

[hermajestysfury]

"Not exactly what I meant." Fury allows, "But it will suffice."