[CT] Survival Training

[Demi Smith]

Demi lay in wait on the path between the cabins and the latrines. Mud caked her slim body from head to toe: she could feel it dripping off her hair and sloughing softly to the ground. Bits of branches and leaves and other debris clung to her as well, looking very much like, well, she'd rolled a few times in the leaves. She'd barely arrived here when she'd nearly taken off for the woods. She probably would've made it if she hadn't practically been ambushed by the staff. She'd have to look out for them, especially the midget guy and the lady with way too big of boobs. They were trouble.

They were also not her targets. In fact, Demi wouldn't even budge if any staff showed. That would waste a perfectly good ambush opportunity.

Yeah, that was the plan. Demi fully intended to lay in wait until one of the stupid other students walked past. Then she'd spring forth from the ground like a muddy ball of fury and attack them. Let's see any of them handle that.

Why? Well, because this was a camping trip, and that was what you did on camping trips, right? Demi had already taken to sleeping outside and eating berries and stuff. She'd had some survival training with the Inherited after all, and she vastly preferred being here as opposed to back at the Academy: much more her element. As she was going to prove---ah!

Demi waited till the person was just passing her. Then she'd launch herself. She'd practiced jumping and tackling people before, and she actually did better if she'd wrapped herself in mud and stuff. She could, after all, control it. So it was a simple matter of starting the jump and flinging herself forward with her ability at the same time. see them handle that

[Vera M. Solway]

So...

Vera wouldn't know if this camping trip would be a good idea or a bad idea until it came towards the end. Leaving the school to be out in the wilderness in the middle of no where (not really in the middle of no where) sounded like heaven compared to staying back at BA waiting for the summer to roll by. The greatest part of this whole ordeal was the part where Vera found out that she got Ada as a cabin mate and some other chick who seemed nice enough... then there was Ellen whom Vera hadn't talked to since their little altercation and she was somewhat glad. Even hearing about Ellen's death and likely resurection, Vera didn't need to speak to anyone unless it came with peace. She was just too hot headed for anything else.

And then there was Devyn, whom Vera was glad to bunk with but having a thing for another chick who is in a relationship with another chick while she still had a thing for a guy who she hardly saw... was kind of awkward but that wouldn't really change how Vera approached Devyn if she ended up spending time with her during their camping.

For now, Vera was just scoping out the scene in a crop top, leggings, boots and a plaid button up wrapped and tied around her waist. Even with her shaved sides, her hair was pretty long which allowed her to wrap her hair into a bun as red headphones sat on top of her ears. She wasn't really expecting to see anything out of the ordinary but seeing how she never really camped like that, maybe there was something worth discovering.

"I looove wheeeen yoouuu shaaake it like tha-" Her singing cut short as she got attacked by some sort of dirt grimlin... midget... person. Next thing she knew, she was tumbling and rolling in the dirt trying to get whoever it was, off of her.

[Demi Smith]

BAM! Collision! Demi practically yelled in joy as she felt her mud and dirt clad form hit Vera. Okay, it probably would've hurt more if she'd been a bit bigger, but getting hit by even Demi's slight weight, covered in mud and crap, would hurt anyway. Demi writhed and rolled as Vera worked to dislodge her. The slick mud would make it darn hard to get a good grip on Demi, and, even better, soon she'd have it all over Vera.

Which meant that she should be able to pin her soon enough. This just happened to be Demi's goal, and she rolled, working to do just that. She waved her arms, pulling dirt and mud and dragging them along Vera's wrists and ankles, working to seal her into the ground and prevent movement. Demi really didn't have a plan past that; she was pretty well counting on "ambush by small, muddy mutant trained in martial arts" to get her where she needed to go. And after? Well, that was after, but it probably involved some taunting, especially since Demi was pretty sure she'd just collided with one of the older teenagers.

Or a really, really, really well developed sixteen year old...

[Vera M. Solway]

Getting pumbled by a someone caked up in dirt was not what Vera had in mind. Nor was getting hit by them either. The hits hurt but Vera ate most of them, the pain wasn't what bothered her. It was the fact that someone had gathered the nerve to ambush another person minding their own business. If she could ever get up, she'd show her appreciation for the nice welcome. Mud and dirt had gotten all over Vera, tiny pieces were getting into her mouth and it only made her want to scream... which she did but it didn't match the other girl's yell for joy. Instead it was more of an angry, grunted scream.

And just when Vera was about to use her TK to pull the dirt monster off of her, she found herself bound to the ground as her wrists and ankles had been locked and trapped in mud. Struggling to get out, Vera looked over to her hands before looking back up at the girl. Her brows furrowed, "What the hell is your problem!?" Like seriously, who the hell was this and why the hell did she attack her? And what the hell was her power? Some sort of dirtkinesis?

Lifting her hips up a bit, Vera gave herself just enough space to use her telekinesis. The plaid button up that was wrapped around her waist was untied, slipped from her waist and was shot at the muddy mutant's head in an attempt to blind or distract her just before Vera could gather just enough 'umf' to telekinetically pull the small mutant off of her and bound her body to the nearest tree. Vera still wasn't able to use her telekinetic combustion because her hands were't necessarily freed up and she didn't feel like accidently blowing her wrists into pieces trying to free herself from this hold... but she didn't need her hands to use her TK, which was bad for the younger mutant.

She wasn't big either, so that didn't put a strain on Vera but if she had to keep the girl bound until she let Vera free... Let's just say she didn't mind being here for a while. "Are you going to let me go now or do I have to use that shirt as a noose?"

[Demi Smith]

Tempting as it was to launch off a quip, Demi kept silent. She focused far more on pinning the other mutant down. Seemed like she had the mud and dirt and stuff holding her just right, which meant that Demi should be fine, unless she'd gotten super unlucky with her choice of victim.

Turned out she'd just gotten regular unlucky. Demi jerked out of the way of the button, glad that her focus had left her aware of it. It did work enough to give Vera the room and time to gather her "oomph" and then Demi found herself flung off. She twisted though, tossing dirt to cushion her blow before colliding with the tree. Dirt and dust still flew out from around Demi as she hit hard, forming a small cloud around the girl. She took a deep breath, feeling some of it on her tongue.

Dang, a TK. Demi always hated fighting those, especially if they were good enough to pick her up. It was more a battle of attrition though, and Demi could usually outlast their will, especially because she'd mastered the fine art of moving fine materials, which were always gonna be lighter than, well, she was. "Yeah, 'cuz you're so gonna try an' choke me," said Demi. She chuckled and took a deep breath, working her neck muscles just in case. She also focused her thoughts. It was always harder for her to move dirt and stuff with just her mind: hard, but not impossible. And she'd poofed that cloud out. now she worked it, forming it into balls to start launching toward the TK. If Demi could distract her enough to get free, then she could hurl something bigger, maybe knock her out or something.

girl seemed to actually know how to fight with her power, which was actually kinda impressive. shame that Demi was gonna have to pummel her though.

[Vera M. Solway]

This was starting to annoy the telekinetic.

Like, who in the hell was this person anyway? Were they some woods gnome or nymph that stayed in the woods waiting for their next victim? Or was she actually a student who was also on this trip? Either way, Vera wasn't too happy about it and neither options were probably going to stop her from pulverizing this kid.

Now only if she could get herself free.

Since she started BA, Vera always had a difficult time moving crap that was super heavy, the lighter stuff was a piece of cake and today was a prime example of that. "Yeah, 'cuz you're so gonna try an' choke me," Rolling her eyes, she then looked to one of her arms as she continue to struggle to get herself free. Fuck! "I wouldn't doubt me if I were you." She simply stated. Focusing on smaller bits and pieces was difficult for Vera, she was used to moving smaller items as a whole or in some type of unison. So why was it that she couldn't get this damn mud/dirt hold from around her wrists and ankles. Guess I have one last option. Focusing on her left wrist, she tried to use her combustion by telekientically accelerating the mud's molecules fast enough until it dried out, cracked and flew off her wrists. Then moving on to her other wrists and feet.

Vera had never done it without the guidance of her hands, using mind alone was always an annoying thing but this time she hadn't blown off a limb... So that was always good. Getting up, she hadn't noticed the balls formed and thrown by her attack. Which was wasn't good on Vera's part because getting hit in the face, stomach and leg by balls of dirt combinations really hurt. Like it really hurt. She had even lost any telekinetic focus she had on the girl as she fell to the ground on a knee and let out a holler.

This was really starting to piss her off. Vera was sure there was a gash on her bottom lip because she could now taste blood.

[Demi Smith]

The older girl kept fighting, even talked with confidence. Sheer glee filled Demi at the thought of encountering someone else who could potentially beat her. How awesome would it be to actually find someone who could, like, fight and junk, instead of just whining and threatening to throw Demi in some kind of hole. It even looked like this TK had traded a little less "oomph" in the K for a little bit more boom.

Which looked really freaking cool.

Demi almost got distracted from the fight. Almost, as she landed on the ground the moment she'd been released, reaching down and pulling dirt up around her feet. She quickly moved forward, stopping just short of Vera. instead of attacking or doing anything else though, she paused, looking down and blinking.

"Did you totally just blow something up with your mind? That was wicked," said Demi, grinning. She focused enough to get dirt and dust to swarm, clearly ready to go another round, but now she wanted to actually let the other girl up, get a little more of a real fight in. How cool would that be?

[Vera M. Solway]

Getting herself back on her feet, she wiped her lip and looked down at her hand just to see the damage. It wasn't bad but it was still something because last time she checked, she hadn't signed up for the trip to fight, or to be attack... or to bleed for that matter. Vera was hoping for a peaceful time while camping but instead she had to deal with more than she wanted.

Looking forward, she noticed that the girl was back on her feet as well and if that wasn't enough, she seemed to be pulling more dirt up around her. Tilting her head and closing her eyes, Vera grunted. Was she really going to have to fight her? She continued to stand her ground but just a bit confused by the question. Was this little bitch excited for this? Like really? Was this some kind of playtime for her?

"Uh, yeah? Thanks... I guess." She quickly put a hand up, "Wait, wait! I'm not going to fight you. Like why did you even attack me in the first place?" She would ask who the girl was but right now she didn't really care. Wanting to know why she attacked her was good enough for now. Vera didn't want any of this and if the little dirt monster knew better, she'd do better.

"I don't know you and I won't even think twice about you ambushing if you just walk away now."

[Demi Smith]

"Cool," repeated Demi, nodding. "Wait, did you say you're not gonna fight me? Wow, that's gonna make this, like, super easy then," Demi rolled her arms again, working the various dirt and dust to roll around her. There was some kind of question for why she'd attacked in the first place, which just struck Demi as stupid, really. C'mon, the answer was obvious: she did it because she was bored and Vera was there. Obviously.

"Yeah, 'cuz I'm totally gonna run away," said Demi, snorting and chuckling a little. She rolled her body a little, almost looking as though she were dancing. The movements were smooth, and mostly just her warming up her Flow, though it would look, from a distance, like, well, dancing. "You sure you're not gonna fight back or anything? I mean, I don't mind, like, beating you up, but the whole head explody thing is pretty cool. I'd totally use that if I were you," and Demi slid a hand forward, jerking it at the last minute. A cloud of dust and dirt shot from her, erupting into the air, heading straight toward Vera. Not that it would do a lot of damage, because Demi put hardly any energy into the action, but it would be annoying and distracting, and possibly aggravating.

[Vera M. Solway]

Cool? Really?

"Yeah, that's what I just said." But easy? Not so much. Vera wasn't too sure what the issue with this girl was but she wasn't trying to stick around much longer to find out. It was just that walking away wouldn't be as easy as she thought. There was no way that she'd walk away when she was getting ready to attack. That was just asking for a clean KO at her back. The girl made it clear that she wasn't going to run away and Vera wasn't going to be taken out by some little dirt monster, especially not during a peaceful camping trip. Well, can't really call it peaceful now.

Telekinetic energy flickered at her clothes and hair as she stood her ground. Vera slightly shrugged as a somewhat bored look appeared on her face. She was over this before it even started. Nodding her head, she shrugged slightly as looked over at the little girl. "Yeah, I think I'll save it for someone whose worth the energy, no offense." Vera moved her arms in a specific direction, telekientically gathering most of the twigs, leaves, dirt, rocks and crap to circle around her body fast enough to block out the simple attack sent after her before dropping her focus from it. It was a bit more difficult controlling stuff that acted as debris compared to medium sized items but that's what understanding the use of her TK energy was all about... well at least the basics.

"I told you, I'm not going to fight you." Vera then turned her back on the girl, disrespectfully and started to walk away. If she decided to attack her with her back turned, that was on her but Vera wasn't going to hold back if she did. She would have no issues with handing out free ass whoopings.

[Demi Smith]

Wow, this one had an attitude. Demi's lip curled up a she kept talking. Save it for someone worth the energy? And was she--- oh hell no. "Oh, I'll show you worth the energy," Demi said. She pushed her hands along her forearms, as if rolling up her sleeves. The motion helped collect more dirt and debris, the floating cloud shifting around her, moving sort of like a surrounding debris field around a comet or something along those lines.

Demi kept her eyes locked on the retreating girl. Let's see... where to aim. The head? Nah, she didn't want to knock her out. Plus TK users were totally all about protecting their heads and junk. No, Demi needed to show this girl who was the boss. Not fight her; yeah right.

The butt. that should do it. Demi rolled, her body almost gliding through forms. Her arms extended, her muscles undulating with the effort. Then she thrust her palms out, focused tight, launching a bursting shot of debris straight at the girl's retreating rear, aimed right dead center for it. The dirt and assorted stuff would fly out, sort of like being fired by a cannon, though one that didn't seem to mind if the missile was a giant chunk or some kind of debris. So said missile fell somewhere decidedly in the middle.

[Vera M. Solway]

Could Vera really blame herself for what happened next? Yeah, somewhat. Earlier she was ambushed by some crazy ass dirt monster who was trying to take her out and now she expected this person to let her end this and walk away. There was something about Montana and being in the middle of the woods that made Vera take advantage of how dangerous it could be. Getting hit by a cloud of debris hurt way more than you'd think it would and especially since it hit her softest spot yet-- her butt. 

Getting knocked down flat on her face caused the telekinetic to yelp out. Wincing as she spit dirt that sudden stuck to her lips while rubbing her lower back to her butt area. Trying to catch her breath, she got back on her feet and let out an angry huff. Okay so, this midget wouldn't let her leave without a fight. 

Cool.

Telekinetically levitating a few smaller to medium sized rocks, she guided them with her hands and launched them towards the girl, only to dash after, closing the space between them and attempting at launching a mid kick at her side. She added a bit of a telekinetic "oomf" behind her kick. Using both physical and abilities with her attacks would burn her out quick but she was okay with that, Vera just wanted to leave and find her way back to her cabin. 

[Demi Smith]

Awesome! Demi hit the other girl right on target, nearly causing the pugnacious little mud-flinger to let out a yelp and dance in place. Thankfully, she'd kept her head just a little better than that, seeing as her target fought back quite magnificently. Demi actually giggled as rocks few at her. The girl danced out of the way, using her own power to push against the flying rocks and---

and very nearly danced right into the kick aimed at her side. Demi hadn't even expected the other girl to follow up, and she definitely hadn't expected the girl to very nearly engage in Flow. The smaller dirt flinger could only jerk her hands down, shifting dirt and dust into the air to help cushion the blow. Even then, Demi went flying, spinning in a circle that send debris flinging off her. She landed hard, a puff of dust going up.

Demi didn't lay long though, already whirling back up in a sort of circle pattern, gripping some of the various debris on the forest floor and flinging it open handed at Vera. Demi couldn't control a lot of it, at least, not directly. But enough dirt and dust covered the sticks and leaves to let Demi fire off the burst at Vera, which hopefully would give her enough time to get into a better position.

And of course, Demi grinned a mad grin the entire time, clearly having the time of her life.

[Vera M. Solway]

Even after the kick landed, she couldn't help but to cough and jerk away from the sudden dust cloud that rose up once she hit the little girl. She was pretty sure dirt and a tiny rock had gotten into her eye. This was damn near ridiculous. How could anyone live like that? It was like the girl was made up of dirt and nothing else. Couldn't bugs and crap that crawled get comfortable on you? Ugh, would that midget even realize it if there were any bugs on her? 

Just the thought of it disgusted Vera. 

Her coughing had went down but the fact that dirt and dust was now in her eyes, it made it difficult to focus visually on anything. She refused to go blind over someone during her mini camping vacation. She bent over and could fee her eyes water in hopes of getting the dirt out but that was also short lived. The telekinetic was given a hard knock back from the mount of debris the terrakinetic sent at her. It knocked her hard enough to get her off her feet and right back on her ass. 

She groaned. Vera was not having the time of her life.

[Demi Smith]

Demi nearly chuckled as she saw the other girl reeling. She hurried over, moving and getting ready for another attack. There was no such thing as honor in fighting as far as Demi was concerned. You needed to win, and that sometimes meant being rougher on people. So what if the other girl was down and groaning? That just made her an easier target.

Demi pulled to a stop just in front of the other girl though, more dirt and dust flying up around her. The grin on Demi's face looked almost evil and she raised her brows when she looked down on Vera, obviously thrilled. "You wanna give up now? Or do you want to wait till after I've buried you?"

Demi rolled her shoulder, extending her arm and holding it out, dust and dirt still circling it, getting ready to be released or blasted yet again. If she could get Vera down again, she could always drag up something heavier, really get to the burying. Yeah, that would be awesome...