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The Outsiders: Meeting 2

It was going to be their second meeting, and she already had an idea from Beastboy that he'd drummed up some interest in some the newly pod popped. So she'd been making alterations to the Outsider headquarters all day, from checking out the intercom and monitors Billy fixed (she needed Alex's help for that) to helping to set the new carpet in the lobby to preparing the pool for the training session. It was absolutely important that today grow well: she was going to tell the group she was trying to petition Leon to get them more involved in missions. Even if he said no, there were chances that they as individuals would be pulled into some dangerous situation and then all that training WOULD come in handy, wouldn't it? Either way the training would be coming in handy, as would meeting the people that would come to the second meeting. In a way, the second meeting was more important than the first: the second told you who was staying, who hadn't just popped in for the snacks and a few laughs. She still had those of course: chips and dip and a few sandwiches were already set up for people who were hungry.

As for her, all of this work had already made her really sweaty and stinky, so she was taking a dip in the pool to clean herself off, careful to only do so in the shallow part of the water reserved for small kids: once she was good and clean, she would flush that water out, and fill it with clean water again. For now, she wanted to make sure everything went perfectly. Of course, she was also nude for this, so she figured if Beastboy dropped in now, she'd have to dry off pretty quickly.

So far though: room were all clean, conference room was a-okay and the lobby was spotless. For the moment she could relax. She'd be ready in a few minutes.

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"That's good to hear." Vita nodded. "Well, if anyone gives you trouble, you can ask me for help."

...she then sighed. She should stop doing that, it didn't really suit her.

Beastboy grinned cheerfully, "So what we wanna do is come together as a group. Support one another, work together to hone our skills. It's like the old saying, "No matter who you are there's always someone better." He winked, "So we just wanna make sure when you meet that person you're ready."

He took another step forward, "We can offer training in combat if you want to learn how or if you know how and just need practice, or for those of you who are less combat friendly we can hook you up with people who can help hone whatever your skill of choice is!"

Another pause and then a joke, "And if you have no skill well that's alright we'll keep you around anyway! We don't discriminate!"

"When we aren't training we're relaxing, hanging out, having parties, movie night, playing games. The hotel would be your home away from home. It's alot more comfortable then some of the places on board that's for sure!"

"Any questions?"

And for those of you with a bit more practice...

"I've got some training going on too, we're gonna head up to the Sensoriums to see what you guys can do!" He called and shifted into a gorilla pounding his chest in challenge before shifting back, "It'll be fun come on!" He urged.

"Cool hair!" Beastboy appeared on the other side of the table refilling the punch bowl like a good host, "I had a friend with hair like that back home!" He remarked with a wink.

"It does what I need it to," Hit girl replied. "I heard about this place, so I thought I'd come and see what the meetings are all about. You sure got a lot of different kind of people around here."

She eyed Alex but was definitely not speaking ill of Vita. There was definitely something of a fire in her. Hit girl respected that.

Like there was a chance in hell she was going to miss this. Safeties off? Challenges immense? Right now that was sounding better than moaning and groaning about her situation, and right about now? She was definitely looking into breaking some stuff to relieve some tension.

She waited a good two minutes and then casually strolled out of the room, bee lining it to the Sensoriums. It was time to let go.

"It takes all sorts!" Beastboy commented pouring himself a cup, "The trick is to learn to rely on one another and trust one another. That's where things get complicated but it's worth it if it works."

"That is a hard thing to ask," Hit girl said. "You have to assume that we all are getting along. I really have to wonder how that can be if all of our abilities are different."

But it was something, that much was clear. A LOT better than what she'd been dealing with so far.

"We had to deal with the same thing on the Titans, in fact when we first met most the team couldn't stand one another. The only thing that brought us together was a big bad alien threat that was gonna blow up our planet."

Laurie had wanted to look nice for the meeting. She'd brushed back her hair and wore a flower headband that she'd gotten on shore leave. Put together with a green skirt and yellow top and flip-flops, she looks the most relaxed she's been since she first woke upon Stacy in the pod caverns.

She looks around, with Spot close by her heels, ready to socialize.

Laurie looks down at her attire. She hadn't thought that they would go from the meeting to the training. "I don't think I'm really dressed for training, Garfield..."

Beastboy took a minute to her look her up and down, and unable to stop himself gave a little whistle of appreciation. Very mature of him. "It's OK we'll work with it. After all we can't always plan on being in combat gear right?" He offered helpfully.

"I mean you don't have to train today if you don't wanna." He added, "You could just chill and watch, but it's more fun if you play along!"

Laurie blushes at the whistle. Nobody has ever whistled for her. "I think I'll do that."

"Awesome!" He took her hand without much thought and led the way to the Sensoriums, "How do you think I'm doing so far by the way? I know the teams just getting started but I'm like totally nervous."

Laurie blinks when he takes her hand and starts to lead the way. She bites her lower lip as her face heats up, trying to come up with something to reply back with that wouldn't come out as mumbled stammerings.

"You're doing just fine, Garfield." That wasn't too hard!

"Heh, thanks!" He grinned sheepishly as they reached the entrance to the Sensoriums. Only then did he seem to realize he had been holding her hand and his cheeks lit up with blush. He broke the hold to open the door bowing, "After you!" He wiggled his ears playfully trying to overcome the stomach flipping.

Laurie smiles cheerfully, still blushing. "Thank you very much, Garfield." Then, summing up a tremendous amount of courage, she leans over, and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you there!" She then hurries out, face red all over.

Beastboy's eyes boggled stunned his cheeks burning up. His hand trailed up to touch the spot where he had been kissed and he grinned wiggling his ears, "H-heh...wow."

At the moment of arrival, the sensorium held nothing but a flat grey plane, presided over by a smug-looking book.

"Well, you were in a hurry," he said to the girl as she stepped in.

"Everybody has have a comment huh," Hit girl said, but was still grinning. "Not that it matters to me right now. I've been stuck on this ship talking and being condescended to. If you ask me this is long overdo."

It was a talking book.

Eh, fuck it.

"Oh, excuse me, Beastboy," Katara said, crossing to where he stood. Making sure Laurie didn't see, she flashed Beastboy a knowing grin and gave him a thumbs up.

Katara most definitely approves and will ignore the awkwardness of earlier.

"Then keep trying to improve," Katara said, taking his hand a moment. "That's all a master wants from their student. I know from personal experience."

"Heh!" Zetta approved! "Guess you wanna get started, huh?" The book appraised the girl without even seeming to note her apparent age. "Well, till some other people man up and get in here, I'll run you through something. Gimme a hint of what you can do."

"Well let's hope we score one for mutual hatred," hit girl replied, "otherwise its a waste of time. Still, good to see there are some people on the ship who have the right concept. It makes me hope we might not actually be walking around with our heads up our asses."

Alex still jumped at the touch, though he was getting better about it. He looked up at her and nodded, "I-I w-will."

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