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Between the recent fights, as well as the mixed feelings about Jordan-- she was safe in the pods, at least, and so was the rest of her family, probably-- Rachel really wouldn't mind working some stuff off in the Sensoriums.

Plus, there wasn't much else to do on the ship, and practising different morphs and getting some added thrill from fighting? Wasn't a bad way to spend time. And if she got better about fighting in the process...

There wasn't any finesse to it. She wasn't in her favourite morph, for once, instead opting for a combination of speed, grace and power in the form of the cheetah. The room was filling periodically with an assortment of enemies-- some of the smaller Ohm grunts, Hork-Bajir, even some human (Controllers, something she was used to fighting). She spaced them out enough so she could handle them, but she still tore into each with the same quick viciousness. She lunged with the force of the cat onto a particular human, the instinct taking over to allow the teeth to sink into the throat for a killing bite.

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People sure were taking out a lot of aggression in the Sensoriums lately. Zouichi extended the slender black axe at his side with a single flick of his wrist; with his next motion, he lopped two limbs neatly off an approaching Ohm, sending it crashing to the ground in ungainly fashion.

A Hork-Bajir took a swipe at him with a bladed tail. Zouichi parried the blow and followed it up with a shallow slice, cutting the alien open from breastbone to thigh.

~~It's fashionable.~~ Rachel nearly spun on this newcomer, the cheetah's instincts not differentiating between the presences. He smelt different from the humans, sure, but so did the other creatures in here. Rachel's mind, however, took over enough to know he was acting differently-- that he wasn't another simulated enemy.

She didn't say anything, not right away, instead just dropping the human from her teeth, springing over the blood, and landing on one of the alien Hork-Bajir, all teeth and claws, avoiding the blade to land her full weight on the body.

All the enemies in the room that weren't attacking him were attacking the cheetah. So naturally the cheetah (which was displaying some pretty suspicious behavior for a large cat, anyway) was the crewman. Which meant either there was a new crew member on board or that this was probably another one of those kids who could turn into animals.

Zouichi reasoned this out as he dispatched another two attackers, not hesitating to kill any in his path. After all, no one was here to complain about it.

Rachel was perfectly fine with this guy coming in here and fighting alongside her, especially since he was mostly minding his own business. Besides, it wasn't as if there was any shortage of bad guys to fight-- the simulations could produce as many as they needed to keep the fight up.

Dropping another alien beneath her tearing teeth (and ignoring the cuts that were starting to appear), she sprinted for one of the Ohm nearby, lunging on it to get above the blades, this time, letting out a roar as she did so, landing claws first.

Really, there were only a few people who would be tearing out Hork-Bajir throats in the sensoriums. In fact, that list tended to narrow down to "Rachel". Jake stood in the doorway for a moment, watching her fight. Same old Rachel. Same moves. Same speed and ferocity.

"Taking out some frustrations?"

Just talking to her seemed hard, sometimes. But he needed to make the effort.

Howard walks into the Sensoriums - and very nearly rushes back out when he sees it's a combat simulation. Unfortunately, his infamous flight instinct seems to be a little on the dull side today, or his curiosity is a little on the uptick, and he just ends up pressed against the door watching in relative horror.

It takes him a few seconds to realize that the illusion is coming from the cheetah, not from one of the humans running around. He thought maybe someone was doing an educational example on why not to keep wild cats in their basement, or an instructional video for animal control. But the cheetah is the center of this production, not in way meant to inspire terror (though it certainly does), but in a way that suggests that it is the sole protagonist of this little story.

Which doesn't mean it clearly isn't a violent and crazy cheetah.

"Stacy, are the safety controls on?" he asks in a quiet voice, although probably not quiet enough to avoid a cheetah's hearing. Not that he would have even made it in without her noticing.

Earth had so many interesting animals. Sure, this one probably wasn't the real thing, but its bursts of speed and effortless agility were still impressive. Maybe Zouichi would get to meet an actual cheetah some day. That would be nice.

He ducked a blow from an oncoming Ohm, drawing his pistol and firing once to down it.

Zouichi wondered if a cheetah's paws were tough from all that running, or soft like Emergency Rations's.

Beastboy was crashing sensorium sessions as per usual when he stumbled onto this somewhat gruesome scene. He shuddered a bit but was more concerned for who would be using the Sensorium like that imagining an animal tearing into humans. Only then did he notice the dispatched aliens as well. "Combat sim, I get it." That still didn't mean he liked it. Just seeing the blood made his stomach flip.

'Rachel' yowled at the sound of the gun, the cheetah's mind rejecting the unnatural noise. But she understood it logically, and so the flash of teeth in this other crew mate's direction was only momentary.

She tore into the flesh, digging in with her claws to avoid getting thrown off, not yielding until the alien fell under her. They had a huge size advantage, but she had speed, at least, and maybe was a bit tenacious.

Rachel had been a bit distracted, so she didn't react to Jake when he first entered-- she smelt and heard him enter, sure, but he didn't register as a threat, so it wasn't until he spoke that she fully acknowledged him. With a twitch of her ears, she finished tearing into the simulated person, and replied in thought speak.

< Something like that, yeah. > Despite the flippant response, her tone wasn't overly harsh.

Rachel smells and hears the boy enter the Sensoriums, she just doesn't care, not at first. She doesn't recognise him that well-- since she doesn't know the guy well-- and she doesn't get a 'threat' vibe off of him, so the cheetah brain is fine with basically ignoring him, in favour of the real challengers.

But as she hears him ask a question of Stacy, and she hears Stacy reply that the safety overrides are on (why bother if there wasn't a risk in the training? It kind of defeated the purpose, in her opinion). She deigned it necessary to respond.

< It's not like you can die in here anyway. It's mostly for injuries. >

< Right, > Rachel replied, once she registered this other guy as really being there. The cheetah mind was more interested in him than it had been the other visitors, because of a more animal smell to him. Something weirdly familiar and not quite a threat, but of interest. < Figured I'd get some practise, > she said, a shrug practically apparent in her voice.

From the reaction, he figured her ears were sensitive; he resolved to try and cut down on the explosive shots. His subsequent firing was accompanied only by the sound of soft clicking as his gun launched gravity shells at his opponents.

It wasn't like he was unused to fighting with limitations here. Maybe that was just the price of not working alone.

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"Gotta keep up on the basics." Beastboy agreed shifting into Cheetah form himself and swishing his tail. He could speak cheetah but from the speaking in his head he knew she wasn't a normal cheetah. He'd encountered thought speak before even if he didn't know what it was.

"Yeah, I don't want to get injured ei- hey, wait." The wheels start turning in Howard's head, remembering that voice and what he read on the comm channel. "You're that crazy girl who got deaged in med bay."

There, that was better. Rachel could deal with it, sure, but it annoyed the cheetah brain-- and her, too, frankly-- so it was better to avoid it if she could.

Springing off of the Ohm, she spun on the next closest enemy, another human, diving after them as they turned to run, all teeth and claws, while a second human readied a weapon at her. She'd just have to be fast, right?

Rachel is about ready to make some comment at him about getting injured, but she's distracted by the recognition. She's getting more used to it-- especially now that the whole secret was blown and she was a little less cautious about even speaking.

< And you're the annoying kid who did my 'interview,' > she replies, in a bored tone. A part of her feels almost bad-- he'd seen her at her worst, when she wasn't really herself. But that didn't matter.

< Something like that, yeah, > Rachel agreed, kind of a dismissive tone, but she wasn't going to make him leave either. She watched him curiously, the simulation paused just enough to avoid any sneak attacks while she was distracted by him, as brief as it might be. She'd seen him before, he'd already proven the whole shapeshifting thing, though she still wasn't sure how it worked with him. < Joining in? >

Wrong; Zouichi picked off the second human for her. The man staggered backward for a brief moment before collapsing to the ground, spurting from the sudden chest wound from Zouichi's gravity shell.

She could cover for him in return sometime. Look, he was cooperating!

He had to shift back to laugh a little embarrassed, "Err, yeah if you don't mind. I totally understand if this is like, "private time"

He understood, he just didn't consider it till now.

< Nice, > Rachel said something finally, her own way of showing appreciation, when she noticed the shot take out the other human behind her. She didn't like owing things, but she'd do it anyway. Plus, he apparently saved her some nasty injury, anyway.

Finishing with the other human, she leapt to her feet again, circling somewhat, watching the opponents who remained.

< Nah, it's fine, > she said. < It's not like it makes that much of a difference. > She'd wait for him to shift again, if he was staying, before she started the simulation back up.

His grin relaxed into a smile and he did just that taking the form of a sleek muscular green Cheetah. Though knowing his style he imagined he'd shift again before too long.

The enemies were a nice assortment, though he was a little uncomfortable with the Hork-Bajir after meeting one at one of the pod pops. But it was all a game so that made it easier. He swished his tail proudly and waited for Rachel to take the lead.

Rachel nodded her feline head at that, and now that he was ready, she started up the simulation again, aliens and humans alike moving into action. She lunged at the nearest with all the speed and force that the cheetah body could manage.

Beastboy sprang into action too. He loved using feline forms, the sort of liquid steel confidence and grace they carried was a boon to a lanky clumsy teenager like himself.

Pouncing off one human his weight knocked the enemy to the floor before he launched off the body into a taller enemy, one of the Hork-Bajir. Shifting mid flight into a Gorilla he seized the creature and hauled him over his shoulder slamming him into the ground. He let out a howl through cutting through his leathery gorilla skin. Not willing to slow down though (And knowing the wound was only simulated) he shifted into a bull next charging into the nearest Ohm and knocking him into the air with a buck and a thrust of his powerful horns.

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