swordprincess | 009 [Action/Video]

[Another routine training session at the Battle Dome. Karla finishes another battle with the advanced bandits programming that Ginia had taught her. However, it's only after the battle is finished when her own exhaustion seems to hit her like a freight train. Her entire body aches, and a tightening sensation in her chest. She hadn't noticed it during the battle, and she's certainly never felt this bad after one. In fact, she actually decides to quit her training session early.]

[She staggers out of the simulation room on her way out, then pauses, coughing violently.]

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[Karla's definitely sick; she's sure of it now. She's put her physical activity on hold, but the urge to battle still rages within her. And worse, indulging in battle is not the ultimate answer.]

[Still coughing as she opens her journal, she waits for a lull before speaking, her voice hoarse and weak.]

...Has anyone ever had a hunger for battle that you just can't quench? What do you do to keep it from consuming you?

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[She lets him position and support her, letting out a hacking cough before she takes that first step.]

Okay...

[They move slowly, inching down the hall and finally, miraculously, through the Battle Dome's front door. The clinic isn't too much further, but Steve stops whenever Karla has a particularly bad coughing fit so that she may catch her breath.]

Are you in pain at all?

Just...aching...all over...

[She could feel it all over her body, that dull ache that seems to weigh her down.]

Alright...almost there. Just hang on.

[He could feel her wearing down as each cough raked through her body. But luckily he could see the clinic just up ahead. A few minutes and a burst of speed later finds them slipping through the door.]

We need some assistance over here. She's very ill.

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