Training Room

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There was a faint grunting sound, coupled with a smack of bare skin on a punching bag. Batgirl was in just a pair of sweats and a sports bra, punching the hell out of one of the few bags suspended from the ceiling. She was taking out her anger at Speedy for leaving and for not telling her that he was with Raven in the first place. Along with that, she was mad at herself for still being in love with Robin. It didn't matter who she pictured the punching bag as, she was still pissed off.

After several hours of beating punching bags, throwing batarangs at the wall, and making her way across the gymnastic beams a few times, Batgirl was splayed on the ground, her cheast heaving with each breath. She was tired, but that was good. However, it didn't do much to stop her ever-going brain from returning to the two boys in her life.

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Ink crept through the halls, headed towards the training room. The tiny teen was feeling restless and wanted to blow off some steam. AS she rounded the corner and went though the doors she spied Bat girl laying on the ground in a pair of sweats and a training bra. "I hope Im not disturbin ya lassie." She said her scottish accent coming though strongly. Ink glanced down at her own clothes, black as usual but instead of her usual out fit she was wearing vintage shorts, a black cotton tank top, and sadly no hat. Her hair was pulled back in a tight bun and she wore no shoes.

She looked around the room and saw the batarangs still in the wall and a decidedly worse off punching bag. "Are you though here miss?" She asked hoping that she could have a sparing partner. Ink was rather worried that her martial arts skills had decreased since she hadn't practiced in so long. And while she never needed it in a fight her father had alwasy taught her to never rely solely on her powers.

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Batgirl opened her eyes to see a girl standing over her. She had not met this newest addition to the team yet, remembering that the others had called her "Ink." Moving her elbows beneath her, she propped herself up so she didn't have to crane her head up to see even the short girl.

Her accent was thick, but she could tell what the words were, at least. "I can be if you want to be alone. If not, I've still got some battery juice left in me if you want to spar or something." She hopped up on her feet, surprisingly fast for someone that had been working out for hours. "I'll be a little slow, but even then, I don't know if I'll be able to dumb down my skills enough for you." She smiled meschievously and leaned her shoulder against the wall.

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Ink laughed at bat girl as she jumped up. She may not be a great martial artist but she had a few tricks up her sleeves... or lack there of. Scottish martial arts was not something most people studied and there for was not something they were expecting. " I doubt you'll need tae dumb it down miss, I may be a totty [small] lass but Im not defenseless." She said with a wide grin.

She leaned on the wall a space away from the girl. "With out with out our tools?" She asked "I ken I can knock you on your erse [bottom] either way" She added with an equally mischievious smile.

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Batgirl was mildly impressed that this girl knew anything about fighting, as she had thought she just ran around with pen and paper. Unfolding her arms, she walked to the middle of the room and slid some things out of the way. She wouldn't want to hurt the poor girl any more than she needed to.

"Without is fine. I've been trained by the best, just to warn you now." She smiled and lowered herself, palm up and fingers giving a "bring it" gesture. Yes, she did have a large ego, but it was well-earned. The Batman had taught her all he knew. Or at least most of it. The curvy girl wasn't the scrawniest in terms of muscle mass, either. With her regular runnning and working out, she had quite a bit of muscle on her.

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Ink moved to help her clear a space for them. she already knew the other girl was trained by the best, that was why she wanted to spar in the first place. Ink held no illusion that Bat girl was more trained and talented in this field but what better way to learn then to get soundly thrashed by your teacher. She looked over at the battered punching bag she knew bat girl had been beating up on and kept the smile on her face.

"Just remember, Im not the one who earned the thrashin you gave that bonny bag over there." She said as she slid into a boxers form. She bounced lightly on her feet, reluctant to start the engagement. slowly she circled, watching for the indication of movement.

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She was expecting this girl to go straight forward, and was plesantly surprised that she waited for her to make the first move. You really didn't know a person until you fought them. Like this showed that Ink was patient and eager to learn, as opposed to just plain eager and impatient.

Smiling, Batgirl took a deep breath and closed her eyes. When she opened them, she lauched herself upward, kicking Ink with little force. It wasn't because she was tired -- no, she had been taught to work through fatigue. It was because she was testing the waters, figuratively speaking. She wanted to see how much this girl would give, and she honestly didn't want to bruise up another teammate. Hopefully Robin would just see this as sparring and not fighting. She had been told that one more fight with a teammate and she was to head back to Gotham. Not that she would actually listen to him, but hey.

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Ink watched Batgirl and was ready by the time she opened her eyes. The Scottish lass was used to the drunken brawls that she and her peers had gotten into in her homeland. She had sidestepped so that the kick only grazed her rather large hip, and from the force applied she knew batgirl was holding back. While she appreciated the slow warm up she didn't want her to think that she was fragile. "Dont worry herry* I dont bruise easy" she said still smiling as she moved to counter.

Ink closed the distance and swung her left down towards the spot above the other girls hip. As she did that she faked coming in with her right fist towards her chest. the right hand kept her from being open and hopefully the girl would follow her instincts and protect her chest over her hip, which Ink knew from experience hurt like mad when hit.

*A girl who thinks shes tough

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Batgirl was satisfied that she didn't look like a total moron with this girl. She had a feeling she was a bit better than she had originally thought. As her leg came in contact with her hip, she smiled. However, she wasn't sure what a "herry" was, so she wasn't sure whether to be insulted or what at that comment.

"If you're sure." Batgirl would still hold back, but not as much now. She saw the move with the leg before the arm and quickly moved out of range of both, moving to the other side of Ink's right arm, the one that was in mid-swing. She caught the fist easily and yanked her arm backwards. It wasn't martial-arts, but it was Batgirl's style. She wasn't limited to just one type, as neither was Batman. "Are you sure about this?" She looked down to Ink as she asked.

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Ink twisted smoothly from her missed attack into batgirls pull. Using her own forward momentum against Batgirls backwards momentum she charged her. as her body made contact she ducked down and pulled her arm our of the girls grasp. She danced back a few steps and grinned broadly. "Well ah cannae cooch doon [can not lay down] and just let ye win lassie." She said as she pulled back again.

So far Ink had learned that Batgirl knew what she was doing, and would probably be able to counter her every move. She might be able to wait her out but that would beat the point of sparing. She closed the gap again and and testing the waters herself, by throwing a series of quick jabs aimed at the head and chest.

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Batgirl was surprised again at Ink's skill. She had underestimated the Scottish girl. Taken off guard with the sudden force of the girl's whole body pushed into her, she staggered back a few steps, releasing her arm in the process. Her eyebrows were raised as she spoke again. "Wow, I'm impressed."

She didn't have much time to say anything else as Ink spoke and then ran at her again. This time, though, she was prepared and dodged most of them. Some hit her shoulders and one got the side of her neck. Thankfully, none of them dislodged her mask that was still set firmly into place. Not that she really needed it while working out. It was just in case someone came in, as happened today. The mask did nothing for her skin care, though, as she currently had a few pimples where the mask set on her face.

As the jabs slowed, or seemed to anyways, Batgirl drew up a foot and planted a kick right in the middle of the shorter girl's chest, sending her backwards a few feet with the force. Not wanting to let her recover, Batgirl threw her own jabs, a mix of several different martial arts styles, so they came at her from several different angles.

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Ink Smiled in pride at batgirls comment, but had no time to reply as her combatant placed a square kick to her chest. She fumbled backwards a few feet and had no time to recover as batgirls jabs came at her fast and from what seemed like everywhere. If there was one thing Ink could do it was ride out some punches. She hunkered down so that she would feel less pain and waited for batgirls jabs to slow down. She still felt every jab and it hurt like mad but she felt a bit less.

As she felt the blows slow she dropped down and aimed a swiping kick at batgirls legs forcing her to jump, moving like a snake onto her feet she followed the girl with a series of close kicks and punches, just like her boxer dad had taught her.

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Batgirl slowed down with the jabs, noticing Ink's expression. It was a mixture of pain and something else that she couldn't quite place. Slowing was a mistake though, as Ink swiped a kick that Batgirl had to jump to avoid. She jumped a little lower than she had meant and one of her feet was moved slightly, making her land with her legs spread farther than was normal.

Quickly recovering, she deflected most of her punches and kicks, some of them hitting home on her arms, legs, and even once swiped the side of her cheeckbone, as she hadn't deflected it far enough. She would definitely have a few bruises in the morning. With a new bout of determination not to be bested by this new girl, Batgirl caught one of her legs mid-kick and heaved while turning sharply.

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Ink twisted as the girl grabbed her leg and turned. She landed on her hands and kicked back like a mule, then brought both legs down quickly. She rolled forward to disengage. She jumped to her feet and turned to face her again. "Ahyacunt [ouch that hurt]!" she said rubbing her knee while not taking her eyes off her sparing partner.

Her hands came back up into her boxing stance and she bounced a few times to test her knee, it was better then she thought."Well now yer fud [idiot] at this lassie" She said with a grin. She bounced and circled waiting for batgirl to strike. The artist wanted to be able to analyze her moves rather then just reacting to it.

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Fatigue was rolling in as Batgirl stood back, hands on knees, arms shaking slightly. After the few hours of working out and then this sparring, she was beat. However, she wasn't going to give up that easily. Taking a deep breath, she analyzed Ink's position and went at her with a series of punches and kicks, much like what Ink had done earlier, and like she had been doing with the punching bag.