[ It’s oppressively hot. The kind of wet, earthy heat that sinks deep into your pores and becomes a part of you, if you let it, until no amount of showering will truly get you clean again.

Not that Ren seems to mind much as he hoists the canister onto his back, pausing to check the straps before offering— ]

It would be easier to just kill it. [ Said of the behemoth. Something that large is going to be more trouble than it’s worth, in the end. A risk to the city that should have been dealt with quickly and cleanly. ]

[ The attack, when it happens, comes quickly. Ren barely has time to raise his weapon before one of the creatures is making a dive for him— ]

[ There’s a bandage wrapped around his wrist — Medical had given him the once-over after the mission, determining that the bite (while painful) wasn’t in any way threatening — as he makes his way through the city, heading back to the communal housing.

Wrapped from head to toe, it’s unlikely that the fireflies will find him an easy target but that doesn’t mean he cannot fall victim in other ways — after all, it’s been that kind of week. ]

username: jensaarai

I'll be brief: is there anywhere in the city that has been allotted to, or can otherwise be used, for physical training?