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Henri

He picks up his pace when Miranda grabs him, "Yes, yes. I coming."

Walking out with Skye and Miranda he says to both to try and lighten the mood, "That was a pretty good match you two did. I don't know much about how it's scored, but you're both so fast. Very impressive."

Ian

After pulling the alarm he stood and watched as the others started to move. Everyone except Emma who was sitting on the bleachers. In the middle of where the X marked the spot.

He runs over to her, Tony and Sarah.

He grabs Emma's hand saying, "C'mon we got to get away from here. The man dropped a map with a large X where we are sitting. We need to go!"

[OOC Waiting for Mina]

OOC Sorry all, thought I had responded...


Emma

Confused she looked at Ian, and then back at Tony and Sarah as they got up and followed the rest off the bleachers, and hopefully to somewhere this all made sense.

As they reach the outside, Mr Harding looks at Ian.

"Right, what's all this about?"

Henri

Finding himself back outside, he idly wonders if perhaps they should just all go for a walk around the university campus. So far it seems all the trouble seems to be happening when they are indoors.

He is interested to wait and hear what Ian has to say though.

Ian

Ian holds out the piece of paper for everyone to see.

"Tony, Sarah, Emma, and I were up in the stands when we saw this creepy guy poke his head in the door and drop this. Its a schematic of the gym with a giant X on the bleachers. My first thought was the Tube and 7/7. So I pulled the alarm to get everyone clear."

Mr Harding looks at Ian for several seconds.

"Would you say that you have an overactive imagination?"

The question is obviously rhetorical.

"You guys stay here. I'll take a closer look."

He takes the paper from Ian and heads back in, using the map to pinpoint the spot. He bends down, checks underneath the benches and takes a good look around.

"Nothing here." He calls out.

Ian

After he left, Ian grumbles. "No, I just act before I think."

Then looking towards the others. "Sorry about messing up practice. Maybe he does find something."

But that hope was crushed on Mr Harding's return.

Emma

"So nothing...? Will you be checking again before the actual matches?" The bleachers would be fuller then, with the audience to cheer on the respective athletes. She smiles, engagingly at Mr. Harding. "I try not to have an active imagination, but there was some violence earlier... and well wouldn't it be better to be safer than sorry about this kind of thing?"

{Skye}

"Perhaps we need to find this guy." Skye whispers back over to Levon. "It's too weird that he keeps showing up -- and what happened with that fight the other night?"

Henri

"Tube 7 slash 7? Sorry, what's that?", he asks to no one in particular.

The reference goes over his head, since he was never in London and just a youngster at the time of the terrorist attack.

Levon
"Trouble does seem to find us," he replied to Skye, sighing.

Mr Harding nods slowly.

"Even if it just provides you and Ian with peace of mind, then it is worth a quick check."

He smiles.

"Shall we continue?"

Everyone filters back in and the practice session resumes coming to its conclusion in good time for the end of the afternoon.

Ben steps forward.

"The competition starts on Monday. We can't get the gym tomorrow as the other teams have bookings. I suggest that the competitors consider going for a run tomorrow morning, maybe some stretching exercises in the afternoon? Otherwise you are free to do as you wish. See you here at 10 am Monday morning."

"Good thinking Ben" Mr Harding chips in. "And try to stay out of trouble."

He grins at them.

Levon
"Yeah. Stay out of trouble. I guess he just met us," he muttered quietly.

{Skye}

She just couldn't help a very audible chortle with Levon's comment. Mr. Harding was a nice guy, so his quick glance over to her wasn't harsh, but good naturedly concerned. Skye waved her hand that she understood.

"We'll do what we can...." she said still trying not to laugh more.

Once Harding walked away, Skye turned to the others. "So -- how are we going to get into trouble tonight? And still be ready for a run tomorrow morning....Ben....." She was not a morning person -- they had all seen.

Emma

"Thank you, again, Mr. Harding... but we always stay our of trouble. It's the trouble that does not stay out of us!"


When he leaves and Skye asks her question, Emma smiles. "Anyone else feel like karaoke or bowling?"

Ian

Rollback

"A terrorist attack in London back in 2005." he whispers to Henri. "My grandfather died on the one set on the Piccadilly line."


Present

While dancing and even the dessert binge sounded fun, he was still stuck on the map. His mind had kept going throughout the rest of practice with him barely hearing anything Mr Harding said.

"An evening out sounds great. But I think we should avoid any pub crawls."

In the foyer leading to the cafeteria, there was a large notice board advertising various things to do but they had not yet had chance to read it.

Actually on campus there were a number of events listed:

- a karaoke evening in the WindUp bar
- the drama group were currently showing 'Much Ado About Nothing'
- there was a bowling alley with a bar & food
- A tribute act (Take That) in the main auditorium with dancing, also a bar

{Skye}

"Gawd...." Skye leaned in to Emma. "If I can't fight it out... I just want to let it all out in karaoke. You'll all hate me for it..." She giggled, knowing that -- as the pros they were -- they all tolerated her voice.

Henri

When Ian let's him know that there was a possibility of a bomb in the gym, Henr's eyes go wide in shock and he manages only a whispers back, "Oh!"

As for what to do for some fun, he says, "Bowling or dancing sounds fun to me."

Ian

"From what I know of karaoke there's probably going to be dancing there as well. So all for that. But I bet there is better food at the bowling alley. Anyone down for doing both? Dinner and bowling then a night of listening to Skye and Emma serenade us?"

Emma

Em leaned in to Skye in return. "It will be fine. We can duet it out, or belt some solos. If we go late enough, most of the people will be snockered anyway." Then she turned to the others. "If we are doing both... bowling first, and then relaxing at Karaoke?" Get the physical exertion out of the way, eat some, then sing and have some dessert at the bar sounded good.

Ian

"And if we're lucky they'll be snockered enough where even Levon can sing." Ian jokes glancing over to the big guy.

"So why don't we get changed and meet up at the bowling alley in about an hour?