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 true The Duchess 2004-08-17T16:47:00-04:00 2006-04-18T03:57:25Z 2006-04-18T03:57:25Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-114533264571341800 Therapy or Torture? Duo still was deciding. On Sally's recommendation now that Duo's healing had seemed to have stopped just short of where they wanted him to be, he'd started going to physical therapy. Jess had done it a few times. She had told him what to expect and what she had been doing for her knees, and Duo wasn't happy about things as he walked into the office. First came the evaluation. Pushing, poking, false The Duchess 2004-08-03T19:05:00-04:00 2006-04-18T03:43:24Z 2006-04-15T08:21:44Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-114508930468494790 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do "I should kick that guy's ass..." "I'd like to see you try without getting hurt." Duo glared at Minako for a second and then sighed. She had a point. His balance was still off thanks to the stupid ankle injury... He clenched his fists. "It's been how long, though?" he asked. "And he never called her back after that day." "I don't know," Mina said, shaking her head. "But it does really false The Duchess 2004-06-22T16:29:00-04:00 2006-04-09T22:45:36Z 2006-04-09T22:45:36Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-114462273695169089 Mall Adventures, Part II After settling down, the group was talkative right away. Looking over the menu, Jess tapped a fork on her water glass. "Okay... because things have been crazy around here for me... I think we owe some people a birthday." She grinned, looking at Sage, Mia, and Duo. "That's alright..." Sage said quietly, looking mildly embarassed. Mia giggled. "We go through this every year, Sage," she said. false The Duchess 2004-06-22T14:11:00-04:00 2006-04-09T22:28:54Z 2006-04-09T22:28:24Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-114462170406750583 Mall Adventures, Part I The mall was crowded. It was odd for a weekday, but... for late June, it was normal. Jess was between sessions, as well as off from work, and they were bored... so the group had gone to the mall. After a while, they had split up to go to whatever stores they wanted, deciding that they'd all get back together later at Friday's for dinner. Mia had stuck with Duo, since he was slower at the false The Duchess 2004-06-11T16:32:00-04:00 2006-04-09T21:07:39Z 2006-04-09T21:07:07Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-114461682798610439 Just a Day, Just an Ordinary Day "How's your leg?" "Sore..." Mia glanced up from her magazine. Duo looked uncomfortable. The switch from two crutches to one hadn't gone exactly well, and, while he was putting weight on the injured leg, he'd been mostly going back and forth between using both crutches and just one. "You want ice?" she asked him. He sighed and shook his head. "I'll live." Mia frowned a bit and went back to false The Duchess 2004-05-28T11:52:00-04:00 2005-06-13T05:28:30Z 2005-06-10T16:15:13Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-111842011399693574 That Wasn't So Bad... Was It? They'd had time to rest, now. Thankfully... Duo was especially happy he hadn't had to go back to Sally just yet. Mia was, too. She didn't want to hear him keep whining. However, he had to go this morning. Jess had gone into school for a SIFE meeting and to catch up with Barbara on what she had missed while she was gone, so Mina took him in. He wasn't allowed to drive, yet, not that he would false The Duchess 2004-05-26T19:22:49-04:00 2004-12-28T21:41:49Z 2004-12-28T21:41:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-110427010901796434 Homeward Bound "I can't believe it," Jess said. She was standing at the check-in counter, watching Marta repack her bags. One bag had come in over the limit for 'free shipping', so to speak. She was going to have to pay extra per pound. So, since the other was several pounds under, Jess was now watching her friend repack her bags so they evened out under the weight limit. "I told you there was too much," false The Duchess 2004-05-25T22:52:58-04:00 2004-12-28T21:08:58Z 2004-12-28T21:08:23Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-110426810353701824 The Final Four Everyone had met up at the finals. Jess kept going back and forth to get the free ice cream Healthy Choice had out for the students. "It's my dinner," she said when someone asked. Naturally, the final four schools were phenomenal. The automated presentations that were perfectly timed with the speaking members of the teams were filled with multimedia videos, music, and soundbites from the false The Duchess 2004-05-25T19:10:31-04:00 2004-12-28T21:51:31Z 2004-12-28T21:20:38Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-110426883806842631 The Infamous Job Fair Jess looked around as they came up the escalator for the fourth time that weekend. "This is huge," she said, noticing all the companies there. "There's gotta be something here for me..." "I hope so, too," Marta said. They started in, Marta stopping right away at one of the first tables. Jess wandered slowly, taking in the feeling of the place first. They weren't the only ones there, either. false The Duchess 2004-05-25T15:44:32-04:00 2004-12-28T20:11:32Z 2004-12-28T20:11:32Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-110426469294030637 Small Discussion One of the biggest attractions at a SIFE competition is the job fair. Jess was thrilled with the idea hitting it and seeing what was available. After they got back from the Crown, Jess changed into her suit, grabbed a few resumes, and headed for the fair in the Convention Center. "What time did she say they'd be back?" Mia asked. "She wasn't sure," Duo said, flipping channels on the TV. false The Duchess 2004-05-25T13:19:25-04:00 2004-12-28T19:44:25Z 2004-12-28T19:44:25Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286557.post-110426306569820429 Aftermath Morning came. Jess had finally slept through the night. No one came banging through the hotel to wake people up, and that was somewhat reassuring to her. A small group got together to walk over to the Crown Center that morning, meeting up in the lobby downstairs. The walk was longer than they thought, which illicited a few complaints from Marta and Kathie, but they made it well enough. Jess false