[OPEN/EVENT] Morphing me and forcing me to strive;

[vampdetective]

Who: Angel & you!
Where: Angel Investigations, the gym & the training center.
When: 7/15 - 7/18
Rating: PG
Summary: Having recovered some from the blood problem she's been experiencing in recent months, Angel has decided to double down on getting herself back into fighting shape.
The Story:

Considering the fact that she wasn't strictly alive, Angel is fully aware of the fact that gym time might appear to be wasted on her. It wasn't as if she didn't already have vampire strength on her side; strength training itself might seem to others like a waste of time, but there was more to it than just the physical aspect. The mental clarity it offered wasn't something to be taken for granted, especially considering how rocky the last few months had been. She hadn't felt like herself since the infected invasion, not until very recently, and even then, she wasn't quite sure-- taking in Slayer blood when she'd been off humans for so long had shaken her, reawakened cravings that she already had to work full-time to curb, making pig's blood itself almost inedible by comparison.

Even her office and living space had suffered. The small office tucked away behind the front desk at Angel Investigations was in serious disorder, thanks to the fact that she'd allowed herself to be so distracted for so long, unable to focus on any one thing for more than a very short period of time while fighting to get her headspace back to normal. Now, there was something therapeutic in trying to put everything back the way it should be, re-ordering her life so that the pieces fit back together the way they were meant to. She spends most of Friday at the office, with the front door wide open to accommodate anyone who might want to walk in to talk to her or Cordell or the Pines twins, cleaning out her desk and the immediate area surrounding before she heads out into the lobby to work on re-organizing the weapons cabinet during the afternoon, having found it to be in serious disarray thanks to both disuse or general carelessness when putting things back after a particularly hectic event.

Saturday, she focuses on body instead of mind-- with the added challenge of forcing herself to interact with people elsewhere in the mansion, rather than staying in the relative safety of Angel Investigations. Being around people was often a challenge on her best days, thanks to the temptation they offered, but drinking Slayer blood had only increased that ten-fold. If she was going to prove to herself that things were back to normal, that meant letting herself work where others might cross her path, and so she ends up heading down to the gym for her usual yoga and tai-chi routines instead of throwing a mat down at the back of the office. Sunday, she decides to make use of the training center provided on the first floor-- until now, she's never set foot in the place, even knowing that most of the equipment is built to stand up against someone with her kind of strength. She's never seen the need to venture out and train anywhere outside of her comfort zone, but Cordell's presence in Wonderland has reminded her that a humanizing influence is as important as anything else. Otherwise, she risks letting herself become disconnected: incredibly dangerous, all things considered. Throughout the rest of the event, she can be found at the Angel Investigations office around the clock, with the occasional mid-day break to catch a few hours of sleep-- and the regular evening stroll through the gardens and across the grounds, just after the sun has begun to sink beneath the horizon.

(OOC: Responses will come from championsheart! Prose or action are both a-ok, I'll match you. Feel free to use a different scenario than the ones provided if your character would like to catch Angel elsewhere.)