Training Talk- CLOSED

[DJ]

Hope flopped down into the over stuffed chair and sighed. She was waiting for Micheal who was supposed to be here any moment. And Hope was sure she would be because she was normally great about being on time.

Hope gazed around the room at the large oil paintings on the wall she's done over the years and always cringed at her tiny mistakes in the shadowing and highlighting of the horses' bodies that she could have done a bit differently. Although people found them stunning, after practicing and becoming better, Hope always hated her older work.

She looked down at the pile of magazines and mentally poked the rider's leg on the front cover of a Practical Horseman issue. Although it wasn't terrible, it needed to be moved slightly forward and her toe needed to point out a bit more, but with the gripping of the rider's knees, it flawed the rest of her leg.

Hope shook the thought out of her mind and stared down at her breeches covering her legs tightly. She fingered a small stain from some sort of horse dribble.

She wanted to smack herself for being so picky, but forced herself to patiently wait for Micheal.

[Bree]

Micheal walked in her crop still in hand as she smiled in Hope's direction and tapped her side with the crop and plopped down in the couch across from her. She stared a few minutes at the walls and the magazines that cluttered the center table. She hadn't talked to Hope since her outbreak she didn't know how uncomfortable this meeting would be but she'd hoped she would be prepared for the awkward silences if there was any.
"Sooo."
Micheal popped her lips to fill the silence.

[DJ]

"Hey." Hope spoke quietly, sounding awkward in the quiet atmosphere.

She looked over to Micheal. "How's Pie doing?" She tried to warm up to her before asking about training and other things. She thought Micheal was a really sweet and unique girl, just didn't want to get on her bad side and wanted to try and understand her more.

She looked back down at the magazines not wanting to threaten Micheal with a stare. She wanted to reach down and fix the slightly lopsided magazine stack, but kept her hands on her thighs, not noticing the OCD side of herself.

[Bree]

"Well, quite well." Micheal ran her fingers through her tousled hair. She slumped farther into the couch whistling through her teeth.
"I did have something I would like to ask you though. Piceous is doing very well and all with her training but I would like to keep in shape with the level I'm used to." She paused going over mentally what she had said. "Would that be possible?"

OOC: Short post. Sparing the details to get it moving. XD

[DJ]

Hope went over what Micheal had said, trying to make sense of it, but was confused.

"What do you mean?" she asked simply.

OOC:: Tiny post. Help my confused self out. <3 XD

[Bree]

Micheal suddenly became very uncomfortable. Shifting in the couch she started to tap the surface with her nails.
"Well, maybe, uh riding one of the lesson horses that are experienced in jumping so I can keep my training up... or, uh, something."
She shrugged not staring at her directly as playing with her nails. All she heard was the steady ticking of the horse clock echoing through the room.

[DJ]

"Oh yeah." Hope said quickly. "Would you want lessons on the horse, or... maybe join the show team or. Something,"

She fought back a yawn, not wanting to be rude, but it was most likely from lack of sleep last night. She waited for a reply trying to clarify what Micheal was asking and tried to get her view clearly.

[Bree]

Micheal was floored with the idea of joining the show team she had never thought, no, dreamed that she was going to be in a team. She hadn't even known Elysium Stables had had a team.
"Well, uh, sure... I mean yes, yes. That sounds fantastic."
An eminate smile crossed her face. And she stopped her nervous twitching. She looked plainly at Hope. Her eyes sparkled.

[DJ]

Hope was a bit surprised, by Micheal's reaction, but didn't take it offensively if she didn't want to join. But when Micheal smiled, Hope knew she wanted to join.

"Alright Well, there'll be tons of clinics coming up before the show season starts. I'd suggest going to watch, even if you don't want to participate. I can start lessons with you. And our first show is May 4th (ES date not real date), a nice jumper circuit that has four shows around the summer and you gain points every show and there's a banquet at the end of the year." She grinned, toying with the idea of Micheal jumping and training, and knew it was going to be fun. "So, if you're interested. Awesome!"

[Bree]

"I can't wait!" Micheal couldn't help but shaking a bit as she gripped her hands to keep them from flailing about. She'd never been so excited about anything like this before. Perhaps she finally found what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. But then she thought of Piceous. She couldn't ride her in the shows, she was just a beginner. As much as she wanted to she knew she would have to bust herself to take care of Pie and another horse. But that was something she was willing to do.
"What horse would you like me to ride?"
She said with as calm a voice that was possible and bit her lip trying to hold her excitement in.

[DJ]

Hope grinned after seeing Micheal's face. "I'm not sure. I'm going to the auction later today. There may be something there. They usually have some nice jumpers and stuff." She paused, not sure whatelse to say.

"And I think I'm going to find you a one-person horse because I think you'd interact better that way."

She was hoping something good would turn up at the auction because a lesson horse would be hard for Micheal.

[Bree]

"Okay." That's all she could say without screaming for joy. An auction! She hadn't been to an auction for a long time but she still remembered the excitement and anticipation of the back-lot and the raw energy in the auction house. She felt bad for Hope buying her a horse though she made a point in her head to pay for the horse either way. Then she knew she'd have to buy tack for the horse also and that meant shopping. Her smile shown clear from her heart all through her body.