"Move."
"Umm, huh?"
"You're blocking the door. Move."
Zack was roused from his impromptu nap on the floor by Dr. Shikoba. She looked… well it almost looked like she was trying to imitate Tseng's homeland's style with the outfit she had on.
"Where are you going?"
He obligingly got out of the way and opened the door for her. They all knew better than to argue with her when she was feeling snarly. She was still getting used to her new tail. Apparently her changes hadn't been done, merely slowed up. Remembering his own tail growing in had kept him from making jokes and kept them bringing out the ice packs.
His tail wagged when she gave him a head pat on her way by.
"Outside. Wanna do my yoga stuff again. Getting stiff and sore."
"Can I come with?"
She paused for a moment outside the door before nodding and continuing down the hall. Even titchy, it was hard to say no to perky-hopeful ears and a tail that just refused to not wag.
He made sure not to stare at the bit of tail poking out from under the knee-length gi. Apparently pants were still a bit of a problem if she hadn't put on the matching tai chi pants. His tail was much leaner than hers and he still had problems some days. And they all knew better than to suggest skirts. Reno swore she'd dented his skull last time he'd suggested that.
Zack thought it was just Reno's stupid showing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A fair few Turks were nowhere to be found, the Generals were unavailable and the Puppy hadn't run into any walls in hours.
Tseng had almost given up his search and resigned himself to a few more hours of paperwork when he spotted the Generals and a fair few Turks standing by the Chocobo barns.
What in Leviathan's name was going on here?
As he got closer he noted that several of the cadets who were off duty were also present, staring at something near the coral.
Where all the Chocobos seemed to be watching something intently.
Then a tuft of pale blonde hair could be seen and things became clearer.
Partially.
"General, Angeal, Genesis, Zack." Giving each a polite nod of his head he watched as the doctor went through traditional forms of tai chi, eyes closed as she concentrated. Most of the cadets and off duty soldiers were staring at her in a rather obvious way.
Usually that would have set the doctor off with threats and thrown objects, but she was ignoring them and kept moving through her routine.
He must have looked slightly confused because the Puppy grinned at him.
"Wait for it."
That much fang showing must mean it was a set up. Cadet Strife seemed a bit concerned but seemed to trust his superiors and stayed silent.
The chocobos were still attentive at the fence as she moved from stance to stance. Admittedly she was good at her forms and her outfit was certainly flattering, even if she hadn't intended it to be.
He watched as she placed her hands on a set balancing bricks she'd brought out and felt a small flash of concern. He knew this position and knew that with her current outfit it had the potential to be extremely embarrassing. The only thing that kept him from making a comment was Zack's hand on his arm.
The doctor moved, flipping so that she was facing the generals as she balanced on the bricks, legs straight up in the air. The gi stayed in place for a moment before it fell.
Tseng almost laughed out loud.
Under the gi was a pair of black cycling shorts with the words "Ha, ha, made you look!" clearly printed on one leg in virulent green and pink neon.
"Aw man!"
Tseng couldn't help a small chuckle, suitably impressed.
Not many could move from a double balance to a single and still manage to launch a balancing brick with such admirable accuracy.
Reno just grumbled and rubbed the new goose egg on his forehead.