<div class="floatleft">(http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu52/cali_angel717/MairaSnowpaw.jpg)</div><strong>Day 1 - 09:47 Hours</strong><br/>Character name: Ensign Maira Snowpaw<br/>Location: F Deck - Gymnasium<br/>With: Sofie (eventually)<br/>Doing: Working out<br/>Tagging: Sofie<br/><br/>The first months on the Phoenix were boring to Maira to say the least.  Yes there were many missions for the Science department and she did say her peace when the time required but she felt like she was left out because of her scientific expertise in Biology.  Many times she would have stayed in her quarters and work out on her own but now, she was talking with her "animal" spirits that seemed to encourage her to get out and be more visible.  Her Lion spirit was the one that suggested it and when Maira heard her pleas to get out and take charge of her own life, maira started to listen.  Her Snake spirit wanted Maira to slither away and be by herself but enough was enough.  She kept to herself for too long as she finally decided to go out into the open while she was off duty.<br/><br/>Walking towards the gym, there was the familiar speaking to herself as if she was talking to someone else.  "What if people think I am a freak?"  She asked to no one at all.  There was a short pause as she listened to her spirits... mainly the Lion spirit as she nodded softly.  "You're right, Leona.  I have show people that I am out and willing to be sociable."  She paused for just a second as she stopped in her tracks, listening to her Snake spirit talking to her.  "Mryss!  No.  Not today, I am not going to listen to you now!"  She exclaimed, seeing some other crew members looking at Maira as if she was either weird or scared of her.  She heard her snake spirit wanting her to head back to her quarters and hide once again.  "I am listening to Leona and there is not a damned thing that you can do about it, Mryss."  She exclaimed as she entered the turbolift and headed to Deck F.<br/><br/>It was a short walk to the Gym as she stopped in her tracks once again, hearing her snake spirit speaking inside of her mind once again.  "NO!  I told you, Myrss... I am going to the gym and that is that!"  She exclaimed as she let out a soft sigh and entered the gym.  inside, she let out a wide smile as she saw the one thing that caught her eye... the punching bag near the middle of the room.  "You were right, Leona, this is much better than being alone."  She smiled as she was in her workout clothes.  Heading straight to the bag, she started to punch it almost like a boxer as she heard one more spirit talking to her.  "Yes Alura, This is happiness.  I am flying high now."  She spoke as she responded to her Eagle spirit as if she responded to a question about if she was flying high in the clouds.<br/><br/>She took a few more punches on the bag before she took a small break.  'That was good, Alura.  Thank you for suggesting that to me."  She spoke to no one in concern as she made her way to the barbell set.  Setting herself under the set, she took off a few of the dumbbells to adjust to what she could lift.  Granted that it was not a lot of weight but she started to lay down on the table and lift her weights.  'Yes... Leona... You are... giving me... strength."  She spoke with the first few lifts as she noticed out of the corner of her eye a very tall woman doing some situps.  Taking a couple of more lifts, she heard more voices in her head as she let out a small smile.  "Alura, you are an angel.  I will do just that."  She exclaimed as she listened to her eale spirit's advice and started to move over to the tall woman.  "May I hold your feet, it will be a better workout for you with more resistance."  She suggested as she stood in front of Sofie who seemed to have her feet dangling during her situps.