Hammer Space(Dom)

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Renee spent a number of hours surveying the file she had on a Mr. Dominic Louis over an equal number of cups of tea which, by the end of her analysis, had left a ring on the surface of her wooden desk. Renee couldn't honestly say there was nothing spectacular about this child because, in truth, all the students at Hammel were spectacular just for being metas. It was a status by association and a stereotype which would not change in this society for a fair number of years....perhaps even decades. Not until things like "meta-training" were common enough to be incorporated in public schools instead of having to hide in these secret government-sponsored institutions....

In any case, there was one though which kept surfacing while Renee reviewed the Louis boy's file and that was, why was he given to her?

Portal storage. That was the boys power, and from the sound of it, it was a very dimensional related power. It was a kind of power that might be more suited for Vincent to train.

Renee shook her head. This was no time to be doubting her own ability to understand and guide a young one like Dominic into understanding his own abilities. She had done so many times with other students who had powers so different than herself, especially since she rarely got to choose her own students. Renee had to learn quickly how to evaluate and entertain a certain...creativity in encouraging effective training exercises. And if all else failed, Renee would simply ask Vincent for some advice on dimensional powers.

After finally coming up with a plan of action, Renee set the file back in her desk and headed out to the training field, where she was supposed to be meeting with this young character for the first time. It was an unfortunately windy day, a fact which had Renee wishing she hadn't worn the short blue dress she had as it constantly threatened to fly up at a moment's notice. She sighed and did the best she could as she trekked across the grass to the meeting spot, where her trainee was already waiting.

"Dominic?" She said his name for confirmation, holding her hands behind her back as she tried to keep her skirt down.

[Dom Louis]

Dom had woken up early and gone out to the training field for a quick work out. He had stretched and then ran a few miles around. Then he came back to meet his new trainer.

Dominic's powers still freaked him out. The portal usually popped up behind him and scared him. He had no control over when the portal showed up and he still had no idea where all the stuff came from.

He had to start at a new school against what he wanted and he was landlocked. That meant he couldn't surf when he wanted to and he missed the warm weather in Hawaii. To make things worse his father had left again to go who knows where and this time Dom didn't even get to say goodbye. Dom was in world of stress and going for an early morning workout helped him relieve some stress.

"Dominic?"

Dom turned around to face the trainer calling his name. " I prefer to be called Dom but yes that is me." Dom stuck out his hand slowly. " Nice to meet you, umm. I didn't catch your name. " His arms and legs showed off his muscles despite only being 13. He was in top physical shape and worked out a lot to keep it that way.

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Oh, thank goodness this was the right kid. The one thing that the file didn't contain was a photo of the child. Even considering it was their first meeting and training session, it would've been sorely embarrassing for the veteran trainer to mistake someone else's student as her own. "Dom, then," she said with a honeyed voice. "I'm Renee Hendricks." She giggled slightly standing up straight again with the breeze pushing her auburn hair forward into her face. She tossed her head to move the burnt tresses out of the way and looked down at the boy. "Don't worry. You won't have to call me Miss Hendricks or anything like that. That's a little too formal for my tastes."

The wind picked up again and she tensed. Ok, maybe standing wasn't a good idea anymore.

Renee carefully kneeled down into the grass and moved her feet to the side, tucking the edges of her skirt under her legs. "So Dom," Renee stared, leaning her head to the side and resting her cheek in her palm, "Seeing as this is our first meeting, we might as well get to know each other." She looked back out to the rest of the field. Her hair was in her face again. She decided to leave it. "So what do you like to do? You seem pretty fit."

[Dom Louis]

Dom was actually enjoying the wind. It was cooling him down after his run. He sat down on the ground even though all he wanted to do was move. Instead, Dom starting tapping his foot.

" I surf I guess, but there is nowhere around here that I can do that." Dom couldn't keep the regret out of his voice but he didn't want to sound like he was having a bad time because of his new trainer.

" Umm my dad used to train me a lot and I guess I just kept the habit." Dom wasn't embarrassed about working out but he would never tell anyone the actual reason why he kept doing what his dad taught him.

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"Surfing? Wow, I guess I can kind of understand then. The closest thing we have is the little koi pond and a lake on the other side of Pilot Ridge." Though if she really thought about it, they did have a few teachers on staff, or even a student or two who could use the practice. "Tell you what, if we make some noteable progress in the coming weeks, how about I take you to the lake. We have a couple of water manipulators who might be able to cook up a good wave for you." Renee winked at Dom, hoping that offer would make him feel a little more comfortable.

"That's a good habit to have," she remarked in response to Dom's confession. "I guess I'm just not used to seeing such dedication in one so young." Renee wanted to pat and fluff his head like the little boy he was, but refrained, thinking it might be too insulting for one with such adult habits. "Do you have any questions for me?" Renee leaned forward, turning her head towards the boy and moving her hair to the other side, letting it hang off her shoulder.