[Need to Punch Something] -- [Kirk and Kirk]

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Between finding out about Alex, finding out about Spot, and finding out that the bridge had gotten something from the planet below, Kirk was... well, frustrated wasn't quite the word. Stressed was definitely it, and there was one thing (other then alcohol, and he was refusing to go that low right now) that worked to get him ... okay TWO things including sex, but that wasn't (amazingly) on his mind either.

He wanted to punch something. Hard. Jim sounded like a good idea for a sparring partner right now.

With a fast comm to Jim, he had himself a sparring partner as he got off shift. He went back to his quarters and pulled on the same basic clothing he had worn back at the Academy when teaching classes - no formal gi, just loose shorts and a tee shirt.

He glanced around the gym, wondering if he had beat Jim there. When he didn't spot his counterpart, he found a flat, open spot and started to stretch out. Briefly, he wondered if pulling out safety equipment would be a good idea. At least the gloves. It'd keep his knuckles from ending up with bruises... and putting any on Jim.

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When Jim arrived--in exercise pants that felt curiously loose and a towel around his neck--he wasn't sure what to expect. Kirk had commed him, which was a good thing. Why, specifically, Kirk felt the need to spar at this moment and why he was the appropriate partner, he was less sure about. It could go either way, he thought. For him, physical contests were by no means automatically emotionally-driven. And even if it was, maybe it was what Kirk needed.

Maybe he needed some of that, too. He knew he was tired of punching a bag--that had been enough, almost, when it was just boredom he had to content with. Now... well, suffice to say, there was a lot on his mind. Which crept back to Len, echoed questions about where it all goes--he shook them from conscious thought.

He found Kirk easily, and put on a smile. "Glad you called me," he said. "There's only so much I can do before I start coloring the walls."