[So says the girl who slows her jog to grin at him, sweating from exertion and breathing more heavily than she might like. Much as she never wanted to depend on paramagic to make her a threat, Maria has to admit that the rifle and two gunblades all holstered on her back are a significant weight without her strength and endurance being augmented. All the more reason to train harder here... but not so hard that she can't slow down and catch her breath, if a reason presents itself.]
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[So says the girl who slows her jog to grin at him, sweating from exertion and breathing more heavily than she might like. Much as she never wanted to depend on paramagic to make her a threat, Maria has to admit that the rifle and two gunblades all holstered on her back are a significant weight without her strength and endurance being augmented. All the more reason to train harder here... but not so hard that she can't slow down and catch her breath, if a reason presents itself.]