11th Candid Photo

[pygmalion_perv]

[Hachibe's pretty depressed about his rather dismal performance in Olivier Armstrong's fighting tournament.  He's never going to impress her if he keeps on going like that.  Deep down, he knows he's capable of some pretty amazing things when he's fighting for his precious parts, but what about the rest of the time?  Maybe some training would help him all around.  So, citizens of Mayfield, you can find Hachibe after school on Tuesday in several different places:

1) At the gym in the rec center.  He's trying to lift way too many weights at once, huffing and straining and periodically dropping the bar on himself.  He hasn't actually managed any reps so far.

2) Running around town rather sluggishly.  Somehow, he's managed to find training weights, and has them strapped to his ankles as he makes his way slowly through town.

3) Swimming in the pool.  He's not doing too badly here, but he's pushing himself a little harder than he probably ought to be.  Feel free to find him floating face-down in the middle of a lap, or flopped over on his back beside the pool breathing heavily.]

Comments

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[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[ . . . A girl on top of a yellow float drifts over eventually as Hachibe lies gurgling in the middle of the pool.]

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[She pokes him.]

Re: 3

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[gurgles

floats

...

...

flails around]

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[Watches in mild fascination. Does not help at all.]

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[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[He notices how much trouble the kids having]

Hey there...I think you have too much weight on. You're never gonna get it up at this rate.

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[grunts and strains]

"But I have to get stronger!"

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Stop that! You're going to hurt yourself. [He makes him stop and takes off some of the weight]

I can understand that but you have to build up slowly. If you do it this way you're just gonna bust somethin'.

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[dynamic-may-lee.livejournal.com]

... Yanno kid, I don't normally say this, but...

You're doing it wrong.

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

"B-but..."

[breeeeeathe]

"They do it this way in anime all the time!"

[dynamic-may-lee.livejournal.com]

Anime doesn't equal reality. Here, let me set you straight.

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[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

Oh, Hachibe!! [Weird, lol. It's usually the princess who's in need of saving. She won't tease him about it, though!

Instead she'll just swim an inner tube over to Hachibe and do her best to push him onto it. It may be bright pink and girly, but it's just as lifesaving!]

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[flops up onto the inner tube]

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[Tugs the boy back to shallower waters, where she pats his back gently.] What happened?...Are you alright?

[makemebreakfast.livejournal.com]

[Arcueid is suddenly sort of casually trotting sideways next to Hachibe, giving him a curious look. It seems as if she's keeping up so so very easily.]

So...what on earth are you doing?

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[breathing heavily as he plods along]

"T-Training!"

[makemebreakfast.livejournal.com]

For the Olympics?

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[yourhairismine.livejournal.com]

I don't recall you being this slow before.

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[huff huff]

"I'm wearing..."

[puff]

"...training..."

[huffff]

"...weights!"

[yourhairismine.livejournal.com]

I see.

...

Why?

[wolf-faerie.livejournal.com]

[There's someone out running too! She slows down to the same pace as him.]

Why are you so slow?

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[just points at the weights, leaning against a mailbox to catch his breath]

[wolf-faerie.livejournal.com]

Oh. What do you need those for?

2!

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[Zooms by!


...then zooms back, jogging in place, watching you for a moment.]

Ya know kid, ya might wanna start at a lower weight 'r somethin'. At this rate you ain't goin' nowhere!

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[just standing there, this expression frozen on his face - he may have forgotten to breathe]

and for the hell of it, 1

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Watches you trying to lift and just sort of feels terrible for you. But everyone needs to start somewhere, right?]

Hey there. Um. Need some help?

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[struggling]

"...Um, maybe a little?"