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[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.]

Date: 2010-09-21 01:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
[He helps you lift the bar back onto the stand.]

You, ah, may want to start with the handweights first. You start with something too heavy, and all you're going to do is hurt yourself.

Date: 2010-09-21 01:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
[sighs a little]

"But the people in this town are too strong! How am I ever gonna catch up to people who can fly and shoot lasers and stuff if I take it slow?"

Date: 2010-09-21 02:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
[You get a sympathetic smile.]

Mm, I said the same thing to myself not long after I got here. Hard to compete with some of these people, yeah? Still, everyone has to start somewhere. You're only doing yourself more harm than good this way, though.

Date: 2010-09-21 02:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
[Balls up a fist and slams it down on the padded part of the weight bench.]

"Damn it! How am I supposed to protect the people I care about like this?"

Date: 2010-09-21 03:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
I can sympathize. That's why I've been working so hard, too. I... can't do any of that superpowered stuff either, and I don't want to be a burden to others here when things get crazy. And I want to help out. We just have to work harder at it since we don't don't have any of those, ah, abilties.

Date: 2010-09-21 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
Really? What do you do to work out?

Date: 2010-09-21 03:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
Let's see... blitzball, combat training, swimming, climbing... and I come here a lot too. [He cocks a thumb over to the boxing equipment.] Ah, it's no wonder I'm falling asleep in class, eh? [He chuckles. BUT SO TIRED.]

Date: 2010-09-21 03:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
Oh yeah, blitzball! I've seen you out there practicing with Garnet and Seychelles before. But wow... I didn't know you did all that other stuff too. When do you have time to do stuff you like?

Date: 2010-09-21 04:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
[...he hadn't thought of that.]

Oh, well...I-I mean I like sports and all, I have fun with them. Mayfield sort of killed off my reading hobby, thanks to how the library works... so I need something to do during with my time.

Date: 2010-09-21 04:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
Yeah, the corner store magazines here all suck too.

Date: 2010-09-21 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
Ah, I hadn't even thought to look there. I'll take your word on it. All the books in the library treat all boys till their 18 to things like Hardy Boys. Not very thrilling.

Date: 2010-09-21 07:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
Yeah, don't even bother. The JC Penney's catalog is more exciting than that stuff.

Date: 2010-09-21 07:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
[Oh. NOW he knows what you mean.]

A-ah. W-well they probably keep that stuff from you until you're an adult anyway.

Date: 2010-09-21 07:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
That's stupid. I bought that stuff all the time back home.

Date: 2010-09-21 09:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
Hm, well, Mayfield is like that. Sort of sucks the fun out of a lot of things.

[He grabs a set of the 5-pound weights nearby and hands them to you.]

In the meanwhile, you should start with just doing reps with these for a week or two, then work your way up, alright?

Date: 2010-09-21 09:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
W-well there's some 10-pound ones over there too, you can try those... but honestly, you can't just jump into this sort of thing. You have to work your way up.

Date: 2010-09-21 09:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
Yeah, you're probably right...

Date: 2010-09-21 09:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
[Smile!] Come on, you can do it. I can swim faster now that I did even a few weeks ago. And before I started training with Jecht, I barely knew how to throw a punch. All it takes it practice.

Date: 2010-09-21 09:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
Maybe I can train to jump as high as those witches can fly... then I wouldn't have any problems, right?

Date: 2010-09-21 09:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com
Exactly! They'd never see it coming.

Date: 2010-09-21 09:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com
Yeah! I'll do that, then! I'll show 'em all!

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