[ He sets the cans down and wipes a bead of sweat off his brow. Akira doesn't really consider any class of people "his", but fellow fitness junkies he understands. ]
They weren't when I found them, but they are now. Water, not paint, so the weight's still a bit off.
[She's in shorts and a T-shirt pilfered from one of the other houses, so if he looks at her, he'll be able to see that in spite of her height, she's... surprisingly built? Swordplay requires strength in addition to dexterity, and she's no slouch.]
I confess, I'm usually restricted to what happens to be nearby when it comes to finding suitable weights. But I've made do up until now.
Kinda. [ He can see she's in shape yeah, but his automatic assumption is running, swimming, tennis, etc etc. It's interesting and not in the bad way.
A nod. ]
I have time between sets, so go for it. [ He'll move off to the side to give her room. ] I'd take a crappy gym over this, but I've had to get creative before.
My thanks. [She'll step up to the cans and, after testing their weight, settle into position to start a set of bent over rows.]
I don't think I've seen a proper gymnasium since I was in Sharlayan. [Beat.] Well, not the sort of gymnasium one typically imagines, at least.
[She'll leave it at that for a moment, focusing on form as she finishes the set, then sets the paint cans down and steps out of the way for him to move back in.]
A city-state, to be more precise. [A shrug.] It boasts of a sizable institution of learning known as the Studium, where my brother and I studied before leaving home.
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They weren't when I found them, but they are now. Water, not paint, so the weight's still a bit off.
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Still, properly filled they should be approximately the same weight.
Do you mind if I join you?
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You lift? [ this sounds less sexist and more surprised. ]
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[She's in shorts and a T-shirt pilfered from one of the other houses, so if he looks at her, he'll be able to see that in spite of her height, she's... surprisingly built? Swordplay requires strength in addition to dexterity, and she's no slouch.]
I confess, I'm usually restricted to what happens to be nearby when it comes to finding suitable weights. But I've made do up until now.
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A nod. ]
I have time between sets, so go for it. [ He'll move off to the side to give her room. ] I'd take a crappy gym over this, but I've had to get creative before.
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I don't think I've seen a proper gymnasium since I was in Sharlayan. [Beat.] Well, not the sort of gymnasium one typically imagines, at least.
[She'll leave it at that for a moment, focusing on form as she finishes the set, then sets the paint cans down and steps out of the way for him to move back in.]
I'm Alisaie, by the way.
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I'm not gonna ask where that is, but gonna bet it was some kind of city, right?
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So you were together before all of this?