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 Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:04 am
"umm....not much" Astra said while she was lifting the weights, not sure if she should feel worried about the question. Did she need to work out? This was the first time she had ever tried to lift weights, and she hadn't done anything else she could consider to be a 'workout'. Unless paintball was one.
"O-okay!" She responded to jericho, returning her full concentration to lifting the weights as was instructed. It wasn't long though before she was getting tired
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:05 pm
Well then, it seemed Riyo really didn't have anything to worry about.
Focusing back on the weights, the feline completed her task in a timely matter. A little sweaty, but she was still ready for whatever Jericho was gonna throw at her. "How much weight can you lift?" She asked the dragon curiously. She had never had a chance to ask him before now.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:21 pm
While the girls were working the machines, Jericho stood back and watched them both to monitor how they were doing. Astra was still struggling a bit it and it looked like Riyo was doing a fairly good job.
"With these machines? A few hundred pounds," he said with a shrug. Strength was one of his better attributes and all
"Alright, go ahead and stop. Stretch out your arms a bit then we'll move on to those over there," he said while pointing to one of the other machines. It was one that utilized the legs.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:28 pm
"a-a FEW HUNDRED POUNDS?!"
Astra stopped in her tracks, eyes bulging out of her head with the new information that she had just heard. He could lift that much?! That was insane! And here she was only able to lift one of the weights. Already she had a image of Jericho lifting up the hole academy building with just one hand, and she huffed. He probably could too.
As soon as she was told to stop, she let the weights drop and sighed with relief. They were done for weights for today! She hopped out of the chair, her arms feeling tired and sore from the strain she had put on them, if not a little dejected that with what everyone else could to.
She was feeling a little better though, until Jericho mentioned they were using the other machines. For a moment she thought they would use the running ones, until he indicated to the other weird looking machines. Her feelers dropped; they looked like weight machines as well....
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:25 pm
"A... Few hundred?" Riyo squeaked, her face paling. She was doing good to lift 10 but he could do... A couple hundred?
"... I don't think I'll ever be able to do that much." It made sense, considering her species excelled more in magic and money more than physical strength... But it was still a little discouraging.
With ears drooping much like Astra's feelers, Riyo moved towards the other machines Jericho had indicated they'd be using. A few hundred... Jeez.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:29 pm
Both girls seemed to be incredibly shocked at his answer. While... reapers and demons weren't exactly known for strength, monsters certainly were so he didn't really see how it was really all that surprising. He was a dragon too, for that matter.
"It takes time but who knows, maybe you could get to that point some time," he said more to Riyo than Astra. He had doubts the little klefairy could ever do something like... even lift him up.
Making his way to the other machines, he instructed the girls to sit down and to get their feet into position. Seeing how the legs had a tendency to be stronger by default for many people, he tried doubling it for the two. Twenty pounds for Riyo and... 2.2kg for Astra.
"Give that a try."
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:10 am
Sitting in this new machine felt very weird for Astra. It took her a few moments to figure out how what she was supposed to do, but she eventually got the gist of it.
Working her legs this time proved to be both a good and bad thing. She was better able to push with the extra weight, but even so she was still struggling since she was pushing extra weight
No, I can't show that I'm struggling! She thought to herself. If Jericho could lift that much weight, then by Jack she could do this much!
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:41 pm
"That'd be an interesting goal to have. Though... I'm not sure how I'd feel about being built like you." Her face cringed as her mind couldn't resist the torture of picturing the image. "Eugh." Muscles may have looked good on him, but- Wait. Did she just admit he looked good?
Best forget about that...
Almost immediately after that thought, she rushed over to the next machine so she could pretend the red on her face was from the workout. Well, this was a little more difficult than the arm weights... But the burn felt nice.
Turning her head slightly, she looked to see how Astra was fairing with this. Not out of worry of being outdone anymore, but more because she was generally interested in what the fairy could and couldn't handle.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:46 pm
"Well.. might not look bad if you exercise properly. I mean.. look at Riley. She's pretty toned," Jericho mused before watching the two. They seemed to be doing pretty well with the weights he had set the first time around.
"Good work. Again, do reps of five with a few seconds in between," he instructed.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:57 pm
Thinking about Riley and how toned she was, Astra couldn't' help but ponder if the mindflyer could lift as much as Jericho could. She might ask her when she had the chance, but for now had to focus on not falling behind. Which was becoming harder and harder the longer she kept up the workout. Her legs began to tire, face red from the excursion of trying to continuously move the weights.
It wasn't long before she flopped back in the chair. Huffing and puffing from all the effort. Oh Jack, please let then stop soon...
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:20 pm
Looked like Astra was about done. Was Riyo starting to feel pity for her? Nope, not in the least. If anything she was smiling on the inside.
Glancing back to Jericho, Riyo recalled the couple of times she'd seen the mind flayer. Yeah, she was toned, but the feline had been picturing something like... Manly muscles. Oh Jack not again.
"O-okay." Ghouls didn't get ripped like that, right? She didn't have anything to worry about, right? That was just boils.
Not that she'd examined either genders that closely...
Starting to get a little fatigued, the feline did her best to complete the task given to her, resting back in the chair when she finished. "Have you ever seen a really ripped ghoul?" She finally broke down and ask, hiding her worry behind the clever disguise of nonchalance.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:26 pm
Furrowing his brow at the question, Jericho had to think back. He had seen larger girls before, but no one really jacked or anything like that.
"Hm... not really.. at least none that I remember," he murmured while thinking back.
Glancing over at Astra, he noticed that she was struggling a bit here. He waited a little longer then spoke up again.
"Alright, that should be good. Loosen up your muscles, get a drink, then head back to the mats."
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:32 pm
It was hard to keep up with the conversation about ghouls becoming muscular, as Astra was just too exhausted to care. She did noticed how Riyo kept glancing her way, but showed no signs of response. She only responded when Jericho told them to get a drink, where she managed to crawl off (or fall off, depending on who was watching), Grab a quick drink from her water bottle and then collapsed on the mats
Her feelers were the only thing that showed she was still awake, as they pricked and twitched with the ongoing conversation. Her eyes were closed, taking the opportunity to rest up before they were asked to do something else that was strenuous
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:54 pm
Well, at least there was that. Pushing herself off the chair, Riyo stood and walked over to the water bottle she'd brought with her. This was a lot easier now that she'd been doing it for awhile.
It appeared Astra couldn't say the same.
"You usually use your wings for transportation, don't you?" The feline asked, figuring that might be half of the problem.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:05 pm
Riyo looked like she was fairing pretty well, but the same couldn't really be said for Astra. Looking at her, he noticed that she practically fell off her seat to head over and collapse on the mat.
Perhaps he should give her a few minutes before resuming.
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