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It was a fairly slow day so far, with only a handful of regulars and those attending the classes coming in. Nell's lone client for today called to reschedule their appointment, and since she didn't have much else to do she volunteered to cover the front desk over lunch so the receptionists could go grab some food. And since the customers that were there knew what they were doing, and that there was someone monitoring the equipment, she was left with nothing else to do but flip through the pile of magazines that were left on the desk.

It took a few seconds for her to look up when she heard the door open, her polite smile turning into a smile of excitement as she saw who (and what) came through the door.

"Hello! Welcome to Port City Athetic Club, what can I do for you?" Best not to get too excited and ask too many awkward questions right off the bat, probably.

"Nell, nice to meet you!" She said cheerfully, giving the Raevan a firm handshake. "And of course! Just give me a moment to find...ah!" She ducked out of sight for a moment as she looked for the stack of membership forms that were kept up front, sitting back up with a clipboard in hand.

"So There's a few different options you have, and the prices are listed up here," she tapped the top of the first sheet on the clipboard as she slid it across the desk to Luka. "Basically boils down to just admission to the gym and whatever extras you want, like access to the classes and trainers and all that fun stuff. And we have an excellent bunch of trainers, it really depends on what you're looking to do and your schedule!" She paused for a moment, sitting back in her hair and chewing absently on her lip.

"You're from the Lab, right? Lab 305 I mean."

"Oh, no! The classes are just something extra we offer, things like yoga that can be done in a big group, but they're completely optional. A trainer would probably be the best bet for what you're looking for! There should be a spot on there somewhere where you can put your preferred times and we'll match you up with someone." Training a Raevan would certainly pose some challenges, but hey, it was a trainer's job to work around the limitations of their clients after all. "I actually have the lightest client load right now, so it's likely you'll end up with me," she said with a bit of a laugh. "But I promise not to be too tough if that's the case."

"I am? Kind of? Almost!" she eventually settled on with a nod. "I actually just sent my essence and soul bottle back to the Lab a few weeks ago, so now it's just a matter of waiting." Rather impatient waiting, but waiting all the same.

"It's kind of...hmm, it's a kind of exercise that helps keep the mind and the body in alignment, would be the best way I can think of describing it? It uses a lot of poses that help you stretch and there's usually some aspect of meditation involved at some point." She definitely wasn't the expert at it that some were, she usually just dropped into a class here and there when she had the chance.

A slightly mischievous smile crossed her face when Luka said that he liked a challenge. "Well, that's good to hear! Hopefully you won't come to regret that claim later!" Because if it was a challenge he wanted, it was a challenge he'll get.

"Oh gosh, so the essence was a cursed hag stone? It's a rock with a hole in it that's supposed to let you see the faerie world and through illusions but it, um, very much did not. And the soul was an oak tree!" A moment of rustling around produced her phone, a picture of the stone in the jar and a bottle filled with a dark brown smoke appearing on its screen a moment later.

"I haven't had any luck finding any names that seem to fit, but there's still time to find one! They didn't say how long it'd take, but I hope soon, I've never been too good at waiting patiently," she said with a laugh. Though maybe not having a definite arrival date would be better so she wouldn't work herself into a frenzy the closer she got to her future Raevan's arrival. "And of course! I'd love for them to meet as many people as possible!" And she could only hope they wanted to meet everyone just as much.

"Oh, yay." If they had been talking about anything other than fitness her expression might be vaguely worrying, though Luka might want to be vaguely worried anyway. While she is very nice and polite person, she is not one to let anyone slack off that she's training.

"Hmm, we can probably figure out a schedule so we can use one of the classrooms when they aren't being used, if that'd work. You won't be able to use a lot of the machines, but I don't think you'd be able to use them for a while anyway..." She drummed her fingers on the desk for a moment, trying to think of another solution to his problem. "Or if it gets too much of a problem, it wouldn't be too hard to meet somewhere else."

"It was like...ghosts, kind of? I kept hearing and seeing things, generally pretty spooky stuff," she said with a nervous laugh. "I have no idea if they were actually there or not, though I would really, really hope not!" That would be quite an unsettling realization, but she would keep on thinking they were just imaginary until proven otherwise.

"Oh gosh, well, I better find a couple just in case they don't have one in mind already!" That would certainly be a bad first impression, certainly wouldn't make her look like a responsible guardian, that was for sure.

"Oh, not a problem! That's what I'm here for!" She took the clipboard, grabbing a pen herself and making a few notes on it for whoever processed it. "You should get your card in the mail in a few days, or if you want we can just hang onto it here for you until your next visit if that'd be easier! And actually..." Another moment of looking around the desk produced a business card, which she hastily scribbled something on the back of. "Here's my number in case you need something and I'm not here! I don't really have much aside from work going on right now, so whenever he has the time I would be more than happy to meet him!"

"Just seeing them, thankfully, but they were always kind of lurking in the background? It was like being followed all the time, even if you couldn't really see anything right that second." Even the thought of it made her shiver slightly, but an effort of will pushed the thought of of her head in time to chuckle at his comment.

"Oh, I'm sure he's not that bad!"

"Yeah, that'd be fine! What time were you thinking of? The mornings are usually a bit quieter, but an hour or two before closing things start winding down as well if you were looking for it to be less crowded." There was always going to be some people, of course, regardless of the time of the day, but the people at the extreme ends of their hours tended to keep mostly to themselves and would likely pay Luka no heed as they did their own thing. "Also did you want to start talking about what your goals are as far as training goes while you were here, or just leave it all till tomorrow?"

"Oh, really? I just moved here myself a few months ago, too! And at least the Lab seems like a good way to meet people, I've probably met more people from that than anything else, really." Lab 305, (somewhat) adoption agency, scientific research facility, and social spot all in one, very convenient.

"Well, I have some experience dealing with kids at least," she said, laughing along with Luka, "though who knows if it'll actually help at all with this."