[GP] training day

[st_oryinsilence]

There was a trope that in prison there wasn't much to do except work out or read. As colorful as Madonna Inn might be, it was still a prison. And look, somebody had put together a library.

Put fifty some people, many of them military, adventurers, vigilantes, or superheroes of one stripe or another, in a prison with none of the urgent missions or near-death experiences they were used to, the fitness center was going to be a popular place. Maybe almost as popular as the bar.

... Probably not quite that popular.

There were free weights and weight machines, treadmills and ellipticals, yoga mats and exercise balls. A room set aside for classes, if someone decided to lead. A large square had been taped over an area of the floor off to one side as a make-shift sparring space. Sports equipment had been brought back from Bonesville for those who preferred more organized games. And those who had been stuck here longest remembered there hadn't always been a salmon ladder.

In other words, something for just about everybody. And you could usually find someone in there if you were looking for a spotter, workout buddy, sparring partner, friendly competition too.

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Re: Kitty & Emma

[st_alksthroughwalls]

"It's not just you." Kitty picked up her water bottle and took a swig. When she lowered the bottle, she'd also swallowed the lump in her throat. "Wyatt leaving was hard, but I think he's where he belongs. Lara..." Nope, that lump was right back. "When she got here, she was fleeing for her life. Worrying that she went back to that, that she was killed, or worse, and not knowing...it's the worst."

Re: Kitty & Emma

[st_ackeddeck]

"I could try to find out sometime." What was the use of having powers if you couldn't use them to help people? Sabine wasn't the only one with a vocation; Emma's just worked differently, and the results weren't always as easy to see.

"The tarot doesn't lie. To me. I mean, I can't promise how much I'll be able to see. I don't think my gifts were meant with pocket realities in mind, but I have been able to read for other people about things that haven't happened here."

Re: Kitty & Emma

[st_alksthroughwalls]

"Normally, I'd say no, but..." Kitty frowned and thought about it. She didn't want to find out that Lara hadn't survived, but if she knew, at least she could grieve and make some kind of memorial. And probably Lara was fine. She had as many lives as Kitty.

"Let me think about it for a few days and get back to you? I really appreciate you offering. I just want to make sure I know why I'm asking before I say yes."

Re: Kitty & Emma

[st_ackeddeck]

"Take as much time as you need. The offer isn't going anywhere." Unless Emma or Kitty disappeared, but that was understood.

"I try to recommend people only ask something if they're really prepared for whatever answer they might get. You can't put the cat back in the bag."

Re: Kitty & Emma

[st_alksthroughwalls]

Kitty nodded, recalling precisely how uncomfortable it had been when she'd let Jean into her mind to find answers to questions she'd forgotten after Ogun. "Thanks," she said, and let it stand for the offer, the advice, and the workout.