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Post by Akkordian on Apr 8, 2023 22:02:04 GMT
"It never hurts to train. Not only does it get rage out, but it also burns all the calories from drinkin'. Though, that might just be a me problem. I take it yer here to do a little workout yerself? If you want to train together, I promise I won't be too rough on ya." "Sure! I've never really done this before, but, I won't turn down an offer from a friend." Yves says, despite the two of them never interacting, nonchalantly setting her jacket down and stepping closer to the girl. "I don't know how good of a training partner I'll be. I've never been very athletic... But I'll give it a shot!" "Not like I had any idea of what I wanted to do here in the first place, just thought it'd be good, to try and get a little exercise in. Better late than never, right?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 8, 2023 22:09:03 GMT
Xhuli giggles and it sounds exactly like her. “That’s right! I’m Doug Dimmadome!”
She scoots over, and starts up a game and chooses Luigi.
“I guess we’ll probably need a computer player. Easy or Hard? Or should we put one on ultra difficult?”
She looks at him, “How much have you played this game before? I played it once or twice at an acquaintance’s house. Are you new to it like I am?”
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 8, 2023 22:11:56 GMT
"Sure! I've never really done this before, but, I won't turn down an offer from a friend." Yves says, despite the two of them never interacting, nonchalantly setting her jacket down and stepping closer to the girl. "I don't know how good of a training partner I'll be. I've never been very athletic... But I'll give it a shot!" "Not like I had any idea of what I wanted to do here in the first place, just thought it'd be good, to try and get a little exercise in. Better late than never, right?" "It's never too late to start," Caitlin agreed. "What were you hoping to exercise today? Looking to do cardio, strength training, or something else? If ya want, I could throw on some punching mitts if ya wanna see how well yer hitting is. I'm much more responsive than some sandbag, at least."
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Post by Collin1002 on Apr 8, 2023 22:14:46 GMT
Felix shook his head, choosing Peach as his character.
"I-I play it every so often, though I've never gotten the chance to play an older version like this. I'm fine with whatever difficulty you guys are fine with."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 8, 2023 22:22:38 GMT
"I'm more than happy to just watch!" Mikoto pumps their fist in the air and smiles. Almost like a cheerleader?
"Oh! And he's training under me. I wish for him to be as skilled with a sword as I am!" Mikoto nods down at their familiar. "I don't think they'll be of any use in a forge, so this is the next best thing! Parents should raise children good and proper, I think!"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 8, 2023 23:02:16 GMT
“Hehehe,” Xhuli turns up the difficulty and then her and Felix are subjected to an extremely horrible game of Mario Party.
“Wow that’s cool that you train Leafcelot, Mikoto. Any tricks they know already?”
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Post by Collin1002 on Apr 8, 2023 23:16:08 GMT
Despite the horrendous difficulty, Felix was still mostly enjoying himself, glad to get his mind off of things if only for a miniscule amount of time.
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 8, 2023 23:26:21 GMT
"It's never too late to start," Caitlin agreed. "What were you hoping to exercise today? Looking to do cardio, strength training, or something else? If ya want, I could throw on some punching mitts if ya wanna see how well yer hitting is. I'm much more responsive than some sandbag, at least." "Huh?" Yves looks bewildered for a second, and then lets out an awkward chuckle, but not in her usual way, where it feels like she's going to slink away and vaguepost on Tumblr about the woes of interacting with people irl afterwards, it feels almost normal. "I thought we were about to go right into sparring, or something! Had me scared for a moment there." She lets out an exaggeratedly relieved sigh, putting a hand to her chest, and then smirking, a bit, at the UFOlogist. "But, if you're offering, then doing some punching sounds like fun! My usual stress relief is turning on From Under The Cork Tree and laying my head down on my desk for an hour, not hitting things... should be a nice change of pace."
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 8, 2023 23:32:39 GMT
"Huh?" Yves looks bewildered for a second, and then lets out an awkward chuckle, but not in her usual way, where it feels like she's going to slink away and vaguepost on Tumblr about the woes of interacting with people irl afterwards, it feels almost normal. "I thought we were about to go right into sparring, or something! Had me scared for a moment there." She lets out an exaggeratedly relieved sigh, putting a hand to her chest, and then smirking, a bit, at the UFOlogist. "But, if you're offering, then doing some punching sounds like fun! My usual stress relief is turning on From Under The Cork Tree and laying my head down on my desk for an hour, not hitting things... should be a nice change of pace." Caitlin smiled and put on the punching mitts. "Well then, drink down that gin and kerosene. Throw on some gloves and let's give it a lash." She took a defensive stance with both hands up to take any punch Yves threw at her. "We haven't spoken much, but lately I'm findin' that violence is more effective than words. Maybe we can learn a bit about each other this way."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 8, 2023 23:43:31 GMT
I was going to have Yves say something like, "Well then let's dance, dance, then." but then I cringed so hard that I decided not to.
She wanders over to wherever the mitts are stored nearby, slipping them on as she saunters back over with the out-of-place grin still plastered on her face. " I'm not gonna lie, you intimidated me, and I was too scared to come up and talk to you, before. You and Faye having... a complicated history, together, didn't help either. Still, this should be a good opportunity... thanks, Caitlin."
The corners of her eyes crease as she hands out the platitude, letting out a long breath and assuming just the absolute worst fight stance. Her feet are all wrong, and her noodle arms are too stiff, it's just as much of a disaster as she regularly is. The couple of punches she throws Cait's way are about as strong as you would expect someone who's done nothing but play Yu-Gi-Oh! since they were seven-years-old would be.
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 8, 2023 23:55:53 GMT
"Y'know, I thought you were supposed to be the quiet one. I suppose confidence can find anyone, though," Caitlin thought aloud. "Well, anyway, let's see whatcha can do."
She watched the definitely disastrous and dismal attacks launched by Yves come at her, not feeling much shock in her arms as each blow landed against the mitts. Still, though, she kept a smile and encouraged Yves.
"C'mon, is that the best you've got? How're ya gonna protect Faye with punches like that?" she teased, then put her hands down. "Try standing like this."
To demonstrate, Caitlin stood in a stance that lead with her left foot and hand while her right leg was positioned in the rear. She held her fists a few inches in front of her face, at about cheek-level, and tucked her chin in slightly. "Ideally, ya wanna be protecting yer face, and leading with the weaker hand, so that the stronger arm has more power and wind-up to it. Try it, as best you can."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 9, 2023 0:02:24 GMT
Despite the horrendous difficulty, Felix was still mostly enjoying himself, glad to get his mind off of things if only for a miniscule amount of time. “Felix, you sicko! Those were my stars! We have to do this together for humanity!” Doug rages as his stars are stolen.
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 9, 2023 0:05:56 GMT
"Oh, geez, I must look like a dork right now. Lemme just..." Yves shakes her head, taking her time at analyzing and mirroring the stance Caitlin's trying to teach her, like someone finding and copying a popular and/or powerful deck online after it wins a tournament, only in this case, there's a successful result! Well, mostly, it's at least better than how she was posed before.
"Like this, right? Chin tucked, left arm forward, and then..."
She winds up a punch that ends up actually having a little force behind it!
"Did... did I do it? I kinda did it!" Yves looks expectantly at Cailtin with the enthusiasm of an influencer recreating the Soyjak pointing meme.
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 9, 2023 0:10:56 GMT
"Much better. Pretty good, I think," she said, catching on to the other girl's uncharacteristic enthusiasm. She takes off the training gloves and just presents her bare hands in the same punch-catching position. "Hit me again, but try and put as much of yer weight as ya can behind it."
If Yves successfully completes this training exercise, she'll gain STR+2 in the next battle!
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Post by Collin1002 on Apr 9, 2023 0:12:11 GMT
Despite the horrendous difficulty, Felix was still mostly enjoying himself, glad to get his mind off of things if only for a miniscule amount of time. “Felix, you sicko! Those were my stars! We have to do this together for humanity!” Doug rages as his stars are stolen. Felix let out a little cackle. "S-Sorry, Doug, but all's fair in love and war!" he chuckled, though he hoped 'Doug's' anger wasn't actually genuine.
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Post by Joker on Apr 9, 2023 0:13:40 GMT
Despite the horrendous difficulty, Felix was still mostly enjoying himself, glad to get his mind off of things if only for a miniscule amount of time. Nico walks into the game room wearing a green pair of shorts and a white tank top. He’s traded his boots for a pair of sneakers and has a towel around his neck and a water bottle in his hand. “There you are!” He said to Felix. “I was looking all over for you. Did you forget about our gym date?”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 9, 2023 0:18:14 GMT
"C'mon, is that the best you've got? How're ya gonna protect Faye with punches like that?" she teased, then put her hands down. "Try standing like this." In whatever unspecified location Faye was hanging out in, she sneezed.
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 9, 2023 0:36:28 GMT
"...really? I don't wanna hurt myself..." She mumbles, her usual demeanor slipping into the bubbly exuberance that's overtaken her, as she gets, rigidly, back into the stance that she copied from ogling Caitlin. "Here I go..."
The tone of her voice is still innocuous, but something steely flashes in her eyes, on her otherwise sunshine expression as she reels back and throws out a faster, even more confident punch towards Caitlin's awaiting guard-
Only for her arm to stop short of the ginger's forearms, slinging back into position as her left hand snaps out in an even more unexpectedly quick, albeit weak, jab. Right after, her right arm dips down, twisting at the wrist and delivering a nasty liver punch to Caitlin that would be brutal had it been from someone with some strength behind their blows.
As she retreats back into her stance, only to drop it a second later, she flashes an innocent smile at Caitlin.
"That enough to protect Faye, you think?"
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 9, 2023 0:44:55 GMT
Caitlin stumbled back a little but quickly regained her footing. "... hurt a little. I was kinda intending fer ya to just hit my hands again..."
She eyed Yves up and down with an approving grin. "Still, though, a fake-out's pretty good. And I'd say if you focused on a tricky style like that, yeah, you could protect Faye."
The Irish girl put up another defensive stance, this time bobbing and hopping in place, and gave Yves a fierce gaze. "Yet, how much of that was yer own inner strength? Don't think I can't see right through ya. Come, strike again."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 9, 2023 1:58:35 GMT
"...It actually feels really good to hear you say that." Yves giggles, quietly, monologuing instead of getting back to the mock-battle at hand, finally fulfilling her duties as a proper Yu-Gi-Oh! protagonist. "I was just trying to imitate what I saw in some movies I watched with my grandpa, but... if I actually have a chance at protecting Faye..."
Her face splits into a goofy, beyond-elated grin as blood starts to rush to her cheeks. Yves, that face is gay. That's a gay face you're making.
"Thanks, Caitlin! I'm gonna give it my best shot!" Is the protag line she decides to go with next as she gets back into form and gives Caitlin's arms a couple of proper jabs with even more vigor behind them.
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 9, 2023 2:10:11 GMT
Caitlin appeared to be impressed with Yves, if her own grin meant anything. She took the hits well, her hands not too hurt, and on one of the last jabs that came her way, caught Yves' hand and held it in place for a second. Oddly, she gently interlocked their fingers before gazing deep into her sparring partner's eyes.
"Pretty good," she remarked, her voice a little shaky. "I'm... really impressed by those moves. You've got heart... Faye's pretty lucky to have ya."
For a moment, it may have seemed like the world stopped spinning as Caitlin expressed her confused feelings. Then, in a flash, she turned her partner's own trick against her and went for a quick strike at the girl's stomach. Will Yves be able to dodge such a cunning strike?!?!?!?!?!
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 9, 2023 2:31:03 GMT
Then, in a flash, she turned her partner's own trick against her and went for a quick strike at the girl's stomach. Will Yves be able to dodge such a cunning strike?!?!?!?!?! No. "Bwuh?" Is the only response Yves manages to muster in response to the rollercoaster she was just shunted through, over the last few seconds, incredulous at the fact that she interlocked fingers with the cool girl she's barely talked to before and not Faye, and is stuck on that thought for the split second it takes for Cait to gut punch her. "Ough..." Yves coughs, the same kind of groan you let out when you get hit in your no-no square following quickly after, as she tries and fails to step away from Caitlin, due to the other girl's grip on her hand. "That-" She wheezes, pitifully, "That was a good one...! Ow. So that's what mine must've felt like, except- oof- you're, you're actually strong." Her smile stays on her face as she laughs, wincing like a little baby while doing so because her tummy hurts. "I'm glad you think so, though, uh, I thought you two didn't like each other...?"
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 9, 2023 2:41:16 GMT
"Bwuh?" Is the only response Yves manages to muster in response to the rollercoaster she was just shunted through, over the last few seconds, incredulous at the fact that she interlocked fingers with the cool girl she's barely talked to before and not Faye, and is stuck on that thought for the split second it takes for Cait to gut punch her. "Ough..." Yves coughs, the same kind of groan you let out when you get hit in your no-no square following quickly after, as she tries and fails to step away from Caitlin, due to the other girl's grip on her hand. "That-" She wheezes, pitifully, "That was a good one...! Ow. So that's what mine must've felt like, except- oof- you're, you're actually strong." Her smile stays on her face as she laughs, wincing like a little baby while doing so because her tummy hurts. "I'm glad you think so, though, uh, I thought you two didn't like each other...?" Caitlin let go of Yves' hand, though slowly and not as an instant release so that, hopefully, she didn't fall over, then gave a confident and satisfied smirk. "Thanks, I try my best. Sorry if it was too hard, though. I think we should give this a rest fer now. Ya did good." She then reached for her towel again and dabbed her forehead, then thought about the question. "We didn't like each other, er, well, we're not best friends, that is, but we've come to a bit of an understanding recently. I kinda realized there's more important things to worry about that any drama horseshite, especially in here. Somehow, in a weird way, we've both come to respect each other, I think. But that's just how I feel. She could think I'm a jackass, probably still does. She's a good person at the end of the day." Looking into Yves' eyes and then away from her, she continued, "Sometimes, you learn the reason you hated someone so much was because of how much of yerself ya saw in them. Anyway, sorry fer rambling, and fer the sucker punch."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 9, 2023 3:07:54 GMT
Yves shakily fixes her posture, no longer bent over and clutching at her torso like a geriatric having a heart-attack, and lets out a shaky breath.
"It's all good! I'm fine! Ow."
She wipes her sweaty bangs out of her face, and nods her head towards Caitlin. "And I feel like I do know you a little better, now. I know for sure how hard you can punch, heh, ugh, and that fighting really isn't my thing. Maybe once I build up a little muscle or something. Thanks, again, for letting me to interrupt what you were doing. This was fun."
The lanky girl wipes her hand on her tights, then offers the hand out to Caitlin for a handshake, "If you and Faye are friends now, then I think it'd be nice if we were, too."
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 9, 2023 3:43:59 GMT
Caitlin stared at Yves’ hand for a few seconds before happily grasping it and giving it a shake. “It’s strange, you know, I feel like, if I make it out of here, I’ll be leaving with more friends than I came in with, though it’s not hard to beat zero. If you ever wanna scrap or talk, I’m around. Just don’t go dying on me!”
She laughed, but it was noticeably hollow and her face looked like she’d been stabbed. She loosened her grip on Yves and put her headphones over her ears. “…anyway. I’m gonna get back to training. This was nice.”
With that, she gave a quick nod and a smile before walking over to an empty space near a rack of weights, where she struggled to figure out if she should do some lifting or squats. Anyone could try talking to her, though she’d most likely just be in her own world.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 9, 2023 3:57:56 GMT
Nico walks into the game room wearing a green pair of shorts and a white tank top. He’s traded his boots for a pair of sneakers and has a towel around his neck and a water bottle in his hand. “There you are!” He said to Felix. “I was looking all over for you. Did you forget about our gym date?” Xhuli pauses the game, "Well, I guess you gotta leave to be with Nico now. Guess you can't stick around to steal everything." "Thanks Nico, you're a lifesaver!" She puts on the voice again, playfully. At the same time, her eyes look a little disappointed.
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Post by Joker on Apr 9, 2023 14:03:46 GMT
Nico does a double take.
“…Xhuli?” He asks. “Is that you?”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 9, 2023 14:22:01 GMT
“What is this accusation?” The man scoffs. “I’m Doug Dimmadome and I look nothing like this Xhuli character! What evidence do you have?”
He carefully adjusts his cowboy hat so that only one or two locks of curly hair are falling out of the massive hat.
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Apr 9, 2023 20:13:09 GMT
The sound of cowboy boots walking can be heard as the cowboy entered the Game Room. As Calvin is passing by, he took a glance at the people who were in the Game Room...
Then he stops in his track as he does a double take at the people in the Game Room. There was someone new there now, wasn't there?
"Hold up!" The cowboy glances at the man with the tall cowboy hat. "What in the tarnation... Never seen a cady that tall."
"Identify yourself, stranger. Don't reckon I ever saw you 'round here." The cowboy requested as he eyed the man with some suspicions.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 9, 2023 21:13:11 GMT
The cowboy springs up and puts out a hand, “Why I’m Doug Dimmadome. What’s your name?” The voice is as convincing as possible of a 55-year-old Texan man. As he grabs Calvin’s hand the handshake is strong and intimidating.
“What’s yer business, young man? Are you the sheriff around these parts?”
“Thanks for recognizing the size and impressiveness of my hat. One day you might have a hat this big.”
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