week 2

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Week 2

[The second week in the Champion Excellence Program kicks off on a somber note. Chitanda, Toby, the Griffin- all three of them gone, two of them in one fell swoop. If anyone thinks to check the profiles on their P.I.P.s they will find that the dearly departed Champions' profile photos have been greyed out.

Right on the dot at 7 am the mechanical woman's voice chimes to awaken the remaining champions on Sunday morning, as she has for the past week. After the initial wake-up call though there's a new message tacked on:]

Congratulations, Champions! By surviving your first trial, you have unlocked the second floor of the ship. A new mini map has been added to your P.I.P.! To access the second floor please stand on the teleporter and select the floor you wish to be teleported to.

[The new floor isn't the only thing floating around the ship though, at least metaphorically. When the Champions are awakened they have regained one new memory from the ones they've lost. Starting again on Sunday, as well, Jamie and Bolton will be back to their usual office hours in their usual locations.]

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday


[ooc: welcome to week 2, everyone! Check-in has begun and don't forget to submit your memory regains!]

Comments

[kingshaming]

Hm?

[He doesn't drop down from the pull up bar, instead hangs there, looking at her]

Trust me, these damned suits are too tight to worry about them falling down.

[...which is ttly what she was worried about Xander, thank you]

[bylight]

That's not...

[Mentally running her hands down her face because Xander.

Quick. Think of something else!

................... can't think of anything. Let your mouth run away, Light.]

Those bruises and what I can only assume is a battle scar might make some people uncomfortable.

[... that was awful.]

[kingshaming]

[He drops one arm, hanging by the other, and points out a few]

Well, to be fair some of these are yours.

[He lingers over the scar, and finally drops down]

As for this... I woke up with it, so I can't say. But if you truly think it will bother someone...

[bylight]

[Can't deny that.]

Funny. The one you gave me healed up quite fast.

[As in she can't even tell where it was anymore.

This has just turned awkward. Still going to not be looking at him.]

Thomasin. She might be bothered. [Not that the girl would ever come in here.]

[kingshaming]

Well, then you heal a good bit faster the I do- though yours are a bit more yellow then the ones Margulis and McBurn did- so they won't last more then another day if I had to guess.

...and you may have a point with Thomasin.

[So he shrugs the top half of his jumpsuit back up, arching around to zip it a little awkwardly]

Better?

[bylight]

[Somehow she's not surprised by that. Though it might also be a hint as to the fact she wore him down enough to get hit more often by the other two.

Once it's zipped up, she takes a deep breath before looking at him and nodding. Still might be a tad bit red, if Xander can pick up on that.]

Yes. [No Much better.]

[kingshaming]

...Lightning...

I'm starting to wonder if you were the one that was actually embarrassed.

[His tone is even- not easy to tell if he's teasing her or not except for the slight crinkle around his eyes]

[bylight]

[OH MY GOD DON'T PUT HER ON THE SPOT LIKE THAT

She's trying to look serious, crossing her arms and trying to keep her eyes on him... and failing.]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[kingshaming]

[This time he DOES smile]

Ah, well, I must be mistaken then. My apologizes.

[bylight]

[And that smile just adds to the already confusing as hell feelings. Thanks. She's going to die at this rate. What to do what to do what to do... what is attraction make it stop]

I should... I should leave. [She nods.] Since you're busy in here.

[kingshaming]

Don't leave on my account.

[Does he sound... disappointed? Maybe]

I was actually about to do a cool down run, then head out.

[bylight]

[Why would he be disappointed???? Be glad she doesn't really pick up on that.

Though... it might seem a lot less weird if she just...]

So you're not going to be using the mat then?

[Keeping herself distracted with stretching before a workout might be the best way to go about this.]

[kingshaming]

Not anymore, no. So please, feel free.

[That said he moves to the edge of the gym, clearly intending to start laps]

[bylight]

[Part of her is a tad bit disappointed, a little self-conscious, but the rest is all "fuck it. Keeping in shape is more important!"

Light thinks back on her basic training days to get into a zone. Just ignore Xander and go over each stretch in sequence. Flexibility is important, kids!]

[kingshaming]

[Xander had intended to do the same: while he was a bit clueless as to why she might worry about HIM being top less, he's not BLIND either. Normally this wasn't an issue- he trained around plenty of... interesting people. His own retainers included.

But when just running laps there's not much to distract him. So maybe he kinda keeps glancing over.]

[bylight]

[Being a focus driven person was sort of helping. Sort of. There was more than a few times when Light would be stretching just right where it was easy to sneak a peek at Xander. He might not realize that she's caught on that he keeps glancing over.

Why is that bothering her so much? Plenty of people have looked at her, watched her, but this guy just has to be different. She stands fully, hands on her hips.]

Is there something you're not telling me? You keep looking over.

[kingshaming]

-oh. No, nothing like that. I was just interested in your technique.

[Which isn't a lie- just not the whole truth]

[bylight]

Technique? I'm just stretching.

[Do people in your world not stretch before working out?]