Flashback Bodybuilding - Part II -

[Aleksi]

Spring 31st, of 509AV

Her head was a mess that night. For some reason, the food she had for dinner didn't settle well with her at all. Standing up from the table before the family's tent, she arched back, touching it with her fingertips, hearing her back crackle. It seemed like it was time for another proper stretch. Her body seemed to be getting addicted to that. She straightened herself up and thought for a second before picking up her bag and noticing the rocks from her last practice with Davon still in it. Putting the extra 20 punds on her back, she took a deep breath and stretched her legs, first one, then the other, moving her feet in a circluar motion to get all the joints warm enough to not suffer under the pressure. She was finally ready, so starting at the regular, easy, jogging pace, she headed towards the edges of the city, breathing in a constant, slightly heavier matter than before. When she crossed about 200 meters, she stopped, dropped the bag and slowly spread her feet to about a hip level. Bending down a bit, to see if she could still reach the ground with her fingertips without stretching and then putting her hands on her waist. Slowly starting to run them in circles for a while, before letting her knees do the same, from inside out and then the other way around until she felt warm enough. Her upper body then straightened and as one arm went over her head slowly, she leaned over her leg, stretching and repeating the same with her other side. Feet, after that, started parting more, lowering her down to the ground fully, in a split. Her body leaning over again, stretching over the ground for about thirty ticks before pushing back up and switching the split type. Her body now leaning forth, over the leg until her fingers touched her toes. Deciding it was time for some improvement, she didn't switch sides, but just leaned backwards, feeling her right thigh muscles stretch, along with her lower back and shoulder blades muscles, as she reached out, touching her heel with the back of her fingers. Grunting loudly, she made her way back up to her feet and grabbed the bag again. Her head tilting to the side so her neck cracks before starting the same jogging pace and heading towards Endrykas once more. It took her a tad longer than before, but she made the 200 meters in one go. Dropping the bag next to the table, she decided it was not time to stop yet. Her fingers pushed the strands of hair away from her wet forehead before moving down and touching the grass. Kicking her feet out, she attempted to hold herself up and stand on her hands, but failed miserably and ended up on her back, kicking most of the air out of her lungs. Coughing and rubbing her chest, she tried to open her eyes. It took her a while to actually be good enough to push herself up, off the grass and try again. Still somewhat lightheaded, she did it slowly this time, moving her feet off the ground with a kick, not as strong as this one, just to be in a weird, bent position for a few ticks and then hitting the ground with them. As usual, she was not going to give up, so she kept trying, pushing herself up, sometimes too much with the result that happened in her first attempt, sometimes too little, which just made her growl. Eventually, she got it right, but did not manage to keep herself in the air. Frowning, her body dropped down onto the ground, taking a rest from all the working out, noticing the burn in every muscle while her mind was rushing through the images of the past week. It was never pleasant to hear footsteps that late at night in Endrykas, so with a silent tilt of her head, she lowered herself to the ground and watched for who might be coming about.The animals didn't react to it, so it only could have been Laila (Her father's second wife) or Davon, and by the sound of the footsteps, it couldn't be a woman. Straightening herself up, she heard him chuckle and mumble Hey darlin', you are up late, need help with your trainings? This late at night and after that big of a training, she just couldn't be bothered to even say something to his petname for her, instead, she just added Yes, and let him warm up a bit. Sitting there, watching him, was always impressive. Not in a way most women viewed him, but still, quite impressive. He was strong, competent, good looking, fun people said... and why in the whole Mizahar, would he be interested in someone like her? She wasn't even sure she liked men.. Ever since that day in Nyka, with that boy... the one who promised to protect and travel with her... No, she didn't, she was sure now, she didn't like men. Leaning down, over him as usaul, when the man was done stretching, she finally managed to lift her legs into a somewhat of a sitting position, close to his shoulders. It took her nearly five days of pracitcing just that move, with countless failiures When she finally managed to move them up into a 90 degrees angle while holding her own weight on Davon's hands, she giggled. It was a huge success and even though she collapsed after holding herself up for if even a chime, she could say happily I did it, I finally did it! Now all I need to do is get some more strength up! Her eyes were sparkling in with satisfaction and pride as she sat down next to Davon, discussing their next training. Position that she practiced is similar to this

[Limey]

Skill and Lore Rewards Skills Lore Running 1 Getting Addicted To The Strain Bodybuilding 2 Rocks: Making Things Challenging Acrobatics 2 Davon: A Fine Man (Unfortunately) Additional Notes : Another short one, but I liked how you brought Davon into it at the end and gave little character-building hints as to Aleksi's past and her attitudes towards men. Hope to see more of that. Any questions or queries, please PM me.