Atlas Gym | Thursday

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Sprawling on the squishy blue mats piled in one corner of the gym was far more appealing to Dimitri than folding his long frame into a tiny office chair. One involved future back pain and being holed up in a tiny office overlooking the elliptical machines and the other gave him freedom to observe a greater portion of the gym without looking like he was observing.

Especially when nothing interesting was happening and so he was reading. No judging.

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Dimitri | 9-3

[guardian-god.livejournal.com]

Sure he's sprawled out, but he's still capable of springing to action. Just let him get a bookmark first.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[solo_sword]

Jaina had talked to Rose twice this week, and both times Dimitri had come up. She had to meet this guy, if only for a frame of reference for the next conversation. So she'd just move her workout to the town gym today.

"Get this place mixed up with the library?" she wondered.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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"No, libraries are stuffier," he replied easily. Getting to his feet to help his very small customer, Dimitri tucked the book away in his pocket.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[solo_sword]

Two things: First, Rose had undersold the hotness somehow. Two, her neck was going to hurt if she talked to him too long. "So you're Dimitri. Anyone ever tell you there's no reason to be that tall?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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"No." Dimitri actually cracked a smile at that and took a few steps back to ease the neck strain. "Is there some reason to be that short?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[solo_sword]

"Genetics. Trust me, I hear comments like that a lot more than you hear comments like mine." Sigh. There was a reason she liked heels, if not the wearing of them.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[guardian-god.livejournal.com]

"Be glad the world was designed more for you than me," he pointed out. "I spent many years learning to duck through doorways."

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[solo_sword]

"This world, anyway. Take a visit to the Wookiee homeworld. You'll feel positively short."

This was probably the strangest introduction she'd ever had.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[guardian-god.livejournal.com]

More talk of aliens was just mean. "Maybe I'd feel welcome."

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[tyler_gone]

After his workout, Tyler showered and went in search of the new manager. He figured he would have heard if the guy had a problem with Fight Club, but it still seemed polite to introduce himself before he started encouraging students to break each other's noses on the property.

"Hey, are you Belikov?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[guardian-god.livejournal.com]

Again, getting to his feet, Dimitri offered the guy a hand. "Dimitri Belikov. Can I offer assistance?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[tyler_gone]

"Tyler Durden," Tyler said, returning the handshake. He wasn't short, but this Russian guy towered over him. "I'm one of the people in charge of Fight Club and I wanted to find you before Sunday. Seemed polite, you know?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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"Yes, I've heard a little about the Sunday fights," Dimitri replied. "Rose informed me that they're very good for practice." And he had promised to attend. "Are they well-attended?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[tyler_gone]

"We usually get two or three dozen," Tyler said casually. "Sometimes more, sometimes less. Depends what else is going on in town."

He frowned, trying to place the name. "Rose with the dark hair?" He liked her. Kid had snark.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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"That's the one," Dimitri agreed. "I was thinking of coming if one more's not a problem for your group."

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[tyler_gone]

"One more's never a problem," Tyler said. "What's your background like? Trained, Jedi, just like punching things..."

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

It was way earlier than 9 that Rose banged (the door got away from her and flung back) into the gym. The run down from the school had woken her up if not completely resigned her to the fact that it was still freaking early o'clock.

She made her way inside, dropping her bag on the ground by the wall and reaching up to pull her hair back.

"Are we having fun yet?" she asked, the snark weak so early.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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Dimitri looked up, watching her play with her hair. "I don't know, did you bring the fun with you?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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She knew he was watching her, and Rose remembered the feel of his hands in her hair too well. She pulled her ponytail through the elastic and dropped it, smoothing the stray hairs back without thinking.

"How can you doubt it?" she asked, giving him a bright smile.

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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Her long, dark hair was way too inviting and the sane part of him appreciated her putting it up for practice. "I will never doubt your ability to keep yourself entertained, Rose."

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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"Awww, I'm flattered," she teased. "So - do you live here or something?"

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

[guardian-god.livejournal.com]

He tilted his head at her like she was insane. "People don't live in gyms. I have a room at the hotel."

Re: Dimitri | 9-3

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"There could be an apartment above it or something," Rose said, thinking that was obvious, God. "So you're just really, really - prompt."

Work Out | 9-3

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All by yourself. Or whatever.

OOC | 9-3

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Our theme today is pretty hair.