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Atlas Gym | Tuesday

Atlas was very quiet today. Classical music played softly in the background while Dimitri worked efficiently on the mats with the over-stuffed dummies. Even if there weren't Strigoi active in Fandom, he couldn't very well let his stake-handling skills go sluggish. No matter how much practice he got in with Rose, he still kept up his own training as best he could given the schedule.

Which meant Dimitri had come in early to clean the back room, reorganize the front desk, and check that everything was in order before his trip to Court. It was expected to be a simple trip: show up, visit with colleagues, testify against Victor Dashkov, and return ho--to Fandom.

The workout was really to keep him focused and ready for anything Victor had in store. He flipped the silver stake into the air, silently catching it by the handle and plunging it once more into the dummy - the point slipping past the fake ribcage and straight into the plush heart.

Atlas was open for business.

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There's a huuuuuuge gym at your disposal!

Not that Dimitri won't notice a new arrival, but he'd be the first to tell you it's dangerous to sneak up on people wielding dangerous weaponry.

Even if she and Dimitri had technically swapped days since she wasn't allowed to go to the trial even though it had been her and Lissa and Christian who were most affected by it (not that she was still bitter or anything), Rose wasn't going to break the habit of being at the gym on Tuesday for a while.

Especially when it meant she got to watch Dimitri do his thing with the stake for a while. Sure, she knew he knew she was there, but come on, she wanted to see some showing off.

Dimitri was exceptionally capable with his silver stake and, knowing Rose was watching and what would impress her the most, he put on a good show for a few minutes.

When he felt he'd done enough work, Dimitri returned the stake to its leather holster and turned to greet Rose. "I thought you were supposed to be having fun today."

"Cause coming to see you totally sucks," Rose said, giving him a smile as she moved across the mats towards him now that the stake was put away. "That was pretty damn awesome."

He shrugged, "Years of practice." Also, a lot of free time without girlfriends meant plenty of time to teach himself tricks. "Hoping for a turn?"

She appreciated him not saying that narrative as she wasn't entirely keen on feeling like she was keeping him from training and maybe not being good enough if it ever come down to it.

"I could use a turn," she said, stepping closer hopefully.

"You remember how this works?" Dimitri teased as he offered her the hilt, like they hadn't been working with the stakes for months.

"I dunno," Rose said wryly, as she took the stake, making sure to brush her fingers over his as she did. "The pointy end goes in the other man?"

"And preferably never me," he replied, moving to stand to the side, out of the way but still able to see everything. "Simple enough."

"I'll try to avoid you," she teased, glancing over at him as she flipped the stake in her hand to get a good hold on the hilt. She probably should stick with something a little more down to earth especially since she'd never tried the move in front of someone - let alone Dimitri - before.

But, hey, being reckless was what she did best, and with another flip of the stake in her hand, Rose whipped it at the farthest dummy, grinning with a bit of relief at the stake sunk right through its heart.

"You're going to give me a run for my money, Roza," he commented, thoroughly impressed by her move and feeling a certain amount of pride in her abilities.

Rose grinned over at him, looking totally cocky. "There's money involved now, comrade?"

"I believe it's an expression," he said with a shake of his head. No bets on stakings. "But I've learned to never bet against you."

"Hey, maybe if you get lucky, there'll be bets on if I pass my trials," she teased. "Play your cards right, and you could make money."

For that he walked over to look down at her with the sort of amused look that only Rose ever saw. "I'd be taking money from fools," Dimitri told her. And then he'd take her somewhere nice on the proceeds, shh.

"Just makes it easier then," Rose pointed out, smiling up at him. "I'm gonna need you there telling me to chill out and not be stupid. Can't have all your attention on the bets."

He leaned down so he was only inches away from her as he spoke. "Trust me, you'll have my attention. And you'll do great--if you keep your focus." As much as Dimitri was being flirty here, he really meant it, worried as he was about how seeing ghosts was going to effect her performance in two months.

She nodded, smiling as much at his flirtation as what was behind his words. "Don't worry. They won't know what hit them. Kinda like you."

Dimitri smirked. "Oh, I know what hit me," he replied dryly.

"Oh yeah?" Rose asked laughingly. "What hit you?"

"A determined bobcat." Dimitri thought he was quite amusing.

She narrowed her eyes at him, flicking her hand out to smack him lightly in the stomach. "What about now?"

Dimitri reached out to grab her hand after she connected. "I believe this is your hand."

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