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Atlas Gym; Tuesday [12/26].

Well, Gladio was discovering that morning that the staff at Atlas didn't really waste any time, the holiday decorations, with all their great Christmas-related workout puns, had already been tucked away and replaced with reminders of the great deals they had on annual memberships, with an emphasis on keeping those new health and wellness fitness goals for the new year!

And that also included having some statistics lobbied at him about how most people stop using their new memberships well before February even came around, if they used them at all, which lead to a brainstorming session on things to help keep people coming in, since Gladio was more in this for everyone's muscle gains rather than his own financial ones.

Cup Noodles^TM and shirtlessness seemed to be the most popular suggestions, although, really, those things were already pretty much expected from their clientele these days, weren't they?

Atlas is open!

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Summer and Stark had only just gotten back from their little Christmas get-away that afternoon, ans while there had been plenty of workout done among all the relaxing (ayyyyy...), the idea of breaking her gym streak was too devastating to consider. So she threw on pineapple leggings and a top to match and came in much, much later than usual to....she didn't know, probably just dick around for a bit, really...

Cup Noodles and shirtlessness would be a big draw. Maybe some new stickers.

There was, of course, another big draw for Stark in the form of a certain ginger. Who he had followed in today, yes. Sure, they'd just spent a few glorious days at a tropical retreat for Christmas but he didn't think he could ever grow tired of Summer's company.

"Good holiday?" he asked Gladio as he walked in. Yes, he was looking like he'd gotten plenty of sun. And yes, he was looking relaxed and pleased with himself.

That tan line under that mask had to be a killer.

"Good holiday," Gladio confirmed, easily with a grin, and, with a glance toward Summer and then a second one at the clock on the wall, before finally looking back to Stark, felt pretty confident in guessing, "You, too?"

The lines from the leather straps were rough, Gladio.

"We went away," Stark told him, grinning. "Somewhere warm. Just for us. It was a very good Christmas. My...my best one, I think."

"Warm and sunny, by the looks of it," Gladio noted with a snort. "But good for you guys. I'd probably say mine was the best one so far, too, but there's not a lot of competition, in that regard."

Even if there was a lot, it's undoubtedly be way up there.

"I've had pleasant ones, before," Stark said. "This was better. By far. And yes, it was sunny. There was a beach and there were pools and fancy drinks and good food and..."

His voice had trailed off as he looked back over at Summer. "And the best of company."

Gladio sort of had to wonder if Summer was aware of all these glances being spared her way, but she finally stopped waffling on which weight to choose and then went to center herself in front of the mirror directly in prime glancing direction, so he felt he could take a guess.

"That's what it's all about, too, right? Who you spend it with? Glad you guys had the chance to do something nice together...you get any good presents, too?"

"Baking things," Stark said with a smile. "For inspiration, for our new class."

And maybe so he'd bake some fancy cupcakes for his favorite person?

"Did you? Get good presents?"

"I got great presents," Gladio assured him, with a nod for the ones that had been mostly handwaved and a grin for the ones that had been slightly less so. "Good food, too. I think I'm still full from last night's dinner, actually. But you guys are doing a class together again, huh?"

Had anyone warned Ignis?

"A cupcake class," Stark said eagerly. "I missed having a class this fall. It will be good to do it again. Are you teaching?"

Gladio nodded. "Back on the Wilderness schtick again," he reported, with a faint grin. "Any chance to get outdoors is one I'm gonna take, and if I can teach some people some important skills along the way, then that's all the better, right? I think I might leave the baking to the people who are actually good at it, though, as good as class about cupcakes sounds."

"Some of the things Summer comes up with aren't going to require being good at baking," Stark said fondly.

"Wilderness things like...camping? Fishing?"

Gladio nodded. "Hiking, foraging...bit of a heavier focus on roughing it and survival, so knowing how to build a shelter, protect yourself from the elements, find clean drinking water, that kind of stuff. So if you're ever in a pinch, you'll know what to do."

And maybe even find some potions or spell enhancements while you were at it, too!

"All much more useful skills than making cupcakes," Stark said. "Not so delicious though, I think."

Unless Fandom was secretly full of delicious things to forage? The preserve was a mysterious sort of place...

"I don't know about that," Gladio grinned faintly. "It usually involves Cup Noodle^TH, so...just as, if not even more delicious, as cupcakes. Lot more nutritious! And convenient."

"Did you get any interesting Cup Noodle(TM) for Christmas?" Stark asked.

Did they make seasonal flavors? Was there peppermint stick Cup Noodle(TM)?

Nell made her way in a little late. Well, she wasn't opening her store today and she was a bit tired, so it only seemed right.

A little late or a little tired, Gladio was just mostly glad to see that Nell had made it in that day, which was pretty evident in his grin when he spotted her. "Hey."

And the smile that grew on her face when she saw him should have told him all she needed to know about how happy she was to see him. "Hey yourself," she said cheerfully. "Eveything good here?"

"Yeah," Gladio nodded, his grin now being sent around to the gym, "everything in order. Gettin' ready to see if we get an influx of memberships with the New Years Resolutions crowd."

"I've heard those tend not to last very long," Nell said. "Any ideas for keeping them here?"

"Just the old stand-bys," Gladio snorted. "You know. Cup Noodle^TM. Stickers. Shirtlessness..."

"Well, I'm not going shirtless," Nell said with a grin.

"Well, you don't have to," Gladio assured her with a nudge of his elbow, "you're not on the payroll. But you know I wouldn't complain...

She smiled at him. "I prefer to leave that only for you," she said, "but please feel free to be shirtless whenever you choose."

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