Atlas Gym; Tuesday [07/02].

[sword_chocobro]

There was a new flavor of Cup Noodle^TM in the claw machine that morning, and the staff was so excited about it that they texted Gladio even before he came in to let him know that he was probably going to be pretty stoked about it.

It was Cup Noodle^TM, you guys. Of course he was going to be stoked about it!

But there was, he admitted, a small pang of disappointment once he got in that Tuesday and finally got to see what all the fuss was about.

"Oh, man," he said, laughing. "Terrible timing. Just when I decided to move away from the camping and focus on swords instead!"

You'd better believe he was spending a good portion of his morning at the claw machine until he got himself a couple of those bad boys for himself! And, once he did, he might need to take a moment to swing by the diner and show it off to Iggy. He'd love that!

Atlas is open!

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[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon reluctantly snuck in to get in some exercise because it was a good idea.

And paused to eye the new flavour. And scrunch his nose, because...he wasn't too sure about that.

[sword_chocobro]

Gladio was happy to see almost anyone coming in to hit the gym more, but some even more so than others, and Jon definitely fell into that latter category. So much so that a grin surfaced almost immediately upon seeing him.

"Hey, Jon. Good to see you. How's it going?"

And honestly? Wrinkle your nose all you wanted, Sims, that just meant more for Gladio!

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Oh, um. Fine, thank you." He gave Gladio a little smile. "Just...well, we're not camping anymore, so I thought maybe the treadmill or something."

Look, he could walk outside, but that was more exercise, what with the stairs.

"I hope you've been well."

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Gladio nodded, grin not going anywhere, because honestly? Every little bit counted. "Well, definitely let me know if you need any help or suggestions for other equipment to try," he said, "and I'm pretty sure the immersion ones are empty at the moment, if you wanted to go take a fake hike somewhere else.

"And I have been, yeah," he said with a nod. "Thanks. Nell's been busy as thr bees she keeps with all her honey and plants, but it's great seeing her in her element, and now I'm gonna finally teach a class on sword work around here. Think maybe I'll see you in that one?"

Considering his sword was easily bigger and heavier than Jon probably was soaking wet, he wasn't expecting it, no,but hey! The world was full of surprises.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I'm not sure what you mean by immersion ones," Jon said. "And, er...no, I...I don't think I'd be very good with a sword."

Especially as big as the ones Gladio liked.

[sword_chocobro]

"I don't know, man," Gladio grinned. "I'm a pretty good teacher. And the immersion ones are these new treadmills I set up toward the back, they've got screens you can set to virtual trails to make you feel like you're really out there. I figured they'd be nice for when the weather's not really good for actual outdoor runs."

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"That sounds...interesting," Jon said dubiously. It sounded like fun, or like a recipe for motion sickness. Possibly both.

"And I have no doubts about your skill as a teacher," he hurried to assure Gladio, "just of my abilities to lift a sword."

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"Sounds like maybe you could think about maybe hitting the weights instead of the treadmill, then," Gladio countered with a grin. It was his job, after all, to encourage plenty of exercise! "There's some pretty light ones out there, too, though I gotta admit, not my style at all. We'll get you a nice little fencing foil. And if you have trouble lifting even that..."

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"That's not really a sword," Jon said dubiously. "It's not as if I'm going to see something coming at me with intent to harm and shout, 'en garde!'"

[sword_chocobro]

"See, look at that," Gladio snorted a laugh. "You're already ahead of the game with a statement like that! But we all gotta start somewhere, right? You think I was always lugging around swords like mine?"

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I'm fairly sure you started with something as a child that's bigger than I could use," Jon said. Because you were all muscles, Gladio.

[sword_chocobro]

Oh, come on now. He was all muscle and heart!

"I started with bamboo training swords," Gladio chuckled faintly, "just like any other Amicitia or Crownsguard hopeful. But if you really think you couldn't lift even those, I know Noctra's got some nice foam ones. If you ask nicely, she might even let you borrow 'em for a while."

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon gave him a look. "Very funny. And I'm sure the other students in your class would absolutely go easy on me."

You were going to have Anakin or someone in there, weren't you? Someone competitive?