there is a place i have seen;

[egotrigger]

Characters: Allelujah and you!
Setting: Various floors.
Format: Commentspam for lazy people.
Summary: A daily routine, plus some attempts at relaxing.
Warnings: None, unless Hallelujah gets riled up. Then… well. Swearing and possible violence.


[It'd become a daily ritual. Five miles along the track, and then pushing his weight lifting ability to the absolute limit. He always checked the weights before lifting them, and today he was working with a barbell that had four weights on each side, careful not to get stuck under it.]



[He'd trained on simulations before, but none of them were really fun. He'd found a knack for puzzle games, though - and this one was easy, rotating pieces and letting them fall and connect with others. He'd played some other games, but this one was oddly addicting.]



[Swimming was something he never got to do enough. He was glad to find a place to do it here, and he floated in the pool for a moment in his orange swim trunks. After a moment, he dived, swimming down for a bit. He could feel his lung capacity being strained a bit, even with his additional nanomachine and genetic modification advantages. Still, he stayed underwater for a while, before finally surfacing, starting to do laps.]

Comments

[boxingemperor]

[You would expect to see Akihiko at the gymnasium daily, but thanks to a past event, he's been hesitant to go. Until now, that is; he needs to put the whole event behind him, just as he's done with all the other bad things in his life.

Lacing up his shoes before running a few laps, he spots a new face at the weights. They're supposed to be unpredictable in terms of their actual weight, so he decides to be polite and offer help.]

You need a spot?

[egotrigger]

[Allelujah sets the barbell down to look over at Akihiko.]

If you don't mind.

[The weights do change, and while he's confident in his ability to hold more weight - he really doesn't want to have to pull himself out from under a barbell.]

[boxingemperor]

[Akihiko remains to his side, ready to grab the barbell should he falter.]

It's funny how things in this place work. You can't even trust an inanimate object...

[egotrigger]

You just have to stay on your toes. I'm used to having to react quickly... but it really is strange.

[He does a few repetitions, before setting it down and thinking.]

Do you think this needs more weight?

[If Akihiko tries to move it, he'll find it already fairly heavy.]

[boxingemperor]

Seriously.

[The dumbbell can't be too heavy if--

Wow, it's really heavy. The weight barely rises off the floor before he carefully sets it back down.]

I couldn't say...

[egotrigger]

Ah... I should have warned you that they're probably heavier than most people are used to. I think I'll stick with about one hundred eighty kilos for now.

[He grabs the bar again, and lifts it once more.]

Do you do weight lifting at home?

[boxingemperor]

[180 kilograms?! That's like carrying around three people...

He wonders if this guy has a special ability to help him lift, or if he really is lifting the weight with natural talent and strength.]

Nothing like this. I'm a boxer back home.

[egotrigger]

Ah, that explains it. I'm... you could classify me as being in the military, though technically I believe we're classified as paramilitary. It's significantly more intense than boxing - not to belittle the sport or anything - though we don't really get as close to our opponent as you would.

[worldrestored]

[Naoki didn't swim as much. You'd think a guy with a parasitic fin that stuck out of his neck would enjoy it more, but...actually that just made him not bother at all.

At least usually. Sometimes even a guy needed to relax so he jumped in, pants, shows and all bomb-style.]

[egotrigger]

[Allelujah blinked in surprise, smiling a little bit gently at him.]

Having fun?

[worldrestored]

[He gives him a grin, and a small nod in between paddles. He's not great, but no slouch either.

His strength is in track and field, however.]

[egotrigger]

[He does a few more laps, and then just treads water to try to get his heart rate back to a more normal level.]

Is it usually this empty here?

[worldrestored]

We don't come here much! Hitoshura prefers to roll around in the flowers because he's a big dummy!

[Wow okay thanks for that Pixie. Naoki would swim closer to her and let a stream of water escape his mouth, but she has lightning powers and this is a body of water. While he will be fine, he can't risk someone else's life just cause his friend is being herself again.

So he just sticks out his tongue at her.]

[egotrigger]

[He laughs softly at Pixie. She's strange, but not in a bad way... he thinks.]

There's nothing wrong with sitting in the flowers sometimes. They're nice, especially when you don't get to see something as simple as grass very often.

Swimming

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos had enjoyed his earlier swim at the pool and had decided to try to swim at least once every day. However, when he wandered in and got changed into his swimming trunks, he noticed someone making a few laps. This person..chaos sensed that this person was actually two, but couldn't get much else, due to the one half blocking him out. However, since chaos was used to dealing with odd humans, he dove into the pool and started to do laps beside the man, curious to see who would give out first.]

[egotrigger]

[Allelujah looked at the other person curiously, and kept swimming, taking the next lap with a backstroke. Hopefully chaos could keep this up for a long time, considering he could as well.]

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos, being an immortal being who was pretty durable physically, was able to keep up just fine. In between strokes, he spoke to the man.]

Good morning. How are you today?

[egotrigger]

Ah? I'm doing all right. And yourself?

[It's pretty easy swimming along, considering he isn't trying to go for a quick pace, more of an easy stroke.]

[lightofhumanity]

I am fine. Pardon..but what is your name, if you don't mind my asking?

[egotrigger]

Ah, me? Allelujah. Allelujah Haptism. And yours?

[Privately, he thinks this other person is a bit forward... but oh well.]

[lightofhumanity]

It's nice to meet you, Allelujah. My name is..chaos.

[For a moment, chaos wondered what name his other half went by, but it was best not to ask. It was too private a question, and the man may not know anyway.]

[egotrigger]

[chaos? Well, he has no room to judge strange names.]

It's nice to meet you. Have you been here long?

[And ten. He treads water near the side of the pool as he speaks, this round of laps done.]

[lightofhumanity]

I've been here for about a month. How about you, if you don't mind my asking?

[chaos, however, goes one more lap before swimming next to Allelujah. He wasn't tired..but it was rude to keep on swimming when the person you were speaking to was not.]

[egotrigger]

Two months, I think. It's a little hard to tell in this place... but that seems about right.

[At least if he's keeping track properly... hopefully he is...]

[lightofhumanity]

I suppose the days do slip away from you sometimes in this place. Although..couldn't you make a calender if you were having trouble?

[egotrigger]

I could... but I'm fairly certain I'm right. Just not one hundred percent certain.

[lightofhumanity]

Right, I understand. I suppose a calender would be a bit much then. Forget the suggestion.

[egotrigger]

It's all right.

[He chuckles a little, and pushes off the wall of the pool again.]

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos smiled at the chuckling and started swimming next to Allelujah again. While he hadn't kicked off from the wall, he was able to keep up quite easily.]

Floor 14

[terreifying]

Heeee~ey, what'cha doin'?

[Rei's greeting seems less enthusiastic than it usually is. At this point, she looks like a mummy tightly wrapped in bandages except for her head, which is tucked up a paper bag.]

[egotrigger]

Playing a puzzle game.

[Normally, he'd look up to see who it is, but this game mode doesn't have a pause function.]

[terreifying]

I don't see any puzzle pieces.

[egotrigger]

The ones that are falling down. You have to rotate them and put them in place as they fall.

[terreifying]

Nice. How good are you at it?

[Video games worked on a system somewhat similar to her EVA piloting. One needed to have incredible hand-eye coordination.]

Media Room

[heavenscorpse]

[Have V/V coming over to look at what he's doing.] That's a puzzle game, right?

[egotrigger]

That's right.

[Erk. Come on challenge mode. He's been playing you for fifteen minutes now, you're not gonna speed up anymore?]

[heavenscorpse]

It looks like you're doing really well. [An admiring tone.]

[egotrigger]

A little too well... I might have to see if there's a harder version, or one that goes faster.

[Sometimes quick reflexes are a good thing. This is not really one of those times.]

[heavenscorpse]

You must be really good. Have you played this a lot before?

[egotrigger]

Not really. It's just a fairly simple game. Do you want to play?

[heavenscorpse]

Can I? Really?

[:DDD No, she's hardly ever played a game before.]

[egotrigger]

[He resets the console and hands her the controller, briefly explaining the controls.]

Go ahead.

[heavenscorpse]

[She gives it a try. And she's bad at it.]

Oops, I lost again.

[Really bad.]

This is fun!

[egotrigger]

[Oh. Oops. Well...]

As long as you're having fun.

[heavenscorpse]

Mhm! Lots of fun. I did a little better that time.