[Gymnasium - OPEN]

[flamenoir]

Who: Blackfire and YOU
Where: Gymnasium near the dorms
When: Afternoon
Rating: PG
Summary: A little exercising and socializing. Get fit and mingle.



Although she could have hit the Training Room for some exercise, today Blackfire had opted for her own. She'd watched a few exercise videos with little handweights that looked like a fun way to exercise. The only dilemma was in finding weights that were just right for her. Fortunately, some of the equipment in the gym was set up for people into power-lifting, even if the Training Room was more fitting for those with superhuman strength.

At last, she found a set of two hundred pound dumbbells that she could work with. They almost felt too light to her, but they were the heaviest set available without resorting to the use of the larger barbells.

And so, she began her exercises. Not long into her workout, someone else entered the gym just at the point that a song she liked came over the speakers.

"Hey, do me a favour and turn the volume up? I love this song!"

Comments

[spiderette]

Natasha's not one of the superpowered kids - everything she has, as far as she knows, comes from rigorous training and practice, so it's not unusual to find her in either the gym or the training room and sometimes both and this afternoon is no exception. She's just come in the door when the other girl calls out to her and since she's rather fond of the song as well, she obliges, turning up the speakers far louder than they probably should be, but eh, there's no one here to complain except them. She heads for the rows of the cardio machines and then does a double-take at the amount of weight the girl's lifting.

"Damn, girl. Remind me never to piss you off."

[flamenoir]

Blackfire grinned at Natasha's comment. They were in the same year, but hadn't trained together yet. Then again, Blackfire had only in the second half of the previous year and been placed in second year largely due to her age and equivalent education. Well, she was curious as to what the redhead could do.

"I've got a bad temper, too, but fortunately, it's hard to set it off."

There were really only a few things that could manage. Things relating to her sister topped that list.

[spiderette]

"Well, that's comforting, I suppose," Natasha countered with a crooked grin, moving to one of the cardio machines across from her. Strength training was something she got plenty of in sparring matches. Then again, she had a tendency of sparring with Asgardians and teens with superpowers. It usually proved to be an effective workout.

"Getting an early start on your training for the year?"

[flamenoir]

"An early start? I never stopped. I don't want to get in the habit of slacking off."

Many things did come easily to Blackfire, and she liked to project an image of being effortlessly competent. That wasn't actually the case, though. She worked much harder than many people would have guessed. And as someone who'd come from a warrior people, slacking off on training was particularly shameful.

"Today's just for fun, though. I've seen videos of those dance exercise routines with hand weights, so I thought I'd give it a try."

[spiderette]

"A girl after my own heart," Natasha chuckles in amusement, but it has her pausing in her path to cast her a curious look. "Dance exercise routines?"

Oh look, two of her favorite things.

[flamenoir]

"They seem like fun. I printed out some papers showing pictures of the different exercises. Here...I'll demonstrate one. For this one, you're supposed to step from side to side while moving the hand weights from side to side in front of you."

As the song changed, Blackfire listened to the beat for about ten seconds before beginning, stepping in time with the beat while she moved those heavy weights along the way an average person might handle a little set of two pound handweights.

"It's kind of fun. Care to join me?"