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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Dec 20, 2021 19:23:04 GMT
Hyousuke thought, for all of a few seconds, of how best to respond to her. Fitness was something that was inherently personal, after all. A few common threads ran through everything, but it would all have to be adjusted depending on individual Quirks, bodies, and even personalities. Giving her any meaningful kind of answer on the spot would be difficult at best, and he was hardly the best one qualified - especially when there were likely teachers that had access to her files, and would be able to give a more detailed fitness plan to her.
He didn't even get the chance to explain all that before she finished it all by just coming out with that earnest display of eagerness. Even the dark of the night couldn't hide the sudden shift in emotion that showed on his face, the surprise writ plain upon it. For a few brief moments, his brain scrambled for a response, trying to figure out how he was supposed to reply without looking like a stuttering idiot. Lighthearted banter, fiery displays of passion for battle, things that required he put up a front - those he could manage. But something as genuine as she seemed? The gears were turning, but nothing was coming.
Finally, after what seemed an age of him silently floundering for a response, he offered a vaguely sheepish smile back at her - though at least theirs matched, somewhat. "Well, like I said," he forced out, "I'd be glad to have you. These thigns are always a lot easier with company." Having started to speak, and having gotten over that initial hurdle, he found it easier to start letting the words flow again, and respond a little more confidently. "Anyway, I can give you some pointers on cardio and help you watch your form, but your teachers'd probably know the best way to help you in particular. Diets, regimens, equipment you might need, stuff like that. It's not easy when you start out, but I guess we'd all be heroes if it was."
He offered a slightly less awkward grin as he concluded. It seemed he was starting to get back into the swing of things. "Tell you what. You talk to a teacher about it, then text me when you're free. We'll work out together, and get things done."
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Post by Samantha Riley on Dec 26, 2021 10:51:17 GMT
Sam nodded to indicate her understanding. She'd somewhat overwhelmed him with questions, easing back a little. 'Do you know which teacher I should ask? Skay-sensei is more the scientist type.' She sighed, 'I'm usually pretty good at figuring things out for myself. But when it comes to this, there are so many factors, and I don't know how to weigh them to figure out what works for me. Given that my quirk's twisted my anatomy, that makes it harder still. I get to look like a monster with few of the perks.'
She shook her head, 'but that attitude, it's easy to get trapped in a downward spiral and feel like there's no hope. I get stuck there sometimes. And I need to be my own cheerleader if I'm going to make it here.'
She smiled again, this time stronger, 'ADHD and autism, wonderful combination to have, but there are enough people that use them as excuses, and I want to be a better person, a happier one than I am now.' Sam paused for a moment, before bringing her arms around in a big hug on Hyousuke, 'Thank you'
'If you've charged my phone, I cann add you now. Until I can get specialised advice, something general would be good. I figure some workout is better than no workout, and I need to catch up to the rest of my class in fitness sooner, but I know if I try to push too much change too fast, I'm more likely to burn out.'
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Jan 12, 2022 20:46:35 GMT
Hyousuke supposed that he could get her started on the basics. They were - for the most part - universal. Sure, he'd likely have to start with less intensive regimens and routines than he was used to, but he at least had a vague idea of how to get her started. A teacher could get the finer details ironed out, and they could go from there. Before he had a chance to give a response to her, however, he found her arms wrapped tight around him. Taken completely off guard by that reaction, he froze in place, his eyes shooting wide while his limbs grew rigid.
In a moment of blind panic, his muscles twitched arms beginning to raise up and against her. Hyousuke seemed to have moved on instinct, with just that gesture enough to set a reaction off, almost shunting her away before he could gain some semblance of control over his actions. Managing to come partially back to his senses - enough to at least rein in his reaction, if not outright stop it - Hyousuke tried to play it off like he was just surprised and wasn't sure what to do with his hands, rather than admit her hugging him had made sent him into a state of panic for all of a second.
He was glad for the dark, and how it hid his features. Once his thoughts had started to settle more, he supposed that with how little light there was, there probably wasn't much chance she'd be able to see the lingering unease in his eyes, and he could just give her the answers she was looking for. With any luck, she'd not sense the lingering unease in his voice as well. "Your homeroom teacher has your files, so even if they don't know what to do, they'll probably be able to pass them on to someone that does. Either way, let me know when you're free. We can start with small stuff - jogging, stretches, just to get you used to exercising. No use trying to lift weights if your cardio's shot."
He rounded off his statement with a smile, but it was hollow. It was but a veneer, hiding what lurked beneath the surface.
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Post by Samantha Riley on Jan 21, 2022 2:59:35 GMT
Sam felt the twitching, and realised her mistake. In her eagerness she'd forgotten to even ASK whether he liked hugs. Dammit! DAMMIT!! She hadn't even thought about... He was saying something... trying to keep cool. Sam felt anything but now, already feeling like she'd poisoned a potential friendship. Get a grip, get a grip, just pull away and apologise!
She unwrapped her arms from around Hyou, the brief panic blinding her to the resistance, and with a rip that was noisy enough in the quiet night, her right arm came back with a patch of material ripped from the back of Hyou's shirt snagged on her forearm scales. Strands around her claws showed that they'd also sliced in a little. She kinda looked dumbly from her arm to Hyousuke, and back again. That sense of monsterousness welled inside her. She tried to keep it together. The logical side of her mind reminding her that if Hyousuke was as nice as he'd seemed, he might be a little annoyed, but would ultimately understand an accident. The emotional side... well that was all over the place. She knew she'd have to let the feelings bleed away.
'I-I'm sorry H-hyous-suke-san' she said, already feeling tears form in her eyes. Her speech was becoming interrupted by the quiet sobs. 'I-i got..got overea-eager a-and shou-should've a-asked if y-you l-liked h-h-hugs f-first. I-i-i f-forgot to-to-to t-take,' Sam had to pause and breathe for a moment, 'c-care w-with m-my cl-claws.' It was getting hard to keep herself contained to this level, 'I-i-i think.... you c-c-c-can ssssee why I-i-i c-can be scared to-to p-practice w-with m-my qu-quirk. B-b-but I n-n-neeed t-to a-accept i-it.'
Sam paused again to try to steady her breathing, taking a sip from her water bottle. 'I-i h-hope I-i haven't m-made things d-difficult for you. I-i can pay f-for a n-n-new shirt?' There was a pleading edge she couldn't control. Inside her were parts screaming he'd hate her now, while more rational parts put out the emotional fires with logic. It was obvious she was trying to keep it together, but Sam tended to wear her feelings openly, that included nervousness as to how Hyousuke saw her now.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Jan 23, 2022 18:43:35 GMT
Strangely enough, the shredded t-shirt helped to ease the situation on his end, rather than exacerbate it. Once he started to process the roughness rubbing against his clothes, and the sudden feeling of night air on bare skin, he was a mixture of confused and surprised. Somehow, someway, it managed to take his mind off things long enough for him to settle down somewhat, and he fixed her with a calmed look and a polite smile. He waved a hand between them, as if to try and dismiss the notion, and shook his head a little as well before he actually spoke.
"Oh, don't worry about it!" He said, sounding a little flustered, though that was more out of only just realising why half of his torso had been unceremoniously exposed to the open air. "It's fine, it was only cheap!" He wasn't lying. He was fairly certain he'd bought cups of coffee that had been more expensive than that t-shirt. The fact that she'd offered to replace it and genuinely seemed sorry about the whole affair was enough for him to dismiss it altogether - though he supposed that he'd have to make a mental note to replace that t-shirt at some point in time.
The more immediate matter he had to attend to was Same herself, however. Unsure of how to handle someone acting in such a manner, he stood awkwardly after he'd finished speaking for a moment, then tried to offer some words of encouragement. "You'll get it eventually, so don't worry about it. I'll help you as much as I can."
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Post by Samantha Riley on Jan 24, 2022 1:00:31 GMT
Sam nodded, she was still sobbing, but Hyousuke's response did put her at ease. She could be easy to emotionally rattle, but she knew herself well enough to know she also bounced back pretty well once she let it pass. 'Th-thank y-y-you. Hy-hyousuke-san. I-i-it really... h-helps h-hearing that f-from others. I-i need t-to stop l-l-looking a-at my quirk a-as a pr-problem, but..but that's n-not easy. U-until th-then, h-hearing reas-assurance from others h-h-helps.'
Sam sniffled, and took some deep breaths to help calm her. 'This is UA. T-the t-teachers h-here saw m-me and th-thought I-i could d-do it. I-i should t-trust in their e-experience a-and judgement. M-mistakes w-will h-happen, but s-school is a pl-place t-to fail s-safely and learn f-from it.' It was a little long for a mantra, but it helped Sam keep her focus when she was feeling low. She was looking down, and tilting upward to see Hyousuke's face told her she'd said that out loud instead of in her head.
She hoped the darkness hid her blush.
'I-it's something I-i remind myself of w-when I-i'm feeling l-low.' She sniffled again, 'I-i s-swear I-i'm not u-usually e-easily r-r-riled, b-bt w-when I do, I-i need t-to r-ride out the f-feelings a-and g-get some sl-sleep. I-i usually bounce b-back p-pretty well i-in the mor-morning.'
Embarrassing encounters like these were, in Sam's experience, either the start of something good, where you could both look back on how badly it went and laugh, or something awkward, wher eyou were stuck with that image in your head whenever you met them. She had a feeling it was going to be the former.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Jan 27, 2022 23:14:02 GMT
Hyousuke just smiled warmly in response to her embarrassment at her own mantra. He didn't seem to think it odd - he said nothing in response, but the look on his face seemed to be one of genuine friendliness, rather than a polite smile put on to keep things cordial between them. When he did reply, his tone matched his expression, with him having seemingly come down from earlier. "How about we meet up tomorrow after class, then?" He asked. "If you need some rest, don't let me keep you. I'll be going for a run though - unless you want me to walk you back?"
He didn't think she'd need it. It wasn't like they were particularly far from the dorms, after all, and she seemed to have enough of a handle on the situation that it didn't look as though he'd be required. However, her state earlier, he figured that it'd be wise to at least ask, if nothing else.
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Post by Samantha Riley on Feb 10, 2022 2:25:58 GMT
Sam nodded a little. Between the brief jog, the scared sprint, and being stuck in the ground, it seemed like she'd gotten at least some physical activity tonight, and it was hard to breathe and cry at the same time while adding exercise to the mix. It would be better to go back to the dorms, try to make it to her room without waking anyone, and letting out the remainder of her tears. Add some sleep after that and she was pretty sure there would nothing to feel but some embarrassment reporting the broken concrete to the faculty. The only molificaiton would that it likely wasn't first thing a student had accidentally broken here.
She took some deep breathes to calm a little, 'I-I can make my way back Hyousuke-san, b-but thank you.' Sam paused to sniffle, running her sleeve over her nose, 'I-it's b-been good meeting y-you.' There was an optimistic tone. Despite the shock and surprise, it seemed like there were folks here she could get along with. It would be a long time before she felt completely at home, but it seemed like she had a chance.
'H-have a good run, H-hyousuke-san, I'm s-sorry about the hug again.' Sam waved, she tended to gesture when she talked, 'A-and thanks for charging my phone. I-i kinda wish I had your quirk.' She offered a weak smile before turning, her tail gently scraping against the ground as she walked off, paused, remembered to turn her phone on, and started back for the dorms. Again.
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Post by Samantha Riley on Feb 17, 2022 5:03:31 GMT
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