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[kree_soldieress]

I have been working on brushing up on things that have come to pass before my arrival here, and how what I found might allow me to provide further assistance to people.

[The woman looks... a bit nervous before she continues speaking.]

It is clear to me that the cold time of the year is approaching. There are things that may not be as available to us to do otherwise with the cold. And I have thought perhaps there are things we can do to foster a sense of community.

[Kree were very big on small unit cohesion.]

Often my people did this with combat training. This does not seem appropriate. Is there something else that people do in this season that I might be able to assist in setting up?

[Okay, maybe she wants to learn more about humans and their habits.]

If not, I can teach people to fight. It is good for fitness.

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[beholding_archivist]

[ He follows the gesture with his head first, swallows once and finally nods slowly despite the small frown on his face. ]

Focused workout. Right. That's... What I have asked for.

[ When he steps towards the indicated area, Jon looks back towards Lauri. ]

So... You have certain exercises in mind, I assume.

[kree_soldieress]

Of course I do. You are small, not for a human, but comparatively.

[Which means adaptation.]

Do you know how to do basic calisthenics? We can start with push ups. Core strength is good.

[beholding_archivist]

[ He's aware that he's comparatively short for a male human, but he is always fine with not having that pointed out too directly. ]

Calisthenics.

[ For a moment he looks surprised, but then appears almost apologetic. ]

I... Read about it. When looking into a gym run by- I mean. It's that practice from ancient Greece that doesn't require any equipment.

[ A pause, then he remembers the suggestion of push ups. ]

Uh, r-right. Push-ups. [ Inhale. ] I know those. I can do those...

[kree_soldieress]

[Oh, well, she appreciated that he knew the origin. She did not.]

Then let's go deal with the push-ups first. Unless you would prefer a walk before laps. No, wait, stretching first. Humans need more stretches.

[beholding_archivist]

[ Oh, the 'walk' option sounds like something he could definitely do! Stretching? Sounds like some odd Health at the Office things Elias would come up with, but Jon keeps the wincing to a minimum. She does have a point. ]

Well, I did ask for this, I suppose. Let's see...

[ And he's just like... Stretching his arms over his head? Look, he may know his way around myths, legends, gods, demons or whatever esoteric stuff a type of sport may be named after, but you may bet he never actually has done or paid attention to any warm-ups. He might be more familiar with cat stretches. ]

[kree_soldieress]

[Oh dear, he doesn't know what to do. Lauri-Ell breathes out a deep sigh before she starts to stretch as well, hopefully teaching through demonstration.]

The important part is warm muscles. If you work on cold muscles, you can hurt yourself. Pulled muscles are bad. Torn are worse.

[beholding_archivist]

[ Well, Jon will make a valid effort to mimic Lauri, but obviously he has never done any of that before. ]

...y-yeah. I- It makes sense. Vocal chords... I'm more familiar with warming those up.

[kree_soldieress]

[Hmm, this isn't hte greatest. And it makes Lauri-Ell frown.]

I would like to assist you in this. But to correct your stretches, I may need to touch you. Is this allowable?

[Consent matters to even large blue warrior women.]

[beholding_archivist]

[ Well, he looks a little surprised that she actually asks. By now he's much more used to people assuming it's okay to just grab him from wherever he sits for a quick and easy kidnapping.

Then again, Lauri doesn't seem to be interested in kidnapping him. So he nods along with a little shrug. ]

Ah, sure. You're the expert, Miss Lauri.

[kree_soldieress]

[Why would she not ask? How silly. Lauri-Ell reaches out her hands guiding his arms into a different position.]

You should feel a bit of strain now, and warmth in the muscles. Very good, yes?

[beholding_archivist]

[ He does, in fact, wince a little, but the reaction doesn't last and Jon quite willingly adopts the pose he is being guided into.

He does, indeed, feel the strain. And it's not necessarily bad, either. ]

...oh. A-ah, yes. I- I can feel it. Not unpleasant, just- New?

[kree_soldieress]

New sounds correct. The muscles should feel the tension.

[She smiles warmly at his declaration and helps him move through each stretch. He is good, to let her do this.]

When we do these, I shall teach you how to build muscle.

[beholding_archivist]

[ For the very few things Jon is capable of, he can follow instructions well and adopts newly learned things quickly at least. Once she has shown him a pose once, he can assume it flawlessly. ]

Right. That's- That's what I was hoping for. Until now I have been rather... Unhelpful. Quite good at embarrassing myself, at least.

[kree_soldieress]

Ah, there is much to be said for wishing to be helpful. Perhaps you can take the security data point later.

[She smiles and once it's all done she gestures for him to follow her.]

We shall start with legs. I have ideas for that.

[beholding_archivist]

[ The suggestion makes Jon wince. ]

I- I already tried that one. Didn't go very well.

[ Pause. ]

...I nearly shot Cayde. ...and ended up hurting people.

[kree_soldieress]

[Oh, that is sad.]

I can teach you how to handle a gun as well, if you desire. I can even give you a target. The hammer would protect me.

[beholding_archivist]

[ He grimaces at the suggestion. ]

Th-thanks, but... I really don't wish to fire or even hold a gun. All I wish is to be able to clear out a room. Or move a piece of rubble without nearly breaking my back.

[kree_soldieress]

Well then, if you do not seek to learn self defense, I shall teach you other things.

[She smiles at the idea of it all.]

Legs first. Then arms. Legs balance you.

And we can totally handwave the rest of the training session if you want

[beholding_archivist]

I prefer the less violent means of defense. And apparently I can trust in you should more be required.

[ They aren't exactly in a situation that requires them to constantly fight opponents after all.

He nods. ]

Legs first. I am ready.

[kree_soldieress]

[She smiles and nods, and soon enough is setting him about a rather serious training session. One where she's always saying he can manage one more push-up, one more jumping jack, one more something. Always more. And when he's exhausted she gestures for him to stop and hands over some water.]

Here. YOu did well.

[beholding_archivist]

[ And Jon will do his best. Which generally means that his performance will start rather poorly, but improve, though he remains far from delivering flawless results. Now since his body has come to recover comparatively quick, Jon doesn't exhaust right away at least and his stubborn ass takes well to the pushes given by Lauri.

But there comes the point where even Jon can't push himself any further and gladly accepts the offered water while dropping down to sit on a piece of crumbled wall while trying to catch his breath still. ]

Th-thanks, Lauri. I... I sure feel like hell. Which I assume is entirely normal.

[kree_soldieress]

I am not sure what hell is, but if you feel strained and tired, that is not bad. Have a bit more water. Then stretch slowly to cool your body. This is all very normal. Though I suppose we did not go long.

[But she was a warrior designed to fight for many days on end, so her metric for fatigue was very different.]

[beholding_archivist]

I assure it was long enough for someone like myself.

[ He says this between sips of water and a look down at his sweaty self. ]

At least I won't have any trouble sleeping tonight. My body may need that extra recovery.

[kree_soldieress]

It shall. Allow it that. And if you can, consume additional protein.

[She finds water for herself and sips from that as well.]

If you return tomorrow, we will do a lighter day, just stamina. We can alternate daily goals.

[beholding_archivist]

[ Jon gives a nod, which doesn't mean that he will necessarily heed the advice to find some protein. Though he is still curious as to whether or not his body remembers how to process is. ]

Then I will see you tomorrow.