trans_9 | Go shoot, beyblade! [Totally Open]

If there was one thing Hoshi knew, it was to not let your body wane in strength. After getting her feet wet in what went on and the basics of the ship, she decided to go to the Sensoriums. The process of recreating the area where her team usually frequented was a bit complicated, but there it was.

It was a warehouse, the same one her and her teammates trained in. It was also big enough to run around in as well as beyblade in. There were a stack of boxes to one side as well as some equipment to train if the need was present. She was dressed in a simple white t-shirt and a pair of black shorts. Her hair was tied up into a ponytail with her hair away from her face.

She had one hand down on the ground, supporting her weight on her arm as her other arm was bent and behind her back. Her toes were firm against the ground and her body was in perfect push up position.

After a while of doing this, she got up and panted. She moved her arm up to dab at the sweat that collected on her forehead before she shook her head. Training was always fun and it was definitely needed after some time of not doing it.

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Out of utter curiosity, Sasami had wanted to head back into the Sensoriums to try a few things - mostly to get herself back into practice with her Pactio. She knew Negi, more or less Alessa, wouldn't be thrilled over her slacking off.

However, when she wandered in, she couldn't help but stop at what she saw. "Oh...! Oops! Sorry, I didn't know someone was using this..." she stammered before seeing... "...Hoshi?"

After taking a small break, Hoshi decided to stretch her arms and her legs out to get movement in them. She would go for more hardcore training later if she deemed it to be absolutely necessary.

"Oh, hey Sasami. It's okay." She raised her hand up to wave at her, still having that silly smile on her face.

Sasami nodded and moved to approach Hoshi. She looked around the place, a little confused of it all.

"What were you doing in here?"

Hoshi had a watcher who was sitting atop the crates. He had come inside initially when the scenery changed and had been watching the training. It was similar to what Shotarou did when he was keeping himself limber in between cases.

However, with her arm held like that...

"Can I assume that you had an injury to your arm miss?" inquired Phillip from his perch, shutting the book.

"Training. I was warming my body up by doing a few stretches, coupled by push ups and sit ups. And then I would run a few laps," Hoshi explained to Sasami, relaxing after her warm up session.

"I decided to do it in a place that was most familiar with me so that I know where everything is."

The door to the warehouse had been open to allow some air to flow through the building inside and out, so people coming in to the warehouse wasn't entirely too new to her.

However, at the mention at her arm, as well as the voice, she shifted to a bit of a defensive stance.

"Sure, I guess. May I ask who you are, though?" she asked, making sure to hide the scars that were clearly noticeable with her choice of a training outfit.

"Ah, just a passing curiosity," replied Phillip, swinging his legs over the crate and looking down at the sweaty girl. "I would imagine it hinders you. You should get it looked at."

"I'm Phillip," added Phillip.

Hoshi paused for a moment to wipe the sweat off of her forehead and then hung the towel around her neck.

After that? Well, Phillip, you would be getting the quintessential answer for anything regarding pushing one's self to the absolute limits in her world.

"I'm fine--er, well, my name's not 'Fine'. It's Hikari Hoshi, actually!"

"Hoshi," nodded Phillip, dispensing with the honorific. "Although you seem to be trying to compensate for your injury, it would be better of looked at. Have you tried martial arts to help your flexibility after surgery? There are several procedures on board that would be useful in regaining about 60% more of your overall motion."

Honorifics were something she rarely went with, so it wasn't that much of a bother with her. But, something about him made her remember back on what Kyouju, from Takao's team, would do.

"I've done physical rehabilitation to get motion back in it, as well as for other things regarding it."

"Oh...!" Sasami said, nodding in understanding. Then, it dawned on her - she used those beyblades, right? Then...

"...are you training for those 'beyblades'?"

"That I am. Beyblade training has to be intense because the matches themselves are," she replied to Sasami.

Then again, she was the kind who made the matches enjoyable on both sides.

Sasami blinked in surprise. It seemed odd to actually train for a top game. Of course, she remembered about Hoshi's companion and it seemed to make sense to her.

"I see..." she said, nodding.

"Tai Chi," said Phillip after quickly bringing his memory up to speed. "It's one of the best ways to regain motion in the arm. If we had a specialized acupuncturist on board they could assist in the recovery process."

Seraphiel had been her reason about training to her fullest potential so that she could wield his awesome power to the limit.

"Would you like to join or watch?"

Hoshi never seriously contemplated acupuncture of all things for her arm. But, it did make sense for how much she tore her body for the sport she loved so much.

"And I assume you know Tai Chi, or are just listing off stuff?"

Phillip wore a smile on his face as he nodded. "I know everything," he replied and it was so true. "I can show you exactly what to do, and which exercises to perform."

Well, what would be the harm in this?

"All right, go ahead. Show me the ropes."

Phillip nodded, putting his book down and leaping off the crates as the world dissolved into a more sedate location, mats on the floor and all. "I'll run you through a few simple exercises. Try to follow my lead."

"I'm a quick learner, if it's any help."

Hoshi awaited Phillip's commands on what to do. The change of scenery didn't bother her at all.

Phillip nodded as he took a stance. "The nice thing about Tai Chi is that it is a free-moving style, gentle and patient. However it serves to strengthen the mind and provide flexibility in anything you can do," said Phillip, remembering what Akiko told him about it.

"It's like drinking vinegar to loosen the joints a little."

Hoshi copied his stance exactly. The good thing about the kind of workout she had helped loosened her joints up just that much more. "I see. That's quite interesting, Phillip."

Then, she made a face at the mention of drinking vinegar.

Phillip nodded, leading her through a few moves. "Practicing kata is important in Tai Chi, but it never hurts to adjust your stance for how far you can move your limbs first," he added, pulling his arm backwards a little.

Hoshi followed each of his movements exactly, making sure to not miss a beat in them. "Right."

She had no difficulty moving her left arm backward, but her right one did give her a bit of a problem to get it behind her.

"Don't push yourself with the arm," suggested Phillip. "Ease a little more every time you try though."

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