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[governmentninja]

So, the hostages had been rescued successfully and were recovering. The crew members affected by the clock were back to their proper age.

Sherry was back to her proper age. Something which was both a great relief and tremendously heartbreaking at the same time. He was glad she was back to being his little linefacer, but getting a chance to see her when she was so small, during all the years of her life that he hadn't been a part of.

At least he took plenty of pictures.

Though, while a couple of problems were solved, there were still plenty more to deal with. The map; whether or not the GIA set them up at NiSaris; the Ohm; replacing repodded personnel... Though he was taking a break from that now. Or was trying to, at least. Not an easy thing to do with a ton of stuff weighing on his mind.

To help clear his mind, he went down to the City (which reminded him, at some point, he needed suggest to the Council that they actually give the City a name), and at the moment was hanging upside down from a tall fence doing one sit up after another. He wasn't out of shape, still barely having an ounce of fat on him, and by no means rusty, but the rescue mission had made him realize he had been out of the field and behind a desk for too long. Being some distant, hands off executive wasn't his style. And whatever was about to come their way next, he'd need to be at his best to help.

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[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

New to this scene: a paladin, who had wandered by, paused to watch, then -- after a thoughtful moment of chin-stroking -- said, "I never understood that."

Of course, wearing full armor literally everywhere tended to be quite a workout itself over time. Not as bad as most people thought, of course, and the fact that this particular suit wasn't forged out of metals as plebeian as iron... but still.

[governmentninja]

There was a slight noise of curiosity from Leon, though he never let that interrupt his workout.

"Never understood what?"

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

"Exercise like that," he said, watching the man go up and down. "Not that the ladies don't love some solid abs, but for practical purposes I haven't run into a monster yet that I was able to sway with my prowess at crunches. Though that might be from lack of trying."

[governmentninja]

"Abs give you a strong center of power," he responded. "They help increase the effectiveness of your punches and kicks."

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

"That's true! Weapons are more from the back, but abs do help," Mar agreed, still entirely cheerful. "But what I mean to say is, I always preferred training with the weapons in question, rather than working a muscle group individually."

[governmentninja]

"I've found that working out muscle groups individually gives them a better and more direct workout than with a weapon." Not to mention that he needed to work without weapons. "It make your whole body stronger, which makes the weapon easier to wield."

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

"Fair enough. When it comes down to it I have to put a lot more weight on reflex and coordination. Different strokes for different folks..."

He paused a moment. "Though that phrase always sounded dirty to me. But, I'm guessing by the fact that you picked a random fence in the middle of the City, there's a little more going on than just a sudden mania for rock-hard abs, washerboard style?"

[governmentninja]

Well, there was. Not that Leon wanted to get into it at the moment.

"Let's just say I needed to give myself a different perspective on things."

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

Oh, Mar had no real perception of what was and wasn't an appropriate question to ask. But at least he didn't pursue it.

"The world does start to look different once the blood rushes to the head," he said.