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The Trainer spots Sky looking at an advert promoting her participation in the upcoming G1. Hearing him approach, she turns around, one hand on her head, other hand pointing at the screen.
“Yo, Trainer! You made it! Have you seen this ad? I swear, the angle and lighting make my butt look big. D’you think I could tell them to retract it?” she says.
He rubs his forehead. “For Byerley's sake, Sky. You personally approved the images and promotional materials that they would use.”
“Oh, I did?” She seems to ponder it for a bit. Her pointing hand stops pointing, and becomes another resting-on-head hand. “Ah well, not much I can do ‘bout it.”
"Anyway, where to, Trainer?"
"I'll let it be a surprise for now, but we'll be taking the train."
"Okay~"
Some ten stops and two transfers later, Sky swaps from UmaTok to texting her Trainer again.
Seiun Sky breaks the silence right after they pass through the turnstiles. "Oho? I've never been in this part of the city."
"Yeah, it's pretty out of the way. But that’s great for me, because it’s nice and quiet at night."
A small grin emerges on her face. "So you're telling me..."
He nods. "Yeah, I live here. Well, somewhere close by - but you get the idea."
She gasps in mock surprise. "Don't tell me... a Trainee visiting her Trainer's apartment? For what? Umapyoi?"
"Umapyoi? Like the song? Also, no, you're not finding out where I live. You have enough napping spots as it is. Anyway, we're here."
They’ve stopped in front of a bar. Even just standing in the doorway, she could smell the grease and beer coming from the inside.
"An izakaya? Nyaha, is the training going to be just me bulking up? I’m certain you can suggest like a bajillion better food options than greasy pub grub."
"No, you’re not eating, but it’s going to be quite food-adjacent."
They enter, and are greeted by a stocky man who is currently doing prep work for the upcoming lunch rush. He raises his hand in greeting - which would have been friendly if not for the knife in it.
"Yo! You came! And you brought her, as promised!"
As promised. Those words made her normally relaxed ears shoot up, alert. Surely by 'promise', he meant training, right?
"Yep, Seiun Sky in the flesh. Did you clear up the freezer for me?"
"Mhm! There should be enough space for you, her and the gift."
Gift? That wasn't anywhere close to the top 10 keywords she'd was predicting to hear. Maybe she was just overthinking it and there was some A5-grade beef waiting for her in there.
Sky follows her Trainer into the freezer. Inside is a particularly large slab of meat. Was it beef? Only cows grew to that size, probably. But it probably wasn't A5, she couldn't make out enough marbling.
"Alright, hold out your hands."
She does as he asks. "Okay, now you've got me really confused, what exactly is training going to be?" Sky clarifies.
He starts wrapping her hands in gauze. "You're going to beat my meat."
"h-What?"
"You’re going to beat my meat."
"No- pfff", she has to stifle a laugh, "I heard you the first time, it's just that - ahahaha - okay, I didn't think that would tickle, you should seriously get updated on your slang."
"Yeah, that's not for me." The Trainer raises his hands alternately. "I saw some young'ins do this motion while saying 'six-seven', but I have no clue how to even use it in a conversation."
"I'm such a fat fucking chud"
"Did you say something?"
"No, and if you heard anything it was the wind."
Having finished wrapping her hands, the Trainer lets go, and he begins the training. "You see that over there?" he points at the meat Sky noticed when she entered, "You're going to do some strength training, just like in that boxing movie!"
"Severely dated reference aside... " Seiun shivers, "Do you have a jacket or something I can use? It's quite literally freezing in here."
He reaches into his bag to don a puffer jacket. "No can do, Sky. The weather on the day of the race is supposed to be snowy, and this should help you prep for those conditions."
"But the race is weeks away! I've never seen an accurate weather prediction this far in advance!"
"I'm sorry, but I don't make the forecasts."
"Ugh, fine... I can't really put this to waste, especially since you put in this much effort and all..."
Seiun Sky gets in a good workout, and the Trainer treats Sky to some especially tender beef.
Power went up by 10.
Guts went up by 10.