A show of Gratitude: Oscar Orelash and Katrina Kelly

[MappleMan7]

"That was you? Well... I like it"

Oscar blushed a little as he confessed about Katrina's nickname for him

"It's cute"

The young lion gave a sweet smile to the ninja before blinking his eyes and snaping out of I

"A-anyways! A mile isn't that far, right? We could walk it. Take the scenic route, you know? Bet we'd see a lot of sights that way too"

[SimplyWoo]

"Yeah! Like I was saying, it could be a nice little adventure for us. So, did you want to go there right now or did you want to work out with me before we go there while you're here?" She mentioned as she pointed over to section of the gym that had a ring built in. "If you just want to eat I'm pretty much packed up and ready to leave, I would just lock my duffle bag in the car and walk with you.

[MappleMan7]

"Hmmm... that does sound nice, but it'd suck to tire ourselves out and then have to walk a mile. Tell you what- Tina's looking to train with me tomorrow to help me with my skill and to help her endurance. If she's cool with it you can come along too and we can all do some training then. You ok with that?"

Oscar would look towards the door and then back at Katrina.

[SimplyWoo]

Tomorrow? That sounds great! I'm ok with that." She mentioned as she then walked over and bent over to scoop up her duffle back and rest the strap on her shoulder as she rested her closest arm on the bag. "Alright, let's get going then." She mentioned with a grin and a wink.

A few moments later outside of the gym, Katrina walked back over to Oscar after putting her pack of cigs and lighter in her sweater pocket and then opened up a box of chocolate pocky and held it over to Oscar. "A little snack before the main meal?" She offered as she walked beside him. "So you mentioned you learned a lot from your match with Tina, I'm curious, what did you learn?" She asked as she tried to small talk with him as they walked together.

[MappleMan7]

"Sure, thanks"

Oscar smiled and took the pocky, giving it a look over before having a small nibble of the snack to try it out. Looks like he's never seen or had one before but approves of it as he takes a bigger bite while listening to Katrina

"Well, during the match she started clapping her hands and managed to get the audience to clap along to the rhythm before we locked up in a test of strength"

He started out before swallowing the bite he took

"During the lock-up, I mentioned her popularity and her knack for inspiring others"

His expression grew soft and warm as he remembered the learning experience

"She said 'We're here for them, so if we show them our appreciation, they don't mind lending us our support'. That the crowd's support helps fuel our adrenaline in our matches when we give them our kindness and show that we care about them"

[SimplyWoo]

"Aww that's really cool, that's a good lesson." She mentioned as she pulled out a pocky for herself, bring it to her lips to enjoy the chocolate tip before she nibbled on the sweet pretzel-like end to it as she finished snacking on it. "I hope to one day build up the momentum she is having currently. Right now, except for her debut match, the only times she's lost has been being clubbed in the back with foreign objects before being squeezed out. Right now my record is even and so far I am only losing to giants." She mentioned as she playfully poked Oscar in the side with her index finger.

[MappleMan7]

"Ouch... that sounds... yeah. Just ouch"

Oscar winced at the thought before giving a sympathetic nod

"At least she seems to be doing ok now"

At the poke and the comment on giants, he laughed a little and rubbed the back of his head

"Uh.. well.. think of it this way! If it wasn't for that match I wouldn't have met you or Tina"

He smiled as he tried to be positive about the situation

"And besides- you know a giant. You could say, train with said giant and therefore- learn how to fight giants better. You get my meaning?"

He gave a fun smirk as he looked over at Katrina.

[SimplyWoo]

"Yes! It was an honor to have that match with you and tomorrow starts that plan to fight giants better, mwahaha, it's all coming together." She mentioning tapping her fingertips together in front of her, jokingly pretending to evil plot. As they continued to walk they were heading down a strip and there was a lone camera and a large bush in a potted plant near it. Katrina looked puzzled at why the camera was to itself, but then suddenly the large bush made a sudden sound and sprung up into a standing position. This caused Katrina to shriek out as she wrapped her arms around Oscar's arm before suddenly giggling leaning against him as they continued to walk past the bush man prank. "I was wondering why there was a camera set up there." She mentioned as she continued to giggle before looking up at Oscar.

[MappleMan7]

Oscar just chuckled at Katrina as she plotted his downfall.

"Oh absolutely. After tomorrow you're gonna be hunting us for sport"

He'd joke back as they walked on. When crossing the potted plant and the camera, Oscar would let out a yell as the bush stood up!

"AHH!! CRAP!!"

The young lion would almost jump in shock, almost grabbing onto Katrina on reflex before realizing she beat him to it. He let out a shaky breath before starting laughing as he walked on and looked down at the rookie ninja.

"Me too... also, you comfy there?"

He smiled at the feeling and the sight while giving some light teasing

[SimplyWoo]

Oscar jumping and screaming himself made Katrina laugh even harder as she then looked up at Oscar's face. "Comfy? I mean I guess I would give it a 7 out of 10. If I felt like I was holding on to a brave man, I would then give it a 10." She joked as she giggled, she then leaned the side of her face against his arm. "So Oscar, what are your end goals with L.A.W.? Are you looking to become heavyweight champion or are you just doing this for the fun of it or?" She trailed off to let him answer.