Trying To Rebound

[Highfly]

Hinata was still tired and watched the bag sway as Quetzalcoatl smashed it with hard strikes. "Yeah, that is the point of this. Hit hard even though you are tired." Hinata said. "You were hitting it really hard too." She said giving the woman a nod. "Impressive."

Hinata stood with her hands on her hips pacing a bit as she caught her breath. "So.... what is next? I picked this so I think it is your turn right?" Hinata said. She wasn't used to having any sort of training partner in Japan or ever really so this was all new to her. She was softening up towards the woman as she was genuinely enjoying being around the woman who seemed entirely different outside the ring.

[Bearhug Goddess]

Quetzalcoatl was panting hard and wiping the sweat from her face and body with her towel. She takes advantage of the short break and her partner's compliments to drink some water from her water bottle before sitting down on a bench, still panting with exhaustion. Even though she was tired, she still smiled at the young woman while thinking at the same time about what they could do.

"Aaaaaaaaah... To be honest, I'm really tired... But we can do push-ups if you want!"

[Highfly]

"Ok, that sounds all right to me. How many are we doing for the first set?" Hinata asked. Her chest was tired from the bench press so this was going to be a struggle for her. Still Hinata's stubborn pride meant she was going to do all she could and hide the fact that she was starting to feel worn out. "I am up for whatever you are." Hinata added trying to further disguise how worn out she was while saving face to some extent.

[Bearhug Goddess]

Quetzalcoatl smiled at the young woman seeing her accept her exercise, she was afraid of not finishing her training of the day which was focused on the chest. She clapped her partner's back before laughing softly.

"Of course, you're the best!~"

She took out a small gym mat and put it on the floor before kneeling on it. She takes a deep breath before starting her push-ups, doing a set of 30 push-ups, panting hard for the last 6 push-ups. She got up to leave her place to her partner and recovered her energy during this time.

[Highfly]

"Okay. 30 huh? I can get that." Hinata said as she nodded at Quetzalcoatl approvingly as she finished out her set mostly making it look easy. Hinata got into position and did hers making sure her form was good. She felt the burn at about 21 or 22, but she kept pushing through. Her form stayed good but she was slowing up the pace a bit at 26, although she did manage to get through the set of 30!

"Okay... not bad. Are we doing 30 each time or changing up the number in the set?" Hinata asked shaking out her arms and feeling as if this was going to lead to her being very tired indeed.

[Bearhug Goddess]

Quetzalcoatl watched her partner do her push-ups without too much difficulty until the end when she clearly noticed a drop in energy. She helped the young woman to get up to prevent her from straining her arms more than she was already doing and stroked her hair.

"Well... I can continue my streak of 30 but if you need to change and do less you can"

Quetzalcoatl then moved into position to resume her pumps. She had a little more difficulty than the first time, she slowed down from the 18th and breathed heavily at each end of the push-up.

"Aaaaaah.. finally..."

[Highfly]

Hinata watched and if Quetzalcoatl could do it...she could! Hinata watched and as Quetzalcoatl finished her set it was Hinata's turn. She got into position and began to push. Everything she had done at the gym had seemingly caught up with her. She was struggling at 10 and 11. Her arms shook and she kept going but it was clear that she was having trouble. She shook her head and kept pushing although when she hit 26 she locked her arms out and went down collapsing to the ground. She grit her teeth and looked clearly unhappy with herself for falling short. She tried to push herself up again and limped through one more before collapsing back to the ground again. "Are you fucking kidding me... are you kidding me?!" Hinata said, unhappy with herself as she got up and stood up, her set ending before she would have liked.

[Bearhug Goddess]

Quetzalcoatl was very exhausted from her training with Hinata. She watched her partner perform her set and clearly saw that she was in more trouble than usual. She then prepared herself to intervene as a support when the young woman would need it and as soon as she fell on her stomach, Hinata would lean towards her to carry her by the shoulders, trying to help her get her back on her feet.

"Let me help you... You don't have to force yourself or you'll hurt yourself...!"

[Highfly]

Hinata tired to push herself up but she was grabbed and helped. "Thanks." She said standing up and shaking out her arms. "I guess I can see why you were able to beat me, along with the three previous women I stepped in the ring with." Hinata said fully aware of her losing streak and having gone from 5-1-0 to a 5-5-0 mark in LAW along with her matches being less frequent. She had to prove she was worthy of ring time again.

[Bearhug Goddess]

Quetzalcoatl helped her partner up and was ready to intervene if she could not stay upright. She listened to her opponent and scratched her hair, not knowing what to answer.

"Hum... You know I often lose too! The most important thing is to always become better after a match and have fun! I have a lot of fun fighting against strong women and you are part of it!"

Quetzalcoatl smiled warmly at the young woman, hoping that her words would encourage her and help her get up the next time if she had a bad match.