When a Tornado meets a Volcano

[Devastated]

Unlike most days, Cecilia actually didn't have much to do today. For someone like her, who enjoyed little besides fighting and working out...she usually found it difficult to entertain herself unless she had plans to meet up with someone. Though today she had unfortunately ended up with canceled plans, the plan was to go out for lunch with her younger sister Belinda...however, Belinda had gotten held up doing something else and wouldn't be able to get any free time until later in the evening. They decided to reschedule to a dinner instead and Cecilia decided she needed to figure out something to do in the mean time.

Cecilia had decided to enter the gym facility that LAW provided. An adequate area to perform her workout regime. Though she probably wasn't looking for a serious workout today, as it was supposed to be her rest day. The blonde carried a dufflebag on one shoulder as she walked into the gym. Eyes scanned around, there weren't a lot of people around, seeing as it was lunch-time. Maybe a few would show up in 30-60 min. Though right now she could count the number of other people in here on one hand.

The Hardcore Queen would scan the gym for a second. Though seeing a purple haired girl about to hit the benchpress, and no spotter in immediate sight....good gym going etiquette told Cecilia she should offer herself up for the task. Stepping up to the bench and approaching the girl, Cecilia would give a plain and simple question. " Need a spotter?"

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[ThatPolishDude]

This day, as most days for Kate were, it was a training day. Her trainer though was running late, having been held up by a seminar she was running on the other side of town. That wasn't much of an issue, cardio and weight training were things she could get through on her own anyway and once Huan showed up, they could get into the important part.

There was one problem, however, or more accurately a whim she wanted to satisfy. Pushing her max weight on a full set. Little wonder, of the people she asked, none were too keen to help spot a girl who already had loaded up the bar with 330 pounds and wanted to put more.

Just as she was about to resign herself to her usual weight, a blond woman approached her with an offer. "Yeah, I could use that!" She said looking up and recognizing the woman. She blinked a few times, recognizing who she was speaking with, Cecilia Northman, at least as far as the first impressions went, seemed nicer than Kate would expect, and without much more thinking, Kate offered her a hand to shake. "I'm Kate by the way. Umm... Mind if I throw another twenty in if I got you on board to save my ass?" She asked, still somewhat nervous about the meeting but put in a rather more positive frame of mind.

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[Devastated]

It wasn't too uncommon in a gym environment for someone to not have a spotter, even though that was sort of just good safety. What was common though was that a lot of people were generally willing to help out being a spotter...if the weight wasn't too much for them. The blonde had decided to volunteer for that task, after all wasn't really looking for a lot more to do than to kill time, so it worked out perfectly for Cecilia.

The purple haired girl accepted her offer and even offered the blonde a handshake. Cecilia shrugged her shoulders and accepted the hand, giving it a firm squeeze. " Don't mention it. Cecilia by the way." She added on at the end, as Kate had been kind enough to give her name she figured she'd do the same. Cecilia would hear that Kate wanted to add some weights on. She took a quick glance at the weights that Kate had already set up for herself and then nodded her head. " Oh no problem! Just don't pussy out." Cecilia said as she would grab a set of twenty. She'd add them to the bar and then pat the weights.

"Not pushing yourself too hard right?" Cecilia joked a bit, as she would get into position to help Kate out and serve as her spotter.

[ThatPolishDude]

Kate chuckled nervously as Cecilia introduced herself. "I know, you're rather recognizable" She said genuinely meaning it as a compliment as she sat on the bench, stretched a few times before going under the bar and closing her hands around it, pushing at it slightly, not to lift yet, just to feel the weight. "We'll gonna see, that will be my new record."

After saying that she would fix her position, took a deep breath and pushed the weight off the rack. At first, it went rather smoothly but as the bar kept coming down Kate's arms shook slightly. She would still complete the first rep but it was clearly not easy as she kept the weight up for a long moment before trying to push another rep.

[Devastated]

Cecilia would grin as Kate said that with a genuine smile, the blonde felt as if her ego had just been stroked and not in the usual mocking way. This was already and approval bump up for the young purple haired girl in the blonde powerhouses eyes. She would nod, and then interlaced her fingers, before cracking them. "Hah, good good. I won't tolerate failure though." Cecilia cockily spoke out as she then waited for Kate to begin her rep.

She watched as those arms shook a bit, seeing the bar go down and then rise...the eyes of the blonde were rather fixed on Kate's form and specifically her triceps and shoulders. Looking to see if they would buckle and lose to the weight.

"Come on! Push!" Cecilia went rather easy with the hype talk to begin with, as so far Kate didn't seem too much problem with it, but if things started going sour she would of course increase the intensity and get more harsh with the woman, just like her trainers had been with her.

[ThatPolishDude]

Kate was certainly at a point of pushing of what someone her size should be able to lift and she certainly felt that as the weight seemed intent on not going up any further. She'd take another breath, then she heard Cecilia tell her to push and gritting her teeth, She did, managing to get it back in a neutral position and taking a few quickened breaths before chuckling a bit. "Close one, but I think I can do a few more reps."

Right after saying the last part she'd lower the weight again and slowly but this time steadily push it back up looking at her spotter. "I bet these seem like children weights to you." She said with a nervous chuckle before going for another slow rep, managing to squeeze it in but feeling her arms beginning to burn, Still, she wanted to push further but she'd take a breather after number three. "How much are you throwing around, no need to be humble, my ego can take it"

[Devastated]

Cecilia watched as Kate was struggling but finally managed to push the bar up. Nodding her head the blonde would let out a slight chuckle, seeing how Kate she returned to her rep. She'd tilt her head a bit at Kate's words, only for the blonde to flash a rather wide grin on her face. The ego of the Hardcore Queen was certainly being stroked right now, but she by all means didn't mind it one bit.

"Haha! You're not wrong kiddo." Cecilia said as she placed her hands on her hips, flexing her arms a bit. " I've been going at it with four-fifty for three reps recently. Though I bet I can do a five-fifty for one." Cecilia boasted as she would see Kate bring it up and take a breather. " Phah, already giving up with those kiddy weights? Pussying out already??"

[ThatPolishDude]

"Five-fifty?!?! That's crazy!" Kate exclaimed before laughing at what Cecilia said next. "No way I'm backing out now, you just set my new targets!" She said before going for more. It was clear That exhaustion started to kick in for her, her arms were shaking, breathing became sharper but despite it, she cleared two more reps without any assistance. At third, she got the weight three-quarters of the way up before getting stuck, still, she did not ask for help, trying to fight against gravity seemingly intent on dragging the bar down on top of her!

[Devastated]

Cecilia felt rather smug as she heard the way she had fired up Kate, she felt as if she could probably egg her own even more to try and perform better. I mean that is part of what the job of a spotter is right? To push the person to do as much as they can. She watched as Kate continued to do her reps, wating to see if she was needed. She saw that Kate seemed to have gotten stuck though...

The blonde clicked her tongue. " Come on! What are you doing? Push it up! You going soft on me? Pussying out?" Cecilia questioned, her tone seemed more barrating though than supportive. " I see those arms quivering. Too much for you? That's fucking weak! Get a fucking grip, or can't you fucking do a few measly reps?!" Practically barking at Kate, more like a drill sergeant than a spotter. While the intent may be lost on anyone who saw this, Cecilia at least hoped that Kate would get what she was doing...and if she didn't then well she asked the wrong person to be her spotter.

[ThatPolishDude]

There were many ways to pump someone up when they're training, yet somehow very few were as effective as simply shouting at someone and saying they can't do it. Kate figured it had something to do with wanting to what the other person up and right now she sure as hell wanted Cecilia to shut her trap. With a roar she first let the weight drop an inch or so before pushing it up to full extension and racking the bar. All that brief anger disappearing as if it was never there while she breathed heavily with a wide smile.

Then she heard a familiar voice and her heart dropped. "What did you just say to my student?" Came a cold tone of Huan's voice from behind Cecilia. Kate quickly sat up, going to turn and say something to explain what was actually going on but her breath caught in her chest before she could stop whatever would unfold now.