Humbled

[Highfly]

Lauren was in the gym wearing not workout attire but wrestling attire. She had a rough start to her career but bounced back, making her record even...

Then she lost a couple matches against smaller women. By being slammed harder than she slammed them. Lauren was a bit humbled and embarrassed which is what brought her to the gym today. Clad in her wrestling attire she was going to do cardio and endurance related things today after a bit of lifting. Being 35 and still fairly new to wrestling realistically left her with a smaller window for her career.... a career seemingly destined for the undercard on thw big stage.

She slapped her legs watching them shake far more than she had hoped. She tried to eat better and work out more but she just couldn't seem to firm up her lower body or mid section even if her arms were impressive. Lauren began tracking some plates on the bench press to start off her day before transitioning to the ring later.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Misaki Toyoda was planning to do another workout here in the gym. Wearing her workout attire, she entered the gym, looking to put down her bag before she could start her workout. Her workout attire consisted of a red sports bra and red short shorts.

But, before she could start doing any workout, she spotted someone she recognized. It was Lauren Fredericks, the woman whom she defeated in her first match here in LAW. Thinking that she might as well speak something to her, she approached her.

"Hey there!" She said, raising her hand in friendly manner.

[Highfly]

Lauren heard Misaki's voice and knew who it was immediately. She was in a strange position. Misaki was a young, skilled ace at the top of her game. A fan favorite, balanced skill set, charismatic, attractive... in short everything Lauren wished she was. So when the friendly woman approached Lauren wasn't sheepish out of being intimidated so much as being reminded of her humbling as Misaki's hands in the ring.

"Oh, h-hey there. Here for a workout too huh?" Lauren said as she finished putting a hefty total of 200lbs on the bench press. Not her max but a heavy weight for her sets to have fewer reps to them as opposed to using a less weight. "So... ah, what were you going to work today?" Lauren asked, trying to be polite and hide her embarrassment. Her red face betrayed her. To try to appear more confident Lauren puffed up her chest a bit and pat the 200b bench press she was about to do. "Its a strength day before doing endurance for me.... although I probably could work on my speed, skills..... and everything honestly."

[PrinceArjuna332]

Misaki noticed that Lauren seemed to be flustered while talking to her, though she wouldn't address it for now. "Well, I'm planning to do a little cardio and some lifting, though if you ever need some help, just tell me," she offered, giving the bigger woman a sincere smile.

She didn't know what Lauren's problem was, but she would like to help her out to the best of her abilities.

[Highfly]

"Ah, that would be great honestly. I was gonna do the bench right now would you like to join?" Lauren asked. The big woman settled down and laid on the bench, reaching up to grip the bar. "So.... how long have ya wrestled? I know you are still a young woman but you seem to have a lot of experience even on a big stage!" Lauren remarked, in awe of Misaki's youthful talent as well as knowledge of the ring. Lauren was going out on a limb and assuming Misaki began wrestling when she was very young. She just figured making some small talk while working out would help her feel less nervous around a wrestler with he clout of Misaki.

[PrinceArjuna332]

"Sure, I'd love to..." Misaki nodded as she watched Lauren preparing herself to do some bench pressing. Then, she heard the question from the bigger woman about how long she had wrestled. Misaki tapped her chin a few times before she gave Lauren an answer. "Well, it's been quite a few years already. I wasn't always a professional wrestler, though..."

Misaki smiled as she remembered the first time she became a wrestler. "You see... before I became a wrestler, I was a pop idol..." she chuckled as she remembered that one time. "I had quite a rocky start, but I worked hard to improve myself." She smiled as she remembered the one who tutored her back then. She was wondering what she was doing at this moment.

[Highfly]

Lauren began lifting the weight, listening to Misaki's story. Lauren lift and kept going for 10 reps until she racked the weight and sat up, clearly tired as she rose to her feet. "I see, that is pretty amazing!" Lauren said to Misaki. "I am new to wrestling, I worked as a waitress for years and wrestled part time at a small local gig, just came up here after I got lucky to get a contract and its been a mixed bag since I got here." Lauren said with a shrug.

She made room for Misaki to settle in looking over the smaller woman. "Did you want to go next?" Lauren asked politely.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Misaki listened to Lauren's story about her being new to wrestling and that she used to be a waitress before becoming a wrestler. Well, that's not a bad start, she thought to herself. Then, Lauren gave room to her to use the bench, and she nodded. "Sure, if you don't mind..."

She would wait for Lauren to move out so that she could start lifting weight. She was thinking that this would surely help her to improve her strength, and this would give her a major bonus in a match.

[Highfly]

Lauren was 171lbs so putting up 200lbs ten times was fairly impressive for a lady. Misaki was maybe 140lbs at the most and if she was putting up 200lbs.... that was downright great! Lauren sat back and watched, curious to see if Misaki made it look easy or effortless. Lauren got tired at rep 6 but managed her 10 so part of her was wondering..... actually hoping... that Misaki had a harder time lifting it up than she did!

"So, have you ever won titles or anything where you wreslted before?" Lauren asked, curious about Misaki's background. She assumed Misaki was a champion of some kind given how much the crowd loved her and recognized her.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Misaki exerted some effort in lifting the weight. While it didn't look easy, she managed to do so without trouble. After all, despite her slender frame and lighter weight, she was capable of lifting such weight without overexerting herself.

As she heard Lauren's question about her winning titles in the past, she relaxed herself before answering, "Ha... well, I did become the Women's Champion and Tag-Team Champion a few times..." she shrugged. "It's quite a wild ride, and I plan to repeat that here in LAW..." she said, smiling confidently before she resumed the lifting.