Diana Accera/Alaina Sanders - Level Up!

[Devilish53]

Diana knew from looks alone, not to mention the fact she had felt the woman's strained bicep a moment ago, that Alaina was exhausted. She did not diminish her swaying of the bag however; she knew that the most satisfying results came from continuing when your body demanded otherwise!

Once more Diana would thrust the bag; back and forth, over and over, somewhat risking barging the amazon if she did not adhere to the movements. Her smile staying glued, she was determined to keep Alaina going now until her feet seemingly gave out!

[Highfly]

Alaina was keeping up, sweating hard and hammering the bag for all she was worth! She knew her hits must not have been easy to handle but Diana kept going... Alaina had to as well!

She kept hammering and striking with feet, knees, fists and elbows... and her breath began getting shorter. A gasping Alaina was struggling to keep up and she was really feeling it. Alaina wasn't sure how long it had gone on, it felt like forever, but she was to the point where her breathing was a telling sign of her weary nature. She started to get light headed, but tried to fight through until she missed a mark and went for an kick instead of an elbow. The bag struck her while she was off balance and she fell down onto her back, mouth agape and the big amazon panting.

[Devilish53]

Diana may have appeared to have been somewhat careless, and perhaps a little pushy in her efforts to turn her long-time rival into a striker, but she was not without a keen eye on the tiring Alaina. The moment she let go of the bag which had slammed into the amazon, Diana quickly pivoted on her toes around said bag as it swung back; hand extending and catching Alaina's outstretched wrist, to merely steady the veteran on her feet.

"Woa..woa...there we go.." She'd grin, unaware Alaina even had a point where her frame gave out. Tiptoeing with her friend in the grip of her arm, Diana sought to bring the two to the nearest bench; her leg extended to give a careless and swift kick to the few towels that adorned it, before putting Alaina down upon it.

[Highfly]

Alaina felt.... she wasn't sure how she felt. Knowing just how much work she had ahead of her to get back to what she used to be or even close to it was good. It gave her a starting point again. However, knowing how far she had fallen off was humbling to some extent. No matter. Alaina would do whatever she had to do and make it back. Bulking up to heavyweight and adding muscle or slimming down to add speed... whatever it took to get back to the top. Alaina had to prove that at 42 she could still bring it the way she did at 25.

She sat down on the bench and took deep breaths, looking up and smiling at Diana without saying a word. She kept smiling and nodded as she tried to catch her breath, hoping that could convey her message of thanks.

[Devilish53]

Standing in front of her close friend, casually slacking, Diana would bring water bottle in front of Alaina, one quickly grabbed from the side as she somewhat tutted at the state of Alaina.

"You done yet...or are you determined to hurt yourself?" She'd roar, practically thrusting said bottle into her hands, as she bent to Alaina's side in search of a help-yourself towel. The answer, whether Alaina knew it or not, did not matter. Diana certainly had no intention of letting the amazon injure herself here and now for the simple hunt for a workout high.

[Highfly]

"No... I am done for today." Alaina said as she sat there drinking the water and staring forward. Her mind was already at work trying to devise a new workout routine. It had to be intense, but effective. Efficient. Maximize results but allow her time to recover, watch match tape, all that fun stuff that was just as important as physical training. Not to mention the family.

It would take work, and smart planning but Alaina was convinced it could be done. She kept looking forward, appearing deep in thought as she spoke. "Thanks for the help today, it was an eye opener for me." A slight smile appeared on her face after as the gears in her mind kept turning.

[Devilish53]

With Alaina seemingly satisfied, Diana simply plodded her rear besides her friend. Hands to her chin, evidently pondering, Diana put her thoughts towards her own workout regimes. If Alaina was training this hard, Diana most certainly should have been throwing herself head first forward to match. And yet, here she was, clad in casuals with no intention of breaking a sweat. With a huff to her tone, she'd soon rise, arms crossed, displeased with herself the more she thought.

"Come on.." She'd turn, eyes back to Alaina.

"Let's go get a snack or somethin'..."

[Highfly]

Alaina looked up and smiled. That was some of the best news she had heard all day. "Sounds good to me! We can pick something up somewhere or we can head back to my place since there is plenty of food there." Alaina said, still grinning and happy to be making her way to the shower to clean herself up. She worked up one tremendous sweat, but this was good. She knew what had to be done again, and fully embraced it. She pat Daina on the back as she began to make her way to the locker room. "Thanks again, I dunno what I would have done if ya weren't here to push me along."

[Devilish53]

"Your place sounds good..." Diana smirked, thinking it was better to go somewhere homely as opposed to public. Whilst she herself wasn't yet well known on the LAW scene, she imagined the stir of seeing the premier amazon in Alaina Sanders, covered in sweat and far from modestly clothed to boot, wouldn't do the pair favours. Especially given Diana was growing more and more confused over her current state of training, or perhaps, lack of.

"I can't even remember the last time I saw your bunch.." She'd grin, content with an afternoon spent socialising with Alaina's family to calm her down.

[Highfly]

Alaina chuckled and looked over at Diana. "Oh they are mostly the same. Charlie is still Charlie. He doesn't take much seriously and the kids are probably bigger than you remember them." Alaina said with a laugh. "Unfortunately they seem intent on taking up the same career as their mom. I mean, they are only 5 so it might pass but I dunno...."