Everyone had their own reasons for attending Jonathan's class. Sanae Saitou was a promising new talent whose profile in LAW was rising higher and higher after her performance in her Apex qualifiers, and Jonathan could recognize the potential waiting to be brought out of her. Yuki Kazikura had already established herself, initially as a prominent name on the indies, but later as a perennial main-eventer in the Lightweight Division - but she'd fallen on hard times after a string of losses in some of the biggest matches she put herself up for, and when she was determined to build herself back up, she needed to seek out the best tutors she could find. Chelsea Forster was somewhere in between; she was a long-time friend of Jonathan's and she had a respectable amount of experience under her belt, but now that she had teamed up with George Fortunato and Karl Schneider as the Mad Tea Party, she was looking to reinvent herself and put forth a new face to the world - and, though she had helped build her new persona with her teammates, she knew that if there was anyone that could help her get a fresh start, it would be Jonathan. Regardless of where they came from, though, or what brought them here, they would all soon arrive at the gym, coming to face their trainer.
Sanae was the most personable, waving her hand to him and Lyra with a grin as she came near.
"Hello, hello! I remember you two from our last match..." She turned to Lyra and nodded her head, smiling just a little wider as their eyes met -
"but it's an honor getting the chance to train under you. If you've been working with the Young Lionesses, I imagine you'll have plenty to teach us."
Yuki faced him with a polite bow - though, she still had her reservations when she was meeting him for the first time, and she whispered over her shoulder to Chelsea.
"So...you know this guy? You think he can help?"
"Wot?" Chelsea stared blankly back at Yuki, not knowing any Japanese, before Sanae helpfully translated.
"Oh, bags," Chelsea responded.
"'eez a good lad whun ye get ter kun 'im, like." Likewise, Yuki blinked for a moment in confusion, not understanding, before Sanae chimed in again.
"Uh, she said he's good when you get to know him...I think."
"Ah, well, anyway..." Yuki continued, now looking at Jonathan,
"All that aside, where should we start?"
"WAIT! HOLD UP-!"
At that point, a woman ran into the gym, wearing one of Jonathan's shirts proudly bearing his face on the front of it - and looking a little oversized for her frame. She passed the students to close in on Jonathan, veering to his side. There she panted for breath, leaning up against him with her hand on his shoulder to brace herself. Her face was red, and her brow was slick with sweat, as though she'd been running to get here - but still, she straightened herself, wiping off her face with the front of her shirt before she cleared her throat to address the others.
"Sorry I'm late, everyone - I'd like to remind you all that I had perfectly good reasons for running late, and I wasn't distracted by anyone selling autographs or anything! Ah, erm..." Clearing her throat, she looked back at the gathered class.
"I'm sorry, I should introduce myself. I'm Brianna Steele, Jon's wife. Or, you might know me better as the Black Tornado," she added with a wink.
