Emeralds in the Rough: Kyoko & Alizeh

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Kyoko Matsumoto awoke in the midst of the sun rising over the horizon, the sunlight pouring into her bedroom through the blinds and curtains of her window, bathing her in its warmth and rays. She gave a full-hearted yawn as she awoke from her slumber, stretching and getting all the soreness and cricks out of her body as she rose from her bed. Her cat Mochi waltzed into the room upon hearing his caretaker wake up and he pounced onto the bed before resting in Kyoko's lap. Kyoko immediately treated the fuzzy friend of hers to a plethora of belly rubs and back scratches before getting out of bed fully.

One usual morning routine later, she would be out of the door and on her way to the gym for another day of training. She could feel the bite marks on her neck from over a week ago...they were still there but just a little less prominent. Her training with Reiko...her newfound romantic partner...her demon...She blushed at the thought of it all, it was still so vivid in her mind, everything that had transpired. Oh, how she wanted to see her sweet, sweet demon again...but Reiko was busy today and Kyoko didn't want to intrude on her own time. Plus, time spent apart was healthy...it was natural. Neither of them wanted to come off as 'clingy', Kyoko especially. So today she would be roughing it alone in the gym, but perhaps the Young Lioness would find someone else to train with in the meanwhile. She went inside the LAW-sponsored gym and got changed, stepping out into her YL ring gear and moving forward to the yoga mats to get a start on her usual warm-up routine...

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Another day another early morning workout for Alizeh. Ever since Apex had been announced she had been doubling down on her training, trying to improve every physical aspect of herself that she could. One important area that was routinely ignored by many was flexibility. After all, hard to keep someone in a hold or make them tap with a stretch if they were super flexible, so Alizeh had been improving her flexibility with some yoga, a nice relaxing way to start out her early morning work outs... So early in fact that there was no one else in the gym.

"Here we go... ngh.." Releasing a soft groan as she leaned forward to grab her toes from her fully extended leg Alizeh would smile at herself before looking up and blinking in surprise as she saw someone new approaching the yoga mats. By new she meant very as well, as in either brand new or a learner, and going off her expression and general vibe, Alizeh was willing to guess the latter. "Hey there!" Alizeh said brightly, of course more than willing to greet the girl warmly regardless of how new she was. "Nice to see someone else come so early to the gym." Alizeh said still in her stretched out post that left.. much of her fit body on full display for the girl, not that Alizeh seemed to care.

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"Oh-, good mornnb-, or...Good morning is what I meant to say." Kyoko said in response to the lady who called out to her, waking up a little more as she wiped her eyes. She let out a soft yawn, it was so early in the morning that she was mixing up her words. She was still getting used to training earlier on in the day, she was more so used to working out a little later in the morning, but Reiko said that it would help her get better results. Only dedicated wrestlers set aside time early on in the day to get the most amount of training done. Not a lot of people in the gym that early for at least a few hours, giving her all the privacy she could need. That said, her body would rather be getting a few more z's in...to lie back down in that comfy bed, nothing seemed more tantalizing than that, but Kyoko quickly pushed those thoughts away.

She was here to exercise and get better, and at least she wasn't alone...meaning she would have less of a chance to fall asleep and not have anyone around to wake her up. "Yeah I've been trying to get here earlier, but it's messing my sleep schedule up. It's an adjustment." She said. "I'm Kyoko Matsumoto, pleased to meet you...you-..." Kyoko wiped her eyes again, getting a good look at the woman. "Uh-..." Her face reddened a little. "S-sorry to stare, I'm not trying to-...I just thought I recognized you!! Yo-you're Alizeh Mirdori, right? I'm a Young Lioness and other staff members have said that you were like, a really good trainer for the program."

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Alizeh had a bright and friendly smile on her face as she looked at the girl in front of her as she sleepily replied, her little verbage mix up causing a chuckle to escape the green haired girl's lips as she relaxed her position and leaned back while crossing her legs to sit a bit more normally. Though it did happen to make her boobs and abs stand out a bit more, but it wasn't intentional, and almost natural for Alizeh to position herself in such a way. Eventually though it came out that Alizeh's guess about who the girl was, or rather what she was affiliated with ended up being true since just as expected, the young and unconfident girl in front of her turned out to be a member of the young lioness training program. Bonus bit was that she recognized Alizeh, and apparently the green haired girl had some high praise from within the program making her chuckle a bit bashfully at her fellow gym goer.

"Haha you're good." Alizeh said waving off first the now named Kyoko's worry about staring before continuing. "Also yeah I'm Alizeh, and I wouldn't say reallyyyyy good, but I try to help out any young lionesses I can." She said trying to stay humble, though the lopsided grin definitely showed she at least appreciated the praise before gesturing towards the younger girl. "Did you need any help in any areas? Cause I'm happy to lend the advice if ya need it, otherwise if you just need someone to talk to while working out I'm down." Alizeh said brightly, not wanting to pressure the girl one way or another while she waited for a response.

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As Kyoko began to wake up a little more, the conversation roused her just enough to be a little more conscious and alert as she continued to talk. "Well, I honestly think I need help everywhere. I've only been wrestling for a few months, I've gained some wins yeah but...narrow ones. I'm still not cementing myself as a legit competitor, and I feel as if I don't have anything that sets me apart from other Lionesses. To be honest, I imagine some people just see me as a 'local competitor' that's supposed to get squashed. It's not even the fact that I'm a jobber, I would say I'm not...at least. I'm just not popular. I mean, I only really know the basic moves and my frame doesn't allow me to do anything too intensive. I've tried a bit of everything but nothing's sticking I guess. Power moves aren't my forte, I'm not too knowledgeable on submissions, and my strikes are decent...The only real success I've had is a bit of high-flying based moves."

She continued to ramble on, her nerves were getting the better of her but thanks to Reiko's training and assistance in and out of the ring, she had become a little more confident to speak her mind more casually, though it was a little daunting to openly talk about all of her personal flaws. Though, if she didn't then Alizeh wouldn't know how to help her...talk about a double-edged sword.

"That's basically it." She said. "If you could help me find a way to stand out amongst others, I think that'd be a major help. A-Also if you know a thing or two about high-flying or submissions, that could definitely help!!" Though she was a little nervous, there was a clear passion and fire in her eyes. She was eager to learn and to try and do better, she just needed a push in the right direction.

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Alizeh sat back and listened to Kyoko explain her situation to the green haired girl, nodding along as she did so. It was a problem that was simple enough in essence but unfortunately the solution wasn't exactly as simple as the problem itself. After all Alizeh had been a newbie herself and faced a similar issue of being a dedicated high flyer with some other skills like her mom, or do something different. Obviously she did the latter but that wasn't always what was gonna work for everyone.

Luckily it seemed like Kyoko at least had an idea of what would work for her in the long run and thats what was needed way more. Besides it sounded like there was a more pressing issue at hand for her. "Alright so just to make sure I got everything right, you're trying to find what methods of wrestling work best for you while also being unique yeah?" Alizeh asked as she got up and began walking around Kyoko, trying to get a feel for physically, what would work best for her.

Stopping in front of her Alizeh would hum in thought before smiling. "Luckily for you I'm a jill of all trades so I can help you in both those areas." Alizeh said referring to Kyoko's inquiry about her knowing highflying and technical styles which luckily, Alizeh knew like the back of her hand. But finding something to help her stand out? That would be the real issue.

Although admittedly Alizeh did have an idea in that regard... But first she had to see if that actually flew with the younger girl. "As far as standing out goes I'm curious, whats you're thoughts on... more risque stuff like hentai and humiliation matches?" Alizeh asked the girl bluntly, knowing it would be the best way to go about this with her.

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Kyoko stood by, detailing her issues to the green-haired trainer and then getting a response back from her. Apparently, Alizeh might just be the woman Kyoko was looking for when it came to this kind of thing. A 'Jill of All Trades'? Certainly interesting. At the very least, Kyoko could learn a thing or two from the veteran's experience. She needed to expand her in-ring repertoire and build on her move set. She needed to practice the moves she already knew more and more in order to refine them and chain some of them together. Without practice, she'd never be able to pursue a higher degree of performance, she'd never graduate from being a Young Lioness...she'd never become Reiko's equal.

"Yeah, that's exactly what I need help with." She said in response to Alizeh's first question. "If I can find hone in on what I'm best at, I can spend more time focusing on that instead of floundering about in the ring like a clueless jobber. I have the passion for this, I just need to know where to apply it best..." She said, rubbing her arm nervously. Then, Alizeh had prompted her with another question that was a little more...'touchy'...Kyoko's face instantly burned red

"U-uh, I-...*ahem*...I won't go into detail on that kinda stuff, but to answer your question...I've performed in a hentai match before as my debut match and I've trained with my girlfriend Reiko in it before as well...I don't think I have MUCH interest in it. I know I'll have to do it again eventually but my main focus is general matches, the normal stuff...as far as 'normal' goes here."

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Alizeh would nod after doing her little... inspection of Kyoko and admittedly found the girl's reaction somewhat flustered reaction rather cute to see. But it made sense. Good she was focused on standard stuff, but it helped to know what Kyoko may or may not be comfortable. "Arighty I think I have a few ideas already so lets head over to the practice ring." Alizeh said with a smile and gesture over her shoulders to the ring.

Turning and leading the way to it Alizeh would hop up on the outside apron and turn to focus her attention on Kyoko with a bright smile on her face. "I'll act as a practice dummy so I can tell you what your doing right or wrong first hand." Alizeh explained while gesturing behind her shoulder with her head for the girl to meet her inside. "Before we get started though I wanna see how athletic you are on the ropes." She explained before gesturing to the corners and ropes nearest them.

"Most of my aerial offense is pretty heavily lucha oriented so balance and quick foot work are what I know best. That something that sounds good to you?" Alizeh asked while turning back to Kyoko to see her reaction before slipping through the ropes to be fully inside the ring, but using a leg on the middle rope to push it down to make it easier for Kyoko to enter. "If not I have a few other things to show ya. Just depends on what you're comfortable with." Alizeh said, knowing that lucha highflying was fair bit more advanced and different that more rudimentary or traditional high flying.

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Kyoko had been following along behind Alizeh after the woman had done her little 'examination' of her body and her statements. Those piercing, prying blue eyes stared straight through Kyoko's very soul as she stood by while the green-haired wrestler and trainer did her walk-around inspection. Once Alizeh was finished analyzing and came up with a 'few ideas', she and Kyoko made their way through the gym and toward an open ring to use for a bit of practicing. First things first, Kyoko was going to show Alizeh what she knew in the ring.

Alizeh was going to serve as Kyoko's practice dummy, making the woman blush a little for reasons she couldn't quite understand. I mean, it was a pretty tantalizing offer, all things considered...to be allowed the chance to toss around and dominate one of LAW's hottest wrestlers? Some people could LITERALLY only dream of having the opportunity, and now Kyoko was being given the chance on a silver platter BY the very same woman. Talk about lucky...The only thing that would make this moment sweeter would be if she could do it to her previous 'Rascal Demon', Amano...Something like THAT would certainly be the cherry on top amongst her personal wrestling goals, the day she gets to use her skills to turn her beloved demon into a submissive ragdoll~

However, the time for fantasies and desires was over and the time for focus and grit was in. Kyoko entered the ring with Alizeh's help, thanking her for it shortly after slipping through the middle and topmost ropes. She stretches and gets limbered up, preparing her limbs and joints for a bit of an intensive workout. Her body was still waking up all the way but it was in a good enough condition to do a few moves off the bat, especially when there would be little to no resistance whatsoever from her 'training dummy'. Kyoko listened to every word Alizeh said, taking several mental notes as she prepared herself. "All that sounds fine by me, I'm ready when you are!!" She cheered, showing some vigor and intensity befitting of a young rookie with potential, it was clear to see that she was serious about this, now it was all dependent on whether or not she could back up that spirit of hers with skill.

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Alizeh had explained her style of aerial expertise and made sure it was fine with Kyoko, which according to the girl it was. In fact the look on her face showed some serious determination. Something Alizeh admired and was keen on exploring just how deep it went. It was part of why she had offered her body to Kyoko as a training dummy. That way not only would Alizeh be able to give the girl the best advice possible, but so she could see and feel exactly what the girl was hitting with.

Speaking of... "Excellent!" Alizeh said in appreciation for the girl's answer before standing up straight and staring down the younger girl. "Before we start with any new moves I wanna see the extent of your skill as is." Alizeh said before flashing a smirk to the girl. "So to start things off I want you to hit me with the strongest high flying move you got." Alizeh said, letting that sink in first before continuing. "After that use the best submission in your arsenal on me. Once I see the best you got in aerial and submissions, I'll be able to recomend some ideas for you to try out." Alizeh said, already bracing herself for whatever Kyoko may do.