A Productive Encounter | Featuring Emi Sakura and BlazeWave

[Arby]

A week before the White Dragon's debut...

As Emi Sakura steps into the gym owned by LAW, a determined glint shines in her eyes. It has been some time since she last entered the ring, and she is keenly aware that she needs to get back into fighting shape.

Finding a secluded corner of the gym, Emi sets down her gym bag and takes a moment to survey her surroundings. The sight of the various workout equipment and the sound of her fellow wrestlers pushing themselves to their limits fills her with a renewed sense of motivation.

Not wanting to be behind, Emi takes a deep breath and begins her workout, starting with a series of dynamic stretches to loosen up her muscles. As she eases into her routine, she can feel the tension melting away from her muscles, leaving her feeling better. It's been too long since she last felt the exhilarating rush of adrenaline that comes from stepping into the ring, and she's determined to reclaim that feeling once more.

Gotta look good.

Spoiler

Emi makes her way towards the weight rack after stretching, her eyes scanning the array of dumbbells. It's time to officially start her workout routine.

After a brief moment of consideration, Emi selects a pair of moderately heavy dumbbells, the cool metal feeling reassuringly solid in her grip. With a steady breath, she begins her first set. The sounds of the gym fade would into the background as Emi loses herself in her workout.

[BlackAkuma]

”We should go over and talk to her.”

”You go over. I’m fine right where I am.”

”What’s the big deal? There’s nothing wrong with asking for help.”

”There’s something wrong when we don’t need help.”

Lucy was getting tired of this conversation. She’d honestly been tired of it for the past three minutes, but now, it was starting to grate on her nerves. Normally, she wouldn’t even be in this position - she worked out on her own, had this lovely gym in downtown Tokyo with a cute receptionist who she was 90% sure wanted to ask her out on a date. She would’ve loved to go there tonight, but the place had temporarily shut down because of some health violation nonsense. So when her bandmates offered to let her come with to LAW’s gym, she figured it would be a decent replacement. Problem solved.

But, oh god, they were being so annoying. Willy was his usual silly self, making eyes at every hot woman who crossed their path and giving lewd comments - and, again, this was a LAW gym, so that happened a lot - while Theo overthought everything they did, making it hard for them to settle on a routine. They were her friends, goofballs that they were, and she found this sort of stuff funny most of the time, but right now? Grating on her nerves.

Right now, the problem laid in the two making a decision. Somehow, the topic of conversation had drifted to their losing streak and what they were going to do about their nasty habit of getting their ass kicked every time they set foot through the ropes. They’d agreed to do some sparring, but they wanted a partner. Lucy had suggested they just ask the cute new girl who’d entered the room, but they were dithering on it, squabbling like usual.

”I swear, you guys are being the biggest pussies, right now.” She stood over to the side, doing a few light dumbbell curls as they went at it nearby. ”Just go over there and talk to her. If she says no, she says. Jesus.”

”We don’t need to go over there at all.” Willy shook his head and folded his arms, his bigs arms on full display with the black A-shirt he was wearing. ”If you want to go in the ring, let’s just go, dude.” He gave Theo a thump on the chest. ”Just you and me.”

Theo rubbed the spot where he’d hit and grumbled. ”I just think we could use some outside help. An objective eye. We’re still new at this, and-”

”Ugh.” Enough was enough - Lucy dropped her dumbbells in a huff and made the short trip over to the new girl, a Japanese woman with long, flowing white hair. She didn’t recognize her, but that didn't say much, since she didn’t keep up with wrestling in LAW all that much when it didn’t involve BlazeWave. She looked strong enough, though, good shape, nice butt. She’d do just fine.

Lucy waited until she was done with her dumbbells, then tapped her on the shoulder. ”Excuse me, miss?” She waved her way with a thin smile. ”Hi, yeah, you got a minute? Could use your help with something.”

[Arby]

Emi pauses mid-rep, setting down her dumbbells as she turns to face the woman who has approached her. With a friendly smile, she nods in acknowledgment.

"Absolutely, I'd be happy to help," Emi replies, her tone warm and inviting. She takes a moment to size up the woman standing before her.

"What do you need assistance with?" Emi asks, eager to lend a hand to who she assumes is a fellow wrestler. Despite being new to LAW, she's always believed in the importance of camaraderie and support within the wrestling community. Whether it's in the ring or out, she's ready to offer whatever help she can.

[BlackAkuma]

”Wonderful.” She sighed and nodded. ”Lucy, by the way.”

She put on her best smile as she led the woman back over to Theo and Willy, who were trying not to look like complete dorks as they waited. Utterly failing, of course. Lucy stepped over between them with open arms and turned to face the woman. ”Meet my dumbass friends. They’re wrestlers who suck at wrestling.”

Theo grimaced and threw a sharp glare her way. ”We do not suck.”

”Oh?” She looked back up at him with a quirked eyebrow. ”How many matches have you won?”

”None, but-”

”Thank you, shush.” She looked back to the woman and thumbed their way. ”Can you help them out? Spar or something? Give them tips. They wanted to ask you, but they were being bitches about it.”

Lucy

Theo

Willy

[Arby]

Emi chuckles softly at Lucy's introduction, finding amusement in her candid demeanor. "Nice to meet you, Lucy," she replies warmly, nodding in acknowledgment.

As Lucy leads Emi over to her friends, Emi takes note of Theo and Willy's demeanor, their attempts to appear nonchalant falling short. With a friendly smile, she extends a hand in greeting to each of them.

"It's a pleasure to meet you both," Emi says graciously and with a friendly tone. "Don't worry, we all have to start somewhere. I'd be happy to help you improve your skills."

Turning her attention back to Lucy, Emi nods in agreement. "Of course, I'd be glad to help," she replies, her eyes twinkling with determination. "Let's see what we can do to get you two on the right track. The name's Emi by the way. Emi Sakura."

[BlackAkuma]

To be honest, Theo was growing a little iffy on this idea himself. While they did need help - needed it bad - he wasn’t sure about how Lucy had just pulled this random woman into their problems without so much as a kind word. She was good about a lot of things, but she had a way of drawing people into their circle that didn’t always work out, and he couldn't help but think back to the incident with Neith…

He was dragged out of his painful reminiscing when the woman introduced herself. ”Emi Sakura?” He repeated, bringing out the recognition in his voice. Willy and Lucy both looked his way, expecting an answer, and he rolled his eyes. For Lucy, he could understand, she didn’t pay any more attention to wrestling than she absolutely had to. Willy should’ve known better. Studying up on potential opponents was kind of important. ”She’s a big deal. Pretty well known on the Japanese wrestling circuit.” He gave her a respectful bow. ”Apologies for not recognizing you sooner.”

Willy, on the other hand, didn’t seem all that impressed, smirking as he come over and scanned her from head to toe. ”Really? So, what, you’re like a champ or something?”

[Arby]

Emi offers Theo a sympathetic smile. "It's fine," she reassured him, her tone warm and understanding. "If anything, I'm more surprised you recognized me. It's very embarrassing for me to admit that I can't say the same for you two ahaha... I'm still new around LAW." Her smile turns sheepish as she rubs the back of her neck.

As Willy jumped in with his question, she couldn't help but chuckle softly at his directness. "Well, I've had my fair share of victories," she admits modestly, her gaze meeting Willy's with a playful twinkle. "But I've never gotten the chance to have a belt around my waist. Though it won't be like that for long."

"Since your friend here said you two need some help, I don't mind having a spar," Emi suggested, gesturing towards the nearby ring. "You don't mind facing a woman, do you? Don't worry, I'm tougher than I look," she shoots a wink at the big man. Hinting the confidence she has despite her size in comparison to Willy.

Moving towards the ring, she glances back to see if Theo and Willy would follow.

But before they began, she turns back to them with a gentle smile. "Have you both warmed up already?" She asks. "We can start with some light stretches if not."

[BlackAkuma]

Lucy gave Willy an elbow in the side, glaring up at him. ”Can you not be a prick for one day? Just one day?”

”Don’t know, never tried.” He shrugged back. ”Can you not be a bitch?”

Theo just grimaced and turned his attention back to Emi, hoping he could distract her long enough so that her friends didn’t send her running away. ”I’d be pretty surprised if you did know us, we’re new to the scene. We’re a band, came over to do music for LAW and matches on the side.”

He followed after Emi with Lucy and Willy, still bickering a bit as they made their way to the ring. While he was eager to get in and see what she could do, a little more stretching wouldn’t hurt, especially if what he remembered about her pedigree proved true.

”We can go a little bit, sure.” Theo dropped down to a sit and did some floor stretches, while Willy did some lateral, leaning from side to side to get his upper body going…and also to catch a glimpse at Emi from different angles, Theo suspected. Typical. Not wanting to draw too much attention to his friend ogling her, he was quick to pop a new subject.

”So, you just joined up with LAW? What prompted the jump?”

[Arby]

Emi couldn't help but chuckle softly as she observed Lucy and Willy's banter, their dynamic reminding her of the camaraderie she often witnessed among wrestlers backstage in her previous agency.

As Theo redirected the conversation back to her, Emi focused her attention on him, intrigued by his revelation about their band. "Wait, you guys are a band? That's amazing!" she exclaimed with genuine enthusiasm. "I've always wanted to learn how to play an instrument."

As she begins her routine in the ring, she arches her back, feeling the fabric of her tank top stretch tightly across her chest, hinting at the curves beneath. With each extension of her limbs, her body moves with a fluid grace, the contours of her form definitely drawing the eyes of onlookers in the area besides Willy who is already doing so.

As she reaches forward to touch her toes, the fabric of her leggings stretches taut across her sculpted posterior, highlighting the roundness of her derriere. Her flexibility is impressive, her lithe frame bending and twisting with ease as she pushes herself.

While Willy stretched nearby, Emi couldn't help but notice his occasional glances in her direction as she does her warm-up. She offered him a grin before returning her attention to Theo's question.

"I was scouted by someone from LAW," Emi explained, her voice carrying a hint of pride as she recalled the moment she was offered a contract with the agency. "As soon as I got the call, I did not hesitate. It's a privalege to be a part of the roster here."

[BlackAkuma]

Willy lit up when Emi seemed interested in the idea of a band, and Theo didn’t have to guess hard to figure out why. That was one of his best pickup lines, already done for him - whenever they were out, and he was trying to score, he’d always mention that he was in a band, trying to dazzle whoever he was hitting on. Of course, he tended to leave out the details, about they weren’t all that successful yet and they could barely afford their instruments and never seemed to fill more than half the seats at their shows, but hey - he liked to let ladies fill in the details themselves and come up with their fantasies.

”Oh, you want to learn a thing or two, huh?” He smirked and raised his arms high above his head for a stretch, showing off his upper body in the process. Couldn't have been more blatant if he was using neon signs. ”Well, if you’ve got the energy after we’re done here, you could stop by my place, and-”

”Our place.” Theo was quick to remind him of that little fact. ”And that’s good to her, Emi. I’m sure you’ll do great on the roster.”

Willy just snorted, then turned his attention back to Lucy, who was waiting nearby, leaning on the ring apron and watching the show. ”Wait, why are you still here? Don’t you have a workout to do?”

Lucy side-eyed him and shrugged. ”It’ll keep for a minute. I’m always down to watch you get your ass handed.”

Willy’s face scrunched up and he scoffed - an actual, real, honest scoff - as he looked back at Emi, incredulity all over his face. ”Please, like that’s going to happen. I’m the workhorse of this team.”

It was Theo’s turn to give him a look now, and it was tempting to call him out on the bullshit, but he refrained for the moment. Once they were done here, though, the two buddies were going to have a little chat about their dynamic.