Gym, Tuesday evening [10/23]

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Hoshi had been hiding in her room all weekend because everything seemed so crowded with all the parents around. She was finally starting to feel restless and decided to head to the gym. Back home in Kyoto, she had worked a little bit with an aikido master until her parents cut off her martial arts lessons, and she was a bit rusty on some of the basic moves. After all the weirdness of last week, Hoshi realized that being able to defend herself might be essential in this place.

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Adam had been looking forward to an intense workout, especially after sparring with Aisha on Sunday.

It made him miss the Juice Bar and the dojo. Walking in, he spotted Hoshi. "Hey," he greeted her, somewhat quietly. He hadn't wanted to interrupt.

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"Hi Adam," said Hoshi. She had been practicing some defensive moves with a confused look on her face because it was tough to tell if she was doing them correctly.

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Adam watched her for a moment, before speaking. "What style are you training in?"

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"I've had a couple lessons in aikido, but it's been a little while," said Hoshi.

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Adam nodded, smiling. "I've never trained in aikido myself, but I've seen my friends use it. I've trained in Shaolin kung fu and tae kwon do."

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"Wow," said Hoshi, impressed. "I really liked aikido, but my parents felt my time was better spent learning calculus. Of course, they probably didn't anticipate that I'd have to defend myself against monsters."

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Adam blushed slightly and shrugged. "No, they probably didn't," he admitted, chuckling slightly. "My parents were more than okay with my training, probably because it helped build self-confidence."

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"One of my tutors tried to use that argument with my parents, but they couldn't comprehend their little genius learning something that wasn't academic," said Hoshi, trying not to sound bitter but failing.

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"I'm sorry to hear that," Adam admitted, meaning it. "I bet it wasn't easy hearing that."

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"Thankfully they didn't come for Parents Weekend," said Hoshi. "How about you? Did your family visit?"

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"My parents couldn't make it," Adam replied. "But my two good friends came up for the weekend," he grinned.

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"That's good," said Hoshi, smiling in return. It would have been nice to have friends who could visit, but she really didn't have any friends at home.

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"I'm sorry you didn't get to meet them," Adam admitted. "You guys would've gotten along great."

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"I'm not that great with large crowds, so I kind of stayed away from all the activities this weekend," said Hoshi. "Plus, last week was just really weird and I didn't want to take my chances after everything else that happened."

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Adam nodded, understanding. "Yeah, I'm waiting for the day when this place becomes normal," he joked.

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"I'm starting to think having weird creatures show up and attack me is normal for this place," grumbled Hoshi, thinking back to last week.

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"It would certainly seem that way," Adam admitted, thinking about how normal it was for him. Both here and back home, really.

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"At least I'll be ready the next time something tries to pick on me," said Hoshi, looking hopeful. Dealing with the monkey at the pizza place and the guys in the canoe last week left her feeling a lot more confident.

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Adam nodded, smiling. "It's always nice to have that confidence." It did wonders for future invasions and other fighting situations.

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Hoshi hoped to be ready for the next invasion, but with any luck it was a long way off. "I should let you get back to your workout. Maybe you could show me tae kwon do moves once I get back in shape."

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"Sure, I'd be more than happy to," Adam grinned. "Just let me know when it's good for you and I'm there."