Shorty time! (for PsychoPatrick88)

It was just another common day at the gym - well, not that common, in fact. Although there were only a few people there, a rather strange atmosphere had formed. Alone in a corner of the room, Kiku was presently absorbed by the task of pushing against a wall with both hands, while the people who managed to notice her glanced curiously at her. Despite the distinct lack of alteration in the wall itself, the girl's determination wasn't the least deterred by it. She continued her exercise, clad in her usual white fundoshi and vest and giving off a small grunt every now and then.

Rebecca was currently at her locker, putting on a new change of clothing. She had just finished putting on her purple shirt, and shut the locker before adjusting her brown boots. Once they were tied tight, she smiled a little to herself before she stood up from the bench, and started to walk around.

As she walked, she rolled a hair tie from her wrist, and started to tie up her downed hair up into one pigtail, and then did the same with the right. In the process of this, she noticed a small girl pushing against the wall. She watched her curiously for a few seconds while she finished tying up her pigtails.

Just what was the girl doing? And what was she wearing for that matter. She wasn't normally one to judge, but, it looked like she was wearing diapers. She also seemed to be trying to.. push a wall back? She tilted her head at the girl's odd behavior, before she finally spoke up.

"Um... I dunno if this place is scheduled for a renovation, but.. if it is, I think you'll need a sledgehammer or something if you want to move that wall." She spoke up. Her voice wasn't taunting, just curious.

Concentrated as she was, Kiku hadn't seen Rebecca coming behind her. Then, when she suddenly heard someone speaking, she looked over her shoulder and looked at the other girl. "Well, I, um..." Noticing it would be difficult to talk in that position, she took her hands off the wall and turned to face the pigtailed girl. Even now, with her back straightened up, Kiku was a good deal shorter than Rebecca. "Ehehe... I'm sorry if I distracted you or something like that, but I'm not trying to move the wall. I mean, it would be nice if I could move it..." She stopped herself from completely going off a tangent. "-but that's not what I'm trying to do."

She put her hands behind her back, looking at Rebecca. "You see, it's an exercise. You have to push the wall without sliding back. It's good! Why don't you try it?"

"An exercise?" Rebecca replied, scratching the back of her head as she gave Kiku a curious expression. She gave the girl a polite smile as Kiku asked her to try it.

"Thanks, but I'll pass.. I'm.. not really sure what the exercise accomplishes anyways.." She replied with a bit of a sheepish smile.

"Trust me, it's great!" Kiku, with her eyes glimmering, turned back to the wall and started pushing against it again to prove her point. She kept talking to Rebecca, facing the wall. "See, if you do this everyday for half an hour, then your arms will get super strong! It also improves your endurance and stability, so that no one will ever throw you down again! And..." Running out of steam for a moment, she stopped pulling and turned to Roxanne again. "Well, it's a good exercise, anyway. It's not my favorite, though."

Rebecca chuckled a little sheepishly. "It.. sounds exiting, really.. but I don't think it's really my bag." She said. She then tilted her head curiously as the girl suddenly admitted that it wasn't her favorite now.

"Really? With how much you were gushing about it, you could've had me fooled." She chuckles. "So then what IS your favorite exercise then?" She asked curiously.

"Oh, the most basic one. I'd do it every day, if I had the chance." She continued. "Practice makes perfect, they say, and what better way to improve your abilities than by sparring with someone else? The action, the sweat... now that's a good exercise!" She looked around. "I went on asking for partners today, but everyone turned me down... it must be my size. No one ever wants to fight with such a height difference!" She put her outstretched palm next to the top of her head, indicating her height. "What I'd actually like is someone y size and build. Someone..." She then had an idea, and her palm went from her head to Rebecca's, measuring her quickly. "...like you, actually!"

Rebecca nodded a little. "Well.. I can agree with you there.." She said, then scratched at the back of her head when she talked about how the other women here turned her down. "I've... never had that problem before.." She frowned, then blinked when Kiku started to think about having Rebecca as a sparring partner. "Well I.. I don't really.." She began to say, then looked at her for a moment, and let out a slow sigh. "Well... the thing is, I normally like to take down bigger women... preferrably ones with larger egos.. but... I suppose I could be a nice girl and spar with you for a little bit." She decided.

As Rebecca spoke, Kiku's eager face became disappointed, thinking she was being turned down again, but when the other girl finished her face lit up again. "Thank you! Trust me, you won't regret sparring with me!" She smiled. "I may be small, but my spirit is enormous!" Now she was all fired up again, having finally found a partner. "Come! I think the ring's not being used now. Let's go, before someone else gets it!"

Rebecca chuckled a bit sheepishly at Kiku's eagerness to begin. She nodded a little bit as Kiku directed her to the ring, and she started to follow behind her, rolling one shoulder to loosen that arm up while she headed for the ring.