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Feeling performative, are we? -May gets her drink with relative quickness, holding it sort of tenderly as she picked it up. Damn, her shoulders felt like she got hit by a truck...-

I've got to lay it all out on the court, or else no one's going to notice.

[ speaking of noticing, she sees Satsuki moving so deliberately. ] You okay?

Gonna need an ice bath when I get home... -Satsuki sighed, letting out a small groan.- This is what I get for not hitting the ropes during my impromptu month off.

Not stretching out is the real killer. Ice baths... still sound too intense for me. [ Jen set her drink down and stepped in behind Satsuki, resting her left hand atop her shoulder and giving it a little squeeze. ]

...damn, girl, feels like you've got steel wires in there.

-May winced, slightly, but still laughed.-

Yep. Super strength helps some with the recovery process, but my body's still very much human and still has human problems. So I can just get tossed on my back, shoulders, collided with from all sorts of angles for 16 minutes and shrug it off, yanno?

So, ice bath, a good night's sleep, and you're back to the mats in the morning? Heh. You're crazier than I am. [ of course, if she was rocking whatever force was keeping her from getting mashed into a bloody pulp by that egg robot last year, Jen would be singing a different tune. ]

Do massages still work normally for you, or do you like, need someone to take a jackhammer to your back to feel it?

Massages work fine. You offering? -Satsuki gave a wink, sipping her drink.-

[ Jen fingers twitched once. ] Me? I mean. I'm not that good at it. I'm usually on the receiving end, you know?

Eh, that's fair. -Another sip.- I might bug Sakura into giving me one if she's still up when I get home.

I didn't say "no"! [ that was a little too quick. dammit Jen. ] I mean... maybe not in the middle of the bar, you know? I don't want to make any of your fans jealous.

[ sweating internally. time to slip back over to the seat and take a long gulp of her nice, cold drink. ]

Around this bar? Nah, these are mostly friends. But I'm not gonna make you do anything, either. -Satsuki shrugged, though immediately winced.-

Even shrugging? Damnit...

[ the wince sold her on the idea. Jen shrugged, herself, casually. ] Wellll.... I can't just leave you all in pain, can I? What kind of friend would I be?

[ all that talk is more or less to convince herself. she moved back behind Satsuki's chair and this time using both her hands, she applies a bit of pressure on her muscles. the metal of her right hand is relatively cool but will warm up quickly. ] Let me know if it's too much, okay?

Sure thing. -Satsuki set her drink aside, leaning against the cushion of the bar as Jen started to work. Oh she was... better at this than she said she was. That or anything felt good on her poor battered shoulders. Either way, she let out little happy sounds, the soreness already feeling soothed away...-

[ fortunately for Satsuki, Jen has picked up a few things from trainers, masseuses, and ex-s. (even if the latter techniques are definitely meant for private quarters...)

even better is how she can simply command her right arm to mimic the movements of her left in stride since, outside of pressure, it can't feel to the same fidelity as a human hand could. a shame now, most of all. ]

Don't you fall asleep on me. I don't want to have to carry you home. [ well. she could. ]

I'm not gonna make you carry me all the way to the pier... -Satsuki was pretty sure she would, though.-

This feels amazing...

[ she would at least carry her to a taxi and then from the taxi. close enough. ]

Good. Glad I managed to come away from all my sessions with some skills.

You're making me into jelly. -Satsuki lifted her head to take a sip from her drink.-

I should have you give me one of these after every match.

[ her robo-fingers twitch at the compliment. ] Ah-hah. Well... My own schedule's kinda full for that, you know? [ that was such a poor excuse. Jen can feel the lameness exuding from every word. ] I wouldn't mind it every now and then. You would have to pay me back, of course!

-Satsuki was so lost in bliss she didnt notice the twitch at all. Even the lameness of Jen's excuse fell on deaf ears, for once. But she did give a small, keening whine.-

Can't you make more time for me? We don't get to hang out as much anymore... I want massages and hugs that aren't going to turn into suplexes. Suplays. That word.

Souffle? [ Jen chuckled at her joke but kept right on massaging. ]

I ... should. It's just tough since I've got this strict training schedule I'll start up soon, you know? Mom really wants me to make the best impression I can when I try out for the team in the fall.

[ to say the regimen was "strict" was underselling it. her whole day, save for a few hours and some breaks here and there, were planned out. from what she ate, and how many reps she did, to how many hours she could sleep. missing a few beats here there wasn't a big deal, but too much slacking and her mom would probably yank on her chain again.

everything is banking on Jen's success, and her mom has no patience for rogue elements. much as Jen hates to think of spending quality time with people as such. ]

Another reason to take up the pro graps. You're already living the dojo life. -Satsuki sighed, sitting up enough to look back at Jen over her shoulder, her own hair dusting over her face, and she really didn't care to wipe it away.-

I want to believe it's gonna be worth it, but I worry about you. I want you to be happy, more than I want you to be the star athlete everyone's trying to make you into.

[ Jen's as quick to try and wipe away that concern as she is to brush the hair from Satsuki's eyes. ] Don't worry about me. My future's in the cards, and all I've got to do is play the awesome hand I was dealt.

[ or work really hard to stack the deck in her favor. the plan may be her mother's to a large degree, but the ambition? that's her own. it might be her way to finally find the freedom she's never known. ] Besides. We can still have fun this summer!

-Satsuki took a moment to just find her smile, trying to have faith in the situation. Her worries wouldn't be dismissed that easily, but it was easy to at least try, seeing how Jen was smiling.-

Alright... I still need to give you a tour of the Mayship.

Oh yeah! I mean, I kind of remember it from afar but the "blank" me didn't really want to trust getting on it. [ another chuckle. she took this opportunity to pause, reach over, and get her glass for a quick sip. ]

I'd say it's a shame, but that just means I get to experience it myself for the first time for real.

I just wish I could learn to get it moving, really. It feels like a waste just having it sit in the pier like that, even if it makes a nice house.

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I DID IT AGAIN

oh my god put a post-it on your monitor or something

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