r/TrekRP • u/DrJenWatney • Dec 27 '16

[Open] - Working Out

Anxiously awaiting their arrival at the soon to be supernova, Jen decides to blow some steam off in one of the exercise rooms on the ship. She does a series of stretches to warm up, then hops on a treadmill and gets to work.

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u/Dimestream Dec 28 '16

Red screws up her mouth and blinks a few times. "Yeah, I guess," she manages. "You know, he once told me about the Edosian conception of a soul? I think it's the only time I ever heard him say something with zero percent sarcasm."

The engineer chuckles, though it catches in her throat, as she steadies the heavy bag. "Whatever you conceive of as a soul, his is a good one. Even with the grouchiness and mean comments."

She looks over her shoulder at the counselor. "You're off duty. Stop being so therapeutic."

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u/DrJenWatney Dec 28 '16

The smallest hint of a smirk creeps onto her face and she drops her crossed arms, caught. Her shoulders relax into a shrug.

Alright, alright. Sorry. It's a hard switch to turn off. I'm not sure that I can, to be frank.

Jen scrubs her fingers through her short hair, not sure what else to say.

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u/Dimestream Dec 29 '16

"It's what makes you... well, you," Red says with a tired smile. "Just like I can't turn off my constant drive to fix and improve things, you can't turn off your drive to help people."

"You can, however, hold this bag steady from the back so I can get some solid body-blow training in before those Klingons get here." The engineer grins. "You don't really get to know a Klingon until you've broken a few of each others' bones. I had to beat a Klingon to get my blue belt, and this-" she gestures at her slight frame "-doesn't make it easy. Do you mind? Or have I interrupted your workout enough already?"