Gym Bros! (Nanaly,Meni)

Well, thankfully Nanaly was finally all settled into her new room. It wasn’t anything fancy, just a small little apartment. A bedroom, a general room, a tiny kitchen, and a bathroom. Though Nanaly was used to apartment life, living with either her dad or brother, she was never alone! After her trip to the hospital, she finally unpacked and got all of her stuff set up!
Though, in the back of her head, she was worried about Meni. They had talked in the hospital, but not since then. She had recently bought some dumbbells and wanted to get pumpin! Pulling out her phone, she looked through her contacts before finally hitting “Meni" (with a muscle emoticon) where she shot the woman a short message.

“Come over, I have something to show u” followed by a GIF.



After that was sent, she waited for a response as she began laying out what was needed. Even if Meni wasn’t available, she was going to lift some weights, and if her friend came, she had some fun things to talk about.

A response wouldn’t be all that long in coming and Meninas would soon enough be out the door and making a beeline directly for Nanaly’s apartment. Even now, the gentle giant was still wracked with worry over her close friend and after the incident when they had jogged together, that feeling had only grown. Meninas knew that it wasn’t her fault about what had happened but there was still that pang of guilt in the back of her mind nonetheless. She hated that feeling of uselessness she’d felt when by her friend's side, one she couldn’t shift.

It wouldn’t take long for the six foot Scot to arrive and with a good firm knock on the door, she’d soon say. “Nanaly, it’s me.” Sounding as awkward as ever but genuine too, the story of her life if she was honest with herself.

Things were looking up! Nanaly’s room was pleasantly decorated with many posters and pink items! It was hard to describe, but it all screamed… Nanaly! Cat posters, of course. The first thing on the ground was a workout mat—two, a pink and purple one! It was noticeable that the pink one was far larger than the purple one.

“Oh! Come in!” she called out. She was stretching out on her mat, wearing a tank top and gym pants, which were light workout clothes for her. As the woman entered, Nanaly would point at her, that ever-present wide smile. “I got a workout mat and some weights! So I can pump and get huge like you”

Hard to believe just a few days ago she was in the hospital…

It had to be said that Meninas wasn't expecting to find Nanaly about to start a work out and there was a moment or two where the pink haired giant wondered if it was wise. It hadn’t been that long since her friend had been in the hospital and the six foot Scot was awfully protective of Nanaly at this point. She wasn’t sure if she could bear to find herself having to carry the delicate woman to the hospital again, feeling completely helpless.

Still, she couldn’t help but smile at her friend in the end, knowing that Nanaly had more than enough fortitude to recover from anything, Meninas couldn’t help but admire the tenacity of her friend and as she briefly glanced around at the place, her smile widening as she instantly recognised it as Nanaly’s from the decor alone, the giant would take off her coat and place it on a hanger.

“Figures that you’d have cat posters everywhere.” She’d reply with a smile, removing another layer at that point so she was rather more dressed for a work out. “If we’re going to do this then you take it slow, you got me? No more overdoing it.”

The cheerful Quincy would smile seeing her friend yet again. Still full of energy. She pointed at one of the posters when Meni mentioned them. “Well. YEAH. Why wouldn’t it?!” She teased Meni some more. She cracked her knuckle and bent over picking the two tiny dumbells. Looking at them, they were very small, perfect for Nanaly, but for anyone else, they’d be like lifting a paperweight. Nanaly nudged her head to show Meni two large weights sitting on the ground. They were heavy for Nanaly but for Meninas? They’d be nothing. Guess it was the thought that mattered.

“Let’s get going!” She chuckled. “If I overdo it. You can put your foot down! You’re the fitness expert! So feel free to be the boss!” The woman lightly giggled yet again. "Readyyyyy? Go!" She said before curling with the weights. Struggling just a little bit, nothing intense, just a normal workout.

Moving to her mat and taking up a ready position, Meninas had to chuckle at just how eager Nanaly was to get going. Despite what had happened previously, it didn’t seem to have dampened her friend's spirits at all. The six foot Scot wished that she could be quite so cheerful about such a situation but that just one of the many reasons why the green eyed woman was such a dear friend to the Sternritter. No matter what happened, Nanaly looked on the bright side of life, a lesson that the pink haired woman knew that she should be taking to heart.

“Just take it easy to begin with and find your natural rhythm.” She replied, curiously grasping hold of one of the weights that Nanaly had bought for her. Honestly, it didn’t feel overly heavy to her but Meninas knew that Nanaly had meant well and the pink haired woman appreciated that. So, she managed to fix her expression so that it appeared the weight was just right for her, before taking the other in her other hand and starting to lift. She just had to be careful, otherwise she might lift it too quickly and send the weight straight through the ceiling.

Nanaly was excited to lift more weights, Nanaly decided to throw in squats and she curled the dumbbell. As Nanaly was wearing gym clothes, Meni would get a better look at Nanaly, finally able to see her body, her arms small and her stomach had no definition, she was scrawny. It seems her advice was taken to heart, and as she got used to it, her rhythm began showing.

One, two, three. One two three… Her eyes locked on Meni as she imitated her movements, trying to match her stance, Nanaly didn’t know what the BEST stance was, so watching and taking from Meni would likely be her best action. “Feel free… to suggest workouts!” She spoke between her deep breathing. Starting light, and ramping it up towards the end of the workout was likely the smartest idea. You got it Nanaly, pace yourself

Doing her best to make it appear that the weights were a good test for her, Meninas would continue to perform curls without any real issue. Her form was well honed and after years of training, her body seemed to know exactly how to move as she worked out. Every movement was deliberate, not an ounce of energy wasted and the pink haired giant had to admit that working out was probably one of the only aspects of life that she was comfortable with. Everything seemed to make sense when she was working on her body.

“There are plenty of different workouts that you could try but for the time being, I feel that it’s just important that you build up stamina. If you push too hard then you’ll just hurt yourself. I’d also suggest maybe coming up with a rota for the week where you work on a different part of the body every day. It’s no good if you end up with a super muscular body but tiny legs after all.” Meninas answered, trying to be as helpful as possible.

The Quincy was listening closely to Meninas, a glint in her eyes, like a kid watching their favorite celebrity on T.V. She was a master at work so to say. Nanaly was really envious, but that gave Nanaly the motivation to keep it up.

"Yes! I’ll look one up and text it to you! You’ll notice when we go to the beach!” The woman had a huge smile on her face, but that was just as surprising as an orange being orange.

“Can’t skip leg day!” After curling a bit, Nanaly moved to squats, moving down and up, down and up… taking it slow as her breath grew heavy. “In through the nose… out through the mouth…” She repeated as she took her breaths. After around 3 minutes, Nanaly would place the dumbbells on the ground, and lean back on her floor.

“Hey Meni?” She spoke between breathing, as she stared at the ceiling fan. “I wanna get more in shape and beat this stupid heart… What are your aspirations?” She used her rest time to ask Meni a question she had been curious about.

“I feel kinda bad. I’ve been so focused on ME getting ripped I neglected… well what you want!”

“To feel useful.” The Sternritter replied simply, continuing to lift as Nanaly rested, finding it easy enough to keep up a conversation at the same time. “That’s why I came here in the first place. To find some way of taking what I’ve learned and making it actually worth something. I’ve always struggled with my own confidence, something I know we’ve talked about and I suppose I just wanted to be somewhere that I wasn’t viewed as just a waste of resources. Thankfully, I’ve found that here.”

Thinking about it a little more, she’d add soon enough. “I suppose that living up to my family name is important to me too. My father spoke of it with such pride and with my brothers being so…horrible, I feel that he believed that if anyone would do it, it’d be me. Not there’s much choice now, as I’m the only one left. I’d like to think that he’s still proud of me too, he always said he was when he was alive.”