Tourist ROAD TRIP (mingle)

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Touristas and visitors
Broadcast: as needed
Action: The Tourist!
When: The month of June

[ Get bit by the June Bug and mingle to your heart's content! ]

Comments

[winn]

[ there's something almost adorable about how excited sascha seems to be, and at first he's met with an excited smile in return --

-- until he opens his mouth. oh. he's just, gonna go ahead and smell his armpit there -- doesn't smell that bad, does it? ]

Sorry, if you wait a couple minutes I can grab a quick shower -

[pneumo]

Huh? No, it's not bad~! [ You smell delicious Winn, remember?? No showers necessary, unless you plan on bringing him along. ]

I like it☆

[winn]

[ you get a look, sascha, because that sounds kinda creepy. ]

-- right. So! I thought we'd start with clocking you on the treadmill, see how fast you are right now - then we can measure your strength -

[pneumo]

[ He could tell you other things about how delicious you smell Winn, would that help? ]

Sure!

What's a treadmill?

[winn]

[ no, no it would not. ]

It's a machine with a continuous belt, so you can run in place.

[pneumo]

....Like to hold up your pants??

[winn]

-- different kind of belt. Why don't I just show you?

[ it'll be a lot easier to understand that way, he's pretty sure. so he'll just lead sascha back to the treadmill. ]

Here - that's a treadmill.

[pneumo]

[ See, that is probably the best thing to do. Sascha is a visual leaner so seeing the treadmill helps with his comprehension enormously as he steps forward and peers at it. ]

Ohhh... Man, that's way different than what I was picturing!

[winn]

[ see he's gotten to know sascha a little better by now, he knows how to deal with him! ]

What were you picturing?

[ he hasn't learned not to ask yet, though. ]

[pneumo]

[ LMAO yeahhhhh, about that ]

...Having to run on belts or something like the people at the circus?

[winn]

[ ok, that wasn't so bad, it's even a pretty entertaining mental image! ]

This'll be much easier - here, I'll show you.

[ he turns it on on a fairly low speed - what! he already did his running for the day, ok! - and jogs a little, before hopping off. ]

We'll start you off slow, and build up speed every couple minutes, so we can keep track of your stamina too, sound good?

[pneumo]

[ LAZY. I mean, Sascha still looks impressed and his expression brightens as he watches, moving close to hover at Winn's side as he does his little dinky wuss-run. ]

Okay! [ Man, this is easy. Who knew being a superhero was such a sinch?? ]

[winn]

[ HEY HE NEVER SLEEPS this is super impressive. ]

Hop on!

[ he pats his back, setting the timer on the phone cisco made him. ]

Whenever you're ready - and let me know if you get tired or anything changes -

[pneumo]

Oh! Um--okay! [ He can do this!! I mean he's never before and he's a little uncertain, definitely awkward on his feet since he isn't really much for physical activity himself beyond walking, but. He's going to give it ago, trying to find a pace to match the speed without tripping over himself until he gets a better feel for it. ]

Like this?

[winn]

Yeah, just like this.

[ winn settles in to watch him, starting to jot down notes in his notebook! ]

Get a feel for it and when you're comfortable, we'll up the speed.

[pneumo]

Roger~! [ It'll be about five or six minutes for him to really get comfortable on the thing, the artificial speed and feel of the ground moving beneath his feet incredibly odd at first. But he doesn't break a sweat or even have to pant all that much, so he'll nod to Winn; he's good. ]

Okay...um. I think a little faster is fine.

[winn]

[ winn watches him curiously as he runs, (noting how much better he's doing that winn his first time around, dammit. it was expected, obviously, but come on.)

as soon as he speaks, he gets back up, and turns up the speed for him. ]

How's that?

[pneumo]

It's okay! [ It's a light jog for him since he's not exactly tall like some of the other guys here, but. He's doing well!

...And doing well, and still doing well, and still doing really well even twenty minutes later. ]

...Should I go faster now??

[winn]

Yeah -- you're not getting tired at all?

[ damn. by now, winn would be starting to bargain with jim about stopping. he turns up the speed instead. ]

[pneumo]

Not yet...am I doing it wrong?? [ because that's what he's worried about most here when the speed goes up, herp. ]

[winn]

No - no you're doing great. This is really good, Sascha!

[ he's excited about his accomplishments, a superhero has to be super after all, it's right there in the name! he just wants to make sure he doesn't push himself too hard to please him. ]

[pneumo]

[ Awww...Winn he'd try to please you any day wink wonk ;9




really though he would. ]

Should I keep going faster??

[winn]

[ see sascha this is why he can't tell you anything!! ]

Yeah -- yeah if you can --

[pneumo]

[ :D ]

I think I can... [ Look at him, he's actually beginning to pant a little now!! ]

[winn]

[ and he makes note of that ]

Don't push yourself too hard ok, it's the first day when you feel like you've had enough tell me.