A current obsession [open]

[Lucas Blacke]

While Luke wasn't fond of this place, there was a certain appeal to the gym he had first ''met'' Jen. Mainly that of being able to train there with equipment you wouldn't really find anywhere else. Either that or he just didn't want to go out and buy other equipment, or didn't have room for more. This place had plenty of that, room that was.

He took some time to look around as he hadn't been here in quite some time due to not really wanting to workout in a public place, not because people would be able to see him but because most devices were occupied any other time of year. Luckily Luke lacked something in this department that helped him quite a bit: common sense. Where most people spent their holiday break with family or friends or on vacation somewhere or just having fun outdoors he was one of the few that saw the opportunity to go workout in a nearly abandoned gym.

So when he stepped through the door he received an absent nod from the person behind the counter and he sent a nod back as he walked to something he knew, the treadmill. He wanted to work up a sweat before anything else and smiled at the thought as he went to the changing room to put on his training clothes and realized that he wouldn't be able to do what he was used to at Hammel. He wouldn't be able to take off his shirt as this was a neat joint, or so he thought.

It didn't matter much though as he took out his music player from his bag and plugged the earbuds into his ears, plopping the player in his pocket. With In Flames blaring in his ears and him mouthing the words to it he turned on the treadmill and went for a slight jog at first, mainly because he had no need starting slow and instead could just use his ability to move at full speed without warming up.

Within ten minutes he broke a single drop of sweat and smiled at the feeling as he turned up the treadmill, forcing himself to move even faster.

[Elena Richwood]

"This is not a good place to stay if you have free time" she uttered to herself as she looks at her bed with all her items spread all over it. You can see a gym towel, an ipod, her mobile phone, a gym gloves, her training shoes, and a note that was given to her by her mother. She looks at the note that says "Ellie, exercising is one key in being able to stay healthy and live a long and happy life. I know you hate what other normal kids your age do....but try to meet new people and socialize. I love you dear....you Mom" longer than she should, she sighed as she realized that she needs to go to the gym and start working out today.

"Meet people...meet new people" she uttered to her head as she reach up on her cabinet and get her gym bag that was a gift to her from her parents. "Fitness Junky" she uttered as she remembered her parents. Once done she head out with her earphones on her and listening to some classical music. As usual she was all to shy and not looking around, afraid that people might see her weird and all. She kept on walking towards her destination looking down hiding in her hooded jacket carrying all the stuff for her free time day.

She noticed herself looking at the welcome sign of the town gym. Ellie knows that this town has one, but this will be the first time that she will be getting an inside look of the gym. She sighed and then started walking slowly towards the entrance. She was quiet as always as she saw a person who seems to be managing the place greeted her with a nod. She replied out of respect and was relieved to see that only one is using the area at the moment.

She was carrying an energy drink, her mobile phone, and her gym bag. She suddenly remembered if she got her keys with her. "Where are my keys" she spoke as she continued to walk at the treadmill are. Not looking to where she was walking to, she suddenly looses her balance and fall flat on the floor. She made a scene there but it was the place that she landed that made her nervous, it was in front on the guy who is using the treadmill. "Don't look up...Don't look up" she thought to herself as she tried to see if she had any broken bones.

[Lucas Blacke]

He was really rocking his workout. Despite only using one piece of equipment anyway. A small sweat had broken out and he felt it was time to start to move on to other things, like.. something other than a treadmill. The running was starting to get oddly addictive though, he didn't want to stop as his feet kept moving and his hand lacked the movement required to stop the treadmill alltogether. For someone who hadn't worked out in a long time he was sure as hell making sure he made up for lost time, and he was also making sure he would be feeling the burn as soon as possible.

He softly chuckled at the idea of it being his second time at that specific gym and his first time really working out. Maybe that was what subconsciously drove him to his limit with just one device. Not that he was at his limit. Nooo.. He could have gone on for a few more miles of what the treadmill was capable, he would even try to outrun it if he had the time, before even realizing that he had the time.

Lucas quickly glanced around the room and saw that no one else was there, which was a bit weird because he could have sworn he heard a feint thud despite having music in his ears. He shrugged though, maybe the sound was his feet hitting the soft padding of the treadmill, or maybe he simply overlooked someone by not looking down. Mainly because, well, who would have dropped to the ground before ever getting on a machine?

When he did throw a second glance to the ground though he saw a girl lying there, and he pulled out his earbuds to acknowledge this person who seemed to be trying to not look his directioon. Was she ashamed of having fallen in the first place? Luke really didn't think there was a need, he knew his fair share of clumsy people and what more could another one hurt?

''Fallin' over b'fore ever reachin' a machine. A for effort!'' He joked.
''Anyway, ya okay?''

[Elena Richwood]

It was the nerves that got to her, she was scrambling all over her feet as she saw all her stuff scattered on the floor. "I need to move fast" she thought to herself afraid what the person in front of her might think. This was her usual thing, shy, clumsy and afraid of everyone's reaction. She first grabbed her mobile phone, then her ipod and as she was trying to reach her energy drink it was accidentally spilled on the floor.

There was no escape, no any other choice but to interact with this guy who she was not able to look straight in his eyes. The guy uttered some words and then she blushed without knowing how to react with his comment. She was fidgeting which is not a good sign, she was feeling nauseous and light headed. Good thing she did not hit her head falling down.

"I'm sorry" she uttered louder as she should. She then looked around trying to make sure she's not attracting too much attention. She was grabbing all her stuff as she tried to reply to the conversation. "It's my first time working out" she spoke in her soft voice and sighed as she finally picked up everything on the floor. "I guess i'm not cut for it....Even at Hammel Institute....I'm not really good at any physical stuff" she continued to speak as she looks at the treadmill the guy was using.

She was trying to avoid eye contact but something was weird but felt familiar looking at his direction. It was a warm feeling for her yet alienating at the same time.

[Lucas Blacke]

She reminded him of someone. Puddle of liquid, stammering, falling over.. He knew who she reminded him of as he turned down the machine and put his feet on the edges to look at her without having to keep running. He smiled and crossed his arms over his chest as his gaze went all over the girl, she was fun to look at, that was for sure. And the fact she was there to work out, even if it was her first time.. Look bit his lower lip and withheld the urge to hum at her when he drew his head back momentarily. On first sighting she was clumsy as fuck, but cute, and Luke did love him some cute girls.

What irked him though was that the stammering was not so much about breaking up words as.. being non existent really. What she was doing to replace it was avoid looking at him, almost as if eye contact would turn her to stone or something. Though she did mention Hammel, perhaps she had some sort of death stare. The thought was awesome, but it probably meant she could never look at anyone. Did such a power even exist?

He figured it didn't and got off the treadmill, squatting down before her and trying to capture her gaze. ''So beautiful.'' He started with a smile and a slight shake of his head. ''I s'pose I can help with yer first time.'' He offered, innuendo very apparent. Yes, she was probably a great fuck. Even if she was as clumsy in bed as she was out of it, her looks would get the job done.

He offered her his hand then and smiled. ''The name's Lucas,'' He introduced as he looked at her. ''an' how can I call ya?''

[Elena Richwood]

"Don't look at him" she thought to herself as she noticed movements coming from the guy. It was an alien feeling for her talking to stranger, but yet again everyone is stranger for her since she always wanted to be left alone. She was trying to control the urge to look at him but then again her eyes traveled upward until and accidentally stopping at his groin area. "Stop" it was like a voice shouting inside her head. She automatically blushed with the awkward situation she is in right now.

"Maybe focus on his shoes" she compelled herself to do so and be distracted with something which was very easy to do. "Nice shoes" she uttered as Ellie has fascination with shoes, for both guys and girls shoes. There was one point that she dreamed about being a shoe designer and she aspire to be one.

"Way to go on my first day" she uttered in her soft voice as she continued to stare at his shoes but then she heard him speak. She caught him staring at her and it was something that seems to happen on the movies. Boy meets girl and all that jazz, she was trapped in his gaze as she nodded on his question.

"You can call me Elena...or Ellie" she spoke as she reached for a hand shake. "Yeah....i guess i have an clumsy start on my first day...I have know idea where to start, I'm totally clueless" she sounded a bit confident trying to continue with the conversation.

[Lucas Blacke]

''My.. shoes..?'' Luke spoke hesitantly as he brought up a single foot and looked at the sole of his shoe. Had he stepped in something? Why was she talking about his shoes? They just kept his feet warm and sheltered.. nothing more. Maybe they added some extra grip or something. ''T-thanks I s'pose.'' He offered with a soft smile as his leg resumed its original position.

She however, was caught staring. Not that it harmed Lucas in any way, shape or form. He quite enjoyed it, assuming she was actually looking at what he thought she was looking at. Didn't happen all that often that girls openly stared at that area, he welcomed it as it saved him from having to work for his entertainment. ''Aye, 's all me.'' He said, answering a question that she didn't even pose.

The handshake was nice though, the way she spoke struck him as her being the nervous type, but her grip was firm as he shook her hand. For the first time he was able to really look her over though, and she really didn't look all that bad. She was.. what, sixteen? Maybe seventeen? She looked younger than he was, but he knew looks could deceive. ''Aight. Good to meet ya, El.''

''Why is ya gonna work out anyway? Yer hot enough as it is.''

[Elena Richwood]

She was a bit in awe on how the conversation was progressing. It was rare for her to be able to maintain a conversation longer that a few seconds. She blushed as she realize that she was caught staring in a very unusual area. She smiled nervously trying to comment something that may distract him from the topic. It was actually a burden for her to keep up with Lucas, but by the seconds that pass by it was clearly getting easier.

"You see...i rarely talk to anyone. I'm fairly sure you'd notice that i'm the shy type." She smiled trying to contain her nervousness. She continued her conversation with him.

"I'm fascinated with shoes....anything that involves footwears. Maybe in the future i'll try to pursue shoe designing. After i graduate from Hammel first and college as well". She smiled as she spoke her future plans. It was all planned out clearly and laid out with specific time frame.

"You go to Hammel as well right?" She was not sure if she's correct but nevertheless she knew that most of the special people in this area goes to hammel. She was feeling very comfortable as she continues to speak, although it got her to think if Lucas has this ability to make herself feel good and with Ellie's ability making him feel as good as well.

To answer his question "I have to follow my parents instruction. It's there way of reminding me that i need to get out and meet new people. Get over with my shyness and all". She spoke rolling her eyes and smiling at the end.

[Lucas Blacke]

Odd, she didn't seem like the shy type. She was pretty much talking his ears off by saying that she was actually shy. Maybe among other people, and he could definitely see how someone would be shy around people they'd never met, but to count her as a shy person? Clumsy maybe, but she didn't strike him as shy. So he shook his head and smiled when she told him he'd notice. He noticed the look on her face, her sweet body and.. ugh.

Luke looked down at his own shoes as she said she was obsessed with them to the point of having a career based around them, it made him think on how old she actually was. She.. didn't seem older than he was, but maybe she was one of those girls who eyed younger than they actually were. But.. hmm. She had yet to graduate from Hammel so her being eighteen or over was pretty slim.

''Eh, yeah.'' He nodded as she asked him if he went to Hammel, slightly irked she asked him that before he could. ''I go to Hammel. Or well, try to.'' He smiled then as he knew he could begin figuring out her ability. He had his hunches like someone that could somehow copy emotions like his could copy movement. ''What.. uh.. is yer ability?'' He wondered out loud. Surely it couldn't be good balance.

When she spoke on he laughed, widening his arms. ''New person right here!'' He stated. ''I could help ya with the whole gettin' over yer shyness thing. I've done it b'fore.'' He suggested as he looked around the big, empty hall. ''We could begin by workin' out together? Could use a buddy. 'Specially someone as cute as you.''

[Elena Richwood]

It was nice to have someone to talk to at her first attempt to be sociable. It was an odd feeling for Ellie at first but it seems like she feels better and something warm inside herself. "I hope the mom and dad can see me right now" she thought to herself as she continued listening to him.This was a new start for Ellie and she's hoping to be better at it.

"Your friendly you know....you have this weird smile....weird but it feels warm and sincere" she smiled a little, she was sincere on what she said. "Elena Richwood is my fullname. I'll be turning seventeen this year. How bout you?"

Ellie started to wonder why this is the first time she noticed Lucas. She must have seen him at the school ground or anywhere around the campus. She was looking directly on his face trying to make sure that she's actually conversing to someone. It was the first time that they met but for Ellie it felt like to old friends who meet again.

She noticed about his question and smiled as she realize that he have something as well. "I can copy anything that other special people can do" she smiled that hoping Lucas was able to get the logic on what she could do. She was smiling the whole time and she noticed it, it made her smile even more.

"Workout buddy" she smiled to Lucas with a nod. "So what do we do first?"

[Lucas Blacke]

''First time anyone's said my smile's weird. Probably not th' last.'' Lucas shrugged as she told him his smile was weird, though saved face by saying it felt warm and sincere, now there was something he could take pride in! He smiled a little wider now though, it wasn't all that much that he got compliments from anyone. ''I try to be friendly though, shit helps when I'm talkin' to cute girls.''

Like her, who was now reintroducing herself using her full name and her age. Why the age though? Was she interested in something that required a consenting age? She should know that Luke could care less about that, he played around with anyone given that they were cute enough. ''Very well.'' He replied with the same smile as he took a step back and bowed royally. Boy, he hadn't done that in quite some time. ''Lucas Blacke's th' name. At yer cervix. An' service.'' He said with a grin as he looked at her.

''Oh..?'' He muttered as he resumed his normal position and wondered what she coulld have meant by that. Copying what other special people did? ''Oh!'' Suddenly he realized what it entailed, and though he had heard of people being able to copy entire abilities his mind first raced to his own. ''So, like mine?'' He meant assumed muscle memory where one could move their muscles just by observing someone else do it.

''So yer able to mirror me an' shit? Holy god that'd make for hell of an epic fuck.'' He said boldly. ''I mean, porn for men, okay, I'm pretty much a sex god, but imagine th' fuckin' handjobs ya can give..!'' He shivered at the thought.

[Elena Richwood]

She blushed as she heard his comment about what she could do. She was too young to think about those things and it was a fairly new topic to discuss about. "I guess i haven't thought about using my abilities with those kind of things" she was looking down as she spoke, using her soft voice. It never came to her senses that she can copy any normal things, she was focus on copying abilities that deemed special and cannot be performed by a normal individual.

She was carefully listening on what he was saying as her mind was racing with thoughts of being intimate with someone. She haven't given any option about this topic since she has no one, nothing to spend time and be romantic or anything. "You must be very popular with the girls in our school" she was looking at him right now trying to gauge his reply and reaction.

"I'm not really sure i can copy things like that....But i can copy any special ability that everyone has by just looking at them performing the ability" she was trying to keep a straight face but deep inside she felt butterflies in her stomach. "Maybe i can copy you working out and lift weights?" she was trying to make the mood much lighter as she felt blood rising to her cheeks. She was looking at the gym equipment hoping that she use anything on the gym. It was a very unusual conversation about intimacy, but she was not feeling shy about it. He made the conversation very light and casual.

[Lucas Blacke]

..never thought about using her abilities like that? Then what had she been using them for? Wait, special people, was that code for metas? Could she copy abilities and not normal motion like he could himself? Whatever the case, in his vicinity she could, basically, move like him. Use motion to move your own body, see videos and know how to move and when. Those handjobs? Yeah, she could do them he bet, it'd just take a video or two. ''We should try them out in that case. I bet there's some room in th' back of this dump.'' He joked. Partially. He didn't think there was room in the back, he knew, and the place they were in wasn't a dump. The offer? Totally serious.

He smiled at her as she told him he had to be popular with the girls if he talked like that. ''Well..'' He started, more hesitant than he would have liked. ''Ya'd think that, but girls ain't too fond of me.'' And who was to blame? Yeah, Luke was. He wasn't entirely sure if girls would be any fonder of him if he didn't do those things he was known for though.

He'd figured out by now she could copy meta abilities, and he assumed that by seeing them in action she could repeat them like Luke could do with everyday movement. So basically what she said was true, she could watch him lift weights or something and repeat it. Though he would have to start light to prevent her from blowing her muscles. ''I could.'' He said with a nod, crossing his arms over his chest. ''Or.. y'know..''

He shrugged for the mere effect it had, it made him seem like he was asking a casual thing. ''I could test to see to what extent yer able ta copy my ability.''

[Elena Richwood]

She was smiling wider than usual, he's joke seems to be inviting but Ellie is not on that point of her life that she would consider doing intimate things to people who she just recently met. She was giggling with the exchange of joke and compliments, it was very unusual for her but it made her feel easy and free. "You like to tease girls? or is this your strategy to get them to bed?" she smile as she tried to tease him. She was looking around the gym trying to look for anything that they can start doing.

"You want something to drink? I mean energy drink?" she offered her drink which was completely sealed. It was a kind gesture she thought that friends do everytime. She smiled at him, as she tried to give him her drink.

"So let me get this straight? you can copy things by merely watching a video?.....Muscle Mimicry?" she was trying to figure out the principle of his ability and maybe trying to figure out how she on her end can copy it completely.

"Maybe we could try something light, then later move to something extreme?" she was looking at him with full trust that he wouldn't do anything that may end up getting Ellie hurt. She put her things down on a small bend waiting for Lucas's Instruction.

[Lucas Blacke]

Did he like to tease girls? The question alone got him to snort silently, no he didn't tease, the teasing was mostly done by them. He didn't tease, he just wanted.. what did he want? Was he looking for a rebound or something? Because that was highly likely, kind of unfair, but likely. Maybe he should tell her that, but she seemed to avoid that kind of talk and gave Luke the impression she wasn't one of those 'one-off' type of gals. Not to mention that it would be hell of a coincidence if the gym turned out to be what got him laid. Jen before her and now this girl? ''Psh.'' He replied with a wave of his hand and nothing but a sound. ''Ta bed, to a private room, under th' table, in th' car, on a park bench..'' He joked. ''Anywhere sex is possible, really.''

He shook his head though when she offered the drink. It was a nice gesture, and how could she think anything else of it, but Luke had the need to avoid those things for a reason. ''Thanks but no thanks. That shit has caffeine in it, aye? I can't have caffeine unless ya want me ta be extremely unpredictable.'' He pointed at the bottle of water on the treadmill he was just running on. ''Got me own drink anyway. Thanks for th' offer though. Means lots comin' from a cute girl like ye.''

''Aye.'' He answered when she asked about the extent of his power. He had done just that multiple times before. ''Plays, sports, pornos, anythin'. I watch them an' I'm able ta move like what I see. Nifty huh? Ya can say I have magic hands. S'pose you do too with yer whole 'copy abilities' thing.''

Lucas looked around a bit and wondered what they could begin with. For some boyish reason his gaze kept falling on the changing rooms in the back but he forced his mind away from those things, though that wasn't all too easy given she hadn't just dismissed the entire conversation when he brought it up. ''I think th' treadmill provides a nice enough warm-up.'' He told her as he got back on the one he was using, motioning for her to take the one next to it.

''Yer able ta copy movement near me, aye?'' He assumed. ''So just watch me for a bit an' ye'll be able ta do it yerself.'' He said as he pushed some buttons and got the device to start up, forcing his legs to move with it. ''Just.. think of runnin', I think. No need ta actually move yer legs, assumed muscle memory allows yer body ta move without yer brain willin' it ta move.''

''I still say ya should look at porn. Would be hell of an awesome fuck.'' He winked.