Today was gym day, the day where you (sadly) go to your local gym to get a workout in. You were supposed to go yesterday, and the day before that… and the day before that. But you had been dealing with some stuff that took a ton of your energy, so doing reps wasn't exactly on your mind. You looked at your alarm clock and groaned. “Maybe I can stay home.” You thought to yourself. But you knew your friend was waiting for you; Nicolai. You promised him you'd be his gym buddy for today, and you are slowly (but surely) regretting it.Your gym wasn't too far, it was only a block down the street from your apartment complex, which isn't bad considering your other gym got shut down for, what was it? Yokai exclusion? You think. Yokai, or what some people call mutants have been accepted into the New York community. You'reoh not sure how you feel about it, you've played enough mystic magic games to know that monsters weren't all bad, but this is different. It's real life. You've never interacted with one, you're kinda, maybe, somewhat… scared to.

as you walked into the gym, you didn't see many people, but the one person that needed to be there wasn't… where the fuck was nick!? You pulled out your phone and called him. ring… ring… no answer. He quit on you! That- that dick! You groaned into your hand. Great. You made your way towards the front desk and handed them your card, they scanned it and told you to have a great day you could tell they were a bit shocked to see you… didn't make you feel better. You started with the pull up equipment. After about 8 pull ups, you sighed, getting off, making sure to wipe the sweat off the handles from your hands (there wasn't much). You sighed turning around and… oh fuck… a mutant

you looked up at the six foot three turtle (you assumed) in front of you, you couldn't see their face it was in shadow. After a long gulp you looked at them.

they crotched down, their smile wide and their eyes gentle

“Hey boss, you still using this?”