Ru, who had never been in a boat in his life, had, least to say, a less than merry trip to the training island. He felt dizzy the entire time, just barely keeping himself from throwing up to save himself from the humiliation. Thankfully, it wasn't an excruciatingly long trip, although it felt like forever for the poor boy. Upon arriving on land, Ru graciously took his bags and let out a sigh of relief, little did he know that the torture was far from over. Now, Ru was not out of shape. A couple of weeks ago, perhaps, Ru was out of shape. But after putting the slightest bit of extra effort into training and school, Ru was improving considerably quickly. His reflexes, speed, flexibility, and strength had improved drastically compared to the first day of school- and yet here he was, staring at the slope which he was instructed to climb, praying that some sort of accident would happen so he wouldn't have to make the treacherous hike. Unfortunately, no amount of training could sway Ru's laziness. After the grueling trip, which Ru gladly took the back of the group and dragged his feet the entire time, the boy was glad to be able to rest. But upon entering the building, Ru found himself unable to break thanks to the hard stare of an intimidating new face. It was just one thing after another... and they'd barely been on the island an hour. Ru sort of blinked, blank faced, through the woman's speech- which might have been encouraging if she wasn't yelling it at the group and frankly making Ru afraid to breath. Minoru huffed, knowing all too well that the next couple of days were going to be far from fun. Here he was thinking that the light exercise he had been doing each day after school was pushing his limits- this woman was nuts! He would surely die if he pushed too hard.
When Mother-Lode instructed the group to make their way back to the training camp, Ru's mouth dropped open slightly. After all that work to get up the slope, now they had to go back down? However, the boy didn't dare complain- especially after Takumi and Hiro inquired about actually serious concerns in their training. The trip down, fortunately, was quicker than the hike up- yet Ru was still breathing hard by the end of it. When commanded to pick a partner to tent with, Ru looked about with a blank face. His first choice would be Yuuki, who was both chill enough to not kill him in his sleep, but strong enough to protect him if someone else attempted to do so. However, there was a problem with that situation. Yuuki was a girl. She wasn't even straight, and yet Ru couldn't even imagine sleeping anywhere near her- especially not with his father's reputation. Ru only really had one other person he was close to- Miku. Miku was strong, sure, but Ru wasn't 100% sure if the other boy was mentally stable. Well, there's only one way to find out. Ru found the stretchy youngster and waved hello, "Wanna be tent buddies?" Ru asked with a smile, at least Miku would make the stay interesting.
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Sam was as excitable as ever. From the moment that it was announced they would be traveling, the girl had talked about it frequently and prepared perfectly. The most common victim of Sam's rambling was Caleb, who had grown quite close to the girl after they officially began dating 2 weeks before. The girl was a big fan of traveling, which she only did on occasion due to her father's busy schedule. The boat ride was fairly peaceful, some seemed to enjoy it more than others- Sam did her best to enjoy the scenery, but she honestly couldn't contain her excitement when thinking about the training that would be going on during their stay at the island. Not only would they grow as a class, but she expected to take in as much as possible while under the intense training- and then she could go back home and show her father all that she had learned! When the boat docked, Sam was once of the first to reach the land, practically skipping despite the heavy bag on her back. The hike up the rim was the beginning of the whole experience, and Sam went in it with almost impressive liveliness. At first, Sam was easily distracted by the new sights and geography, but she soon fell into the groove- walking merrily beside Caleb and uttering a comment every now and then about the pretty flower or nice weather. And in no time at all, the group arrived. Upon entering the building, Sam gasped at what she saw. Not only were their two teachers present, but also Pro Heroine Mother-Lode, known for her strict coaching methods and tough attitude. The girl smiled widely at Mother-Lode's words, she couldn't wait to have to overcome all the challenges. Of course, Sam got tired just as everyone else- but the girl had sort of an off love for pushing past obstacles. And while the woman made the training sound less than appealing, Sam nodded enthusiastically, promising to give it her all. When she looked about the crowd, it seemed some faces were strewn with worry- but for the most part everyone was just as eager as she was to find out exactly what this training would entail.
When the group was instructed to head downhill, Sam lost Caleb at first. Her tail flicked and her brows furrowed as she looked about for the tall boy, eventually meeting up with him when he slowed to the middle of the group. He seemed... occupied. Sam looked up at the boy's face, before she turned away with a content smile. Whatever was on his mind didn't seem to bother Caleb much, so Sam figured she needn't pry. When they arrived at the site with the bundles of soon-to-be-tents, Sam raised her brows. Frankly, she had expected that they would be staying in rooms. She assumed it was all part of the experience. Having to choose partners, some people pretty immediately jumped at who they wanted to be paired with for sharing a tent. Sam's gaze wandered toward Kureiji, who asked Dakarai if they could share. Samara honestly was rooting for the pair, even though nothing had blossomed since the last time they went out as a large group, maybe something would spark eventually. At any rate, Sam found it a bit odd that they boy would ask Dakarai to sleep in the same tent, the action had sort of a stereotype to it. And if a boy and girl slept together, even when in two separate sleeping bags on opposites sides of the tent, one could only assume they ere in a relationship. Still, if Kureiji and Dakarai could do it, and they weren't even dating, Sam was sure she could do it as well! Of course, the girl didn't mind people thinking such thoughts about her and Caleb, if anything she was proud to be in the relationship- still it was a bit awkward to ask such a question. "Let's share a tent?" Sam asked with a reserved smile, eyes enlarging in a pleading gesture- she doubted that Caleb would reject her, but if he did she wasn't sure who she'd partner with seeing as Dakarai was taken.
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