Scenario:Fiorito - When the Abs Bloom
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When the Abs Bloom
One day, (Captain) and the others meet a young lady at a training facility called the gym. After some exercising, the crew and Fiorito are talking when some thugs appear. (Captain) and Fiorito take them out in no time, after which Fiorito tells the others that she wants to get even stronger. Fiorito asks to join the crew and goes off to prepare for the journey; however, it appears there is more to Fiorito's motives than she lets on when she meets up with someone from a shady organization.
Lyria: Eep! This... dum-bell is so heavy, I can't lift it up at all!
Vyrn: Look at you go, (Captain)! Can't believe you're liftin' those huge ones like it's nothin'!
(Captain) and company are at a training facility called the gym, where they find themselves surrounded by metal and sweat.
Upon delivering cargo to the gym, they were invited to test out the facilities in return for making the long journey there.
Muscular Man: Gahaha! (Captain), was it? Those're some strong muscles there!
Muscular Man: But I've got a few weight-lifting records under my belt. Think you can keep up with me? How 'bout some dumbbell squats?
A strong-looking man lifts up two heavy dumbbells and begins to speed-squat.
Vyrn: Come on, (Captain)! You can't let this guy come up and get the better of ya. Show him what you've got!
(Captain) accepts the challenge and begins to do squats beside the man, dumbbells in hand.
Muscular Man: Gahaha! Not bad!
Teeth grit, (Captain) continues to match the man's pace, sweat dripping onto the floor.
???: Stooop!
???: Uh, just what do you think you're doing? You really wanna hurt your muscles that bad?
Muscular Man: F-Fio! Sorry, I got a bit too excited...
At the sight of the girl, the man puts down the dumbbells and straightens up immediately.
Fio?: Please, senseless competition is just lame. If you like it so much, then why don't you compete with yourself from yesterday?
Fio?: Besides, what're you using such heavy weights for? Squats do nothing if you don't do 'em nice and slow, you know.
Fio?: Your posture's completely wrong. Keep bending your back like that and you're eventually gonna find yourself incapacitated.
Vyrn: Whoa, you sure know your stuff. Are you in charge of this place or somethin'?
Fio?: Whoops, my bad. You must be wondering who the heck I am, barging in like this.
Fiorito: I'm Fiorito. Everyone calls me Fio, though.
Muscular Man: Fio's the ace lifter at our gym! I mighta broken a couple o' records, but Fio here's practically broken a billion of 'em!
Lyria: A b-billion?
Fiorito: Come on, at least get your numbers right. You sure you're counting your calories right every day?
Fiorito: Ah well, whatever. More importantly...
Fiorito turns to (Captain), her eyes sparkling.
Fiorito: Hey, why don't you let me teach you some proper weight training?
Fiorito: I could tell just by looking... Your muscles are practically dying to bloom.
Vyrn: Wha? Ya sure you said that right?
Fiorito: Yep, muscles are like flowers. They're both cute, aren't they?
Fiorito: And I'm like the gardener... or maybe a florist. Someone who knows how to water them right.
Fiorito: So let me water yours, okay? I promise when they bloom, they'll be the prettiest ones around!
Fiorito: Yay! You're the best!
Fiorito: Let's see... Today's not a squats day for me, so... let's go with a classic ab workout.
Fiorito: Oh, come on! Pretty please? I just can't stand it when I see people doing it wrong!
Lyria: Seems like she really wants to help you, (Captain)!
Vyrn: Well, I guess it'd be a problem if you went and hurt yourself 'cause you didn't do it right... Might be a good idea to learn a thing or two.
(Captain) nods thoughtfully before agreeing to Fiorito's training.
Fiorito: Let's see... Today's not a squats day for me, so... let's go with a classic ab workout.
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Fiorito: We'll start with crunches! Watch closely!
Fiorito gets down and lies flat on the mat.
Fiorito: First, lie down face up and bend your knees. Put your hands behind your head like this.
Fiorito: Then slowly raise your upper body, keeping your eyes on your belly.
Fiorito: Make sure to keep your lower back flat on the ground and focus on your upper abs.
Fiorito: Lift yourself up... and there we go!
Lyria: Wow! How you did it was so graceful!
Fiorito: Aw, thanks. Now you're making me blush. Anyway, ten crunches per set, three sets in total! Thirty-second breaks in between.
Fiorito: I personally like throwing in some dumbbells to really get that burn going!
Fiorito grabs two dumbbells nearby and continues lifting her upper body while holding them.
Fiorito: Hngh!
Vyrn: Whoa, those dumbbells have gotta be pretty heavy... But you make it look like a piece of cake!
Lyria: Amazing! It's no wonder you've broken a billion records!
(Captain) and the others are thoroughly impressed by Fiorito's dexterity.
But they soon find out that Fiorito's routine has only just begun.
Fiorito: Ahh! I can feel the muscle fibers stretching to their limits... It hurts, doesn't it, Rosa!
Fiorito: Yes, pain! It proves that you're alive! How's the water tasting, Rosa? Is it getting that florigen going?
Fiorito: Beautiful, Rosa! The soil makes all the difference! Come on, you can do it, Rosaaa!
Vyrn: Wh-wha... Is she talkin' to someone?
Muscular Man: Yup, Rosa's the name of her abdominal muscles!
Lyria: Huh? You mean she named her muscles?
Muscular Man: That's right. It's supposed to help her focus on them...
Vyrn: Don't tell me it's like how people say flowers bloom nicely if you talk to 'em every day...
Muscular Man: Pfft, no way. Fio's not the type to waste her time. She calculates everything down to the last digit, including the number of steps she takes and how many calories she burns.
Muscular Man: She's taking rational steps to shape her body into how she wants it to be. The way she pushes her muscles so stoically is something all of us machos look up to!
Fiorito: Whew, halfway there, Rosa! Are you ready to bloom? You ready?
Fiorito: Ahh yeah, that's it! I can feel you blooming! Come on, bloom for me!
Vyrn: Ya call that stoic? Sounds like a lotta talkin' to me!
Lyria: Um... So what does this blooming exactly mean?
Muscular Man: Gahaha! No idea!
Fiorito: Ahh, you're at full bloom! Simply divine, Rosa! That's it, yeees!
Fiorito: Keep it up! Keep blooming! There goes the last petal, it's wide open!
Vyrn: Oh man... Wow...
Fiorito: Whew... And that's how you do it. Now it's your turn!
Vyrn: Nope, I think I'm gonna pass!
Fiorito gets up, energized from her workout, as the crew continues to goggle at her.
(Captain) and company spend some time exercising, following the customized routines that Fiorito thought out for each one of them.
Fiorito: And that's a wrap! We're done with today's workout!
Lyria: Huff... Huff... That was intense...
Fiorito: You all right? I tried to make your exercises less extreme, but maybe I pushed you too hard.
Lyria: Oh, no... The workout was exhausting, but I feel great!
Vyrn: I can't believe you even made a routine for me! It really got my body moving, right down to the tips of my wings!
Fiorito: Awesome! Mugett's blooming nicely, huh?
Vyrn: Mugett? What's that?
Fiorito: Haha, the name of your wing muscles! Cute, right?
Fiorito: (Captain), you should definitely name your muscles too.
Choose: I'll think about it.
Choose: Haha...
Fiorito: Whoops, almost forgot! There's one last thing we gotta do before we call it a day.
Lyria: R-really? Um, I don't know if I can move any more...
Fiorito: Oh, don't worry, we're done watering the flowers.
Fiorito pulls out a container from her pocket and opens it.
Vyrn: I see somethin' white and green... Are those some sorta tools?
Fiorito: Haha, way off. It's steamed chicken and broccoli! Fertilizer for our precious muscles.
Fiorito: You eat it immediately after exercising to help your muscles recover from the workout. You aren't done training until you finish eating this.
Fiorito: Munch, munch... Here, you guys have some too.
Lyria: Yay, thank you!
Fiorito: (Captain), you didn't look like you had any problem following the same routine as me... That's pretty darn good. What do you usually do for exercise?
Vyrn: Actually, we're skyfarers! We might not look it, but we've done a fair share of fightin'!
Fiorito: Oh yeah? Sounds cool. Why don't you tell me more about it?
(Captain) and company follow Fiorito out the gym and head to a nearby park to talk.
Fiorito: Whoa, serious? I can't believe you got involved with primal beasts—not to mention, you're going to Estalucia of all places. No wonder your muscles are blooming like mad.
Vyrn: Well, that's about it for what we're up to... Why'd you take us all the way out here though? We coulda just talked at the gym.
Fiorito: The gym's a place for flowers to grow. It's my personal rule not to do anything other than gardening there.
Lyria: By flowers, you mean muscles, right? What made you get into training so much?
Fiorito: Hm... Well, I love muscles in general, of course...
Fiorito: But to put it in a nutshell, I just wanna get stronger.
Vyrn: Get stronger? But why—
Thug 1: Yo. You're (Captain), right? Fork over the cash and get outta here.
Thug 2: Heh, bet you're exhausted from all that workin' out. You can't possibly take us all on now.
The thugs surround (Captain) and company.
Vyrn: What the... Who're these guys?
Fiorito: I've heard about this happening a lot recently... People robbing skyfarers just after a job.
Thug 1: Hmph, well if ya know what we're talkin' about, then hurry up and...
Thug 1: ...
Thug 2: Hey, you okay? What's goin' on!
Fiorito: Oh, sorry about that. Just couldn't wait till he finished his sentence to deliver that punch.
Vyrn: Th-that happened so fast I didn't see a thing... Did you do that, Muscle Lady?
Fiorito: Sigh... I really don't wanna make my muscles work more than what's in my routine.
Fiorito: It really messes up my calorie count and everything. So let's make this quick, 'kay?
Thug 2: You little punk... Get 'em, boys!
The ruffians charge again, and this time, (Captain) steps up to help fight back.
In no time, (Captain) and Fiorito take down the men until no one is left standing.
Vyrn: Man, that sure came outta nowhere! You didn't tell us you were this strong!
Fiorito: I'm not. That was nothing... I can't even begin to compare to some other people out there.
Fiorito: It's not enough...
Fiorito: But (Captain) literally rocked the place. I guess you were serious when you said you guys took on all sorts of dangerous stuff.
Fiorito: ...
Fiorito: All right! I think I'm gonna join you guys on your journey!
Vyrn: You are? What's this all of a sudden?
Fiorito: I've been thinking for a long time now... I won't be able to get stronger just by holing up at the gym.
Fiorito: But if I travel with all of you, I'll get to experience a lot more that'll help me grow.
Fiorito: So please let me join you! My muscles and I'll definitely be of help to you, I promise!
Choose: We don't have a gym on board.
Fiorito: Haha, that's okay! I can water Rosa on my own. It'll be just like at the gym!
Vyrn: Well, we saw what you can do just now at the park. It'd be nice to have you around to give us a hand!
Lyria: Yeah! I'm looking forward to traveling with you, Fio!
And so Fiorito joins the crew in hopes of growing stronger.
Vyrn: Okay, let's head back to the ship and—
Fiorito: Oh, wait! I need to pack a few things for the trip and say bye to all my buddies, so do you think you could wait a while?
Lyria: Of course! We'll be at the port, so just come when you're ready!
Fiorito: Thanks. I'll be done in a flash, so I'll see you guys in a bit!
???: ...
A young man sits at the table of a small pub, looking bored as he swirls the red liquid in his cup round and round.
Someone approaches the table and takes a seat next to him.
Fiorito: Sorry, did you wait long?
???: Does it matter? You wanna try this tomato juice? It's one of my favs.
Fiorito: No thanks. You know that stuff's got a lotta sugar in it, right?
???: Hehehe... You're worried I put something weird in it, right?
???: Come on, isn't it a drag to always be so suspicious of people like that?
Fiorito: ...
Fiorito: Anyway, here's my report. Infiltration into the crew's a success.
???: Yup, I saw the whole thing with the Stars. Wasn't too interesting if you ask me.
???: What the heck was that at the park anyway?
???: You can't seriously be expecting them to trust you just 'cause you took out some random trash for 'em. Gimme a break!
Fiorito: Sigh... You have a problem with the Chairman's plans? Puh-leese, just cut the crap.
Fiorito: The real show's about to start, so you just sit tight and enjoy it, all right?
???: Hah, some show.
???: You think this is some kinda special mission he gave you, but what if he's just finally kicking you out? Take a hint!
Fiorito: Ragazzo... Do you have a death wish or what?
Ragazzo: Heh, far from it.
Ragazzo: Well, see ya. I guess I could come save the day if the show gets too much for you. Lemme know.
Fiorito: ...
Fiorito's hand balls into a fist. She sits unmoving, staring at the armored plates strapped to her hand.
Young Fiorito: Th-they betrayed us? But why!
Young Fiorito: If only... If only I was stronger...
Young Fiorito: Then Dad wouldn't have...
Fiorito: I don't need anyone's help.
Fiorito: Ragazzo, (Captain)... They're all just fertilizer to me.
Fiorito reaches for the bag hanging at her side, a small, white pouch with a flower motif. She takes out a book from it and gently strokes the cover.
Fiorito: I'm going to bloom... I'll be a single rose in full bloom.
Fiorito: Watch me, Dad!
Her whisper melts into the din of the pub, heard by no one.
Categories:
- Scenario Character: Lyria
- Scenario Character: Vyrn
- Scenario Character: Muscular Man
- Scenario Character: ???
- Scenario Character: Fio?
- Scenario Character: Fiorito
- Scenario Character: Thug 1
- Scenario Character: Thug 2
- Scenario Character: Ragazzo
- Scenario Character: Young Fiorito
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