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[majorlyugh]

[The video feed cuts in with Major blowing a noisemaker.] I'm happy to announce that Dawn of the Delts, my new gym made by imPorts, for imPorts, is officially open for business! [He throws a handful of confetti. It's anti-climactic, despite his best intentions.] Huh. I thought that I was going to be a nicer touch than it was.

Anyway, it's located in downtown Maurtia Falls, only a few blocks away from the government housing. There are your general machines, what you'd expect to find in a gym - with a twist to rival M. Night Shyamalan!

For all you speed demons out there, you'll find treadmills that can match those super-human speeds with ease. For all you Hulks and Hulk-like folks, you'll find dumbbells and barbells with weights that'll actually challenge you and help you bulk up (like you need to!). For the telekinetics a la Charmed, you'll find obstacle courses and other kinds of puzzles to help you hone your craft and mental control.

I'm always looking to expand, modify, and customize, so if there's something in particular you wanna see at Dawn of the Delts, please let me know. I'll do my best to fulfill your request. We also offer personal training, though it's the boring, ordinary kind for now. [Another toot on the noisemaker.] I hope to see you there!

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OOC: Assume that if your character had replied to Major's last network post about hiring folks for his gym, your character has since received an application and has been approved to work there! If you'd like this to be your character's job, please update in Housing/Jobs and on the Player Business spreadsheet, where there is an entry for DotD already.

Comments

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[driftsintobuffetline]

Offer any self defense classes? Not that I need them, but you know, ideas...

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[majorlyugh]

[Major grins to see his quirky acquaintance. He considers the suggestion.]

No, definitely not. You totally wouldn't need them.

But that is a great idea!

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[driftsintobuffetline]

One of my doctorates is in great ideas, let's be real.

You'll keep me updated if and when you add those classes? So I can, uh, inform a friend?

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[legionnaires]

I see you got the equipment. I'll probably drop by in a couple of days to check it out and figure out a schedule.

I was thinking about a basic self defense class. For beginners.

[majorlyugh]

Hey, yeah! I did!

Cool, if you need any help with that, let me know. And it's funny you mention that, because the request for one came in - so if you're up for it, I'd be in your debt!

[legionnaires]

Can't wait to see it.

Seriously? I guess I have good. I know someone else who might be interested in it as well, so I'll get together a schedule.

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[storyseeker]

So did you make the pimp machine?

[majorlyugh]

Ugh. You know, I started to - [That's a lie.] - but I got so busy with everything else that it completely got put on the back burner.

Besides, I was hoping to ask for your help in creating such a behemoth monstrosity of a machine.

Two terrible visions is better than one, right?

[storyseeker]

At the very least, they're more terrible. [She laughs.] I'm not sure it would really add what your gym needs, though. Unless you're looking for a conversation piece.

[Slightly appalled conversation.]

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[dreadinquisitor]

Do you have an archery range?

Barring that targets of any kind?

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[majorlyugh]

ooh, you know, i hadn't thought of that. but i can def set up some! i don't know much about archery, so what kind of stuff would you need? i mean, bows and arrows and targets, but any particular kind?

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[functusofficio]

That's certainly a name.

Perhaps I'll add self defense lessons to the cooking lessons I already owe you for.

[majorlyugh]

thanks! this place loves its puns.

hey, that'd be great! would you want to teach or take? (and i already told you! no debt!)

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[fehus]

Hooray, fitness.

Um, thanks again for the part-timer. Until you get a real medic, at least.

[majorlyugh]

Hooray fitness, my dude!

Hey, of course. It'd be stupid of me not to utilize your skill while I can.

[ghoulking]

Congratulations for your business, Major.

It's nice that you thought of imports too.

[majorlyugh]

Thanks, Kaneki! I really appreciate that. I'll admit that you were behind some of the inspiration to go ahead and do it, since you did the whole entrepreneurial thing and did so well with it!

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[drivesadesk]

Awesome! I'll stop by sometime soon.

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[majorlyugh]

Thanks, man! I hope to see you there!

It was .. Jonathan, right?

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[cannotrest]

Physically I'm what you'd probably call "boring and ordinary" [says the buff woman with the glowing skin making the camera go in and out of focus], but do you need anyone else for personal training or those self defense classes people asked for? I'm an Alliance Marine - I've been doing hand-to-hand since I was a kid.

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[majorlyugh]

[Major blinks at the screen absentmindedly for a few seconds before letting out a quiet laugh.] If you think that you look ordinary and boring, you have not spent time in hipster-ass Portland! You ... are probably most people's fitspo, to be honest.

But .. yeah, I'm definitely up for more people who wanna hop on board! I'd have to gauge the interest in the self-defense stuff first, but if it's cool with you, we can start with personal training and branch out if there's a big enough demand for the classes. Or maybe we can do other kinds of classes. Could even do hand-to-hand stuff specifically, a la Billy Blanks Tae-Bo or something.

Voice, Decepticon encoding. /late?

[wearmyface]

[Let's be real. Vos probably accepted any job at DotD -weekend work at least- purely because it'd give the Autobot's conniptions. With death Not Sticking, mindscrewing the Autobots is the next best thing.]

I'll check it out soon. [The downside to looking up organic -human- bodies on the internet: knowing how to maintain them.] What are the opening times?

always open! :)

[majorlyugh]

Cool, I'll be sure to look for you if I'm there!

I'm an early riser on the days I wanna be active, so I figure I'll probably open at 6am, maybe 5:30. Stay open 'til 9 or 10pm, depending on demand. I have to see what the peak hours will be here so I can base a more solid schedule around it. Gotta get some cleaning time in there, too.

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[nicetouch]

[ Spooky doesn't even bother to hide his utter delight at the noisemaker and confetti coupled with some seriously cool news. ]

Dude! That's awesome. Congratulations on getting it up and running. How long did it take you to set up shop?

[majorlyugh]

Heyyyy! Thanks, man! [He grins, bright and wide.] Long time no talk!

Ahhh .. couple of months! I've been sitting on the idea for a bit, but I sorta kicked myself into high gear over the last month or two to really get things going. Being an imPort sorta helped with that, though.

What about you? What's going on in your world?