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Maru's Various Charries (mm_maru) wrote in morningstar_mnr,
@ 2011-03-10 21:14:00

Entry tags:

andy, granger, urquhart

Gym, evening, Urquhart OTA/MW
Urquhart did his serious training by himself, of course. He didn't want people to do see what he could really do.

But for a regular light work-out, just to make sure he moved every muscle in his body every day, the semi-public gym in the first basement was good enough.

So he was there, humming to himself while he was on the stair-climbing machine, going up an imaginary skyscraper.

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	essayel 2011-03-12 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	Andy slipped in quietly as the two men chatted and got busy with one of the other treadmills. Walking pace until she warmed up then she speeded it up to a steady trot. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-12 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Urquhart had noticed her, of course, when she slipped in; and when he stopped chatting to Granger, he shifted himself to a stationary bike near her treadmill. "Evening," he said, quite cheerfully. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-12 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	Andy nodded to him. "Evening," she replied. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-12 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	She looked quite nice, in an impromptu, sportsy way, Urquhart noticed. "How's tricks?" he asked, smiling at her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-12 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Not bad," she said. "Glad I have the day off, of course. How about you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-12 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	"I think I've got my bike almost in working conditions again," Urquhart said. "But I found I'd been crouching, with my face in the engine, for hours, so I better get some exercise so the muscles don't seize up." Which will never do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-12 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"A little regular exercise is a good thing," Andy agreed. "For instance, I still need to be able to run a set distance with a twelve stone man on my back. It' been a while since I did it but ..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-12 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Want to try?" Urquhart laughed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-12 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Find me a twelve stone man and I will," Andy said with a grin, "but you, my friend, are a little bit more than that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-12 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	"You could try it with that little guy who keeps the gallery on Vine Square," Urquhart said. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-12 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Charlie?" Andy snickered. "He's ten and a half soaking wet. And yeah, there's been a time or two where I've given him a piggy back, just to prove a point." And vice versa. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-12 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, you know him?" Urquhart said. "He came past my garage the other day." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-13 01:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I worked with him once - years ago - my gap year. I went so far then got a job at a gallery in London. He's folks - not nearly as posh as he sounds." Andy picked up the speed of the treadmill a bit. "Bet he liked your bike too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-13 01:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh yes, definitely," Urquhart said. "Told me about a little Japanese bike he used to have. Seems a fun little fellow." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-13 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	"He can be," Andy agreed, "when works going well or he's not disappointed in love. Otherwise he can be a right angsty little misery. But then so can we all." she grinned at Urquhart. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-13 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	"I try to go easy on the angsty misery," Urquhart grinned. "Helps nobody." Better go destroy something. Kill somebody. Forget. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-13 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh yes, a night on the town or, failing that, a weepy film, a cuddle and a tub of Häagen-Dazs to share - and bingo!" She chuckled. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-13 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I can do that," Urquhart said. "Next time you get the angsty misery, find me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-13 08:41 pm UTC (link)
	Andy laughed outright. "You - a shoulder to snivel on? I don't think so, thanks for the offer. If ever I need your input when I'm having an emotional crisis it'll be more along the line of a trip on the back of your bike out to Fat Freddies and copious amounts of beer." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-13 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Honestly," Urquhart said, "that's more like me, too." Bike. Fat Freddy's. Beer. And this kickass woman. Sounded very nice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-13 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Andy glanced across at him. "Yeah that's what I thought. You kind of remind me of another friend." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-13 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"What's he like?" Urquhart asks. "Well, he'll have a bike, I guess, and drinks beer at Fat Freddy's on occasion..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-13 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Andy waggled a hand. "It's more a matter of style," she said. "I wouldn't ask him to sit and watch Love Actually over a tub of Belgian Chocolate, either. But a night of pool playing, beer and shouting over the music - yeah that would work." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_maru 2011-03-13 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	"I think I would ask to opt out of watching 'Love Actually' again," Urquhart says. "Or 'Beaches'. You're right." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2011-03-13 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Takes all sorts," Andy said and clicked the treadmill to yet a higher setting. "Sscuse me - I need to do my mile," she said as she speeded up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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