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Castle W Mods ([personal profile] whimsicalism) wrote in [community profile] castle_whims2020-10-05 01:31 pm
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WEEK 1

Well! That was some tea party, huh? You've finally seen the faces (or perhaps the singular is more proper here?) of your captors. A pair of creepy twins seem to fit the overall theme of the Castle at least. Why not have Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum, after all?

Regardless, it doesn't seem that they're changing their minds any time soon. The first floor of the Castle is still open up to you. The Audience Hall is still locked most of the time so perhaps you can meet the Alices there if you need to. There are plenty of things to occupy your time before the inevitable slow erosion of your memories. If this is a game, who will make the first move? You or the twins?

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

((OOC: Welcome to peace week! There will be no case this week so just have fun and explore. If you want to investigate please put Investigation in your top level. Don't forget to put threads in for regains or go to the Audience Hall to meet the Alices.

Also, if you want to keep up to date on things we now have a discord server!))
xxxx_me: ([Surprise] tiny teardrop)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-06 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He saw her around the time when she reached the bedroom hallway, hurriedly moving aside in case she needed to get past room 18 (she did not).]

...What's that for?
ballooncaged: (Calm)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-06 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Likewise, Mizuki stops in her tracks, wondering at first if she is getting in Allen's way somehow.]

It's something heavy. If you lift it, then you can get better at lifting things that are heavy.
xxxx_me: ([Curious] now I know I)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-06 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. So you're doing muscle training?
ballooncaged: (Smirk)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-07 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, exactly! [Happiest she's been since she showed up as she responds.] I'm pretty good at lifting, but it has lots of practical benefits too, like endurance and stuff.
xxxx_me: ([Curious] your reminiscence)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-07 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Whoa... so powerful.]

I've never done... lifting? Before.
ballooncaged: (Smile)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-08 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, well, make sure to not start with stuff like this then.

[It's funny to imagine Allen trying. Hm, what would be good instead.]

Maybe more like one really heavy book.
xxxx_me: ([Pose] All stars have fallen down)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-08 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
What about a stack of books?

[He's been carrying those around already!]
ballooncaged: (Calm)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-11 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, sure. Depending on the books, that might work way better.

[Can she get a peek, are these Princess Diaries or what]
xxxx_me: ([Look] Lost in the shivering dark)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-11 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Looks like today he's got those thick volumes of various fairy tales from around the world, so they're pretty much perfect!]

Do you think these would work?
ballooncaged: (Smirk)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-11 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Wow! That's actually really handy. They line up and everything!

[Bouncing on the balls of her feet a bit.]

So I should ask you what kind of place you'd like to practice? [Shrugs back at the big benches she's Still holding.] For me I wanted to put these in my room so I'd have something to practice with whenever.
xxxx_me: ([Curious] now I know I)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-11 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Um... I didn't really think about that.

[Exercising beyond just playing with other kids? He's never done it before.]

What would you suggest?
ballooncaged: (Interested)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-11 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Other kids? You mean scrubs?]

I dunno. Your own room would be fine then. Easy to remember to get a few reps in first thing and just before bed.

[Turns...]

Library where the books came from, exercising would be kinda rude. And then I like doing it outdoors where it's all peaceful and breezy, but with books that could get grass stains on the pages and stuff, not so much.
xxxx_me: ([Surprise] tiny teardrop)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-11 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
Uh... Reps?

[What's a rep.]
ballooncaged: (Smirk)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-13 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! It's not a representative or anything. It stands for "repetition". When you do something more than once. So if you're supposed to lift the weight fifty times, then you'd say you're gonna do "fifty reps".

[Shrug.] Maybe fifty "times" would be more straightforward, but when you're talking about a bunch of different exercises like curls or whatever, "reps" just sounds more general somehow.
xxxx_me: ([Curious] your reminiscence)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-13 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
...

Fifty times sounds like a lot.

[Is this... what Exercise truly is??]
ballooncaged: (Disagree)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-13 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, is fifty steps a lot?
xxxx_me: ([Notice] You're like a)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-14 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Thinking that one over!]

...I guess not.
ballooncaged: (Interested)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-19 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow! She's a great teacher actually!]

So all you have to do start from a point where one rep just feels like one step, or maybe two or three.
xxxx_me: ([Think] Won't you laugh at me)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-19 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
And then take more steps... more reps?
ballooncaged: (Smirk)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-20 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Some people actually do practice with weights strapped on their legs.

[Might be pushing it for Allen though.]
xxxx_me: ([Surprise] tiny teardrop)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-20 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
...I don't think I could walk very well with books tied to my legs.

[How would they even rig that up...]
ballooncaged: (Teasing)

[personal profile] ballooncaged 2020-10-26 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! Yeah, you're right. The shape of stuff we use for that is totally different.

[Hm...]

I'm not saying you have to do something you're uncomfortable with.
xxxx_me: ([Lay] your reminiscence)

[personal profile] xxxx_me 2020-10-26 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[He shakes his head.]

I'll just start with something small. Like lifting a few books at a time.