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You argue with yourself over what you should do. You could go with a cardio-heavy routine to improve your overall agility. You decide against it once you remember that one 'MY SPEED IS SUPERIOR' image.
Maybe you should get SWOLE? You were BARELY strong enough to kill the EMPOWERED GENTLEMAN™ so strength training would be good. No, no, you could do that without Ashton's help. Wait. You got an idea!
"What if you taught me some tools of the trade?"
"explain?" Ashton tilts her head. "i don't follow what you mean."
You make sure no one is listening before you respond. "Well, you're a Harvester. Surely you have some tricks you've picked up with your, well, unique skillset?"
Ashton's pupils rapidly dilate until her eyes are little more than pitch black orbs.
You're not sure whether to find it cool or to be scared for your life. "I-if that's, uh, okay. Not to. Push you if that's."
"oh! no, no, i'm actually flattered!" Her eyes are back to normal as if nothing happened. "i'm not sure how much i could teach you."
"a lot of the stuff i know is tied to my biology which, well, you don't have?" She opens her mouth wide to show off her many, many sharp teeth. There's way more teeth in there than there should be, you think. "like these beauties."
"Yeesh." A small part of you can't help but to be fascinated. What other differences could she have. "Well, you got to have something you could teach me."
"hm." She scratches her chin, clearly deep in thought. "i can try. i think what we should focus on are your senses. taste, hearing, touch, smell and sight."
"it doesn't matter how fast, strong or tough you are if your enemy is able to sneak up on you."
The <span class="mu-b">Man</span> snorts derisively. The only people who can see him wouldn't even want to hurt him. He supposes he could learn to help Colt out. He's not particularly perceptive, so sayeth the <span class="mu-b">Man</span>
"That makes sense-" Wait. She's gone. She was fucking standing there not even a few seconds ago, where did she??? Huh???
"we're starting now!" You hear her voice but by god, you could not even begin to pin down where she could be hiding. "here's the rules. if you can find me in two minutes, you win. if i manage to grab you OR two minutes have passed, you lose."
"time starts now." And with that, you begin to panic. You ask the <span class="mu-b">Man</span> if he saw anything. He vaguely responds that he saw a blur of red towards the eastern side of the room.
He's impressed at the speed at which she managed to find a hiding spot. He compares it to something an ambush predator might do, like a crocodile or a trapdoor spider. He'll be YOUR second pair of eyes since he doubts you can do it by yourself.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Man."
He gladly informs you that it is no problem. Alright, time to hunt down a Harvester. You carefully walk through the gym with your <span class="mu-b">friend</span> in tow. You keep your head on a swivel in an attempt to catch her mid-'attack'. Where the hell could she be?
