Laz had stopped moving and just accepted his fate as Saanvi continued on for a few moments before sensing his defeat. With Laz no longer moving, Saanvi starting feeling that moment of victory in which she also started to relax before she suddenly understood what she was doing and couldn’t help feeling super embarrassed about it.

"How could you make me do that?" She said with a stern voice before pushing Laz back and jumping off him. For Laz’s part, he ended up falling backwards on the mat with a loud thump, acting like he had passed out as he was hoping she had vented her feelings enough and wasn’t going to attack him again.

Seeing him lay there and not move made Saanvi chuckle to herself for a moment before kicking his leg.

"Stop acting and get up. You’re making this worse..." She complained. Laz didn’t get off the floor but did answer her back.

"Nope. I’m dead. You’ve smothered me to death and now I can no longer move. Dead... dead dead dead dead dead... death," Laz said and made a few dramatic movements like a death raddle before going limp again.

"Now you’re just being an ass..." Saanvi said, kicking him again.

"Not very respectful of you to hit a man when he’s dead you know," Laz responded without opening his eyes.

"Dead men don’t talk so don’t go giving me that bullshit."

"I died with resentment and therefore came back as an undead with unfinished business. So I am perfectly able to talk if I want to," Laz responded back, still not moving.

"What kind of resentment could you even have? I know guys who would love to die in such a way," Saanvi answer back, no longer paying attention to him and grabbing a towel to wipe her sweat away.

"Maybe they would, but now all I can smell is boob sweat all over my face, hair and in my nose. Hell... I think I got some in my mouth as well. Tastes fucking salty..."

"I swear to whatever god you worship that if you don’t get off that floor right now I’m going to drop some free weights on your testicles," Saanvi answered back, turning a bit red again.

"Don’t threaten me with a good time. How do you know I’m not into that kind of play? Are you, by the way? Like leather and chains and sack weights? Maybe get some high heels and treat me like dog that doesn’t know it’s place?"

Saanvi didn’t say anything else and just went, grabbing a forty pound dumbbell and bringing it towards Laz with an evil glint in her eye.

"HEY! HEY! Look. I’m up. I was just kidding. It was a joke, alright? A joke... Don’t get your sweaty panties in a twist.. HOLY FUCK THAT’S DANGEROUS," Laz said before running away as Saanvi looked like she was actually going to smash his balls with the weight.

While Saanvi was panting and glaring at Laz, Jun and Shelly noticed another issue and couldn’t help but stare at it. For all of Laz’s tough talk, the wrestling around in Saanvi’s clevage had an effect on Laz, making him go hard. Even with the sweat pants on, there was a massive and clear buldge in his pants and down his leg that was impossible for them to not notice as their eyes went wide.

Saanvi, still focusing on Laz’s upper half hadn’t noticed and while still glaring at him, said, "Alright. I’m done and need a shower," before walking towards the girls side of the gym.

"Fine. Me too... need to clean off... I mean clean up after the workout..." Laz said, seeing the glare from Saanvi. Laz then took off to the men’s side as Jun and Shelly quickly looked at each other before bolting from the room to go talk to Saanvi.

"What the hell was that?" Shelly asked as she entered to find Saanvi with her face buried in her hands.

"Relax. She’s embarrassed enough as it is," Jun said, taking on the more adult roll even though she was younger than the two others.

"I don’t care if she is. She just chased another man around a room and intentionally buried his head in her tits. If that’s not fucked up, I don’t know what is..." Shelly responded, pointing out the obvious.

"Look, alright? I don’t know. I don’t know. It’s just... I don’t know. I know the captain ordered me to try to make him feel a little more comfortable and safe and such, but when I’m around him... I feel like it’s hard to control myself. Like... I just want... I don’t know. Like I want to be closer to him or something. Like... I want him to see me or some such? I know it’s weird but I can’t control it...." Saanvi said, turning even more red as she refused to raise her head.

"Look girl, I ain’t here to judge you. You being married and what not aside though, the boy’s already on the captain’s shit list for whatever reason and you know the captain can be unreasonable even on a good day. So whatever you’re doing, just be mindful of that, ya?"

"I know... I know..."

"But let’s be real about something else girl. Did you see that beast the boy had dangling down his leg? That thing was hanging past his knee for the sake of me old ma. I mean, we ain’t no school girls here except for little Jun, but for the love of Mary how is that even possible? And how is a girl suppose to even fit that thing in her? I’m not even thinking I could wrap both hands on it and touch them," Shelly said, then formed a circle with her hands like she was holding a massive cylinder.

"For your information, I am not some school girl. And be that as it may, I too can’t for the life of me figure out how something like that would be possible. It’s... It can’t be human...." Jun said, angry at being treated like a child but then confused as to why she was suddenly talking about such a thing.

"I know, right? It’s like a horse except without the hooves and body and everything else that makes a horse a horse." Shelly couldn’t help but make the gesture with her hands at Jun who was turning increasingly shy with every dirty thought in her head.

"Can you please stop that?" Jun said as it seemed like Shelly wouldn’t stop.

"I’m not be thinking a speeding locomotive could stop that thing. Wonder if that boy ever be call Flad, the Flesh Impaler? Bet if a girl could that thing in her without splitting in half or dying in the process, he could walk around with her like a human glove. Him banging a girl would probably look like he was chalking a pool que. He’s like a human fire hose..."

"Alright, enough. We get it, alright? Can you please stop the analogies?" Jun begged Shelly who was almost in her own world at this point.

"Right. Sorry luv. Anyway, I know you probably be lonely being away from your man and all, but that’s no reason to risk your life. Death by fucking would be a hell of a way to go, just not right now..."

"SHELLY!" Jun yelled.

"Yeah yeah. I’m done, ok?" Shelly said, putting her arms across her chest.

"I need a cold shower," Saanvi finally said and grabbing her washing basket and a towel, she made for the shower, Jun and Shelly following after her as they needed one to, although if it was for the same reasons, no one would ever know. The shower water would definitely drown out whatever noise they made.

...

Laz stood under the warm water and let it wash down his naked body, enjoying the feeling. Inside though, he had many thoughts going on in his head and every one of them was a headache inducing issue.

’Can’t believe she’s an unawakened. Is it even possible for people to have not awakened at this point? Is the spread of energy inconsistent and she didn’t get enough where she lived? It’s not exactly dense down here, but even I can feel it a little bit. What’s more, those things sleeping out there seem to be waiting for something before they start moving. No idea what an unawakened would have to do with it, but there’s no crossing out the possibility. Still, assuming she’s not the one, then what is? What could they be waiting for? Maybe the density of the energy is too low just yet? Maybe some grand leader has yet to rise up and they are simply buying time and making the world a safer place for their kind? Can’t read too closely to them nor even scan them with my senses. Not being inside an energy rich gate really makes me question my own strength and these things... I get a sense of danger from them that’s alarming. What’s more alarming is that for them to all be like this right now, awake but silently waiting, there must be some kind of leader among them who is either wise enough to be recognized or strong enough to not be ignored.

"This... is going to be a shit show," Laz finally sighed after not having any good ideas about how to fix this.

"Still though. Hot water is a fucking sin...."