Anastasia was too busy dealing with her own weariness to notice how easy this was for her partner, but she didn't want Jillian to think less of her, so she pushed herself harder and managed to get through the rest of the run without having to slow down  and catch her breath. She was gasping lightly by the time they reached her apartment building again, as well as sweating a bit, but it could have gone a lot worse in her opinion. "Not...too bad..." she stammered out, straightening up from where she had bent down with her hands on her knees.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>Again, a strange story. The black-haired woman wondered if maybe he was just another performer like Montresor or the Sword of Justice who was making up a complicated background for his "character." Something worth looking into. "Just Jess. Gigas Rex, huh... You know, I can see you getting pretty popular with a machine and a story like this. Have you done any minor league battling before?"