The Town of Elliquiy: Lou's Gym
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				Title: <strong>The Town of Elliquiy: Lou's Gym</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>19-01-2013, 00:53:33</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: palatino linotype;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="bbc_size"><em><strong>Lou's Gym</strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: bookman old style;" class="bbc_font">Est. 1982</span></div><br><br><br><br><div align="center">[pics to come]</div><br><br><br><br><div align="center">Personal training and classes offered.<br>Discount rates available for Seniors and Students.<br>Inquire within.</div><br><br><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u">Hours of Operation</span></div><div align="center">Mon-Fri: 5am - 8pm</div><div align="center">Sat: 8am - 8pm</div><div align="center">Sun: Open by appt. only</div><br><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u">Owner/Operator</span></div><div align="center">Charlie Russo</div><br><hr>Once an old mid-size warehouse at the very edge of East End, Lou's Gym is a dual level club fully capable of meeting the town's fitness needs. The large, open first floor features a full-sized ring/octagon, mats, and equipment for fighters in training. It has wall to wall mirrors on 3 sides except for the back wall which features wide window panes and large doors left over from the building's first incarnation that open up to let fresh air in. The second floor offers a more traditional modern fitness setup of moderate size and features 3 full walls of mirrors while the fourth side faces the large back windows and overlooks the the ring and and mats downstairs. There is a small office and counter area at the front of the building where a very small selection of tees, supplements, sports drinks, and other assorted athletic gear is sold. Trainers are always on duty.<br><br><hr><hr><br><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>NPC Staff and Regulars</strong></span></div><div align="center">((If you need something small feel free to move them about but if you want something extended just poke me. These NPC are open as romantic interests, friends, enemies, or workers elsewhere where applicable.))</div><br><div align="center"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/viggo-mortensen1.jpg)<br><br><strong>Charlie Russo</strong> - Lux's father / Owner / Head Trainer / Former Kickboxer<br>51 years old, 6'2", 187lbs, straight, widowed</div></td><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/millajovovich3.jpg)<br><br><strong>Monica Tyndall</strong> - Full time trainer / Spinning and Aerobics instructor<br>30 years old, 5'8", 132lbs, pansexual, single</div></td></tr><tr><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/victoria-pratt-06.jpg)<br><br><strong>Julie Pratt (aka Jules)</strong> - Part-time trainer<br>37 years old, 5'5", 110lbs, straight, divorced but into Charlie</div></td><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/MieshaTate3.jpg)<br><br><strong>Victoria Sampson (aka Vicki)</strong> - Part-time trainer / Fighter<br>23 years old, 5'7", 135lbs, straight-ish, currently involved with Micah</div></td></tr><tr><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/LukeGuldan.jpg)<br><br><strong>Derek Sampson</strong> - Full time trainer<br>26 years old, 5'11", 175lbs, bisexual, single</div></td><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/Shemar-Moore-criminal-minds-6715860-892-1200.jpg)<br><br><strong>Roderick James (aka Pretty Ricky or Rick)</strong> - Assistant trainer to Charlie <br>(works exclusively with fighters when he's not flirting)<br>39 years old, 6'1" 195lbs, straight, divorced<br><br>Roderick is one of those guys who moves through life with an unshakable <br>confidence. He grew up in Elliquiy, was an All-American athlete, and even <br>was a pro-football player for a while until injury took him down. After that <br>he moved back home and started working for Charlie's dad. Once Charlie <br>came on, the two hit it off and though there's a slight age difference <br>they're like best buds. Roderick is the motivator. He's the one killing you <br>on conditioning drills and pushing you to do more than you can, to get <br>back up when you've been knocked down. He's a tough s.o.b. but <br>everyone loves him for it.</div></td></tr><tr><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/tumblr_lhjxtpsEuJ1qg5xpco1_400.jpg)<br><br><strong>Nigel Bennet</strong> - General staff (works after school cleaning and doing <br>whatever Charlie or Lux tells him to)<br>16 years old, 6'2", 178lbs, confused, chronically single<br><br>Nigel is a pretty quiet kid. He joined up at the gym last year to put on <br>some muscle and learn some self-defense to stop being picked on at <br>school and has simply decided to stick around. He lives in town with his <br>grandmother and idolizes Charlie a bit. Lux is like a big sister to him.</div></td><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/jason3.jpg)<br><br><strong>Jason Jennings (aka JJ)</strong> - Fighter<br>27 years old, 6'0", 190lbs, straight, single<br><br>JJ moved to Elliquiy when he was 12. A transplant from Chicago sent to <br>live with his mom in the small town environment, JJ had a lot of anger <br>and resentment built up that he usually directed at the wrong sorts of <br>things. Almost right away he and Dev took up as friends when she <br>moved here and all through out high school dated on and off. It was <br>Charlie that first pulled the boy into the gym, letting him earn training <br>sessions by doing odd jobs. Much like with Lux this helped him <br>straighten out a bit though he still slipped up every now and again. <br>Since Lux has been back from college he has tried to get her back but <br>has mostly failed... well, except for the few random tumbles they've had <br>over the years. JJ is a hell of a fighter but outside of the ring is rarely <br>serious. He has wandering eyes (and hands) but the ladies seem to <br>love him anyway.</div></td></tr><tr><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/brendan-schaub.jpg)<br><br><strong>Micah Del Torro</strong> - Fighter<br>28 years old, 6'1", 205lbs, straight, currently involved with Vicki</div></td><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/Zuleyka4.jpg)<br><br><strong>Daniella Spencer (aka Danni)</strong> - Regular<br>22 years old, 5'6", 120lbs, bisexual, single</div></td></tr><tr><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/tumblr_mbupp2uhwe1r6bw5mo1_500.jpg)<br><br><strong>Monique Favreau (aka Mo)</strong> - Regular<br>18 years old, 5'4", 112lbs, straight, single</div></td><td><div align="center">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Town%20of%20E/tumblr_mbeha0uiY11qi2uypo1_500.jpg)<br><br><strong>The Pup!</strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Town of Elliquiy: Lou's Gym</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Silver</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 02:54:11</strong>
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				Isabelle had left the bakery at five thirty, it had been her day off but she had gone to work anyways. The loft had been stopped by simply so that Izzie could change into what was her running gear. There was no point of staying at home when Cassie and her weren't even speaking, her best friend hadn't been seen nor spoken to in over thirteen hours. By five forty-five she was out of the door and jogging along the streets of Elliquiy. Thoughts were going through her mind, Cassie was mad at her or something as something had to have happened the night before, otherwise why was her shirt off that morning. Then there was the fact that a lunch was going to be had with a man who had made her smile and make a fool of herself a bit. Was that lunch a date, was it just a simple lunch, Did she actually develop a crush on someone with only having a single ten minute conversation with them. Isabelle's mind was close to exploding, as she stopped suddenly and kicked a near by trash can.<br><br>Across the street Izzie saw that 'Lou's Gym' was still open. <em>"Why not go, I have a slight crush on Lux, why not just make this a truly 'Twilight Zone' day.. At least I can work off some of this energy and then maybe go home and start cooking for lunch tomorrow.."</em>, she thought to herself before jogging across the street. The door was pulled open and in Isabelle walked, suddenly wishing that she hadn't. This place was a real gym, the thing she hadn't stepped foot in since her time during college in Seattle. Sure she ran and jogged, did workout videos as well but this truly was the real deal. maybe I should just go home Izzie thought even as her feet moved her forward, so that a look around could be had. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Town of Elliquiy: Lou's Gym</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 05:36:03</strong>
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				Lux had the day off--actually make that the week off--at her father's request (read: order). He had attempted to ban her from the premises altogether but he'd known that wouldn't stick for much longer than a day, if that, and true to form it was shortly before lunch that Lux had made her way in. Threats to fire her didn't work since she drew in more customers looking to 'change their lives' than any of the others and she knew how to deal with the fighters when they got out of line, plus, he was her dad. He'd need a better reason than that to fire her. To get her out of the place he'd ended up wrangling her into taking the Pup to the Vet (and secretly hoped that she might be forced to actually have a conversation with Evelyn) and had even lent her his truck for the day hoping it might inspire one of her random drives but much to his disappointment that only managed to deter her for a few hours. By 5 o'clock, Lux was back on the scene, distracting her dad's students and handing their asses to them in the ring.<br><br>"Ey! Get outta here! You're muckin up my fighters kiddo."<br><br>"Nah. I'm just showin' em how its done." Lux grinned and slapped her hands together, the sparring pads she wore making a loud sound.<br><br>"Ey, do I muck up your sessions by parading in wearing tight spandex to show 'em how its done?" He mocked.<br><br>"Oh god, Charlie. I hope not!" JJ chimed in from the corner. Lux erupted into a fit of laughter.<br><br>Charlie pointed to the kid, "You, be quiet and stop loafin' around. Hit the speed bag. And you," He pointed at Lux then yanked his finger backward, "outta my ring. We've got work to do. Though I tell you what, you wanna sit in? I'll put you on suicides... your call." Her eyes went wide and her laughter faded as she scrambled her ass outta the ring with a quickness. Her dad's suicides were no fucking joke! There was no way she was going through that.<br><br>After shedding the pads and wraps, Lux decided to head upstairs to get a real workout in. She had eaten two chocolate muffins today so she was due. However, before she could get very face she caught sight of a familiar face. "Hey Izzie!" Lux stopped to greet one of her favorite people. Girlie made a mean cupcake, supplied chocolate for her habit, and was easy on the eyes too, all of which gave her high marks in Lux's book. "I've not seen you in here before. What brings you around to my neck of the woods? I know you didn't come all this way just to see me," she teased with a lopsided grin.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Town of Elliquiy: Lou's Gym</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Silver</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 08:39:05</strong>
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				Isabelle had just begun walking more into the gym when a familiar voice was heard calling her name. It was none other than Lux, a woman who was so pretty and had such a skill when it came to anything that was sports related. <em>Hey Izzie! I've not seen you in here before. What brings you around to my neck of the woods? I know you didn't come all this way just to see me."</em> The woman was known well enough that her saying 'Izzie' didn't bother her that much. A bit of a blush crept onto Isabelle's cheeks when it was mentioned about her coming all that way just to see Lux. It might have been a much different story if exploring had been done with the same sex, lord knows that she was attracted to a few women. <br><br><em>"Hi Lux, I was just jogging and figured that I could come in, see if I could do something that could get this... energy that I have out.."</em> The woman wasn't someone who she could call a close friend, perhaps a close acquaintance at best. <em>"Maybe I could spin for awhile..."</em>, was mused aloud. Izzie wasn't out of shape in the least, she simply hadn't done anything other than running and jogging for a few years now. Yes this was perfect to try and get back into going to the gym, especially if that meant she would see Lux around a bit more often. The perfect thing to try and bound over, try to be more than a mere acquaintance but an actual friend she could at times go out with, without Cassie. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Town of Elliquiy: Lou's Gym</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>10-02-2013, 04:28:38</strong>
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				Lux noticed the woman's light blush and her smile grew a notch as she decided she liked the look of it. Not that she really flirted with Isabelle beyond the mostly harmless line or two, but the baker was definitely a cutie in her book. Thankfully she had a thing about chasing straight girls so Izzie was mostly safe from any unwanted advances. <br><br><em>"Hi Lux, I was just jogging and figured that I could come in, see if I could do something that could get this... energy that I have out.. Maybe I could spin for awhile..."</em><br><br>"Yeah yeah, sure thing! Umm..." Lux turned to look around for a second but not seeing the person she was looking for she turned back to Isabelle and held up a finger. "One sec." Jogging away toward the front counter, Lux slipped behind to snag an official pass. Scribbling her name down and stamping it with the gym's official" stamp, she marked Izzie down for a two week pass then trotted back over to the baker. <br><br>"Alright. Here you go..." She handed over the pass with a smile. "This is good for a two week free trial. Usually we go through paperwork and stuff but because you don't spread rumors about me being a total weakling when it comes to chocolate I'll spare you the usual song and dance. Plus, its not like I don't know where to find you." Okay so she might have been flirting a tad if the twinkle in her dark brown eyes was anything to go by but it wasn't anything serious. It was likely preferable to her mean face anyhow, which basically meant anything that wasn't her flirting face or amused face. &nbsp;"This will get you in any time during the day for as long as you want for the next 14 days and you can even try out the classes if you like." She pointed upstairs where there was a classroom that was used for the various activities. <br><br>Practically buzzing with unspent energy, Lux shifted some then took another look about. Monica was the one that did the spinning classes and official tours and happy people stuff that usually got people hooked into memberships but apparently she had already gone for the day. It wasn't as though Lux couldn't give tours or be personable, especially since she was at least familiar with the pretty baker, but there was definitely a difference between her style and Monica's. Not to mention, technically she wasn't supposed to be "working" since her dad had forced her to take the week off.<br><br>"Um... well if you want I can show you around a bit or... if you just wanna head upstairs to hop on a bike, that's cool too." Lux was beginning to realize she maybe should have simply skipped getting up today altogether. First the awkwardness with her boss and Sam this morning, then the whole ordeal with Evelyn, and now she was standing here acting like she was a newbie in her own gym! Good grief. Hopefully Isabelle didn't simply turn and walk back out.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Town of Elliquiy: Lou's Gym</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Silver</strong> on <strong>12-02-2013, 14:46:32</strong>
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				It seemed as if a lifetime had passed before Lux said anything in reply to her. Perhaps it was just all of the stress, for some people claimed that not knowing things was much easier than knowing. Such people were idiots Isabelle thought to herself before paying attention to Lux and listening to her speak before running off without much warning. <em>"Yeah yeah, sure thing! Umm... One sec."</em> Izzie couldn't help but watch the woman, wondering if she should attempt to be more social, perhaps by inviting the woman to go jogging with her sometime or lunch at the bakery. <br><br>Lux returned with pass that she handed over while giving a bit of a smile that made Isabelle smile in return. <em>"She really is pretty, it no wonder people always talk about her.."</em>, was mused to herself before Lux began giving the details about the pass. <em>"Alright. Here you go..." She handed over the pass with a smile. "This is good for a two week free trial. Usually we go through paperwork and stuff but because you don't spread rumors about me being a total weakling when it comes to chocolate I'll spare you the usual song and dance. Plus, its not like I don't know where to find you.This will get you in any time during the day for as long as you want for the next 14 days and you can even try out the classes if you like."</em><br><br>Izzie blushed a bit at a few of those choice words. <em>I would never do such a thing, You would kick my ass, you could kick most people's asses in this town. I promise, cross my heart and hope to die.."</em>, was spoken softly while holding up the hand holding the pass and placing the over hand across upon her chest. Light blue eyes looked over Lux's face, the features were delightful, little things such as how her eyelash really brought out the color of her eyes, thank to them being so full. Izzie noticed that the woman was shifting around a bit, it was wondered if she had said something to make Lux feel uncomfortable in any way, even with the few words that she had uttered. <br><br><em>"Um... well if you want I can show you around a bit or... if you just wanna head upstairs to hop on a bike, that's cool too."</em> Isabelle smiled a bit at the woman before giving a knowing look. This woman was acting the way that she had been for most of the day, had this town just gone to the birds. Did everyone had some sort of hidden issue they were trying to keep as private as possible. <em>"I would love to, It's a honor to get the tour from you. Maybe we can both spin afterwards.."</em> Izzie looked away kicking herself; <em>I would love too, It's an honor. Pull yourself together, you sound like you are gushing over her...</em>, was thought. It seemed that this day was just designed to be one of the most awkward ones ever. 
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