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Jaden and his partner followed Bak's lead into the building and stopped at what they saw. Needless to say they were quite happy, and in some ways not surprised, to find that the former Thai Boxing champion had her home right above a gym. The two looked around upon entering, admiring how well-kept the whole place was, "Thanks for having us, Miss Bak May," Jaden decided to bow a little as did Gaia, "I gotta say, you've done a good job keeping this place pristine."

"Kiss up," Gaia rolled her eyes as she floated around, examining the various forms of gym equipment, "Though I have to agree with him, you've done well in keeping this place presentable," She stopped at a punching bag and looked it over carefully, "...What is this contraption?"

"It's a punching bag," Jaden walked over to her, "People who use the gym tend to rely on these to get a good work-out. They're very popular...." For some reason though, his mood shifted to be slightly more down at inspecting the bag, "...And this one looks particularly sturdy...I'd probably get a nice sweat built up if I...well..." He glanced down at his hand as it suddenly turned into a large red rose, changed to blue, then black, and finally white..before morphing back to normal and causing him to sigh. 

He knew there wasn't much point to training his body since...well, most of his strength came from the sun and the water. Heck, even in his weakened state, he doubted he would get much benefit. Training was suppose to be something that ignited the human spirit, made one feel alive...but what was the point when you got nothing to show for it? Sure, Jaden could eat, sleep, and basically do all the things humans did...but to a degree, he didn't have to. He mostly did it for the enjoyment. 

That and knowing he still had family and friends who cared about him...most days, it was enough.

However, moments like this were a reminder he technically wasn't part of the human world anymore...at least, not physically. 

"I may not be an expert on how humans think but I'm pretty sure a single year isn't exactly enough to come to terms with throwing away any chance of a normal life," It was sometimes scary how good Gaia was at reading his thoughts. She perched herself on his shoulder, "Hey...there's more than one way to grow stronger, you know. Often times, training the mind can be just as beneficial as working the body." 

If Jaden had eyebrows right now, he would've likely been raising them, "That's...awfully insightful, Gaia."

"Not really," She shrugged, "I got that from an old kung fu movie I was watching the other night where the wise mentor was trying to encourage his pupil."

Evergreen had to resist the urge to sigh,"Why am I not surprised?" He looked up to her, "Still, you're right. Brute strength doesn't really amount to much when you don't have the right mindset to guide it."

"By the way..." Gaia leaned over next to him and whispered, "Please tell me you been noticing the odd looks this Bak May lady has been giving us?" 

"You too, huh?" He risked a glance over in the gym owner's direction, "I mean, I can kinda understand why. Seeing two personifications of nature isn't exactly the kind of things you see everyday...but the way she's been looking reminds me of someone who hasn't eaten in days being presented with a triple-decker sandwich...." Both of them shared a look before shaking their heads, "Nah, it's probably nothing..."

Getting an idea, he walked over to Bak May, Gaia still on his shoulder, "Miss May..." He bowed his head to her, "Would you please give us permission to use your gym? Also..." Despite the fact he technically didn't need to, he scratched the back of his neck, "Perhaps you could show us a few ways to defend ourselves,please? It would be nice in case we're in a situation where we can't use our powers..."