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Sock and Open RP: Yoga FTW

Oct 08, 2007 17:17

A notice appears around the school:

Feel stressed? Overworked? A little nuts?
Try YOGA!
Free class with resident therapist Molly Michon
Four o'clock, next to Greenhouse Three

( You don't HAVE to turn into a pretzel )

sarah williams, homestar runner, rp, john preston, sock, dale cooper, susan sto helit, molly michon, jaime reyes, mayday parker, shaun riley, rogue

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sponge_girl_x October 9 2007, 00:32:41 UTC

Yoga? Sure, why the hell not? It's not like Rogue had been exceptionally busy lately. Bad mun! No cookie! And the cool weather meant that there would likely not be any awkward questions about why she was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and gloves. She wandered up a bit timidly and waved an awkward greeting. "Um, hi. I'm here for the yoga?"

schizowarrior October 9 2007, 00:47:01 UTC

Molly flipped lightly back onto her feet, smiling at the newcomer. "Hi," she said. "You've come to the right place. I'm Molly, I'll be your instructor today." Wow, this girl almost had the other one's hair in reverse. Dude. "Have you ever done yoga before?"

sponge_girl_x October 9 2007, 00:48:30 UTC

"Hi. I'm Rogue." She shook her head "no." "Did some martial arts sort of, though. Hopefully I won't be too hopeless then, right?"

schizowarrior October 9 2007, 00:52:52 UTC

Rogue? Interesting name. Molly liked her already--anybody who did martial arts automatically earned a few brownie points.

"Probably not hopeless at all," she said. "I do both, and they translate really well. Do you have a stretch routine you go through at all?" Everyone had their own, she knew, and she wasn't about to impose hers on someone else--different things worked better for different people, after all. "By the way, I like your hair. Is it natural?"

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makeminemayday October 9 2007, 00:46:36 UTC

The next arrival... probably wasn't going to help Shaun's self-esteem in the slightest.

May came jogging down to the workout area in a pair of black sweatpants and a matching black hoodie. "Sorry I'm late," she said cheerfully, kicking off her shoes and pulling the hoodie off to reveal the red tank top underneath. "We already got to handstands? Geez."

schizowarrior October 9 2007, 00:49:40 UTC

"Just seeing what everyone can do," Molly said. "And don't worry about it--everyone's starting at different levels, so I think I'm going to be working with a lot of you individually." She glanced at Shaun, who was trying to do a headstand and failing. "Have you ever done yoga before?"

makeminemayday October 9 2007, 00:59:49 UTC

May grinned at the tall woman. "Not really. But I took gymnastics for several years, and played basketball for a few, if that helps." She followed Molly's gaze and winced in spite of herself. Poor guy.

schizowarrior October 9 2007, 01:16:28 UTC

"Oooh, that definitely helps. I take it you can do a handstand, then?" She glanced at Susan, who was still holding hers. "Honey, you can sit down now," she said, and Susan tipped gratefully back onto her feet, shaking her head to clear some of the blood from her brain. She sat, poking Shaun with one bare toe--Shaun had apparently given up on any kind of upside-down work, and was wincing as he rubbed his shoulder.

"All right, so, lotus position is our first move, if you'll all sit with me." Molly sat, and Shaun grimaced as she folded her feet in what seemed to him a horribly unnatural position. And, more irritating than ever, Susan did it without effort.

"Need some help there, Shaun?" Susan said, and somehow managed not to snicker.

"Shut it," he grumbled, glaring.

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rated_ec10 October 10 2007, 01:17:25 UTC

Preston had no clue what "yoga" was. Curiosity brought him down to the lawn and he wondered briefly if this was supposed to be an all-woman event and he'd missed that note. But there was another male over there, doing... something. So Preston stood off to the side, observing. Was this some sort of martial art?

schizowarrior October 10 2007, 02:55:14 UTC

Molly, spotting the new guy, stood up and dusted off her hands. "Hi," she said. "You here for the yoga class?" She didn't wonder why he looked so uncertain--apparently there were people here who didn't even know what yoga was. She just hoped he was better at it than poor Shaun.

rated_ec10 October 10 2007, 03:38:42 UTC

"I suppose," he said, not unfolding his arms, face mildly curious, voice neutral. Two months at Hogwarts, two Prozium-free months hadn't been enough to cure him of a lifetime's worth of habit.

The mildly curious look finally edged into something a bit more interested. "What's it for?"

schizowarrior October 10 2007, 03:45:00 UTC

"It's exercise, and it relieve stress," Molly said, smiling. "It's an ancient Hindu practice that's supposed to make you at one with the universe, but even if you can't achieve that, it helps you relax. It makes some people happy, too." Like her, really.

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nopower_overme October 11 2007, 05:36:54 UTC

Sarah paused next to one of the signs, head canted as she read it and then considered. Granted, having just left the Room of Requirement after her usual exercise routine - there was something to be said for a room that would give you whatever equipment you needed - she had already done something active today, but yoga was a far cry from that and might well be complimentary to it.

Wait, Hogwarts had a therapist?

Processing that bit of information for later query, she made her way outside to the back of the mentioned greenhouse, tugging on a warmer top from her bag to compensate for the temperature of the outside air. Dropping her bag to the ground when she reached the gathered individuals, she looked around for the instructor while she tugged her long hair back into a ponytail. She recognized Molly's name but she wasn't sure if she would recognize Molly herself because her mun's memory sucks.

schizowarrior October 11 2007, 22:16:41 UTC

Molly smiled. "Hi," she said. "Are you here for the yoga class?" She was getting a decent-sized group of people by now, and was glad she'd had the house elves get the ridiculously oversized mat. After all, achieving inner peace was a lot easier when your butt wasn't all wet from sitting on the grass. "I'm Molly, I'm the instructor today."

spinmybuzzer October 12 2007, 00:19:56 UTC

Homestar was just walking by, once again searching for Andy Griffith's house. There were mats. And people stretching. He came to the logical conclusion.

"Hey, what's going on here?" he asked brightly. "You guys playing baseball? Or bagmittens? Or like, competitive swimming?"

schizowarrior October 12 2007, 01:09:20 UTC

Molly looked up, blinked, and smiled, a little uncertainly. "Yoga, actually," she said. "It's a kind of exercise and meditation all at once. You wanna join in?" Part of her realized she might regret asking, but hey, it was a free, open class. As long as she didn't get kicked in the face again, any new additions were fine by her.

spinmybuzzer October 12 2007, 01:14:18 UTC

"You're teaching a class about yougurt?" Homestar was delighted. Yougurt was a delicious snack, and he hoped she'd let them eat their final projects. As long as it wasn't vanilla because vanilla was nasty. "Count me in!" He rushed to a free place on the mat and stood there looking stupidwaiting for directions.

schizowarrior October 12 2007, 01:26:00 UTC

Yougurt? What? Oh, wait...

"Not yogurt," she said. "Yoga. I know they sound the same, but they're not related at all. Here, go ahead and sit down, and I'll show you the beginning stretches."

Off to one side, Susan and Shaun exchanged glances. Susan had met Homsar, and so was not quite as 'bzuh?' as Shaun and Molly, but she still eyed him a little askance. If this new guy was anything like Homsar, class was about to get...very, very interesting. Though it seemed he could, unlike Homsar, speak in logical, coherent English, and thus needed no translator.

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