Post by Kouji Sakuraba on Jan 16, 2015 8:32:28 GMT -5
Youthful Energy! Gym and Fitness Center
Bringing human and Pokémon to tip-top shape!
Exercise and bring yourself to peak physical form!
Constructed by the father-and-son team who own and consequently run the place, the aim of the Youthful Energy! Gym and Fitness Center is for those who are seeking out a place to hone their body, and shape it to become the best that they can be. The place is located in one corner of Bayonada’s commercial district that faces the sea, a modest-sized plot of land with an outdoor obstacle course located in the back, with ample parking space in front; and sheets of glass windows showing the various exercise machines, overlooking a view of the beach.
The entire premises consist of the above-mentioned parking lot; along with an obstacle course out back, while the interior is split into several floors. The ground floor has the reception desk out front, and two open doors that lead to locker and shower areas separated by gender. There are two sets of stairs on the left and right side, not too far from the reception area that lead up to the top floor of the modest-sized building. Rumor has it that the owner himself can be seen working out in the gym proper after operating hours, sometimes into the dead of night.
The owner's office is located at the back, beyond the locker / shower area; and there're rumors going around that whenever he walks into the bathing area (by accident or on purpose, nobody knows), girls literally shriek and dive for cover because of something that they see, but do not wish to talk about.
Operating Hours: 7am - 10pm weekdays; 8am - 9pm weekends
The entire premises consist of the above-mentioned parking lot; along with an obstacle course out back, while the interior is split into several floors. The ground floor has the reception desk out front, and two open doors that lead to locker and shower areas separated by gender. There are two sets of stairs on the left and right side, not too far from the reception area that lead up to the top floor of the modest-sized building. Rumor has it that the owner himself can be seen working out in the gym proper after operating hours, sometimes into the dead of night.
The owner's office is located at the back, beyond the locker / shower area; and there're rumors going around that whenever he walks into the bathing area (by accident or on purpose, nobody knows), girls literally shriek and dive for cover because of something that they see, but do not wish to talk about.
Operating Hours: 7am - 10pm weekdays; 8am - 9pm weekends
OWNED BY
The “head honcho”, and consequently owner of the Youthful Energy! Gym and Fitness Center, he can be either seen mulling in the office, or going around on the second and third floors working out with his Hitmonlee. He’s very friendly and approachable, but can sometimes give off the aura of being a pervert—the consequence if having his office located beyond the locker/shower area due to walking around and being much of a flirt.
Sadly, no woman (save for his deceased wife) seems to be turned on by his advances, which earns him a scolding from his adopted daughter and son-in-law at times. Rumor has it that he can be seen at the second or third floor after the Center’s operating hours, training ceaselessly into the night…
Sadly, no woman (save for his deceased wife) seems to be turned on by his advances, which earns him a scolding from his adopted daughter and son-in-law at times. Rumor has it that he can be seen at the second or third floor after the Center’s operating hours, training ceaselessly into the night…
Staff Members
The only son of the head honcho. He’s the literal spitting image of his father, who’d also seemingly inherited his dad’s passionate spirit—and is also accidentally thought of to be a pervert as well. He’s the one who started the idea of going around the third floor and encouraging all the people who drop by to “give it their all” and “do their best”; and can regularly be seen around that floor as well, helping people out with their workout programs, or changing weights and lifting them on to the bars for the people using the gym.
He’s also in charge of general equipment maintenance; so if ever something goes wrong with one of the exercise machines, he’s always ready with a handy tool kit (that he always carries on his person no matter what happens) and can get the piece of troublesome equipment fixed and ready to go for the person / people who want to use it.
The head honcho’s adopted daughter. Even though she’s weirded out by her adoptive father’s crazy actions (among other things) she still cares about him. She’s always the first to berate him whenever the female populace of the fitness center rushes to her for aid, screaming about this “pervert” that stalks the female bathing area. She’s also the one who usually tells off his son to “stop peeking at the ladies’ baths, that’s why you don’t have a girlfriend” every time she catches him snooping around the area.
In terms of the gym facilities itself, she’s usually found either on the second floor, or on the obstacle course out on the grounds behind the fitness center, training the younger ‘mons of her adoptive family (since they’re just way too busy bodybuilding to even notice what their baby ‘mons are doing) as well as giving tips and pointers to the younger Trainers-to-be who come by the gym to give the obstacle course a spin.
The son-in-law of the head honcho’s adopted daughter (and consequently her husband), he can usually be found up on the top floor of the center, teaching those who want to learn the art of self defense. He is still in training himself, and considers his “father-in-law” a master of the physical bodybuilding arts. If he’s not in the top floor of the fitness center, he’s down on the grounds out back, helping his young wife with the younger Trainers navigate the course.
He may come off as intimidating, but don’t let that gaze fool you.
Locker Area
Found right after walking several paces down from the reception area, the locker area is where the patrons store their things—mostly their bags and extra clothes—before heading out to the various facilities available for their usage accompanied by their Pokémon.
Shower Area
The shower area is divided into male and female areas, of course—with the female area actually having a mini relaxation and powder room for them to hide behind in order to make themselves more decent. Rumors are going around that there can be a male individual sighted accidentally walking into the female part of the showers by accident, but this hasn’t gotten to the point where it gets out of hand. Yet.
Boxing Ring
The second floor is where the “boxing ring” is located, along with an assortment of punching bags for not just human, but also for Pokémon to use. There are stories going around that if a Pokémon can manage to knock off one of the heavy-mounted punching bags from where they’re located, the owner himself would come out and give the Trainer a prize…
Exercise Machines
The third floor houses the “exercise machines”; this is where most of the human populace (who don’t own Pokémon) is found to be hanging out. This floor has weights, benches, basically every piece of gym equipment that can be used by humans in order to buff them up and get into tip-top shape. Occasionally one might sight the gym owner (or on even more common frequency, his son who’s his literal spitting image) shouting encouragement along the lines, to everyone’s chagrin. They know that he means only the best, but sometimes they can go a bit over the top…
Training Floor
The fourth and top floor houses the “practice floor” where people who wish to practice self-defense head to; and the place is reminiscent of a dojo—but on a smaller scale. There is a long, floor-to-ceiling wall mirror that faces the entire room; and people who flock here can check if they’re doing it right—or wrong—whenever they go through the motions. There are also several practice dummies scattered around the place, and more often than not there’d be a scrawny guy (or a lady) parked right in front of them, taking their first steps into the world of martial arts.
Obstacle Course
The obstacle course located out back is mostly for the younger Pokémon that Trainers bring in to practice on; due to the fact that the smaller ones get tired so quickly. The aforementioned course is designed so that it’s not just the ‘mon that gets exercise, but also their human companion as well. There is also a portion of the back that has practice dummies set up that can be used for accuracy practice or to knock them around in order for the young ones to “get a feel of their moves”.
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