As the students were hard at work, the chime of a bell ended the class.
"That's enough for today! The cursed assistant is yours to keep! Just make sure you guys bring it to class tomorrow! Class dismissed!" [Mr. Frank]
The groans of students filled the room, dragging their feet out of the dome.
"Felix… Can you just warp us back to the house?" [Adam]
"Too tired for that…" [Felix]
"Damn…" [Adam]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
After changing out of their physical education clothing, they inched their way back home. At the time of their arrival, the two of them dropped to the floor.
"Ugh…" [Adam]
"I'm exhausted…" [Felix]
As they lay on the floor, a recognizably short figure descended the stairway.
"What the hell are you two doing?" [Aurora]
Questionably, she prodded them with her foot.
"Dying…" [Adam]
"Struggling to survive." [Felix]
"...Very unique ways to describe the same meaning." [Aurora]
"Can you just drag us to a more comfortable location if we're just going to talk?" [Adam]
"Hmph." [Aurora]
Accepting Adam's request, Aurora took the two by the collar.
"Ack!" [Felix]
"A-Aurora! Wait! We're choking!" [Adam]
"Sounds a whole lot like not my problem." [Aurora]
Ignoring their cries for help, she tossed them onto separate couches.
"There, you happy now?" [Aurora]
The two were gasping for air, unable to hear Aurora's words.
"...Fine, take your time." [Aurora]
Leaving the living room, she entered the kitchen for a popsicle. By the time Adam and Felix finished regaining their breath, Aurora had returned.
"So? Why were you two taking a nap at the front door?" [Aurora]
Taking a seat next to Felix, Aurora pushed him to the side.
"Ow… Don't be so rough…" [Felix]
"School kind of sucked today." [Adam]
"Really? I didn't see you at the student council today so I was wondering where you went." [Aurora]
"I only have to help them on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays." [Adam]
Speaking into the cushioning, his words came out muffled.
"Okay, so what did you do?" [Aurora]
"Run." [Felix]
"A lot." [Adam]
Without even looking at each other, Adam ended Felix's sentence.
"...Why?" [Aurora]
"P.E." [Felix]
"Test." [Adam]
"Can you two stop doing that?" [Aurora]
"Doing." [Felix]
"What?" [Adam]
"That! Stop it!" [Aurora]
With nothing left to say,the two went silent.
"...Perhaps." [Felix]
"Not." [Adam]
"..." [Aurora]
Angered by their immaturity, she slammed her fist into Felix's back.
"Agh! Alright! I'll stop!" [Felix]
"Good." [Aurora]
Leaning back into the couch, she reached underneath. After rummaging for a bit, she pulled out a bag of chips.
"...Adam." [Felix]
"...Yeah?" [Adam]
"I thought I told you not to stash snacks underneath the couch." [Felix]
"I already stopped doing that." [Adam]
The two made an effort to sit upright. They then proceeded to stare at Aurora with confused expressions.
"...What?" [Aurora]
"Have you been putting snacks underneath the couch?" [Felix]
In response to his question, Aurora went silent.
"...Anyways, what is this about a P.E. test?" [Aurora]
"You really think changing the subject is going to work-" [Felix]
"Yeah, so I think we have to do 300 pushups for boys. I don't really remember what else we had to do though." [Adam]
"Oh, that's nice." [Aurora]
"...God damn it Adam." [Felix]
"By the way, you two DID take boosters, correct?" [Aurora]
"Yeah." [Adam]
"It was forced upon me." [Felix]
"What color was the booster?" [Aurora]
"It was… I… actually don't remember. Was it red or blue?" [Adam]
"It looked like a mint. So basically white." [Felix]
"Not all mints are necessarily white." [Adam]
"It looked like a mint?" [Aurora]
"Mhm. Did you not hear me?" [Felix]
("Isn't that pretty high up on the potency?") [Aurora]
"How did you get the booster?" [Aurora]
"It was Roy. Didn't we tell you?" [Adam]
"Roy?" [Aurora]
She seemed surprised. After a few moments of realization, Aurora took a proud pose.
"As expected of the one I hold dear!" [Aurora]
("Ew…") [Adam]
"Ew… Oh shit, did I say that out loud?" [Felix]
Aurora's proud figure crumbled. Shifting her attention to Felix, she had a menacing glare attached to her face.
"So why did you bring up the boosters?" [Adam]
Ignorantly interrupting the moment, Adam quelled Aurora's rage.
("Nice save…") [Felix]
"I was going to say that you shouldn't need to exercise anymore. The boosters you've taken structurally enhance your body, which also in turn quite literally changes your genes." [Aurora]
"Isn't that really dangerous?" [Felix]
"Not anymore. It's past the experimental stage and has been put in use many years ago. Surprisingly, it doesn't enhance your children's genes if you have any." [Aurora]
"That's… unfortunate?" [Adam]
"It depends on the person's preference I guess." [Felix]
"Now if you two get my meaning, you can simply take it easy. 500 pushups should be something well in reach if you've taken a booster." [Aurora]
"..." [Adam] [Felix]
The two glanced at each other, but decided to remain silent.
("Then why do we feel tired after working out…") [Adam] [Felix]