The rest of the week was uneventful. Adam's daily life was running, practicing push ups, situps, squats, and trunk lifts. By the time the test came by, Adam believed he was ready.
"Alright! First up is the girls. Are you all ready?" [Mr. Frank]
The test began in the dome. The girls were called to be tested, and the boys had the leeway to sit on the side to watch.
"I swear to god if this ruins my nails." [Katherine]
"Didn't you just paint it yesterday?" [Jessica]
"I wanted to try out a new brand. How about you Tiffany? Do you want to try some?" [Katherine]
"I… don't know how to use makeup…" [Tiffany]
"What?! That's such a waste!" [Katherine]
"I'll start in 10!" [Mr. Frank]
They took a comfortable position for push ups. In case of an injury, they had a blue mat underneath them.
"Up! Down! Up! Down!" [Mr. Frank]
He instructed the girls, counting the amount of push ups with a pedometer.
"Hey, are you not going to cheer?" [Krino]
("Oh, for the girls?") [Adam]
"No, for Tiffany." [Krino]
("Uh… Wouldn't that make me look too obvious?") [Adam]
"...Are you serious? I… You... Just do it damn it." [Krino]
Confused by Krino's reaction, Adam simply listened.
("If you say so…") [Adam]
Before cheering, he took a deep breath.
"You can do it Tiffany!" [Adam]
"Huh?!" [Tiffany]
Adam's sudden encouragement caused Tiffany to almost stumble. As she continued to put effort into the exercise, the other girls grinned at her.
"Oho~ What do we have here? A fan?" [Katherine]
"Why don't you smile back at him?" [Jessica]
"I… mn… Stop teasing me..." [Tiffany]
Jessica and Katherine seemed to be enjoying themselves, leaving Tiffany's face beet red.
"My god, Adam. How loud can you go?" [Orion]
"Pretty loud." [Adam]
"You guys wanna see who can go louder?" [Alex]
"I'm down for that." [Felix]
"I… think I'll pass." [Sora]
"What? You should interact with the bros. Right Brandon?" [Orion]
"Oh, I'm competing? You're going down." [Brandon]
The boys placed bets on themselves, cupping their mouths and screaming words of encouragement as loud as they could.
"You can do it!" [Orion]
"Keep going!" [Brandon]
"This is nothing to you!" [Alex]
"Push your limits!" [Felix]
"I-I believe in you!" [Sora]
"You're almost there!" [Adam]
Surprisingly, all three began to struggle.
"Y-you know… It's actually pretty bad when you're on the receiving end…" [Jessica]
"Yeah… I'm sorry about earlier." [Katherine]
"..." [Tiffany]
"Up! Down! Up! Down!" [Mr. Frank]
Ignoring the screaming, Mr. Frank focused on the task at hand.
"Hm… Doesn't seem like it's working." [Orion]
"Maybe it'll be more effective if we pick one person to root for?" [Alex]
"Actually, how about we just compliment them?" [Brandon]
"Why?" [Orion]
"Actually, he might have a point. Girls work differently from guys right?" [Alex]
"I uh… don't think that's how it works." [Adam]
"Whatever, let's go with that." [Felix]
The boys selected a target, each of them thinking of something to compliment the girls with.
"Uh… You're looking good Jessica!" [Alex]
"Katherine, you're like a fairy!" [Orion]
"You're like a goddess who's descended from heaven Tiffany!" [Adam]
Firing off sickeningly sweet lines, the girls started to buckle underneath the embarrassment.
"Sh-shut up! I can't concentrate!" [Katherine]
"Up! Down! Up! Down!" [Mr. Frank]
At some point, the boys lost interest in screaming. After some time passed, the girls passed the push up test successfully.
"Alright boys, you're up!" [Mr. Frank]
"Nice, time to flex." [Orion]
The boys took their places on the blue mats. With the students lined up next to each other, Mr. Frank reset his speedometer.
"Are you ready?" [Mr. Frank]
"Just start." [Felix]
"Up! Down! Up! Down!" [Mr. Frank]
At the beginning, there was no sign of struggling. In fact, they were moving effortlessly.
("This is easier than I thought.") [Adam]
Time clocked by, and they began to feel strain upon their bodies. Around the two hundred mark, some of them began to breathe heavily.
"Urgh…!" [Orion]
"Just… one hundred… more!" [Alex]
"Haah… Haah…" [Brandon]
As the boys struggled to lift themselves, the girls had an idea.
"Why don't we cheer them on?" [Jessica]
"Ew… I don't really want to stroke their egos." [Katherine]
"What do you think Tiffany?" [Jesica]
"...I think we should cheer for them." [Tiffany]
"Of course she would say that." [Katherine]
"Come on. It's not like we'll lose anything." [Jessica]
Katherine went silent. After weighing her options, she agreed with a nod.
"At the very least, I'm not complimenting them." [Katherine]
"Just say something like "You can do it!" or another line." [Jessica]
"...Whatever." [Katherine]
Taking deep breaths, the girls also yelled words of encouragement.
"You can do it!" [Katherine]
"We believe in you!" [Jessica]
"We?" [Katherine]
"D-do your best!" [Tiffany]
("Huh?") [Adam]
The boys heard their cheers, making them more motivated.
"Let's goooo!!" [Orion]
"...What a simpleton." [Alex]
("Says the person who's suddenly doing push ups faster.") [Adam]
With the support of the girls, the boys completed three hundred push ups.
"Phew… My arms hurt…" [Orion]
"Okay, let's move on to squats." [Mr. Frank]
"...God damn it." [Orion]