Review Time:
Dewdrops - Yeah it's so cute to write Kaorin in the shadow of Sakaki, heh.
Anime Borat - I think my OG idea for it was to have Kaorin play with maybe Chihiro's snark and Osaka's obliviousness. Oh, still need to deliver on the idea of Chiyo playing Professor Layton.
Chapter 34 - Wii Fit
It was finally the end of another school week, and Nyamo was getting her things to leave. Typical Yukari had bolted the second her final lesson was over.
"Hey, Miss Kurosawa! You got any plans?" asked one of the other teachers.
"Umm…..probably just some shopping. I need some new….socks."
"Ah, then it's not true then?"
"W-What is?"
"You really play video games with some of your students and Tanizaki?"
"No! I mean…." Nyamo cleared her throat. "Of course not. I, unlike Yukari Tanizaki, have some professionalism! Enjoy the rest of your evening."
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Oh, it's my turn to pick next, too….
Nyamo laid under her covers. Was there even a reason to be so embarrassed by what she was doing? She had already been on summer trips with the same students! Perhaps at this point, they were more then just eager minds she taught. But if she kept being a part of it, other teachers would look down at her. Other students would accuse her of bias.
Stupid Yukari probably doesn't care either way! What to do….
Then it hit her. Surely there was one game out that could reinforce what she actually taught? She got up and went over to her computer to check.
The following day was free of any school, so naturally the girls were excited to see to gather for another gaming session. Until Yukari had pointed out:
"It's Nyamo's turn. Strap in for a boring game!"
"Miss Yukari, you shouldn't be so harsh on Miss Kurosawa. She's been joining these past few games, and she really has a lot to offer!" Chiyo said. They were all waiting on her to show up.
"Pfft! I can respect whenever Nyamo tries to get better, but we've always been different. Me? Certified gaming pro, Nyamo not so much."
Then, at the stroke of noon, Nyamo had arrived.
"Everyone ready? Hmm we're missing Kaorin and Chihiro today, but that's alright!" She was dressed in workout gear, with a duffelbag over her shoulder. "We can manage with this group!"
Silence.
"Uh, Nyamo? You don't have lessons today," Yukari snickered.
"Hmph, we can call it a supplementary lesson, then." Nyamo threw the duffelbag to Yukari, who was knocked to the floor by it. "Today's video game doubles as a lesson in fitness! After all, if you play video games without doing any exercise, you'll just end up lazy! Like Yukari. So get changed everyone!"
"Changed? What are we playing?" asked a confused Kagura.
Smirking, Nyamo held up the disc of the game she bought from a shop mere hours ago….Wii Fit.
"I. Hate. This."
All the girls changed to the same gear - matching T-shirts and sweatpants. Yukari was seething, primarily because she hated the idea of working out when she was supposed to be playing video games!
"You can't make us do this, Nyamo!"
"Uh uh. Don't be a poor guest, Yukari, everyone has to respect the game choice. Right Chiyo?" She put the game in her student's Wii.
"Yes that's true! I'm sorry Miss Yukari…."
"TCH!" Nyamo even went to the trouble of getting mats; she had plenty of space in Chiyo's house. "My game pick didn't make you learn more English!"
"Oh stop whining Yukari, some exercise will do you some good. How many evenings have you spent eating potato chips infront of the TV?"
"I like my soap operas!"
Fortunately most of the group already had Miis from Wii Sports. Once Nyamo made one for her and Yukari, the game could properly start. A walking Balance Board appeared on screen to test the fitness age of each person.
"Let's start off with some balance, hmm?" Nyamo took out an actual Balance Board, one of the game's add-ons. "Chiyo, you start!"
"M-Me? Y-Yes Miss Kurosawa…." Chiyo placed both feet on the boad and held the position. She had to alternatively hold left and right for a set time each. Finally the game told her what her Wii Fit age was.
11
"I-Is that bad?"
"Not at all! You're 12 right now, Chiyo. Having a fitness age close to your actual age is a good thing! Very healthy BMI as well."
18
"Nice! That's on the mark!" Kagura was an athlete, so her BMI was good too.
"How about Tomo?"
16
"HEY! I'm not that much younger than Kagura!" Tomo growled when she saw that her BMI was higher too. Not by that much, but still a difference.
"You don't exercise as much, Tomo. Sakaki? Your turn."
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"That's my current age," the girl said. She nodded at her very healthy state of BMI. She even weighed less than Tomo.
"Good! Osaka?"
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"Awww man…."
"Osaka you really need to exercise more. Your BMI is fine, but that fitness age is terrible!"
"Ah'm no good at sports…."
Nyamo looked over at Yomi. "Next!"
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Unforunately while her fitness age was fine, Yomi's BMI was the highest of all of the girls, which made Tomo laugh.
"Geez Yomi, how about you lay off the sweets?"
"S-Shut up!" Yomi blushed.
"Now now, you're still young, it's alright to carry some weight. Yukari! Let's go!"
"Tch!"
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"49? FOURTYNINE?!" Yukari kicked the balance board. "Do I look like an old hag to you, Nintendo?!"
"Yukari, you get less exercise than Osaka, and you kept falling over. It's not a surprise the game views you as being physically old."
"But it doesn't seem like there's a good connection between fitness age and BMI," Chiyo pointed out. "Osaka and Miss Yukari are wearier, but carry less BMI than some of us."
"Some of us?" Tomo snorted. "Miss Yukari's heavier than most of us!"
"So what?! It's because I'm older, the game said so!"
"Yeah by 30 years apparently, grandma!"
"Shut up, the game says YOU'RE a minor!"
"I am! I'll be 18 in September!"
Nyamo facepalmed. "Time for the next part!"
After the balance board on screen had started things off, it prompted the player to select a trainer. Nyamo decided on the female Wii Fit Trainer, although both were grey-skinned individuals with no pupils. It freaked Osaka out.
"Well good plan Nyamo, but you need the balance board! And you only bought one!"
"Oh Yukari, you're so smart," she said facetiously. "That's why we're going to rotate. One person on the board, the others on the mats to follow along." Nyamo blew the whistle. "Let's go!"
Where did she get THAT?!
The first exercise was Deep Breathing. Chiyo stood on the board first, where the trainer instructed her to spread out a bit, find a center, and focus on breathing. Nyamo watched to see if the others were doing the same (she had planks to substitute for the board)
"Breathe in….and breathe out…." Nyamo smiled. "I need you to hold that for 5 minutes, Chiyo. Next up will be Kagura."
Every five minutes, the girl on the board switched around. Nyamo was expecting Yukari or even Tomo to get impatient, so when they were, she sprayed them with a water bottle.
"Umm, Miss Kurosawa?" Sakaki asked when it was her turn. "Why do all of us need to stay on the board if the others are following along?"
"Because Sakaki, the board records your progress. And I can't just have most of the room stand and do nothing."
"Oh, can't we?" Yukari grumbled, earning more sprays.
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Second exercise was Single Leg Extension. This time Tomo lead the cycle, where she had to raise one leg and move it back and forth, alternating with her arm movement.
"Easy! Good practice for when I'm on the force, too!"
"Let's shoot for three minutes, Tomo."
"But I want the high score! I'll hold it for as long as I can!"
Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth Tomo's leg went. She looked so smug, daring Yomi or Kagura to beat her record (she just laughed at the idea of Osaka beating her).
"Tomo…"
"Hey I know! I'll speed it up like a piston! Hiya!" Now her leg moved faster. Nyamo wondered if her breakfast contained a lot of sugar…but she blew the whistle.
"What did I do?"
"This is not a competition, Tomo! We're all exercising at an equal rate. But since you set the record of….hm, seven minutes, we'll shoot for that for everyone!"
Yukari and Osaka both groaned. They had stopped when they got tired, as did the other girls.
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Third exercise was Half-Moon. The user had to stand straight and put their arms together, directly above so they'd look like a tree. Sakaki lead the chain this time. Nyamo blew the whistle, so the others followed along.
"Hngh….hey, Kagura."
"Osaka, ssh! I'm trying to hold position!"
"But this….this is important!" Osaka was wobbling back and forth, yet she was determined to get this matter settled once and for all!
"Fine, fine. What is it?"
"I was thinkin'…..Miss Sakaki sure has some big knockers. How big do you think they are?"
"W-What the hell? Why are you thinking about Sakaki's tits?"
"Ain't it obvious?"
"…..no?"
Osaka looked rather intense. "She's been stealin' Chiyo-chan's growth. It's why she's so much taller and thinner."
"Chiyo weighs less because she's younger!"
"Maybe she stole yours too?"
"Mine?!" Kagura looked down at her chest awkwardly. "No way! Compared to you and Tomo, mine are huge!"
"What?!...Kagura, you stole my growth….?"
Nyamo just dumped the water bottle on Osaka's head.
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Next up was the Warrior pose, where the arms and legs were both outstretched and planted firm. Nyamo wanted Yukari to lead this time.
"C'mon Yukari, is this really so bad?"
"Hmph….I guess not. But what brought this on?" She struck the pose on the board. "You didn't want to play any gym games in the past."
Nyamo stepped forward to adjust Yukari's stance. "Well….er….a teacher was talking and….aren't you worried, Yukari? That playing games with our students will affect our reputation?"
Yukari scoffed. "Let people talk, Nyamo. At the end of the day, who are the ones that are making memories and having fun?"
The other girls struck the pose behind her. Osaka wobbled again.
"We're not going to be their teachers forever, Nyamo. But like this, we get to be something different than just blabbling heads in the classroom."
"You mean….friends?"
"I was gonna say role models, but that works?"
After some exercises, Nyamo allowed the group to take a quick break. She was busy jotting down individual scores in a book. Maybe she could have her classes use Wii Fit as a teaching tool, but after the incident with the principal….perhaps not.
"C'mon Nyamo!" Tomo exclaimed. "Let's do something different now!"
"Well, I hope you all like minigames! A little something to give some visual flair."
Using poses and motions on the balance board, one could emulate someone in a hula hoop, or skiing down a mountain. Nyamo decided on the ski option, but how to make it interesting?
"Uhhh….Chiyo, do you happen to have something…..soft? Won't hurt when you throw at someone?"
"Oh, yes! Mr. Tadakichi has a lot of squeaky toys! ….why do you ask?"
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Chiyo was the first one to try out Nyamo's idea, but she looked openly nervous. Around her, the group was armed with squeak toys to throw at her while she controlled her mii down the mountain.
"This will teach coordination AND focus! Tomo!"
"Yeah coach?!"
"Please do not throw too hard. On my mark!" Nyamo picked up the Wiimote and hovered over the start option. She put the whistle in her mouth. "Go!"
"WAH!" Chiyo hurried along, flinching each time she was knocked by a toy. Her mii had to go through the space between the flags, but she kept steering haphazardly. "Ow! Miss Yukari!"
"Focus, Chiyo! You're almost there!"
"Uh, uh….got it!"
The result was her time (1:38) but also a star ranking out of 4. She got 1….Unbalanced. She turned to Nyamo with a sniffle.
"It's alright! I told you, it's not a competition! How about uh….."
"ME, ME, ME!"
"Fine. Tomo?"
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"EAT MY DUST, SUCKERS!"
Tomo laughed maniacally as she moved down the mountain, shrugging off the toys thrown at her head. Poor Chiyo didn't have the heart to cause harm so her throws barely went anywhere. She also had to stop Osaka from missing and knocking over lamps.
0:59. 2 stars.
"AGAIN!"
"No!"
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"Here I go….."
The toys didn't hurt Sakaki but she felt bad. They were Mr. Tadakichi's. He wouldn't like his toys being thrown at the floor, right? Although she kept her eyes on the screen.
0:50. 3 stars.
"THAT'S IT MISS SAKAKI, I CHALLENGE YOU T-"
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"Hit me with your best shot!"
Like Tomo, Kagura was daring. She anticipated any blows her way, and snapped hard in place to make sure her Mii got those goalposts.
0:52. 3 stars.
"Argh, Sakaki, let's have a rematch!"
Nyamo pinched her nose.
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"I guess this isn't too hard…."
Yomi was more careful. She looked to her side vision and dodged a few of them. Predictably, Tomo kept trying to nail her in the stomach. Unfortunately, this had the sideeffect of making Yomi step off the board a few times and take more time.
1:20. 1 star.
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"Waaaaah!"
But Osaka was a total mess. She kept cowering each time a squeaky toy was lobbed at her body. So she took even more time and stumbled off the board.
2:50. 0 stars.
"…..Osaka."
"….."
"OSAKA!"
"Huh?!" Osaka opened her eyes. "Miss Nyamo, is this gonna be on our next P.E test? Cause…..ah, ah think I'll be sick that day…"
"Osaka. Please stop hugging my leg and stand up."
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"I have a plan for this, Nyamo!"
Yukari smirked. She preferred to work smart, not hard, and damn it, she would get the drop on Nyamo's secret gym lesson in disguise!
"Girls….if you DON'T hit me, I'll give you all As for the final semester!"
"Seriously?!" Tomo gasped. "Nobody hit her!"
"Really, Yukari?" Nyamo had expected this. She dug into her duffelbag and pulled out a bag of pingpong balls. "If you DO hit her, girls, I'll give you As AND write stellar recommendation letters you can use for your future."
"THAT'S NOT FAIR, NYAMO! YOU CAN'T BRIBE THEM!"
"So you see my point."
Yukari was pummeled with pingpong balls, mainly by Tomo and Kagura. Chiyo stuck to the toys.
2:00. 1 star.
"Awwwww, how she'd beat me?" Osaka whined.
Nyamo decided on one last activity - Aerobics. Only this time she would control the balance board to guide the rest of her impromptu class. All everyone had to do was step on with a certain foot, then step off, depending on the pattern on screen.
"Everyone ready?"
"Yes!" shouted the others. So Nyamo followed the steps on screen very carefully - she couldn't look bad by missing the beat.
"Up, and down, and down, and up. We following along okay?"
"Yes Miss Kurosawa!" Chiyo said.
"Good. Sakaki, you don't have to move so fast. The pace is modest enough."
"Y-Yes Miss Kurosawa," Sakaki said.
Even Yukari was behaving. Nyamo was watching out of her side range to see what the English teacher was plotting this time. And yet….she looked innocent enough. A bit tired maybe, but not mischievous. Tomo was behaving too.
"Um….breathe in, Osaka. This is a casual exercise."
"Sure thing Miss Kurosawa!"
This is going well. Huh….maybe they're just tired. Or maybe I've actually got through to them….I mean, Yukari's their homeroom teacher. I just teach them P.E. And yet….no, Yukari was right. I'm more than just some teacher. Am I really someone they look up to?
Finally, the minigame was complete. Nyamo racked up a total score of 250 - 110 times getting perfect, 30 times getting an ok, and no misses. She heard some clapping behind her.
"Um…..yes, that's it for today! T-Thanks for playing, girls!"
Yukari patted her shoulder. "It wasn't so bad, Nyamo."
"Yukari….thanks. The next thing you think, I'll definitely play it the best I can. I'm not as good as you, but…" she turned white at the sinister look on Yukari Tanizaki's face.
"Is that a DARE, Nyamo?"
Chiyo clapped her hands together. "Thank you so much, Miss Kurosawa! We had a lot of fun!" All six of her students bowed their heads respectifully.
"Thank you, Chiyo, everyone….but please. Here, I'm not your teacher. Let's not be so formal. This is for fun and making the memories last before…..you…..um…."
"Graduate," Sakaki finished. "We hadn't thought about that."
"Yeah." Kagura rubbed the back of her head. "But let's cross that bridge when we get to it, yeah? Hey, maybe we should do some more workouts."
"I've got an idea!" Osaka said. "Miss Nyamo….Miss Yukari…."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, Osaka?"
"Why don't y'all have a push-up contest?"
Nyamo laughed. "Oh, Osaka, there's no need to have a competitio-"
"DONE! LOSER HAS TO TREAT THE WINNER FOR DRINKS FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!"
"H-Hey Yukari!" Nyamo took the challenge and quickly took her stance. Was she really doing this? Having a push-up contest with her fellow teacher in one of her student's house?
"GO, NYAMO, GO!"
"You can do it!"
"Beat Yukari's butt!"
No. She was having a push-up contest with her friend, in another friend's home.
FIN
Ending notes: I've enjoyed the recent Nyamo focus, hehe. Next time will finally be that thing with Yukari I've teased (not in the way you might think, if you've followed the clues): with Chiyo, Sakaki, Yomi, Tomo, Kagura, and Osaka.