Hello, it is time for Yang's turn.
Current Seating arrangement:
{Empty, Qrow, Raven, Empty, Empty
Emerald, Cinder, Salem, Velvet, Empty,
Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Blake, Empty,
Empty, Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, Ren}
SCREEN
Inspiration: How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
"Weird and funny?" Blake asked looking at Yang curiously
"I want to relax and enjoy this" Yang explained "Not get worked up over my bitch of a mother. Seeing her succeed in something that's probably not a good thing for everyone else just makes me want to punch someone"
"Makes sense" Weiss nodded in understanding "I'd probably feel the same way if I saw my Father win a seat on the council of Atlas" Fox coughed suspiciously though they looked away when Ruby sent them a questioning look.
"Well that's not ominous" Qrow muttered having seen their host's reaction. Clapping his hands to gain their attention he asked "So what's this world about?"
Thankful for the change of subject Fox coughed into their hands to clear their throat. "Yang is a serial snacker who gets roped into joining a gym with a friend to maintain a healthy weight range."
"That... that's it?" Jaune asked cautiously
"Well it's not exactly normal, but yes in a nutshell that is all there is to it"
"Huh?" Yang hummed in surprise. "Pyrrha, your abs are amazing!" she praised as the camera panned to Pyrrha who was using the hem of her shirt to wipe some sweat off her brow showing off her six-pack abs."
Jaune turned bright red as Pyrrha clamped her hands over his eyes. "What kind of world is this?" she screamed in mortification
"It's just your abdominal muscles" Ren pointed out calmly "Hardly something to get worked up over. We've seen each other in less clothing"
"I normally don't feel like there's a camera zoomed in on me!"
"You'd think being a four-time championship winner would mean she's used to that kind of scrutiny" Cinder mused aloud
"Oh dear girl, that's not why she's embarrassed" Salem pointed out
"Even Lady Salem can see it huh?" Velvet asked with a giggle
"Only a blind fool could miss her affections for the blonde twig"
Yang's eyes sparkled seeing her ideal body before her while Pyrrha bashfully turned away as she grabbed some water. "My workout's nothing special though..." she muttered.
"How can I get abs like that?" Yang asked grasping Pyrrha's hands
Pyrrha chuckled, very familiar with Yang's mannerisms. "If you want to work out your abs then Dragon Flags might be good!" she made her way to a training post and lay down on her back with her head next to the post. "You lie down on the floor like this, grab onto something above your head, like a pole, then you bend both legs slightly, and you slowly lower them until they're just grazing the ground with your shoulders touching the floor deliberately forming a straight line with your back and legs." as she demonstrated the workout Yang's enthusiasm quickly waned as she realized how much work was involved.
"Are you sure this is funny?" Emerald asked their host "This seems pretty informational to me" Emerald subtly looked down at her stomach. She wasn't flabby, but she could use more definition there she supposed.
"You'll see" Fox smiled amicably confident that the viewing would draw a few chuckles out of the group.
Pyrrha sat up and held up three fingers "Three sets of ten should be good for starters."
"I CAN'T EVEN DO ONE!" Yang yelled angrily "I'm a mere mortal here!" Her reaction drew the attention of the others in the gym as they wandered over to see what was going on.
One of the male boxers scratched his head curiously "I thought everyone could do it"
Yang snorted "Okay, I can see it" she smirked and leaned into her fist. "I'm not big into fighting or anything like that right?"
"Correct, this version of you is a big foodie, but not so much into physical fitness unlike you, who are a warrior in training who naturally burns through calories in your normal day-to-day activities.
"So she's a civilian who just doesn't get how much effort goes into being healthy" Qrow summarized with a chuckle of his own
"Basically"
"Something simple and straightforward, please!" Yang whined causing Pyrrha to rub her chin in thought.
"Oh! I got it!" she smiled at Yang and raised a finger "Why don't you do a plank?" Yang tilted her head to the side in confusion. As Pyrrha explained the exercise and began timing Yang, her mother simply smiled.
"Yang, why don't you take a swing at a punching bag while you're here?" she offered with a smile. "This is a boxing gym, after all, you might as well see some of the sport-specific exercises we do here"
"Pretty normal, you visit a specialist's gym you might as well work on their relevant muscle groups" Yang mused wondering where this was all going if Fox thought this would be funny.
Yang looked at her hands in slight confusion as Pyrrha helped her tie the gloves properly "That should do it!" her friend stated with a smile
Yang took a moment to try to remember how to throw a punch before nodding her head as she squared her shoulders with her non-dominant hand forward. Taking a step forward her punching fist extended to make contact as her body twisted into the motion of her cross hook. When her fist made contact the punching bag was blown back so hard that the chain holding it up snapped as the bag crashed into the gym wall.
"Holy shit" Qrow muttered in surprise
Raven blinked in surprise as she looked at the cup of water she was holding in her hand. "Did someone drug this?" she asked aloud causing Blake to cover her mouth trying to hide a giggle.
"That's impressive, not funny" Cinder pointed out "She's completely untrained?"
"Not a lick of martial training" Fox confirmed
The gym gawked as Yang began fretting that she had broken the bag. Pyrrha's mother halted her apologies by grabbing her hands "Yang!" she shouted causing the blonde to become quiet "Let's aim for nationals!" she declared with a competitive fire in her eyes
"Eh?" Yang looked flummoxed while Pyrrha merely sighed in fond exasperation as her mother tried to get Yang to sign on with them for tournament runs.
Pyrrha giggled seeing a familiar fire appear in her mother's eyes. "Mother always was competitive" she noted as some of the other students laughed as well.
"A natural reaction to finding a gem like that" Salem noted with an amused tone "Though admittedly, I am interested in what manner this could be classified as weird. To me, it was rather informative and amusing.
"I do believe this next bit will answer that question, Queen Salem"
Yang, Pyrrha, Weiss, and Blake stared at their trainer, Ozpin, in confusion before shrugging their shoulders as Yang and Pyrrha took positions on either side of the arm wrestling table. "I've never arm wrestled before" Yang admitted as they placed their elbows on a mat and gripped the provided hand bar.
"Yang, I'm not going to go easy on you" Pyrrha stated flatly, correctly guessing that Yang had been trying to get an easy win through pity points
"Shameless" Weiss muttered giving their own blonde a side-eyed glare.
"I would never!" Yang hissed in mock anger
Ozpin, wearing his signature blue and white tracksuit smiled excitedly as he made sure they were doing everything properly "Make sure to grip your hands tightly! Your thumb's first knuckle joint goes between the index and middle fingers." The two girls quickly readjusted their grips as Ozpin stood straight and got ready to start the match. "Alright let's get started!"
Salem hummed seeing a younger version of her ex-husband's current host. "He was handsome this time" she noted somewhat absently
"Mistress?" Cinder questioned
"Just an observation"
"Ready..." he paused as the two girls tensed up "GO!" the match was over in an instant as Yang slammed Pyrrha's arm onto the mat. Everyone stared in surprise having not expected the outcome as Pyrrha stared at her hand in disbelief. Though for some reason her face was incredibly angular
"What on Earth did I just fight?" she asked as Yang appeared extremely muscular as steam wafted off her arm, her eyes completely white as she focused on the task at hand.
"Pfft!" Ruby choked out a laugh "Your face!" she shouted out loud before falling over in a giggling fit. "What is that face?"
Pyrrha blinked in shock "I don't look like that right?" she asked turning, somewhat fearfully, to her team.
"I mean you can get kind of intense, but your facial structure stays the same..." Ren explained
"You mean like this?" Nora asked doing a rather... accurate impression of the on-screen face.
"Yo, what the actual fuck?" Emerald asked with disbelieving eyes.
"You...get used to it" Ren sighed as he rubbed his forehead in pain.
Jaune bopped her on the head "Nora cut it out, your face will get stuck that way" Nora shook her head and smiled brightly as her face went back to normal
"OKAY!"
Kali and Weiss had similar expressions (And facial structures) to Pyrrha "She's always had that much power?" Kali asked in shock as Weiss shook it off and chuckled
"As expected of Yang" Weiss rolled her wrist to loosen up as she stepped forward "I'll take her on next!" she declared before Ozpin cut her off by stepping in front of her.
"This... has to be a reference to something right?" Weiss asked looking at their host for an answer.
"Yeah, I don't think we'll get into the source material though," Fox explained with a shrug. "The art style is fairly unique and they had a bunch of lines and situations that lent themselves well to forum jokes."
"So, Memes" Yang simplified
"Oh, you do have that word... Yes, Memes"
"Alright," Ozpin declared looking oddly excited as he rolled up his sleeve showing off his muscular arm "I'll be your opponent" When they gripped hands it became comically obvious what the result was as Ozpin stood a full head over Yang.
"Yeesh, we've only gripped hands and I already know I'm sunk"
"Okay, whenever you're ready" Ozpin ignored her words and smiled cheerfully.
"He... didn't look that big in the earlier shot" Raven muttered
"Almost like context matters" Qrow sniped with a deadpan expression.
"This is literally a child versus an adult" Kali mused in bewilderment "Yang can't win against him no matter how hard she tries." she turned towards Pyrrha "Right?"
"No, maybe..." Pyrrha muttered, her face still... weird
"Miss Nikos, your face is stuck..." Kali let out a nervous chuckle
"Well it certainly is weird" Blake hummed
Weiss smiled as she took up the referee's position "I'll be the referee" she declared happily "Good luck you two! Alright then, ready... GO!"
Immediately Yang's eyes widened "What is this sensation?" she wondered as the image of a massive boulder took Ozpin's place in her mind's eye. "It's almost like I'm up against..." Before she could formulate her thoughts properly Ozpin's muscles flexed as he slammed her hand onto the mat creating a massive wind pressure as his tracksuit was completely destroyed showing off his sculpted physique.
Cinder blinked numbly "It's like putting Ozpin's face on Hazel's body"
"That is certainly an image I did not need in my head Cinder..." Salem looked a little green as she looked away from the screen. "I suppose my preference in men is on the less... bulkier side"
"He's on a completely different level!" Yang gasped as the others began to recover from the shockwave.
"How was it, Miss Xiao Long!" Kali called out seeing Yang looking at her hands in something like shock.
She quickly turned towards her friends "Absolutely impossible! I saw something totally weird!"
"Something absolutely none of us needed in our lives" Yang muttered with a strained smile.
"You asked for this" Blake pointed out. "This certainly fits the weird and funny angle.
"No one was laughing though" Ruby pointed out.
Blake just thumbed at the door behind them. Turning around the others in the audience were treated to the sight of Glynda Goodwitch holding her stomach as she tried to keep her laughter contained. "These types of jokes work best on people who know the subject"
Weiss happily threw up her arms "And the winner is Coach Ozpin!" she declared only to receive no response. "Coach?"
Ozpin stared at his shaking hand in exhilaration "I had to get a bit serious there. Not bad, Miss Xiao Long"
As the screen shut down Fox made their way over to Glynda "Would you like some water Professor Goodwitch?" she shakily nodded her head as she graciously accepted the drink. Once she settled into the seat next to Raven Fox turned back to Yang.
"Would you like to see another Yang? or shall we select our next person?"
"I've had my fill of machoness" Yang shrugged "so let's see what Rubes will pick!"
Ruby blushed as everyone looked at her "YANG!" she whined not at all prepared for the attention. Once she calmed down she rubbed her chin as she thought about what she wanted to watch. "Can we watch one where I'm a hero from one of Yang's stories?"
"That can be arranged"
Hibiki Sakura - Yang Xiao Long
Naruzo Machio - Ozpin
Akemi Soryuin - Weiss Schnee
Satomi Tachibana - Kali Belladonna
Ayaka Uehara - Pyrrha Nikos
Nana Uehara - Pyrrha's mother [Nana/Ayaka Relationship changed from sisters to mother/daughter]
Alright, the default plan for the next chapter is Fate Stay Night. If anyone wants to see something different now's your chance to convince me. I likely won't begin writing the next chapter for quite a while so there is plenty of time to think of and make your case for something else.