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I came here to meet you! ( text | action | etc. )
... I want you to get in the way of my life.

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it's not about stability. it's about getting there faster than the other guy.

and being able to do that consistently is exactly what stability is, isnt it

i don't like the word stable when the idea is to be constantly moving up, you know

the other guy is always getting better and so am i

could be a difference in sports but i dont think thats all there is to success
its more about replicability of results
not every match can be your best, but every one has to be good enough

the on season is fucking long in my league, though, so i guess that changes how i think about it.

maybe it is a sprinter thing

it's different when you're counting in milliseconds

and you probably have fewer events every season, no?
ive got them dozens
so yeah, i guess it makes sense to measure success differently

yeah. more exhibitions and time trials than competitions that mean anything, but when you get down to it

months of training and you have 400m to crush it or blow it
you know who's worth your attention and who the scrubs are immediately
beautiful 👌

?
but then i think im still right
consistency and stability matter the most
everybody chokes at some point

you know they say the real bottleneck to going pro isnt physicality, its mentality

i'm not gonna choke. simple as

what's your mentality then?

[ .............. that if he doesn't produce results then his life is not literally but effectively over? so always play like there's a noose around his neck...?? ]

to stay hungry for it, always
thats about it, i suppose?

[ really twinning the emotional damage from those early professional/extreme sports ambitions today~~ ]

yeah
i guess that's it.

so what happens if you a bust a knee tomorrow. still hungry?

[ well then, his life would effectively be over! so! ]

that wouldnt happen
im so physically resilient that the team doctors always mention it in my charts
ive never even so much as been sick for more than 2 days in a row

[ so it simply won't happen!! ever (everythingisfine) ]

you never told me that

have you ever tried parkour

no but im familiar with it
are you about to try to entice me to try

oh, it's not something to do casually

unless you're some kind of hyper-resilient freak

uh-huh? keep going

let me take you to a training center. it'll be fun

if you hate it we can always do the rock wall or you can show me how much you can lift or something

do i come across as a gym rat or something ...........

[ he actually doesn't get a lot of intrinsic joy from exercise, so. ]

sure, ill give it a try
dont expect too much of me though
im trying to maintain a particular physique atm, dont wanna fuck around with it too much

[ in other words, he's not sure? his general athleticism will transfer over particularly well to a specific skillset... he should certainly be above average, though. ]

[ surprise! it's yuri who's the jump-and-climb-everything crossfit psycho! ]

haha i would never expect anything of a beginner. the point is there's a lot to try

it's just one day so it shouldn't mess up your routine right

sure, true.
be sure to lead me well, then, im counting on you

[ he actually probably won't need that much leading, he's a former alley rat who's probably used to jumping fences— ]

[ they're going to have a weird and unexpected moment of mutual understanding about this someday ]

yeah no problem
believe it or not i do this professionally

and thats exactly why im counting on you, no?
too bad, i cant really return the favor that easily

ooh i think this is the part where you offer to pay for my services with your body

[ shifting eyes. looks down. ]

normally i only accept money for that but sure
for you i can make an exception

same here
but i can see money any time i want

maybe seeing you is better

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