For #LineByLineTime : “Exercise”
Nita watched with raised eyebrows as Minji stretched in the brightening light as the sun rose over the horizon. “Why are you moving in slow motion?”
Minji rolled her eyes as she flowed into different positions. “This is tai chi. It is exercise, martial art, and good for improving overall health. I am stiff and sore after sleeping on that hard ground, so I am stretching.”
“Huh,” Nita muttered and began her own set of movements.
Harper tilted his head. “If Dragonlady is doing tai chi, what are you doing?”
“Yoga, mostly. I got dragged to an old ladies’ exercise class a couple of times a week. At first I was mad, but it did make me feel better, so I kept it up.”
Luthor pulled his teeshirt off and hung it carefully on a branch. “Yoga’s good: so is tai chi. I do a lot of weightlifting, but regular calisthenics as well to keep limber. You need to do some exercising, Harper, to at least keep from getting sore.” He dropped to the ground and began doing pushups.
“I don’t know,” Harper sighed. “It’s hard without music.”
“Music? Why do you need music?” Nita scoffed from her tripod headstand.
“I just find it easier to practice my ballet movements if music is playing.”
The other three teens froze. “Ballet? You do ballet?” Luthor choked out.
Harper sniffed. “Nah, I’m just messing with you.” He started giggling, then progressed to howls of laughter. “The looks on your faces!”