New physical assessment—start!
First up: grip strength test!
Eris hands me the grip measuring device. It looks super familiar.
"Heyyy, wait a second!" I narrow my eyes, leaning in. "Isn't this…?"
"Yup. I took it from Karl," Eris replies with a casual shrug.
"Ehhhh?! You can do that?!"
"Yup!" she beams proudly. "And that's not all…"
With a tap of her finger on her storage ring.
Poof!
And a whole arsenal of gym equipment appears!
Dumbbells of all sizes, neatly stacked.
A dozen moving targets.
A padded sparring dummy with glowing joints.
And even the wand that shoots the annoying-yet-hypnotic red beam, aka the laser pointer!
"Alright, let's go!" I roll my shoulders.
Time to show her what I've got.
I grip the dynamometer tightly and take a deep breath.
"Ready," I mutter to myself.
Then—squeeze!
The pointer starts to climb…
10 kg…
20 kg…
30 kg…!
Already, my fingers are trembling, but I push harder.
40 kg… 50 kg… 53 kg!
I finally stop, hand sore but heart racing.
