Be Kind (Gain an Ally)

After poor Rory's trick backfired and he ended up getting put to sleep, he ambled back to the locker room with his head hung low. He arrives to find you and Piet waiting for him, sitting comfortably naked on a bench.

Rory rolls his eyes. "What now? You're gonna jump me after the match? Real original, guys."

Blinking, you shake your head. "No, that's not it at all! Sleeper holds are dangerous. I usually don't use one unless I have to. I just wanted to make sure that you were okay, and Piet was just keeping me company."

This seems to surprise Rory, and he ambles over, turning around in a slow circle. "Well, as you can see, I'm fine. So... Now what?"

"Well, we were gonna have a shower. You wanna join us?"

Rory still seems taken aback by your friendliness, and Piet smiles at him encouragingly. Eventually, he shrugs his shoulders. "Sure."

The three of you occupy three shower nozzles in a row, and you reach out to boldly slap Rory's bare, wet ass. He jumps and whirls around to face you, and you laugh. "That's for trying to take me down with that fake handshake!" You tease, and he actually laughs and shrugs his shoulders again.

"Sorry, man! Had to try to win however I could!"

Piet, on Rory's other side, runs his hand down Rory's muscular arm. "Doesn't seem like you'd need any tricks with a body like this." Rory blushes slightly at this, but doesn't say much, clearly unaccustomed to compliments.

You find that you agree with Piet. "Yeah, man. I don't think I could take you in an arm-wrestling match."

As you all finish up washing, Rory grins at you. "Well, why not give it a try?"

You nod. "Yeah, sure thing! What're the stakes?" You ask, all-too-familiar with how competitions work in this place; even friendly ones.

Rory thinks for a moment. "If you lose, you drop down and give me ten pushups. Naked, of course. We gotta build up those arms if you're gonna win this tournament.

You agree to Rory's wager, and he beats you. It was just a friendly bout, and you didn't try too hard. Even a minor victory could help to rebuild this guy's confidence, and if you make a friend out of the deal? All the better. You give a shy little half-smirk before dropping to the floor and doing your pushups in front of the boys. Bounding back to your feet, you find Rory pulling you into a brotherly embrace.

"Good luck, Walker. I'm hoping for you."