No, she finds her way there with ease.

The gymnasium—inside the Athletics and Recreation Centre—turned out to be a pretty straight shot down University Ave. As Izzy approached, she could see some kind of tour group gathered outside. It seemed to be made up of other frosh, so she quietly slipped among them. From here, she could make out what the upperclassman leading the tour was saying.

“—from six o’clock to nine o’clock during the week, or six to six on weekends,” he said. The guide was a lanky femboy with long red hair. “It’s completely available to all students, though you’ll need to show your student card to get in.”

Well that wasn’t a problem for Izzy. She’d made sure to submit her photo early enough to get her student card mailed before arriving.

The guide started to shepherd his group onward—apparently this was a general campus tour. Izzy split from the group, and instead headed toward the ARC itself. She pulled open the glass doors into the vestibule and stepped in, but the inner door resisted her attempts to go further. She looked around, and saw a card reader to the side of it. Pulling out her student card, she tapped it against the black plastic, eliciting a beep and an electronic ker-chunk as the door unlocked itself.

As the inner door opened, Izzy was struck by a wave of cool air-conditioning—refreshing after the trip through the August sun. She wandered further into the lobby, which was abuzz with a fair bit of activity. Still, amidst the tours and the sightseers, it did seem like the gym was open for normal hours. No reason then that Izzy couldn’t show herself around, right?

An excited spring in her step, she set off to explore.

An hour later, Izzy was pretty sure she was in love. This place had everything she could want! The space was huge, and the equipment was top-of-the-line and plentiful. Even the non-acrobatic facilities intrigued her—after all, there were multiple saunas! To top it off, she'd learned that because she was on a school team, she’d be able to have a locker reserved just for her! It was a testament to how excited she was by the facility that she barely even considered trying to sneak into the men’s locker room.

Well, for now at least. She’d try it at some point, obviously. The possibility of looting dirty boxers was too tempting to pass up completely.

Her last stop was the pool. She didn’t expect to use it much, but she wanted to at least have a look. Walking through the empty changing room, she emerged to the faint smell of chlorine. The pool was unoccupied at the moment, and so she walked around its edge, looking around. Eventually, she stopped, pulled off her shoes, and sat on the edge, dipping her feet in the water.

Probably against the rules, she thought, but just a little while couldn't hurt...

She sat like that for a while, enjoying the feel of the water on her ankles, when suddenly she heard the sound of a door open. It echoed through the large space, making her jump. She scrambled to pull her feet out, and looked over toward the changing rooms to see who it was.