A scarred orc with a metal arm (Shadowrun route)

"Now that we are all here, let's get started. Drop down and give me fifty!" Barked the sensei and we all did as ordered. After years of physical training, doing fifty push-ups was no big deal, just a good warmup. Sensei then ran us through the rest of the warmup before splitting us to pairs for sparring. I was paired with Ronaldo, a hulking Latino brute who always 'forgot' to pull his punches while sparring. I was in for a gruelling time and sure enough, while I was able to dodge and parry most of his punches, the one-time his fist got through, it punched the air out of my lungs and I dropped down to my knees, gasping for breath. I would definitely have a big bruise. The rumours that he had some orc blood in him seemed lot more believable when I had to gasp for air.

"If you think you can join the Knight-Errant spec-ops with that sort of showing, you are badly mistaken!" Sensei shouted as he broke up the sparring session. Without a word of encouragement, he made us run laps around the dojo until exhaustion. With only few minutes to regain our breath, he started the second sparring session. This time I was paired with Damian, an elf with a long ponytail and, more importantly, someone who was in my weight bracket. We actually had a really good session - exchanging punches and kicks in a manner that taught us both and sharpened our skills, instead of just bruising our bodies and egos.

"Break for ten! Then follow your personal training regime in the gym", sensei ordered us. Covered in sweat, I drank some water and checked my biomonitor before moving to the gym side. Before I could get started though, Damian tapped my shoulder.

"Hey, I got a tip on a sweet gig but I need another pair of hands for it", he whispered. I was curious.

"What's the details?" I asked.

"Just a simple smash and grab but it's a three-man job", he explained.

"Who's the third one?"

"Ronaldo", he answered.

"That fuck", I couldn't help myself.

"Well yeah but he's big and strong", Damian pointed out.

"I guess. Let me think about it, I'll get back to you", I said with a frown.

Just then sensei walked down to the gym so Damian quickly moved over to another machine. While I exercised, I mulled over his proposal. Getting some cash would be useful for sure. Maybe I could even the score with Ronaldo at the same time. Only thing to decide whether I should bring my sisters into it or not.