"We're going to test your athleticism. Climb my body while I time you."
Akira gulped. He was rarely one to back down a challenge, but this was quite the step up from some pull-ups in his bedroom. "How about a hamster wheel run instead?" Akira wryly suggested.
Takemi giggled at the mental image. "As amusing as that would be, my little guinea pig - or hamster, maybe - I don't have one with me. In fact, I don't have any equipment that'd be suitable. This is a test we can do here and now."
"I'm still not sure-"
"Well, if you're not happy with this test, then..." Takemi leaned forward, her face looming over her shrunken study subject. She delighted herself as she imagined how intimidating she must appear to him right now. "I suppose we could try the Fantastic Voyage idea..."
"No, no!" Akira protested. With the gothic doctor's morbid sense of humor and the absurdity of his situation, he couldn't tell if she was joking or not. "This is fine."
"Excellent," Takemi said. The doctor slowly lowered Akira down to the ground, allowing him to gently hop off onto the tiled floor. At his size, he could see that the floor to the room was littered with dust, pieces of hair and other junk that he would never have noticed before.
I'd expect a clinic to be cleaner than this, but I guess when you're the back-alley variety...
Akira stared up at the looming form of the doctor. Her legs had seemed long enough before (especially when she felt the need to prop them up, fully displaying their length) yet from his new vantage point, Akira was anxious by just how much ground he would have to scale to reach her lap (let alone his final goap of the top of her head.) In fact, even her high heels seemed barely surmountable as Takemi bobbed her feet just out of Akira's reach. He stared at the footwear, wondering if his hands could even make any precipice on the smooth material.
"Eyes up here," Takemi cooed. "Unless you're eyeing them for some reason in particular? I'm afraid I'm not a qualified psychologist, so I can't help you with any sexual desire issues, you know."
"Har har," Akira retorted. "So this 'test' is just to climb you as quickly as possible?"
"That's the gist. I've got my stopwatch and my calculator here-" Far above his head, he could see Takemi brandishing her phone. "-so I'll be gauging your speed and stamina. Don't worry - if you fall, I'll catch you. Now, whenever you're ready..."
Akira sighed as Takemi lowered one of her feet down, placing the heel flat against the ground near him as his starting point. Eyeing the ascent before him, Akira stretched his limbs and prepared for a tough climb.
If I can jump between chandeliers while a palace is collapsing around me, I can do this.
...Probably.
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