Despite sounding incredibly troublesome right from the get go, the sword fetching mission wound up proving far simpler than the sculptress initially antecipated. Perhaps a stroke of luck had lead her to the dog in little more than hour, or perhaps she simply had that keen attention and focus needed to find prey the moment it stood within a set range. Perhaps a combination of both provided with a rather decent serving of jewels considering the small time she spent to get them. In the end, clearing this mission came with an added bonus when the thankful client named Armin promptly offered her a chance at completing yet another mission for him. As a travelling mage, he expected her to have the necessary fitness to drill some of the kids in his class. Not a mere soldier, it appeared he was also an instructor, giving him a fair amount of duties to tend to on a small timeframe:
"They're military school kids.", he'd informed, no longer than an hour ago, "They have regular training sessions, so don't treat them like average children."
Thus, Alisa prepared for a physically intensive afternoon by eating a comparatively lighter breakfast, chicken curry with a side of vegetables. Lumen would be joining her for this particular training mission, and thus ate a similar lunch to Alisa, at her own urging if nothing else. No doubt she'd much prefer simply eating sweets for every meal of the day; and while it may not harm a Litwick much, the sculptress believed it wouldn't favor her human form that much either. Fortunately, the ever adorable Lumen only pouted until she caught a whiff of the food, at which point Alisa simply chuckled with a hint of triumph:
"I told you so~", she'd tease her silent partner as the two dug in, and in little over half an hour they'd finished their meal, dessert, and for Alisa third coffee of the day.
Hmm, she'd be drinking a lot of those lately... Perhaps she should cut back and have some tea instead every now and then. Alisa was one such whimsical girl to whom even the most disciplined of routines could be moved around and even canceled on some days, like how she expected to cancel her training session today to do missions. But now it appeared one of the missions actually involved training. As she walked over to meet the tiny troopers with a smile on her face, she couldn't help but wonder about all the twist and turns life made. The kids looked about as hyperactive as one might begin, but after training since her youth, she had a rather decent idea on what kind of training she should put these guys through.... And immediately suggested... A marathon!
This baffled some kids and frightened others, but for the most part they all seemed bored by the idea of running for a whole afternoon:
"Eeeeh, just running? That's really easy though, onee-san!! Just teach us some moves!!", said one of the more fearless ones, who seemed to have no clue how much distance an average marathon actually entailed.