OOC: This is a “side sim” - it happens outside the main sim - before or after the main events, or maybe during the downtime segments between scenes that we see in the main sim. Sometimes you may see side sims like this labeled as “Pre Sim” or “Post Sim”, when it is much more necessary to know exactly when something is occurring. In this instance, this is happening before the events of the main sim, before everyone beams down. I’ve added a note that anyone who wants to can join in, so feel free to bring your character in to work out! You can interact with mine, interact with each other, or just describe your character’s workout if they would be a loner.

IC: Vanessa needed to zone out. It has been a day jam packed with evaluations: incoming cadets, crew reviews, standard pre-transfer assessments. She loved people, loved her job, but sometimes it was wearying.

It was times like these she needed to sweat.

She entered the ship’s gymnasium in loose black pants and racer-back tank top, small duffel in hand. The room was spacious, and wasn’t yet crowded. A couple of people worked out in the combat area, while one was using the adjustable free weights on one side of the room. No one was using the treadmills. Good, she thought.

She dropped her bag and stepped on to the closest one. The display lit up, recognizing her, and she activated the health monitor. Her heartbeat and oxygen levels immediately appeared on the screen. She tapped another button, and the wall ahead of her transformed into a road cutting through a desert. She shook her head, once again wondering why this scene attracted her before she began a long, loping pace.

Lt. Cmdr. Lofton - CNS