702 So, let's talk about our buy-in.

I could faintly hear dull thuds coming from one area of our ship and since we still had a third of the way to go, I followed where the sounds came from. The grunts and the shouts became louder and louder as I shortened the distance and I figured a few people were using the facilities.

'This early, huh?'

The noise was obviously coming from an open area that was turned into a small-scale gym with only free weights, a few mats, a manual treadmill, a couple of heavy bags, and etc.

We could've fitted a lot more equipment but we needed to balance it out since we also reserved this area for meetings, entertainment, and a few others.

With that said, I saw Lawrence and Jose doing their own exercises but as soon as Jose noticed me, his eyes lit up and he jumped up from the bench he was on.

"You're up early. Sneaking a short workout before we arrive?"

"Kinda, but I haven't slept yet."

"What? You haven't slept yet? Do you think that's a good idea?"

"Are you my mom now?"