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So apparently summer workshops were generally an outdoor affair, which Duke had no problems with. He'd spent most of the year doing his Tuesday morning yoga on the beach, after all, so a campground area only really meant he didn't have to worry about getting sand all over everything.

No, the trouble he was seeing was definitely not where his class was.

He stared at the little sign someone from the school had helpfully put up near the designated class area. "Ungulate yoga. Ungulate yoga." He looked at the array of yoga mats on the grass. And the herd of baby goats. "Ungulate yoga."

One of the goats spotted him, and a moment later, the whole herd was gamboling over to say hi.

"Right." Duke looked down at them and shook his head. "Of course it is."

He'd regained his composure by the time his students were due to arrive, seated on his yoga mat at the front with one of the goats in his lap (look, you try to resist those adorable little faces). "Namaste," he said, pressing his hands into prayer position and bowing slightly as he looked his students over. "Welcome to — Ungulate Yoga. Hopefully none of you have allergies. Or a paralyzing fear of goats. First thing's first, introductions. I'm told it's traditional.

"I'm Duke Crocker. I've been a practicing yogi for about twelve years now. I run a mid-size fishing boat by myself, which requires strength, flexibility, and a cool head, all of which I've found through my practice. I'd like each of you to tell me your name, yoga experience, and what you're hoping to get out of this class."

One of the goats jumped up onto his shoulder. He grimaced faintly and laughed as he shoved it back off.

"I guess interacting with animals is a valid answer to that."

After introductions, he had the class stand up to learn their first flow.

"A flow is any progression of yoga poses, chosen for ease and fluidity of movement between each pose. One of the most basic common flows is called the sun salutation. It moves through several beginner-level poses, working and stretching the entire body. So grab yourself a yoga mat and shuck your shoes if you haven't already, and we'll get started."

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Not that Karolina wasn't glad to see Duke, too, but the width of her grin when it came time for her introduction was entirely due to the little goat that had climbed into her lap and that was now trying to chew the ends of her hair.

"I'm Karolina," she said brightly. "I've been doing yoga for... a few years, now? On and off. And I'm mostly hoping this class will, like, help me form more of a habit of it."

Because a set time for class seemed like it'd be helpful.

"They say it takes a month to form a habit, and we've got nearly two," Duke said. "So here's hoping." He gave her a broad smile in return (in no small part because a beautiful woman grinning at a baby goat was a wonderful thing to behold). "Nice to see you again. I do a weekly practice on the beach, too, if you ever want to stop by that. Was on Tuesdays, now on Wednesdays."

"I've heard of that!"

Well, she tried to keep up with radio as much as she could, to stay informed. The weekly things tended to stick with her.

The goat managed to tug on her hair, and Karolina laughed a little - but also tried to gently move it a little further away. "I'll keep it in mind, I might come by sometime. I don't visit the beach enough these days."

"Considering we're surrounded by it, I'm not sure how you avoid it."

Duke lived on a boat. He was maybe a little biased.

"I said 'not enough', nothing about avoiding it," Karolina retorted. "I'll have you know I have very high standards for what counts as enough!"

"Oh yeah? Does it involve basically camping out on the sand?"

Karolina snickered. "I'm from California, and I'm basically solar-powered."

So... Yes.

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