A Fake Leave Request, Cough

I hadn't been in great shape, so I trained like crazy for several days. My energy recovered a little, at the cost of every muscle in my body aching and my legs going weak.

I wasn't counting on losing weight or anything. I just hoped to improve my physical condition a bit, feel more energetic, and get back to how I'd been two years ago. At the very least, I wanted to be able to crank out a ten-thousand-word mega chapter at the drop of a hat.