IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT DESPITE THE FACT that Philoctetes owned the gym it really did belong to Hercules. When he wasn’t at his actual paying job (saving lives & looking good while doing it) he was here, wiping down equipment and offering tips or memberships. Perhaps Phil done it on purpose, maybe to help the redhead connect more with the community in Elias and Hercules was grateful for that because it led him to James Sullivan. A person to match his own strength, a person who understood how it felt to hold so much power, a person who was really effortlessly cool who could maybe teach Herc a couple of things.
Hercules was still pretty much asleep when he arrived at the meeting point, wearing a more put together outfit than usual (yes he might of been trying to impress his new friend). He looked around for any sight of Sulley between the trees. “C’mon Sulley cut it out!” he called “I know you like scaring people..-- but I’m not doing this until I’ve had some coffee!” @cfsullivans