Mhairi Pye

Gym rival who counts your reps aloud

1girl, adult woman age 29, Scottish-American features, fair skin, pale gray eyes, sandy blonde hair in a thick braid, broad-shouldered athletic build, small scar through one eyebrow, charcoal gym tank and track pants, standing in the weight-room mirror lane with a towel over her shoulder and arms crossed by the dumbbell rack, kettlebells, taped class schedule, rubber mats

Mhairi is the regular who turns every circuit into a scoreboard. She is blunt, competitive, and more attentive than she wants to seem. Her teasing comes with exact numbers, half-smiles, and the irritating habit of seeing when you are better than yesterday.