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Who: Duckbutts--I mean Clive and Sasuke
Where: Dissimulo, outside, probably by the farm
When: May 8th, afternoon
Rating: ... PG-13?!
Summary: Why tension is needed for archery to work
The Log:

((Clive stands with his bow over his shoulder, staring forward a moment and sighing. His quiver of arrows--some broken and delicately repaired--sits at his feet and he puts a hand on is hip and frowns.))

Well?

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((He regards Sasuke, a little uneasy himself. A pause, and he turns back to his stance.))

Fine.... ((He pulls the bow back into the arrow, and when Sasuke was where he needed to be, drew it.))

[ And of course he moves in, always a critic. Again he grasps one of Clive's hands, lowering it just a little. ]

Keep a straight line. [ Clive is close. Sasuke imagines he can smell him, almost, just the faint hint of soap. ]

Is this what it feels like then?

Ah.

Do not move that front hand and pull back a little further. Not much more.

Okay..

((He's not shooting until he has some approval.))

[ Sasuke's hand remains overtop Clive's just a little too long to be convincingly normal, something that surprises himself. As soon as he notes it he steps away, balling that hand into a fist. ]

Try now.

((Clive lets go. A nice clear shot; the arrow practically buries itself inside their target. A little smile.))

You know, for once, that even felt like a good shot.

Ah. You are getting better. [ He brushes his hand through his hair, pushing his bangs out of his face. ]

Maybe you can try something that moves, soon.

I'll have to, next time I'm hunting. ((sighs.)) You realize Sasuke, before you arrived here, I was the one trapping animals for Flora, Takato, and Guilmon, no?

Give it a week and I really will have something to brag about.

[ A pause... and then an actual expression of muted amusement. ]

I hope that you do. I can show you a lot more than just that, later.

We should hunt, together.

You think?

It could be fun.

"Fun"... Yeah, maybe.

I want to find something big. A challenge. [ Another new word he's learned. This is one he's already very fond of using. ]

I'm sure out in the woods we'd find something "big". Perhaps we should invest in a small expedition outside the city for a while.

As long as you think you will be okay. I can live out here for a while; I know that kind of thing. [ And no one was surprised. ]

You will learn to throw knives, too. [ He's decided this. ]

Alright.. ((a smile. He was getting excited.)) Excellent! We should begin preparing then, no?

I can think of some things we will need. [ A pause. ]

It would be better if I were not... ah. If the chip was gone.

I think you'll be fine with it in, honestly.

You should not let your guard down, or overestimate me.

If I'm overestimating you, you should feel honoured. I don't tend to think highly of others.

((Oh and.. I just figure he's pausing and talking on and off as he shoots.))

[ Yes, good, don't slack off. Slacking is for the weak, etc. ]

It does not matter if I feel good about myself if we end up dead. [ Buzzkill. ]

Edited 2012-05-21 09:27 (UTC)

Sasuke, I put my full faith in your abilities.

[ . . . ]

Alright. Then I will keep my guard up.

((A sort of chuckle and smile. Clive returns to the silence of his practice, moving just a hint faster without the distraction.))

By the way... have you heard from Flora at all since she left..?

Ah. I have not.

It's possible that I said something bad to her. [ Not that it would be the first time. ]

No, I don't think it's would be that. Flora is too forgiving. She forgave me for all the things I did, after all, and you know, Sasuke, that I have wronged her more than you ever have.