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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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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.

No, something I said to her a little while ago. She might have gone too far with it.

I told her she should go out and find a goal for herself. Maybe she did too much. [ He continues to watch as Clive practices. ]

Hmmm.....

Well, if it were something like that, perhaps it will be good for her. What's best for her, even...

... If she is alright, yes. I did not expect her to try something alone.

Flora is a daring woman, if given the chance. I remember her having quite the punch.

[ Sasuke wonders if they're talking about the same Flora for a moment, remembering very few times that he'd seen her angry. Oh, if only he knew. ]

... I will still look for her later.

I'll leave that to you, then.

[ . . . ]

Try to aim more... [ "Precisely" is the word he wants, and yet has no mental access to. ] Exact. The center.

You don't think I'm trying that? Come now, I can't be perfect instantly.

Ah. I did not know you were trying for the middle. [ Cold as ice. ]

..My, Sasuke, you do have sass, don't you?

"Sass"? I have not learned that word.

I'm talking about your attitude. It's a compliment.

Fine. Then perhaps you also have "it", whatever "it" is.

((He sets his bow down a minute, and laughs.)) Me? Well, maybe so. That would be an odd way to describe me, but I won't deny its validity.

[ Ah, so many words. And you expect him to know them all. Really, Clive. ]

Validi... ty. Validity. [ His v's still sound a little like b's but he's working on it. ]