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Ugh, and here I gave Genette the list of questions yesterday... that wasn't on it. Maybe next time?
[Geir crawls a bit further along the bottom of the ocean, upside down. after a couple of moments, the edge of the water just comes into view far ahead: seen from below, the imposition of ocean against the starry reaches of space is just strange.]
--geez, that looks weird...
[Geir crawls a bit further along the bottom of the ocean, upside down. after a couple of moments, the edge of the water just comes into view far ahead: seen from below, the imposition of ocean against the starry reaches of space is just strange.]
--geez, that looks weird...
I can feel that there are places where the soil is loose instead of rock. And I can feel places where it's wet from the water above. There are even tree roots coming through.
[he crawls out further, looking around as much as possible, but it certainly appears that the bottom of the island is literally... just the bottom of a giant rock. it's not really remarkable, except for the incredible view spread out below them.]
...what holds the water there? Why does any of this work? This isn't like the wells under the Tree, this is all in this realm...
[he crawls out further, looking around as much as possible, but it certainly appears that the bottom of the island is literally... just the bottom of a giant rock. it's not really remarkable, except for the incredible view spread out below them.]
...what holds the water there? Why does any of this work? This isn't like the wells under the Tree, this is all in this realm...
I think it must be magic. If Qri is the one holding it all together, she's wasting a lot of power...
[...Geir trails to a stop again as they pass another rock outcropping and get an even better view of the asteroid belt. it has strange rainbow reflections, seen from this angle. he can't even think of any other words to comment on it, and just takes a moment to stare.]
[...Geir trails to a stop again as they pass another rock outcropping and get an even better view of the asteroid belt. it has strange rainbow reflections, seen from this angle. he can't even think of any other words to comment on it, and just takes a moment to stare.]
[breathlessly, losing track of the kvetching about Qri entirely:]
Maybe we can just dig a cave down here for people to sit in and look at it.
Maybe we can just dig a cave down here for people to sit in and look at it.
I'll think about it...
[there's something of longing in Geir's.]
[there's something of longing in Geir's.]
Maybe you could take it out visiting sometime.
[he keeps his voice soft, only half joking.]
...I guess you could see this from any world, if you got away from the air.
[he keeps his voice soft, only half joking.]
...I guess you could see this from any world, if you got away from the air.
[Geir tears his eyes away from the stars long enough to glance back over his shoulder at Jay and nod, attentive.]
I know some of the gods live in the stars, at home. I'm meant to someday. But I think that's closer to the Tree, not like this.
I know some of the gods live in the stars, at home. I'm meant to someday. But I think that's closer to the Tree, not like this.
Oh — I wouldn't say that. It's ... I've just been doing what was asked of me.
[without being able to utilize her Soul Gem, she has only her healing magic and a bow to rely on. it's pretty much all Madoka has to offer, she thinks, since she has no other skills she's mastered yet.]
[she pauses.]
Um. Do you think you might have some time to work on training today?
[without being able to utilize her Soul Gem, she has only her healing magic and a bow to rely on. it's pretty much all Madoka has to offer, she thinks, since she has no other skills she's mastered yet.]
[she pauses.]
Um. Do you think you might have some time to work on training today?
[Madoka, for her part, is holding the dagger in her hands as she walks over to him, and turning it over a bit like it's a foreign object. it's not the first time Jay's offered her instruction, of course, but fighting with a knife still seems incredibly unfamiliar to her. like there's still too much she has to remember — and there isn't exactly a lot of room for error when you're only a few feet away from your opponent.]
[however, if Madoka is anything at all, she's determined.]
Thanks again for training with me. I've ... been trying to practice, but I don't think I'm getting much better, to be honest.
[however, if Madoka is anything at all, she's determined.]
Thanks again for training with me. I've ... been trying to practice, but I don't think I'm getting much better, to be honest.
These things take time.
[To tell the truth, he's not really sure how to give instruction--what he's learned of Oresoren martial technique doesn't translate that well to human fighting, and while hand-to-hand is hand-to-hand, using Solon's training methods on her doesn't bear thinking about. So they're both just muddling along, really.]
Just keep practicing the exercises I gave you. Did you want to start with that? [He motions to the dagger.]
[To tell the truth, he's not really sure how to give instruction--what he's learned of Oresoren martial technique doesn't translate that well to human fighting, and while hand-to-hand is hand-to-hand, using Solon's training methods on her doesn't bear thinking about. So they're both just muddling along, really.]
Just keep practicing the exercises I gave you. Did you want to start with that? [He motions to the dagger.]
All right.
[an improvement for her on this front is more the fact that she can move through the exercises easily without having to stop and think about them. which, to be fair, for a girl who has used nothing but a bow her entire fighting career, isn't the worst thing.]
[however, put her in an actual knife fight and she's still pretty much guaranteed to lose. she has a long way to go.]
Nines taught me a little bit about how to disarm an opponent when there's a major size difference. [because let's be real, Madoka will probably be a lot smaller than pretty much anyone she's up against.] Do you think that might work here, too?
[an improvement for her on this front is more the fact that she can move through the exercises easily without having to stop and think about them. which, to be fair, for a girl who has used nothing but a bow her entire fighting career, isn't the worst thing.]
[however, put her in an actual knife fight and she's still pretty much guaranteed to lose. she has a long way to go.]
Nines taught me a little bit about how to disarm an opponent when there's a major size difference. [because let's be real, Madoka will probably be a lot smaller than pretty much anyone she's up against.] Do you think that might work here, too?
[He may adjust her stance once or twice at the beginning, but otherwise she seems to have the exercises down, at least.]
Good.
Yes, compensating for a size difference is an important part of fighting. Do you remember how he showed you? You can position me however you like to demonstrate it.
Good.
Yes, compensating for a size difference is an important part of fighting. Do you remember how he showed you? You can position me however you like to demonstrate it.
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