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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 21:17:14 GMT -8
Hunter- "I'd almost be glad if it did, every last embarrassing picture on Social Link, wiped forever! Ah, what a wonderful dream." He followed Eli up the ladder. Hunter- "Can you do one of those dives where the water like, barely moves? I always wondered why that's the cool thing, splashes are so much more fun!"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2016 21:32:07 GMT -8
Eli - "I'm no professional, but I can do a pretty decent armstand dive. If you do a good job, maybe I'll show you."
Eli - "It's just about good form, really. If you're doing the dive right, it shouldn't create a huge splash. But we don't care about form, of course, so splash away."
Eli - "So, I guess I should start my education spiel, while we climb. You know how, last night, you learned to manipulate your center of gravity? Well, instead of it moving up with you as you climb, now you're going to want to focus on slowing it down, pulling it upwards so that you start to float."
Eli - "Also, fun fact - if you surge up your center of gravity, just imagine it rising super fast, you can get a really cool super-jump going. It's very useful for games of leap frog and the like."
Vitus- "..."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 21:35:06 GMT -8
Hunter- "Who knows, maybe I'll be a natural. I did pretty good at falling last time. Just do it with more style, right?" He let Eli's education absorb in. Hunter- "Whoa, supernatural leap frog? Who do you play that with? Are there vampires that turn into frogs? Omigod, imagine a giant frog. That would be cute, but awful."
Eli - "So what you're saying is, pigs can't fly, but they can float? I'll buy that." Eli - "I don't know any vampire frogs, but can you imagine? They would have the dorkiest monster forms, too, I bet. Just some big, doofy frog head and webbed toes. Not very scary. It makes me wonder if there are a bunch of vampire families out there with super pathetic animal forms. Like a cockroach or something. Think I'm happy to be a bird."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 21:48:42 GMT -8
Hunter- "Haha yeah you're totally lucky. That bird is really cute. Zody told me that Janice and Lucio turn into some kind of bug, I wonder what that feels like? So weird..."
Eli - "Oh, those are some Reckenbergers? I haven't met them. That's gotta be super creepy, plus you have to worry about people stepping on you or freaking out!" Eli - "I think being a pig will be cute, though. And I'm super curious to see what else you can do! It's kind of cool that you guys are the first to learn, although I'm sure it's frustrating not having anyone to guide you."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 22:00:51 GMT -8
Hunter- "Yeah, we're really lucky to get you guys though. Obviously don't wanna learn what our dude is throwin' out. Maybe the confidence though, that'd be nice."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2016 22:02:58 GMT -8
They reached the top, stepping onto the platform.
Eli - "Well, I'm glad we could help. When I got that text message and I saw you guys, it was like looking at those sad puppies on a tv infomercial. I knew we had to bust you out somehow."
Eli - "If you don't mind me asking, what was that dude like? I never met him, so I just think of him like..."
Eli - "Merde, merde! Je suis un homme mechant et je mange une baguette!"
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 22:16:17 GMT -8
Hunter- "Ha that's... that's about accurate. He's pretty creepy, I guess a lot of the old vampires are like that so nothing special for us. He actually left us alone a lot, which was merciful."
Hunter- "Ugh, god, I hope we don't have to go to any more of those meetings, do they make you do those a lot? It's worse than when I went to shows with my dad. Yuck..."
He glanced over the edge at the water below. Hunter- "Less scary than looking down to the concrete! Oh yeah, courage level increased!" Eli - "Oh, no worries about meetings. The only one we had was a Skall call, and it sucked, but it was over fast enough. Doubt any of us turned vampires will have to deal with meetings again, honestly." Eli - "That's good that he left you alone. Maybe he'll just, like, peace out forever and you guys can stay with us. I wouldn't mind that..." Eli looked out over the water, more concerned about his teaching styles than the dramatic height. Eli - "So would you like me to demonstrate first or do you want to get right to it? It's the same technique as climbing, so if you keep that in mind, it shouldn't take you long to pick it up."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 22:25:20 GMT -8
Hunter- "Ummm maybe demonstrate, but I shouldn't wait too long or I'll chicken out! No one likes a chicken, they're probably even worse at diving than a pig."
Eli - "Alright, I won't do anything fancy so you can get the gist of the technique. " He went to the edge of the platform, and got ready to do a simple, forward dive with no frills. As he started his descent, he went into his vampire-powered floating styles, not really concerned about form. Maybe a supernatural glide would be best to show the technique?
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2016 22:40:24 GMT -8
He felt his powers were smoove as all that. He could, if he wanted to, swoop up, gain tiny bit of altitude, float straight out some distance. He'd never tried that before, but he felt pretty sure of it. It was almost like he had wings, when his arms were outstretched.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 22:42:18 GMT -8
Hunter leaned over to watch his descent, ready to applaud when he hit the water.
Eli tried it! He was nothing if not adventurous.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2016 22:45:23 GMT -8
He swooped up before hitting the water and leveled out in a glide that was nearly parallel to the water. He didn't quite reach the end of the pool before touching down, though he could have if he'd swooped up earlier.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 22:45:28 GMT -8
Hunter- "Whoo! Nice job, man!"
{originally} Eli - "Thanks! Are you ready to give this a shot?" He started swimming over to the platform again, ready to offer encouragement, if need be.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2016 22:51:49 GMT -8
Vitus- "Different vampires have different abilities. Just try to slow your fall, it's enough."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 22:52:09 GMT -8
Hunter- "Okay, um, okay... maybe... um, verbal encouragement! I feel like I'm gonna die if someone watches me screw this up though." He tottered to the edge of the platform. {originally} Eli - "Wooo! You can do it! Vicier warrior pigs for life!" Eli - "If you give it your best shot, I will totally show you my cool dive. "
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jun 5, 2016 23:07:06 GMT -8
Hunter- "Okay, okay, hold on to your-- um, swim trunks! Here I go!" He jumped off the platform and inexpertly fell through the air. Hey, maybe he actually slowed his fall a bit! But he hit the water hard with limbs outstretched, splashing Vitus like the veriest of nerds at a sea life demonstration. Vitus- "Ohh... yeh. Plenty of time to try again. Not like I had a book."
Hunter- "Haha, um sorry, that was at least partially an accident!" Hunter- "Well, it's a start, huh? Better than my first time skateboarding, glad that scar cleared up when I became immortal."
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