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Who: Everyone and anyone.
When: Day 33, noon/early afternoon.
Where: Anywhere.
What: M-M-M-Mingle!

[ IT'S NO LONGER THE MORNING, THUSIA. WHAT DO NOW? ]

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Alright.

[ I guess this is the style of archery that would be taught in most college classes then. ]

Oh, that's not so bad. Stand up straighter and even out your feet, though- and you'll need to pull it back farther, too.

[ Dooooing so... ]

Feels kind of stiff...

That's probably because your posture's normally terrible... Spread your feet a bit more; that should feel a little more comfortable, too.

Oh, that's better.

[ picks up the first arrow he shot and hands it to Cayden ]

All right, try again.

[ TRY TRY AGAIN. ]

Better.

[ retrieves the arrow again ]

Try aiming at one of the marks it made on the wall now.

[ Okay that is considerably harder. ]

[ it's okay he wasn't expecting you to hit it anyway ]

Too much delay. Try to shoot with one movement- going slowly is fine and makes it easier to aim, but you shouldn't pause in between.

[ fetches the arrow again ]

[ How do I not... pause... ]

...

Here, I'll show you.

[ turns to face the opposite direction so Cayden can watch. without an arrow, draws the string back slowly in demonstration and releases it the moment it's drawn back fully ]

For me it's harder not to release prematurely, but I imagine delay would be worse for you...

[ Watching. ]

It's a little hard not to just stop, yeah.

Try again?

[ Trying again! Aim is worse but the fluidity of the motion is improving. ]

[ arrow fetch ]

Now try it while aiming.

... I was aiming...

[ Okay gotta. Find the balance here. ]

Oh, really? That wasn't bad, then. Really, the point of making you aim right now is just to make sure you're still getting the timing right while you're focusing on something else.

That's understandable, though it's still rather hard.

[ Keeps going through the motions. ]

Well, it'll take you longer than a day to adjust to it. For now it's probably better to just focus on the form and timing until they come a little more naturally.

Alright.

[ How long we at this, bro... ]

[ until you get tired I guess... occasionally commenting with corrections about drawing back more or the like ]

[ That will... not be terribly long then WHAT IS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY... ]

... Are you sick?

... No?