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[despitethenora]

What is it now?

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Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

It was. We'd only just managed to get out of the houses, and she was going around checking on people.

[ then, with a sudden laugh ]

And there was this guy! He saw the trees and started hugging them and crying.

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

Ha. That sounds like her.

[A baffled little smile spreads.]

Hugging them?

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

Yeah! Just took one look and threw himself at them.

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

I like trees, but that’s - overboard.

[Did this place used to have more dumb puppies to watch. . .]

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

I don't know about hugging trees, but it might be fun to climb one, one day.

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

That's easy enough. We can make that happen, sometime.

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

It'd be fun! Assuming I don't fall out and break my arm or something like that.

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

The only way to make sure is to practice it. I never broke anything on the paths.

[Just, you know, doing things like blowing out a dam and getting slammed around underwater.]

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

So it's like punching.

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

I don't know where you get that connection from. But yeah, probably. Just like any fighting technique.

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

Leon taught me how to punch earlier. He says he has to stay strong to fight bioterrorism, so he has to do his exercises for it every day. I guess he fell behind on them when he got here.

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

That'd be pretty easy to fall behind on. There's always something else that needs done.

[She thinks, since she keeps finding work for herself.]

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

Really? I feel like there's so much free time... But then again, I'm used to a very strict schedule.

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

Does that mean you'll be spending a lot of time practicing punching things?

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

[ playfully tapping Aloy's arm with her fist, ]

Why? Are you volunteering?

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

Ouch.

[It’s not a very believable ‘ouch.’]

Leon might be the better choice for this.

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

So I can tell him you volunteered him for punching practice?

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

Of course you can. He should finish what he started, shouldn't he?

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

Follow-through is the most important part!

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

Must've heard that one from him.

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

Maybe. Have you ever punched someone?

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

Yeah, but I don’t prefer it. Tend to get further reminding people of my spear.

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

[ slowly the town comes into view ]

I don't know if I could ever be intimidating enough even having a spear would ward someone off...

Re: day 19

[despitethenora]

[It's been a good walk, especially for a nerdclone.]

But the punch was going to do it?

Re: day 19

[nobetawedielike]

It'll catch them off guard, at least.