we say so (we hope so) — areto & blade
Jun 11, 2021 16:31:40 GMT -5
Post by calla on Jun 11, 2021 16:31:40 GMT -5
A R E T O
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Areto had taken one look at the nets the trainer was showcasing, then grabbed her own length of rope and wandered off to the side, knotting and unknotting her own net. She knows those motions by heart, she could make them in her sleep, but there's something soothing about sitting and letting her hands move on autopilot, absently following the steps that her mother had taught her years ago.
There's a young girl that lingers on the outskirts of the station and Areto's hands don't still as she glances up, feeling eyes on her. Areto ponders the little shadow and it's funny - the way the girl fiddles with her hands makes her look so much like Klonie that Areto's chest hurts.
"Do you want to watch?" She pats the ground beside her, making room for the girl to sit down and watch her weave. "The trainer uses an overhand knot, but this hitch knot is faster." She tugs it tight, "And it holds better in water."
Areto lifts a little piece of rope and holds it out, "Here, you try. Loop around twice, and then pull through."
She smiles at the girl and tries to be encouraging even though the synthetic fibres of the rope makes her skin itch.
"I'm Areto, what's your name?"
There's a young girl that lingers on the outskirts of the station and Areto's hands don't still as she glances up, feeling eyes on her. Areto ponders the little shadow and it's funny - the way the girl fiddles with her hands makes her look so much like Klonie that Areto's chest hurts.
"Do you want to watch?" She pats the ground beside her, making room for the girl to sit down and watch her weave. "The trainer uses an overhand knot, but this hitch knot is faster." She tugs it tight, "And it holds better in water."
Areto lifts a little piece of rope and holds it out, "Here, you try. Loop around twice, and then pull through."
She smiles at the girl and tries to be encouraging even though the synthetic fibres of the rope makes her skin itch.
"I'm Areto, what's your name?"
