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Gitana Chumomisto · January 7, 2008, 03:46 PM

Simza had relaxed herself, fingers absently smoothing over the wrinkles of the talvia in her hands--a thankless task as the wrinkles slid back into place, making themselves again known and visible when as her touch went over them again and again. This did not help Gitana, who looked almost woefully upon the woman, wishing she was still standing, still moving--showing her how this was to be done. Ah, but she could do this alone, she could. Of this she had little doubts, it merely took a movement, a sharp snap of the wrist. What had Simza told her? To keep her hand closer to the center, towards the side she wished to unfurl the barbs.

She bit her lip as she adjusted her hold on the green and yellow scarf, taking a fistful of it and snapping it out into the air. It lashed out, snapped back and the barbs had unsnarled--she knew because they rebounded on her, one snagging her skin and biting into her without care that she yelped, startled, and quickly plucked it from her hand. She looked towards Simza as the woman laughed, shook her head. "What did I do wrong, Simza?" she asked, shocked. The barbs had unfurled, was that not what she wanted to accomplish?

"I am sorry - everyone does that the first time," she apologized, but she grinned and seemed wholy unapologetic. "It was my fault not to warn you." She stepped forward a little, but did not adjust her talvia to demonstrate. She simply stood, hands lowering to settle at her hips a little. "When you snap out with your wrist, you must be carefully not to simply let your wrist sit there or it will recoil on you and grab hold. You must mind your hands, your movements, for the slightest turn of the wrist can redirect the talvia. Remember that when you cast it out, make sure you snap it to the side a little so that it does not rebound on you, avrah?'

Gitana nodded slightly, rubbing the place where the barb had dug in. It made sense, she supposed, but ah she wished Simza had given her some instruction on this.

"Now try again, Gitana, with the other side, this time making sure to redirect the talvia as it rebounds."

January 7, 2008, 03:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Gitana Chumomisto Adventurer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Roaming [Enamorian & Centripaxian Wildernesses] Posts: 110	Simza had relaxed herself, fingers absently smoothing over the wrinkles of the talvia in her hands--a thankless task as the wrinkles slid back into place, making themselves again known and visible when as her touch went over them again and again. This did not help Gitana, who looked almost woefully upon the woman, wishing she was still standing, still moving--showing her how this was to be done. Ah, but she could do this alone, she could. Of this she had little doubts, it merely took a movement, a sharp snap of the wrist. What had Simza told her? To keep her hand closer to the center, towards the side she wished to unfurl the barbs. She bit her lip as she adjusted her hold on the green and yellow scarf, taking a fistful of it and snapping it out into the air. It lashed out, snapped back and the barbs had unsnarled--she knew because they rebounded on her, one snagging her skin and biting into her without care that she yelped, startled, and quickly plucked it from her hand. She looked towards Simza as the woman laughed, shook her head. "What did I do wrong, Simza?" she asked, shocked. The barbs had unfurled, was that not what she wanted to accomplish? "I am sorry - everyone does that the first time," she apologized, but she grinned and seemed wholy unapologetic. "It was my fault not to warn you." She stepped forward a little, but did not adjust her talvia to demonstrate. She simply stood, hands lowering to settle at her hips a little. "When you snap out with your wrist, you must be carefully not to simply let your wrist sit there or it will recoil on you and grab hold. You must mind your hands, your movements, for the slightest turn of the wrist can redirect the talvia. Remember that when you cast it out, make sure you snap it to the side a little so that it does not rebound on you, avrah?' Gitana nodded slightly, rubbing the place where the barb had dug in. It made sense, she supposed, but ah she wished Simza had given her some instruction on this. "Now try again, Gitana, with the other side, this time making sure to redirect the talvia as it rebounds." __________________ Retired a long while ago Character Information \| Secrets of Foresight \| Gitana's Campfire \| WF: The Talvia ...I can't help it, the road just rolls out behind me...