[Closed] I wanna try everything, I wanna try even though I could fail

[pure_radiantics]

Who: Kairi and Barry Goodman
What: M05: Shinki Training - Silence Spell
When: June 28th
Where: The Far Shore
Warnings: n/a

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After seeing Barry get a little upset over the BBS following Amaterasu's announcement, Kairi decides that meeting in person for a bit - if only to blow off some steam - might help him out. Then again, he did also want to do some more training, so both at the same time seems reasonable to her.

Off she goes to find That Temple With The Bears, as he told her.

Comments

16/20 woo

[pure_radiantics]

Oh I wanted it to work - I really wanted it to work. I've been working on reading over Lavi's notes as carefully as I can...

[She holds her arms as she thinks.]

I wonder if the more spells you know, the easier it gets? One of the magic-users might know better than us... Well, you should still give it a try on me, right?

[very_goodman]

Yeah, guess so. All right, here goes! Get ready!

[Barry lifts his hand, palm out toward Kairi.]

Gouki... Silence!

[pure_radiantics]

{Kairi balls her fists and meets Barry's gaze, hoping that maybe if she stares him down and concentrates on the fact that she knows they're both new at this, then it won't affect her.

She purses her lips and then opens them.]

No-

[Ah, the word came out.]

Oh. Well that's a good thing to know, then.

[very_goodman]

[Barry stares right back, his gaze steely and serious. But all of that falls away immediately when he hears Kairi speak.]

Aw, man... I really thought I had it.

[pure_radiantics]

No but this is good, in a way

[She gestures to herself.]

We were both concentrating really hard - and you've been here longer than I have. So what's the only other difference between us? I think, tell me if I'm wrong, that I know Bind - I was trained by Mr. Kazuma a little and practiced with several other people. So it gave me a kind of confidence, I think?

[She gestures to Barry then.]

It just means that if you Master one kind of Spell, the others will come easier, I think. You can do it, Barry. I know you can.

[very_goodman]

Hmm... I dunno much about spells and magic and stuff, but that makes sense to me.

[He flexes an arm, grinning as he slaps his bicep with the other hand.]

Guess that means I just gotta work harder!

[pure_radiantics]

I'm glad you think so! Did you want to try Bind for a bit too, or is that enough for today?

[She figures that she can ask and let him decide. She's the one who spends most of her day focusing on this kind of stuff, but at least she can recognize not everyone feels that way. If Barry had been more dejected when it didn't work out for him, maybe she wouldn't have offered, but since he's the Try Harder type...]

[very_goodman]

Bind, huh? Sounds good. Let's give it a shot, long as I'm on a roll.

[He laughs, perfectly happy to make jokes at his own expense.]

[pure_radiantics]

Aww! Don't worry about it!

[She holds up her hand to show him.]

It's the same as Silence! But this might be a little bit easier to envision, I think... like you're wrapping the other person up tight and not letting them move! Other than that, same hand position, just like Borderline, and use the vessel name again. Name first, then "Bind."

You try first this time!

[She stands ready.]

[very_goodman]

Just like a big bear hug! Awright, lemme try this thing out.

[Barry grins, lifting his hand and pointing it at Kairi. He's concentrating pretty hard this time.]

Gouki... Bind!

[pure_radiantics]

[Kairi's ready for him, but she still relaxes. She's felt this before and this time isn't about making it too difficult for him - if she were a Teacher like Kazuma maybe she wouldn't have done it this way, but to her she's specifically giving him an opportunity to see what it feels like when it succeeds. That way, he won't get tricked into thinking it didn't work.

She feels the constriction, and does wince a little bit as it tightens around her, but she doesn't cry out or anything. She just closes her eyes tightly and tries to wait for him to release her.]

[very_goodman]

Hey, looks like it worked!

[Barry grins, waiting a few moments before lowering his hand and releasing the spell.]

How'd it feel?

[pure_radiantics]

... Phew!

[She takes a deep breath in.]

It was definitely effective! Bear hug's right...

[She massages her own arms lightly.]

When you get that one consistent, I bet it'll be your best one.

[very_goodman]

Heheh, sorry 'bout that!

[But even though he's apologizing, he's also beaming with pride.]

Yeah, I think so too! Thanks for showin' me.

Wrap?

[pure_radiantics]

[She smiles, glad to see his pride.]

Not a problem. Thank you for practicing a bit with me. We can try both a few more times together before I leave if you'd like.