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[ He turns towards the tree, aims, and then fires off a shot. It hits the tree a bit lower than he wanted it to. With a frown, he adjusts his aiming a bit, then fires again. Still a bit off. The next three shots, however, are dead on in the middle of the tree. ]

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[Naruhodou doesn't seem bothered his first shots were off. The fact he hit the tree every time was already impressive enough.] Amazing. . .[And cool.] and you haven't been practicing either, right?

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Not archery, no.

[ He lowers the bow, examining the tree carefully. It wasn't his best performance, but he had always been relatively consistent when standing still, at least. ]

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What were you even doing? [WHAT DO YOU SEE THAT HE DOESN'T?] I mean, I could at least tell your stance was better.

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Hmm? [ He glances back over at him at that, raising an eyebrow. ] What do you mean, what was I doing?

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You made every hit, eventhough the both of us haven't been practicing. So what are you doing differently?

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Stance. Confidence. And more of it than you would think carries over from my sword training, which I have been keeping up with.

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[He hums quietly.] All right. [He nudges Asougi so he could stand where he was.] Help me with my stance then. [Confidence will just have to come with time, and sword training is out the window.]

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[ He steps over, letting Naruhodou fall into place, and reaches around to rest his hands on his shoulders. ]

You need to keep your back straight, first and foremost. Shoulders squared, eyes straight forward.

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(Back straight, shoulders squared. . .) [ Should be simple stuff, but he's repeating it in his mind anyway to make sure he's doing this right. The result is him standing like a stiff tree.]

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And get out of your own head. Your motions need to be fluid. [ He squeezes his shoulders at that. ] It's why I told you to stop before.

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Ah. [He tries, but it's hard for him. Now he's too relaxed in his stance.] Sorry.

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[ He slides his hands down, resting them on Naruhodou's arms so he can help adjust his stance. ]

. . . Tell me if this is too distracting.

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[Oh.] . . .It's fine. [Eventhough his cheeks are going red. It was actually helping to keep him out of his head, and he was making adjustments more quickly. Anytime his stance seem off, Asougi was right there to fix it.] Better?

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Try it again.

[ He smiles softly, staying there. ]

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[He nods, taking a deep breath. He raises his bow, drawing it back. His hands were still not steady, but the stance feels better, more natural.]

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[ He curls his fingers around his arm lightly, reassuring him. Be confident. ]

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[He tightens his hold on the bowstring, eyes forward on the target. He lets loose, the arrow scrapping the arrows that were already in the tree, but he manages to land a hit. It wasn't quite dead center, but it was close.]

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. . . Better.

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[He gives himself a breather before bringing back his focus.] Stay with me. [He takes another arrow from his quiver, preparing to take aim again.]

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I'm not going anywhere.

[ He stays where he is, fingers still curled around his arm and all. ]

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[He nods. The second arrow will land a hit, and another. They all still keep missing the mark though. The fourth one brings the same result, but Naruhodou will suddenly jerk his head back. For just a second, his vision went dark as he puts his hand over his eyes.]

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— are you alright?

[ He leans in, concerned. ]

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I- [He shakes his head. He's not in pain, just that he couldn't see anything for some reason. He blinks several times until his vision slowly returns.] I don't know? [He puts his hand over his eyes again.] Everything went dark all of the sudden.

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. . . let's stop for now.

[ He squeezes at his arm gently before sliding his hand back, resting it on his shoulder again. ]