The one on the left might have a little too much resistance for you, but you can test them both out by holding it up and seeing how easy it is to pull the string back.
see, she feels almost like she's losing if she swaps to the bow that has less tension? so she grits her teeth and pulls a little harder on the bowstring, managing to draw it back.]
He will reward her bow success with little nod and a smile that seems impressed!]
That's certainly not bad at all. Though, you see - if you use a bow too taut for you, your arm will tire out much sooner and you won't be able to keep up with other hunters.
Mm, that's how it often works. The more you practice, the more your muscles build and the better you get at aiming. It's often a struggle to nock and fire more than a few arrows in the first practice, but you'll get to the point where you can fire a whole quiver without tiring.
[He'll pick up a bow, too! Bow buddies. He'll demonstrate as he continues to talk:]
The next step is learning how to nock the arrow. Pick it up like this, and settle it between the feathers here - here, see?
[she peers at how he has it done, then tries to settle the arrow the way it's supposed to be! she's successful after a few tries to get it exactly right.]
it hits about midway between the edge of the target and the bullseye, but not with enough force to stick. it kind of bounces pathetically off it and falls to the ground.]
[AT LEAST SHE HIT THE TARGET AT ALL that's already miles better than some. He smiles encouragingly, moving to go pick up the arrow from where it's landed.]
For a first shot, that was quite good. The strength will come in due time, and aim will also improve.
[AND LO he'll demonstrate nocking his arrow and pulling the bow back for her! He's not exactly a star archer, but he does get within the center circle even if not a direct bullseye, and his arrow wedges, like. Alarmingly far in.
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[that seems like a good use of time! one that will not potentially end with the squirrel army staging an uprising and murdering them both.]
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I wouldn't. It's an important skill to have, anyway. [...] Or - I suppose it was one. Maybe not so much now, with how far things have advanced.
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...well, I'd like to learn it! I'd be honored to learn from you.
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Ah, you're too kind. [But!! Leading the way over to where the bows and arrows and such are stored.]
The first thing is to find a bow suited to your purpose and height. Though I think just height is fine in this case.
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[He'll yoink two bows off for her to try out!]
The one on the left might have a little too much resistance for you, but you can test them both out by holding it up and seeing how easy it is to pull the string back.
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hm. she frowns.]
How can it be so hard to pull a string...?
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It's strung tightly to give the arrow as much power as possible when it's shot. It's harder than you'd expect, right?
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see, she feels almost like she's losing if she swaps to the bow that has less tension? so she grits her teeth and pulls a little harder on the bowstring, managing to draw it back.]
...ha!
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He will reward her bow success with little nod and a smile that seems impressed!]
That's certainly not bad at all. Though, you see - if you use a bow too taut for you, your arm will tire out much sooner and you won't be able to keep up with other hunters.
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[she regards the bow for a moment before setting it down and picking up the other one.]
Well, I know I can pull that one, so it's fine. I'll practice with this and maybe once I've built up my arm strength the other one won't be too taut.
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[He'll pick up a bow, too! Bow buddies. He'll demonstrate as he continues to talk:]
The next step is learning how to nock the arrow. Pick it up like this, and settle it between the feathers here - here, see?
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[she peers at how he has it done, then tries to settle the arrow the way it's supposed to be! she's successful after a few tries to get it exactly right.]
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[GOOD WORK TEAM. Sakyou pulls his own arrow back, testing the give of the bow.]
From here, it's a matter of practicing how to draw your arrow back and how to aim at your target. We can work with this one for now.
[A nod at whatever one's biggest and/or closest. BEGINNER STEPS.]
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So I just, like, aim at the center, right?
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[He'll let his own hold on the string go, so he can watch her aim and fire with no distractions.]
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[she fires the arrow!!
it hits about midway between the edge of the target and the bullseye, but not with enough force to stick. it kind of bounces pathetically off it and falls to the ground.]
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For a first shot, that was quite good. The strength will come in due time, and aim will also improve.
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[ :3 ]
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[A nod to the opposite side compared to where he'd been standing with her, since Sakyou's a lefty.]
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Thank you!
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[AND LO he'll demonstrate nocking his arrow and pulling the bow back for her! He's not exactly a star archer, but he does get within the center circle even if not a direct bullseye, and his arrow wedges, like. Alarmingly far in.
HIS ARM STRENGTH.]
How was that?
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[!!
he's not a star archer, but she's never seen anyone use bow like that before without being akumatized, so it's still pretty impressive.]
It's, like, right in there! You must be really strong!
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It's likely because the sword I normally wield is an oodachi. They're quite large.
[Specifically, he has Hotarumaru, which is only a foot shorter than his wholeass body.]
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How large? It's kind of hard to imagine!
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