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kayquilz · 05-31-2015, 05:15 PM

SPOILER!!: Gabe and Clara

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Originally Posted by natekka

Clara had known, even when she'd just entered the room, that she wouldn't have good aim. She may have been slowly getting more athletic, better she was still clumsy and possessed terrible hand-eye coordination. Plus .... recent things ... yeah, they'd affected things, too. Heh. The entertainment factor and laughter she'd had earlier were now wearing off, leaving her feeling frustrated.

She didn't like failing, and she certainly didn't like Eden's use of the word 'stupid'.

"Of course I know what fun is," she replied, trying to lighten up a little. This task was sending her mood all over the place; she'd been doubtful at first, then amused, now she was just annoyed. She gritted her teeth. "That's definitely one way to look at it." Ignoring the paint in her hair, she once again scrapped her hair back into a ponytail. "I will get it," she said, mostly to herself. She didn't even wait to see if Eden wanted another go, she just went over to the box of balloons, grabbed the first one she saw - a blue one - and set up her next shot.

This time she watched the targets carefully, imagining how Gabriel would tackle the situation. He was good with numbers and calculations .... Clara, on the other hand, just couldn't wrap her head around them. It was one of the few things she couldn't easily do. The target she was aiming for was moving in a circular motion, and was periodically blocked by the lowest target, which was moving horizontally ..... so, she'd need to time it to go up at the moment it would pass the lowest one but hit the top one. She knew that the trajectory of the balloon was 90 degrees, that was simple, but ... all the numbers and timings all together seemed overly complicated to her. Deep breaths, Wilde, she reminded herself, and lined up her shot.

"ALARTE ASCENDARE!" She cried, a little quieter than she had last time, and watched the balloon.

It went up and passed the lower target - a small victory - before finally making contact with the highest target.

........... !!!!!! .... Granted, it only hit the side of the target, she'd still got it.

............... And now she was covered in blue paint, too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Govoni

It had been a busy morning, and Gabriel found himself needing to destress for a bit. Clara had mentioned that she and Eden were planning to do the Charms homework today...and decided to go down and watch; completely normal. Of course, he still needed to do his own, as it was due soon...but watching and observing first was preferred.

Entering the Charms Annexe, he glimpsed the two girls hard at it...and dropped his bag by the door; placing a spell just in case anyone decided they wanted to attempt stealing from it.

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...and they were both covered in paint.

"..........Hello." So, he'd be watching from a comfortable distance away...

Eden clapped for Clara, more than before, and smiled. "Wheee! You got it--" she said, going for another balloon just to pass the time. She grabbed another yellow balloon because she was really feeling that color today, and smiled over at Clara. "You're doing really well, you know..." better than she felt she was doing. But Eden had always been mediocre at magic, at least according to herself.

She set the balloon in front of her feet and pointed her wand, aiming for any of the targets right above her..."ALARTE ASCENDARE!" she cried, and the balloon shot up into the air, side-swiped the first target that was moving, and then hit the second one....right at the top of the target. Yellow paint sprinkled down...and Eden glanced over at Gabe....and....just tried to act normal...

"Hi." That was all he got from her. She busied herself with looking for another balloon.

05-31-2015, 05:15 PM	#126 (permalink)
kayquilz Granian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bikini Bottom Posts: 21,189 Hogwarts RPG Name: Roman Gellar Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Arden Toros Gryffindor Graduated x4 x1	A Poop * k8 * SPOILER!!: Gabe and Clara Quote: Originally Posted by natekka Clara had known, even when she'd just entered the room, that she wouldn't have good aim. She may have been slowly getting more athletic, better she was still clumsy and possessed terrible hand-eye coordination. Plus .... recent things ... yeah, they'd affected things, too. Heh. The entertainment factor and laughter she'd had earlier were now wearing off, leaving her feeling frustrated. She didn't like failing, and she certainly didn't like Eden's use of the word 'stupid'. "Of course I know what fun is," she replied, trying to lighten up a little. This task was sending her mood all over the place; she'd been doubtful at first, then amused, now she was just annoyed. She gritted her teeth. "That's definitely one way to look at it." Ignoring the paint in her hair, she once again scrapped her hair back into a ponytail. "I will get it," she said, mostly to herself. She didn't even wait to see if Eden wanted another go, she just went over to the box of balloons, grabbed the first one she saw - a blue one - and set up her next shot. This time she watched the targets carefully, imagining how Gabriel would tackle the situation. He was good with numbers and calculations .... Clara, on the other hand, just couldn't wrap her head around them. It was one of the few things she couldn't easily do. The target she was aiming for was moving in a circular motion, and was periodically blocked by the lowest target, which was moving horizontally ..... so, she'd need to time it to go up at the moment it would pass the lowest one but hit the top one. She knew that the trajectory of the balloon was 90 degrees, that was simple, but ... all the numbers and timings all together seemed overly complicated to her. Deep breaths, Wilde, she reminded herself, and lined up her shot. "ALARTE ASCENDARE!" She cried, a little quieter than she had last time, and watched the balloon. It went up and passed the lower target - a small victory - before finally making contact with the highest target. ........... !!!!!! .... Granted, it only hit the side of the target, she'd still got it. ............... And now she was covered in blue paint, too. Quote: Originally Posted by Govoni It had been a busy morning, and Gabriel found himself needing to destress for a bit. Clara had mentioned that she and Eden were planning to do the Charms homework today...and decided to go down and watch; completely normal. Of course, he still needed to do his own, as it was due soon...but watching and observing first was preferred. Entering the Charms Annexe, he glimpsed the two girls hard at it...and dropped his bag by the door; placing a spell just in case anyone decided they wanted to attempt stealing from it. . . ...and they were both covered in paint. "..........Hello." So, he'd be watching from a comfortable distance away... Eden clapped for Clara, more than before, and smiled. "Wheee! You got it--" she said, going for another balloon just to pass the time. She grabbed another yellow balloon because she was really feeling that color today, and smiled over at Clara. "You're doing really well, you know..." better than she felt she was doing. But Eden had always been mediocre at magic, at least according to herself. She set the balloon in front of her feet and pointed her wand, aiming for any of the targets right above her..."ALARTE ASCENDARE!" she cried, and the balloon shot up into the air, side-swiped the first target that was moving, and then hit the second one....right at the top of the target. Yellow paint sprinkled down...and Eden glanced over at Gabe....and....just tried to act normal... "Hi." That was all he got from her. She busied herself with looking for another balloon. __________________ "You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough." Roman Gellar ● 1st Year ● Slytherin