forum Assassin one-on-one ((closed, please stalk))

Started September 02, 2018 by @ElderGod-Carrots

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“How are you good at that? The archery thing, I mean.” Andion said, looking at where the arrows had hit.

"Practice," Blaine replied simply. "Lots of practice."

Andion rolled his eyes and ran a hand through his hair, staying silent as he watched.

Blaine shot another arrow, this one barely missing the center, before she turned slightly to look at Andion.

"Do you want me to show you?" she asked, holding her bow out to him.

"I've never been the best archer but… sure, why not." He said, carefully taking the bow from Blaine.

"Okay, so this is a right-handed bow, which means that you need to hold it with your left hand and pull the string back with your right," Blaine explained, moving his hands to where they needed to be. "Then you'll nock an arrow–" She helped him do that, taking the arrow out of her quiver for him. "–and draw it back. You'll want your thumb to be just along your jawline, like this." Letting go of him, she demonstrated what she meant. "Make sense?"

Andion nodded, "Yeah, that makes sense."

Following the instructions that Blaine had given him, he drew the arrow back and shot, the arrow missing the center of the target by a couple inches.

"Hey, that was really good!" Blaine exclaimed, smiling. "This isn't your first time, is it?"

"I've shot before, always missing my target every time." He said, lowering the bow and handing it back to her.

Blaine took it and nocked another arrow. "Well, it seems I helped you, then, doesn't it?" she commented, letting the arrow go. It hit between the one Andion had shot and the center, and Blaine raised an eyebrow as she looked at it.

"Would you look at that, you missed the center." Andion said, smiling and crossing his arms.

"Yes. I noticed," Blaine droned. She pulled another arrow back, and this one came closer to, but still didn't hit, the center.

"Damn, I thought you were supposed to be accurate?" Andion nudged her in the side playfully.

"If I shoot you through the heart will it be accurate enough for you?" Blaine muttered as she shot another arrow. This one finally reached the center, and Blaine smiled.

Andion chuckled, “There we are. There’s the accurate Blaine.” He said smiling.

"I'm always accurate. If I don't hit the bullseye, I'm not trying to," Blaine bluffed, rolling her eyes.

“Liar, you need to work on your lying skills, Lady.” Andion said, grinning.

Blaine shot a glare at Andion, then quickly turned and loosed another arrow. It hit the bullseye again, or at least… as close to the bullseye as it could, considering that there were other arrows there already.

"Perhaps. But not my archery skills."

"Oh, definitely not your archery skills, lying on the other hand…" He shrugged and put his hands in his pockets, "Something you do need to work on."

Blaine shrugged. "It's not like I really need them, not for this job. It's always 'get in, kill the person, get out'. Easy."

"Sometimes you need to lie. Depends on the job, I've had too." He said, looking out over the shooting range.

"Well, then, it's a good thing I haven't needed to, yet," Blaine said. She sighed and started toward the target to grab her arrows. After shooting as kind as she had been, her fingers had started to hurt, even with her calluses.

Andion stood and watched as Blaine retrieved her arrows.

Maybe I’ll have to teach her how to lie…

“Blaine, how about I teach you how to lie? We’ll go out tonight to the tavern, see what happens.”

Blaine, having collected all of her arrows, walked back to Andion. She gave him a questioning look.

"Why…?" she asked.

“To teach you how to lie, and because I need a drink so it’s two birds with one stone.” He said, shrugging.