"Nope!" Tal yelled back, smug in his head start even if he was taking a longer, slower route. As much as he liked to win he wasn't going to be an ass to Soh when she was just starting out. They each had different things to work on, but it was way more fun to work on them together!
The smaller floating rocks were not just smaller targets, they were also less stable. It took a lot of concentration to land on one without losing his balance and tipping the stone - and himself - over. Tal's grin turned to a scowl of concentration as he hopped up a particularly tricky sequence on the edge of the Way, and he could barely spare a thought for Soh until he reached a broader paver. He glanced back and tried to duck the incoming missile--
The bean bag hit him squarely in the side of the head and he caught it by reflex as it started to fall, looking down at it with a moment of surprise and laughing indignation. "Hey! Rude!" He paused obediently, waiting for his friend and opponent to catch up and come level with him before he bounded off again, his taunting words trailing behind him. "But I bet y'can't hit me twice!"
The smaller floating rocks were not just smaller targets, they were also less stable. It took a lot of concentration to land on one without losing his balance and tipping the stone - and himself - over. Tal's grin turned to a scowl of concentration as he hopped up a particularly tricky sequence on the edge of the Way, and he could barely spare a thought for Soh until he reached a broader paver. He glanced back and tried to duck the incoming missile--
The bean bag hit him squarely in the side of the head and he caught it by reflex as it started to fall, looking down at it with a moment of surprise and laughing indignation. "Hey! Rude!" He paused obediently, waiting for his friend and opponent to catch up and come level with him before he bounded off again, his taunting words trailing behind him. "But I bet y'can't hit me twice!"
