Tal did his best to pretend that he hadn't seen Deimos's amusement at his momentary trouble, though he did give the warrior a reproachful look that wasn't terribly effective at the best of times. He just didn't have the face for it. But when his teacher collected himself and moved on without any mention of it, Tal relaxed and nodded fervent agreement. "I don't mind hard work when it feels like I'm getting something done," he agreed. "But lifting weights just feels like running in deep snow. Y'work real hard, but you don't get anywhere."
The climbing wall was a far more interesting prospect, and one that had the courier perking up visibly as he studied it. Now that he knew what he was looking at beneath the snow he could see the contours and handholds that he'd missed on first glance. He was still looking it over when Deimos's point slid home, and he sighed and nodded. "Yeah... you're right, there. I've been lucky so far. I haven't gotten into anything that Boreal and the dogs couldn't help me sort out. All I have to do is rig the right harness and we can shift things as a team I could never budge on my own." He perked up talking about his dogs, even if it meant admitting to a weakness on his part.
"Y'ever been on a dogsled before?" Pale eyes twinkled with a brightness and spark previously absent from the young man, even as his spine subtly straightened and his tapping fingers stilled on his cup.
The climbing wall was a far more interesting prospect, and one that had the courier perking up visibly as he studied it. Now that he knew what he was looking at beneath the snow he could see the contours and handholds that he'd missed on first glance. He was still looking it over when Deimos's point slid home, and he sighed and nodded. "Yeah... you're right, there. I've been lucky so far. I haven't gotten into anything that Boreal and the dogs couldn't help me sort out. All I have to do is rig the right harness and we can shift things as a team I could never budge on my own." He perked up talking about his dogs, even if it meant admitting to a weakness on his part.
"Y'ever been on a dogsled before?" Pale eyes twinkled with a brightness and spark previously absent from the young man, even as his spine subtly straightened and his tapping fingers stilled on his cup.
