"That's a dumb rule..." Amanda said with a frown. She understood what he was getting at, but she knew she could catch all of them at once without trouble. But she agreed to the terms, if only because Sah was right that it would help with her precision.
At first, she did as he'd said, using her telekinesis to push each pebble back up into the air as he let them fall. But before long it became apparent that he was too fast for her, especially since he was working with gravity while she was working against it.
Then a thought occurred to her. She put a bit more force into each upward thrust of telekinetic energy, shooting each pebble up higher into the air, like throwing a ball with the full weight of your body behind the throw. The pebbles were hurled up high enough that they took longer to reach the ground, giving her more time to react. She also started grabbing one or two at a time in separate telekinetic "hands" and holding them in place for a moment before tossing them up, so that the timing between each pebble falling was more spread out.
Between the longer fall times and the wider spacing between throws, she was soon able to juggle much more than she previously could. A proud grin crept across her lips, and she stuck her tongue out at Sah.
At first, she did as he'd said, using her telekinesis to push each pebble back up into the air as he let them fall. But before long it became apparent that he was too fast for her, especially since he was working with gravity while she was working against it.
Then a thought occurred to her. She put a bit more force into each upward thrust of telekinetic energy, shooting each pebble up higher into the air, like throwing a ball with the full weight of your body behind the throw. The pebbles were hurled up high enough that they took longer to reach the ground, giving her more time to react. She also started grabbing one or two at a time in separate telekinetic "hands" and holding them in place for a moment before tossing them up, so that the timing between each pebble falling was more spread out.
Between the longer fall times and the wider spacing between throws, she was soon able to juggle much more than she previously could. A proud grin crept across her lips, and she stuck her tongue out at Sah.
