Day 230 | Open | Got Wood?

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

Who: Rob, anyone and everyone
Open: Open
When: Day 230, morning (backdated)
Where: Near the donut bush
What: Rob's created an endless supply of lumber.
Format: Any
Warnings: None

With the immediate threat to the Bastion's survival dealt with for the time being, Rob's finally gotten around to spending his shards. The result? An oak tree made of perfect 1-foot cubes. The trunk is 15 feet tall without a single branch and is surrounded by cubes of leaves starting at 6 feet above the ground, which all grow from a complex web of thin twigs without a branch in sight.

He circles around the tree at first with a grin on his face, then stops, focuses for a moment, and gives it a kick. Nothing happens, but his grin still gets bigger. A series of punches, tackles, and other strikes follow, but the tree barely quivers. Then he stops and flicks the trunk with one finger. Instantly the tree is severed at its base and topples over, the twigs in its crown cracking as they hit the ground. When the trunk itself hits the ground with a large crash, every twig snaps at once and the entire leaf mass drops to the ground leaving a square log lying on the ground in a mound of oak leaves. And a single bright red apple, which Rob picks up and bites into with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Oddly enough, despite there being only one stump there are other logs lying on the ground nearby.

Comments

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

"I mean, what do you expect of students when you're teaching them?"

[daughterofursa]

"A respect for the art and a willingness to learn. I don't see how I could expect anything else."

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

"Not unreasonable." A pause. He feels like he's about to make a terrible mistake, but forces himself to continue anyways. "I guess if you don't mind trying to teach me, I'm willing to try and learn."

[daughterofursa]

"I wouldn't offer if I wasn't willing." Actually, she realizes, she hasn't offered so much as insisted.

"...if you don't like me, there are others you could learn from."

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

"Prolly be best to wait for you to try and teach me before making any decisions."

[daughterofursa]

"That's fair." She doesn't think she's a bad teacher, but she knows she can be tough and not everyone does well with that.

"When do you want to start?"

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

There's a level of tough that will be good for Rob, and there's a level of tough that will make Rob fantasize about wringing Zuko's neck. There's also a level of tough that will result in Rob finding a corner and assuming a fetal position. Good luck figuring out where those lines are.

"Um, well it sounds like people are planning something for later today, so... tomorrow morning, maybe?"

[daughterofursa]

Zuko has toned down on the yelling since she was teaching Aang. That's enough, right?

"All right then, tomorrow morning. I'll meet you at the training building."

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

Hopefully.

Rob nods.

"I'll see you there, then."