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**Jesus Rodriguez** · 05-27-2017, 05:40 PM

The man was proving to be more quick-witted than Jesús originally thought. He had fully expected the man to be more disoriented, extremely confused, and terrified (which were all perfectly understandable reactions.) That he was able to coherently articulate his doubts about Jesús' statement was astounding. And quite dangerous. His brows furrowed very slightly, and his mind began to work out something to tell the man. If he didn't tread carefully, he would do more harm than good and end up with a hysterical no-maj on his hand. They needed to both keep their focus and move away from the area. The nagging feeling that something bigger would come their way continued to insist itself in his mind, creating an opportunity for doubt to settle in. The sixth year did not need this sort of internal conflict, nor did he want it. Should they make it out of the forest alive, Jesús would gladly ditch the man in search of the people responsible for all of this.

Within a few seconds, Jesús found himself annoyed all over again. Any sort of explanation given by Hawk-eyes and Moxley would be met with resistance and harsh words. He refused to let them get away unscathed.

Unfortunately, working himself up would not help him either, so Jesús counted slowly counted to ten, and felt himself at ease again. "That's understandable," he said, nodding his head right after. "You're probably just in shock. It's the body's natural defense mechanism to pain when in the face of fear or trauma." He didn't actually know if that was true or not but it felt true to Jesús, so he stuck with it. On the subject of memories, Jesús had an answer for that as well. "Memories are tricky," he started, building himself up to give a lengthy, detailed, philosophical-like retort, "no one ever remembers anything exactly how it happened. Even now, you're most likely misremembering how things happened." Again, he would play on the whole 'shocked' angle. "If we take a careful look at the atmosphere and environment around us, it's only natural that, as humans, our fear of the unknown has manipulated our rationality and made things seem worse than they actually were."

It wouldn't do for the man to try and find any fault with his argument, so Jesús continued. "So, once we get out of here, we can sit, process, and reevaluate what happened in the hopes of coming to a resolution." And with that, Jesús smiled at the man, hoping to quell any and all doubts. And if he still had questions, Jesús would gladly answer them. He helped to steady the man, not wanting him to fall and actually hit his head (although, considering that it might make things easier, Jesús probably wouldn't lunge to catch him.) "Yeah, so, let's move quickly," he said, his anxiety settling in again. The realization that there might be more things out there made him uneasy. He walked, wanting to get as far away from the clearing as possible, and glanced over at the man to make sure he was alright to move around without assistance. The Cheering Charm seemed to have given him a boost in energy and, not for the first time, Jesús marveled at how useful magic was. However, should the man continue to pry and pester the sixth year, he had several ideas about how best to keep him quiet, and wouldn't feel any remorse about the sort of methods he would use.

05-27-2017, 05:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jesus Rodriguez Thunderbird Puffskein Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 1,079 Hogwarts RPG Name: Jesús Rodríguez Sixth Year	The man was proving to be more quick-witted than Jesús originally thought. He had fully expected the man to be more disoriented, extremely confused, and terrified (which were all perfectly understandable reactions.) That he was able to coherently articulate his doubts about Jesús' statement was astounding. And quite dangerous. His brows furrowed very slightly, and his mind began to work out something to tell the man. If he didn't tread carefully, he would do more harm than good and end up with a hysterical no-maj on his hand. They needed to both keep their focus and move away from the area. The nagging feeling that something bigger would come their way continued to insist itself in his mind, creating an opportunity for doubt to settle in. The sixth year did not need this sort of internal conflict, nor did he want it. Should they make it out of the forest alive, Jesús would gladly ditch the man in search of the people responsible for all of this. Within a few seconds, Jesús found himself annoyed all over again. Any sort of explanation given by Hawk-eyes and Moxley would be met with resistance and harsh words. He refused to let them get away unscathed. Unfortunately, working himself up would not help him either, so Jesús counted slowly counted to ten, and felt himself at ease again. "That's understandable," he said, nodding his head right after. "You're probably just in shock. It's the body's natural defense mechanism to pain when in the face of fear or trauma." He didn't actually know if that was true or not but it felt true to Jesús, so he stuck with it. On the subject of memories, Jesús had an answer for that as well. "Memories are tricky," he started, building himself up to give a lengthy, detailed, philosophical-like retort, "no one ever remembers anything exactly how it happened. Even now, you're most likely misremembering how things happened." Again, he would play on the whole 'shocked' angle. "If we take a careful look at the atmosphere and environment around us, it's only natural that, as humans, our fear of the unknown has manipulated our rationality and made things seem worse than they actually were." It wouldn't do for the man to try and find any fault with his argument, so Jesús continued. "So, once we get out of here, we can sit, process, and reevaluate what happened in the hopes of coming to a resolution." And with that, Jesús smiled at the man, hoping to quell any and all doubts. And if he still had questions, Jesús would gladly answer them. He helped to steady the man, not wanting him to fall and actually hit his head (although, considering that it might make things easier, Jesús probably wouldn't lunge to catch him.) "Yeah, so, let's move quickly," he said, his anxiety settling in again. The realization that there might be more things out there made him uneasy. He walked, wanting to get as far away from the clearing as possible, and glanced over at the man to make sure he was alright to move around without assistance. The Cheering Charm seemed to have given him a boost in energy and, not for the first time, Jesús marveled at how useful magic was. However, should the man continue to pry and pester the sixth year, he had several ideas about how best to keep him quiet, and wouldn't feel any remorse about the sort of methods he would use. __________________ Coming soon.