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TeafortheSoul · 01-09-2018, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

It was no surprise to the fourth year that Bel was catching up and then some. She did have that Seeker build, you know? In addition to his own physique becoming a tad heavier with the addition of arm muscles that he still wasn't quite sure what to do with and some of his favorite shirts now had sleeves that were getting stretched a tiny bit, but nothing too dramatic. Though it did remind him of waaaaay back in their first year when he and Abey had talked about being Seekers. Though that dream had quickly vanished when it clicked that they couldn't BOTH be Seekers at the same time unless they were on opposing teams. And well, since Derf was already idolizing a Beater...it wasn't too difficult to sway him to consider other positions.

Glancing over his shoulder at her, noting that the tip of her broom was all but grazing his tail twigs, he gave a slight nod of his head to the course ahead. "Show 'em what you've got, Bel" he chirped, veering left to perform a bit of a barrel roll to give her additional space to charge forward and not alter her own flight path. While he was briefly upside down, Derf also noticed that Scarlett was also heading towards the obstacle course and gave her a quick wave before returning both his hands to the handle of his broom and resuming his original flight path after completing his aerial circle by sailing through a hoop.

Okay...so maaaaaaaaaybe he was not taking his own advice and adding a bit of pizzazz his first run. BUT...that would sorta make a neat flight formation during a match...

Y'know, Derfael's encouragement was all the permission Bel needed. Though at first she stayed just behind him to conserve energy like birds do in flight, soon enough she peeled off and shot ahead past him, pressing her body closer to the the length of Cam's broom and making herself small and aerodynamic, the air flowing over her as the broom cut through the sky.

Most of the rings were easy to zip through, but the further through the course she got, the more sharp angles and distances were involved in the ring placement and Bel had to compensate for it with a speed drop so she wouldn't lose maneuverability. So a bit slower, but pulling on the broom and moving with it in whichever direction to bank hard for the rings. A couple of them lit up when she flew through the glowing edges instead of swishing straight through the centre of them, so it was easy to see where she'd been precise and where she hadn't quite made it. Reaching the end she banked tightly around the pole and headed back. This time, now that she had the feel of it, she was able to better sacrifice speed for precision and the rings didn't light up.

Her tongue was poking out a bit in concentration. This was hard yakka!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Scarlett got to the obstacle course and then hopped on, bouncing a bit on her toes before taking off. She took a few deep breaths to try and calm her nerves and just relax. This could be fun, and not as scary as she was making it out to be in her mind. Come on Scarlett, you're an ADULT now, you can handle this!

Gripping the handle of her broom tightly, she smirked when she saw Derf and Bel getting warmed up and doing some fancier moves. Nothing TOO fancy, of course, she had never pegged them as show offs - but if they were doing it, she was doing it too. She did a little bit of lazy side to side action before doing a little barrel roll through the first ring she came to. If she was going to be Keeper, she HAD to show off her moves and also show how fast she could accelerate the broom. It made sense - if SHE were captain, she'd been looking for that.

Granted, she didn't have a ton of moves - this was only a broom they were talking about - but she wanted to show that she could do everything everyone else could do, despite her lack of camp experience.

And now that nice older girl Scarlett was hitting the obstacles too. Which was actually kind of good because moving targets, wooo! Bel flew directly at her and then with a gesture to show her intentions, adjusted, pulling down hard to scoot underneath Scarlett with minimal clearance.

Communication was important right?

01-09-2018, 04:04 AM	#34 (permalink)
TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,244 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie It was no surprise to the fourth year that Bel was catching up and then some. She did have that Seeker build, you know? In addition to his own physique becoming a tad heavier with the addition of arm muscles that he still wasn't quite sure what to do with and some of his favorite shirts now had sleeves that were getting stretched a tiny bit, but nothing too dramatic. Though it did remind him of waaaaay back in their first year when he and Abey had talked about being Seekers. Though that dream had quickly vanished when it clicked that they couldn't BOTH be Seekers at the same time unless they were on opposing teams. And well, since Derf was already idolizing a Beater...it wasn't too difficult to sway him to consider other positions. Glancing over his shoulder at her, noting that the tip of her broom was all but grazing his tail twigs, he gave a slight nod of his head to the course ahead. "Show 'em what you've got, Bel" he chirped, veering left to perform a bit of a barrel roll to give her additional space to charge forward and not alter her own flight path. While he was briefly upside down, Derf also noticed that Scarlett was also heading towards the obstacle course and gave her a quick wave before returning both his hands to the handle of his broom and resuming his original flight path after completing his aerial circle by sailing through a hoop. Okay...so maaaaaaaaaybe he was not taking his own advice and adding a bit of pizzazz his first run. BUT...that would sorta make a neat flight formation during a match... Y'know, Derfael's encouragement was all the permission Bel needed. Though at first she stayed just behind him to conserve energy like birds do in flight, soon enough she peeled off and shot ahead past him, pressing her body closer to the the length of Cam's broom and making herself small and aerodynamic, the air flowing over her as the broom cut through the sky. Most of the rings were easy to zip through, but the further through the course she got, the more sharp angles and distances were involved in the ring placement and Bel had to compensate for it with a speed drop so she wouldn't lose maneuverability. So a bit slower, but pulling on the broom and moving with it in whichever direction to bank hard for the rings. A couple of them lit up when she flew through the glowing edges instead of swishing straight through the centre of them, so it was easy to see where she'd been precise and where she hadn't quite made it. Reaching the end she banked tightly around the pole and headed back. This time, now that she had the feel of it, she was able to better sacrifice speed for precision and the rings didn't light up. Her tongue was poking out a bit in concentration. This was hard yakka! Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Scarlett got to the obstacle course and then hopped on, bouncing a bit on her toes before taking off. She took a few deep breaths to try and calm her nerves and just relax. This could be fun, and not as scary as she was making it out to be in her mind. Come on Scarlett, you're an ADULT now, you can handle this! Gripping the handle of her broom tightly, she smirked when she saw Derf and Bel getting warmed up and doing some fancier moves. Nothing TOO fancy, of course, she had never pegged them as show offs - but if they were doing it, she was doing it too. She did a little bit of lazy side to side action before doing a little barrel roll through the first ring she came to. If she was going to be Keeper, she HAD to show off her moves and also show how fast she could accelerate the broom. It made sense - if SHE were captain, she'd been looking for that. Granted, she didn't have a ton of moves - this was only a broom they were talking about - but she wanted to show that she could do everything everyone else could do, despite her lack of camp experience. And now that nice older girl Scarlett was hitting the obstacles too. Which was actually kind of good because moving targets, wooo! Bel flew directly at her and then with a gesture to show her intentions, adjusted, pulling down hard to scoot underneath Scarlett with minimal clearance. Communication was important right? __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you