paradisa | Thirty One Truffula Trees

[The Once-ler hasn't heard from his mother in a while. This is nothing new, really. She only ever comes to him if she wanted something, it's always been that way, and he doubts she'd ever change, magical castle notwithstanding. But he hasn't heard from her since that dinosaur mess, and eventually, his love for her overwhelms his common sense and desire not to get his heart kicked in, as it always inevitably does. He heads off to her room, finding the nameplate gone.

Well. That was that. She'd left him. Again. Quietly this time, with no harsh words to bite into his memory as she drives away into the smog. Just a door without a name on it. He doubts he'll ever see her again, and he feels guilty for finding some relief in that thought. He exhales, opening his journal. He doesn't even know what to say at first, he doesn't even know if she even HAD any friends here]

For anyone who cares, my mom. [Pause] Flora her name's Flora. Look, I don't know if anyone knew her or not- but she's gone. Back home. So there you go.

[He'll just go try to find somewhere to brood where his friends won't find him now]

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[He almost dismisses this, but his gun tutor has gone home, so he's lost that long range weapon plan he'd been sticking to]

...You know what? Sure.

[She checked the time, and then grabs her bow and her arrows.]

Shooting range. Meet me there when you're ready.

Yeah, sure thing. I'll be there.

[Maybe it'll make him feel better to shoot something with an arrow. Yeah. Who need therapy? He'll be on his way]

Very good.

[She got there early, starting practice shots to get herself warmed up and limber.]

[The Once-ler eventually makes it out, glancing around before ambling over to her]

Hey.

[Katniss took her stance, and sent another arrow through the bullseye, before looking over at him. She eyed him, for a moment, looking up and down his lanky body.]

Just how tall are you?

[He's well used to this question, giving a long suffering sigh]

About six-seven.

[She nodded her head, before she went back into the shed she kept the equipment. She returned ten minutes later, carrying a long bow with the greatest reach she could find.]

There you go. Try pulling the bowstring. Test the weight.

[Katniss is so helpful. He nods, pulling the string]

I have no idea what I'm supposed to be testing the weight for, FYI.

[Oh. Right. Total virgin here. She shook her head, rubbing her forehead.]

Sorry. You're seeing how much you can pull because that will give me an idea of how to string your bow string. To test your arm strength. I'll tighten it as you get better, but some people need to start a little looser to get off any sort of decent shot.

[In so many ways]

Oh, okay, I get it. [He does have some freakish upper arm strength for someone so skinny]

[She understands. Well, some of the ways. Not all, thank god.]

So, pull it back, carefully and slowly, and let me see how much give you can take.

[He'll do as he's asked, getting ti quite far back before pausing]

About there.

[She nodded her head, her grey eyes flashing faintly impressed.]

Good. I'm going to actually tighten it for you.

[He always feels great to see even the hint of impressed on anyon'es faces, his smile widens]

Is that a good thing?

Means you can handle a longbow, maybe with a forty pound pull instead of just a thirty. Means you'll be able to shoot farther. [She took the bow from him, over to where she stored her tools and got to work.]

Oh, well that's always handy when things are attacking from far away.

...Which could happen pretty much at any time here.

Which is the point. I prefer to have distance from the people who are trying to kill me.

...Which happens a lot here.

More often than it probably should.

More often than it is from anywhere else.

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