[It had taken a great deal of effort to acclimate himself with the near constant use of magic all over Chantes, but Shiki managed to squeeze by with a hair's breadth of room left. He watched Pearl fight herself, upside-down, wondering how someone that skinny could swing dangerous swords like that around so lightly.
When he thought about magic, the answer seemed to snuff itself out immediately, in lieu of an 'of course'.
Dressed well for the weather, Shiki hung upside-down by his legs from a branch, doing crunches. It wasn't anything close to exercise meant for fighting, but it was something he got into the habit of doing in Chantes--if only because he felt better than he had in years. The ability to breath without it being stifled and not worry so much about constant headaches or weekly bouts of anemia was an improvement.
Even if he didn't want to announce himself, Shiki's poor taste in timing was just the right amount of inconvenient. His head jerked forward as he sneezed in the middle of doing a crunch, before he let dizziness take hold of him--drooping and allowing his arms to dangle as he felt a sting in the midst of it. It was probably too cold.
So, there was a sneeze in the dark, as Shiki completely forgot that lingering in the shadows was what crazy people did.]
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When he thought about magic, the answer seemed to snuff itself out immediately, in lieu of an 'of course'.
Dressed well for the weather, Shiki hung upside-down by his legs from a branch, doing crunches. It wasn't anything close to exercise meant for fighting, but it was something he got into the habit of doing in Chantes--if only because he felt better than he had in years. The ability to breath without it being stifled and not worry so much about constant headaches or weekly bouts of anemia was an improvement.
Even if he didn't want to announce himself, Shiki's poor taste in timing was just the right amount of inconvenient. His head jerked forward as he sneezed in the middle of doing a crunch, before he let dizziness take hold of him--drooping and allowing his arms to dangle as he felt a sting in the midst of it. It was probably too cold.
So, there was a sneeze in the dark, as Shiki completely forgot that lingering in the shadows was what crazy people did.]