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[swordboning]

Who: Archer and Natalia
When: 12/01
Where: A range somewhere, later her place prolly
What: A. Bow shooting. B. Nacho making
Rating/Warning: Two fairly straightedge people. Ain't got nothing.

[Archer readied his bow for firing. He'd had to be a bit careful considering his bow was custom made for his improved strength and so it could fire Noble Phantasms. A normal person wouldn't be able to draw the string back, not to mention that it was made out of materials probably not yet discovered even here. For anyone who had an eye for these things, it really was a work of art and one of Archer's few original creations that didn't have a basis on any weapon he had seen before.

Before he loosed his created arrow, he stopped and relaxed, letting the string go back to its normal position.]

If there a chance you'd like to try this one out?

[It really was a joke, in a way. An Archer joke. Well, it did serve a purpose. He didn't know Natalia's strength level and it would help him judge. That and she could see exactly how powerful he made these things. And it didn't involve property destruction.]

Comments

[poised]

Essentially none.

[ . . . . though now she's rather curious. Natalia does not often think of herself as weak and she is rather proud of her skill in magic, but it's almost entirely defensive. Her fonic artes do not compare to Jade's or even Anise's.]

How does one become powerful enough to use the Reality Marble? Or is it determined by some other measure?

[swordboning]

It's not entirely about magical power but also the power of belief. If one can achieve their ideals or goals and believe in them strongly enough, they can be impressed upon the world. For some, they achieve simply because their people would follow them to the death, so they still reside in the user's world.

For me, it was the former statement.

[Embarrassing to admit.]

[poised]

I wouldn't have thought you to be such an idealist.

[Though it does explain the rest of his behavior and how he seems to feel toward the matter now. Still though, he can't help but smile faintly because-]

What a wonderful power regardless. I see no shame in believing in oneself.

[swordboning]

I'm not one.

[So don't imply it!!

But he still is one at heart, really.]

Shame, no. But there will always be plenty of regret.

[poised]

[You're definitely still an idealist.

But also??? Regret???]

What makes you say that? I can't imagine how confidence correlates to regret.

[swordboning]

It was confidence in my ideals that got me where I am today. There's plenty to regret.

[One day, Natalia will understand. Or maybe not.]

[poised]

[It's up in the air.

But she's admittedly curious--]

Are you really so dissatisfied with your current life?

[swordboning]

Current life, not particularly. My past, yes. [Which kind of built his current life, certainly.]

[poised]

[ . . . . ]

But you wouldn't be where you are right now without your past.

[swordboning]

Humans are capable of self-correction. No, I would probably end up where I am today no matter what. The path would simply be different.

[poised]

[Whoa, that sounds a little too close to predetermination to her which is everything that she's fighting against--]

You don't know that.

A different path would still make you into a different Archer, even if you ended up in a similar situation. You would not still be the yourself that I know.

[swordboning]

There's one abject truth. Being a hero is a fairy tale. For those who seek it, only disappointment awaits. Since I would always seek it, I would always be as I am today.