put em up!
09-22-2020, 03:40 PM
Hanako braced herself for some sort of negative feedback. She didn't think that Mortis would be harsh or mean, but her reluctance paired with her lack of experience was sure to make for a poor show, right? But no, he seemed rather pleased with her display and encouraged her to hold the pose, as if to let it sink into her muscle memory. With a quiet hum of acknowledgement she held it for a moment as she pulled in a slow but deep breath. It wasn't so bad, she felt a little dull ache but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. It reminded her of those old but hauntingly beautiful dances she'd seen in the east, with long and lingering poses that looked easy but took a great deal of poise and control to pull off. Compared to that this was easy and at Mortis' command she let it go, her form relaxing for a beat before she fell back into the position once again.
She turned to him then with a subdued wiggle of her tail.
"So how does this help? Someone could still attack me, even if I stand like that." She'd found the first part easy enough but she couldn't see how the rest of the parts connected.