we don't need to fight fair

"Nice to meet ya, Asheila," Jiro replies chipperly, keeping his voice low and quiet so not to disturb their quandary that floated on the water. He listens intently to the plan that she lays out. If he can make his way to the tall grasses by the bank, she'd be able to spook them his direction. She even suggests that he go for the ducks which, as he takes a second look at the birds, makes sense to him as well. The pigeons were small and flightier, much faster than the water bound fowl that would need to take time to get up and into the air. "You got it," he agrees with a nod of his head as Ash turns to begin the best part of the hunt.

As Ash moves around toward the far side, Jiro slinks through the brush and shadows toward the taller grass she had pointed him toward. He takes his time, patient and diligent, trying to be serious even if he normally wasn't. The hunt wasn't just about him anymore, but her too and since he barely knew her, he didn't want to go pissing her off so soon. It was easier when it was his otou-san that he was trying to aggravate.

Once he's able to hunker down into the taller grass, his gaze moves toward the ducks to ensure that they were still there. A couple had taken off, surely spooked by the grass rustling nearby. Though there were still a few he could go for which he was pleased about. Jiro then moves his gaze toward the far side, barely noticing Ash's dark pelt hidden from her hiding spot. Once he's ready, he watches her moves forward to stir the birds into a slight panic. Just enough that they would flutter about, but not fully take off. At just the right moment, his breath bated, he watches her pounce from her spot toward the birds.

In tandem with her pounce, Jiro moves forward. His eyes are only for the ducks that begin to glide quickly across the water and away from her. They don't notice him at first until they've reached the edge closer to him. In their panic, the attempt to take flight straight up and find it difficult with the canopy of cedar trees above them. Jiro leaps upward as well, his teeth meeting duck wings, yanking one of them out of the air and pulling it down to the ground. Making quick work to snap its neck, he holds it up triumphantly for Ash to see.