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[not_that_lockon]

[Well, some time during his previous wanderings in the forest Lyle happened to come across a dagger and he's now sitting pretty in some get-up that looks a little like this. He's also since discovered that he's suddenly a lot more agile - which explains why he's now sitting comfortably in the branches of one of the trees.

... or at least, he was until a group of archers suddenly started shooting at him, almost making him tumble from the tree in surprise. And they don't look very friendly.]

What the hell--?!

[okay, better plan. He'll just be shimmying down this tree really fast now and running away, with the sphere happily recording every detail of this misadventure. There is no shame in running from a group of archers when you are one man with a dagger!]

Okay, the running from people I've done before, but they didn't have arrows. [As if to illustrate his point, one of the aforementioned arrows whooshes over his right shoulder. Yep, he'll just be running until he finds a place to lose them or he finds something in these new clothes that'll help him get out of this situation!]

Comments

[oliverplus]

That's a start! Maybe you've got some really cool physical abilities.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[laughs] I think you're trying to make my deal sound more impressive than it really is, Oliver.

[oliverplus]

I think you're just not looking close enough! Everybody got something out of this--and I don't think a pack of angry archers counts.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

When you're getting chased by that pack of angry archers, you don't really think about trying to work out what weird new abilities you've suddenly got.

[oliverplus]

[smiles faintly] Suppose not. But you climbed a tree, didn't you?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I did. I haven't done something like that since I was a kid. [he never managed to get as high as he did just there when he was a kid either.]

[oliverplus]

So is that like...increased agility? Maybe you're Spiderman now and you just don't know it yet.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[snorts] If I start spinning webs, I'll let you know.

[oliverplus]

You better!

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

I already know better than to keep anything like that hidden from you, Oliver.