Fuda # 31 | All work

[idealism]

[Building a proper fire pit is hard. Tsuzuki is learning this, one rock at a time.

If anyone's out in the western forest around noon, he's busy setting up the bare necessities for a campsite. With luck, they'll have a proper camping place ready for the spring, at worst the summer. Having someplace to grill marshmallows and tell ghost stories is important, okay.]

Owww, my back. This wasn't a good idea...

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[Voice]

[cynicism]

Your back hurts because you're an old man.

[He has no idea where Tsuzuki is or what he's doing, but he'll never pass up an opportunity to call him that.]

[Voice]

[idealism]

I'm not! Hisoka is so mean.

[He grunts, pushing another rock into place the rock-circle.]

Why don't you come and help me out?

[Voice]

[cynicism]

Why would I want to?

It sounds like you're laboring.

[Voice]

[idealism]

I am! I'm checking out our new backyard.

[Voice]

[cynicism]

Backyard?

You mean the wilderness?

[Voice]

[idealism]

There's so many things to see out here. You should come!

You can even bring a book if you want to.

[Voice]

[cynicism]

I use the forest to center myself.

Promise me you won't ruin it.

[voice]

[idealism]

Cross my heart.

What are you reading today?

[hisdarkmark]

[...hey, Tsuzuki. Have one (1) blond British wizard suddenly flying in overhead and hovering above to stare down at the mess you're creating.]

...what the hell are you doing now?

[idealism]

[He squints up at the sky, and once he realizes it's a flying person he grows certain that he must be suffering from a heat stroke. People don't just levitate for no good reason, not even in Luceti. He shields his eyes from the sun.]

Draco, is that you? Or am I seeing things?

[hisdarkmark]

[There's a snort before the broom starts to lower closer to the older man on the ground.] Yu're making it sound as though you're used to seeing flying people.

[idealism]

[He grins brightly.]

It's been known to happen. I've never seen you fly, though! What kind of magic is this?

[hisdarkmark]

Basic magic, to be honest. I've been flying since I was a child. Thought Hisoka would have told you about that.

[idealism]

He didn't. Has he ever gone flying with you?

[hisdarkmark]

Once, maybe twice. I reckon he doesn't like it too much. Why do you ask?

[Voice]

[asobouyo]

[I HEARD THAT, MISTER.]

Mr. Tsuzuki! Are you okay? Didja' fall down?

[Voice]

[idealism]

Elicia? No, I didn't fall down. I'm trying to move some rocks.

[He pants, looking over the fire pit he's made.]

Have you camped before?

[Voice]

[asobouyo]

Nuh-uh! Not for reals reals! But I went to sleep in a tent once in the front yard...

Why're you moving some rocks?

[Voice->video]

[idealism]

Tenting in the yard definitely counts. [He wipes his hand clean of dirt and turns on the video.]

I don't want to burn down the entire forest, that's what.

[video]

[asobouyo]

O-oh, that wouldn't be good at all! If the forest burned down we wouldn't have a whole lot to look at, and the animals would lose their beds!

[video]

[idealism]

Then where would they sleep?

[video]

[asobouyo]

I... guess they'd hafta' sleep in our houses! On our beds!

video;

[humility]

Maybe if you try lifting from your knees and hips rather than your back?

video;

[idealism]

But I'm already lifting with my arms!

[humility]

[small chuckle]

Of course, you use your arms to do the actual lifting - but by simply changing your posture, you carry the weight in a different place in your body. Somewhere that isn't harmful.