[Rosso does just that. Tries to sync them up... gets everything moving together after a bit. Thinks to himself, oh yeah this will be super easy, I got this, no problem.
You just jump all the time! [no, no he doesn't,] I'm five times lighter than you at least, I should be able to just jump too!
[No, that's not how bones work,
but Rosso is a feral animal and scrabbles up the side of the treehouse with his claws, skrrrtchtchchchch, and gets on the roof.]
You better fucking catch me.
[That is the only warning Adrian gets before Rosso flaps his wings and yeets himself off the roof, gets about like, three seconds of airtime, and then crash-lands into Mothman over here. RIP.]
[Adrian pivots on his heel as Rosso suddenly skitters up the treehouse, trying to position himself in the best place just in case Rosso-
Ah. Yeah. That's about what he expected.
Adrian takes the full brunt of Rosso's weight as he falls down into him, trying his best to lift his arms and catch him in the sense that he doesn't just...fall flat on his ass afterwards. But his current form is new and still a bit ungainly, and thus he ends up doing exactly that with a mini-explosion of feathers.
He ends up laying there on his back on the ground in a tangle of limbs with Rosso before pushing himself up on his elbow, grimacing.]
...yeah, 'bout what I expected. Gonna be doin' a lotta that.
[Comes his reply as he waits for Rosso to stand, getting up after him while pulling a bit of a feather from his own mouth. This is going to be a trend going forward, he'll discover.]
You, meanwhile, have had 'em for all of a couple hours. Maybe you'd have an easier time if you jumped from a higher place. Kinda like how baby birds gotta jump out the nest if they wanna learn how to fly, yaknow? I'd be there to catch you, so it'd be fine.
[They could! And honestly Adrian is tempted. But he doesn't feel like getting shouted at by random humans in Bavan today, so tall trees it is.]
I'll catch you, don't worry. There's a big tree near the middle where I go hunt sometimes. Dunno if it's the biggest, but you'd have a good twenty feet or more before you hit the ground.
[Just those words coming out of your mouth were a terrible thought, anyway!!
Adrian will lead Rosso on deeper into the woods after unruffling his feathers, searching for the tree he'd mentioned. Fortunately it's not too far from home, and soon enough they reach the base of it, where Adrian stands firm.]
A'ight. Climb up there and angle yourself so you'll fall towards where I'm standin'. Don't focus on falling though, focus on flapping your wings.
[The scrabbling of gargoyle claws on tree bark... Rosso is Up in record time, which is funny, because he's also pretty good at getting in trees for a dog as well. Personal record for tree: beaten.
Anyway.
Right. Makes sense. Don't focus on falling, focus on flapping. Easy.
Rosso looks at Adrian, does some mental math, and spreads his wings. Then, he launches himself out of the tree, nearly hits the ground... but he does get a slight lift, and while he's not flying forward, he's definitely flying in place after a moment.
He's low to the ground, though, so it won't be long until he loses the air current and sinks. But! But!!!! He looks so excited, there are stars in his eyes and ope he's going back up the tree bye, let's try again—]
[See! That was barely falling! He eventually dropped back down, but he didn't crash like he did the first time.
As Rosso scrambles back up, Adrian takes it upon himself to climb up a shorter tree so he can takeoff from there, hovering at a sort of midpoint between Rosso and the ground. He can still catch him if he beefs it, but he's closer now, up in the air.]
Glide a couple times, you'll start to get the hang of it when the instincts kick in.
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[Rosso does just that. Tries to sync them up... gets everything moving together after a bit. Thinks to himself, oh yeah this will be super easy, I got this, no problem.
Jumps. Flaps.
Does not go into the sky.
?????]
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No. You can't just like...jump. You gotta...
[Shit. How does he explain this.]
Actually, it might be easier if you had somethin' to give you a head start. Yaknow, like somethin' to jump off of. Or out of. A tree?
[Adrian takes off that way all the time, by throwing himself off things. Easier to catch the wind, but also Adrian is just kindof...stupid.]
If you jump outta tree or somethin' I'll catch you if you fuck it up.
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You just jump all the time! [no, no he doesn't,] I'm five times lighter than you at least, I should be able to just jump too!
[No, that's not how bones work,
but Rosso is a feral animal and scrabbles up the side of the treehouse with his claws, skrrrtchtchchchch, and gets on the roof.]
You better fucking catch me.
[That is the only warning Adrian gets before Rosso flaps his wings and yeets himself off the roof, gets about like, three seconds of airtime, and then crash-lands into Mothman over here. RIP.]
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Ah. Yeah. That's about what he expected.
Adrian takes the full brunt of Rosso's weight as he falls down into him, trying his best to lift his arms and catch him in the sense that he doesn't just...fall flat on his ass afterwards. But his current form is new and still a bit ungainly, and thus he ends up doing exactly that with a mini-explosion of feathers.
He ends up laying there on his back on the ground in a tangle of limbs with Rosso before pushing himself up on his elbow, grimacing.]
...yeah, 'bout what I expected. Gonna be doin' a lotta that.
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[Huffs!! Gets up.]
You have only two wings, and I have four, [well five if you count the one over his eye lol] so I should be doing this twice as fast.
[That is NOT how this works]
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[Comes his reply as he waits for Rosso to stand, getting up after him while pulling a bit of a feather from his own mouth. This is going to be a trend going forward, he'll discover.]
You, meanwhile, have had 'em for all of a couple hours. Maybe you'd have an easier time if you jumped from a higher place. Kinda like how baby birds gotta jump out the nest if they wanna learn how to fly, yaknow? I'd be there to catch you, so it'd be fine.
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[Or you idiots could go jump off buildings like lemmings—]
Can you catch me in mid-air? I'm not interested in becoming a splat ball.
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I'll catch you, don't worry. There's a big tree near the middle where I go hunt sometimes. Dunno if it's the biggest, but you'd have a good twenty feet or more before you hit the ground.
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[But on second thought
if his magic is out of control and he summons his scythe...
...
yeah okay best not to think about that one, Adrian will have to catch him. It's all on you babe!]
Lead the way.
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[Just those words coming out of your mouth were a terrible thought, anyway!!
Adrian will lead Rosso on deeper into the woods after unruffling his feathers, searching for the tree he'd mentioned. Fortunately it's not too far from home, and soon enough they reach the base of it, where Adrian stands firm.]
A'ight. Climb up there and angle yourself so you'll fall towards where I'm standin'. Don't focus on falling though, focus on flapping your wings.
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Anyway.
Right. Makes sense. Don't focus on falling, focus on flapping. Easy.
Rosso looks at Adrian, does some mental math, and spreads his wings. Then, he launches himself out of the tree, nearly hits the ground... but he does get a slight lift, and while he's not flying forward, he's definitely flying in place after a moment.
He's low to the ground, though, so it won't be long until he loses the air current and sinks. But! But!!!! He looks so excited, there are stars in his eyes and ope he's going back up the tree bye, let's try again—]
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[See! That was barely falling! He eventually dropped back down, but he didn't crash like he did the first time.
As Rosso scrambles back up, Adrian takes it upon himself to climb up a shorter tree so he can takeoff from there, hovering at a sort of midpoint between Rosso and the ground. He can still catch him if he beefs it, but he's closer now, up in the air.]
Glide a couple times, you'll start to get the hang of it when the instincts kick in.