[He waits to feel her cold arms looping around him, and it’s not until he pushes onto his feet and straightens that he can fully appreciate the extra weight he’s now bearing and understand he’s fucked in for a challenge. With an arm to spare, he reaches back to try and offer support while training his prosthesis on the nearest sturdier-looking branch in their midst. His metal hand is powerfully spring-launched off on the end of a cable, securely latching on like a grappling hook.]
Hope you don’t get motion sick --
[Such is his attempt at injecting some levity into the situation before he swiftly reels them towards the branch and up off the ground, their bodies swaying lightly while dangling in the air. The first order of business is to build some momentum – which is not at all unlike being alone on a swing set in a playground, relying on the positioning of one’s body to catch some major air. Back and forth they go with greater speed and power, until near the end of one swinging arc, he lets go, his stomach dropping out as lets he himself fall before extending his hand once more and snatching hold of the next branch. They're on the move; so far, so good.]
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fuckedin for a challenge. With an arm to spare, he reaches back to try and offer support while training his prosthesis on the nearest sturdier-looking branch in their midst. His metal hand is powerfully spring-launched off on the end of a cable, securely latching on like a grappling hook.]Hope you don’t get motion sick --
[Such is his attempt at injecting some levity into the situation before he swiftly reels them towards the branch and up off the ground, their bodies swaying lightly while dangling in the air. The first order of business is to build some momentum – which is not at all unlike being alone on a swing set in a playground, relying on the positioning of one’s body to catch some major air. Back and forth they go with greater speed and power, until near the end of one swinging arc, he lets go, his stomach dropping out as lets he himself fall before extending his hand once more and snatching hold of the next branch. They're on the move; so far, so good.]