[well, if Akira looks put out, it's not because of Ash. he grasps onto the other boy's arm tightly, grumbling as he pulls himself back onto his feet]
Yeah. . . I think you're right.
I've been practicing weight distribution by using my crutch as a stabilizing force if I happen to trip, but maybe I need to take off the training wheels. So to speak.
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Timber.
[ hold up, he's coming to offer him an arm up. ]
Point made with that pratfall. We should probably work on that part first -- get used to the weight, and the moving around won't feel so weird.
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Yeah. . . I think you're right.
I've been practicing weight distribution by using my crutch as a stabilizing force if I happen to trip, but maybe I need to take off the training wheels. So to speak.
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[ he shifts to take it away? if akira'll let him. ] If you feel like you're gonna fall, just grab me. But try and keep walking.
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I'm not responsible for any bruises that may or may not happen if I trip into your face.
[but okay. it's okay, Akira. you can do this. tentatively, he takes another step forward]
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...
You'd have to grow like -- a solid inch? If you were gonna trip into my face. [ he sounds distinctly Un Stressed. ]
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Shut up.
[and another step! equally as wobbly as the first, but he's somehow managing to keep his balance]
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[ keep on keeping on akira. ]
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[. . .]
[and another. . .]
[. . . . . . . . ]
[and then stumbles forward in an attempt to SHOVE HIS HANDS INTO ASH'S FACE]
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Guess who has two legs and both of them are still his own.
Yeah it's the guy who's step-leaning back to avoid a petty hand in his face. ]
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[AND FALLING FACE FIRST ONTO THE GROUND UNLESS HE IS CAUGHT]
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ash reaches forwards and snags akira by the collar. do not attack the helper 😔 ]