ph33r my rod: Malik led Ryou through the woods, following the trail as shown on his map.
Omega19x: They had all their climbing gear with them, checked out to them by one of the counselors.
ph33r my rod: "The counselors said that there were climbing ropes already set up there, and that we just had to hook our harnesses on them and we'd be good to go." Malik stopped walking, looking around the area. It was a small clearing that would've been rather plain, if not for the high waterfall. There were a few bungee cords hanging over the edge of the cliff nearby - it was close enough so that they'd get a nice breeze from the waterfall, but far enough away so that the rocks wouldn't be slippery. "Looks like this is the place."
Omega19x: "That's... r...really high up..." Ryou looked up, wondering if he could indeed climb this.
ph33r my rod: "Mhm." Malik nodded, looking up at it. The cliff was at least fifty feet high. "I bet the view from the top is great, though."
Omega19x: "... wow... I bet it is..." Ryou gulped. "Okay... so we just attach our harnesses like this?"
ph33r my rod: "Yeah." They'd been given a crash course on how to attach their harnesses before they'd set out. "Shouldn't be too hard...:
Omega19x: Ryou attached it, and tugged. It seemed very sturdy.
ph33r my rod: Malik attached his as well, then strapped the helmet he'd been given to his head. Safety first, and all of that. "...'kay, I guess that'll do it."
Omega19x: "... let's climb!" Ryou offered a nervous smile, and tried to put his feet aginst the rocks.
ph33r my rod: "Okay." Malik gave him a reassuring smile, then started climbing. This was harder than he remembered, as there wasn't as many places to grab on to.
Omega19x: Ryou was having more trouble than he had hoped for too, he was struggling to get a footing at all.
Omega19x: "... this is hard!"
ph33r my rod: "...yeah, it is." Malik tried to pull himself up, only managing a couple of inches at best.
Omega19x: Ryou struggled right behind. "I... I think I can... I think I can..."
ph33r my rod: "...that's the spirit!" Malik started to mutter that same phrase to himself as well.
Omega19x: He managed to climb a little more before his feet started to slip.
ph33r my rod: Unfortunately, Malik wasn't doing much better. "... Maybe this wasn't such a good idea."
Omega19x: His feet slid against the rocks as he tried to hold on.
ph33r my rod: Malik looked up at the cliff, which suddenly seemed so much taller. "...yeah, I don't think this is gonna work, Ryou." He slowly started to lower himself back to the ground.
Omega19x: Ryou slipped, his hands gripping the rocks for a while before they too fell. And he went *sproing*
ph33r my rod: Malik's feet touched the ground again, and he looked over at Ryou. "You okay?"
Omega19x: He bounced up and down in the harness for a few more moments. "... I think so."
ph33r my rod: Malik reached up, as Ryou was close enough to the ground, and tugged him back down. "...here, let me unhook you." His arms were already sore from the minimal amount of climbing they'd done.
ph33r my rod: He carefully unhooked Ryou from his harness.
Omega19x: Ryou fell back into Malik's arms, still a bit dizzy from bouncing up and down.
ph33r my rod: Malik held on to Ryou to help steady him, nuzzling at the back of his head. "...you okay?"
Omega19x: "Yeah... I think so..."
ph33r my rod: "Alright..." Once he was sure Ryou had his footing, Malik let him go, then proceeded to unhook himself from his harness. "Maybe we shoulda stuck with the biking or something..."
Omega19x: "... or swimming... or horseshoes..."
Omega19x: "something... not so... rocky."
ph33r my rod: "Or something that didn't require so much strength." Malik rubbed at his arms.
Omega19x: "... yeah... maybe so..."
ph33r my rod: "It's a shame, too... I would've liked to see the view from that cliff." Malik pouted and looked back up at it. "But maybe we should get back... my arms hurt now."
Omega19x: Ryou rubbed Malik's arms. "I'm sorry... maybe if we keep trying... we'll make it up there by the end of the week..."
ph33r my rod: Malik hugged Ryou, glad he had enough strength left in his arms to do that. "Yeah... probably shouldn't have expected to make it all the way up on the first try."
Omega19x: "... maybe there's an easier cliff too..."
Omega19x: "you know, to practice on..."
ph33r my rod: "Maybe so. We'll hafta ask around a bit."
ph33r my rod: "...but let's wait until tomorrow to do that, I don't think my arms can take anymore of that tonight."
Omega19x: "... okay." Ryou rubbed his a little too. "I'm with you on that one."
ph33r my rod: "You wanna head back and get some rest?"
Omega19x: Ryou nodded. They could grab something for dinner at the mess hall on the way back to the cabin.
ph33r my rod: Malik smiled and wrapped an arm around Ryou's shoulders, and they headed back toward the camp.
ph33r my rod: (( Cute end~? ))
Omega19x: (cuuuute)