[ it's absolutely probably best not to get bitten. dave grew up in a city, though, and more to the point he's used to being way faster than he is currently. training at his current speed helps some, but his partner doesn't jump the fuck out at him and force him to rely on ridiculous childhood reflexes.
when he fails to dodge a snake, it becomes apparent that dave isn't one of those people who will yelp or really make any visible signs he just got hurt beyond a very, very slight wince and a stumble backwards before he catches his balance enough to stop that.
it's actually possible to kind of miss the entire thing if you're not watching, because he apparently has Zero inclination to make it known to anyone beyond the wince and an immediate reaction of "slice offending thing with sword", though he then shifts all his weight to his left leg instead of his right and glances down with a sort of uncertainty because he's dealt with plenty of injuries but he has no idea what the fuck you do for snake bites.
maybe if he just ignores it, it will stop being a thing!
ok probably not but cleaning whatever it is probably is step one and -
oh hi. ]
Sup. [ how long can he pretend that didn't just happen even if someone else just witnessed it let's find out. ]
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when he fails to dodge a snake, it becomes apparent that dave isn't one of those people who will yelp or really make any visible signs he just got hurt beyond a very, very slight wince and a stumble backwards before he catches his balance enough to stop that.
it's actually possible to kind of miss the entire thing if you're not watching, because he apparently has Zero inclination to make it known to anyone beyond the wince and an immediate reaction of "slice offending thing with sword", though he then shifts all his weight to his left leg instead of his right and glances down with a sort of uncertainty because he's dealt with plenty of injuries but he has no idea what the fuck you do for snake bites.
maybe if he just ignores it, it will stop being a thing!
ok probably not but cleaning whatever it is probably is step one and -
oh hi. ]
Sup. [ how long can he pretend that didn't just happen even if someone else just witnessed it let's find out. ]