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Low.
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nno it's- it's fine. you're just being protective. i have-

( he pauses. )

... i had a friend who was like that.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
i'll. try not to.

( he's not used to talking to normal people. he's worried he might say something wrong on accident. )
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
yeah! that was awesome!

( low's never gotten to see anyone else shoot a bow; just himself. he walks over toward the tree and pulls the arrow from the bark, placing it back in the quiver. )

if i can find a good stick and some more string, i could make you one of your own.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
it needs to be strong enough to shoot the arrow. or else it wouldn't do anything. here, lemme...

( he fiddles with the top of the bow, untying and retying the string slightly looser. )

there. it won't go as far now, but it should be easier to pull back.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
( yes it is. )

i'm a bit older than him. but yeah. i don't know many kids my age, either.

( he knows One. )
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i dunno. i don't think so. you hold it here.

( he points just below the middle of the bow. )

then you put an arrow on the string and you pull it back. you let go when you wanna shoot.

( he grabs an arrow from the quiver on his hip and hands it to aj. )
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
nice to meet you, clementine. my name's low.
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
i actually have one.

( low reaches behind his back, pulling out a wooden bow. he holds it out for aj to see. )

wanna try shooting it?
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
that's because guns like that are really hard to shoot. i saw a grown-up tried to use one and it like, knocked him to the ground.

( it was a shotgun, but it's not like anyone told him the difference. )

... you ever shot a bow?
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
i met him a bit ago. so you're clem?

( he was expecting someone older. )
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
he probably will.

( literally has no way of knowing. )

... you said aj? is that short for alvin junior?
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
really old...

( okay low. )

i'm sure you will be. you're pretty cool already.
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
my friend has the mouth of a sailor i don't know where these kids get it from

( the "kid" in question is literally the same age as him )
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
( just like the briefest look of absolute dread on his face before he remembers that grown-ups here aren't feral animals that try to kill or eat children on sight )

hehe. oooold.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
// aww... im aj im clem the sweetie siblings
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
pfft. i can't even imagine what turning twelve'll be like, much less fifteen.
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
( nc )

(nodding) it's like this for everybody
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
i can imagine.

( places like the nowhere force you to grow up, whether you want to or not. but they're not in the nowhere, are they? he wonders why, then. )
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM