[At this point he was cursing under his breath with the pure exhaustion of climbing so far. He leaned up against the trunk of the tree on a more solid looking branch and took a moment to catch his breath. He was definitely too old for this ]
I suspect I'll be up here for a while. This tree is higher than it looks.
[It was fine, he was going to make an attempt at climbing further. He dug his fingers into a nub and tried to balance himself on a branch a little higher up.
Unfortunately, his shoes were not made for this type of thing so he slipped, cursing loudly. Luckily he caught himself on the branch, hugging around the limb so he didn't fall to an early demise. Not so luckily, he was now dangling precariously.
Of course when ensured with such confidence Leanne goes back to work, creating a tight enough knot before she's glancing up again. Just in time to witness a slip and near far if the man wasn't quick enough to react; Leanne sucks in a breath, heart hammering in her chest out of initial surprise until he's holding onto the branch of the tree.
But she hardly has time to release a breath of relief, raising back on her feet. ]
Are you okay? [ Obviously enough. ] I-If you fall, I'll catch you!
[ SHE'D BE THE WORST PERSON TO BE CAUGHT UNDER BUT... YEP. ]
[This wasn't good. At this height, he would certainly crush the girl if he did indeed fall on her. He grunted and hugged the branch tighter, hoping to all hell that the branch wouldn't crack under his weight.]
I...think I have a handle on it.
[He called down to Leanne, and focused on what to do next. Perhaps if he swung his legs forward he could grasp the trunk with them and stabilize himself. His ploy worked after a few tries. He gasped. He was getting far too old for this.]
Uh, yeah... I'm perfectly fine. [ There's not much for her to do down here, after all, though she does hear a rustle of leaves coming from the bushes just a stones throw away and turns her head in that direction. She assumes it from a small animal just going about its business and turns her attention back. ]
Are you sure you don't wanna switch? If anything I can probably just jump to one of the higher branches and climb the rest of the way there.
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I suspect I'll be up here for a while. This tree is higher than it looks.
[It was fine, he was going to make an attempt at climbing further. He dug his fingers into a nub and tried to balance himself on a branch a little higher up.
Unfortunately, his shoes were not made for this type of thing so he slipped, cursing loudly. Luckily he caught himself on the branch, hugging around the limb so he didn't fall to an early demise. Not so luckily, he was now dangling precariously.
Well this certainly sucked.]
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Of course when ensured with such confidence Leanne goes back to work, creating a tight enough knot before she's glancing up again. Just in time to witness a slip and near far if the man wasn't quick enough to react; Leanne sucks in a breath, heart hammering in her chest out of initial surprise until he's holding onto the branch of the tree.
But she hardly has time to release a breath of relief, raising back on her feet. ]
Are you okay? [ Obviously enough. ] I-If you fall, I'll catch you!
[ SHE'D BE THE WORST PERSON TO BE CAUGHT UNDER BUT... YEP. ]
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I...think I have a handle on it.
[He called down to Leanne, and focused on what to do next. Perhaps if he swung his legs forward he could grasp the trunk with them and stabilize himself. His ploy worked after a few tries. He gasped. He was getting far too old for this.]
I think I'm stable. Are you alright down there?
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Are you sure you don't wanna switch? If anything I can probably just jump to one of the higher branches and climb the rest of the way there.
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Very...very well then.
[The problem with wrapping his legs around the trunk for balance and hanging onto a branch with his arms was that he had no extra limbs to spare.
Fuck.
After a few moments, he realized that there was no way in his current position to be able to make it down.]
Nggghhhh... I. err... I think there is a problem.
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[ She quirks a brow, and after a second of awkward, deadly silence her eyes begin to widen. ]
Oh my God, are you stuck? You're stuck, aren't you? How'd you manage to do that!?