[Closed] It's A Matter Of Scale

[skyward_eyes]

Who; Nida, Mono
What; Master and Student Climbing Lessons
Where; Outside of the Historium
When; Late November
Warnings; None

There was always a time in the evenings when Nida was free, and tonight he had plans. He had sent Mono a message, cleared that the young man was ready for some work tonight, and then told him to meet outside of the Historium before dinner. Because this wasn't the sort of thing that one should do on a full stomach, not when you were learning.

Nida waited outside of the building, clad in tight clothing and he was pulling on his gloves. Another pair waited in his pocket for the child, and he waited for his young student. Time to have some fun while they can.

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[skyward_eyes]

"They're really super fast," Nida agreed. Though yeah, that wasn't physically possible to do, but he was going to give the kid a goal. "Alright, take a breather. I've got some jerky here for you to eat to recharge a bit. Then we'll go again."

[monochromatically]

Mono nodded. “Okay, I like the sound of a snack.” He responded quickly, wondering what the jerky was. It was a funny word… But he would be happy with a quick snack. After all, the faster he ate, the faster he could get back to climbing and practicing!

[skyward_eyes]

Nida reached into a bag at his side and pulled out the bit of seasoned, dried meat to hand over to the kid.

"This is touch and takes chewing. But it's tasty too."

[monochromatically]

Mono looked at it curiously, turning it over in his hands after Nida passed it to him. It really did look tough, and taking a bit out of it, he blinked, “Wow, it really is kinda hard and chewy…?” It wasn’t bad though, he kept eating it since the kid had learned you ate what you got. It was just a learned habit at this point in his life, because you never knew when your next meal would be.

At least that was how it was before, even if now it didn’t seem to be the case.

[skyward_eyes]

It was tasty in Nida's opinion, and he was happily taking out another piece for himself.

"They season it in all sorts of ways, and even make it out of different meats. I find it a practical protein boost on a busy day."

[monochromatically]

“Protein is good for climbing, then?” He asked, looking at it again before he took another small bite. He hadn’t heard that said about food before, so Mono had to ask to learn a little more.

It was definitely pretty good, not as good as apple turnovers or sugar cookies from Ignis, or Aerith’s Red Bean Bun things, or cinnamon sugar pretzels from Illyana… Yeah, the kid had been steadily acquiring a heck of a sweet tooth. But the jerky was definitely good, and if they were good to eat for climbing and stuff, then that made them an important snack!

[skyward_eyes]

"Protein is good for the body," Nida clarified. It was something in general. "But protein is a longer term energy source for people. Carbs are primary and quick, protein helps build muscles and can help in longer term."

[monochromatically]

“Yeah?” Mono tilted his head thoughtfully, “I didn’t know any of that…” He didn’t know a lot of things, though, which was probably unsurprising at this point. “So I should eat more stuff like this and not as much of other stuff? I dunno what carbs are.”

[skyward_eyes]

"You should eat a bit of everything, less of sweets of course, and do exercise. Everyone's needs are different. Very different."

ANd he thought fad diets experienced on the Galbadian continent are silly.

[monochromatically]

“Aw… But the sweet stuff people give me tastes the best so far of the stuff I got to try since I got here!” He responded with an unsurprisingly, childish tone. His lament was short-lived for the most part though, “The other stuffs been good too though.”

[skyward_eyes]

"Yes, it does. It's because, best I can tell, the human body is all 'mmm sweet' because it's quick energy. So we like it. Eating it some isn't bad, and being a kid means you can probably handle it better than other people."

[monochromatically]

Mono blinked. It really did that? “I didn’t know that… But I guess I have been kinda full of energy when I eat a bunch of them.” And then crashing at some point later, without very little idea as to why. The kid knew you had to eat, but he never really knew much about nutritional values when it came to his meals. You ate what you could find in his world, and here? Here was different. Here he just excitedly tried new things and enjoyed eating more of the things he found he liked.

[skyward_eyes]

"If you eat a bunch I'm guessing you get sleepy after," Nida notes. "Not immediately, but after some time. Yeah, sugar crash sucks."

[monochromatically]

Mono thinks about that rather hard for a moment, before he nods quickly. “Hey, I do sometimes get super tired! Like at the wedding, when I ate a whole bunch of those cookies. I got reeeaally tired suddenly.” The kid had thought he just wasn’t used to being around so many people for such extended periods of time, which, to be fair, was probably part of it, but a sugar crash had been the bigger culprit.

[skyward_eyes]

"Yeah, that's all the sugar," Nida answered. "Sugar's like... It's like quick energy. You burn more than your body is ready to give you. So you're WAY tired."

[monochromatically]

Mono’s mouth popped open in surprise as it all kind of made sense, the facts clicking into place based on his experiences. “Well, that kinda sucks. It tastes so good! It’d be kinda bad to get really tired at the wrong time, though.” So… He guessed maybe he should watch how many sweets he ate. Not that he would be good at it. Sometimes kids lost track of things, after all.

[skyward_eyes]

"Sweets and candies and cakes are a sometimes food," Nida explained. But he was glad the kid was learning something. "The stuff Ignis gives you? That's usually meant to make you strong and energetic in better ways."

[monochromatically]

It was very good that the kid was learning. Mono really did have a lot to catch up on compared to a lot of kids. He knew some things, managed well enough with others, but there were some lessons you didn’t really learn well on your own. “Yeah, his stuff is always really good.” He tilted his head slightly. He never thought much about how healthy it was compared to other things, though. “I think I stay full a little longer after I eat that kinda food, too.”

[skyward_eyes]

"Yeah, you do. Bodies are like that. Now come on, let's get you back up there."

[monochromatically]

Bodies were weird, in his opinion, but this was good and interesting knowledge to have. Maybe it would even help the kid make some better decisions where he was on his own… Hopefully. But the suggestion that he should get climbing again is met with an excited little glint in his eye. “Yeah? Want me to climb the same as I did the first time or different?”

[skyward_eyes]

"Same, but I want you to come down different. I want you to try it in a slightly different route. Until you learn to get comfortable coming down, I don't want you using the same route too many times when I'm with you."

[monochromatically]

That made a lot of sense. He nodded quickly as he hurried back over to the wall. “Okay! I gotta get better at down, it’s kinda awkward when I’m so used to just going up and forward all the time.” Even here in this world where going back wasn’t exactly dangerous or anything, his habit was to always keep moving forward. He’d always find an easier way down from somewhere else.

But that was tricky, and this would help if he ever found his path blocked.

[skyward_eyes]

"Sometimes down is forward," Nida answered, smirking. "Sometimes forward is directions you're not expecting.

[monochromatically]

“Yeah, like if there’s something you don’t expect at the top of what you climb. I had that happen sometimes.” He responded with a more serious nod, eyes looking up at the wall again as he picked out the starting point again. He waited for Nida to have the rope and everything ready, not wanting to start before he was allowed to. But once he was, the climb was about as quick as the first time. Maybe a little more refined as he remembered the chalk bag.

wrap soon?

[skyward_eyes]

"Or you could come to a canyon. Or the edge of a building," Nida answered. There are many reasons one might need to go down and you couldn't see things ahead of you as easily with down. It was an important lesson.

"Alright, let's go again!"