[ Harper almost groans aloud, hoping Alexandra would just... think she was stupid and a waste of time (both untrue, naturally, but she can be quite enterprising, when the right situation arises —) and call the whole thing off. But no, they were doing this the hard way. ]
Really? You know, if I freeze, you're just going to go right along w — ah!
[ As Alexandra goes for the gold, Harper decides she'd better just get to preparing herself for this really unenthusiastic-looking attack. Knowing the motions, she has plenty of time through her chittering and chattering to scuff her heel back to try and brace herself.
Except scuffing her heel doesn't work when the floor is frozen over. ]
Whoop!
[ She'd intended to raise her arms to block, and what actually happens his that her foot slips on the ice, sending her into a wide-eyed, undignified flail. ]
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Really? You know, if I freeze, you're just going to go right along w — ah!
[ As Alexandra goes for the gold, Harper decides she'd better just get to preparing herself for this really unenthusiastic-looking attack. Knowing the motions, she has plenty of time through her chittering and chattering to scuff her heel back to try and brace herself.
Except scuffing her heel doesn't work when the floor is frozen over. ]
Whoop!
[ She'd intended to raise her arms to block, and what actually happens his that her foot slips on the ice, sending her into a wide-eyed, undignified flail. ]