From: smella	Date: January 11th, 2011 07:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ella gasped and started nodding excessively. "Would you?! Like, right now? I don't mind falling really, that's so cool! You're the best ever!" By now she was practically bouncing on the spot.

	From: traceur	Date: January 11th, 2011 07:45 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Yeah dude! It's totally easy!" Conor threw his hands in the air in excitement. "After that you can learn all those flying flips and shit! It's awesome! Anyway," He held up his pointer finger.

"Can you do a back handspring?"

	From: smella	Date: January 11th, 2011 08:15 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"I can do the most excellent back handspring ever!" She yelled excitedly and clapped her hands.

	From: traceur	Date: January 11th, 2011 08:37 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Okay, cool." Conor clapped his hands together once. "It's totally the same, except instead of going back on your hands you like... tuck and roll? Sorta." He laughed.

"I don't really know how to explain it. Unless you wanted to back-flip off a tree or a wall or something. That's totally easier. But I don't know how you would find a tree during practice. So maybe that's out."

	From: smella	Date: January 11th, 2011 08:50 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ella was slightly confused but wasn't about to be beat. She chewed on her lip as she tried all sorts of positions to start in. How could tucking and rolling be such a challenge?

"I don't think I can run into a tree" she giggled. "Show me how you do one! I'll copy you."

	From: traceur	Date: January 12th, 2011 12:13 am (UTC)		(Link)

"Okay, so it's like, you kinda like, tuck your knees in after you kick back. So there's like... a jump, and then you roll, and then you land."

Conor backed up a bit and back-flipped, just as he did any other day. Simple. Though he looked a little excited to be showing anyone.

"See? Like a back handspring but instead of reaching back, you grab your knees! But if you're a little nervous, I can spot you?"

	From: smella	Date: January 12th, 2011 12:41 am (UTC)		(Link)

Ella studied his technique intently, nodding and making an impressed noise as he landed.

"It looks tricky" she said, but felt better about his offer. "Yes! Spot me. I wont kick you in the face. Well, maybe I will but I apologise in advance, besides it would kind of be your fault." She grinned and got into a sort of crouching position.

"Like this?"

	From: traceur	Date: January 12th, 2011 12:27 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Just promise me you'll tell my brothers what happened. That way they can put 'kicked in the face by a cheerleader' on my headstone." He said solemnly.

"Nah, if you crouch that far you won't make the landing." Conor shook his head, offering her an arm to pull her back up. "You kinda have to jump up, like you're reaching for the sky, and then kick back. Like this--"

Conor jumped up in the air, his hands reaching up as if he were doing basketball lay-ups, and kicked one foot forward. It looked a little like a horrible move from a broadway show. "See?"

	From: smella	Date: January 12th, 2011 08:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Wow, I could be like Buffy. Can I say I staked you in the heart? Not that I ever would! Don't even worry."

She copied the move, it must have looked like they were doing some sort of choreography.

	From: traceur	Date: January 13th, 2011 12:07 am (UTC)		(Link)

"Dude! Totally like Buffy!" Conor exclaimed, "She was a cheerleader or something, right? You could learn to slay vampires!" He made a face at her as if he were trying to eye her suspiciously. "...But I'm totally not one so please don't kill me."

"Right, like that! See the difference? If you crouch down too low, you'll totally land on your face. Which... probably won't happen when I'm spotting you."