[As easy as breathing. Anyway, Cloud's used it before- held it aloft and attacked Sephiroth with it, even. Zack hadn't been there but he'd heard Hojo debate it at length with his lackeys. It ought to feel much lighter now than it did back then.
Zack reaches out and winds his hands around Cloud's, over the hilt.]
The mako is kind of a trick in your head for a while- before, you had to hold onto things more tightly, so your fingers have that muscle memory and now you have to re-train 'em. Feel that grip- hear how the leather's creaking? Just relax a bit. The sword's not as hefty as your head thinks it is.
[He shifts one hand to cover Cloud's eyes next.]
Don't look at it. Think about the weight in your hands- not how heavy your eyes tell you it is, but how light it feels.
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Date: 2018-07-29 07:33 am (UTC)[As easy as breathing. Anyway, Cloud's used it before- held it aloft and attacked Sephiroth with it, even. Zack hadn't been there but he'd heard Hojo debate it at length with his lackeys. It ought to feel much lighter now than it did back then.
Zack reaches out and winds his hands around Cloud's, over the hilt.]
The mako is kind of a trick in your head for a while- before, you had to hold onto things more tightly, so your fingers have that muscle memory and now you have to re-train 'em. Feel that grip- hear how the leather's creaking? Just relax a bit. The sword's not as hefty as your head thinks it is.
[He shifts one hand to cover Cloud's eyes next.]
Don't look at it. Think about the weight in your hands- not how heavy your eyes tell you it is, but how light it feels.