[A short flicker of a grin appears on his expression when she laughs. Just a moment but enough to show that he didn't really expect something else from her. Smashing stuff just isn't her style.]
Probably. [As she joins him, he turns toward where a group of people are playing the game in the distance, brow furrowing a bit as he studies the players.] Their form isn't very good.
[She glances over to the happy participants, watching another watermelon implode under a stick. It all looks rather graceless to her in a uniform way.]
[He hums in thought, scratching at his chin in thought. How best to explain it. It's not about different ways to swing a stick, but a choice in technique.]
There aren't many ways to swing something, but there's certain stances to get more power from it, or a different grip to keep it steady and center your strike more.
[Zelda had been around Link and other Hyrule soldiers enough to appreciate the training and knowledge that goes into swordplay. She hadn't considered that the same might translate to the whacking of fruit on the ground.]
So they would be able to smash them easier if they were positioned correctly, then.
[There's also the whold blindfolded and spun around aspect, it looks like. That's more a question of awareness and keeping a mental image of your surroundings than technique.
Lifting his head, Link points toward the game as somebody takes another swing at a fresh melon only to glance off with a chip in the shell of it, but no satisfying smash.]
Like that. He hit his target but his grip was poor so he lost it when it hit.
[A much different reaction than Zelda's amusement, Link watches the contestant take a few more brutal whacks at the watermelon and his inner swordsman winces at the fumbles.
It's just a game, he reminds himself, not a fight or even training for a fight.]
I'm sure that's the reason. That can be worked around with enough practice as well.
[She hums a bit, picking up a slice of fruit from Link's collection of food.]
I understand. There's a research institute here - Mipha was surprised to find I had not signed up to work there. It just... doesn't feel like the right time, I suppose.
[Even if it's a perfect fit for her. Something she would have leapt at in years gone by. Things are different now, though. Even in this world where being a princess is irrelevant, and she truly could become a researcher by trade.]
[She's welcome to it, of course. It's the only reason why he hadn't offered it himself when she'd sat with him. She didn't need to ask anything of him.
He does turn his head back toward her. That is a surprise, not taking the chance to work at a place like that. The chance to really do the sort of work she loved, but as she goes on, he thinks he understands.]
You don't have to rush. It's okay to take your time.
[They had shared food often enough on their travels that it doesn't even occur to Zelda to ask. Habit had taken over. Zelda purses her lips, considering Link's comment. No, there was no rush. She's not certain that's the reason she's dragging her heels on it, but even so...]
I started working for a fabric merchant not long before the Institute made a call for workers. I didn't want to abandon the work so soon just to suit my own interests.
[Wait. Is that it? She doesn't want to shirk her duties to the fabric store? He quirks an eyebrow at her, questioning. He won't push too much, instead shrugging a little bit.]
For what it's worth, I think you would be able to do a lot of good at a place like the Institute. If that's what you decide to do.
[Only partly. It's a convenient excuse for now, though it wears thin the longer she keeps at it. Zelda just stares back at Link, not rising to the eyebrow bait.]
Thank you. I will talk about it with the scientist in charge when I have the time.
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No, I didn't. I thought I would leave that to people who might enjoy it more.
[Smashing things was never her chosen method of excitement. Or catharsis.]
I'm sure you would be good at it, though.
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Probably. [As she joins him, he turns toward where a group of people are playing the game in the distance, brow furrowing a bit as he studies the players.] Their form isn't very good.
[Link....]
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[She glances over to the happy participants, watching another watermelon implode under a stick. It all looks rather graceless to her in a uniform way.]
Surely there aren't many ways to do it.
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[He hums in thought, scratching at his chin in thought. How best to explain it. It's not about different ways to swing a stick, but a choice in technique.]
There aren't many ways to swing something, but there's certain stances to get more power from it, or a different grip to keep it steady and center your strike more.
[This is kind of his thing.]
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[Zelda had been around Link and other Hyrule soldiers enough to appreciate the training and knowledge that goes into swordplay. She hadn't considered that the same might translate to the whacking of fruit on the ground.]
So they would be able to smash them easier if they were positioned correctly, then.
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[There's also the whold blindfolded and spun around aspect, it looks like. That's more a question of awareness and keeping a mental image of your surroundings than technique.
Lifting his head, Link points toward the game as somebody takes another swing at a fresh melon only to glance off with a chip in the shell of it, but no satisfying smash.]
Like that. He hit his target but his grip was poor so he lost it when it hit.
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Yes, I see. Perhaps that's why the blindfolds are used - to make it harder to achieve.
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It's just a game, he reminds himself, not a fight or even training for a fight.]
I'm sure that's the reason. That can be worked around with enough practice as well.
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[He lets out a quiet breath, looking forward along the beach toward the ocean and the sky.]
I don't know if that's the right place for me.
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I understand. There's a research institute here - Mipha was surprised to find I had not signed up to work there. It just... doesn't feel like the right time, I suppose.
[Even if it's a perfect fit for her. Something she would have leapt at in years gone by. Things are different now, though. Even in this world where being a princess is irrelevant, and she truly could become a researcher by trade.]
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He does turn his head back toward her. That is a surprise, not taking the chance to work at a place like that. The chance to really do the sort of work she loved, but as she goes on, he thinks he understands.]
You don't have to rush. It's okay to take your time.
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I started working for a fabric merchant not long before the Institute made a call for workers. I didn't want to abandon the work so soon just to suit my own interests.
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For what it's worth, I think you would be able to do a lot of good at a place like the Institute. If that's what you decide to do.
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Thank you. I will talk about it with the scientist in charge when I have the time.