025 // Video

[always_thewoman]

[Irene is pulling on a dark leather glove. She's all kitted-out in her gear - knee-high riding boots, a crisp white blouse, and a pair of khaki breeches that leave little to the imagination. Her blonde hair is pulled back in a tight french braid; a black velvet helmet is tucked under one arm, and her other hand contains a crop. Her tone, when she

Comments

[stopthat_destro]

What's the point of horseback riding when we have... every other mode of transportation on the planet?

[always_thewoman]

One doesn't ride for anything as mundane as transportation; It's a skill requiring diligence and strength, just like any other sport.

You might as well ask, 'Why practice archery when we buy our food at the grocery store?'

[stopthat_destro]

Ohhhh, okay, that's why I don't get the point of this. It's a sport.

No, in that case I would ask: Why practice archery when we've got guns?

[always_thewoman]

I'm reasonably certain shooting can also be considered a sport.

Some people find the things that you find unnecessary and outdated - like riding, or archery - satisfying. Entertaining. Would you rather spend all of summer camp holed up in the library?

PONIES!!!!!1

[darknessb4me]

What's the point of painting when we have photography?

[stopthat_destro]

Art lasts through generations. Horseback riding, in this day and age? Is pointless.

Irene is linefacing. SO HARD.

[always_thewoman]

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[darknessb4me]

So do effing pictures. The act is an art.