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My faith has been restored in my school's fencing team.
I'll explain: I've been having a rough month, not helped by the fact that instead of doing blade-work at the club, I'm stuck at school until six PM doing conditioning and yelling at underclassmen who goof off more than they concentrate. And there's exams and final projects and I'll hear back from Smith next week and...
Yeah.
But! Tonight was good. Tonight Danielle and I were the only foilists at practice, and I worked with her for a long time, showing her how to put her electric equipment on, how to hook up into the reels, how not to cover target area. Then we bouted, first to five, then to ten, and then to fifteen, to start building up her confidence and stamina. And she might not be the most enthusiastic or bravest of the new fencers, but she's smart, she's so damn smart, and she honestly tries. And I watch her and I forgot how much I hated practicing in a carpeted room with my classmates instead of at the club, and I'm just proud to be her captain.
I'll explain: I've been having a rough month, not helped by the fact that instead of doing blade-work at the club, I'm stuck at school until six PM doing conditioning and yelling at underclassmen who goof off more than they concentrate. And there's exams and final projects and I'll hear back from Smith next week and...
Yeah.
But! Tonight was good. Tonight Danielle and I were the only foilists at practice, and I worked with her for a long time, showing her how to put her electric equipment on, how to hook up into the reels, how not to cover target area. Then we bouted, first to five, then to ten, and then to fifteen, to start building up her confidence and stamina. And she might not be the most enthusiastic or bravest of the new fencers, but she's smart, she's so damn smart, and she honestly tries. And I watch her and I forgot how much I hated practicing in a carpeted room with my classmates instead of at the club, and I'm just proud to be her captain.