[attr="class","header"]WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER

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If there was one thing Axel had, it was patience. So he was fine waiting until the guy had taken his shot to give him his attention. With curious eyes, he watched as the guy lined up his shot and fired. Even he could tell the shot was a bit off, hitting a little further off-center than intended, and he couldn’t help but wince.
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He felt bad just knowing it was his fault. If he hadn’t distracted him, then he would’ve made the shot. He was just about to apologize when the older male turned and started speaking before he could. Upon hearing the older male’s apology, he couldn’t help but give him a perplexed look, wondering why he was apologizing.
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"If anyone should be apologizing, it should be me for distracting you," he told the older man. He hadn't meant to disrupt his shot, but the man didn't seem bothered, so he assumed no harm was done. However, he realized he should have thought before announcing his presence and waited until the man was taking a break.
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Although he had acknowledged the first part of the man's comment, he only nodded when it came to the second part. As the man continued to talk about the lack of people, he took the opportunity to look around. The man had a point; it seemed like a waste. However, some people might not want to learn about weaponry because they believed it would promote violence.
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Before he could fully think things through, he found himself saying, "Perhaps some people think learning how to use a bow promotes violence."
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Realizing what he had said, he felt embarrassed. "Not that I think that, but I figure some people would. Sometimes the logic people come up with doesn't make much sense," he said with a small shrug. He hoped his words wouldn't offend the older man.
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The older man interrupted his thoughts, and he found himself shaking the man's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Teo. My name is Absalom, but Axel works just as well," he said awkwardly. He wasn't used to being informal yet, but he had been in Hoenn long enough to know that many adults didn't care about formalities. He was improving, though.
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Axel's curiosity was piqued by Teo's experience with archery, and he spoke before thinking it through. "I was wondering if you could teach me some of what you know?"[break] Mateo Cortés

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