Arashi discovered speed again on his fifth attempt, which went better. Then he flailed, twisted, and landed on both feet somehow, arms flung wide, eyes wide open. He held the pose for a second too long.
Toma clapped. "That was… Uh… something."
"It was art" Arashi panted.
Obi decided to narrate his own descent like a sportscaster. "And he's off - clean line - oh no - oh yes - oh absolutely not! He's down - ladies and gentlemen that concludes our broadcast - " He lay in the snow and made angel wings out of spite.
Esen waited until they all were distracted and then used a ring pulse to sling himself down twice as fast as a good idea, whooping. He veered, panicked, corrected by accident, and ended in a spray that coated Hikari in snow.
She blinked through it. "Cheating" she said calmly.
"It's not cheating if I'm having fun" Esen argued, beaming.
"Not really" Lynea said.
