[Yes, thank goodness his nose is intact - he'd hate to lose it. Losing the ability to taste things was bad enough; he'd at least like to keep his sense of smell.]
Sure is. What else have you figured out how to do since you were here? I've, uh, guess I've been slacking on the practicing front myself, but tell me what you've come up with.
[It's less slacking, more just a change in his priorities. Over the summer months he and Will had talked a little about what he might be able to do, given Will's better understanding of the physics of sound, but that sort of experimentation has never been his forte and there's so much else to focus on, like learning to speak with the spirits and working on his boat, and trying to improve his computer skills at the lab.
At last, he heaves the sack of oats onto the bar for someone else to deal with, and then brushes oat flour and frost from the tumble off of his clothing.]
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Sure is. What else have you figured out how to do since you were here? I've, uh, guess I've been slacking on the practicing front myself, but tell me what you've come up with.
[It's less slacking, more just a change in his priorities. Over the summer months he and Will had talked a little about what he might be able to do, given Will's better understanding of the physics of sound, but that sort of experimentation has never been his forte and there's so much else to focus on, like learning to speak with the spirits and working on his boat, and trying to improve his computer skills at the lab.
At last, he heaves the sack of oats onto the bar for someone else to deal with, and then brushes oat flour and frost from the tumble off of his clothing.]