Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24487330-20140311194023/@comment-24487330-20140630145300

"Well, there you go," Camo responded to Kuro's explanation. "The key difference isn't in the intention: it's in the execution. Frankly, I think it'd be a mistake to just get rid of anxiety. It's a part of the human spirit, just like happiness, sadness, confidence, anger...I mean, if it works for you, then more power to you, but if you ask me, it's not a good idea to just forget about those things, because if and when they do find you again, it can be that much more difficult to deal with them."

After the others got started, Camo saw Gylfie helping the others and had to correct her. "Hang on," he urged her, "that's not what I meant. I wanted you to observe, not to act. How to explain this...? Uhh...Alright, in my experience, finding your ideal posture and recognizing your body's habits is something that has to be practiced. Having someone around to correct those habits only muddies the waters when you try to practice on your own. Don't get me wrong, your heart's in the right place, but it's just as important to learn independence as it is to learn coexistence and cooperation."

Hopefully, his message will get through to Gylfie without being misinterpreted; he doesn't mean to stifle her, but it's also true that what she was doing could undermine the things he's trying to demonstrate. Anyway, once they've settled down, Camo takes a seat on the floor and folds his legs, putting the soles of his feet together and drawing them in toward his torso. (It might surprise any on-lookers to see how flexible he is). From there, he'll put one hand face-up in the palm of the other, rest them both in his lap, and close his eyes, breathing slow and deep...

((I'll put off starting the discussion until my next post. Looking further ahead, though, do you want to eventually skip ahead to a point where the group is growing more focused and capable, maybe to a time when Gretel's starting to overcome her fear?))