Chapter 163 Chapter 163 [VIP]
Megan was not a child who would not listen to advice. Although the helmet was heavy, she still put it on properly and slung her snow goggles over her nose. While they were still in the car, she saw the endless and winding snow scene. Gotham's climate was not suitable for building a ski resort. Due to its geographical location, it would not snow for a long time, and there was no severe cold temperature to keep the snow from melting. Only a very few times a year could the snow coverage rate reach the qualified standards of the ski resort.
But as long as you have money, you can make snow artificially.
Nothing to do with romance
After she was fully dressed, the feeling of her limbs being heavy and restrained was unfamiliar to her. The snowshoes were also heavy, and she felt a little shaky - her head was heavy and her feet were heavy, and her waist and abdomen strength had not yet adapted.
Jason was putting on his equipment and saw that Megan was not quite used to it. He said, "You should move your hands and feet and stretch first." So she did as he said.
The ski instructor next to him just watched without interfering. This was the correct procedure. He also remembered Jason Todd, the adopted son of the big boss. When he came skiing with the big boss, he showed his outstanding athletic talent. From his observation, he had well-developed motor nerves, outstanding reaction and coordination abilities, and excellent physical fitness. Perhaps he was equally talented in other sports, not just skiing.
As early as that time, the ski coach had felt a sense of appreciation for Jason's talent and even asked Jason himself if he was interested. However, Jason rejected him without hesitation, saying that he was only slightly interested in various sports and had no intention of becoming a professional athlete. So he had to give up with regret.
After Jason put on his gear and stood up, he showed no signs of discomfort. He walked over to Megan and saw that after she had moved around for a while, her movements were no longer so awkward. He asked her, "Do you want to learn skiing or snowboarding?"
Megan: “I don’t know?”
If Jason were to decide, he could tell you many advantages and disadvantages of both skiing and snowboarding. Even the ski coach was watching closely from behind, afraid that he would pass on his experience to Megan and lead her astray. But he smiled and said, "Let's go out and try them all. You can learn whichever you like and want to learn." Why make a decision before you even start trying?
He left the decision to Megan herself. After she had tried everything, she would carefully analyze the pros and cons. Only then would she have an intuitive feeling. And this was just a small matter—
Even if they have decided what they want to learn, it is normal to change it later. They ski for fun, not necessarily to achieve any goals or for competition.
They walked out of the venue with their equipment. Megan was a truly inexperienced beginner, so she found a small, deserted slope behind the ski resort. From there, she could hear the shouts and screams of the skiers on the other side. The voices were far away yet seemed very close, but she couldn't hear what they were saying clearly. However, the lively atmosphere still overwhelmed her.
Jason deliberately chose this training venue instead of the closed ski resort. Although it is quiet there, it also lacks a lively atmosphere. He knows that Megan doesn't dislike lively atmosphere, she just doesn't like to be with people for too long or too close. She likes to go out and play on the street alone, so how could she not like popularity?
As soon as Megan arrived outdoors in the snow, she did not feel any stress or discomfort. She looked around before starting training. Although the temperature on the snow was extremely cold, she was dressed warmly and even wore a helmet on her head. She was just particularly curious about the vision through the goggles because the color was different from what she usually saw. The white snow also showed different levels and differences in her eyes, and even if she opened her mouth to breathe, there would be no fog forming on the lenses to block her vision.
It was all so new, like the first time Megan followed Killer Croc outside her normal sphere, then she acted as her own guide to explore Gotham, and now she has a new guide.
Megan said, "Wow, that's so different." She couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, her eyes curved under her goggles, but looking at the lower half of her face that was exposed and listening to her tone, one could also tell that she was in a good mood.
“I love playing.”
She likes new games, new things, and new worlds opening up to her.
Megan has an extremely strong curiosity, but when she was seriously ill and without pills to maintain her mental state, she felt that the outside world was strange and terrifying. She was afraid of the outside world, afraid of the unknown, and afraid of not knowing how the world would treat her. Therefore, she was in pain and despair.
But her illness is not serious now, and she has tailor-made pills with almost no side effects. She has gotten rid of most of the negative emotions in her mind, and she can't even perceive them directly. She is no longer afraid, no longer in pain, so she has the courage to explore. The whole world is her paradise, just waiting for her to knock on the door.
——The outside world is not that scary, and her random actions will not bring huge and serious consequences. This is her real socialization training, which reduces stress in a subtle way. Maybe one day in the future she will no longer take medicine, and she will no longer feel fear and pain.
Megan had already put on her gloves. The soft leather on the surface prevented snow and water from seeping in, ensuring warmth. She also squatted down to dig at the snow, rolled a snowball and placed it aside.
After she had enough fun, she decided what to learn first. She saw that double-board skis needed to be equipped with ski poles, which she thought was a bit troublesome, while single-board skiing was much simpler, so she tried single-board skiing first.
Whether you are skiing double or single skis, you must firmly fix the skis under your feet. If the boards are easy to break free, it will cause many dangerous accidents. You have to do exercises before you can officially ski. But Megan is just a beginner and she won't be able to ski for several kilometers like the veterans. Stretching indoors is enough. However, the coach also asked her to jump on the spot first and then fix the snowshoes and board.
It is best for new skiers to have a coach watching over them for the first few times. The first thing to worry about is the equipment, which is related to the safety of the skier. Megan looked down and watched the coach teach her step by step how to fix the shoes and board. She also tried it once. With the snowshoe bindings, it was not difficult. However, Megan tried to jump as soon as she put them on.
Of course I can’t jump up—
She tried to jump up, but she didn't consider that she had several kilograms of equipment on her body. She could barely lift her feet, and her whole body fell forward uncontrollably.
Jason watched Megan play from the side. Beginners, especially curious children like Megan, of course wanted to try it themselves, and her actions were not dangerous, so of course he let her play by herself. He only helped Megan up when she was struggling to get up with her hands on the ground.
"Snowshoes and snowboard are so heavy," Megan said, climbing up and clapping her hands. She pointed to the small downward slope in front of them and said to Jason, "If I slide down there, I'll fall over."
Because the feet are heavy and the head is light, if you lose control, your body will rush forward, but the lower body will remain in place, so of course the only thing left is to roll.
Jason hasn't put on his skis yet. When Megan remembers the essentials, slowly learns to ski, and really enters the trial stage, he will teach her those little skiing tricks. It's too early now, but he is also paying attention to Megan's condition and will help her learn and adapt.
Hearing Megan's words, he couldn't help but tilt his head and said, "When you slide down from there, you will conquer it."
But the fact is that when Megan memorized all the knowledge and tried to slide down the slope, she fell to the ground the first time, the second time, and the third time she fell headfirst and almost rolled over.
The coach and Jason next to her undoubtedly noticed the problem, and after Megan was helped up, she expressed her own experience, "I'm not used to snowboarding. It binds my feet and it's very uncomfortable." Megan wanted to be more free, otherwise she would always forget that her feet couldn't jump or move, and she could only adjust her center of gravity.
These failures did not discourage her, so after untying the bindings, she changed into skis with the help of her coach and took two ski poles in her hands. She now felt that her feet were feet and her hands were hands, and she felt comfortable all of a sudden.
After putting on the double boards, Megan's discomfort disappeared, and it became easier to move on flat ground. But the problem that followed was that she had to take each step firmly and pay attention to the distance between her foot and the other foot, otherwise the boards might hit each other front and back, making her uncomfortable again. However, wearing the double boards allowed her to slide on the ground without lifting her feet, and she finally had some feeling of skiing.
The usage of double boards and single boards is different. At the beginning, you have to let go of the ski poles, maintain the correct skiing posture, and learn to find the balance point with your body and feet. During this process, Jason held her hand and led her forward. Soon she could slide by herself. Maybe Megan didn't have much talent in martial arts, but the previous training was not ineffective. It made her body coordinated and sometimes she subconsciously knew how to maintain balance.
Similarly, when she fell before, even though she failed to ski successfully, she protected herself well. The fall was no big deal. It should be noted that both novices and veterans may suffer fractures, and although Megan's use of the snowboard was a bit clumsy, it did not bring any dangerous consequences.
Once she got used to sliding on the skis, she picked up the ski poles and used them to assist her movements.
Megan stood at the bottom of the low slope and climbed up step by step, then slid down with her two skis in an eight-shaped position. However, she relaxed her control of her feet after only a short distance, or perhaps she had not fully mastered this skill, which caused her to lose control and fall into a split.
The child who fell to the ground did not feel wronged or impatient. Instead, his eyes sparkled and he said, "It's fun!"
Jason, who had run over when he saw her fall, saw that she didn't want to get up immediately, so he squatted beside her and said with a smile: "Yeah, it will be more fun after you learn it."
Megan nodded in agreement. “Skiing is so freeing,” she said. Then she clapped her hands, took her ski poles, and stood up unsteadily. She looked at Jason and said, “I need to take a break. Do you want to play?”
"Don't go down the short slope, go play over there." She pointed to the other side where the hustle and bustle was going on.
Jason is Robin. He can shuttle between tall buildings and defeat many bad guys, so he can certainly conquer the sport of skiing. Megan was so sure of it. After seeing him nod vigorously, she took off her equipment and handed it to the coach, and excitedly held Jason's equipment and walked to the ski resort on the other side.
Jason said he could ski, so Megan believed him.
The two children walked together, and the coach fell behind. In the slightly cold snow wind, Jason said, "Be brave Little Bear today! You have the courage to try skiing. That's great!" From the beginning, he didn't think Megan would be afraid of this sport, because she had done more dangerous things before, such as following him to fly between tall buildings, or they sat together on a high platform outside a building.
They have done enough dangerous things together, what is skiing? Megan is a brave little bear, she is brave enough to make friends, brave enough to try new things, and brave enough to express herself. Even the most vicious criminals in Arkham can say "I don't like him".
Megan's emotional preferences are the most distinct. Even if she used to be stingy with her emotions, how could she express and reveal to others what she herself didn't have enough of? She wanted to be filled, and when her inventory was filled, she would no longer be stingy with that little she gave.
It takes a lot of love and to be chosen firmly. These are the cornerstones and nutrients of Megan's self. Jason always felt that he didn't give much, but he watched her being filled to abundance. He witnessed the awakening of a person's soul. Maybe he didn't give much, but maybe he played a little insignificant positive role.
Jason turned his head to look at Megan who was watching the road carefully beside him and thought that his appearance might not be a big deal, but Megan's condition must be getting better and better.
They walked to the other side of the ski resort and stood on a high ridge. There were two or three people standing next to them, waiting to adjust the time to slide down. There were more people on the snow trail below. They were scattered in different positions. More people were resting under the protective nets on both sides. A few people shuttled back and forth on the snow trail, and the flying snow was blown up behind their skis, leaving short and distinct traces.
The skiing savvy boy was eager to try. He put on his gear, but chose not a snowboard. He wore skis instead, holding ski poles. He looked at Megan and asked, "Can I get the bear's blessing?"
He raised one hand, in Megan's usual palm-forward, high-five gesture.
Megan walked over and high-fived him lightly, with a pure smile on the lower half of her face. "Good bird." She also learned Jason's teasing.
Jason stood on a high ridge, in the endless snow. He was not covered with yellow-backed and red-bellied feathers, but he had another pair of wings that echoed with the wind. He jumped down from the ridge, flying over the snow-capped mountains with unstoppable momentum, and flew skillfully.
The author has something to say:
I can't ski (thinking), so I'll just write it for what it is.
Correct the typo.
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