[He pulls a hair from his tail and turns it into a sturdy rope.]
Let's say this is the hold you've got on your killer instincts, the thing you're using to keep that wild violent side in check.
[He winds one end tightly around his tail, the other in his hand.]
My tail is that instinct, my hand is you, and- [He starts to pull with his hand while locking his tail so the rope starts to fray from the strain.] -this is what gradually happens by keeping that tension in place. Now, you can give it slack while training, sure. [He lets the rope go slack.] But the effects are still there. And technically you can periodically repair things, but the rope can still only take so much before it snaps.
And if you've been pulling too hard- [He yanks and the rope snaps, his tail slaps the nest from the sudden release, and his hand snaps back.] -then the force behind your snap could be at best the same as any other time, and possibly worse than any other time.
Not saying it will, but it could, and I know you would be devastated.
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Let's say this is the hold you've got on your killer instincts, the thing you're using to keep that wild violent side in check.
[He winds one end tightly around his tail, the other in his hand.]
My tail is that instinct, my hand is you, and- [He starts to pull with his hand while locking his tail so the rope starts to fray from the strain.] -this is what gradually happens by keeping that tension in place. Now, you can give it slack while training, sure. [He lets the rope go slack.] But the effects are still there. And technically you can periodically repair things, but the rope can still only take so much before it snaps.
And if you've been pulling too hard- [He yanks and the rope snaps, his tail slaps the nest from the sudden release, and his hand snaps back.] -then the force behind your snap could be at best the same as any other time, and possibly worse than any other time.
Not saying it will, but it could, and I know you would be devastated.