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Torva was standing up on a small wall in a park within the city, working on some juggling practice, entertaining those who were nearby who wanted to watch him as he did so. Today he had a couple of little girls helping him out named Kinna and Ketra, their main roles presently being to gather any of the balls that he dropped and tossing them back to him. On top of that he would occasionally need them to toss him some extra ones. He was doing pretty well at keeping five in the air at once but any more then that and he started to falter a little bit, that was why the twins were helping him out at the moment.

"Brother! Brother! Catch!" One of the two identical girls called out, getting Torva's attention so that he could toss him another ball. Torva faltered for a moment but was able to keep them all aloft, though barely.

Once he'd regained tenuous control over what he was juggling he said, "Ahhh... Thank you, K!" He said, cheating his way out of calling out a particular name since the girls were doing their best to trick him today. If he didn't commit to a name then they could call him on failing at guess who was who. Yet.

Kinna and Ketra whirled around instantly as someone spoke up behind them, the two girls waving in sync with one another while Torva gave their 'guest' a smile, "I thank you!" He said, wanting nothing more then to give him a wave but given that his hands were full the smile would have to be enough for now. Thinking on it he said, "Depends on how many I am juggling at once. A ton of them look great but it's a lot more difficult... as these two little monsters well know."

The twins set to giggling at the comment, turning back to their brother and in sync they each tossed a ball up to him. That set Torva to scrambling and the twins to laughing, especially when the addition of the two extra balls became a bit too much for him, causing him to loose a few. The little girls went racing after the dropped balls while Torva did his best to get back into the rhythm of juggling what he still had remaining.

"Don't wander too far!" He called out after the twins before he looked back to their guest, "Now with this many I can go on forever!" He boasted, hoping to make up for his earlier mistake with renewed confidence.

Torva glanced after his sisters before giving a nod of his head, "Yeah... they are the most helpful pair that you will ever meet!" He said with a laugh, leaving out the part in which they spent their time trying to mix people up about which of them was which. He was their big brother but even he struggled with it... and it didn't help that their mother helped them out by letting them wear the same thing and do their hair in the same way. If they kept it up though it would make their own work in the troupe more interesting though.

"Yeah, it is a while but I really do need the practice." He said, giving a humming sound when the other proposed to him the question about shaking hands. Hopping down from the wall he was on carefully, able to keep the balls in the air though barely, he allowed some to drop leaving him with just three in the air. From there he shifted them so he was juggling them with one hand and held a hand out to the one called Kalanc, "It's nice to meet you Kalanc, I'm Torva!"

Torva couldn't help but to grin as the other took his hand, shaking it. That he was able to continue to juggle the trio of balls while shaking hands delighted him. He wasn't positive that he could do it but pulling it off was a grand thing! He wanted nothing more then to tell his parents since they would be proud of his accomplishment. Stepping back after Kalanc released him he caught the trio of balls, tossing them to his sisters who had the rest of them gathered up, "Thank you, you two." He said with a smile before turning back to Kalanc once more.

"Huh?" He was being offered coins in exchange for his hard tricks? Giving a rather happy sound he took them, holding them up for the twins to see, "Check it out! We got a tip!" Not something that he'd gotten during practice before so he had to admit that it was something he was very pleased with. Yet another thing that he was going to have to report home since he was quite proud of his moment.

After pocket the coins he said, "Naw! Not all the time. Our parents are busy today with their own training so I figured I'd bring the girls to the park to play. Juggling is just something that I want to practice! Other tricks I am a bit better at but juggling can get complicated."

"Especially if you're our dad!" The twins chimed in helpfully.

Torva nodded his head rapidly, "Yeah, yeah... it's normal but since I am still a prentice I don't get to join the shows yet. I'm still in training after all! I need to hone my skills a bit more before I am able to join the others who are already entertaining the masses." He was really looking forward to when he would be able to join in but until then just being able to entertain passersby like Kalanc was enough for him. Soon though! Soon he would be doing incredible feats like this his grandfather was able to do! Or at least that was the plan.

"Acrobatics!" He said, clapping his hands together before he did a back flip, landing easily on his feet, then bent over backwards into an arch before standing up on his hands, "Like so! Among other things... though I think walking around on my hands might be one of my favorite things to do. It always tends to draw a lot of eyes since it's not the typical way one walks around town." He gave a little laugh as he walked around for a moment on his hands before letting his feet fall back to the ground so that he could stand up right once more.

Once he was back up right he brushed his hands off, giving a smile as he and his sisters all at once said, "He juggles knives!" It was rather amazing to them and it wasn't just knives but all manner of dangerous, pointy things! Knives were just his specialty.

Torva couldn't help but to laugh, finding the reaction to be kind of funny. Maybe it was because they were so used to such things it that something like juggling knives was normal to them? Giving a smile he said, "Yeah, he's currently practicing a new act with mother that should be quite amazing once it's done! We are all quite excited to see it!" He said, clapping his hands together in an excited manner, ever eager to see what the two of them were planning during their down time.

"Oh! Don't worry, he practices a lot. Like hours a day! He'd never put mother or anyone else in the troupe in danger or anything." He said, lifting up his arms, tapping them together in a manner that made an X shape. He knew that his father was very studious and would never try out an act he wasn't certain that he could handle. Best to reassure Kalanc... though upon him saying that he wanted to see he gave a smile, nodding his head, "Alright! You should come see a one of the group's shows for sure!"

"Yeah, yeah! You should watch the bit where dad throws knives at apples balanced on mom's head!" One of the twins said, while the other nodded rapidly.

Torva looked over at them then said, "Don't go trying to scare him off, K, we want him to come watch the show." Looking over at Kalanc he said, "You should just come and see!"

Torva gave a smile, "Good! Maybe you will come in time to see the new act that they are working on!" He clapped his hands together and gave a nod of his head, "Once it's ready I can send you an invitation if you like! Though I would need to know where to send it..." Something that hadn't quite thought of ahead of time when he made the offer. It wasn't as though he actually knew where Kalanc lived or anything given that they'd just met.

The twins came to stand on either side of Torva, seeming to be studying him, before they one of them said, "You know you might be able to see Torva's act soon too!"

"Yeah, you should definitely come watch that! He's gonna do trick shooting like our grandfather!" The other girl said, both of them catching hold of his hands so that they could tug on them in excitement. The idea of seeing Torva in action, trying to do what their grandfather did, was something the girls were eager to see.

After glancing between them Torva gave a laugh, "Yeah, I might be ready at some point... though I need months of practice more before I am allowed to have a real gun. They are dangerous after all since they fired concentrated bursts of magic and need to be respected." His grandfather's words, not his own.

Torva held up his hands in gun shapes and aimed them at a fictional target before he said, "Trick shooting involves shooting at various targets focusing on a mix of speed and precision. At least that is the very basics of it." He gave a smile then blinked a couple times, "Huh? Oh! Well you needn't worry. I am not allowed to shoot at anything more then targets at the moment so there is nothing really to worry about... umm... 'stomaching' since it's just magical shots hitting various sorts of targets."

Was that reassuring? He wasn't really certain... giving a smile he said, "Let's see... imagine shooting at an icy or watery target with a fire shot. It explodes into steam and sometimes even makes a rainbow if done right!" He clapped his hands together then nodded, "It's a lot more flash then actual danger as far as what I do goes. I want to push the limits of my skills one day though." To be as good as his grandfather or better was his goal though at the moment he didn't even have guns of his own yet.

"Will you still come to the show?" All three of the siblings seemed ask at once, all of their eyes on Kalanc now.