Raphael & Shamir C / houses.fedatamine.com

Raphael, Shamir enter the scene

Raphael

Ugh...

Shamir

What's wrong with you?

Raphael

Huh?! Uh, Shamir? How long have you been there?

Shamir

Too long. You're blocking my way.

Raphael

W-wait! There's something I wanted to ask you.

Shamir

Ask? I...just make it quick.

Raphael

Well, you see, wherever I go into battle, the enemy seems to find me right away.

Raphael

I'm an easy target, but I wanna be able to move around the battlefield without being noticed, like you do!

Raphael

So whaddya think? Would it be possible?

Shamir

Do you think you're being noticed because of your size?

Raphael

Of course! I'm pretty hard to miss, you know? I thought that was obvious.

Shamir

Wrong. It's not your size, it's your presence. It's strong. Almost unbearably so.

Raphael

My "presence"? Is that something I can change?

Shamir

With practice. Maybe. Let me ask you, have you ever felt my presence?

Raphael

Now that I think about it, I haven't! That must be why I didn't notice you earlier.

Raphael

But how can I do that? Will you teach me? Please? Please!

Shamir

Fine. There's a breathing technique that masks your presence.

Shamir

When you breathe, are you continuously inhaling, then exhaling?

Raphael

Well, of course. That's the best way I know how. I'd explode if I only breathed in!

Shamir

Right. To minimize your presence, breathe in, then out, then out again. In through the nose, then gently out through the mouth, twice.

Raphael

In-out-out? That's it? I can definitely do that!

Raphael

I-I couldn't do it, Shamir!

Shamir

Breathe less. Keep it to the absolute minimum.

Raphael

I don't know the minimum!

Shamir

It'll take some practice.

Raphael

Sure, sure. I'll keep trying. In-out-out is trickier than it sounds...