Released on July 25, 2025
Narrator: Later that night, a determined Apollo was out on the training yard, running drills on a giant scarecrow. Alone
Apollo: Stupid, stupid! It's not that hard! Just climb the damn thing, it's easy! Ugh. Hand over hand, foot over foot... if only I could figure out what my gift is, maybe it could help me here
Genesis: Hey
Apollo: AAH! Oh. Hey Gen! What are you doing out here?
Genesis: That's what I was about to ask you
Apollo: Ah, right. Well.. Arthur called me a loser, that sucked. I thought it wouldn't bother me, 'cause you know, it's Arthur but.. Here I am! 3 AM, trying to practice my form, I guess
Genesis: You want help?
Apollo: Yеah! Please, be my guеst!
Genesis: Okay. Well, there's a couple things
Apollo: Hit me
Genesis: For starters, you're aiming too high on your mounting attack. It's good to reduce the climbing distance, but, when you reach so far out, you actually end up wasting a lot more energy just trying to stay hooked on
Apollo: Okay, makes sense
Genesis: Oh, and! When you're climbing, I'm sure you already know this, but... you scutter. If you really want to fly like Arthur, you need to activate your
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, and your core
Apollo: Yeah, that scuttering is a bad habit
Genesis: Yeah but, honestly, just fixing that will do wonders. Even with your current form, you were on track to make a sub 12, before you fell. Which is normally great!
Apollo: Just not for commander Hakim
Genesis: Right
Apollo: Well hey, thanks for the tips. Who taught you how to be so good at this, anyway?
Genesis: I taught myself
Apollo: What?!
Genesis: What?
Apollo: I taught myself too, and I'm ass! Are you sure you're not a legacy child? You don't have some legendary father, who taught you his ways like Arthur?
Genesis: Haha! I wish! My dad and I do NOT get along. And if he knew I was here, he would kill me
Apollo: If he knew?! Gen, you cannot just say that and not expect me to have questions!
Genesis: I mean, it's nothing crazy! My dad is just very... traditional. He really buys into the "never become a crank" stuff. And he also doesn't think that women belong in the Mazmus... it's a whole thing
Apollo: Yikes! So if the Mazmus was out, based on tradition, I'm guessing he forced you to work at the church then?
Genesis: Yeah... But I mean honestly, the church was fine. It's where I met all my friends! I just... couldn't stand that my choices weren't my own. I was living in my dad's world, and that's not what I wanted