[Shiki seemed to forget about the reel. His first instinct was to lock the line in place, taking steps back to properly ground himself. He leaned back, feeling it was just as necessary to keep himself from falling forward.
Whatever he caught, it was snaking around in a number of directions, fighting him before moving in another direction.
When he got a sense for how erratically it was moving, Shiki didn't bother to reel it in--he just gave a sharp yank of the line that pulled the fish free from the water in one go.]
--Idiot! [He cursed himself, at least. As the fish flew through the air--Shiki grabbed the wooden bucket he had and thrust it forward--catching the fish before it landed right back in the water. He was on his stomach, fairly close to falling off of the pier at that point.]
no subject
[Shiki seemed to forget about the reel. His first instinct was to lock the line in place, taking steps back to properly ground himself. He leaned back, feeling it was just as necessary to keep himself from falling forward.
Whatever he caught, it was snaking around in a number of directions, fighting him before moving in another direction.
When he got a sense for how erratically it was moving, Shiki didn't bother to reel it in--he just gave a sharp yank of the line that pulled the fish free from the water in one go.]
--Idiot! [He cursed himself, at least. As the fish flew through the air--Shiki grabbed the wooden bucket he had and thrust it forward--catching the fish before it landed right back in the water. He was on his stomach, fairly close to falling off of the pier at that point.]
...I should have reeled it in.