Being rusty and overconfident would be worse than forgetting entirely.

( so the takeaway here is: practice.

another month, not quite as many emotional injuries under her belt, clarke would have offered to play coach. harassing rita's door until she got up at the crack of dawn and joining the other girl for sprints across the sports deck. maybe even unsheathe that intermittently flaming sword that's not propped between the couch and desk, and join in some drills for both their sake. but right now...

hmmm, thinking aloud: ) Maybe you should also learn how to shoot a gun.