How Green Becomes Wood

Daizi crouched beside Ivy, wrapping her in her arms and keeping her secure at a safe distance, "Ivy, look at how fun!"

Once Alec was situated on the wheel, Dark walked up and as he gripped the handles he asked, "Are you holding on securely?"
 
Alec sat near the middle instead of the edge and looped his arm and one leg around the poles. "Ready!" he confirmed. He didn't expect Dark to go super fast since they were showing Ivy how it worked, but he still wanted to be prepared. Just in case.
 
At first Dark tried to just push it, but then he decided it was much easier to get it going if he grabbed it and ran around it in a circle, pulling it with him. He made sure to keep it at a reasonable speed for Alec, but it was clear he could get it going much faster if he wanted to.
 
"Whee!" Alec cried, waving one arm in the air. At first, he was playing it up for Ivy's benefit. Then he was genuinely squealing and having fun as the round metal death trap spun faster and faster. He was happy not to be going at top speed, enjoying the ride and having a grand time.
 
Once the death trap seemed like it had enough force behind it, Dark simply let go and allowed the wheel to spin as it would, standing with his hands on his hips and fairly amused by Alec's reaction.

Ivy, meanwhile, watched curiously and laughed because Alec was, but didn't really understand what she was seeing.
 
With his legs still hooked around the bar, Alec let go with both hands and threw both hands into the air, waving them back and forth. The wheel took its time slowing down and finally trundled to a stop. He flopped backward and grinned at the sky. "That was Awesome! And I am so dizzy now, but not as dizzy as if I'd spun on a swing. Ivy's next!"
 
"Let me ride with her," Daizi said, walking with Ivy towards the sound and putting out one hand so Dark could help them get settled. "Habibti, you have to hold on tight, like this. See?" Naturally, Daizi kept one firm arm around Ivy's waist while holding onto the bar.

Since he knew he was going to be gentle, Dark didn't tell her to also wrap her legs around the bar like Alec had done. When he spun it around, he really just did a light trot, but it was more than enough to get Ivy laughing her bright, innocent laugh.
 
Although it was a fairly slow spin, Daizi still couldn't help but laugh as she was spun around.

It was so simple, but Dark couldn't help but find immense satisfaction in using all of his years of strength and endurance training to just make his family laugh. Not wanting to do it for too long and make Ivy too dizzy, he gradually brought it to a gentle stop.

"All done!" Daizi said cheerfully.
 
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