{"sf1_id":1526682,"sf2_id":"4nA9dVvn","title":"Chapter 19: polishing up long forgotten skills -Alex learns the skills of blindness","author":"Ginsenshi","words":664,"posted_at":"2019-12-26T20:39:00.000Z","tags":["Blind","Gay Relationships","Highschool","M/M"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1526682-chapter-19-polishing-up-long-forgotten-skills-alex-learns-the-skills-of-blindness","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/4nA9dVvn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/df/41/df41fc35-20bf-42bb-8c7a-754d51204e94","description":"#19 of Roen Olver Series\n\nA day at the Library, Alex and Roe studying for a test, Alex's new guide dog learns a quick escape. and Alex brushs up on blindness skills.","content":"Chapter 19: polishing up\u0026nbsp; long\u0026nbsp; forgotten\u0026nbsp; skills -Alex learns\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; skills\u0026nbsp; of\u0026nbsp; blindness\u0026nbsp;\n\nA few months\u0026nbsp; later ALex\u0026nbsp; was\u0026nbsp; out of the\u0026nbsp; ICU adjusting to\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; new\u0026nbsp; life\u0026nbsp; with less\u0026nbsp; vision\u0026nbsp; then\u0026nbsp; before.\"\n\n\"Damn it! Can't even\u0026nbsp; read\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; textbook\u0026nbsp; in\u0026nbsp; large print\u0026nbsp; any more.\" Alex\u0026nbsp; howled\u0026nbsp; sitting\u0026nbsp; in the\u0026nbsp; Library after lunch, as\u0026nbsp; I\u0026nbsp; sat\u0026nbsp; there\u0026nbsp; going\u0026nbsp; over\u0026nbsp; notes for 5th\u0026nbsp; period\u0026nbsp; Biology class, the\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; volume \u0026nbsp; on my\u0026nbsp; earphones\u0026nbsp; only\u0026nbsp; half way\u0026nbsp; up, so I could\u0026nbsp; hear ALex. \"Well\u0026nbsp; if\u0026nbsp; you'd\u0026nbsp; use\u0026nbsp; text to\u0026nbsp; speech\u0026nbsp; or\u0026nbsp; recorded\u0026nbsp; books, you\u0026nbsp; wouldn't\u0026nbsp; have\u0026nbsp; to strain\u0026nbsp; your\u0026nbsp; eyes\u0026nbsp; so much.\" I scolded him\u0026nbsp; for the 100th\u0026nbsp; time.\n\n\"I know\u0026nbsp; Roe, but\u0026nbsp; I can't\u0026nbsp; stand the\u0026nbsp; robotic\u0026nbsp; voices\u0026nbsp; like you.\" He \u0026nbsp; whined\u0026nbsp; back\u0026nbsp; at me. \"THere are\u0026nbsp; more\u0026nbsp; natural\u0026nbsp; sounding\u0026nbsp; voices, have\u0026nbsp; you tried\u0026nbsp; changing\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; voice\u0026nbsp; on\u0026nbsp; NVDA?\"\u0026nbsp; I asked\u0026nbsp; trying\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; give\u0026nbsp; suggestions. \"Yeah\u0026nbsp; I have\u0026nbsp; but\u0026nbsp; even\u0026nbsp; they\u0026nbsp; sound\u0026nbsp; robotic\u0026nbsp; to me, are\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; recorded\u0026nbsp; textbooks\u0026nbsp; any\u0026nbsp; better?\" He asked, as\u0026nbsp; I heard him trying\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; change settings\u0026nbsp; on\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; laptop, and then\u0026nbsp; currsing\u0026nbsp; when\u0026nbsp; he\u0026nbsp; couldn't\u0026nbsp; remmember\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; keystrokes\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; bring\u0026nbsp; up\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; main\u0026nbsp; menu and\u0026nbsp; the other keystrokes\u0026nbsp; for a\u0026nbsp; quick\u0026nbsp; adjustment to\u0026nbsp; voice settings. \"Babe, its\u0026nbsp; NVDA + N, arrow down\u0026nbsp; to \u0026nbsp; General , then\u0026nbsp; voice settings, that\u0026nbsp; combobox\u0026nbsp; comes\u0026nbsp; up\u0026nbsp; select the synthesizer, then\u0026nbsp; go\u0026nbsp; back\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; voices\u0026nbsp; and then\u0026nbsp; change the\u0026nbsp; voice.\" I explained.\n\n\"Stupid\u0026nbsp; screen reader!\" Alex\u0026nbsp; growld\u0026nbsp; at the\u0026nbsp; laptop, Connor's cowbell jinling\u0026nbsp; as he\u0026nbsp; raised\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; head\u0026nbsp; to stare at\u0026nbsp; Alex's\u0026nbsp; growling.. Connor\u0026nbsp; settled\u0026nbsp; back down with\u0026nbsp; Ace, Alex's\u0026nbsp; new\u0026nbsp; guide dog, a\u0026nbsp; german\u0026nbsp; Shepard,\u0026nbsp; with\u0026nbsp; a black\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; white coat, who was\u0026nbsp; enjoying\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; quick\u0026nbsp; catnap while\u0026nbsp; we\u0026nbsp; were trying\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; study for\u0026nbsp; 5th\u0026nbsp; period. Both\u0026nbsp; the \u0026nbsp; boys\u0026nbsp; suddenly\u0026nbsp; jumped\u0026nbsp; up\u0026nbsp; their\u0026nbsp; bells going\u0026nbsp; crazy\u0026nbsp; at the\u0026nbsp; sudden\u0026nbsp; movement low\u0026nbsp; growls\u0026nbsp; sounding\u0026nbsp; from\u0026nbsp; their\u0026nbsp; throats.\n\nI could\u0026nbsp; hear\u0026nbsp; at\u0026nbsp; a\u0026nbsp; distance, Jonathan\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; asshole crew\u0026nbsp; chatting\u0026nbsp; up\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; librarian's \u0026nbsp; student\u0026nbsp; assistant. James\u0026nbsp; asking\u0026nbsp; her\u0026nbsp; out\u0026nbsp; for a\u0026nbsp; Friday night\u0026nbsp; date.\n\n\"Grab\u0026nbsp; your\u0026nbsp; shit \u0026nbsp; babe, and\u0026nbsp; let's\u0026nbsp; go.\" I said\u0026nbsp; quickly\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; Alex, as\u0026nbsp; I heard him\u0026nbsp; close\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; laptop\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; shove it in\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; bag and\u0026nbsp; got up\u0026nbsp; quick, taking\u0026nbsp; Ace's\u0026nbsp; handle\u0026nbsp; in\u0026nbsp; hand as we\u0026nbsp; made\u0026nbsp; a\u0026nbsp; quick escape.\n\nWe\u0026nbsp; ran\u0026nbsp; out\u0026nbsp; of the Library , waving a\u0026nbsp; quick hurried\u0026nbsp; goodbye\u0026nbsp; to the librarian. We\u0026nbsp; where\u0026nbsp; down the hall, just\u0026nbsp; a few\u0026nbsp; doors\u0026nbsp; down\u0026nbsp; from Biology class breathing heavy\u0026nbsp; hands\u0026nbsp; on knees.\n\n\"What Jonathan and his\u0026nbsp; asshole\u0026nbsp; friends?\" ALex\u0026nbsp; asked, as\u0026nbsp; I modded\u0026nbsp; in\u0026nbsp; reply. \"Roe can't\u0026nbsp; see you mod\u0026nbsp; for\u0026nbsp; shit\u0026nbsp; now\u0026nbsp; remember?\"\n\n\"Oh yeah, it was\u0026nbsp; them.\" I said , trying to\u0026nbsp; remember\u0026nbsp; to speak\u0026nbsp; more\u0026nbsp; with\u0026nbsp; Alex's\u0026nbsp; new\u0026nbsp; worse\u0026nbsp; vision. THe\u0026nbsp; boys\u0026nbsp; pressed\u0026nbsp; against\u0026nbsp; our\u0026nbsp; legs, their\u0026nbsp; panting\u0026nbsp; felt against\u0026nbsp; us. Soon\u0026nbsp; it\u0026nbsp; died\u0026nbsp; down as\u0026nbsp; we\u0026nbsp; went\u0026nbsp; in\u0026nbsp; 5th\u0026nbsp; period\u0026nbsp; Biology, taking\u0026nbsp; our\u0026nbsp; seats\u0026nbsp; at the\u0026nbsp; front\u0026nbsp; of the\u0026nbsp; room, pulling\u0026nbsp; out\u0026nbsp; laptops\u0026nbsp; for\u0026nbsp; taking and\u0026nbsp; recording\u0026nbsp; notes.\n\nThe\u0026nbsp; day\u0026nbsp; ended\u0026nbsp; with\u0026nbsp; no\u0026nbsp; further incidences of Jonathan and\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; asshole\u0026nbsp; friends. We were\u0026nbsp; walking\u0026nbsp; down\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; street\u0026nbsp; in\u0026nbsp; front\u0026nbsp; of\u0026nbsp; WolfMoores', ALex\u0026nbsp; still\u0026nbsp; kinda\u0026nbsp; jumpy\u0026nbsp; when\u0026nbsp; we\u0026nbsp; were\u0026nbsp; near\u0026nbsp; Wolfmoores' , but\u0026nbsp; it\u0026nbsp; was\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; only\u0026nbsp; place\u0026nbsp; in town\u0026nbsp; for\u0026nbsp; pet \u0026nbsp; supplies like\u0026nbsp; dog\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; cat food. other\u0026nbsp; wise\u0026nbsp; one\u0026nbsp; would\u0026nbsp; have\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; drive hour\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; a\u0026nbsp; half \u0026nbsp; to a\u0026nbsp; larger\u0026nbsp; town over.\n\nWe made\u0026nbsp; it\u0026nbsp; pass\u0026nbsp; without\u0026nbsp; Alex\u0026nbsp; having\u0026nbsp; a Panic attack, heading\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; my\u0026nbsp; place\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; study\u0026nbsp; for a\u0026nbsp; up coming\u0026nbsp; test\u0026nbsp; in\u0026nbsp; history. We\u0026nbsp; got\u0026nbsp; back\u0026nbsp; soon\u0026nbsp; after\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; finished\u0026nbsp; studying, so\u0026nbsp; I\u0026nbsp; helped\u0026nbsp; Alex\u0026nbsp; with\u0026nbsp; his\u0026nbsp; non-Visual travel\u0026nbsp; skills, after\u0026nbsp; all\u0026nbsp; it\u0026nbsp; was\u0026nbsp; better\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; learn\u0026nbsp; non-Visual travel\u0026nbsp; skills from\u0026nbsp; another\u0026nbsp; blind\u0026nbsp; person.\u0026nbsp; We practiced\u0026nbsp; echo location, and\u0026nbsp; understanding\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; read\u0026nbsp; traffic\u0026nbsp; patterns..\u0026nbsp;\n\nAfter\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; two\u0026nbsp; hours \u0026nbsp; of\u0026nbsp; this\u0026nbsp; we\u0026nbsp; threw\u0026nbsp; in the\u0026nbsp; towel\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; headed\u0026nbsp; bak\u0026nbsp; inside\u0026nbsp; to\u0026nbsp; my room\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; collapsed on\u0026nbsp; my\u0026nbsp; bed tired.. I\u0026nbsp; turned\u0026nbsp; on\u0026nbsp; Netflix\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; just\u0026nbsp; laid\u0026nbsp; with\u0026nbsp; Alex\u0026nbsp; and\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; boys\u0026nbsp; enjoying\u0026nbsp; the\u0026nbsp; down time.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Roen Olver  the  teen years","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1526001-chapter-18-life-by-a-thread-alex-s-truth-revealed.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1526896-chapter-20-plans-for-a-night-on-the-town.json"}}