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Tweak says, "Raspberry jam!"

Richie "Gear" Foley (put_it_in_gear) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-07-22 13:45:00

Current location:	Quatro Park - Sector 4
Entry tags:	:mingle, bak chang, calliope-caliborn, duo maxwell, kitty pryde (evolution), lacus clyne, lelouch vi britannia, richie foley, sougo okita, terry mcginnis, zatanna zatara

[Day 229] [Voice|Closed|Action|Open] WATER BALLOON FIGHT
[It is a hot day. Sweltering and humid and for many it could feel pretty icky. It is around noon when a unfamiliar and obviously modified voice comes over the network. It sounds a little robotic, too high to be normal, but also manic, in a good way. Excited, amused.]

Anyone really fed up with the heat yet? I know I am. So here's your Declaration of War on Humidity. Park your butt on the number four and you'll get yourself a nice splash of color to cool you down.

[There is silence for some time, enough that one might even think that he disconnected. Then it comes back with a laugh.] Or you could just come over to Quatro Park and join in on the fun. [Then there is a disconnect. Someone could try to ask a question, but no responses will be given.]

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[Anyone who is Sector 4 and wanders towards Qautro Park might notice that there is large bucket sitting right at the entrance. Look inside and you will see that it is filled to the brim with balloons. Water balloons.

And there are more buckets like this. Scattered all over the park, beside a bench, behind a bush, right in the open in the center of a copse of trees. They are everywhere. All of them full of balloons.

And if you don't look out you might just be hit with one of them. Oh, what's all that red covering your hair and your shirt? Whoops guess these balloons are full of colored water. It might wash out at the end of the day, but be careful now or you could end up looking like a soaked rainbow.

Do you turn back and try to escape? Are you trapped there as a victim of water balloon warfare? Or will you grab a balloon yourself and go looking for whoever just threw one at you?]

{OOC: Water balloon fight! Richie spent the morning putting it together so it's forward-dated to noon and later. Two robots will be there making up more balloons as the day goes so they won't run out for a while and another is hiding in the park to throw balloons at random passersby. The coloring in the water is completely safe and washes out with soap from clothes, skin, and hair. Not that characters will know that at first. Have your characters wander in, get dragged by a friend, become an accidental casualty, anything you want! Mingle away the heat!}

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	fields_of_hope 2013-07-23 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	[Lacus hope spryly to her feet.] Maybe they have cold sake. I read about that in the cookbooks I've been looking through and I wanted to try it. Do you like it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-07-23 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	Are you kidding? It's almost like you don't know who you're talking to. [He wiggles a finger at her.] Of course I like it. Sake is great. Cold sake in the heat? Even better. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-07-23 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	[She uses her squirt gun on that wagging finger!] Then you can show me the proper way to drink it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-07-23 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	[He puts that finger over the hole of her squirt gun!] I can do that. It'll be easy, you'll see. You're gonna be a sake pro in no time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-07-23 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	[She glances at the covered squirt gun and grins.] I concede defeat. [And she puts the gun in her soaked pocket.] Is there a trick to it? Teach me on the way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-07-24 12:19 am UTC (link)
	Like this. [He nods, positioning her hand before he starts to walk.] Just like that. [A nod.] We rarely drank it cold at home because we're lazy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-07-26 12:44 am UTC (link)
	[Lacus intently examines the position in which he's arranged her fingers.] I didn't realize it's easier to drink it warm. I have a great deal to learn. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. [He crosses his arms.] I forget that this kind of stuff isn't the norm for everyone. I always assume everyone knows the same things, you know? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-07-26 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Oh? Why do you assume that? [Maybe it's just her, but that seems an odd assumption. Then again, as a diplomat she traveled all over and saw many different cultures.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 01:23 am UTC (link)
	[Sougo shrugs.] 'Cause all I know is Japan mannerisms. Like you're learning from me, I have to learn things from other people, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-07-26 01:27 am UTC (link)

Oh, I see. [She thinks for a second.] In my world, there is an Earth but there's no Japan anymore, or individual countries at all for that matter. People in the geographical area still practice some traditional customs, but I don't know how they've been adapted over the years. I regret that I never visited that area, since the military bases in the area belonged to the Earth Forces.

I suppose we come from very different places. I wonder if there are things I could teach you in return? [A hopeful glance in his direction!]

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	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 01:38 am UTC (link)
	There probably is. [A nod at that!] I couldn't tell you what, though, since I don't know what kind of stuff you do differently. [He tilts his head.] I haven't noticed anything different so far, other than normal guy and girl things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-07-26 01:46 am UTC (link)

I believe most people would say my talents revolve around diplomacy. Is that something you'd like to learn? [A smile that's somewhere between amused and earnest.]

But that aside, I am a good programmer and I can operate a mobile suit and command a space vessel. I have some skills in mechanics; I have made several haros during my time here. I believe my fighting skills have come quite a long way, but we've discussed that before. Cooking and baking, perhaps...

[Her smile turns abundantly playful,] Or there's the matter of my skills at 'topping', as you've speculated. [She sure did hear that conversation.]

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	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 02:04 am UTC (link)
	[Eavesdropper! He knows exactly what she's referring to.] Yeah... As long as you're aware of it. [He can't help but to wonder.] Did you make Pink? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-07-26 02:08 am UTC (link)
	I'm aware of what you and Aidan were referencing, but I don't think I'm so one-sided. Especially in that area, I can be very flexible. If it was for the right person I could see myself following their lead. [Smoothly, she transitions from sexual preferences to the mechanics of cute haros.] I didn't make Pink. My former fiance made him for me years ago. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 02:18 am UTC (link)
	[Fiance huh. He cannot possibly let this go without cracking a joke!] Former fiance. Sounds like he wasn't worthy of being your leader. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-07-26 02:25 am UTC (link)

[She laughs daintily!] Ours was an arranged engagement. Our parents wanted to take advantage of the political connection of our families. Athrun is a sweet man and a good friend, but he never loved me in that way. Even if I hadn't been declared a traitor I doubt he would have wanted to marry me.

And now that you mention it, he was rather tentative. Perhaps I needed someone more commanding. [Continued amusement because if anything Kira can be even less take-charge at times, but when he's determined nothing stops him.]

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	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Aah. [She's piqued his interest!] Perhaps you did need someone more commanding and spontaneous. [He smiles a little at that, because that guy sounded lame and so he's glad he's a former fiance.] Arranged marriages... the only upside of not having parents. It can be a downside, too, I suppose. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-07-26 02:46 am UTC (link)

Spontaneous. That's a good word. Yes, I'm sure would like someone spontaneous.

Though I believe my father did the best he could. My mother died when I was very little, and I expect he thought an engagement to a powerful family would ensure my future. He realized his mistake before he was killed, but unfortunately never got to see things resolved. [Perspective, she has it in spades.]

When did you lose your parents, Sougo?

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	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 03:10 am UTC (link)
	[He listens carefully to her story. Not only was it interesting, but it was always nice learning a good friend like Lacus.] I was 8 when I lost them. [He says with a bit of sadness in his voice.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-07-26 03:14 am UTC (link)

[He may have notices she started walking just a little closer in the last few moments.] I'm very sorry.

Even though I had my father, I believe I know something of what you may have endured. He was away many times with his duties as Chairmen, and I had to manage myself. It's very difficult.

[She's prompting him to say more without going into more specific questions. She's notices Sougo tends to say more when she doesn't pointedly ask.]

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	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 03:26 am UTC (link)
	[He's not sure her situation is the same, but he makes no mention of that. However, it does make him think of another situation...] Sounds more like what happened to my sister after I left, to be honest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-07-26 03:30 am UTC (link)

[A soft, neutral sound of understanding.] That's the second time in as many days you've compared me to your sister.

[Lacus is careful to express no approval or distaste about that, even though she's not entirely certain the comparison is a good thing. She didn't especially love it when Aidan compared her to his mother, either -- she prefers to be thought of as herself, nothing more. But Aidan at least meant it as a compliment, so she's not upset, it just isn't her preference.]

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	sadistfaction 2013-07-26 03:41 am UTC (link)
	[It's true and he knows it is. He's not really sure how to react hearing it from her, though.] Is that bad? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-07-26 03:46 am UTC (link)

[The hand closest to him reaches up to brush his shoulder, then falls away.] It's not a bad thing if that's what you see and feel. That you would compare me with someone so important to you is touching, in a way. If I can, in some small way, bring you a familiar comfort or happiness, I am glad of that.

But we are different people, she and I. What I want to be to you is not a reminder of her. Each time you speak to me of her, I can tell it pains you. I do not want to be a source of pain for you, Sougo. Nor would I want to disappoint you.