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Tweak says, "Always look on the bright side"

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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	sadistfaction 2013-08-06 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	There's a show that comes on in a half hour. I can't miss it. [There's not really a show, but he didn't want to tell her that he's still pissed off. He did say he would stop talking about it, after all. He puts a hand to his chin as he sits up.] It'd be better to watch with sake in my system. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-08-06 11:52 pm UTC (link)

Ah. [It doesn't take an intuitive genius to figure out that he's still upset, though Lacus can't decipher exactly where it's coming from, which bothers her more than that he's annoyed. One minute he's all jokes, the next sulking like a child. But it's nothing she can't handle, just a part of him she has yet to fully grasp.]

[She stands, smoothly for a girl who's had as much to drink as she has.] Why don't you take it? I have somewhere to visit, and I'll be home later on. [A smile,] That way I won't interrupt your show.

[She doesn't even consider that this could sound very much like she's headed to see Tyki.]

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	sadistfaction 2013-08-07 12:10 am UTC (link)
	[He rolls his eyes.] Fine. Do what you want. Have fun. [He grabs the bottle and stands up. At first he attempts to get up quickly before feeling like he was going to fall over, so he takes it slow.] Shit, too much sake. [He says out loud, though he was really saying it to himself.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-08-07 12:17 am UTC (link)

[They've established how he would react to her assisting him, so Lacus doesn't, even though it goes against her every instinct. Instead she stands behind him and places her hands on his shoulders, and her forehead rests on his back.]

Whatever is bothering you, I hope sometime you'll tell me about it. There's nothing you could tell me that would make me turn away from you, ever.

But for now: if you don't want me to go, I won't. [She had only been offering him some space to calm down, and really she hasn't anyone pressing she needs to see.] And I'm sorry.

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	sadistfaction 2013-08-07 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Don't- [He stops himself, unsure of what it was he really wanted to say. There were a million things he could say, but he couldn't get his thought together in a coherent manner. So he tries to make it as simple as he can.] I don't want to be alone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-08-07 12:30 am UTC (link)

[His honesty always warms her heart, and always she wishes he'd offer it more freely.]

[Lacus nods against his back and squeezes his shoulders gently. (She'd hug him, but that might result in unpleasantness given the amount he drank.)] Then I suppose you'll be showing me another TV program.

[A tiny pause before she adds,] There's nothing I wouldn't do for you, if I know what it is you want.

[And then she steps back and takes his arm, not in a way of "let me help your stability" but the same way she always does. And she smiles up at him, waits for him to take the lead.]

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	sadistfaction 2013-08-07 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. [He nods as he starts to walk. Slowly.] I bet if we watched something funny, it would be way funnier than if we were sober. [Even though she took his arm, he actually tries to reposition his arm so that he's holding onto hers. He feels like he could use the guidance, after all.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-07 10:30 am UTC (link)
	[No objections to the arm taking! He certainly does need guidance in more ways than one, and she's happy to help.] I'm sure it would. Are you hungry? I was learning to make onigiri before, they would go well with sake. [She thinks for a second.] Are those a good movie snack? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-07 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	Sure. Onigiri sounds good for a movie. It should be easy to eat. [He nods, clinging onto her arm.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-07 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Mm. [Lacus glances down at his clinging hand. Is he that unsteady, or afraid she'll wander off if he lets go?] You'll have to tell me how I did with them. I'm very new to this type of cooking. [She places her free hand over his, trying to be of comfort.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Course I'll let you know. [Easy as pie. He's perfectly okay with giving his opinion on something like food.] Hm, thanks for walking with me, Lacus. [He says somewhat quietly. Can't go around saying nice things too loud. Reputation and all.] I'd probably wake up in a trash can otherwise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-08 12:10 am UTC (link)
	[Little things like that from Sougo are touching to her in the best way.] You're welcome. As amusing as the picture of you in a trashcan would be, I much prefer you safe and sound. And thank you, for spending time with me. I suppose it's my fault that you don't realize how much I need it, since I so rarely let on. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Mmhm. You don't realize how much I need onigiri. [Sougo holds out his hand.] Why can't an onigiri just appear out of thin air? [He eats an imaginary onigiri and makes nom sounds, before he starts speaking to himself out loud again.] Ah, too much sake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-08 12:36 am UTC (link)
	Unfortunately, my powers are limited. [A touch dryly, because really.] We'll be home soon. In the meantime, maybe pick another topic to distract you. Anything else that's on your mind. [She'll literally talk about anything. Though it may not take the direction you hope for.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 12:46 am UTC (link)
	[What is on his mind? A bunch of jumbled up nonsense, definitely.] What's on my mind is that I'm drunk, and everything is kind of funny, and I want a happy meal that comes with an action figure, an onigiri, and a hug, with an ice cream sundae topped with Tabasco sauce for good luck. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-08 09:15 am UTC (link)
	[Of course she laughs as he makes his way through that. Sougo, you're too much!] [She stops walking and wraps him in a hug. We all knew that was coming.] That's one. Unless you meant a hug from someone specific. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	[He stares at her, totally in a daze.] That'll do. That was a pretty good one. Happy meals get the job done right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-08 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	Did you just call me a happy meal? [Sougo is the funniest drunk! But she'd better keep on getting him home before he really does fall into a trashcan, so Lacus takes his arm and gently starts to guide him.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	You can be anything that you want to be. [Including happy meals, apparently! He lifts up the bottle of sake that he almost forgot he had.] Baby don't fall. You don't want to make a grown man cry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-08 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	You're funny like this. I like it. [But it's a very, very good thing they're almost home. Think you can manage a few steps, Sougo? Lacus isn't going to outright ask, but she'll gingerly take the sake bottle if it looks like he can't.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	[Tch, he kind of points at her using the hand holding the sake.] That's messed up. I'm always a funny guy. It's like you're trying to hurt a man's pride. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-08 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sure I'll find some way to add to your ego soon enough. Though sometimes you don't believe my compliments. [Up the stairs, now! Not too quickly. And then to the door.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	[Oh man. The stairs were the worst!] Depends on the stuff. If it's something like, "Oh Sougo-kun, you're so strong and badass," then I don't think we'll have any problem. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-08-08 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	[Well, she did say she'd do anything if he told her what he wanted...] All right. Let's go inside and I'll change into dry clothes and then I'll pepper you with compliments about your strength while I rub your shoulders. How's that? [She's estimating he'll be passed out before she can even get changed.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-08-08 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	It sounds like I'm about to have the best night ever. [The little things, but mostly the shoulder rubbing thing is super exciting to him.] I'll wait for you on the couch, then, and get the TV ready. [He looks in his hand at the sake bottle.] This too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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