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Tweak says, "You tend to mumble a lot."

Rikki Chadwick is no ordinary girl (justaddh2o) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2012-03-10 18:45:00

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galen marek, rikki chadwick

WHO: Rikki Chadwick and someone about to become Rikki's new bff. No rly cuz she will kick your butt if you tell anybody what you see.
WHAT: Trying to blow off some steam
WHERE: The complex pool
WHEN: Early evening
STATUS: In progress
RATING: TBD but probably PG at most

Anna had mentioned that there was a pool. Well...it wasn't the Pacific, but it'd have to do, she supposed. If there was one way that Rikki had become accustomed to blowing off steam and de-stressing, it was swimming. Well, and moping in the Moon Pool, but that was a no-go here, so she'd have to deal with what she had available to her. If she was in a whole new universe, like other people were saying, maybe the magic didn't even work. Maybe she'd go back to being a normal girl.

Her new found — however awkwardly canine — friend had taken her back to the complex of apparently misfit toys and she'd gotten herself a room and an amulet. That ought to appease the rest of them. She'd even started filtering her posts.

Slipping out of her room and down the hall to the elevator, Rikki found herself wondering who some of her neighbors were. Specifically, were any of them cool? The thought only lasted as long as it took for the lift to open and take her to her destination. There was an entire floor that was just a giant swimming pool. Anna hadn't mentioned the massive sizeof it; it was a pleasant surprise. Still no ocean, but at least it would give her space.

Looking over her shoulder to make sure no one was around, Rikki squatted at the edge of the pool and took a deep breath, dipping a finger into the water. "One. Two. Three," she counted as she got back to her feet. "Four. Five. Six." If nothing happened, she'd be a little disappointed, she realized. "Seven. Eight. Nine..."

As she opened her mouth to hit 'ten,' she felt the change. For a second, she wobbled on the pool deck, pinwheeling her arms to keep from falling in the wrong direction. It was basically impossible, though, to stay upright when her legs turned into a tail and Rikki tumbled into the pool, letting herself sink to the bottom where she rolled over and looked up through the water to the ceiling.

For a moment, she didn't move. She just laid at the bottom of the pool wishing that there was sand there instead of concrete. This was going to take some getting used to. Finally, though, she moved, propelling herself toward the other end of the pool and then back again. For the first time since getting here, Rikki felt some semblance of freedom again. Without really considering the consequence, she used her super speed and zipped to the opposite end of the pool again and flip turned to head back. The lap was completed when she misjudged the length of the pool because of all the bubbles, and slowed down a little too late, smacking her head on the side of the pool.

Surfacing, Rikki grimaced and pulled herself up a little, arms crossed beneath herself on the edge of the pool. "Ugh...asking strangers to teleport doesn't sound so bad after all..." she mumbled, frowning.

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star_killer
2012-03-11 12:32 am UTC (link)

Galen had been growing more and more bored as time went on since coming here. He did enjoy learning more about Jacen's way of thinking and thought of the other man as a friend. But still. There were only so many times one could duel, meditate, and wander the dark part of Lawrence before growing bored of it all. No one here, not even the criminals, presented a challenge. Yes that Moriarty guy might but Galen didn't see him as a threat. Nor did he see the Molokov guy as one.

So once more Galen began wandering the halls and floors of the complex, not really looking for anything in particular. Though as he neared the level of the pool, he could hear movement. His curiosity piqued, he pushed the door to the pool open and looked around just in time to see a rather attractive blonde girl come up out of the pool part way, holding her head and mumbling something. Years of training to read human type lips allowed him to catch what she said. Now he was very intrigued.

He cleared his throat to catch her attention after letting the door close quietly behind him. He walked further in, his booted feet thudding some on the tile. In spite of enjoying the feel of wearing the robes Kota had given him, Galen had decided wearing native clothing would be better. So with the boots he wore a pair of faded jeans and a plain white T-shirt that covered only the scars on his torso and not really much on his arms. From his belt hung his lightsaber in its usual spot.

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justaddh2o
2012-03-11 12:43 am UTC (link)

At the sound of a throat being cleared, Rikki's head snapped up and her eyes widened as she pushed her tail down to hang straight down beneath her. Maybe he wouldn't see. One of her hands came out from under her chin as she lifted herself a bit more so free it up. Thinking quickly and dropping it down below the side of the pool, she closed it into a fist, causing steam to rise up off the water, fogging whatever view he might've had.

"Way to let in the cold air," she complained in an attempt to divert his attention. It could've been a heated pool, right? Maybe he hadn't ever been in here and she'd get lucky. "You always creep up on people like that, or just when it's half naked women in pools?"