Twenty-somethings gotta twenty-something

[mikangirl]

Who: Everyone invited, everyone gatecrashing (technically you're all invited, so...)
Broadcast: Who knows, maybe some drunken texting later on
Action: Iskaulit Pool!
When: 3 July

[It's a party for a narcissistic redhead who likes to be reminded she's alive.  Come celebrate!  Alternately, come sneak in and steal the food!  There's a bar set up for drinks drastically lowered to cost-price or to-be-paid-later-tab, a non-alcoholic punch in case of wandering minors (spike it and Nami will end you) and random snacks.

Oh, and a pool.  Which is heated.  Kind of important, that part.

Step right up, I'm reliably informed we'll have Thor with his shirt off, take pictures while you can.]

Comments

[axi]

[To her credit, Kaname's eyes don't even glance at the giant scar on his left shoulder over his chest. She's seen it before, and she knows he's not fond of it either. But it's another part of him now. She'll readily accept it with the rest.

Once he's in the water, she follows, sliding in with practiced ease.]

Have you tried making him come when called? [Because otherwise they're going to have to retrieve him.]

[vartex]

"Tried" being the key word.

[He demonstrates- shakes the little bag of treats they'd brought along from the edge of the pool, snaps his fingers, whistles, pats the surface of the water in front of himself. Q-Lulu is swimming in circles, chasing his own fin.]

I suspect it's a two-person job- someone will need to guide him through the process of any trick we try to teach.

[axi]

[Kaname does her best to fight her growing smile and remain serious looking. To her credit, only the corner of her lips twitch in amusement. Bless their little pet.]

I see. [Taking the advice, she goes over to Q-Lulu and gently takes hold of him to face him towards Messer.]

Let's try it again now.

[vartex]

[Yeah, this'll go great. He's sure Q-Lulu will totally get it in no time, just like before.

But it's a thing to do, and Kaname's here, so he holds the treat with one hand and snaps the other.]

Q-Lulu, come.

[axi]

[Q-Lulu stares at him for a long moment before swimming forward!

Only to veer off to the left towards the middle of the pool. Kaname reaches to bring him back.]

Well, he... moved.

[vartex]

...He did.

[Technically. It could have been on a whim.

Messer gives him half a treat for the effort.]

He's going to get fat before he learns anything. Q-Lulu, come here.

[axi]

[It was probably on a whim. Kaname bites her lip to hold back her smile. Something about super serious Messer trying to train a mercat is so wonderfully entertaining.]

I hope it won't be so bad. [Q-Lulu looks at him. And just. Stares.]

[vartex]

[The slightest of eye twitch. Messer reaches out with one hand to push Q-Lulu towards his tapping finger.]

We'll need to pick a cut-off point.

[He's not exactly keen to call it a surrender, but...]

[axi]

[Now Kaname starts to giggle as the mercat flips on to his back and basically plays dead.]

I should leave that up to you.

[vartex]

Hm. That, or smaller treats.

[HE DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE UP it's nice to have an excuse to spend time with her, okay.

Q-Lulu rolls over again, wobbling sideways in the water. It's a bit like trying to train a water balloon.]

[axi]

Sure, let's try that.

[Kaname sinks lower in the water so her face is half submerged. Slowly, she sneaks around to Q-Lulu's other side.

The mercat floats idly around, only to splash with a startle when Kaname comes into view so close. He speeds his way over to Messer.]

[vartex]

[.....

okay that was definitely a fluke, he was just startled, it wasn't the least bit intentional.

.....

Messer gives the mercat a treat.]

That method's effective.

[axi]

[Despite staying submerged, she waggles her eyebrows, and Messer should clearly be able to see her smile under the water.

In fact, she makes her way over towards him. Uh-oh...]

[vartex]

[Uh-oh, indeed. He watches her for a moment, lifting a brow.

Then he lifts Q-Lulu up out of the water and sets him down on her head.]

[axi]

[That definitely surprises Kaname, and she snorts in laughter, shooting upwards again to cough out the water that entered her mouth. She isn't bothered at all, still laughing with a grin.

Poor Q-Lulu just clings to her head for balance.]

You win.

[vartex]

[Is that a smile? Yeah that's a smile. He feels kind of proud of himself for that one.

And Kaname looks real silly with a mercat on her head.]

I'll try to be a gracious victor.

[axi]

How noble of you.

[Kaname steps forward, not leaving too much space between them when she tilts her head forward in his direction.]

Your crown.

[vartex]

[....

....

....

fuck that's too close

He stares her down for a long moment, resisting, until finally he scoops Q-Lulu up and deposits him on the mohawk, hastily turning away. He can't deal, it's too embarrassing.

Q-Lulu's tail wiggles out of the back of his fluff.]

[axi]

[Kaname can't help the squeak of laughter that escapes her when she sees the tail. She immediately sinks into the water and moves backwards to take in the entire picture.]

You look so regal.

[vartex]

[Ugh stooooop. He's gonna die.]

I'm sure I look absurd.

[axi]

Never.

[Still grinning that both of them, she holds out her hands for Q-Lulu.]

Try tilting your head forward.

[vartex]

Kaname...

[His tone is long-suffering, but he tilts his head as instructed. Don't fly off the wrong way, little buddy.]

[axi]

[Her smile's all innocence as Q-Lulu slides off his mohawk slope and right into her outstretched grasp.]

See, he's fine.

[vartex]

[Messer peers over his shoulder at the two of them, and then turns around and pokes the mercat in his dumb dopey cheek.]

And still clueless.

[axi]

I take that to mean training is over, huh?

[Kaname sets the mercat back in the water. He immediately flips over and plays dead.]

We can go towards the deep end now at least.