The Nineteenth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 43, evening
Where: The Mermaid's Beach

Come on, come on heroes...! Come hither!

[ There's a playful giggle and the sound of splashing as the Mermaid's beach appears in the clearing. ]

Let's play a game...!

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[bluediligence]

[ PEACE SIGN ]

[ Snaps the picture and sends it over to him, grinning ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

....you absolute terror.

[And there's a wicked grin as his arm wraps around her middle and he lifts her up.]

Now you get to smile for the camera.

[And she's getting a raspberry against her shoulder.]

[bluediligence]

[ oh my god ]

D-Du-

[ oH MY GOD NO ]

DUSK, NO! [ squawks, flailing ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[CLICK]

[And he's laughing as he let's her go.] Turnabout is fair play.

[bluediligence]

That was on a completely different level!

[ what if ]

[ she jumps back into a FIGHTING STANCE ]

And vengeance will be mine!

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Well, he does need to wrestle.]

[Pocketing his Chain and stepping back, looking ready.]

Come at me then, Faito.

[bluediligence]

You're going down, Dusk.

[ chhhhhaaaaAAAAAAAARGE!! ]

[ except it's a feint, and at the last second she ducks low and tries to sweep his legs out from under him ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[She is a fast one]

[But he's jumping over her leg and ducking down low to grab at her leg to pull her closer.]

[bluediligence]

[ No grabby! GRABBY IS BAD, unless she's the one doing it. Spins out of the way, hand-springing back a couple of feet and trying to get behind him. ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[She is VERY nimble, isn't she.]

[She gets behind him, but he's turning quick, WHAT DO.]

[bluediligence]

[ apparently, when your usual training partners are a phantom thief and an absolute tank of a man, you learn to be speedy ]

[ not that she remembers any of this just yet ]

[ she dives in to try to SUPLEX HIM; she's weirdly Strong on top of her nimbleness ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He feels the arms around him, and he's reaching to grab her because what does she pla-]

[OH SHIT, SHE'S LIFTING HIM?!]

[He's grabbed her arm though so this may turn into a weird rolly polly more than anything.]

[bluediligence]

[ SHE'S LIFTING HIM!! ]

[ But then he's got her - ]

Aaah! I almost had you!

[ She's still got him, too, so she's going to Do Her Best to pin him face-down in the sand-! ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[They are probably very sandy now.]

[And she is squirming, but he's got a hold on her and he pushes with his other arm and roll them over and now he's sitting on her.]

May want to let go there, Faito.

[bluediligence]

[ god fucking damnit ]

[ ... reaches up to Tenderly cup his cheek ]

Dusk ... are you a parking ticket? Because you've got fine written all over you.

[schrodingerscockroach]

....

[N O P E]

[He is prying her arm off him and getting away several feet.]

No.

[bluediligence]

[ Cheekpuffs! And sits up, huffing. ]

You were supposed to freak out so I could win, damnit.

[schrodingerscockroach]

We joked about me being your father, flirting is not okay!

[Squeaky.]

[bluediligence]

Fake flirting! An underhanded tactic to win a fight!




[ it did feel Gross and Wrong, though, ugh. ]

... Sorry.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Wet willies are underhanded, but acceptable. Not that.

[He sighs.]

Well...that was still wrestling.

[bluediligence]

... Yeah. It was.

[ Rubs the back of her neck. ]

And I think I'm gonna take a break for a while.

[schrodingerscockroach]

...you okay?

...also I guess that was a reprimand, huh.

[bluediligence]

Yeah, I'm fine. [ waves off his concern ]

[ Takes a look around, drumming her fingers on her hip. ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

....Faito.

[bluediligence]

Like I said, I'm gonna take a break. Be back in a bit, okay?