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[ he actually has enough shame to feel a little embarrassed, though it's hard to tell if it's genuine or not. ]
I never imagined I'd be scolded by you. The feeling is a little embarrassing. [ It's usually him doing the scolding... ]
I just didn't want my skills to get rusty. [ So truly, don't waste concern on him. ]
But, speaking of skills, I didn't know you were the serve and protect type.
I never imagined I'd be scolded by you. The feeling is a little embarrassing. [ It's usually him doing the scolding... ]
I just didn't want my skills to get rusty. [ So truly, don't waste concern on him. ]
But, speaking of skills, I didn't know you were the serve and protect type.
[ The bubble in her hand tears away, essentially disintegrating right back into her skin. She conjures another bubble, this one a little bigger than the example, around his head. ]
Follow me.
[ And don't speak!!!!!!! But she doesn't vocalize that, instead choosing to lead him through the shallow end of the water up until they reach where (at least she) can no longer stand. ]
Follow me.
[ And don't speak!!!!!!! But she doesn't vocalize that, instead choosing to lead him through the shallow end of the water up until they reach where (at least she) can no longer stand. ]
[ She sinks into the water with practiced ease, looking a little creepy versus the excited and beach ready Juvia he saw moments before. She ushers him to follow-- well, her hand does, because it's the only thing that pops up out of the water to point downward. ]
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
[ lance shakes his head at this grave injustice. ]
No way, no way — this whole party was your idea! No way are you gonna go the day without having some fun of your own!
[ he claws out of his mermaid tail sand prison, reaching for her wrist to tug her away. ]
Go on, go enjoy the beach! I'll man the grill for a couple hours, how's that?
[ lance shakes his head at this grave injustice. ]
No way, no way — this whole party was your idea! No way are you gonna go the day without having some fun of your own!
[ he claws out of his mermaid tail sand prison, reaching for her wrist to tug her away. ]
Go on, go enjoy the beach! I'll man the grill for a couple hours, how's that?
[ yes.... take it from lance. who's totally had more than twenty whole kisses in his entire lifetime. yes. ]
That's besides the point.
[ the point here is that they were kissing, but more than that they were okay with the kissing, and also are okay for future kissings. (perhaps more than okay, even, but lance did promise they'd stop talking about it for now...) ]
But, uh. You wanna?
[ move from this spot, he means... ]
That's besides the point.
[ the point here is that they were kissing, but more than that they were okay with the kissing, and also are okay for future kissings. (perhaps more than okay, even, but lance did promise they'd stop talking about it for now...) ]
But, uh. You wanna?
[ move from this spot, he means... ]
[Is it, though? When everything's being micro-analyzed, the point is everything all at once.]
..Yeah..?
[And he's responding belatedly to the Make Out proposition, possibly made clearer when he makes no motion to head elsewhere...
Or start kissing him again, so, take it as he will. It's just, decidedly awkward when it's an established thing through conversation. Or, maybe he's just waiting for Lance to also confirm?!
He's playing a long game of Wait and See.]
..Yeah..?
[And he's responding belatedly to the Make Out proposition, possibly made clearer when he makes no motion to head elsewhere...
Or start kissing him again, so, take it as he will. It's just, decidedly awkward when it's an established thing through conversation. Or, maybe he's just waiting for Lance to also confirm?!
He's playing a long game of Wait and See.]
[ it's the blind leading the blind at this point...
technically keith's given him the affirmative, but it sounds so uncertain that lance is tentative as all heck as he starts to draw away, just enough to allow them some room to glance around. ]
Uh. Where?
technically keith's given him the affirmative, but it sounds so uncertain that lance is tentative as all heck as he starts to draw away, just enough to allow them some room to glance around. ]
Uh. Where?
( ooc; ;; thanks so much for understanding! )
Yeah... Yeah, there you go! You got this! You're pretty much a natural!
[ okay, so he's laying it pretty thick, but this is like 60% morale, right? right. ]
Alright, I'm gonna remove my hand now... see if you can keep afloat yourself, okay?
[ he'll do it slowly, to be nice... ]
Yeah... Yeah, there you go! You got this! You're pretty much a natural!
[ okay, so he's laying it pretty thick, but this is like 60% morale, right? right. ]
Alright, I'm gonna remove my hand now... see if you can keep afloat yourself, okay?
[ he'll do it slowly, to be nice... ]
[ lance tilts his head at that, brows furrowing slightly in confusion. he doesn't want to pry, because she said so herself that she wouldn't want to speak of something sad, but there's something about that last part there that leaves him wondering... ]
What do you mean...? You don't know if he did?
What do you mean...? You don't know if he did?
[ lance is curious about that, wondering what sort of skills a man, a doctor like frankenstein would need that he'd seek out a fight club to hone them in...
but then the man goes and brings up his favorite topic — himself — and. well. he's sufficiently distracted.
for now. ]
Oh, yeah. Before all this, I was a paladin of Voltron, you know! A defender of the universe. [ i mean. that didn't go so well, obviously, but evil alien empire =/= giant freak universe-eating storms okok ] I serve and protect all over the place!
but then the man goes and brings up his favorite topic — himself — and. well. he's sufficiently distracted.
for now. ]
Oh, yeah. Before all this, I was a paladin of Voltron, you know! A defender of the universe. [ i mean. that didn't go so well, obviously, but evil alien empire =/= giant freak universe-eating storms okok ] I serve and protect all over the place!
[Keith's mind is on kissing, so when Lance throws him a where, he's stunned into silence, 100% scandalized. In the midst of him reigning in a soon-to-be-outburst, something clicks in his brain and--
He's just talking about moving. Physically.]
Maybe we should go back.
[To their fake home. It's the fastest thing he can think to suggest, which is dumb as fuck considering how long it took to get there.]
He's just talking about moving. Physically.]
Maybe we should go back.
[To their fake home. It's the fastest thing he can think to suggest, which is dumb as fuck considering how long it took to get there.]
[ even if that hadn't been what lance had meant (at the time), don't be too comfortable being scandalized ok.......................... ]
I dunno, I'm kinda tired from the long walk it took to get here...
[ he hadn't intended to leave, either. he likes it here, as they'd established; and besides, going back home meant they wouldn't be alone anymore, and he isn't quite ready for that yet. ]
We could get out of the water, find some place to dry off for a bit?
I dunno, I'm kinda tired from the long walk it took to get here...
[ he hadn't intended to leave, either. he likes it here, as they'd established; and besides, going back home meant they wouldn't be alone anymore, and he isn't quite ready for that yet. ]
We could get out of the water, find some place to dry off for a bit?
[ okay... this is fine... totally cool.
except it's also kinda really freaky, but not in the scary or gross kind of freaky, just a whoa this is happening kind of freaky, and it's still happening, all of it, so he might as well dive in, headfirst.
so he does, holding his breath out of reflex. he waits until he's fully submerged, glancing around to find juvia before letting that breath out. and — yep, he can totally breathe! this is so cool!
he tries to say as much to her, anyway, but it probably comes out all muffled... ]
except it's also kinda really freaky, but not in the scary or gross kind of freaky, just a whoa this is happening kind of freaky, and it's still happening, all of it, so he might as well dive in, headfirst.
so he does, holding his breath out of reflex. he waits until he's fully submerged, glancing around to find juvia before letting that breath out. and — yep, he can totally breathe! this is so cool!
he tries to say as much to her, anyway, but it probably comes out all muffled... ]
[Is that a threat...wtf....that's fucked up...
Keith's motto when it comes to feeling things that are weird and borderline uncomfortable: throw in the towel. They may have established how great it was here (to the point of Keith preparing to move in) like twenty minutes prior, but so much has changed since then okay....]
--Fine.
[His response could have been worse; he could've immediately gotten on Lance's case for drenching his towel and further complicating the soon-to-be drying process. It's a curt agreement followed by him doing an about-face and hauling himself up the rock wall like he's on a mission.
His buttcrack's prob showing.]
Keith's motto when it comes to feeling things that are weird and borderline uncomfortable: throw in the towel. They may have established how great it was here (to the point of Keith preparing to move in) like twenty minutes prior, but so much has changed since then okay....]
--Fine.
[His response could have been worse; he could've immediately gotten on Lance's case for drenching his towel and further complicating the soon-to-be drying process. It's a curt agreement followed by him doing an about-face and hauling himself up the rock wall like he's on a mission.
His buttcrack's prob showing.]
[ Clearly this is all that karma catching up with him!! Not necessarily good (see her name tag), but a cute girl is actually laughing at his jokes. Maybe he actually did something right for once. ]
I can tell!
[ Nope, just gonna keep stroking that ego apparently, as she lets her hand fall away to reveal a positively radiant grin. Ah, she needed a good laugh, this is nice. ]
You must be really popular with the other refugees, with jokes like that.
[ Lux honey no. Just stop. ]
I can tell!
[ Nope, just gonna keep stroking that ego apparently, as she lets her hand fall away to reveal a positively radiant grin. Ah, she needed a good laugh, this is nice. ]
You must be really popular with the other refugees, with jokes like that.
[ Lux honey no. Just stop. ]
[oh god]
Okay.
[he has to remind himself that he's not as far off the bottom as he thinks he is - it's too easy to forget. If he had ever ridden a bike in his life, he'd be able to compare this to the training wheels coming off but... he hasn't done that, either. But Lance is careful enough about withdrawing his hand that he doesn't feel too discomfitted, though his pace quickens a little bit.
Not sinking. It's not the most elegant scene, but they're going for function, at least to begin with. Form can come later.]
Okay.
[he has to remind himself that he's not as far off the bottom as he thinks he is - it's too easy to forget. If he had ever ridden a bike in his life, he'd be able to compare this to the training wheels coming off but... he hasn't done that, either. But Lance is careful enough about withdrawing his hand that he doesn't feel too discomfitted, though his pace quickens a little bit.
Not sinking. It's not the most elegant scene, but they're going for function, at least to begin with. Form can come later.]
[ how did things go from oh my god this is so weird but also kinda cool to dear lord why is it just weird can't it go back to being weird AND cool so quickly... he supposes it's all part of the process. it's not like things between them had ever been all that conventional in the first place, so it stands to reason there'd be some weird bumps along the way to... wherever it is they're heading towards.
anyway, blame it on that silent resignation, or that twelve year old part of lance's brain that prompts his next action.
because when he's suddenly presented with keith's buttcrack, his hand is just as suddenly lifting and—
yeah, he poked it.
LOOK HE'S JUST AS SURPRISED AS YOU OKAY............... ]
anyway, blame it on that silent resignation, or that twelve year old part of lance's brain that prompts his next action.
because when he's suddenly presented with keith's buttcrack, his hand is just as suddenly lifting and—
yeah, he poked it.
LOOK HE'S JUST AS SURPRISED AS YOU OKAY............... ]
[ form can definitely come later, especially as linneus has got no one to impress here but lance himself, who is already incredibly impressed that he's braving this in the first place.
his expression lights up in pride, and if he had any room to clap right now he would. ]
There you go.. that's it, you're doing it!
his expression lights up in pride, and if he had any room to clap right now he would. ]
There you go.. that's it, you're doing it!
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