week five ♡ friday ♡ magilou

[jokered]

[yeah. guess who isn't putting magilou down until he can dump her (gently) into the hot springs directly?

obviously it's akira.]

Se-seriously. Sc-screw d-d-dolphins.

[he needs warmth immediately. he can't even process all the dead people yet because he's too damn cold.]

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[spinatalltale]

[AUGH WHAT THE HELL]

Wait! Did you make sure this one wasn't contaminated by a--

[-- dead body. her words are cut off as she splashes into the hotspring, spreading warm water everywhere as she flails]

[GOOD THING SHE ISN'T WEARING HER BOOK SKIRT. and a good thing they have Lief's dry cloak too!!]

[jokered]

[it's probably not the one contaminated by dead bodies, akira isn't that careless? think fast about tossing that cloak to the side, since it can't stay wrapped around them both anyway?

either way, he'll hop in after her, taking his glasses off and placing them near wherever the cloak ends up since they are useless with all the steam.

and he doesn't even need them to see anyway?

and then he promptly sinks into the water up to about his eyes. he's fine? he's fine,]

[spinatalltale]

[the top of her head resurfaces, her hair drenched and her brows furrowed in misery. she takes one look at Akira. . .]






[and shoves at his shin with her foot underwater]

[jokered]

[rude? not that it hurts. but rude???]

...You're warmer now, aren't you?

[spinatalltale]

Much.

[well, there's no denying that. SHE JUST HAD TO SHOVE HIM. . . ON PRINCIPLE]

[she lets out a sigh and sinks further into the water as her shivers subside]

I swear, I could live here until all the snow melts away. Would that be in bad form? Hogging a hot spring all to myself until winter passes?

[jokered]

Probably not. I'd stay here too. There's a limit to how much cold I want to deal with.

[especially when they're not properly equipped?]

Let's play hooky and just stay here until it's over.

[well, it sounds nice in theory.]

[spinatalltale]

[yeah, just take one look at both her bikini and her canon outfit, she is 100% not equipped for this weather]

Oho, I like the way you think. Living up to our troublemaker name!

I'm sure tomorrow's trial will be awfully boring, anyway.

[jokered]

A pair of tricksters should be troublemakers right?

[it's fine. this is fine.]

Nobody will miss us if we're gone. [ha. well. how wrong they'll be about that, right?]

[spinatalltale]

[future Magilou will look back on this moment and determine they should've skipped the trial after all]

. . . honesty, I wonder what would happen if someone tried to skip a trial. Do you think they'd send Cream Soda after us?

[jokered]

Mm. They'd probably send me to kill you and then just take me out themselves for "not participating."

[they definitely should have skipped the trial anyway. definitely. future akira agrees with past akira.]

[spinatalltale]

[but would the outcome of him killing her and then being taken out for "not participating" have been better than what really happened. . .]

[she makes a face, and sinks into the water to her nose again, blowing bubbles in protest]

[jokered]

[probably not. killing her would have completely destroyed him, given that he's already at the edge of destruction as it is.

either way, he'll put his hand on top of her head; he's not shoving her down—it's a light rest.]

Probably better not risk it, nice as it sounds.

[spinatalltale]

[bobs up again, against his hand, so her mouth is above water and she can actually speak]

Are you sure? I'm feeling a little reckless, aren't you?

[jokered]

I'm always feeling a little reckless.

[honestly.]

But I don't want to kill you, either.

[spinatalltale]

[. . . fair point. and she'd be kind of a dick to do something that would make him have to kill her, after Raven and Mera]

Fine, fine. . . I'll behave. Not for their sake-- but for yours.

[jokered]

[he'll lean over to kiss her lightly in gratitude.]

That's pretty selfless of you, Magilao.

1/2

[spinatalltale]

[GUH]

[spinatalltale]

[her cheeks are red and warm from the heat and she's soaking wet so she probably tastes like gross hot springs water?? but. she gladly returns the kiss]

Don't call me out like that!

[or do, because it's funny]

[jokered]

[it's fun calling her out like that, just like it's fun kissing her.]

But it's fun.

[spinatalltale]

[smacks her hand against the water to splash him a little bit :I]

I believe our definitions of fun are slightly different.

[jokered]

[splashing accepted, even if it means he's going to splash back.]

Isn't that what keeps things interesting?

[spinatalltale]

[. . . splashes back!! A BIGGER WAVE THIS TIME]

In a sense! I suppose that's because I don't find your definition of fun to be "unfun," per se.

[jokered]

I'm sure you'd make it pretty clear if you didn't like my definition of fun.

[as this turns into a casual splash-fight, they're fine.]

I guess your definition of fun is okay by me, too.

[spinatalltale]

[she has a witty quip prepared for him]

[but then some hot spring water gets into her mouth]

[excuse her while she yelps and goes blech and tries not to accidentally drown herself]

[jokered]

[magilou, pls.]

Not drowning would be a good idea, you know.

[spinatalltale]

Blech--

[sticks her tongue out at him]

You're telling me that like I'm trying to drown. No way!

If I were to die in a very stupid way, I'd want to be bonked in the head by a coconut.

[jokered]

...I'll keep that in mind for when it's your time to go.

[he's definitely not going to kill her with a coconut.]

[spinatalltale]

[thanks, Akira]

You're a real pal! Oh-- and also, don't put flowers on my grave.

[jokered]

...Do I want to know why?

[spinatalltale]

Melchior loved flowers. More than he loved any human.

[ah]

[jokered]

[ah.

that definitely explains a lot, so he shrugs.]

I'll request jack-o'-lanterns and broomsticks, then.