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It is a log.

Feb 20, 2011 18:52

Who: purplebiker and buildsm00chbots
What: Playing with the dolphins. No, really.
When: About an hour after this conversation.
Where: The swimming pool!
Warnings: Caution: Log may contain sweat.

( Or, you know, maybe it won't. )

equius zahhak, richezza

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purplebiker February 21 2011, 00:03:41 UTC

Richezza was already splashing in the shallows, a big goofy grin on his face. He has an athletic build, though he was still a little thin. Standing at 5'7", he stared up at the ceiling, then fell back laughing.

However, Equius' voice grabbed his attention. He stood up and waved eagerly, then ran out to greet him.

"Hey, good to see you, Equius!"

He gestured to his bag sitting on a nearby bench.

"I bought you the milk. It's over there. I figured an active guy like you would want some. There's a chocolate, and a vanilla."

buildsm00chbots February 21 2011, 00:29:58 UTC

"Um." He coughed into his fist. Meeting in person was always so difficult, inexplicably, even after conversing over video feed. Why was that? It was awkward. Crap. He was just an awkward kid. "Thank you," he replied. Richezza couldn't possibly have known about Equius' staunch obsession with milk.

(Could he?)

He mustered up the will power to draw closer to the bench instead of just standing in the doorway like an idiot. He did not yet understand the distinction between chocolate and vanilla; but milk was milk, right? "You have tamed these dolphins?" he inquired.

purplebiker February 21 2011, 00:33:38 UTC

Richezza scratched the back of his wet head. "Not exactly tamed. They're just friendly."

As if by magic, a dolphin swam up to the shallows, and started making clicking noises, seeming to be staring at Equius, making Richezza laugh.

"I think she wants you to come in!"

buildsm00chbots February 21 2011, 00:42:40 UTC

"Oh good Gog!" He shrieked, vanilla milk bottle clutched tightly (it burst all over his hand), somehow frightened by the dolphin's sudden appearance.

"Why? What does it feed on? What does its diet consist of?!"

purplebiker February 21 2011, 00:45:25 UTC

"...fish."

At this point, Richezza had his arms crossed, giving Equius an annoyed look.

"Come on, just come into the water already. And I'll buy you more milk later."

buildsm00chbots February 21 2011, 01:08:45 UTC

Very, very hesitantly, keeping a girth between himself and the killer dolphin, he stepped over the side of the swimming pool, running spikes and all. Suddenly he was in shallow water up to his knees.

It was...not entirely unpleasant.

"This is absurd. Don't you feel silly? I feel silly."

He flinched every time the nearest dolphin squeaked.

purplebiker February 21 2011, 01:14:17 UTC

"No, I feel fine. Refreshed, even. Because the water is nice and cool."

He stepped toward Equius, hands out to the side in a shrug.

"Because I like to relax. You just need to calm yourself down. And if you're secretly afraid of dolphins, you could go ask one. I bet they're smart enough.

But I'm guess you're probably not scared, because if you were, you wouldn't have come in the first place."

buildsm00chbots February 21 2011, 01:30:04 UTC

"Of course I am not afraid," he replied, hand under his chin. "Why should I be afraid?"

(But hearing about dolphins and seeing one in the flesh were two very different things, he realized.)

"In any case, they haven't killed you yet, though you have seemingly subjected yourself to them numerous times. That is a small comfort."

purplebiker February 21 2011, 05:16:42 UTC

"...Dude, they wouldn't have a dolphin pool if it were dangerous to swim with." He just can't really believe that Equius is this... silly.

"You're not doing this on purpose, are you?"

buildsm00chbots February 22 2011, 21:14:25 UTC

"Doing what on purpose?" he inquired indignantly.

He was dead serious.

Ah, to be young and an idiot...

purplebiker February 22 2011, 21:28:18 UTC

"Being silly."

Once again, he folded his arms and shifted his weight onto one leg.

buildsm00chbots February 22 2011, 21:31:58 UTC

"How--how dare you accuse me of being silly!" he sputtered. "It is you, sir, who are utterly silly! Tamer-of-dolphins and rider-of-two-wheeled vehicles!"

Clearly bike-riding was a very silly thing to do.

purplebiker February 22 2011, 21:55:55 UTC

Unfortunately, this just makes Richezza laugh.

"Equius, it's not bad to be silly. There's just times for it, and times where it's not appropriate. Like right now, for example.

But I can change that."

With that said, he splashes some water at Equius with his foot.

buildsm00chbots February 22 2011, 22:22:43 UTC

"...Did you just direct water at me?"

For a pampered boy who had grown up being respected and deferred to, it came as an utter shock that someone aside from Nepeta felt comfortable joking around with him. He had not had much of that in his preadolescence.

And very hesitantly--because really, the only person he knew how to play with was Nepeta--he shoved a wave of water at Richezza with his hand in turn.

purplebiker February 22 2011, 22:31:09 UTC

Richezza pumped his fist into the air, cheering.

"That's the spirit!"

He splashed more water at Equius, grinning from ear to ear.

buildsm00chbots February 22 2011, 22:38:51 UTC

Oh dear, this was quite silly. Was it even acceptable to be this silly? Surely someone would be scandalized by this!

...Well, but not Equius. Not right now.

He reached over to push Richezza into deeper water. (For obvious reasons, this was done only with his fingertips.)

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