Dominic ♠ oo7

[unfearful]

Who: Dominic and somarium
Where: Lake Meridian
Style: Either
Status: Open! /o/

[In all honesty, Dominic still doesn’t know if he’s ready to face the world. Out in the public, when he still feels like crying at times, there’s always an uneasy feeling. He just hopes he doesn't run into anyone who heard him throw up a week ago

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[insorrow]

[Oh.

[Wow.

[Ken wasn't really intending to bother Dominic - something about the way the guy was standing suggested that he probably hadn't wanted to be bothered - but... well. Dominic probably wasn't intending to fall into the lake either.

[Ken doesn't stop to think. He simply shrugs off his jacket, tossing it to the verge, and dashes to where he saw Dominic disappear. Hesitating only to draw breath, he dives into the lake after him. It's cold, so cold he very nearly gasps, very nearly takes a lungful of lake himself-- eyes open, Ken stares through the churning waters and spiraling bubbles for Dominic, spotting him a few feet away and making a frenzied grab for coat/arm/anything before struggling to swim for the surface, emerging with a gasp.]

Hey, are you all right?

[... and you know, now that he thinks about it, maybe he ought to have checked if Dominic actually needed help first. Oh well?]

[OOC: Sorry I missed that last post. I feel like I should have tagged onto it given the CR but I was on hiatus.]

[unfearful]

[Dominic probably could've gotten himself out without help, yes, but with Gulliver's weight and his own disorientation, Ken's assistance isn't unwelcome. Coughing up water, he nods.]

Y-Yeah, I'm fine...

[Gulliver is also fine, apparently, as it shakes the water off its body. Dominic glances at it in surprise, having briefly forgotten exactly why he fell in the first place.]

You...

[The last thing he expected to see was Gulliver, especially now that Anemone's gone.]

[ooc: It's fine! o/ Life happens. And Dominic's probably thankful for that.]

[insorrow]

[Well, that's a relief. Gasping, Ken rakes his soaking hair out of his eyes, then sighs.]

Okay. Okay--

[Phew.

[He doesn't really have the breath to say much more. Mercifully, they're not far from the lake shore. With one hand caught beneath Dominic's shoulders - just to be sure - he paddles over to the bank, grabbing onto a clump of reeds with one hand and steadying himself for a moment, before dragging himself back onto the shore. He turns back to check on Dominic, holding out one hand to pull him up - he'll drag him out too, if needs be, and the... well, what is that thing? It doesn't seem to be any the worse for the soaking, but--

[It's on the tip of his tongue to ask what the white thing is, but... well, Dominic seems to recognize it, right?]

You need a hand up or anything? Damn, I shoulda taken my shoes off--

[unfearful]

[He shakes his head, as Gulliver jumps off his shoulder and onto dry land.]

No... No, I'm all right.

[True to his word, he manages to get himself out of the water, pushing his soaked hair out of his face as well. Gulliver chooses that moment to jump back onto Dominic's shoulder and adjust itself accordingly so that it's facing Ken, but he's prepared for it this time and thus he keeps his balance.

Already, the reminder of whom Gulliver's real owner is brings the grief and guilt crashing down on him yet again, but he tries his best to keep a straight face. Or, well, something akin to the melancholic expression he had on before.]

... Thanks.

[unfearful]

[Fortunately, Dominic's grown up to not expect warm words, so what Meryl says doesn't really faze or offend him.]

Y-Yeah... sorry. I didn't even know this thing was here...

[Said 'thing' and source of his fall is currently shaking water off, before it looks up to stare at Meryl.]

[unfearful]

[That is one of the greatest mysteries of Eureka Seven. Anyhow, Gulliver seems unperturbed by the glare.

Dominic, on the other hand, looks away.]

It's... It's nothing.

hi dominic :>

[namelessqueen]

[ She's been walking out as usual, stretching her legs after her two-week sleep. Not as long as her usual 30-year hibernation but considering she'd been awake for so long, Diva doesn't really appreciate having to sleep again especially when it's not yet time. And Lake Meridian . . . well, it's pretty much her backyard from her estate.

Diva stops at the sight of a person, tilting her head to one side, resumes walking then-- Watches him fall into the lake.

An unconscious laughter bubbles up in her throat and like a habit, she starts laughing. Out loud. ]

B|

[unfearful]

[The laughter doesn't register until Dominic lifts himself and Gulliver out of the water, both soaking wet. Taking a moment to reorient himself, though the surprise at seeing Gulliver doesn't quite fade, he turns to see who's laughing.

--And then promptly freezes upon recognizing the figure, Gulliver following suit. Dominic's blissfully unaware of Diva's role in Anemone's death, but her other actions haven't exactly left the greatest impression.]

she's not doing anything. YET~

[namelessqueen]

[ The laughter fades and she's now smiling at him as if sharing a secret joke with herself. She's not really forgetful of people, just chooses to be when she doesn't like them, but this person . . .

Right. Dominic, wasn't it? The one the package was sent to, all wrapped up prettily in a box. She could only remember when the name registered the first time she used her Dreamberry. The boy who hung up on her. ]

Are you okay? You're soaking wet.

.____.

[unfearful]

[Dominic just watches her uneasily, as Gulliver looks more and more unnerved with second. There's the urge to back up, but that would send him right back into the lake.]

I-I'm fine.

[Now go away--that's what he wants to say, but he's smarter than that.]

[mykubochan]

[Well.

Now that was interesting.

Have a Tokito standing on the shore and looking at it like you're some sort of idiot, hands tucked in the pockets of a light sweater.]

Oi! Are you okay?

[unfearful]

[Hey, do you have any idea how heavy Gulliver is?

Still, heavy or not, Dominic manages to climb out of the water and onto the shore, after coughing up some water. Gulliver, meanwhile, jumps off his shoulder and onto the land as if it doesn't have a care in the world.

So very unlike Dominic, who's stuck between grieving for Anemone, dealing with Vincent, and trying to comprehend Gulliver's sudden presence.]

Y-Yeah. I'm fine.

[mykubochan]

You don't really look like it. [i.e. you look pretty wet.]

What is that thing? [ =| =| =|]

[unfearful]

Huh? Um... its name is Gulliver.

[As for what exactly it is, he has no idea. NOBODY DOES.]