[OPEN] A Cat's Paw Touch Will Win It!

[legallygreen]

Characters:   Jennifer Walters and anyone who wants to join in!
Content:  Tired of the political panel, and waiting with baited breath for some kind of formal gala to be announced, Jennifer spends some time in the town, playing games and winning goldfish.
Setting:  The Flower Festival
Time:  Early evening, after the political panel
Warning:  None as of

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[xray_exorcist]

The festival games had caught Allens eye fairly early. He'd spent most of the day winning prizes and cleverly cheating the cheaters. He carried a small sack of his winnings over his shoulder, with a cheerful grin plastered across his face that belied his competitive nature. He saw the stall where Jennifer stood, and approached it. Ring tossing? Piece of cake. Hmm he could really have gone for some cake at the moment.

[legallygreen]

"Hmmm..." Jennifer mused, holding yet another set of rings. She knew she was just throwing her money away, but it was so much fun for the children to see an adult trying and failing to do what they were much better at. She did not mind, it was entertaining all around.

She tossed her last ring, and was shocked as it actually went around. The man running the game handed her a stuffed flower, which she looked down and handed to one of the children that had not been able to win anything. Smiling, she glanced at the new comer, nodding before paying for another set of rings. It was just too much fun.

Prepare for FAIL!

[xray_exorcist]

Allen returned the smile as he came to a stop beside her. The woman was dressed like nobilty, but she seemed to be enjoying herself thoroughly with the simple game.

"Mind if I have a go?", he smiled, taking out some money and handing it to the stall owner. Allen was handed three rings, holding them in his left hand, he took carefully aim. He lobbed one missing terribly, causing it to ricochet and hit him in the head. He collapsed in a pile on the floor with a crash.

'Threw with too much force', he thought as his eyes rolled in their sockets, much to the amusement of the children.

It only makes him more endearing

[legallygreen]

Jennifer nodded and stepped back so he could approach the game and take his chances. She watched as the ring ricocheted back towards the young man and hit him, sending him to the ground. She gasped softly, then put a hand to her lips to keep him from seeing her laughter before she leaned over and offered him a hand up.

"Perhaps a little less force next time." Jennifer suggested with a smile, still holding her parasol over her head to keep flowers from falling all over her.

*has to* =3

[destnys_overr8d]

Hellboy wandered the games booths for a while trying to decide if he wanted to play one . . . and if there was one he could play. His strength and his height made some a challenge in ways they weren't meant to be challenging - like hitting the target without risking doing damage to the booth itself

...I cannot express my joy in words.

[legallygreen]

Jennifer turned from the game as someone spoke to her, and gasped as she nearly ran into someone. It was then that she had to look up, and up...and up. Her eyes got wide for a moment, but she smiled brilliantly at the stranger standing behind her.

She had never seen someone like him before, towering over her, and red. Bright red. It almost reminded her of someone she knew that was bright emerald green. The festival was so wonderful, having space for everyone and so few people truly caring about human or demi-human. Jennifer nodded a bit in response.

"You are probably right. I think I will try again. Think you could give me some advice as I try?"

She turned and paid for another set of rings, making sure not to accidentally prod the stranger with her parasol as she turned to throw it at the target again. The first ring was a little higher this time, but too far left, almost catching the flower target but slipping off.

"Hmm...better try again."

XDDD

[destnys_overr8d]

Okay, that was not the reaction he was expecting. It was welcome . . . but definitely unexpected. Glowing yellow eyes softened a bit as he gave her a lopsided grin in return.

...and thought to take the cigar from his mouth - with his flesh hand, no call to risk scaring the girl after all by bringing any more attention to the other one than necessary - then nonchalantly changing hands to hold it somewhere that the breeze wouldn't blow the smoke at her.

"Yeah, I think I can do that."

He ducked back a bit to keep the top of her umbrella-thing from catching in his trenchcoat, and chuckled. "Here, lemme hold that for you." If she didn't protest, he took it from her, holding it so it still shaded her.

"Hmn . . . my bad. Make that half a hand's breadth. Ya almost got it."

*LOVES the Hellboy*

[legallygreen]

He took the parasol from her and she gave him another smile, nodding as he offered his advice about throwing the rings again. She concentrated, and threw another ring, and this time, it actually went over the target neatly, followed by the next one, for two in a row.

"Ha! I did it!" She cried after an excited, wordless noise. Jennifer smiled at the stranger again, and then did her best to turn away so she would not laugh at him as the very tall red man held her tiny champagne colored parasol with it's beaded edging.

The game owner handed her a prize, a stuffed animal in the shape of a unicorn, and she smiled at it, thinking of the real unicorn she had met the other day. Jennifer then turned her attention back to the stranger.

"Would you like to try? My treat though, since you gave me such excellent advice, and as such I am now the owner of a remarkable specimine of fluff."

[defenses_gone]

In spite of himself, Fox was having a good time. He wasn't very interested in the games along the streets, or the curious food items, but the festival had such an atmosphere. It helped to keep his mind off of the flower catching contest, which he was admittedly a little anxious about.

At least it had. Whenever the sky was raining petals and there was a coating of flowers over everything, it was hard to stay distracted. He couldn't help but consider patterns and plans in his head. How big was the cloud anyways? Did the flowers fall over the whole town or--

Craning for a better view, he'd managed to veer off of the road and into someone at a stall. Worse, maybe, it was someone he recognized, "Ach--Miss Walters!"

[legallygreen]

She was just beginning to figure out how to win the game. A minute or two more of watching and she would be ready to try it herself. Jennifer had just decided that it was time to attempt the game when someone came behind her and jostled her suddenly. Holding on tightly to her bag and her parasol, she straightened herself and turned around, recognizing one of the crew members of the Serenity. And not only that, but he was a demi-human.

Despite being ruffled, she smiled, and nodded to him. "Mr. McCloud. Are you quite all right? That was a very rough little bump."

[defenses_gone]

Fox had raised his hands defensively, but he lowered them now. "Sorry. I'm fine. Just, not watching where I'm going," He rubbed at the back of his neck. "Are you okay?"

At least it didn't look like he'd interfered with anything. She'd only been watching the game, as best as he could tell, not playing it. Still, of all the people to run into like that.

[legallygreen]

Jennifer gave him a smile then, and nodded her head in response. "I am quite well, Mr. McCloud. Just some dust to shake from my skirt and all will be well."

Which she then went ahead and did. Alphonse the fish was fine in his little bag, waiting for a new home, and her parasol had done no damage to the people around her. No reason to get upset over such a thing.

"Are you enjoying yourself?" Jennifer asked, one gloved hand pushing a stray curl back behind her left ear.