fourteen | oo7 [ voice // action ]

[ ~~Let's pretend it's actually, you know, a sane hour of the morning for the purposes of this post, hm?~~ Poppet, for one reason or another, is in the library, doing research on this and that subject. It's become something of a habit to just come here and read for a while -- it helps her learn, and she doesn't even have to bother anyone for it.

The post actually begins, however, on a yelp of surprise and a series of loud thumps. ]

Oh, great. And my journal fell off, too!

[ That's what you get for putting your journal on top of a stack of not well balanced books. With a sigh she goes about gathering them back up and placing them on the table, only to pause when she sees that the journal fell open when it tumbled over. That gets a soft laugh, and she picks it up to keep speaking, so her voice comes through much clearer. ]

Sorry for anyone who heard that. I just dropped a few things, that's all.

[ with that, she'll go back to her reading. feel free to come bother her! ... certain experiments with certain very unfortunate effects entirely aside, of course. lucky the effects of that are just over the journal, eh? ]

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So?

[Dork. Here, helping her up now.]

[ ... changes her mind at the last second and once he's got a grip on her hands, she YANKS, pulling him down with her. at least she does it so he falls right next to her, instead of right on top of her. ]

Hey--

[SLAM! Well, that's cheap. Aw well. Riku retaliates by giving her a light shove. Nothing too bad! It's more teasing than anything.]

Thanks a lot, Xion.

[ sry giggling :> shoves him right back, then sits up, smiling good-naturedly ]

You're welcome!

Want to give it another go?

[Right, standing is good. Doing that now.]

[ wobbles her way to her feet. standing up on the ice after you've fallen isn't easy! ~~mun should know.~~ but she manages it after a moment. ]

Sure, but no racing this time. That kinda hurt!

Fine. I guess you've got a point.

[...snerk.]

... [ makes a face at him. ]

And just why are you laughing?

Because you're hilarious.

[Skating in circles around her~]

[ WHY YOU. sticks her tongue out at him and starts to skate, weaving through his circle and moving past him, looking back over her shoulder. ]

I bet you won't think that when I kick your butt.

Oh yeah? And when will that be?

[And he'll skate right on ahead, rolling his eyes!]

[ catches up to him, gliding by his side, hands clasped behind her back while she gives him an impish kind of grim. ]

Next time we spar, of course. Maybe I can't beat you at skating, but I can beat you at fighting! I have to hold back against you, even.

[ nyah nyah~ skates ahead, very pleased with herself. ]

Yeah? Well maybe I was holding back against you.

[... Watch as Riku skates backwards.]

Oh yeah? Does that mean I'm free to use magic next time? [ she comes around in a circle and stops to watch him do that, Very Unimpressed. ] Now you're just showing off.

Heh. Maybe.

[Aaand forwards again.]

So?

Maybe? What's that supposed to mean?

So you're a big ham. What else is new?

[ laaaaughs and skates ahead, heading back for the shore. ]

I'll let you fill in the blanks.

[Ooooh no you don't. Riku's turning right around in an attempt to beat her there.]

Now you're just pushing it.

[ sorry ignoring you now because ABRUPTLY BREAKING OUT INTO A SPRINT. an ice skating version of a sprint, anyway. and she's got a head start because of his little skating backwards stunt. CAN YOU BEAT HER TO IT, RIKU? ]

[No, no he can't. He manages to make it to shore...juuust after her. Well, snap. >|]

[ HEE, VICTORY! even goes \o/ for real. and grins at Riku. watchu gonna do about that, huh. ]

I win!

Only because I let you.

[Psh. He's gonna slooowly stroll on past.]

You're only saying that because you don't want to admit you lost.

[ ... in his skates. because if so Xion is gonna lol. people always look funny trying to walk in skates on normal ground. ]

[...Well no. He's going to slip back into his shoes before he goes anywhere.]

So, what now?

[ laughs a little and does the same. one she's back on her feet, she hugs her skates to her chest and thinks. ]

... someplace warm. It's cold out here. But going back to my apartment would probably be a bad idea... what about yours?