ext_309158 ([identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2008-03-02 11:21 pm
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Graveyard: Sunday Night

She didn't expect to be out and about patrolling so soon after vacation, but several hours cooped up traveling quickly changed her mind.

So Mel headed out on patrol and dragged a certain person with her because it had been too long since they had caught up with each other.

"Seriously. Is that hair for real?"

[ooc: For one in particular but yes it is open if you care to wander around in the graveyard.]
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the_merriest: (uhhhhh...)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Rikku was blushing furiously. "Um. He, uh. It's that color ... everywhere, so I'm ... guessing? I can't see anyone getting that detailed with, um. Bleach."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Well I just wasn't sure if he was that extreme with his... grooming," Mel said with a smirk.
the_merriest: (chillin with peeps)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
Rikku facepalmed. "You're giving me the craziest mental pictures, you have no idea," she laughed. "I, uh. Have ... no idea what's going on, with us. I mean. I think we're dating? Semi-dating. He doesn't date. Usually. It's ... you know."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I'm drawing a mental picture here," Mel said with a smirk. "Kind of helps that I saw the full monty over the weekend."
the_merriest: (facepalm)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I think I spent most of Mexico drunk," she admitted. "Uh. I seriously wouldn't have ... played ... strip poker otherwise? Um. And. I ... got a tattoo. If Pops finds out he'll kill me."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Tattoo? Rocketship," Mel said with wide grin. "Let's see it!"
the_merriest: (just a little bit uplifting)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Rikku peeled down her shorts a couple of inches and lifted the bandage on the back edge of her right hip to reveal a line drawing. "It looks like my claw," she said. "It was just on the wall and it even had a spiral and I was really drunk so I had to, you know? I hope Pops doesn't find out."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Just keep your shorts on around him," Mel said with a shrug. "Gotta say I love the ink job. Looks really good and makes you look a little badass."
the_merriest: (all out of bubblegum)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Rikku blushed. "It's ... I thought, hey, I'm a warrior, Guardian, kinda thing, yeah? I'll mark it and ... I dunno. It seemed like a good idea. Reno's ... wasn't so much." She giggled harder. "Do you have any? You kinda seem like the ink type."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
"What? You didn't see mine when we were in Florida?" Mel said pulling down her shirt to expose her left shoulder (http://pics.livejournal.com/slayer_fray/pic/00006ttr). "I've had this forever."
the_merriest: (shiiiiiiny)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, dude, that's gorgeous," Rikku said, awed. "Isn't that the biohazard thing?" She took a second to process and then grinned. "Dude. That rules."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Totally pissed off my sister when I got it," Mel said with a sad little smile. "Which was about fifty percent of the reason why I got it."
the_merriest: (evil plottiness)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
She laughed. "Brother and I just smack-talked each other to our friends. Except I usually hung out with his. Which I guess he thought was to spite him, but he had cool friends."

She looked over for a long moment. "You and Sokka?! Seriously?"

Really, it was amazing she hadn't blurted that out first off.

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
Mel face-palmed. "Yeah. I know. I have no idea how that got started... Well okay I made out with him to get chocolate and it just kinda went on from there."
the_merriest: (thinking hard or hardly thinking)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I can see that," Rikku said. "The chocolate thing. And he's ... you know? He's a way better fighter than I thought he was. And he's a nice guy and there's something ... kinda charming about him being a dork." Sharp look at Mel. "Tell him I said that and I kill you."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
"You think I'm going to admit that to him?" Mel said with a smirk before giving Rikku a look. "Did he mention something about his fighting skills to you? Because he and I were talking about that."
the_merriest: (chillin with peeps)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
Rikku gave Mel a confused look. "No, he didn't. Why? All I know is you guys have been kissing and then he got all 'oh crap don't tell her I told you' or whatever." She shrugged. "He came back to the Omega Ruins with me. And he's better than I expected him to be. I mean, not just at the end of it. By the end of it, you're way better than you were at the start, it's a dungeon, that's how it goes. But it was pretty neat."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Huh," Mel said thoughtfully. "And yeah that's pretty much our thing at the moment. We snark and we make out. He offered to go on patrol with me but..."

Mel sighed. "I don't know."
the_merriest: (headscratch)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't want him to?" Rikku asked. "If it's your gig, I mean. He doesn't need to be coming along, right?"

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
"It's complicated," Mel said maybe a little more sharply than she meant. "It's not about the gig or... maybe it is. I have no clue."
the_merriest: (chitchat)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Sorry," Rikku said, toescuffing a little. "Kinda being nosy. It's not my business, you're right. So you guys ... just kinda bicker and kiss and all that? Sounds fun."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Mel sighed. "Sorry. I'm not trying to shut you out I just... Have no freaking idea what's going on and it's messing with my head. And it is fun just... I don't know."
the_merriest: (supportive)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
"It's okay," Rikku said quickly. "Not my business, I'm not trying to be nosy, honest. Sometimes you need to figure it out yourself before you can tell anybody else, yeah? The whole dating-not-dating mess gets seriously confusing sometimes."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Sounds like you got your own full share of it yourself," Mel said with a knowing look.
the_merriest: (pensive)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
She blushed. "I, uh. We ... started doing the kissing thing, and then he was very 'I don't date' and then I ... w-went home with him. From the dance. I mean I ..."

Still couldn't talk about her sex life. Right. "And then he said maybe we could date, kinda-sorta, so ... I guess that's ... what we're doing? I don't ... really know what's going on. Just kinda making it up as it goes along."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Mel said with a nod as she thought about Sokka. And Zuko. "Very familiar territory. Been there. Done that. Broke my brain. Got a t-shirt."
the_merriest: (with these wings)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know what it means," she said. "It's. He doesn't date, and this isn't ... I mean, I'm not his girlfriend. And then he acts really ... I dunno. It's really hard. Because Jude totally was the whole boyfriend thing and it doesn't feel a lot different. I'm not good at telling the difference, maybe. Kinda suck at this."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe you should just think about what it means to you," Mel said quietly. "And if that's enough for you then... yeah. It's a good thing."

At this point Mel was completely looking in a different direction from Rikku.
the_merriest: (crestfallen)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
She took a quick breath. "I'm scared of getting attached," she admitted. "I mean. I think maybe I am. And if he isn't then ... that's asking for trouble. Letting myself think that it's something it's not gonna be, that's just ... a bad idea all the way around."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Mel said biting her lip and. "Well it's not too horrible of a situation right? At least you don't hate yourself for liking the guy."
the_merriest: (not now thunder!)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you?" Rikku asked curiously. "Hate yourself, for liking either of them?"

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Mel thought about that for a bit.

"With Zuko? Yeah. Especially at the beginning," Mel replied. "And then it really smacked me in the face at the end. With Sokka... It's not like that."
the_merriest: (thinking hard or hardly thinking)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"With the bits I'm not supposed to beat him up for," Rikku nodded. "I haven't. I'm being good. And that's ... better, right? That you don't. With him. That has to be a step up, doesn't it?"

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
"It scares the crap out of me," Mel said softly.
the_merriest: (face down)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Rikku stopped short, chewing her lip. And nodded. And resisted the urge to hug Mel. Mel was not really the hug type.

"Yeah," she said, just as softly. "Yeah. I ... I know that feeling. When Jude left ..."

Well. She'd been a wreck. Mel probably remembered that much.

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Mel looked over at her friend and gave her a nudge with her elbow.

"We're quite a pair aren't we?" she said with a forced grin. "We may have to take another road trip."
the_merriest: (shiiiiiiny)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, my gosh, we should," Rikku said. "I didn't even get arrested in Mexico. That was one of the phrases I memorized. Lo siento, Señor Policía. Along with 'where's the hospital?' and I didn't get to use either of them. That's just wrong."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Hell, I think both phrases should be avoided," Mel said with a grin. "Because getting arrested sucks."
the_merriest: (I have a Cunning Plan (TM))

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
"It's so funny here," Rikku laughed. "They take your picture and smudge up your fingers and they put you in a room. That's it? That's the big threat? Dude. Am I supposed to be scared of that? Because it's hilarious."

[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Well the idea is to keep you in that room for the rest of your life," Mel exaggerated. "Not just a day until you break out of the place."
the_merriest: (headscratch)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-03 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh," she frowned. "That's less fun. I mean. Who wants to live in a little box like that?"
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