Wellspring Arms & Meditation Center, Friday

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Homecoming! People were coming back and she had a dres and there was a carnival today and Rikku was trying not to be hyper. Trying.

Maybe her boss would let her off early if she said super-extra-please?

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Her boss, as it was, had some plans.

Plans that involved checking to see the current occupation of the dunking and pie booths. You never knew. But in order to accomplish them, he needed to check up on the store, first. "Morning, Rikku."

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"Hiya!" Rikku said. "Have you been over to the carnival yet? Is it awesome? I bet it's awesome. It was last year."

Rikku, in the mornings, was a hummingbird.

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"Not yet," Cable replied, mostly stoic in the face of so much enthusiasm. "I'll be making my rounds soon enough."

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"I'll ... probably just head from here back to my room to change for the dance," Rikku said, attempted to scuff her toes innocently. "Maybe I can see some of it on my lunch. I mean. I hope I can."

She did "innocent" very badly.

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Cable was not known for being the most perceptive man when it came down to human relationships.

But then there were the cases that were very, very blatant. "Are you trying to ask me something?"

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"Yeeeeeees," Rikku said sheepishly. "Can I have the afternoon off to go to the carnival?"

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He blinked. "Um... sure," Cable replied. "I don't see why not."

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"Oooooh, thank you!" Rikku bounced. "I would hug you, but ... then you might take it back."

Seriously.

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"I'm not that much of a killjoy," he said, blinking. Okay, it was a little out of his element. "Enjoy the day, please."

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"Are you saying you waaaaaaaant a hug?" Rikku asked.

No, that wasn't what he meant. Still. She was a known Hug Menace. It was going to be in the paper, even.

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"That's pushing it a little far."

He was mildly confused now, yes. Rikku was cruel.

[the_merriest]

If she was very cruel, she would pretend to pout now until he gave her a hug anyway.

But that might mean she didn't get off work. So.

"Fiiiine, I'll be good," she sighed. "Go get some cotton candy. If they have cotton candy. Yell at them if they don't."

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With that went all the confusion, and something like paternal amusement seeped in. "I'll think about it," he said. "Make sure to lock down the shop before you leave."