Demon Marcus, Sunday

[myownface]

Okay, so Sparkle hadn't been in to work for... a while. At least, not as himself, anyway. Last weekend there'd been that whole 'being a flying pony' thing, which normally he'd be kind of amused about, only this time around the pony wasn't even himself.

Anyway, usually when the island turned him into a pony, he was a unicorn, not a pegasus. Either way, it meant that he was a touch behind on things like orders that needed to be placed, and with summer in full swing, he had to put in orders for, like, new swimwear and t-shirts. Some of the racks were looking a little sparse.

So, if anybody needed Sparkle, he was going to actually be at the counter today, looking like a store manager who was doing his job, for once.

[OOC: Open!]

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[myownface]

"Ask Ghanima?" Sparkle laughed a little. "Do I need to? I saw the look on Irulan's face that one time."

Poor, poor Irulan.

[future_sandworm]

"Irulan just doesn't like flying."

That was a blatant lie.

"You just have to get used to 'thopters."

Or rather, Leto flying them.

[myownface]

"I'm pretty sure I'll be more used to 'thopters once I figure out how to unlock, like, secret flying powers or something."

Spoiler: Sparkle had no such thing.

[future_sandworm]

"As I said, I'm good at flying. But if you would rather ride a sandworm I am happy to do so."

Choice between a rock and a hard place, Sparkle? That is what you get for dating a Fremen. That, and more knives than you'll ever need.

[myownface]

He had so many knives that he had to cycle between them when choosing what to take with him when he left the apartment, now!

"I mean, there are pretty even odds that I'd just see a worm and faint dead away," Sparkle laughed, "but I kind of... like... maybe I could do it? I mean, I could do it if you helped me do it. God knows I couldn't do it on my own."

Because then it would be right back to the 'squished and/or eaten' thing.

[future_sandworm]

Leto noticed how happy it made him. Sparkle would face his fear and go with him through the desert on a sandworm, the way the Fremen preferred to travel.

Shold he ever want to stay on Arrakis... No, Leto shouldn't continue that line of thinking, not yet.

"Do you think I would let you get eaten by a sandworm?"

[myownface]

"I mean, if you let me get eaten by a sandworm I would come back and haunt you," Sparkle decided, a laugh in his voice. "Like, my ghost would be floating around and would take every possible opportunity to call you a jerk."

So, no, he was pretty sure Leto wouldn't let a sandworm eat him.

[future_sandworm]

"See? It would be a bad idea to let it eat you. You can be very stubborn, and I have no patience for ghosts." Leto laughed. "I'll make sure you stay alive."

[myownface]

"Then... shit, let's try the worm," Sparkle replied, maybe a tiny bit breathlessly because had he lost his mind? "I trust you won't let me get hurt."

Sparkle would probably still have a heart attack or ten in the process, but hey, Leto had this.

[future_sandworm]

Yes, this made Leto happier than he expected it would. He knew this was a frightening thing for Sparkle to do.

"So, we will find the time for this soon, I hope."