a very important date

[tsundyne]

Who: Yukari, Serph, & Cielo
Where: Starting at the Embryon base. Then we are winging the fuck out of this.
When: Yukari's biiirthdaaay aka backdated to the 19th, after these.
Style: tl;dr in brackets--
Status: Closed.


[It isn't really unusual for Yukari to take a while, getting dressed for the day. She is pretty much your typical girl, and though she was close to graduating before being whisked away here over a year ago, she never quite made it out of that high school mindset where appearances matter.

She's only given herself a half an hour this time, though, and that includes travel time to the Embryon's base, too. Maybe she'd rather not spend her time in this empty dormitory if she doesn't have to; maybe she's rushing herself a little, but nevertheless, she makes sure she looks more than presentable, donned in her favorite colors and shades.

She also takes special care in putting on a certain special necklace that Minato had given to her as a present, this very day last year.

And after taking one last look at herself in the mirror, she hurries off, tucking her SFC away as she walks off towards the forest quadrant.

Who would be the first to greet her?

. . . Well. Either way, they'll be greeted with a much more mellow and subdued Yukari than the excitable one from earlier texts. There's a sigh that escapes her lips as she allows her mind to wander.]

Jeez. I'm gonna be late, aren't I . . .

[Ah . . . oh well.]

Comments

[tsundyne]

[Yukari does not particularly feel like being a leader, but it seems she's become one inadvertently. It feels weird, to be the one being followed for once--

But nevertheless, she turns to Serph when he asks his question.]

Things? I . . . guess that depends.

[Naturally she's kind of assuming he's asking about a present, albeit in a roundabout way, but . . . seeing as how she hadn't even mentioned her birthday until today, it would seem kind of unfair to expect that of either of them.

Either way, she'll be trying to think of an answer that isn't stupidly generic.]

[rainbowarch]

Depends on what?

[As they're walking, they pass by a low stone wall. Cielo hops onto it and continues walking, both arms outstretched to either side for balance. Not that he really needs to do that, but it seems like a fun thing to do.]

[bufudine]

[Serph, on the other hand, remains firmly on the normal path. Since Cielo's asked his question already, he remains silent, but attentive.]

[tsundyne]

Well . . .

[They're both waiting for an answer by now. Yukari takes another moment to ponder it before giving a response, which ends up being a bit generic anyway. Oh well.]

There are different kinds of things, right? I like flowers myself -- but I also like books, and going to the movies . . .

Chocolates and sweets . . .

I could probably go on for a while.

[She laughs a bit.]

[rainbowarch]

[Cielo likes all those things too!]

Should we get you some of those then?

[bufudine]

[TOTALLY GETTING YUKARI FLOWERS. Cielo don't steal his idea!!

...yep Serph sure is wallflowering. He's listening intently, though, waiting for Cielo to exhaust his questions -- since they'll likely cover the questions Serph has -- before asking his own.]

[tsundyne]

[Wow no fighting boys!!

Yukari is looking pretty sheepish right now. How are you supposed to answer that, anyway? Should she be honest, since she really does appreciate all those things-- or should she be modest, which is what most people do?

Most of the time when people are modest, though, it's pretty obvious they want the stuff anyway.

H- heh--]

Only if you want to. Presents and birthdays do go hand in hand for some people, but . . . i- it's not a big deal.

[rainbowarch]

[Who said he was going to steal ideas? GOSH! Anyway, the end of the low wall has been reached, so Cielo hops off.]

Well, I want to.

[bufudine]

[Serph nods, agreeing with Cielo. There's the barest hint of a smile on his face.]

I hope you don't mind your presents being a little late.

[tsundyne]

[Watching as Cielo jumps off because-- why not?

Man, he's got some interesting habits. Weird, but interesting. And she is already looking a little bashful and awkward, because of course she can't tell if he's just saying that; but then she just shakes her head when Serph chimes in. Thank goodness.]

No, not at all. We've got other things to worry about anyway, don't we?

[Like amusement park rides and ice cream and cake oh my.]

[rainbowarch]

[Yukari, please. If you want a strange habit from him, look no further than his sit-on-things-not-designed-for-sitting tendency.]

Ja.

[Their destination is coming right up!]

[bufudine]

[It sure is! One amusement park, there for their perusal. Serph looks up at the Ferris wheel. Yep, there sure are no dead bodies being strung up there today. Good. Because that would suck.

In front of them the place for them to pay for entry, and just beyond that are rows and rows of booths lined with all kinds of fair food like fairy floss. Turning to Yukari, Serph asks--]

Do you have enough tokens for entry?

[Because he doesn't know if Yukari is working or anything. He'd be happy to pay for her fare, if needed. The whole Tribe pretty much leeched off his Macca back in the Junkyard anyway--]

[tsundyne]

[When Serph's gaze wanders towards the ferris wheel, Yukari's does the same; but his question brings her attention back quickly enough. Starfish tokens, huh?

Well, she could leech off Serph, but she'd rather not if she can help it.]

I should.

[She nods and digs into her pocket to pull out the SFC and the card with her tokens on it. She probably does odd jobs here and there, much in the same way she'd help at Chagall Cafe back at home on certain evenings, when they got too busy.

. . . Probably nothing permanent.]

[rainbowarch]

[Cielo takes out his own SFC to pay for his own admission. This is very exciting you know! Once he's through the gate, he stops to look at everything the carnival has to offer.

...why didn't they come here sooner?]

[bufudine]

[Since everyone seems good to go, Serph enters last, slipping his SFC back in his pocket once he's done paying.

Aside from the stalls selling food near the amusement park's entrance, the other attractions near the entrance are the Ferris wheel, a pirate ship (it seems to just swing from side to side like a pendulum) and waterslides in the near distance.]

Where do you want to go first?

[tsundyne]

[She glances behind them as Serph makes his way in, and when he asks, she looks around at their immediate choices. There's a lot more to the park, of course, but it's hard to ignore the things in plain sight.

Luckily she isn't hungry yet, but she does take note of the food stalls.]

How 'bout the Ferris wheel? It goes pretty high up, so we can get a pretty good view of the park.

[rainbowarch]

[Oh, she means that thing that a dead body was strapped to-]

Sounds good.

[Naturally, Cielo loves high places. The ferris wheel looks rather slow, but maybe that will make the ride soothing. He's making his way over there, come on slowpokes!]

[bufudine]

[Serph nods, accepting Yukari's suggestion. Unlike Cielo, Serph takes a more leisurely pace, walking alongside Yukari, fox tail swooshing behind him.

And excuse you, dear scout, but it's not their job to go ahead of people!!]

[tsundyne]

[It most certainly is not. There is a bit of a line anyway, so Yukari has no problems with hanging back at a leisurely pace; although Cielo's enthusiasm is quite infectious.

She's grinning as they catch up to him.]

By the way -- do you guys know what a camera is yet?

[rainbowarch]

[Au contraire, Leader, but it's a scout's entire job to...scout.]

A camera? Like the thing that records on the SFC?

[bufudine]

[YOU'D THINK THEY'D KNOW THIS BUT...

Serph tilts his head. Nope nope what is this camera you speak of, Yukari?]

[tsundyne]

[Cielo's got it! Her eyes light up a little and she nods, as they continue to move up the line.]

Yeah, exactly. There are different kinds, though: the SFCs can record moving video, but I'm just thinking of still pictures.

[You guys at least know what those are. Right???]

I was thinking about taking some.

[rainbowarch]

[Oh! Those! Cielo always wondered where those came from.]

Do you have one on you?

[bufudine]

[Still pictures... Those are...

Before Cielo asks his question, Serph asks Yukari--]

Are you talking about taking photographs?

[tsundyne]

[How convenient that both of those questions can be answered in a single word.]

Yeah!

[And . . . she's digging into her purse, until she pulls out her trusty camera. No one was surprised at its color.]

. . . Actually, I think our SFCs can take them, too. But the quality probably won't be as good.