[OPEN] Soldier On--

[bufudine]

Who: Serph and YOU
Where: The Park
When: November 14th, afternoon
Style: [brackets] preferred, but I can adjust
Status: WIDE OPEN

[It's been quite some time since Sera's departure, and since then, there have been others -- both Tribe and friends -- who have left Vatheon and not returned. Serph doesn't know if they'll return. Maybe they will. Maybe they won't. In the end, the decision isn't in his hands.

Before, there hadn't been time for these departures to affect him.

Which is why he's in the park, kicking a hacky sack. Signless had taught him the game when he'd noticed Serph watching him, so many months ago. In some ways, this is an imitation of that time; while Serph's content to play on his own, he's more than happy to play with people passing by.

Will you join in?]

Comments

[teradine]

[Argilla doesn't have time to nod either, but the conversation still serves as enough of a distraction that it causes her to miss the serve. It's a bit concerning how poorly they've been doing at keeping a volley, but it's just one more thing to work at, isn't it? This activity has already proven worthwhile.]

It has been a while since I've practiced.

[Against anyone with a weapon or otherwise.

Oh. But Is that the wall heading straight for the pond behind them? It sure is. Argilla follows its path as best she can, but whoops--

SPLASH.]

. . . Obviously.

[bufudine]

[...Ah.

The water muddies his ability to detect the hacky sack even further. Serph can't figure out where it is at all. Reverting, he goes over to the edge of the pond and squats, using his human eyes to scan the water's depths for a hint of the hacky sack.

The water is fairly clear -- the pond is well maintained -- so when he spots a shadow of it on the far end, he points it out for Argilla; she's the one with the whip arms, after all.]

[teradine]

[Fine, fine, she'll do all the work.

When he points, she walks on over, but doesn't revert herself. It is pretty far out after all, so she'll need to use said whip arm to reach over and grab it. It takes her a couple of tries, but she manages.]

. . . Now it's wet.

[Not that it's necessarily a bad thing, but that's going to make it even harder to catch . . .

Welp.]

doing this tag right after writing badfic was a terrible decision

[bufudine]

[Serph eyes the soggy hacky sack for a moment, walking over to Argilla to take a closer look at it. It doesn't look like they'll be playing any more of this game today.]

We should try this in the forest next time.

[He turns his head to look at the pond.]

Away from water.

i don't feel sorry for you

[teradine]

[. . . Argilla glances at the pond as well, after coming to the same realization: that there would be no more "training." After a moment, she finds herself reverting with a sigh.]

Of course.

[. . . As long as he has more of them.

She briefly wonders what they should do with the soggy hacky sack, as her pink haired human form turns to look at Serph once again.]

The others might want to join us as well. We should go.