[ Soft snort. He considers the hat, then her face, then — gets very stuck on the ears for a long moment before shutting his eyes tight and bringing a hand up to his face, amused at himself. ]
[ He steps through, and when he steps out ... he's in a beautiful forest. Like it's just a whole ass nature reserve, complete with animals rustling their way through the trees, birds singing, the works. Tea joins him just a second later, sans hat. ]
[ ...holy shit, Tea. ] [ You will absolutely find that he landed on his feet, but that he's also just. Staring up at the sky, around at the forest. Maybe crouching down to get a better look at some of the crystal mushrooms. ]
There's only so long I could stand four shiny crystal walls.
[ twirls happily ]
This way! [ points ahead! ] This way leads to the lake, and my nest. That way - [ points left ] - is the tree-top jungle gym! Aaaaand that way - [ points right ] - is the meadow and fire pit. What d'you wanna see first?
[ And by "right this way" she means, let's take a short hike through the woods. Eventually they reach her tree top adventure jungle-gym, complete with climbing nets, rope ladders, rope bridges, rope swings, platforms, and zip-wires. There's a shed with harnesses and safety equipment if any of her guests don't feel quite daring enough to go free-style. Here and there along the course are cushioned perches big enough for a couple of people to lounge on. ]
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Hey, no pressure. [ Smallest beat. ] For what it's worth, in one of the dreams I carried Ali, like.
[ Gets an arm out to one side, to try and approximate. He was holding onto her waist from the side, and she was holding onto him. ]
—But if that's no good for you, don't worry. I wish you could just stand on the leaf with me, but it doesn't work like that.
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[ damn those pesky pervasive personal hangups ]
It sounds really cool. And useful!
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[ He was... kind of reading through their powers for combat applicability, due to Context. ]
Did a lot of taxiing during the fan invasion.
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Ah, yeah. That's me and Nothing Up My Sleeve. If you ever want to get out of a situation fast, nothing beats it.
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[ He's seen B and Lark both use it. :|a ]
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[ Whips a tiny hat out of her pocket, and, with a flourish, embiggens it to a size that can be comfortably climbed inside ]
After you.
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Are you asking me to do a trust fall with you?
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Something like that.
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...every time I think I'm handling it better...
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You're super cute when you're a disaster. Well. Even cuter than normal. [ he's always cute in her ever so humble opinion ]
So? You gonna go on through? The sooner you take the leap, the sooner you get your prize.
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...Lucky me that's what you like in a guy.
[ Finally voicing that long-ago thought after he first saw Rye turn red and stammer. ]
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Here goes nothing, I guess.
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[ He steps through, and when he steps out ... he's in a beautiful forest. Like it's just a whole ass nature reserve, complete with animals rustling their way through the trees, birds singing, the works. Tea joins him just a second later, sans hat. ]
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What... What is this place?
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[ If he looks behind, he'll see a tree with ... a bedroom door in it? ]
That door there leads back out. This path here [ gestures ahead to the dirt track winding away through the trees ] eventually forks three ways.
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[ Wow. Even Lark's beach didn't prepare him for this. ]
Heh, and here's me, not having even done any decorating.
[ Looking down the path curiously. ]
Where do they go?
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[ twirls happily ]
This way! [ points ahead! ] This way leads to the lake, and my nest. That way - [ points left ] - is the tree-top jungle gym! Aaaaand that way - [ points right ] - is the meadow and fire pit. What d'you wanna see first?
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[ Aww, nest. ]
Well — I guess we can start with the gym. I definitely wanna end up at the nest last.
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Right this way.
[ And by "right this way" she means, let's take a short hike through the woods. Eventually they reach her tree top adventure jungle-gym, complete with climbing nets, rope ladders, rope bridges, rope swings, platforms, and zip-wires. There's a shed with harnesses and safety equipment if any of her guests don't feel quite daring enough to go free-style. Here and there along the course are cushioned perches big enough for a couple of people to lounge on. ]