ic contact;

[coexistent]

"I'm not around, so... leave a message, I guess."

Comments

[coexistent]

Special?

[is it? he really wouldn't know.]

I don't think I'll be putting flowers in anyone else's hair... but I'll be careful.

[immobileyes]

... It's complicated. [ with a sigh. She's not even kidding. ]

But... thank you, also, for coming out here with me. I feel a little better about everything.

[coexistent]

[he believe it. people are complicated and he still doesn't understand a lot of it, even if he tries.]

It's okay... It's better this way, I think. You... look happier now than you did before. [which is nice, because he doesn't like seeing her sad, naturally.]

[immobileyes]

Yeah... I really miss my friend [ Mary you didn't say much of that before ] and I don't want to think about not seeing you or the others again... but being here with you helps. I don't have to go through it alone.

[coexistent]

I think... we all have someone we miss.

[despite how everything went down, he still misses xion. and he misses axel too.]

But... we all have each other here, right? So... [it's okay?]

[immobileyes]

Mm, we do. I can't let myself forget that.

[ It's not the same as it was before. ]

[coexistent]

Exactly. We're here for each other when we need it. Because that's what friends do.

[immobileyes]

[ Mary nods, and opens her mouth, perhaps to make a suggestion--

But the monster in the nearest fountain seems to be agitated. Maybe it hasn't been fed yet. Maybe it's tired of two teenage dorks being dorky nearby. Whatever the case, it decides to reenact that classic scene from Free Willy and goes soaring into the air... and belly-flopping back into the water.

... Guess who's in the Wet Zone? ]

[coexistent]

[wow.

wow!

okay maybe roxas was not at all prepared for the sudden super-soaker situation, so he's just kind of standing there for a second like a very wet, dripping, stunned puppy.]

[immobileyes]

A-are you okay??

[ ... Not that Mary's any better. Drenched medusa is not a very impressive sight. ]

[coexistent]

Ye...yeah.

[even if he's now trying to shake off all that excess water.]

What about you? You're all wet not too...

[immobileyes]

... I'm okay. I forgot it likes to do that.

[ And she's dripping like an oversoaked sponge. Give her a minute, she's got to wring out her hair. ]

[coexistent]

...Do you need help?

[roxas can't really do much for himself but wait to dry off, after all.]

[immobileyes]

I think we're gonna have to find towels first.

[ But she's not saying no, because after living with her, he's probably realized that Mary drying her hair is always a monumental effort. ]

[coexistent]

Good point.

[it would be hard not to know this by now, after all.]

Should we go back home then? [he's not sure there's even anywhere around close by to get towels.]

[immobileyes]

Yeah, I think so. I want to press the flower, too... so it doesn't lose its color.

[ And you know, there's still a sandwich at home. ]

[coexistent]

It's fine... I don't think I want to end up with a cold again anyway.

[they've already done the sick thing a couple of times, so maybe getting back and drying off quickly was going to be the best option anyway.]

[immobileyes]

I definitely don't want that!

[ So yes, brisk march home? At least their towels are fluffy.

The most romantic duo, it's them. ]

[coexistent]

[well, at least it got their minds off the sad stuff, though getting home quickly is way more important to prevent getting colds and just generally being wet.

gross.]

[immobileyes]

[ It's fine, no colds will be had... hopefully. At least they'll make it back in good time and Mary will come back with an armful of towels. One for Roxas!

And a very small sneeze into her sleeve. ]

[coexistent]

[he'll take one of those towel's but—]

Mary, you have to dry off quicker... you really will get a cold at this rate...

[immobileyes]

I won't! I'm not even cold. [ Just... wet. But it's fine, she'll toss one towel over her head. ]

[coexistent]

You're already sneezing, though...

[he's using the towel to rub out the excess water in his hair, but since he doesn't have a lot, it's a pretty quick process.]

Do you want help with yours?

[immobileyes]

It means someone's talking about me. [ Or so Kano had told her. It's why she says it with great dignity, except then she peers at him from under the towel and nods. Even unfurled, the towel doesn't cover all of her hair. Please help. ]

[coexistent]

...It does? [roxas has never heard that before, so naturally... he's a bit puzzled.

but he can question that while helping her, so he'll use the drier side of his towel to start patting away at the wet strands that arent's covered by the towel. at least he knows how to do this now, since this is a frequent enough occurrence.]