adamant | 24th roar [ video ]

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24th roar [ video ]

[ The feed clicks on and immediately, what captures the attention is the rising and falling sound of foreign music blasting through the Gym. Clair's Gym, to be precise: Leon is taking on his last Gym leader.

Well, 'taking on' is perhaps strong. More like, Clair's Dragonite is in the final throes of agony, wrapped up in Flood's tentacles, heavily poisoned, getting blasted with Ice Beam. From the viewpoint, just over Leon's shoulder, it becomes obvious his Raichu is the culprit here, filming the proceedings with occasional peeping encouragements to her teammate.

Dragonite doesn't last long, and eventually goes slack. Flood's tentacles are suddenly holding nothing more than a vanishing red light. The music dissipates, replaced by the usual victory fanfare. Raichu, as well as Lightning, Sen and Strike in the stands, explode into cheers—or in Lightning's case, soft applause. Leon himself isn't one for overly emotional displays, so Flood gets a few proud pats and a promise of well-earned rest for his trouble.

Raichu leaps down from Leon's shoulder as he collects his HM and prize money. As he turns to make his exit, Lightning strides up, the camera catching on her pleased expression. ]

They did well. You did well.

Thanks.

[ The view is mostly obscured by Raichu's meager height, but Lightning steps in very close and Leon's arms wind around her shoulders and she tilts her chin up--

Goodness.

A moment passes, before the two abruptly break apart, apparently having noticed their audience. As Raichu scrambles back, the camera tilts high enough to catch the two of them looking incredibly uncomfortable. ]

Turn that off.

[ And off it goes. ]

[[ooc: pink is Lightning; tags may come from both of them as soon as Silver gets online. As for me, a busy class schedule means I may have to leave shortly, so don't worry if I disappear.]]

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...They have such delightful timing, do they not?

[He totally doesn't sound like he's trying not to laugh.]

Edited 2011-12-06 02:07 (UTC)

[ God stop that you're embarrassing him okay!!!!

The dryest tone: ]

Always.

And the more you look embarrassed, the more you encourage them.

[See? He actually has useful advice hidden between the barely restrained laughter.]

I'm not--

[ He is. ]

[ He can't even deny. ]

[ ... ]

You've just won the Rising Badge. A nice, strong, smart lady is more than willing to kiss you. That's more than enough reasons to look proud and confident.

It's not that.

[ Goodness knows that if there's one thing in Leon's life he's happy with... ]

This just...wasn't something I expected.

[ STILL LOOKING INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE. ]

...Wanting privacy is perfectly normal, and perhaps the exact manner is not ideal, but you must have expected to share your happiness at some point. I doubt it'll lead to anything but well wishes.

You make it sound like...

[ They're getting married. Or expecting. ]

Like you are in love and happy?

[That's all he sees at the moment, really.]

Guess so.

[ He still refuses to say 'in love and happy' out loud, mainly because he hasn't said it to Lightning, yet. And isn't even sure if his feelings run that deep just yet. ]

That would be because it's exactly what it looks like.

[Someone definitely remembers what the awkward phase of love felt like.]

[Cecil if you laugh she's turtle flipping you. And yes, the stern look she's trying to give is kinda ruined by the blush on her cheeks.]

You might want to keep an eye on yours, Cecil. They find the worst moments to do things like this.

I'd worry much more about that if Rosa was present. As it is, I'm much safer than you are, it seems.

[...It actually makes him a little jealous. Not that it shows.]

From this kind of thing, you might be. Everything else depends on when they get your gear.

[Because there are plenty of ways to embarrass a married man that don't involve him kissing his wife, aren't there?]

[Whoever said he was thinking about kissing?]

They can try if they want, and if they can pay the price. I believe they know better.

[No one, really. There are plenty of other things for a married couple to be caught doing, but that would be one of the few that wouldn't have very awkward questions arising.]

You'd think so, but then they turn around and surprise you. Just like people.

[At least he now keeps vodka in his bag, to deal with said potential very awkward questions.]

They usually surprise me with eggs, not embarrassing videos. ...I think I might prefer the videos.

[Wouldn't alcohol make them worse, though?]

Eggs are easier to deal with than people, Cecil. You at least know what to expect from them.

[Yes, but there's always a chance he might not remember that.]

...You've not seen what my children have managed to breed, have you.

[Some of those movesets were rather unexpected.]

[Always a chance, and yes, that's a headshake.]

No, I haven't.

[And..."children", Cecil? Really?]

I assure you, those Swablus were more surprising than any amateur video any of them could have managed.

[What? It's not his fault he wanted a large family.]

[shrug. She didn't see any of those Swablu, so she can't say she knows what he means.]

Just about everything is around here.

[She can't fault him for that. At least being lonely isn't a big issue with them.]

I still find the two-headed chocobo analogues particularly strange.

[Not being alone enough might be.]

[Iconface. Guess who's never seen a Dodrio?] Two-headed chocobo?

[There is that, that's for sure. But at least it's not as bad as being lonely....most of the time.]

Doduo, along with Dodrio as its three-headed evolution. They look like scrawny brown chocobos with necks that are much too thin, but they run quickly enough. Bartz started with one.

[...Until private kissing time is needed, at least.]

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