24th roar [ video ]

[adamant]

[ 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.]]

Comments

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ Fang is showing some restraint, but she's still grinning much too widely for just a gym victory. ]

Congrats. To both of ya.

[ She knows Lightning will understand, but Leon might not have any idea who she is, so: ] 'm Fang. Promise I'm better behaved than my namesake. [ She's assuming Leon's one of the ones ghost-Fang likes to wake up in the middle of the night. ]

[soggypastry]

[iconface, Fang. She knows you, and there will not be any teasing this time around. So don't even think of starting.]

I'm not sure about that. I named her after you for a reason.

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ Look at her being good, Light. Doesn't that face just radiate innocence? ] 'Cause she's older than she looks?

[soggypastry]

[It should, but it's Fang Fang is nearly never innocent.] Because she's a prankster who loves to tease people. Can't tell you the number of times she turned the gear on at the wrong time.

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ ...Her first instinct was to wolf whistle if that makes you feel any better. That this isn't some bizarro-Fang, at least. ] Like what happened right now?

[ Wait, no, behaving. ] Maybe I'm just happy that you're happy. No teasin' needed.

[soggypastry]

[That instinct would be comforting, yes. Proves it's a Fang that just never changes, at any rate.] Yeah. Something like that.

[siiiiiigh.] ...Thanks, then. If that's the case.

[titanite.livejournal.com]

Hey, I wouldn't get sappy on ya if you weren't so suspicious.

[soggypastry]

Can you blame me? I know how you act most of the time.

[titanite.livejournal.com]

Not a bit. [ Shameless. ] So you'll have to put up with one or the other. Which'll it be?

[soggypastry]

[siiiiiigh. Honestly?] The teasing. At least then I'll know you're not sick or poisoned.

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ She laughs at that. ] Knew ya cared.

[ And they've gone from "absolutely no teasing" to "please tease instead" in a matter of minutes. Poor Lightning. ]

[soggypastry]

[Poor Lightning indeed. But, as annoyed as she is, it's not as bad as it could be. She has actually missed this, amazingly.]

Hard not to after watching each other's backs for so long.

[adamant]

[ He has met Fang before! He isn't going to mention it, though--they weren't that close, anyway, and it's likely to cause some awkwardness. As things stand, it's in his best advantage to make a good impression on Light's friends. Her wisecrack earns her a half-smile. ]

That's isn't too difficult, considering. Leon, good to meet you.

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ It wouldn't be the first time Fang had heard that here. She's mostly shrugged it off at this point, because it's not like there's anything she can do about it, even if she's not overly fond of the whole "forgetting people" bit. ]

And you. And - hang on, is Light still over your shoulder?

[soggypastry]

[Over his shoulder? Not quite. Still in hearing range, though, and moving a bit so she can see the feed.]

What is it?

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ She shrugs, like it's no big deal. ]

Was wondering if I get to do for him like you did to Snow. Or if I get to skip that whole conversation rather than mortify you.

[ ...Okay, now she's teasing. But still, a glance to Leon. ] Think it'd be a formality anyway. [ That is a vote of approval. ]

1/3

[adamant]

[ Side-eyes Fang. ]

2/3

[adamant]

[ Side-eyes Lightning DON'T FEED ME TO THE WOLVES ]

DONE

[adamant]

[ Yeah he's just gonna. Roll with it. And not say anything.

Ball's in Light's court! ]

[soggypastry]

[If Lightning was any other woman, she'd laugh at this right now. But since she's Lightning, she immediately linefaces down at Fang. She can handle herself, thank you very much.]

I handled that already. You're not going to have to.

[So much for no teasing, eh Fang?]

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ There are limits to self-control. Also she knows Lightning doesn't like being teased; Leon is an unknown quantity, though she's getting the impression he's similarly straight-laced. So she'll take it easy as she grins at Leon. ]

You're off the hook then. She does the threatenin' thing better than me anyway.

[adamant]

[ He glances at Lightning, then decides to risk it: ]

She does it better than most. Trust me, I know.

[ She's given him enough bruises to prove it. ]

[soggypastry]

[She hesitates for a moment, then smirks a little. If he thinks he can take Fang's teasing, well, she's used to it. What's one more bout?]

I don't see you complaining most mornings. Even when we started you kept coming back for more.

[titanite.livejournal.com]

[ Lightning possibly gets two with one blow, as Fang has a split second of surprise at that line. And then she's all but biting her hand in her attempt to stave off laughter. ]

Considerin' the backhand she gave me when we met... Brave man! Hope she makes it up to you.

[adamant]

[ Ducking his head a bit, because as much as he knows she's talking about sparring, it still sounds really bad. Ah well, it's not like they haven't had their fair share of horrible innuendos before. ]

Backhand, huh? That's not so bad. She broke my nose.

[ Admittedly, not upon first meeting, and he sort of deserved it at the time. But still. It's clear by his tone that it's all no harm, no foul now. ]