HPM RP Log: Stuck

VerdantCreature said the following:

Felicity was positively fuming at the present moment. She hadn't meant to get stuck up in the tree like this, but her stupid overall strap got hung and her struggling got the other one all tangled up. Now she was just standing on a limb trying not to fall off and trying to ignore the barking from her Lillipup down below. He'd alert the whole island to her struggling if he didn't cool it. For what seemed like the thousandth time, she tried to lean forward with all her might but it didn't budge. Great. With a huff, she gave up and leaned back against her captor.


FairMacbeth said the following:

It was a fine summer day and Linkoln was out for a stroll to enjoy his day off. The last couple of days had been occupied with unpacking and whatnot as well as checking out the Raccolto Firehall where he was the newest firefighter. True he could be surfing but a short walk would fill his time for the time being so here he was, bare footed with a white muscle shirt to allow his back fins to fan out behind him, bright blue Bermuda shorts, and bare feet. Whistling some Elvis jam, Linkoln was walking forward when he began to hear a dog barking up ahead. "Huh," he grunted, curious, and approached the sound to eventually find... "Oh! Miss! You could use some help, I take it?" He asked, jogging forward with he woman aloft in his sight.

VerdantCreature said the following:

She was just beginning to get resigned to her fate and enjoy the view when she heard a cease in the barking below. Peering down to see what had silenced her goofball of a puppy, she froze. Almost literally. Oh great, his barking did alert a passerby. This was just...great. Perfect. "Er. N-No." she called down. "I'm uh. I'm fine." She heard Chester let out a snort, then a whine at her comment. Then to try and illustrate the situation to the man, the little pup ran up to the trunk and began pawing at it before letting out a few more sharp barks. Felicity huffed at the puppy. Traitor.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Linkoln, standing a few feet away from the tree, dog, and woman, assessed the situation from his standpoint but smiled when it seemed that the woman was fine at least. Walking forward to come to the base of the tree, the man called out, "Miss, I'm a fireman, I can get you down without a problem, if you let me help you of course". While a smile remained on his face, his tone had gone serious and professional with his heroic sense of duty and bravery sweeping in his chest. "My name's Linkon. How about yours?" he asked to help calm the lady down.

erdantCreature said the following:

Oh this was positively poetic. He was the brave and heroic fireman, and she's the dumb kitten stuck up in a tree with a yappy dog barking at her. She rubbed her face with one hand and closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath. "I'm Ros-FELICITY. I'm Felicity." She still wasn't used to her fake name obviously. Her eyes opened and she observed him. Well. It wouldn't be horribly embarrassing to admit to being stuck. But she was prideful. But her legs were getting tired. It had been at least fifteen to twenty minutes of nothing but standing and trying not to slip. She caved in. "...Normally I could get down on my own. But uh...I'm...stuck."

FairMacbeth said the following:

If Linkoln caught her mix up, he wouldn't voice up, because he knew that when people found themselves in difficult situations, they didn't always have perfect grammar or stuff. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Felicity, even under these circumstances". Walking to the tree and ignoring Felicity's worried hound for all of his focus was on the damsel in the tree, Linkoln slid his sunglasses into the front of his shirt as he said, "Now Felicity, do I have your permission to touch your body? I need your consent before I can come get you down".

VerdantCreature said the following:

If the very moon fell from the sky and ended her misery then and there she would have no qualms about the matter. What a gentleman. Asking for consent to touch her body. She knew it was just to get her down, but she was finding it hard not to laugh over the matter at hand. Stop being so immature, Felicity. She still couldn't get rid of the stupid grin on her face, so she looked up at the limb above her. "Yeah sure, just don't get fresh." As she stood there she wondered if she'd ever let herself live this moment down. Probably not.

FairMacbeth said the following:

The man had seen it before and could guess what she was thinking, but Linkoln had to ask; at least it got her mind off of her predicament. Holding up his hands the man proclaimed, "I will be gentle," before he smiled and took a breath, his hair shifting a bit as he silently used Focus Energy, before quickly he used Agility and made his way up to stand on the branch beside Felicity's. Now that he was next to her, Linkoln could see how much taller he was than her. Smiling down at her while gripping an upper branch, Linkoln analyzed how she was caught while he said, "Now when I get you out of this jam did you want me to throw you over my shoulder and carry you down since I promise not to 'get fresh' or might you be able to yourself?" There was humour in his tone but he was being serious. Embarrassed or not it was now his responsibility to make sure Felicity got down safely.

VerdantCreature said the following:

If he was trying to make her feel better about her stupid predicament by making jokes, it was working. After getting over the shock over how quickly he scaled the tree, she cracked one of her first genuine grins all day. Gods what a goober. After a few unsuccessful attempts to stop grinning, she gave a bit of an unsteady laugh and looked down at her legs. They were shaking from the strain of keeping herself upright. Did she ask for help, or was she okay with breaking something if she fell? It had happened before so she really wasn't worried about breaking another bone, but still. Then there was always her stubbornness in asking for help. "I uh..." She tried wiggling her toes but it didn't feel like she had them anymore. "Scheiße. [I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask...] Yeah, I don't think my legs will carry me down." The German rolled off of her tongue before she could stop it, but it was easier to admit things in a language no one else could (hopefully) understand.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Trying not to smile too much for Felicity's saving grace, Linkoln carefully set his one leg upon the woman's branch, testing the wait, so that he faced her, all the while keeping a sure grip on the branch over his head. Now that he was standing before her, Linkoln shifted to rest his elbow upon the tree so he could get his arm in around Felicity's back to start breaking branches, his other arm he gently placed around her waist to secure her. "So," he started, making small talk, "how did a pretty little thing like you get stuck up here, eh? Fought the tree and lost?" he asked with a teasing grin over the snapping of branches as he freed her slowly.

VerdantCreature said the following:

Not very used to being so close to someone else outside of her family, Felicity's body temperature dropped considerably due to her nerves. Swallowing some, she grinned and laughed slightly at his teasing, a cloud of cold air appearing from her mouth. Since she was unsure of what the heck to do with her hands they went into her pockets and she stared determinedly over his shoulder as he worked. "Well. I mean. You could say that." she cleared her throat. This was going swell. "I wanted to get a better view of the island, so I...decided climbing a tree would be the best way. I got up here, a bug landed on me, I shooed it away with some ice, stepped on my own ice, slipped and fell down to this branch and then got caught. Long story short." Of course the ice was long gone now, she'd been up here so long and it was so hot outside. "Then my dog started barking, wouldn't shut up, now here we are."

FairMacbeth said the following:

Again, Linkoln tried to ignore that suddenly the arm abound her waist was getting much colder than he would have like being a Water-type but he was also a firefighter, and he pushed the cold from his mind to tear away the last few branches. Hearing Felicity's story, Linkoln chuckled near the end and glanced aside to meet her eye, "So, long story short, the tree won, eh?" Casting her a smirk, he managed finally to break the final branch to free her and moved his arm to more or less support her slight weight. Glancing down the length of the tree towards her awaiting dog, Linkoln weighed his options before he said, "How are your arms doing? Do you think you could just piggy-back with me down or would you like for me to actually carry you down?" It was a good thing Linkoln didn't really like shoes because, even though he was a Water-type, bare feet came in handy to climb trees apparently, especially when you had no safety equipment on.

VerdantCreature said the following:

She gave a short snort through her nose, another cloud of cold air rising and dissipating in the summer air. "I...yeah." Once she was freed her legs nearly gave out but she managed to get her hands out of her pockets quick enough to grab hold of a branch with one hand and...his shoulder with the other. Then she noticed he'd already moved to support her weight just in case. If she wasn't so cold her face would probably have lit up like a Christmas tree. "My arms are okay, I think." she said, her voice rather quiet now. "You could probably just throw me down there. My legs are so numb I wouldn't feel it." She was halfway joking. Only halfway. With the prospect of being back on ground now a possibility she began to slowly go back to a somewhat normal body temperature. She kept her face cold though. Forget that, she was not going to blush around him.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Linkoln would have probably not even registered her hand upon his shoulder if it wasn't for the fact that her hand was bloody cold and it made his tropical-used-to body shiver. Through chattering teeth he smiled, noting how she stumbled, and he worried about possible dehydration. Only glancing at Felicity's weak attempt at humour, Linkoln's expression had fallen into true seriousness and finally deciding what to do, he hoisted the woman up over his already cold shoulder with ease and started to make his way down carefully from the tree. "Yeah, yeah, don't worry, you're super light". Women liked to hear that, he knew that much.

VerdantCreature said the following:

A very uncharacteristically feminine squeak came from Felicity as he hoisted her over his shoulder. Well she hadn't been expecting that. But okay. From this angle she could see the fins on his back and became transfixed on them. That was new. And neat. Growing up around nothing but grass types was boring to her, so whatever oddities anyone else had on them were instantly a hit with her. Though at the comment about how light she was, she laughed and shook her head. "Probably more short than light, but thanks." She commented, closing her eyes. She could slowly feel her legs again, which was great. Now that they weren't trying to keep her from falling out of a tree and they were relaxed she should be fine. Chester, seeing that his owner was being hefted down the tree, stood near where Linkoln would eventually come down at and sat there with his little tail wagging like crazy.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Slow and steady was going to win this race and with a pretty, little lady on his shoulder, Linkoln was in no rush to get down from that tree. Mostly working with was hand proved to make things difficult but eventually, after a few quiet minutes save for his steady, concentrated breathing, Linkoln finally touched down on the ground and nimbly reached up to cradle little Felicity in his arms so he could set her down on a fallen tree. "Yes, yes I know, I'm so charming," he teased as he set her down, "but I'd rather you sit and ease yourself back into standing rather then falling over, which would totally not be epic on my part". With his damsel safely out of his hands, Linkoln sighed and stepped back, reaching up to replace his shades on his face, before flashing a pearly white grin at the lady. "How might yah' be feeling'  now, eh?" To make sure she was feeling fine, Linkoln glanced over at the tree and in a slow tone said, "It's a good thing you weren't wearing a skirt, huh?"

VerdantCreature said the following:

Another interesting noise of indignation came from her as she was cradled before getting sat on the fallen tree. Finally out of the grasp of handsome heroic gentleman, she let out the breath she didn't know she'd been holding. The instant she did, Chester was hopping all around her, leaping up to try and lick her face as he barked and yipped with joy. A rather motherly and warm smile came to her as she caught the little thing and held him in her lap, scratching behind his ears. "Thank you. And yes. So very charming." she chuckled a little, then turned VERY slightly pink when he grinned at her. Augh, men. "I am eternally grateful to be back on the ground. And er..." now she turned a little more red and muttered "and I'm really glad I wasn't wearing a skirt."

FairMacbeth said the following:

Happy to see Felicity safe and reunited with her dog, Linkoln snickered and flashed the lady a wink with a  shrug. "It's all in the job description, you know... saving lives, being gnarly, and all that stuff". thumbing the waist of his shorts, the man looked around and whistled before glancing at his Tree-Damsel. "So, how are you feeling? Any dizziness? Nausea? When was the last time you had water?" From what Linkoln could tell, Felicity looked all right, shaken maybe yeah, but he still needed to ask. He wasn't about to go off and find out later he left her with a head injury or something. While waiting for her to respond, the man reached up to ruffle his hair and flex his back fins; he had the itch to swim... probably was from handling a cold, cutie for a few minutes.

VerdantCreature said the following:

Shaking off the embarrassment over how crazy that would have been without shorts, she sat the dog down and tried wiggling her toes again. Oh good, there they were. "It's been about an hour since I last had water." That was an estimation, of course. It felt like it had been that long at least. She took a deep breath and steeled herself before slowly rising to her feet. Satisfied that she wouldn't fall over, she walked around the fallen tree slowly. A little unsteady, but the feeling was back. "Other than the loss of most of my dignity, I'm actually fine." She watched him for a few seconds before looking away. Why did it have to be a good looking guy that came and rescued her. Jeez.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Looking on to watch the woman's recovery, Linkoln grinned wide when in fact she did seem to be a-okay and her a shaka in good faith. "Well that's totally killer to hear. What was your plan to get down if some hunk like myself didn't come fine yah, huh?" Resting his hands behind his head, Linkoln totally wasn't showing off his muscles and was only grinning innocently, knowing that since he wasn't on duty he couldn't administer any medical treatment but Felicity did seem to be fine so that's good. Now that she was ground level, Linkoln was truly getting the feel of how short she was, which in his mind was so cute... short girls were cute, so fun to go surfing with.

VerdantCreature said the following:

Cursing herself for acting like such a schoolgirl over him, she tried to force her eyes anywhere else but him. It was difficult to say the least. Look at Chester, he won't make you blush. Looking down just in time to see Chester go running over to pace around Linkoln she raised a hand up and rubbed it on her forehead. Traitorrrr. "Mein Gott im Himmel...I don't know, evolve and hope I weighed enough to break the branch? Freeze the branches and fall?" She crossed her arms across her chest and looked at him out of the corner of her eye, a small sort of smirk on her own lips. Absolutely no harm in looking. She made sure to keep her body temperature low again though. If she blushed at him any more her dignity would be nonexistent.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Crouching down to give the dog Chester some attention, once again Linkoln heard some strange lingo coming out of Felicity's mouth and he glanced up at her to smile and laugh. "Evolve and fall, eh? Well... that wouldn't do yah any good, you might have hurt yah pretty self, and we can't be havin' that". Giving Chester one last pat, Linkoln stood and walked a couple steps towards Felicity, thumbs hanging off his shorts' waistband. "Now, I can't very well say I've completed my job in makin' sure that you're cool and all so how about I buy you a drink, huh? Even if you're no dehydrated, pretty girls deserve to be bought drinks, don't yah agree?" Linkoln was smooth, he'd always been smooth, and asking out girls was second nature for him and unlike Felicity, he rarely got embarrassed because it was true! All girls deserve to be treated well and nice so why people get all rattled up about going out was beyond him. People were weird...

VerdantCreature said the following:

So much for not blushing. Felicity lowered the temperature in her face so low that frost began to appear on it and even the sun couldn't melt it away. In a sense, this was a reverse blush, very rare for the Snover lady. Swallowing some, she managed a bit of a grin. Pretty. He kept saying that. She didn't think she was anything special and all but...dangit he was very smooth. "Alright, alright, yes. You don't have to flatter me into drinking~" Though it helped, apparently. She reached up and brushed the frost from her face and tried to find...a normal state of being. Chester came bounding up to her again and ran around the two of them before scampering on ahead of them. Smart dog knew when she was about to start going somewhere and he couldn't help but get excited. Taking cue from the dog, she looked up at Linkoln. "Heh. Shall we?"


FairMacbeth said the following:

The man's smile and ego only got bigger when he saw Felicity being all shy but bravely she accepted his offer and he gave her a big double thumbs up. "Oh, killer! Though you'll have to pick the spot, I don't know these islands well enough yet to know all of the rad spots!" Waiting for her and her pooch to join him before he started walking off, Linkoln looked down at her and asked, "So, tell me something about yahself besides the fact that you're the worst at fighting trees". Chuckling at himself he crossed his arms and began to whistle some Beach Boys softly while she replied.

VerdantCreature said the following:

Felicity raised an eyebrow and smiled some as she followed after him. Yeah she would never live this down. She started pondering where to go before she graced him with information about herself. Granted she'd been here longer than him, she was still a bit new. Settling on dragging him into Raccalto since she knew the main town best, she looked up at him. "Hmmm...well besides being a terrible tree wrestler, I'm a pretty good potter." She left it at that. No way was he gonna get a lot out of her without trying. He may be cute, but she was not an open book.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Upon entering the main township, Linkoln breathed in deep that constant sea air that he known his entire life and loved; glad it followed him all the way from Mikan Island. Chuckling at Felicity, he listened to her until he stopped abruptly and gave her a somewhat confused look. "Wait. Potter? Like... what? You mean like..." rather then say, he pinched his thumb and index finger together and made it clear that he thought that she was being very upfront with him. Like, Linkoln wasn't into that stuff, you can't being a firefighter but.. wow, blunt.

VerdantCreature said the following:

When he stopped suddenly she stared at him, brows furrowed in thought. An eyebrow raised at the movement he made with his fingers and she sat and tried to piece it together. What? OH. The woman burst into peals of uproarious laughter and turned away from him, hobbling over to a building to lean on it for support as her whole body shook with the force of her laughter. After a few second she tried to speak around laughing, but it came out in bursts. "N-No! Ahahahaha!! Like...I sit at a potter's wheel and...heeheeheehee!!....I make pots and sculptures and....Bahahahahahahaha!!!...." she wiped the tears of laughter from her eyes and slid down the building until she was sitting down. "Holy gods you thought I was admitting to being a pothead. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, but I haven't heard that in forever." Another feeble giggle came from her before she rested her head on her chin and wrapped her arms around her legs. Okay, he was just adorable.


FairMacbeth said the following:

When Felicity didn't quite respond, Linkoln was pretty sure he had it right. Well, he knew the stuff gave you the giggles so.... But, oh... no... he was wrong apparently. Only when he heard something about sculptures did he say, "Ohh....... right, okay," whilst he nodded his head slowly, trying to understand. Watching the woman endure her laughing fit, Linkoln's confusion was washed away with his own laughter and he grinned down at the little lady who couldn't stop laughing. "You sure you ain't high?" he asked with the arch of his brow when she continued to giggle, before he chuckled and reached down to offer his hand. "Al'right Harry Potter, I still owe you that drink".

VerdantCreature said the following:

"Heehee~ I mean if we're gonna be frank, I used to, but I don't anymore. I have to be a good role model for..." she paused. Crap, she didn't want to bring up family that would mean more questions. "Chester." The dog stopped scratching his ear and stared at her. When he extended his hand to her, she reached up and took it without a second thought, pulling herself to her feet. Though at the new nickname a great snort of laughter came from her and she turned away from him again, shoulders shaking with renewed laughter. "Oh my gods bahahaha!! C'mon you, before I break a rib." She made her way down the road, busting into small giggles the whole way. Once they reached their destination she stopped outside of it and grinned. "This is the place. Just a generic bar and grill type of thing."

FairMacbeth said the following:

Chuckling along with her as he helped her up, Linkoln shrugged and admitted, "Yeah I did it when I was a kid, like a teen, but not no more". Once she was standing and said something about her dog, Linkoln shook his finger at the hound and said mockingly sternly, "Yeah, Chester, don't do drugs!" When Felicity kept on laughing, the man kept on smiling because he was glad to see the lady so happy and her giggles were making her all the more cute! Deciding not to comment about something about binding her ribs, he kept mostly silent until the arrived at the bar place. "Sweet!" he exclaimed, "place looks pretty rad". Going over to hold the door open for her, he said with a grin, "Ladies first!"

VerdantCreature said the following:

She chuckled at his opening the door for her and walked on in, looking around. It was pretty nice on the inside, not too dark and not too bright and the decorations weren't overdone. Felicity, being very outdoorsy, requested seating outside. The hostess picked up a few menus and led the way through the establishment and through a door to the deck. Obviously she'd been here before because Chester was already rolling around in the grass a few feet away from the table they were sat at. Once seated, the hostess wandered back up front and Felicity looked at Linkoln. "So. I have to ask. How old are you exactly?" Being in her mid-twenties she would rather find out now if he was barely a month over 18 or not.

FairMacbeth said the following:

The restaurant was nice but Linkoln wasn't picky about these sorts of things. The man was actually glad that Felicity chose to sit outside because it was so nice out right now. Smiling at the waitress in thanks, Linkoln glanced at the menu when Felicity spoke up... And he smiled. Yeah, he had a feeling this might come up. Leaning back in his chair, shades still on, Linkoln relaxed his hands he bind his head and his biceps bulged while he said, "I'm twenty-one and lovin' it! I'm out on my own, doing what I love, already got my choice job, and I'm already saving the pretty damsels from trees". Grinning and chuckling lightly, Linkoln trailed off a bit and shrugged. Yes he was aware that he was younger but just don't remind him to his face, that was one sure way to make him angry, which was a rare thing.

VerdantCreature said the following:

A small smile came to her face as well as she looked away and opened her menu. It didn't bother her one bit that he was twenty one, not in the slightest. It was teenagers she had an issue with really. Annoying little snots. What really bothered her was her own age and how she always seemed to be older than the people she met. "Well good! So long as you don't mind that the damsels are old biddies." She shot him a teasing sort of look before closing the menu and resting her crossed arms on the table. "So, if I somehow manage to set fire to my house I can count on you to come rescue me?" The very thought of needing a fireman was terrifying, especially for someone of her typing...

FairMacbeth said the following:

A bubble of mirth erupted from Linkoln who laughed at Felicity's comment on age and she's her a wink. "I don't know much but I do know that age is just a number and rings on a tree" he said with a smirk because it was the truth! Yeah he was young but people see a lot of twent-one year olds being firefighters! Just as he was  about to his menu, he watched Felicity reposition and he moved to match her after she spoke her question. "Well absolutely! And once I hear it was your house I'd be the first one to volunteer to run in and get yah!" Knocking his knuckles on the table, Linkoln flashed her a genuinely flirty yet charming smile before he put in his order for a beer with the waitress.

VerdantCreature said the following:

Still leaning on the table as she was, Felicity cocked an eyebrow at him and smirked back. Well good, he wasn't one of those little shits who thought it was taboo to hang out with the older crowd. She didn't figure he was one, but she still kept a wall up around newer people regardless. Coming out of her train of thought she ordered a whisky with no ice before the waitress trotted off to fill their orders. "So long as you don't make fun of my buneary slippers I don't think I'd mind." Her eyes flickered down to his knuckles, then to his face, and then to Chester who was staring at them from a soft spot in the grass. What an odd dog.

FairMacbeth said the following:

As Felicity met his smirk, Linkoln couldn't help but wonder the woman's age. He guessed.... twenty-four? She didn't look that much older than him but then again, Linkoln had always sucked at guessing a woman's age, which might be a good thing. Now was he going to ask her? Hell no! That was suicide! The order of her drink roused Linkoln from his thoughts and he nodded slowly. "Gotta admire a woman who knows how to drink right," he mused with a light chuckle before he continued, "Well if they mean that much to you, I'll try to save your slippers from the fire too. eh?" Once the waitress, who was pretty cute herself, returned with their drinks, Linkoln gave her a nod of thanks and took a swig of his beer. Setting down the perspiring bottle down, he leaned forward upon the table and looked at Felicity, "So tell me something about yourself, Harry Potter, something gnarly".

VerdantCreature said the following:

"Yeah, forget fruity little drinks, give me the hard stuff." she commented, brushing her bangs out of her eyes. "So far as my slippers go they are very special to me. Especially since I don't own any and I was yanking your chain." Another lovely smirk came from the woman before she took her drink from the waitress with a smile. Taking a drink, she nearly snorted the liquid through her nose at the Harry Potter comment. After making sure she hadn't inhaled any alcohol, she sat her drink down on the table and leaned forward again herself, making eye contact with him. Something gnarly. What was something gnarly that she felt like sharing? Not a lot. "Well, to save you from asking and getting punched, I'm 26. I'm the only partial ice type in my family. I hail from Floaroma town. [I know how to speak German.] And anything else you wanna know, you're gonna have to get me a little past tipsy to find out." She took another sip of her drink and smiled. "What about you? What's gnarly about Linkoln?"

FairMacbeth said the following:

Blinking with utter surprise at the slipper comment, the man let his jaw drop and with a far-off expression he mumbled, "Wow... I never would have guessed..." before grinning and chuckling again and sipping his beer. But then! Oh man... this lady knew how to play! While Linkoln had a silent hoot when Felicity forgot how to drink whiskey, he did give er a sincere look of confusion when she revealed her age, a deeper look of confusion when she spoke mumbo-jumbo again, but then he smirked wickedly when she flirted back to him about drinking even more. Setting down his bottle slowly he said, "Well, I wasn't going to ask your age anyway but as long as I know that your of legal drinking age, I'd be more than happy to treat you with more drinks. I mean, a pretty girl like you deserves to be treated, don't you agree?" Arching his brow, the man leaned back and shrugged, "What can I say? I'm a pretty gnarly dude, 'nuff said".

VerdantCreature said the following:

She looked at him over her glass and arched her eyebrow again, smiling as she sipped. "Uh huh. Pretty. Well. Whatever floats your boat, captain." Her little foot tapped on the ground a bit and she laughed at herself a little. Drinking on an empty stomach was going to come back and slap her in the face. At least it would be interesting. "So. You get to ask me what's gnarly about me, but when I ask you, I just get a vague answer? I wouldn't call that very fair." She sat her elbow on the table and rested her cheek in her hand, batting her eyelashes at him a little. Might as well try and get something out of him other than gnarly.

FairMacbeth said the following:

There was a part of him that wanted to argue with her that in fact she was rather pretty but instead he just it slide this time.... this time. When she put up a front about him being stingy about details of his life, Linkoln only grinned innocently and sipped his beer before he held up his hands in mock defeat. "Okay, okay! Ahh... well, I was born and raised on Mikan Island in the Orange Archipelago and I'm descended from the native tribe there and... been surfing since probably before I could walk and.... yeah! My dad's a firefighter like myself, mom's a nurse, and brother's a cop and..." Trailing off, thinking about what else he could say without getting too far into stuff, Linkoln just ended up shrugging like a dork and laughing. "What can I say? I'm awesome and always have been! Just going with the flow and actin' chill and makin' good times and all that".

VerdantCreature said the following:

Pursing her lips together, she chuckled some as he finally relented more information. She couldn't complain, it was about as much info as she was willing to give to him. So far. "Always awesome, always have been hmm? You're awfully cocky~" It was cute. In an odd way. "But native tribe? Surfing? That sounds exciting. About the only thing I'm good at with water is taking a bath and doggy paddling. And freezing it. That's it." she took another swig of her drink before looking down at the glass. "My parents do flower stuff. Makes sense for where they live." As she looked down at the glass she began freezing it, wondering if she could get patterns to form in the frost.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Smiling and shrugging like a goof, Linkoln reached up to smooth his hair back and finally slide up his shades to rest on his head and reveal his amber shaded eyes. "Cocky? Maybe.. Confident and proud! I'd say yeah". Looking over a the woman and glancing down at her icy antics, Linkoln was more or less fascinated and recalled when h was saving her from the tree. He figured, some people's totems were more sensitive? Like, he didn't have to worry about his Water powers or anything or... yeah. "Ah, well if yah promise not to freeze me, because that sounds rather uncool," he winked at his little pun thing, "I'd for sure take you out surfing or something. sure you'll be a Barney, an, ah... new surfer, but having a bodacious babe along for any water ride I can never complain about, even if we have to bail out".

VerdantCreature said the following:

"Well it suits you." she said, her focus on the ice now. After years of only wanting to be an ice type she was a lot better with manipulating this than plants. She branched the ice off from the glass and began to make a little sculpture of a tree on the table. Once she was bored with it, she sat back and stared. Now her glass was stuck. Looking up at his pun, she rolled her eyes in a dramatic fashion before laughing. "I'd like that. Falling off of a surfboard a thousand times sounds like a blast. And I'll try not to freeze you. Wouldn't be too polite~" Felicity ignored the bodacious babe bit and began picking the ice off of her glass with her fingernail. No matter how many times she got a compliment she still thought she looked like a punk garden gnome.

FairMacbeth said the following:

Linkoln's excitement took over and he became as giddy as a little boy so he didn't much notice Felicity's icy antics. Clapping his hands once loudly and giving a nice hoot and a holler. "Oh wicked! Okay, dude, I you want to do this right, yah feel me, we have to get out onto the water at like dawn! Then we can spend the entire day in the surf, sand, and sun! It'll be totally killer! And then after I can take you out for supper or dancing or whatever you want". Was he asking her out? Basically, but then again Linkoln knew next to no one so why not show her a great time and day?

VerdantCreature said the following:

His hooting and hollering made her jump a bit, which helped to dislodge her glass from the table. A smile spread across her face as he went on about getting up early and spending all day getting salty and sandy. The very slightest hint of a blush hit her cheeks at the mention of the after surfing, but she nodded. "Yeah! That sounds like a lot of fun. I like...food and dancing." That sounded horribly lame, but it was true. "I'm just...really uncoordinated in the morning, so don't let me drown." She finished her drink and set the glass down, holding her hand over the little ice sculpture until it began to melt down.

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smiling hard and grand when Felicity accepted his offer, Linkoln lifted his beer in a mock toast and said, "Well awesome! Cheers, bro!" before taking a hearty swig. Chugging down the last of his suds, he set down his bottle and looked around before meeting his companion's eyes again. "Oh don't worry you'll be safe with me. Remember now! I'm a fireman! Oh hey," Linkoln interrupted himself with a snap of his fingers, "speaking of food, did you want to get some or.... what? How long do you want to stay here or do you have plans or something? I hate to be, yah know, keeping yah from your boyfriend or something". Was Linkoln subtly asking if she was single or not? Not really but even if she was dating someone, he'd still take her out surfing. When it came to friends, gender didn't matter much to the man though.... if she was single.... bonus!

VerdantCreature said the following:

"At least I know I won't be drowning." she slid her glass back and forth between her hands on the table before smirking at his statement about boyfriends. "Oh, I just couldn't keep Chester waiting. He gets so antsy when I don't text or call him." She gave a glance to the little dog who was chasing bugs in the grass. "No, I'm single. No boyfriend or anyone close to that." The woman then pondered food and nibbled her lip a little. "I mean...I didn't plan on doing anything besides making a few more plates...and I can be easily talked out of that..." Her head was still pointed in Chester's direction, but she cut her eyes back to him and smiled.

FairMacbeth said the following:

When Felicity said something about a Chester, Linkoln's brows ever-so-sightly twitched and he was about to nod to be all like, okay! So she had a boyfriend but oh! Nope... right, Chester's the dog... Nodding then, Linkoln could agree with what she said, for even for him it had been... what? Three months since his last girlfriend? Or... yeah, something like that. Jessica, no! No, it was Amber.... yeah... Oh! Felicity was still talking. "Your making plates? Oh, well I wouldn't want to keep you from that!" the man said with a wide, boyish grin. Boys... so oblivious, even someone as smooth and cool as Linkoln.

VerdantCreature said the following:

A chuckle came from her and she shook her head a little. "Yes, it's the epitome of my life's work, I can't be kept from it." she said, laying on the sarcasm nice and thick. Her mouth kept twitching into a little grin and she shook her head again. Goodness. Such a man. "But no, in all seriousness I can just go home and eat. I don't mind either way. Anyway, when do you plan on trying to teach me how to surf?"

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"Yeah... Can't keep away from work for too long!" The man's tone was slightly confused but as usual, optimistic. Spinning his bottle before stopping it, Linkoln fished out a ten and tossed it onto the table, which was enough for the two drinks and a good tip. "Oh, well, I hope you have some good grub at hope!" Running his fingers through his hair, he went over his schedule in his mind before he shrugged. "I'm free tomorrow but then after that, I'm on duty for five days straight so... yeah! Up to your really!"

VerdantCreature said the following:

"Hmmmm...well I'm on my weekend of sorts right now as well, so tomorrow's really it then. I open up my shop in a few days and after that I'll need to figure out hours and...days and...things like that. Or hire some help to watch the front. I dunno." She resisted trying to persuade him to let her pay. It would be rude for her to do so, even if she was a bit of an equalist when it came to things like this. Why couldn't the man get treated as well as the woman?! She'd keep that rant to herself for now. "And yes I do have good grub at home! I mostly eat nothing but vegetables but I know how to cook them right." she fiddled with one of her dreads for a second. "Which beach? There's a ton of them."

FairMacbeth said the following:

Nodding to her words, Linkoln smiled up at the waitress when she came and took their empties and the ten, the man waved off to keep the change. "Okay, cool!" the man exclaimed, standing up from his seat and replacing his shades from his hair, "Yeah, gotta eat yah greens and grindage!" Looking down at her, Linkoln cocked his head to the side and said, " I live on Rapture Retreat and there's some great waves there so... yeah! Dawn! Be there!"

VerdantCreature said the following:

Rapture Retreat. She looked at a map of the islands in her head and nodded. That wasn't...too bad. Just meant she'd have to get up super early and jog. "Awesome!" Was all she said before hopping out of her seat. "I'll see you there I guess. I'll look for the really tall dork." After flashing him a sunny smile she led the way back through the restaurant and into town. This would be interesting...

FairMacbeth said the following:

"Wicked!" he replied, giving her a quick shaka, and as he followed out, he thought about what she said with a goofy grin and said slowly, "I'm not that tall..." before he laughed readily. Once they were outside, Linkoln looked around before he looked down at Felciity from behind his shades to say, "Well... this has been pretty rad! Thanks for sucking at tree fighting and... yeah! Catch ya on the flip side, Harry Potter!" Giving her a wave, he backed away as he slipped his hands into his pockets before spinning around and sauntering off in his bare feet, whistling. Yeah... this has been a  good day.