HAPPY NEW YEAR'S AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS

[trollingismagic.insanejournal.com]

[ Best wishes from Bermuda Isle!



A number of booths have sprung up near the shoreline, enticing you to don yourself in the colorful festive garb of a true Bermuda native! Unwind from your day and come out to see what's offered. ♥ There are all sorts of delicious foods and snacks, and plenty of souvenirs. It's time to ring in the New Year of 2012! Lanterns have been strung up, and the snow seems to have stopped. In fact, no snow is to be seen near the site of the festival itself. Oddly, the booths are all run by strange black goatlike creatures in finely tailored suits...

The catch is, unless you sneak in, you have to come with a friend or a date! So find someone to go in with you! ♥ You may even catch a glimpse of Eureka as she wanders the festival... ]

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[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[She definitely knew how to deal with little kids, especially the easily frightened ones, because that made him look at her and smile.]

I won't cry, I'm having fun and I got to spend the day with you. I just got frightened, thank you for protecting me.

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[That would be news to her, as she's always felt she was an exceedingly poor role model. Maybe it's just that he's not a whiny crybaby like Ganju and no one has given her alcohol yet.]

There we go. That's what I like to hear.

'Course I protected you. We're friends. You're practically family.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[That took him by surprise, he'd known they were friends but family? It was rather...nice to hear something like that.]

Oh--um...t-thank you.

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[Kukaku is much more needy than she lets on. She's used to having family, or people she perceives as family, around her pretty much all the time. She's got Rukia, but there's a gap there since this Rukia doesn't know her the way her own Rukia did. So she's started clinging to Fletcher to fill that void.]

That's what family does. We look out for each other.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

Okay. Then I'll look out for you.

[He doesn't mind that at all, he would do all he could for his friends and those he cared about.]

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

Good. Then between the two of us, we should be fine.

[Though really she's more worried about him. He seems pretty defenseless. Maybe she should start having him carry explosives. That's a totally responsible thing to do, right?]

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

I think so too.

[He'd never be able to do something like that, but he wasn't completely useless.]

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[It's entirely possible she'll try anyway. She is pretty sure explosions are the solution to all problems.]

So what do you say we give this game a try?

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[Expect to see a big mess around the island if that happens~]

Okay. [He picks up the little ball at the booth without interruption again, and looks it over.]

What kind of game could this be? Have you played something like this before, Kukaku?

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[She is such a good role model. Giving explosives to little kids.

She looks at the ball, then at the game.]

....I think ya throw it.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[Very nice, Kukaku~]

[Embarrassed] Oh, r-right. [He tosses the ball and it rolls up into one of the holes marked '10'.]

...That's not very high, is it?

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[In her family this is totally normal.]

Well, it's not like ya have much experience throwin' stuff do ya? Wasn't a bad throw.

Ya just need some practice.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[That's gonna concern him somewhat~]

[That's for sure.] Uh n-no, I don't.

Eheh...yeah.

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[Its someting most rational people ould be concernd about, which is really telling about the Shiba family.]

It's all in how ya throw it. Gotta keep your arm straight. Lemme show you.

[She picks up a ball, making a mental note of the weight, before tossing it, it rolling into a 50 slot.]

See?

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[Surprised~] Wow, you have a good throwing arm. How did you do that?!

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

Just a lot of practice from throwing bombs. Tossing rings is a pretty different motion, but this I can do.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[This lady was surely a daredevil.]

...Could you teach me sometime? [pause] Just--not with bombs.

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[Nope, just a Shiba.]

Sure. Heh... Bombs aren't good for practice throwing anyway. Too dangerous.

[At least she believes in some kind of safety precautions.]

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[Thank goodness for him~]

[Nods] I agree.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[Thank goodness for him~]

[Nods] I agree.

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[She picks up another ball and smiles.]

Just watch.

You've gotta keep your arm straight. It's all about the spin on the ball.

[She throws it, and it goes into the 50 again.]

It takes some practice, but you've just gotta figure out where you want it to go and how to get it there.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[He watches her carefully, taking mental notes of her instruction.]

So, you control the ball so it doesn't go off target?

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

Pretty much! You just gotta get it so it's not gonna turn!

Unless you want it to turn, but that's mostly for showing off or strategy. For something like this, it's best to just get it straight.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[He gets a new ball and with all the strength he could, he throws it and lands in the 15 spot this time. He sighs, but turns and gives her a weak smile. He wasn't very good, but that didn't mean he was going to be gloomy about it.]

[upsideyourhead.insanejournal.com]

[Kukaku grins and musses his hair.]

See! You're gettin' better already! You'll be a pro in no time!