Pool's Open

[soundsinsilence]

Who: Engineers and merpires and anyone curious
When: Day 126, afternoon
Where: 4th floor, east side—the abandoned swimming pool
What: The marvelous marvels of technology

[With the solar panels fully up and running, and the building's functions picking up (looks guys we have elevators!! don't get stuck) there's finally enough power flowing through the walls to siphon just a little off for a side project.

Those on the fourth floor might hear the definite put put put put vrrroooOOOOM of a motor starting up.

More surprising, though comparatively softer, is the hisssssss of moving water, the splash of it hitting dry, cleaned concrete. The smell of salted water, ever so faint, fills the empty pool room.]


Heeeeh . . . there really is enough pressure to get it all the way from outside.

I wonder what they'll think . . .

Comments

[vulpine_hijinx]

[squeezing her hands, good way to keep them occupied and not jitterily trying to figure out what to do with them.]

I'm right like... seventy-five percent of the time.

[clocksandroses]

Twenty-five, on a good day.

[squeezes his hands back, and will lace fingers with him if he lets her '^'b]

Let's find somewhere to sit down.

[vulpine_hijinx]

[yes, allowing that >_>]

No way, at least fifty, but sure. Lead the way.

--as long as there aren't any elevators.

[clocksandroses]

I wouldn't be that generous! And I wouldn't be that mean, either.

[gosh what do you take me for. hauling him . . . towards the apartment, because it's close and has a couch]

[vulpine_hijinx]

Very funny.

[nnnnooo. let's sit in a chair near the window.

in fact, you can sit here on top of me :|a]

[clocksandroses]

[Curls up on his lap, yes. J'approve.]

There's some other things I wanted to tell you about, too . . .

[vulpine_hijinx]

[yes, good. snuggling a bit, soaking in sunlight too :B]

Like what?

[clocksandroses]

[tucks her face comfortably against his shoulder]

Have you been out much? Rapunzel and I keep finding interesting things, like ruins . . . and caves . . .

[vulpine_hijinx]

...

Why are there caves.

Why are you talking like you have been in caves.

[clocksandroses]

All planets have caves!

And Rapunzel might have wanted to take a look.

. . . And I might have tagged along to keep an eye on her.

[vulpine_hijinx]

Aoko!

[clocksandroses]

[winces]

D-Don't give me that look . . . ! We were fine.

[vulpine_hijinx]

[I will just. hold tighter. and try not to think about how the walls here are stone]

[clocksandroses]

[Allowing that without protest, just. Snuggles him a bit and nuzzles his shoulder reassuringly.]

It's fine. Trust me?

[vulpine_hijinx]

Well, yeah... but it's more those caves...

[clocksandroses]

It's a few hours walk between us and them, and I think . . . they're safe enough if you don't go near the water.

[reaches up to scritch his hair a little.]

M'not going back unless I have to.