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 Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:33 pm
It was sweltering. It was so hot that even Antony, so usually perfect, so usually flawless, was having trouble with his undershirt clinging to his skin. It didn't help that even with this overwhelming heatwave he was still expected to carry out his training in the park.
He stopped running, ignoring his father's smirk. Antony didn't like shorts. He didn't think they were classy, but, he hated to admit it, they were functional. It was too bad he hadn't admitted it before leaving the house, though. Now he was standing in sweat pants and a white tanktop that was clinging to him like a second skin.
"It's too hot," he said, giving in. "Can we skip today's workout?"
"No," Shade said, walking over to a tree and pulling his backpack off. "But we can do something else," he said, pulling out a watergun and tossing it to Antony. "Go fill this up," he said, pulling out a second one for himself.
"How many of those did you bring?" Antony asked, eyeing the medium sized neon pink gun. "And do you have one in blue?"
"You haven't earned a blue one yet."
((Shade's handing out waterguns, guys, so grab one and come join the fun!))
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:44 pm
The heatwave was so intense that Kaimi, as summer-loving as she was, wondered wether or not she would survive the weather. Nobody wanted to play in this heat, even her gryphkit Kanunu spent all of his time inside sleeping in front of the air conditioner. Naomi said it was amazing that the garden wasn't totally dead from the heat.
It was definitely, definitely too hot to go to school or do any of the things she was supposed to do. And with Naomi working all the time, there was nobody to make sure she did anything. So Kaimi had jumped onto her new bike and pedaled her way cheerfully to the park. At least there were trees there.
Skidding to a stop, she gazed across the park looking for something promising. Anything would do, really. To the left was a man and a younger man... and it looked like they had squirt guns! Now that was promising. Hopping off her bike she walked it nearer the two, observing them for a moment and overcome with an unusual bout of shyness. Then, shoring herself up, she boldly walked over to them and smiled brightly. "Hi... Can I play?" She asked them.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:48 pm
"Sure," Antony said, gratefully handing over the filled pink gun and heading for Shade's bag to pick out a blue gun for himself. He got squirted in the face for that by Shade, but he ignored it, wiping it away and heading back to the water faucet. "I'm Antony, this is my father, Shade, and you are?" he asked.
She probably knew Shade if she went to Liberty, but she might not have had PE yet. It didn't matter to him, it was only polite to introduce himself.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:54 pm
Kaimi was thrilled with the pink gun, and she grinned even bigger as Antony's dad squirted him. Her delight was made evident by the clear scent of flowers in the air.
"I'm Kaimi. It's nice to meet you, Antony. It's nice to meet you, Shade." In all honesty, she should have known or at least recognized Shade. But she'd decided awhile ago that school wasn't her favorite thing and had, more often than not, been skipping and spending her time exploring instead. She reckoned she was quite the adventuress.
Turning the gun over in her hands, she eyed the two thoughtfully before shooting at Shade with a gleeful look.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:17 pm
Hot, cold, rain, wind, alien invasions...nothing seemed to keep Riley from moving. She was too geared up, too full of energy, too thirsty for stimulation. The heat was oppressing, a pain in the a**, and a put off. But how did she respond? Not by going out in the early morning or late evening when it was cooler, no. She went out during the day, facing the temperature like a challenge. A challenge she seemed to meet with as little clothing as possible to compensate. Short shorts and a spagetti strap tank top where all she wore, apart from her socks and favorite worn in running shoes.
The park wasn't exactly near her appartment, but she had ended up in the direction anyway. Rarely did her runs have a destination; today was no different. Only this time she ran into familiar faces...and something to tear her away from what suddenly seemed like a boring activity.
"Holy s**t! Water guns? Sweet! Hey Antony, toss me one will ya?" Her grin was wide, almost obnoxious.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:28 pm
"This is the only blue one," Antony said as Shade squirted Kaimi back. "So go find your own. They're in the black bag over there." He aimed down the barrel of his gun, shooting Kaimi in the back and then missing his Father by a few inches.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:33 pm
Kaimi squealed gleefully and spun around to shoot Antony back. Then, though she suspected it might be cheating, she aimed a shot at Riley even though the older girl didn't have her gun filled yet. It seemed, under the circumstances, as good an introduction as anything else.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:52 pm
"Like I give a ******** about the color," Riley snorted with a roll of her eyes. Whatever. Antony could keep his precious blue one or whatever. She just get something else. Mmm, she wondered if there were any with extra pumps or water holders...Better ammunition, better the success after all!
She quickly moved over and began digging through the bag. Though her mission was to find the best gun possible, she got a little distracted when her back side, mainly her tail feathers, were squirted with a cool jet of liquid. She immediately jerked upwards, hands flying backwards.
"Whoah! Hey!" She shot the little girl a look and snatched the closest gun without looking, her "mission" gone. Time to fight back!
"You're gonna get it once I fill this up!" She warned with a competitive twinkel in her eye as she rushed to fill the plastic toy with water. So eager was she to get shooting that she didn't even fill it up all the way...which would mean she'd have to go later. But for now she whirled and took aim, firing a wet shot at Kaimi in retalitation.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:01 pm
Antony did something he often dreamed of doing, and shot Riley in the face before racing away for the playground. A good hitman always knew how to take cover. He noticed Shade now sitting on top of one of the towers, sighting down his gun at the girls.
Sometimes, he thought, his father was so childish. And he shot at Kaimi again.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:26 am
"Augh!" Kaimi gurgled, getting hit twice and aiming her gun up at the guys who were trying to take cover and missing wildly. She hardly minded, though. This was way better than school or chores! She aimed another shot at Riley as she raced towards a big tree whose trunk (she hoped) would shield her a bit.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:08 am
"Agh!" Riley sputtered, rubbing the water from her face, "s**t!" Antony! She'd get him back for that. She ducked down immediately, blinking away the last bit of liquid from her eyes before zipping off after him towards the play equipment. One nice thing about being in pursuit? You got plenty of room to aim! She shot wildly at Antony's retreating figure, not even bothering to try and take cover herself.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:42 am
Antony jumped, catching onto a pole on the playground and hauling himself up one handed as he shot with the other hand at Riley. He hadn't had this much fun since his first watergun fight with Iggy. It was no wonder he was grinning as he shot again, aiming at whoever was nearest. He got Shade in the ear, and laughed at the irritated look that got him.
Then got shot in the face, himself.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:02 pm
Peering out from behind the tree, Kaimi attempted to formulate a plan. She admired Riley's cursing and wondered if the older girl would be willing to team up with her against the boys. With a wild whoop, she shot towards the playground equipment as well, not close enough to actually hit anybody, but shooting her gun anyways just in case.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:23 pm
Riley's targets were definately the boys. Not because she was gender biased, but because they had better aim and were hitting her far more often than the little girl. She jumped up and thundered up the slide, her quick steps barely keeping her from sliding back down. Upon reaching the top she flung herself down on her belly to keep from being yanked away by gravity. But at the angle she was at she couldn't hit Shade nor Antony. Drat it all!
"Hey! Go around the other side and cut 'em off!" She yelled randomly at the girl she didn't know, wiggling and throwing herself up as quickly as she could, which was still a little slow because of a) how small the slide's top opening was and b) she hadn't been in a very good springing position to begin with.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:03 am
Antony dropped down from the pole, heading for the bottom of the slide and aiming right at Riley's tail feathers. It was too good of an opportunity to miss, after all!
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