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 Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:28 pm
Well, there wasn't much arguing that logic... So she settled for a simple joking whine. "Mouu... Still..." Without going any further she tried again for the ball, missing once more.
It wasn't hard to lose track of time in their game. A few hours had passed, the crickets were starting up and it seemed as though their light was starting to fade. Natsumi slowed to a stop, looking up as though the rest of the world had just become apparent to her. "Aa, The sun is leaving..." she mumbled, almost to herself as she tried to catch her breath, suprised at just how much time had managed to pass.
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:44 pm
Time flies when you're having fun, as the saying goes. The same was certainly true for the night. Thom had hardly noticed the fading lightly until Natsumi spoke up. Slightly out of breath himself, he let the soccer ball roll to a halt, pausing in step and glancing around at the darkening sky. "...Huh. What d'you know," he mused aloud.
After a moment he glanced over to Natsumi, grinning only slightly apologetically. "Sorry f' keepin' you."
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:51 pm
Natsumi averted her gaze from the sky, shaking her head as Thom apologized. "No! I had fun!" she reassured, voice slightly risen from the fact she was still slightly excited from the game and the fact she hadn't fully caught her breath. "Can we play later? And you can teach me that thing..." she gave a little spin to demonstrate what she was talking about... Too many times had he seemed to magically just appear behind her. She gave a light laugh, grinning ear to ear. "Please?" She added in as a second thought, trying to regain her 'lady-like composure' and failing.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:07 am
"Brilliant!" Grin considerably more genuine, he retrieved the soccer ball and stepped over to her, laughing. "I'd be 'appy t' teach you," he promised, tucking the ball under one arm. "An' we can play whenever you'd like. Lord knows there's nothin' better t' do on this blasted island."
His expression clouded briefly, but his smile soon returned. "Tell y' what, I'm supposed t' be gettin' a tape of th' Football World Cup from th' labs soon. I can hunt y' down when it arrives if you'd like t' watch as well?" It seemed like something she would enjoy, after the hours spent playing that day. And it would be an easy way to explain the 'spin thing'.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:20 am
As they say, laughter's contagious. Natsumi chuckled some as she met him halfway, smile widening as he promised to teach her his fancy move. She clasped her hands together in excitment, "That's great, thankyou!" She paused her merry-making to listen as he spoke once more, she'd heard something of the world cup. She'd never seen it, but it was obviously the big championship thing for football. She quickly nodded, "I would love that." She seemed to have a bit of a skip in her step as they moved back towards their duplexes while talking.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:28 am
Still chuckling softly, he walked with her back to the foot of the stairs. "Brilliant. I'll let y'know when it shows up, then." He paused, glancing up the stairs towards her duplex, then, chuckling softly once more, gestured her up the stairs with a sweeping wave. "Watch y' step. I'll get rid of that trash for you in th' mornin'."
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:43 am
"Okay." she turned to start up the stairs, frowning at the bits of garbage that remained... As though he read her mind he was mentioning it, "Oh no... You don't have to..." She didn't feel there was going to be much stopping it, it just depended on who got there first. So mentally noting she needed to beat him to clean-up duty, she continued her way, giving a wave back to him. "Goodnight!" she called down, then hurrying up the rest of the stairs.. eager to get that shower that seemed to be calling to her after the game of football.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:51 am
"I 'ave t' take out my own anyway. It's no trouble," he insisted, shaking his head. Once she reached the top of the stairs, he returned the wave, echoing her good night before heading into his own duplex for a shower of his own before bed.
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