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☈ strike #13 (action / voice)

[ Today, Lightning's doing something fairly unusual in comparison to her normal - and recently even darker than normal - behavior. For once, she's outside and yet doesn't seem busy, merely watching as her puppy Baldr frolics about in the general area of community housing 4 in search of sticks to defeat, things to dig up, and nearby people to greet. In fact, the young woman and dog look pretty safe to come 'visit' with today- especially since there's also no gunblade in sight, and as she sits down to lean against the outside wall, she makes a pretty inane-seeming public message. ]

These seasons... usually last about three months each, right? How much warmer does it get?

-- Filtered to Sigmund --

Sigmund. About earlier... when and where?

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[But Lightning you live near a beach! D:]

Too far? Maybe a jump in the river then.

[ And that's why she didn't think of a pool or lake! The ocean is much better! Besides, the beaches on lakes and rivers... they're kind of dirty, aren't they? ]

Well. [ A long pause- almost long enough to assume she's decided not to continue after all. ] I was thinking... about going to see the ocean, instead.

Well? ...Oooh. Even more reason to have a nice swimsuit! If we're gonna make the walk... [might as well have something special to wear |D]

[ -- Well, she was about to explain her reasoning, but-- what? Wait just there, lady. ]

Uh. [ A bit incredulous: ] Swimsuit, Aerith?

[Excuse me I have just as much incredulity over here]

You can't go swimming without a swimsuit!

[ She was just going to... you know, something. Something that doesn't involve showing more skin than she normally already does. She didn't really consider it that far. ]

... Hm.

[ Aerith, she does not own a swimsuit in Luceti. ]

Hmmmm.

[Yeah you know how her voice was just in the journal before? It's now behind Lightning, because she is in the general area of building 4 and that is where Aerith lives.

Obviously Light knows this, the italics were just dramatically necessary. Aerith's leaning out the window, looking at her friend from behind.]

I bet some of the swimsuits at the shop would look really cute on you~

[ And then Lightning leaps up and--!! Okay, no, she just sighs, closing her journal before turning a little to look up at Aerith out of the corner of her eye. ]

I don't really do 'cute.'

Okay, "good". But you can do swimsuits. And they are absolutely necessary if we're going to the beach.

[ Lightning just presses her lips together, looking doubtful. "Shopping" for regular clothing here is strange enough when you've got random strangers potentially in the building with you- guess who always did most of her purchasing online? And stopped utilizing swimsuits years ago? ]

[Nude beaches, Lightning? Uwah]

I have to get one myself, too.

[ NO. She just never really had time for the whole frivolous change into another set of clothing to run around on the beach thing any more! B| ]

... I guess that means you're coming with me, then. [ Because she's not sure what else to say. Sigh. ]

Hooray! Give me just one minute.

[She needs time for that whole walking out the door instead of climbing out the window thing.]

[ -- OH, THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE M-- oh crap, what has she agreed to...? Her repeated sigh is pretty heart-felt as she stands, stares sullenly at the abandoned window, then walks a few steps to capture the attention of Baldr snuffling through some grass a short distance away. ]

[You have just been Aerith-jacked. :D

She's coming outside now, and pauses to regard Baldr herself.]

Guess he might get a little bored in a clothing store. [And with puppies, boredom means trouble. ~~She knows from Zack.~~]

[ It's like... all her dreams came true at once! Except not. Before she can answer though, the dog catches sight of Aerith and promptly runs right around his rather stiff-looking mistress. ]

AER! [ Baldr luuuuvs you, Aerith. And-- does his voice sound a little deeper now? Hurray puppy-puberty. ]

He'd... probably be alright. Should be about ready for a nap by now, anyway. [ Hopefully. Yes, she's taken the puppy into stores with her before. ~~It's not like she has to pay for anything he destroys, rite?~~ ]

Oh, Baldr~ [She crouches down to greet him.] Hey, are you getting bigger? Going to be a big dog now? I remember when you were this little--[Which is the great part about puppies, how fast they grow, so Aerith might be exaggerating a bit how small he used to be as she gestures with her hands.]

Okay. Just like a little kid, huh? Dogs are so cute. [She loves Daisy but Daisy isn't really dog, even if the wolf started in the canine family.]

BIG!

[ Another great things about dogs: as long as your voice is happy, you could be totally cussing him out and he wouldn't care. Except for the part where Baldr is a talking dog, would probably pick something up, and then Lightning would have to kill you for corrupting her puppy. There's that. ]

I guess. [ Implying Lightning knows very much about little kids, heh. She crosses her arms as she follows after Baldr, tilting her head slightly as she watches him sit and eat up the attention with tail a-wagging. ] ... I don't think he was ever that small, Aerith.

[Yeah, and she's laughing at that because it's so cute. ...You can't kill her, Light :( ~~she's already dead~~]

Hmm? Well, he was at some point. [Scratching behind his eaaar] Ready to go on a walk with us, Baldr?

[ ~~She can try.~~ Imagining Baldr as younger/smaller than when she got him is kind of weird for Lightning. It brings up kind of unwanted questions about where the dog came from in the first place, really- does the puppy have parents or any siblings out there somewhere? ]

WAAAALK!

[ And there he goes. Lightning is just sort of silent again though, thoughtful, even as Baldr somehow becomes even more excited at the idea of going for a walk. Never mind he's been burning off energy out here with Lightning for a while now, right? ]

[WAAAALK--Aerith does not immediately notice the thoughtful silence, as her own thoughts are full of...something else.]

What kind of colors do you like? I know I usually wear pink, but I think I might try something different this time, maybe.

... The colors I like or the colors I can actually wear?

[ Okay, so they're about the same, but it's the first thing that comes to mind. She pats her thigh absently to get Baldr to walk a little closer - something that's about... semi-successful - before looking at Aerith with a neutral expression. ]

Who wears colors they don't like? Seems kind of silly.

That's not what I mean. [ Ugh, just. This is Serah's territory, not Lightning's. ] It's... even if I wanted to wear orange, it just wouldn't look right. Or purple, for that matter.

Mmm, I wonder. Pink and purple could make quite a statement! But it'd have to be the right purple.

[So Aerith really did inherit her father's love of experimentation. It just comes out in fashion instead of science! ~~Because how else do you end up wearing pink and red~~]

But if I had to guess what you're looking for... hmm. Tan, or black?

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