catchall nimona

[selfimmolation]

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[sharkgirl]

[okay well she headbutts him. like a side headbutt. thonk.]

Don't you dare ruin my cool shark flag with spaghetti.

[selfimmolation]

[ cackling at the bonk ]

C'mon! Everyone loves spaghetti! [ genuine enthusiasm over spaghetti aside, he takes the brush and kind of. dollops some pink on her nose ]

[sharkgirl]

Not on a pirate flag! What kind of pirate has spaawaugh! [gets paintbrushed idiod

she squawks, and immediately reaches to slap her hand in paint so she can just put her whole hand on his face in retaliation]

[selfimmolation]

Pirates who don't go hungraaaagggh--

[ the problem with trying to dodge someone's hand when they are literally draped over you is that if you go lean back too far on a chair like that suddenly it kind of wobbles and then you try to balance but can't account for the extra wrestling weight and anyway they are going down to the ground in a pile of limbs and paint while ace yelps ]

[sharkgirl]

[she lets out a tiny shriek-yelp that sounds more like laughter as they fckin timber to the ground. there is a huge clatter, paint is everywhere, and nimona is being half squished because of how she was draped on him

ow, but also this is the funniest thing in the world and she's losing it]

[selfimmolation]

[ fun news they now match EVEN MORE in freckles. in that they now have a lot of pinks and oranges splattered all over their faces. and everywhere else, which has ace wheezing a little even as he rolls off her. and into more paint. woops. he's cackling just as much though ]

Ow. You think the flag made it out okay?

[sharkgirl]

[she watches him roll into the paint and snorts in the middle of her giggle, which sounds stupid

she does manage to sit up though, just totally covered. at least it's pinks and oranges so it doesn't clash? she reaches up to wipe her face which really just. makes it worse.]

-- The flag! [WAH she moves to check on it - it's probably okay but there's no way it didn't get at least a little splattered. it's fine it gives it character

a beat.] You look like a sherbet machine threw up on you.

[selfimmolation]

[ he is just grabbing at random fabrics for crafting to wipe himself off, like an asshole. the flag is definitely splattered but it's fine the logic of rp saved the design and most of the black so it's still usable ]

You look like it ate you. [ because she's already pink. hilarious: his medical eyepatch definitely has fucking paint all over it. it's fine. he can't see it. he looks around pensive ] Hm. I think it's time we go before someone sees this.

[ JUST RUN AND LEAVE THE MESS BEHIND? ]

[sharkgirl]

[the way you have an icon for this

at least the flag is okay, and she looks a little relieved at that. she carefully scoops it up, and then sort of like - laughs, a little, when she notices his eyepatch has paint on it. she really needs to get him a cool one, she thinks absently. that'll be for later (or never but listen).]

Yep! Yep yep yep--

[the second he suggests just dipping she's already grabbing his hand and tugging him out of the store RUUUUUN]

[selfimmolation]

[ I HAVE SO MANY ICONS FOR VERY SPECIFIC SCENARIOS AND THEN I USE THE SAME 15 anyway she's grabbing his hand to tug him out of the store and he's laughing so loud as they go. there is probably a minimum wage worker just kind of glaring at them on the way out ]

Hey, hey, wait-- [ he kind of tugs them still with a laugh before bowing in that direction ] Sorry for the mess! [ AND THEN HE'S THE ONE DRAGGING THEM FOR A RUN? THE ASSHOLE? ]

[sharkgirl]

[she's not expecting to be stopped just because of some worker, so she does a little hop-skip nearly fall motion when ace stops to bow.]

You're apologizing now? [she asks, giggling like a moron -- and then they're off again and she's cracking up so bad she can barely keep up. maybe it looks kind of stupid, but she's got the flag flapping behind them, so it's just two dumbasses covered in pink and orange paint with a shark flag behind them, fleeing the scene]

[selfimmolation]

It's polite!

[ IS IT? he says it with such a shit eating grin it's impossible to tell if he believes that genuinely or if he thought it was funny to do or both, but either way off they go running ]

They're probably not gonna chase us! Right? [ who is paid enough to care for your vandal asses ]

[sharkgirl]

It's polite. [she repeats, fuckin laughing at this. god.

once they're far enough away she starts to slow down, but she doesn't let go of him.]

Nah, it's fine, they lost interest. Worst comes to worst we're just not allowed back in the store, but it's not like that's ever stopped me before.

[selfimmolation]

Just put on a disguise and they'll forget about it. That's how I left without paying at a bunch of restaurants and still got to go back most times. Ah, but sometimes they'd chase for a while.

[ shameless. ]

[sharkgirl]

I have a built in disguise. [kind of. she's still pink, it's not like she blends in, but.] They'd chase? Like full on chase you?

... I can't judge this until I know what kind of disguise you were wearing.

[selfimmolation]

People get really serious about money! [ NO SHIT. ] Anyway, they'd chase whether I had a disguise or not. Probably something about how much we'd eat before running off.

[ PROBABLY ]

[sharkgirl]

I can't believe yo-- well, no. I can. I can believe you dine and dashed, that's actually a pretty pirate thing to do.

You gotta be more sneaky about it.

[selfimmolation]

That takes all the fun out of it.

[ :3c? ]

[sharkgirl]

You clearly haven't ever experienced the thrill of a super secret stealth mission, Mr. Loudspeaker.

[

she says like her normal approach isn't to pour coffee on things and set buildings on fire listen do as she says not as she do]

[selfimmolation]

Loudspeaker? [ why does he think that's funny ] I've done stealth missions before, you know. Infiltrated a marine base and everything.

[ it was not, in any way, stealthy ]

w7, TUESDAY

[sharkgirl]

[well

he might feel the emotions before anything, because it's a little like getting hit by a train at two hundred miles an hour. it's - something hoping, and hoping, and hoping, and then something so bright it's almost painful, and then - joy, it's just unadulterated joy, something like i missed you and i love you all in one, jumbled into one word. one name!]

Ace-- !

[and if he's not fast enough she's going to fucking throw herself at him and knock him over hi]

[selfimmolation]

[ oh. well. he's obviously on the beach, normal again and looking out at the ocean with vague feelings of longing and anxious nerves, but he does absolutely feel nimona before he sees her, which means he kind of goes surprise and happy and nervous and then at the joy it's a lot of affection mixed with that surprise. like. so much affection.

but he catches her even if it means he kind of has to twirl them to keep his balance, because he expected that!!! he expected it. ]

Woah-- [ he's laughing even as he almost stumbles ] Nimona!

[ the emotional vibe is like, that thing where a pet sees you and it's been a while and theyre like happy happy nervous do you still love me like it's even in question. its fine being locked up was just bad for his mental health he'll get over it ]

[sharkgirl]

[of COURSE she still loves you, you big dumb dog, god.

she's wearing his hat still, and she'll give it back to him in a second but she absolutely cannot bring herself to let go of him, she missed him so bad. the returned affection makes something bright and hot behind her eyes very, very present, and she's not going to cry because she's not a baby but it's just. very good to be here.

i'm sorry for her emotions she's just absolutely klaxon blaring neon flashing lights all horse. it's the happiest she's been in weeks, knowing that she finally has something to replace the last memory of him drowning that's been stuck in her head.]

I missed you. [oops she hiccups and is crying god dammit she was gonna be so cool and she failed IMMEDIATELY]

[selfimmolation]

[ HELP it's so much and there's a kind of overwhelmed feeling from ace that doesn't show on his face as he holds her back, and the mild blip of worry panic concern when she cries but also just. like. a lot of love. just a lot of it sorry. he squeezes her a little ]

Missed you too. [ there's something apologetic in the emotions and the tone both there, since, y'know, he fuckin left in the first place. but also he's never over jokes so: ] C'mon, don't cry at the sight of me, I was way worse looking as a penguin.

[sharkgirl]

[she makes a huffy, annoyed sound at herself because she doesn't want to cry. she brings a hand up to rub at her face stubbornly, laughing a little when he jokes.]

Yeah, you were. [she jokes back.] Stupidest thing in the world. I'm glad you didn't stay that way, I wasn't gonna take you serious.