Game 045 [Action/Voice] - And a Five, Six, Seven, Eight

[neverplaysfair]

[ Well. It wasn't enough that he had been forced to track down every mermaid he could find and berate them one by one, outside world this, Malnosso world that...

Of course not. Experiments always had to go the extra mile, didn't they?

So this fine day, Joshua could be found clad in all red with a crab hat on his head, in the fountain. Singing. With his journal open. ]

In Luceti...!

In Luceti...!

Darlings it's scarier outside the barrier, take it from me!

[ Of course, the Malnosso had to give him his own musical number. Of course. ]

Comments

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I doubt it's that simple.

[neverplaysfair]

Well of course not, but one can hope. Hee hee.

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

You're entirely too complacent.

[He will punctuate this with some splashing. It makes him feel better.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Josh is already wet, the water does nothing >:3 ]

Considering I was getting the urge to sing anything I tried to say, I'd argue that letting one song go by is a much nicer alternative.

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[Stop being logical at a time like this.]

And yet it doesn't make that hat any less stupid. [HE WILL FIND A WAY TO GRUMP AT YOU, JOSH.]

[neverplaysfair]

Hat? [ He reaches up. Feel feel. ] Oh, yes, my hat...

[ Event mental manipulation says he's already forgotten about it again. 8Db ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

... At least be useful and help me out of the fountain. Things are more interesting at the lake.

[neverplaysfair]

Of course. [ Princesses should be pampered, after all~

Which means he is standing up and sweeping Hisoka up into his arms, knight in shining armor style. Hisoka is lucky this falls under the job description because this isn't his typecast here. ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[Except HISOKA ISN'T A PRINCESS.

But it's a free ride, so he won't complain until after he's gotten his way.]

You really don't mind?

[neverplaysfair]

[ ... I'm sorry, I couldn't hear that over the sound of how royal you are, Your Highness. ]

Oh, I mind terribly. But it seems I don't have much option.

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[...Can he at least be a prince? He could roll with prince.]

So what, you have to do what I tell you?

[neverplaysfair]

[ I don't know. Can he? ]

Your guess is as good as mine.

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[Not while I'm writing him, no.]

We'll have to test it out more when I'm not concerned about you dropping me.

[neverplaysfair]

Oh, are you concerned about that? [ DROP

Luckily we have already reached the river, so Joshua is actually dropping Hisoka into the water.

Suprise. ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[THERE IS FLAILING AND FLOPPING AND WTF DID YOU DO JOSH oh hey water.

Oh, this is deep water. Hisoka's just going to take a compulsive swim around, struck by a terrible curiosity about what the bottom of the lake actually looks like. You coming along, crab buddy?]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Yes, he's coming along. On the edge of the river, because crabs Joshuas are not as good at swimming as mermaids. ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[That's not fun at all. Hisoka surfaces, blinking at Joshua.]

Well? Get in. There's a lot to see down there!

[neverplaysfair]

You are aware I haven't actually sprouted gills myself, correct? [ Never mind that he doesn't really need to breathe, it's still a nice convenience that keeps him from passing out. ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

So? Don't you feel it too? It's home in here.

[neverplaysfair]

Home is where I'm not drowning.

[ But he steps ankle-deep into the water. Happy now? ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

You're not going to drown. [Crab, he will yank you under if you're not holding on tightly enough.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Hold on to what? ]

Just because I'm d--[ SPLASH into the water he goes, then! ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[THERE, see? That wasn't so hard!]

I told you the water's fine.

[neverplaysfair]

[ ...

Swimming for the surface and taking a deep breath the moment his head is above water. B| ]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

[Line. Face. Hisoka follows grumpily, raising his head above water only past his mouth.]

Quitter.