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Event: Healing Waters

"Good morning passengers, it is day twenty three of the month of Grasshopper. All passengers of the Voidtrecker Express require rest. Next stop Jema’grethy Island. All passengers prepare to disembark."

It is a very strange morning message that rings through the train on the morning of day twenty three but as the passengers of the Voidtrecker Express wake their screens glow with the colour of the void and a holographic screen pops up for them to read.

World #2554098133741: A world once inhabited by an ancient civilisation and now preserved as a historical site, nature reserve and well-being retreat. It is famous for its relaxing hot springs, calming atmosphere and beautiful beaches.

It is a popular void-traveller destination, particularly among void missionaries as a place to rest and recuperate after difficult missions.

The Voidtrecker Express will spend three days here, arriving today and leaving on day twenty six of the month of Grasshopper. The dressing carriage is open for your convenience.

It is time for a holiday it seems!

Preparation

For those who go to explore the dressing carriage they will find a variety of beachwear and wetsuits. One cupboard has a pile of tents and groundsheets in all four team colours.

One cabinet is exclusively filled with beach towels, in a kaleidoscope of colours, designs and patterns. Another is filled with different shapes and sizes of plain towel dressing gowns. There is even a cabinet with buckets, spades and small rock-pooling nets.

It seems they are in for quite an adventure.

Arrival

"Shortly arriving on World #2554098133741. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

The train lurches and rattles as it leaves the void they will get a glimpse of silver-purple sky and a beautiful ocean below.

However some passengers might be a little more than distracted, one staring at that table for a second too long, another seeming lost in thought for a couple of seconds, a longer than normal pause in a sentence. They see a vision, a glimpse of a life that is not their own. Not all at once, but here and there as the train descends to the island.

But then it is gone and things are back to normal. Just in time, as they come to land.

Jema’grethy Island

The train has landed on a grassy ridge, overlooking a beautiful beach of white sand and the ocean beyond. It is warm, but not too hot, a cool ocean breeze cutting through the heat making it pleasant. Behind them is a grassy plain, changing to forest in the distance. There is the sound of birdsong in the purple sky. To the west the land is more craggy, the silhouette of a fortress in the distance. In a word, it is idylic. A sense of peace permeates the island.

A little more worrying is the volcano-like structure in the north. But even a quick glance will show it is not a typical volcano. There is no smoke and the liquid slowly running down it in rivulets is pink and blue.

Exploring the passengers will find beautiful beaches, ragged cliffs to walk and caves to explore. Where it is more craggy the beaches are made of pebbles- perfect for rock pooling.

The place has no people, but it is clearly maintained. The eastern beaches have racks of shallow boats, both canoes and one- or two-person sailing dinghies. There is also a small building in which scuba gear is stored, along with several waterproofed manuals and instructional literature.

Ruins of ancient houses are scattered across the island, but the main settlement is built into a rocky section in the north-west that has been secured with ropes and stairways cut into the cliffs, perfect for scrambles and hikes.

There are no living quarters, but there are sheltered sections with basic toilet facilities marked as camping grounds in five different sections of the island - by the hot springs, within the ruined fortress, beside the harbour, on the eastern beaches, and on the northern face of the mountain.

Hot Springs

To the west are the hot springs. They have both outdoor and indoor areas; the indoor areas being wooden loghouse saunas, changing rooms and storage sheds, whilst the outdoor areas are a tiered series of pools spilling down the side of the mountain and shaded by brightly flowering trees. The waters are hot, mineral-rich and soothing.

Perfect for overly stressed, world weary Void heroes...

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Roland rubs his face one more time before he decides to end this before Inigo drowns or Tidus actually makes good on his promise to stay underwater for more than thirty minutes. He's stubborn enough to do it. He will absolutely do it.

With a dry expression and a heave in his shoulders, the fire higgledies bonded to his heart appear, six at a time now, and begin floating in the water as if they're swimming themselves. Cute, tiny things that won't harm anyone, really. But by virtue of what they are, what elementals they represent...Roland thinks hard, then nods his head at the two teens under the water.

"Let's put the hot in hot spring, shall we?"

Tidus and Inigo may find that the six fire higgledies are now encircling them, going round and round. The water which surrounds them is the only part of the hot spring that begins to grow increasingly warmer. Warmer, and warmer, and even warmer still - but not at all to the point where it's painful - just hot enough that anyone suffering under water will begin to feel sweat from the inside, like they're in a sauna. And the temperature stays there, consistent. At first, it could feel like it's comfortable, almost. Lulling you to sleep...But no, it's evident soon after that it's like staying under a hot shower's stream for far too long. Time to get up, boys!

Roland waits for them to pop back up by opting to float on his back against the surface of the water, hands and arms splayed out like a starfish.

It really was a shame they couldn't fully enjoy the hot springs, given the strange nature of their visions...

Edited 2020-10-05 17:43 (UTC)

Tidus wants nothing to do with any of this. Inigo, even Roland - just let him be in his own world where no one can fuss him about ohhhhh, Tiduuuuuss, why're you so weird about hugging? Tiduuuus, why are you so bad at huuuugs? Why aren't you like meeee, why don't you want to hug all the tiiiiime.

Specifically, Inigo. Because Inigo is the sole issue of this problem and won't ever! give him! a break about it! And, at the very least, the water is safe. Water is his friend, and being under it iis a haven from those who barely know how to swiWHAT IS INIGO TRYING TO DO TO HIM UP THERE

So apparently, no: No escape is allowed. And how doesn't a guy not lose a few air bubbles when he's getting flopped on from above? Especially when Tidus doesn't expect the danger, the fool that he is! It doesn't get Tidus shooting up for air, but he does slap Inigo's sides with his hands, trying to know what this guy thinks he's doing!! Which is apparently, be a leech, and Tidus doesn't know if the other guy can breathe or not where he is.

And is it the water getting warmer, or the energy expended in attempting to deal with Inigo, and having the other guy crowd him?

It may be surprising, but Tidus doesn't stay below for long. He's coming up to take this lump of a guy with him out of the spring before he does something stupid like faint, and so he can say, once gasping, breathing for air--

"You, ha- ha-- what're you doing here?!"

WHY ARE THE HIGGLE-PUFFS OUT AROUND THEM WHAT THE HECK IS ROLAND TRYING TO KILL THEM?

No matter Inigo's current state, Tidus is shaking him by the shoulders, getting his attention on what's shot up on the priority ladder.

"Inigo, Roland's trying to kill us! JUMP HIM!"

It's a good thing Tidus drags Inigo right up with him. Because Inigo is exactly the kind of idiot who would let himself pass out - either from the water getting too hot around them or from a total lack of oxygen - out of sheer stubbornness. He never would have let go of Tidus underwater.

But it's exactly the fact that he doesn't let go that ends up dragging him right along to the surface, fresh air suddenly filling his lungs again. He looks so confused, like he hardly knows what's going on anymore at this point - he was already starting to run out of air down there, after all, which doesn't really help your ability to think clearly - and can only act on Tidus's words.

Granted, jumping Roland isn't exactly something on his mind. Roland wouldn't try to kill them, right? No matter what's going on here -- Inigo still has no idea, his brain much too shaken up to pay any real attention to the tiny fire creatures.

Instead he manages to drag himself up on the edge of the hot springs, sitting on there with only his legs still in the water. Next thing he does is grab Tidus under the arms and dragging him up to be right next to him, also outside of the water.

There. Murder(?) attempt(??) averted.

Though Inigo just has to catch his breath now. His scars sure are on full display like this, but that's just about the furthest thing from his mind right now. He seems to choke for a second, and a moment later there's definitely some hot springs water coming out of his mouth that must have near-swallowed during these shenanigans.

"By Naga, what's happening.."

Aaaaaand, they're back.

His ears are have submerged in the water, so he only hears everything through a muffled, almost deluged filter. He continues to float peacefully, even as Inigo pulls Tidus back against the edge of the pool. The six higgledies make cute sounds in the air before they jump up from the water and disappear, traces of light returning to Roland's exposed chest.

He resists a deep, releasing sigh. A side-glance thrown their way when the gentle waves of the water rotate him to their direction, both boys panicked and catching their breath. It was kind of funny. Kind of.

"Well, you can ask pro there for a hug now, Inigo. Safer to do it when you're above water. You can't hold your breath for thirty minutes like he can, okay?" He jokingly chides, dry in its delivery but lacking any sort of malice or sharpness to it. Don't mind Roland, now. Looks like the pool is all his for the taking, floating nicely like he's a sponge, black inky hair spread underneath...

No! No! No! This is the opposite of getting revenge! Listen to that, Roland being a know-it-all 'cause Inigo didn't listen to him for once!

Which, sure, Tidus has to listen due to needing to wait for his temperature to lift from his body, showing red through the bronze of his skin. He's also heaving in air well, and it's this necessary pause that's all that delays Tidus. From the inevitable. From the deserved.

Roland is dead.

There's no warning for what Tidus does or as he does it, beyond the whirr of noise that may be familiar to their ears -- too bad Roland's are half-submerged. Only Inigo is close enough to feel the small burst of air around Tidus as faint bobs of light follow, and Tidus, with both of his hands clenched, bends back his elbows and then thrusts them forward, in the direction of Roland.

For not even half a second, maybe he'll start to notice something odd beneath him. Maybe he'll be able to have the grace of a thought before it's too late. But it was already too late the second the spell was cast: from underneath, the water gurgles and the shoots up, expired presidents included, a geyser shooting up just a small height from the hot spring's level, but no less forceful in taking occupants along with it.

And to drop them right back down when it then dissipates after launch.

There's no way Inigo is going to ask Tidus for a hug now. Not after this whole circus. It's a mental decision he's already made even when he's just listening to Roland's words still. Before he even notices just how ready for wrath and revenge Tidus is, next to him.

It's definitely something he notices at least a moment too late. It's only when Tidus starts firing up the spell that Inigo realises what's going on, and even then it's only faint, having no idea what Tidus is going to do, and to who--

Though that becomes very evident when the water is shooting up. It's so sudden that Inigo lets out a high-pitched shriek, instinctively latching onto Tidus's arm for a moment, only to awkwardly let go a moment later when Inigo realises what he's doing.

Inigo's jaw drops. And he just.. stares.

"R.. Roland? Are you okay?" That geyser couldn't have killed him. Right. Right. Inigo's gaze turns towards the boy next to him, though still as panicked. "A-Are you okay, Tidus?" Please don't hurt him too, bro.. He's just checking in on you, dude...

There's no way Roland would have been able to predict what could have happened in that moment. No way for him to swim to safety, no time left. In retrospect, maybe asking to gently warm up the water like a sauna was a terrible idea. But he wasn't about to force them up by their neck or hair!! All things have a price, it seems. This is the cost and he's being asked to pay up.

Though whether or not he survives this encounter is an entirely different narrative altogether. The spell is quick to react to the hot springs, the water gurgling underneath his back and bottom to the point where he does cringe at the feeling. At some point, it almost feels like a jet stream in one of those fancy hot tubs back home...But that is a feeling that does not last. Without warning, the force propels him straight into the sky, the pressure of the water keeping him suspended like some ragdoll that fell into a geiser. He's trying his best not to flail, but how could he not?! Roland is trying his best not to die!!

"G-GAH! URGH! WHOA!"

What feels like an eternity is objectively not, but Roland is none the wiser. The drop back into the water is just as comedic and slapstick as the launch; the young-looking President feels his heart launch right into his throat when gravity does the rest. And it's not a terribly long fall back down into the water, but it's enough to cast some waves, some splash as his body returns back to its rightful space. THANKFULLY it's a deep enough hot spring that there's some give in the deep, his back barely hitting the bottom of the assumedly man-made pool.

Roland sputters back into life, reemerging as a wet cat would after it's been drenched from head to toe. Hair so meticulously taken care of earlier, now a slopping mess against his face that he may resemble more hair monster than human. He coughs, one hand to his mouth, but his eyes find Tidus's immediately and he's in so much shock he isn't even sure what his tongue is trying to do or say. Incredulous, a finger accusingly pointed back and forth between the two boys - !!

"W-What...You...! I could've...!"

Edited 2020-10-11 15:59 (UTC)

Tidus looks upon the results of his work, the sloshing water not yet calm and the flapping antics one ex-president putting on the performance of a drowning rat. He doesn't flinch, nor regret, arms firmly crossed - not even as Inigo speaks up beside him and asks after him, and Tidus knows what he's really asking.

"He deserved it," is his response, flat yet decisive. A future final boss in the making.

But then comes the accusing finger not sure which of them to land on, and Tidus is eager to take the glory for the action. His arms unravel, as if he needs a hand to sit on the edge of the hot spring with him, like his ensuing barrage will threaten to drop him back in.

"You could've WHAT?! DROWNED? Maybe ROASTED ALIVE? You're gonna SWIM there and tell ME off?! Don't dish what you can't HANDLE, old man!"

It's a valid precaution, actually.

Inigo just looks between Tidus and Roland as the two of them go at it, his questions pretty much ignored - because that sure is not a direct answer to his question, me-mister Tidus!!

Instead Roland is just pointing at both of them, as if Inigo is somehow involved in this. As if he would blame his own son for getting blown up into the air by water, when Inigo doesn't even have a sprinkle of magic in his body. And instead Tidus is just yelling at Roland over.. what! Nothing, practically! Sure, Roland did something to them, but Tidus did something back to him, so now everything should be even and okay, right!

But it's not. So Inigo just keeps staring.

Getting a bit wibbly.

And a moment later, after Tidus's outburst, Inigo also bursts. Into tears, that is. There's only a warning sniff, but then the tears already start pouring down his cheeks. It's not even a little bit, it's a true waterfall going on over here. It's even audible crying.

Is it genuine? Is it faked for dramatics? The tears are very real, but who knows, they could have been forced by Inigo. Maybe he's just trying to distract their attention away from each other and instead towards him so they won't fight, or maybe he is just genuinely upset to see them going at each other like this.

Who ever knows with Inigo. Welcome to the newest quiz show, What Is Up With This Boy's Tears.

"..." Roland is dumbfoundedly silent. His hand pushes back wet bangs out of his eyes so he can see both better, expression dry and incredulous all at once.

This whole thing is...typical, almost. But Roland can't seem to find the logic, rhyme, or reason behind anything when Tidus comes at him with that kind of barrage and now all he can hear is Inigo wailing - both of them representing the two types of children he is neither equipped to handle nor is he confident about calming down. Two tantrums, two teenagers, Twin Teens strike again. He couldn't have asked for a more relaxing soak in the water, huh...?

As if the higgledies were going to actually hurt the two; NEVER! Not on his watch, and what was the alternative anyway? Let Tidus figure out he could last two hours under the water and Inigo flailing about because his best friend wouldn't come up for air...?!

So, what is a fully-grown adult man stuck in a younger body to do? The only sane thing expected of such loud-mouthed, perhaps fully warranted yet still loud accusations thrown his way.

He actually responds faster than his body can predict, because as he replies, quieter than Tidus though no less stern - "Hey, did you actually think I was going to let anything happen to you two? Of course not, but you can't keep hiding under water every time...And besides, the fall you gave me could have broken my spine!" - he's wading through the water to get to Inigo even if Roland's eyes are locked on to Tidus. Roland's arms move on their own accord, trying to comfort Inigo with a strange sort of half-embrace half-scoop hybrid, and honestly the chaos is mostly due to the fact that they're all talking and crying at the same time.

"What! What did I do!?" is Tidus's immediate response as he hears the onslaught of Inigo's crying right beside him. Incredulous but worked up, unable to get down from this I'M RIGHT THE OLD MAN IS WRONG ride he's now securely on. He's buckled up and ready to go somewhere!

And clearly, that same old man is the problem - Inigo wouldn't even be crying if he didn't start this off in the first place! because yes, Roland started this. And his stupid way of thinking, which he's throwing out now, like he's any more reasonable than the rest of them. His higgledy passes health and safety, but nooo, not Tidus's magic!

"It wasn't gonna break your spine!" Tidus drones dismissively, pahing, throw out a hand while the other goes to wrap around Inigo's shoulders. Before Roland can get to him!! "You always boil people for a thrill, huh? You into a little torture when things don't go your way?"

Is he sassing just to sass and make Roland out like an evil ruler at this point? Sure, why not! Roland isn't going to listen to him anyway!

The downside to this whole crying thing is that it makes it a lot harder to tell what's going on. Eyes half-shut, vision blurred with tears, even the voices of the other two mostly inaudible over the sound of his own sobbing filling his ears. So Inigo has no idea of what kind of words the other two are exchanging right now.

But he can suddenly feel touch on his skin. Inigo is pretty sure the hand over his shoulders belongs to Tidus, and then the sudden arm that sneaks its way around him next is Roland's. It's kind of strange to be in the middle of this for once, to have people tugging him in both directions rather than Inigo clinging onto someone. But it's hard to bask in the attention he's getting when it does seem like the two of them haven't made up yet.

Maybe he needs to move on to Phase Two. Which means he's turning to bury his face into the most nearby shoulder he can find. With the arm around his shoulders, that means it's Tidus's, so that's the next place he decides to cry on.

Though this time he at least manages to squeeze out some words too between sobs. "Stop fighting..!"

"T-Torture?! I did not boil you...! Gah, how is this my...?" Which is what Roland says despite the chaos, the wailing from Inigo hitting him hard from one side while the other is bombarded with Tidus's mudslinging against his character. Though he will admit to the higgledies maybe, going just a tad bit too far...But how could Tidus know for sure that fall wouldn't have broken his spine anyway? Roland's heard of accidents like that before, and at a certain height, water becomes tougher than concrete - !

When Inigo pleads for them to stop, Roland counts to ten very slowly, inwardly. There was no winning on this, and perhaps might not even be the point. Ten, nine, eight, seven...He takes in a deep, calming breath, puts both his hands on his hips. Six, five, four, three...It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter. ~~Even if this all started because Tidus decided that throwing a tantrum under the WATER was a good idea!!~~ At the three, two, one count; Roland relents, makes a gesture signaling he's waving the white flag, and moves instead to rub the back of his neck.

"Alright, I'm sorry I asked Bambosh to warm up the water. But I promise you, I just wanted you both up on the surface." That is his meet me in the middle tone, and he will wait for maybe an apology from Tidus...? If it...ever comes....

Any day now...?

Come on, Roland, come on, Roland! You don't think he wasn't born to argue?! There's nothing more that these youthful bones of his want to do, even if now he has Inigo burying his head into the crook of his head and sobbing that they should stop.

"I'm just defending myself, Inigo!"

You've got to let a guy plea his case! As long as he isn't Roland down there, who he puhs and pahs at from where he sits to witness. And even if he does have someone crying his heart out on his shoulder, when Roland gives his apolo-defence...

"Oh sure, sure," he croons in a definitely not fake-bitch manner. "I just wanted the same for you too, you know. Make sure you weren't a floating dead body over there."

Look at this smuggest winning smile to ever be worn on this face. He's going to let Roland soak up the sight of it for a few seconds before he turns his head as much as he can to Inigo's without knocking it. Dialling back on the dickhead energy some...

"Hey, hey, everything's cool now, Inigo. Everyone apologised!" no he didn't. "We're all pals. Why you getting worked up, huh?"

At least part of this is working out. Even though it's still hard to make out the full conversation over the sound of his own crying, he can pick up just enough of what Roland says to know the other is apologizing and backing down.

Tidus, however. Inigo isn't seeing any of those expressions on the other's face, considering his own face is well and truly smushed against Tidus's shoulder right about now, but he's pretty sure there was no 'sorry' there, even with him missing some parts of what is being said here.

So when he finally pulls back, sniffing and rubbing at his eyes, there's a slight frown aimed at Tidus. But with his obviously-just-cried face, it makes him look so much more like a seven year old about to throw a tantrum instead.

"You didn't apologize." You think he's going to pick sides between his dad and his bro here? No way, he wants to hear those equal apologies! Roland did his job, so that means Inigo can focus all his harassing skills on Tidus now.

You were the reason I almost became a floating dead body!

This was not going to go anywhere at all, but Roland is also quite cognizant at this point, that Tidus was riling him up again just because! No, he can't give this teenager that satisfaction! So even if his face is making expressions he can no longer control, waiting for an apology that might actually never come - god bless Inigo's heart! - Roland just stands there on the water, hands on hips, staring too.

But really, it's the higgledies who make the scene here. Every single one of them reappear as they were in the water, but not for any other reason besides surrounding Roland's body, standing on his head and shoulders and wherever else they can...and bowing low at Tidus and Inigo. The older man looks about them as if they've done him a great injustice.

"...Traitors, all of you." He mutters under his breath, just audible enough if you strain your ears.

"What?" It comes out of Tidus's mouth before he can even thinking, head turning to Inigo, everything about him baffled. Incredulous. What is this knife at his throat? Is he really doing this? To him?

"Whose side are you on?" Because there's an obvious side to be taken here, and it's more offensive not to take the bro side and to go for fair and justice! Roland's ninety, they're both the same age! Roland can't get offended, he's too old and expired to know what offended means!

It certainly loses Inigo the arm in any case, 'cause cops don't get comfort. But there then come in the higgledys, and Tidus, with another no-brainer comment coming out of his mouth:

"Can you set him on fire?"

You know. Just asking.

Tidus's initial reaction leaves Inigo looking baffled. What is he doing wrong here? It's not that strange to want Tidus to apologize to Roland too when they were both harassing each other with their abilities, right? Inigo would apologize, but he literally has no abilities that he could have abused a few moments ago to begin with!

(Unless you consider his hug attacks an ability..)

But before Inigo can even say anything or point out to Tidus how weird and unfair he's being - just because Inigo won't indulge him in certain unprocessed issues with parental or authority figures! - Tidus continues.

With that question.

And Inigo looks over to Roland, and although it's hard to read the looks on those tiny creatures' faces, it sure looks like they're considering the question.

That only leaves one priority for him. Inigo gasps and immediately dives forward, just bodily throwing himself at Roland with a force that's hard enough to knock both of them straight into the water. It's intentional though - no higgledy could think of setting him on fire while Roland is underwater!

When their heads rise back up from the water, Inigo looks at Roland with big, worried eyes. He kind of looks like he could start crying all over again.

"R-- Roland, are you okay?" This is not even Inigo attempting to suck up. No, this is just genuine concern, because of course Inigo's toddler brain is going to make this dumb petty spat out to be something much worse and threatening than it really is.

Edited 2020-10-18 16:55 (UTC)

First of all, the higgledies can get too playful when they know the circumstance calls for a little mischief. Even when they actually look like they might listen to Tidus's request to burn him, he immediately tells them through whatever bond he's got with Bambosh, to absolutely do NOT do that, thanks very much!

Second of all, that's pretty rude, thanks higgledies for having his back? He can't speak to them so he won't know it, but they're having just as much fun as he was. So that's what they begin to reflect.

And finally, he is quite certain that at this point in time, Roland was sure of a heart attack. Inigo comes flying at him like a squirrel flying through the trees, the only indication of its motion found when he's suddenly trying to expel water from being inhaled!!! He's underwater without much warning, so he flails to return to the surface. Coughs through Inigo's words, realizing...that he actually thought he would be set on fire...

Behind a wet mop of long hair, Roland spits out some water unceremoniously and just nods. Nods quietly and without a single word out of him. Walks over and pats Inigo three times on both shoulders, before wading to the side of the pool and resting the nape of his neck there, staring up at the trees.

"I accept Tidus's apology." Is all he says before he starts to float again, same starfish, different energy.

Teenagers are a force to be reckoned with...!

Ah.

From his spot on the edge of the pool, Tidus watches it all. Inigo's spontaneous rescue, the spirit that has left Roland's body once he re-emerges from the pool. The energetic higgledys. A strange air of content about him, like this is all normal - this is now what normal is going to be. Huh. Who knew, that this would be his life?

Watching as what remains of Roland floats away...

"I think you broke him," he remarks casually to Inigo; like that's a fine observation to make, nothing to worry there. He waves his legs some in the water. "So. You wanna stay here with Rol? I think I've had enough for the day."

You know what? He's good. He's had all of what apparently passes as relaxing in this place. Not what he expected, but. Duly noted, hot springs.

Somewhere between the pats on his shoulder and then the odd, odd rest of Roland's reaction, all Inigo can do is stare, wondering what just happened. He just saved Roland, didn't he? Didn't he do a good job?

It's Tidus's voice that keeps Inigo from going full on guilty puppy, since it distracts his attention, his gaze moving towards the other teenager while Roland floats on in the background.

"You're kidding me," he says, clearly exasperated as he pulls his hair back with one hand to keep his wet bangs from obscuring his vision. "You can't just do this and leave."

He can still hear them talk, head above water and resting against stone. A similar thought occurs to Roland, how funny these things turn out after the chaos dies down and they're left in the quiet. It settles in nicely, though, like it's meant to be there. A friendship he never expected to gain, but cherishes regardless.

Roland chuckles, returning to his old sense of self. Lets himself float nicely again, limbs gently swayed by the natural waves of the pool.

"It's fine, let him go. Not unless we want to give him another hug before he leaves?" He jests, eyes closed peacefully.

Wow, please don't suggest hugging to Inigo after what nearly happened last time. That might be what's picking Tidus up onto his feet quicker, and definitely the reason for the caution in his voice.

"Noooo thanks. Inigo nearly took me out that way already -- and he nearly did the same to you too, huh!" Funny that. Sounds like a good reason to put on his most charming voice:

"Well, I forgive the both of you. If you wanna try taking each other out, be my guest."

It's a funny contrast. Sure, Inigo usually is the first to start on the dramatics, or to start shrieking, but those moments never really tend to land in annoyed territory as much as just general upset territory. 'Stress is not good for the baby' territory. (The baby being Inigo.)

Right now though? He looks so mopey. Even in the face of the total casual talk coming from the other two.

He looks over towards Tidus, just.. pouting.

"I'm so never talking to you again."

He's literally going to talk to Tidus again later today. Or tomorrow. It's said with the same determination a five year old would have about such a statement.

Edited 2020-10-20 19:39 (UTC)

Event: Healing Waters

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