|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 7, 2011 8:58:26 GMT -5
"Kind of like your eye?" Tree said without thinking. She clapped a hand over her mouth. "Oh my god, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to say that. I was just, you know, thinking about it, what with all this talk of secrets, because nobody seems to know what really happened, and sometimes I think up all these grand adventure stories about your past and..."
She trailed off. Babbling. Again. Now she was determined to find the first mirror and sew her mouth shut as soon as she got back to the lodging house.
|
|
Kid Blink
Junior Member
I smell money!
Posts: 308
|
Post by Kid Blink on Aug 7, 2011 9:03:49 GMT -5
"Calm down!" Blink laughed. "Truly, I don't care. You think I don't get shit from the boys every morning?" He ruffled Tree's hair affectionately. "Take a breath. Don't apologize, it's okay. And anything you could think up would be more interesting than the truth."
|
|
|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 7, 2011 19:25:32 GMT -5
"Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction," Tree quipped, pulling her crumpled hat out of a pocket and jamming it on her head in case he was tempted to dishevel her hair anymore. It was already a tangled, choppy mess, probably full of leaves and twigs at this point... she didn't need his help to make it any worse.
They were nearing the lake now, the water calm except for a few stray ducks paddling along. Tree took a deep breathe, inhaling the smells of autumn that she loved, and then an impulsive twinkle came into her eye.
"Hey, you want to go in the lake?"
|
|
Kid Blink
Junior Member
I smell money!
Posts: 308
|
Post by Kid Blink on Aug 7, 2011 19:39:16 GMT -5
"...Does the lake have delicious pretzels?"
|
|
|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 7, 2011 20:08:20 GMT -5
"No," Tree said, as if it was obvious. "But it's such a nice day out! Might be one of the last before it gets too cold, you know? And food always tastes better after a swim."
|
|
Kid Blink
Junior Member
I smell money!
Posts: 308
|
Post by Kid Blink on Aug 7, 2011 20:10:55 GMT -5
"Food tastes better... Always..." Blink said, sounding confused. He looked out over the water. He never swam in this lake before. Would they get kicked out?
|
|
|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 9, 2011 9:11:40 GMT -5
Tree frowned at his hesitation and excuses. Several of the newsgirls she knew would already be splashing around in the water by now. Then it dawned on her.
"What, are you nervous about getting in trouble?" Tree asked incredulously. "I thought newsies were supposed to be the most fearless boys in all of New York!"
((Sorry I've been sooo slow at responding the past few days!))
|
|
Kid Blink
Junior Member
I smell money!
Posts: 308
|
Post by Kid Blink on Aug 9, 2011 9:20:33 GMT -5
((No apologies needed, I saw your hiatus post <3 ))
"It ain't that..." Blink said defensively. "Is it... Deep?" he asked, trying to sound conversational and completely casual with no ulterior motive.
|
|
|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 11, 2011 8:52:01 GMT -5
"Define deep," Tree said with a shrug. "Boats can go on it, but you ain't probably gonna drown, if that's what you're asking. Not with how far I go in, anyway."
She was already squatting down to untie her boots. At this point, she didn't even care if Kid Blink came with her or not---she was going in that lake no matter what. Sometimes when she got an idea in her head, she just couldn't let go of it until she had seen it through.
|
|
Kid Blink
Junior Member
I smell money!
Posts: 308
|
Post by Kid Blink on Aug 11, 2011 8:56:26 GMT -5
"No drowning, you say?" Blink was already flinging his boots off and running in -- fully clothed. He obnoxiously dragged Tree in with him.
|
|
|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 16, 2011 14:48:28 GMT -5
Tree shrieked in surprise, half startled and half laughing as he grabbed her hand and towed her into the water, arms flailing. Her hat flew off her head as they ran, and suddenly there were sharp pebbles under her feet and she tripped, going completely underwater. She surfaced, sputtering, and playfully glared at Blink.
"You coulda warned me."
|
|
Kid Blink
Junior Member
I smell money!
Posts: 308
|
Post by Kid Blink on Aug 16, 2011 21:32:32 GMT -5
Blink looked at Tree for a silent moment.
Then he started kicking water at her.
|
|
|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 17, 2011 9:37:13 GMT -5
Tree was about to respond indignantly until she realized that she probably would have done the exact same thing if she'd had the upper hand. She put her hands up defensively, then pinched her nose, took a deep breath, and ducked underneath the water.
|
|
Kid Blink
Junior Member
I smell money!
Posts: 308
|
Post by Kid Blink on Aug 17, 2011 9:39:08 GMT -5
"Oh shit! She's subterzanian!" Blink looked around, trying to spot Tree -- but the water was too dark.
((Lol: Subterranean))
|
|
|
|
Post by Tree on Aug 17, 2011 9:47:18 GMT -5
((Hahahaha, oh boy.))
Pieces of twigs and indescribably floaty bits swirled through Tree's vision when she opened her eyes, and she tried not to think about how many ducks had probably pooped in this lake. The water was too murky for her to see clearly, but she could make out a darker blob that she assumed was Kid Blink's bottom half. Stealthily, she crept towards it, then reached out and grabbed a leg.
|
|
