3rd Fall [Video]

[couldnotfly]

[Hello, Somni. Have a grinning Zack Fair staring down at you from what looks to be a high tree limb. What's he doing up there? Goddess only knows. He does, however, have a point to having turned the feed on.]You know, all this rain gave me an idea. This kind of thing happened every year back where I'm from, and after it stopped, we'd have this big

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[i_love_head]

At least it's something to d--

[Oh. Did you just fall off that tree branch, Zack?]

...Careful.

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[couldnotfly]

That's the idea, man.

[Yes. He just did. Don't mind the leaves in his hair, man.]

I'm fine. Fallen off higher things and lived.

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[i_love_head]

[Mutters affirmatively.] Waiting around for the repairs has gotten boring.

Right. [It's not a sarcastic comment, maybe more towards deadpan. He'll take your word for it, Zack.]

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[makoinjected]

[ He's pretty sure he's seen something like this before. Don't fall and break your head Zack. Oh wait...nevermind. Cloud just refrains from facepalming if he does happen to fall like a derp. ]

...Don't break anything, Zack.

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[couldnotfly]

[Zack had indeed fallen like a derp, and it takes him a minute to get back to the Berry. Pardon the leaves in his hair, Cloud.]

Hey, I've fallen further and survived before. I'm made of tough stuff, man.

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[makoinjected]

[ FACEPALM. Cloud shakes his head, trying not to laugh. ]

Sure you are. [ He sets down his dreamberry before sitting back on the bed

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[couldnotfly]

[LAUGH, Cloud. All he'd do is pout at you.]

Well, we're not gonna force you to come if you really don't want to, but it'd be great if you did come. We could all use a break, man.

[Don't make him pull out the puppy-dog-eyes. Because he will if need be.]

[redcladidealist]

[Sorry, Zack. Lloyd's trying (and somewhat failing) not to laugh at you right now.]

That sounds like a great idea. Need any help with the wood?

[A pause, then an outright, shameless grin.]

If you hit your head too hard, I could help light it, too!

[couldnotfly]

[From offscreen:]

If you can find any wood we can't use to rebuild, that'd be great.

[But then, have a pout when he picks up the berry, Lloyd. He's just got leaves in his hair, he didn't bust his head!]

Thanks, but I'm fine. Fallen from higher places and got right back up.

[redcladidealist]

I think I can manage that. [There's a lot of broken limbs and branches too thin or twisted to make anything with lying around the streets these days.]

Getting up's not the hard part, Zack. It's seeing straight that is. You don't want to light the wrong thing on fire, right? [Still teasing, yup.]

[couldnotfly]

Great. The more you can get, the better. [He means that, and his tone is sincerely happy. He'd have found wood on his own, but...well, having friends to help always cheers Zack up.

And it shows as he shakes his head, no longer really pouting.] Yeah, but the bonfire's not gonna happen for another couple of days. I'll see straight by then.

[royalseashells]

That sounds like a great idea! Need any help?

[couldnotfly]

[Help? He doesn't think so, but...]

Got any wood you don't mind us burning? We always need more fuel for the fire.

[royalseashells]

Hmm... I don't think I have any right now, but I could get some!

[couldnotfly]

[Headshake and a grin.]

It's okay if you can't get any. I'm sure we'll have enough to keep the fire going for a while.

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[ohsological]

A bonfire? That sounds great!

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[couldnotfly]

[A nod and grin for you, Twilight, once he's past the moment of staring that comes from seeing a talking unicorn. Don't mind the leaves in his hair, he only looks a bit frightening.]

That's cause it's gonna be great. It's always fun to just get out there and relax for a while.

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[ohsological]

[Wow, a human who didn't freak out. Awesome!]

I agree. And we've also been working so hard to clean up after the flood.

Oh! I'm Twilight Sparkle. Pleased to meet you.

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[couldnotfly]

[He'd seen stranger things, and, really, would freaking out change anything? That was his mindset, really.]

Yeah. After all this, we could use the break.

[--Manners, Fair! Your mother taught you better than this.]

Nice to meet you too. I'm Zack. Zack Fair.