[Rikku, having been challenged to make her own pair of Air Trecks by Agito and having paled strongly/shamefully in comparison to him, was more or less freaking determined to boost up the skills level. The first free day she had she'd decided to dedicate solely to doing so. If her feet bled and her legs fell off, she was going to learn some tricks for next time.]
[Goggles down and gloves on, Rikku pushed off her back foot, feeling the initial jolt of adrenaline as her body propelled off the ground. For a split second everything was still in the air and when the metallic twang of blade on surface was met as she skid along the back of a bench, almost a painful pressure caused her to grit her teeth.]
[Most people were aware enough to get out of her way as she came shooting down the crowded sidewalk, but for those of her who weren't paying much attention, she could only call out:]
[Rikku couldn't help but chuckle again at how awkward you seemed to be over the friendly ham comment. Not that she's judging you negatively for it; if anything it gave you some more character. People who could laugh at themselves always got bonus points in her book. Especially to a person they just met and were close to being killed by. But that's the last time we're going to mention that because, what, 10-15 minutes ago? Please, old news.]
Well, friendly pizza implies the whole friend potential, yeah? And if you don't believe me just spell it out, you'll see the word friend right in there.
[She's now gliding a small circle around you, allowing the exaggeration of her hands to emote that all seriousness aside vibe.]
And friends call each other by their names and you know mine, but y'know, I'm thinkin' I'm missing one on your end.
[[Oh TOTALLY old news now that there's something electronic and awesome between them. Plus, Matt dealt with almost dying a few times and putting himself in harms way, it rolls off his back easy enough after a bit. His smile widens to a toothy one as she points out exaggeratedly that he mentioned friend right in that whole issue.]]
Hmmm [[He lifts his gloved hand playfully and pretends to be spelling it out using his fingers.]] Yeeeeah I guess you gotta point there. It does have something resembling the word if I spelled it right. [[A smirk. He watches her as she glides, sort of turning his head rather than his body at appropriate times and switches which side when she gets too far. He's not an owl after all. Just has goggles.
...Which do nothing to hide the wide-eyes as he realizes he's forgot the key element. You know. His name.]]
...Ah shit-- I mean damn--! I mean shoot--... [[Matt lets his head hang for a moment.]]
Matt. My name's Matt.
[[He lifts his head just a little bit, shyly looking out from under red hair and tinted
( ... )
[Rikku twists her body at the hips in an abrupt style, bringing her Air Trecks to a short stop in front of you.]
[Amused by just how much you're willing to play along, Rikku feels comfortable enough to give you a light, chummy punch on the shoulder. Yeah, she didn't think there was any stranger-danger line or whatever being crossed there.]
Well, you're Just Matt and I'm Just Rikku! I think I can work with that!
[[Matt watches how she stops. This is quite an interesting set up to him and he's sort of liking the view for that matter. He rubs his arm where she punches him, playfully pretending it hurt of course- Mello hits ten times harder than that when he's giving his lightest of 'friendly' punches. This is a welcome secondary.]]
And to think, we share the same first name.
[[He smirks and then puts his hand out to ask silently for his guide back.]]
Well, Just Rikku, I'm going to do a little more exploring but you can bet I'll be calling you for that friendly food. Not that, yanno, you can't call me either or something-- I mea-- ...[[he sighs]] You know what I mean.
What're the odds? And my old man thought he was being original.
[Truthfully, Rikku'd totally forgotten she'd been keeping your Guide hostage all this time, and although she tries not to let her embarrassment peak through as she passes the portable network back over, the smile on her face fails to express as desired. Blasted smile, why've you gotta be that way, huh? No! Don't do give me that! When I say 'smile like you mean it' I don't mean 'smile like you're feeling seriously awkward'! It's not that big a deal, geez. Seriously, now.]
[After a few more seconds of listening and snapping herself out of her mind trip, Rikku comes to a conclusion and sticks with it. It's not like you hadn't had some moments of your own, yeah? Especially now, you silly goob. Nice timing. And for all intents and purposes, Rikku's Oh right! moment just made you even.]
Don't worry, I'm pickin' up what you're putting down.
[Salutes off.] Oh, and good luck! Try not to go and get your legs spliced off or something while you're at it, though.
Aaaaaaaand now that I've slept and am not typing about mushroom clocks -_-.100percentmailJune 30 2011, 18:22:57 UTC
[[Matt only halfly catches that moment, truthfully he's more concerned with his own and if he had the power to read minds, he'd be agreeing with Rikku, he's had his fair share of derp moments enough that there's no way he'd judge this. Then again, Matt isn't judging a thing. Not like him really, not at such a relaxed, casual time at least, no need to pull 'third successor' out of his hat when he's simply having a conversation.
...Not that he hadn't earlier trying to figure her out.
He rubs the back of his head, shifting the strap to his goggles and thusly has to fix the front as she salutes. ....But looks down to his legs briefly, then back up to her.]]
... Ye-yeah, I'll try to be one whole man still the next time we meet.
[Goggles down and gloves on, Rikku pushed off her back foot, feeling the initial jolt of adrenaline as her body propelled off the ground. For a split second everything was still in the air and when the metallic twang of blade on surface was met as she skid along the back of a bench, almost a painful pressure caused her to grit her teeth.]
[Most people were aware enough to get out of her way as she came shooting down the crowded sidewalk, but for those of her who weren't paying much attention, she could only call out:]
Heads up!
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Well, friendly pizza implies the whole friend potential, yeah? And if you don't believe me just spell it out, you'll see the word friend right in there.
[She's now gliding a small circle around you, allowing the exaggeration of her hands to emote that all seriousness aside vibe.]
And friends call each other by their names and you know mine, but y'know, I'm thinkin' I'm missing one on your end.
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Hmmm [[He lifts his gloved hand playfully and pretends to be spelling it out using his fingers.]] Yeeeeah I guess you gotta point there. It does have something resembling the word if I spelled it right. [[A smirk. He watches her as she glides, sort of turning his head rather than his body at appropriate times and switches which side when she gets too far. He's not an owl after all. Just has goggles.
...Which do nothing to hide the wide-eyes as he realizes he's forgot the key element. You know. His name.]]
...Ah shit-- I mean damn--! I mean shoot--... [[Matt lets his head hang for a moment.]]
Matt.
My name's Matt.
[[He lifts his head just a little bit, shyly looking out from under red hair and tinted ( ... )
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[Amused by just how much you're willing to play along, Rikku feels comfortable enough to give you a light, chummy punch on the shoulder. Yeah, she didn't think there was any stranger-danger line or whatever being crossed there.]
Well, you're Just Matt and I'm Just Rikku! I think I can work with that!
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And to think, we share the same first name.
[[He smirks and then puts his hand out to ask silently for his guide back.]]
Well, Just Rikku, I'm going to do a little more exploring but you can bet I'll be calling you for that friendly food. Not that, yanno, you can't call me either or something-- I mea-- ...[[he sighs]] You know what I mean.
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[Truthfully, Rikku'd totally forgotten she'd been keeping your Guide hostage all this time, and although she tries not to let her embarrassment peak through as she passes the portable network back over, the smile on her face fails to express as desired. Blasted smile, why've you gotta be that way, huh? No! Don't do give me that! When I say 'smile like you mean it' I don't mean 'smile like you're feeling seriously awkward'! It's not that big a deal, geez. Seriously, now.]
[After a few more seconds of listening and snapping herself out of her mind trip, Rikku comes to a conclusion and sticks with it. It's not like you hadn't had some moments of your own, yeah? Especially now, you silly goob. Nice timing. And for all intents and purposes, Rikku's Oh right! moment just made you even.]
Don't worry, I'm pickin' up what you're putting down.
[Salutes off.] Oh, and good luck! Try not to go and get your legs spliced off or something while you're at it, though.
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...Not that he hadn't earlier trying to figure her out.
He rubs the back of his head, shifting the strap to his goggles and thusly has to fix the front as she salutes. ....But looks down to his legs briefly, then back up to her.]]
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Ye-yeah, I'll try to be one whole man still the next time we meet.
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