one cup of sugar

[oneformirth]

[Anyone passing by the Fountain will be treated to a strange sight -- a young girl playing in the fountain. Sometimes doing cartwheels, other times just splashing about, giggling wildly

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Action!

[absinthe_eyed]

[Justin is walking home from work, case files in tow and eyes fixed firmly on the ground. He is, naturally, rather surprised when a splash from the fountain douses the front of his shirt. Surprised enough, in fact, to look for the source.

Odd. There aren't usually girls playing in the fountain.]

What are you doing?

[This is said out of genuine curiosity.]

Action!

[oneformirth]

[Zia giggles mischievously. The splash had been very much quite intentional; the boy had looked like he needed a dose of fun.]

Splashing and sloshing and spraying! What are you doing?

[She perches on the edge of the fountain and smiles brightly, completely unbothered by the evening chill or the state of her clothes.]

Action!

[absinthe_eyed]

I'm walking home.

[It's not warm out and Justin doesn't find the impromptu shower funny. He's also slightly concerned by the girl's complete lack of common sense.]

You're going to catch a cold.

Action!

[oneformirth]

[Zia rolls her eyes, just a bit. How many times has she heard that before?]

I don't feel the cold like you humans do. A little water can't hurt me.

[The implication of her words occurs to her. This boy being a human, he probably feels the cold a lot more. Of course, a little splash like that wouldn't make anybody sick, human or not, but it was much more of a concern for him.

She jumps off the ledge and reaches to grab his hand earnestly.]

But we should get you somewhere warm! Where's a place with hot chocolate?

[Zia. She has her priorities.]

Action;

[lookjustlike]

Hello?

[Teddy finds it a bit odd that there's someone playing in the Fountain, but at least someone's having fun. He perches on the edge of the fountain, because he's not on his way to anywhere in particular.]

Action;

[oneformirth]

[Zia is taken by surprise -- or perhaps she just thought it'd be funny to seem that way, it's often hard to tell -- by the boy's sudden greeting. She slips and tumbles backwards into the fountain in an exaggerated manner, but looks up at Teddy with a goofy grin.]

Hello! Would you like to play?

Action;

[lookjustlike]

Um. I don't think my boyfriend would like it if I came home dripping water on the carpet.

[Which is not a real reason, but "I'd feel really silly" seems like a lame response.]

And I don't think people normally play in that fountain.

Action;

[oneformirth]

[Zia nods as though she understands.]

Because he would be jealous that you had so much fun without him.

[Obviously she doesn't.]

Why not? It's a very splashy fountain. Just as a fountain should be.