Not Quite Usual

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[This young Replica is standing wet and naked in the laundry room, kicking at one of the washing machines. It was trying to do laundry, but has failed against the might of the washing machine, which is rumbling ominously.]

Give me back my clothes, you stupid thing!

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[seasides]

That was a good thing for you to do.

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

Well, I wanted to try being a fish, too. But it didn't work and I don't know how to swim. She got me out of the magic water.

*yes Kai it would have drowned*

[seasides]

[sucks in a sharp breath.]

I'm glad she did. I should teach you how to swim. But you shouldn't just go jumping into things like that. As you've found out for yourself, it's very dangerous.

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

But she said it was magic water that turned you into a fish!

[seasides]

The magic in this place doesn't work for everyone. Maybe it only works if you already know how to swim?

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

I thought it would be fun to be a fish. I liked her tail. It was shiny.

[seasides]

Merpeople tails can be very shiny, yeah. Maybe after you learn to swim, we can go to that room and you can try again, and I can be right there in case it doesn't work, okay?

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

Okay. But it's not a room. It's a door in the floor of a hallway.

[seasides]

I've been there, too. I know. But doors tend to lead into rooms- or out of them. And just like in castles and houses, there are different levels to this place.

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

Oh! How weird. But I wanna try and be a fish. It looked really fun. Have you ever been a fish?

[seasides]

A couple times. Once, here. I went swimming in there for a while.

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

Riku looked surprised when she found out I can't swim.

[seasides]

I think it's because you look like a Riku, and most of them are from islands, so swimming's normal for them. She's from far enough back that she doesn't know about Replicas.

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

... swimming is normal for the one I was created to be?

[seasides]

When you grow up on islands, swimming is kind of a necessary skill to have.

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

*thinks about this for a while*

Then I want to learn to swim. I want to be perfect.

...Swim This Way is stuck in my head. ToT

[seasides]

Alright. I can start teaching you whenever you want.

XD

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

*yay hugs tiem again nao?*

And I can't remember the English lyrics because I hear the Japanese one so much. XD

[seasides]

[it can definitely be hug time.]

such a terrible thing for you to go through :P

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

*hug time is awesome*

I'm glad you agree. :D

[seasides]

[it is indeed. it shall also be accompanied by hair rufflings.]

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

*omg hair rufflings!*

You're the best, Kai.

[seasides]

I'll take your word for it.

[he should experiment with regular Ri and hair rufflings at some point.]

[clockworkboytoy.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Because I say so!

*that might produce unexpected results*

[seasides]

[unexpected results like what?]

The dryer might take a little while... d'you want to get a snack?