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[sthenic]

Who: Sakura and Shizuo
Where: Discedo--at the lake
When: Whenever we finish the log
Rating: pg?
Summary: Sakura and shizuo are going out looking for plants with possible medical benefits
The Log:

((They'd been looking for a while now, looking at the plants in the area. plants and leaves stick from the pockets of her bag. It wasn't a bad idea coming out there, the plant life thrived in a sort of way, but it was all very... strange. Truffula trees aren't something she's used to, after all.

After fetching the wool-like leaves of the tree (with considerable less effort than a normal person), she approaches Shizuo.)) Hey, have you found anything else interesting..?

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[shortestfuse]

[ Shizuo's eyes cast down at the leaves crunching under his dress shoes. ]

It was all a lie. I guess I should be happy about that... but not getting to see him...

[ A pause. ] Sorry, I'm whining. Wasn't there some kind of war here?

[sthenic]

No, you're not whining. When you're stuck here alone it can be... well, pretty rough. If Naruto had written me a letter from there I would have gone storming in to help...

((sort of a pause.)) I can't really say I know about the war thing. John and I tried to figure it out but... didn't really come to any conclusions.

[shortestfuse]

At least everything kind of died down by the time we got back. It was pretty irritatin'; the little animals hoppin' 'round all over the place woulda just pissed me off.

[ He motions a bit farther down to the mouth of the river where a patch of blue flowers grew a little ways back from the edge of the water. ] It's good to keep yourself busy when nothin's goin' on. So thanks, Sakura.

[sthenic]

Ha, you don't have to thank me. It's nice to have company; normally I'm alone working on this sort of thing.

[shortestfuse]

Ah, okay. It's just you chose me. You know, over Naruto or whoever. So it's nice. [ He hinges at the hip to roll up his pantlegs a bit, kicks off his shoes and pulls off his socks. He feels a lot better about this situation now. ]

Right, c'mere plants. [ He crouches down next to a patch, assessing them. ] You don't look medicinal. Do these look right, Sakura? [ He scratches his head, ready to pick the whole patch of 'em. ]

[sthenic]

Pfft, after living with the guy as long as I have, it's sort of nice to have a break from him. You've seen what a handful he can be.

Well, we'll never know until we test it out! Let's just.. ((She stoops over the plant, quickly digging her hands into the dirt so that she could unearth the root below. Any part of the plant could be useful, after all.))

[shortestfuse]

Yeah. [ He thinks back to that time. Ugh, he's still trying to scrub the bit of pink out. ] He's an airhead... sometimes. [ He adds the sometimes for Sakura's sake.

Watching Sakura, he rolls up his sleeves and clasps his hands before crouching again. ] Right. [ He digs another out easily, glancing over to his friend a couple of times to make sure he's doing it properly. ]

[sthenic]

((She just smiles in response to the 'sometimes'. No.. no he is an airhead most of the time, but she won't correct Shizuo. She understands what he's getting at.))

Uh, by the way, sorry about that pink stripe in your hair... Guess you've probably noticed it by now.

[shortestfuse]

Yeah, Bolin pointed it out to me. [ He looks up at it momentarily, then back to his plants. ]

Sorry about breaking your chair. I didn't expect the pink... you can have one of mine if you want.

[sthenic]

Nah, it's fine. We've got plenty, and it's not like I haven't messed up your stuff either.

--Here, just shake off the dirt and stick it in this. ((she sets out a bag for him. She trusts him, and it isn't as if he can screw up this sort of thing. He tries to be delicate, which is what's important.

After a moment, she sits down.)) What happened to your glasses, by the way? You don't like wearing them usually? ((She only ever saw him with them on when they first met but.. he seemed to wear them a lot back then! Why stop now?))

[shortestfuse]

[ Patting the dirt off of the ones he picks, Shizuo sets them in the bag and rests an elbows on his knee, wiping sweat from his forehead. ] Damn, it's hot out. [ At least the only shirt he's getting dirty is some tee he picked up from the abandoned clothing stores about.

Shielding his eyes, his gaze flicks up and he sighs dejectedly. ] Used to wear 'em all the time, but I lost 'em the day I got that shitty chip thing outta me. [ He's unused to people being able to read him like a book. ] Still pissed, but there isn't a hell of a lot I can do 'bout it.

[sthenic]

Huh, that kind of sucks. I'd hate to lose something of mine here; it's not like it would be easy to get back or replace.

[shortestfuse]

Yeah. [ He tries to distract himself with more plant life. ] It's annoyin'.

[sthenic]

((A pause, she sits down and pauses a second.)) You didn't see anything else that looked interesting, right? If not, I think I'm going to risk a little exploration. ((she'll turn to get something from her bag--get you can guess what.))

[shortestfuse]

Not really, just these blue things and some more yellow ones just over there.

[ Peering over at her, his expression flattens when he sees goggles in her bag. ]

You serious?

[sthenic]

Yeah, I've done it before. There's nothing I can't handle in there. If this is a source of cleaner water, then the plants here could be different.

[shortestfuse]

It's stupid, but nothin' I say's gonna stop ya.

[ He goes back to what he's supposed to be doing and curls his shoulders inward. ]

Holler if you need anythin'.

1/2

[sthenic]

Can do.

((From the corner of his eye, Shizuo might notice Sakura setting a few of her clothes aside--the pink vest and "skirt"--along with the majority of her bags.

So, after a short time, he'll hear her moving around in the water, light splashes as she shuffles around. She'll be at it like this for a while..))


W-WOAH!

((SPLOOSH!. Down goes sakura.))

yanks your chain

[sthenic]

((AAANNNDD right back up!!! She sputters a second, spitting water out as she idles in the water a moment. She talks to herself a second...)) Crap, I think I lost my bag down there. I need the stuff in there, ugh.

SUCCESSFULLY YANKED!!!

[shortestfuse]

Sakura?

[ He heard the splash and the outcry, but when he raises his head, there she is, treading away.

He huffs irritatedly and gets back to work. How dare she make him worry for no reason. ]

Be more careful!

[sthenic]

I'm okay!! The shore just dipped suddenly!!

((she sticks her face in the water a moment, no bubbles coming up as she plugs her nose. Coming up she releases a breath.

Anyway Sakura might just stay there for a second while she thinks about this, and unless Shizuo has something to say or do that'll catch her attention, she's going back down to grab her bag.))

[shortestfuse]

Shores do that! Pay attention! [ Huff puff

And he grumbles about it, tearing up plants. ]

Just dipped, she says.

[sthenic]

((Mumble grumble all you want, my good sir!!

The area is tranquil; calm September weather. It wouldn't be too long now that Sakura would already be here a year, and so far with few casualties--fewer than what could have come. The water may be cold, but after the first plunge, it wasn't as though Sakura bothered to notice or care. Once she comes up for a breath, then back down again.

The surface of the water ripples with life--even if Discedo seemed dead, dark creatures must exist in the murky depths. After that, the surface doesn't break again. She isn't sure how she managed it, but she realizes as the last of her oxygen escapes her that she probably should have realized that she wasn't alone. Just as she secures her bag to her hip, a full force tackle hits her back. There goes her oxygen supply--the next attack is met with a fist, the creature shot out of the water, but that's all Sakura seems to manage. Her clothes are stuck on barbed wire, and though desperate to free herself, she can't find the energy to tear the clothes apart and swim up.

Drowning isn't the worst way to go, she remembers, and she'll be back later.))

1/? DIS IS GONNA GET LONG AND DRAMATIC HOLD ONTO YOUR PANTS!

[shortestfuse]

[ Shizuo hears the splashes again, acknowledging that she probably ducked back under. ]

2/?

[shortestfuse]

[ And waits, sighing quietly to himself, slowly tugging a plant up. He looks over his shoulder after a minute or so to check on her. ]