bonne anniversaire

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Who: Requiem, Nemesis
Where: the lobby, for starters
When: Day 181

[Nemesis is waiting in the appropriate spot at the appropriate time, hair tamed and carrying a small bouquet--long stems of bluebells, lily of the valley, sunflowers, carnations, and a pink rose, tied with a tyrian and navy ribbon. She rocks back on her heels as she waits, the anticipatory type of nervous, but straightens as Requiem approaches]

Hey. Wanna head out?

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[unbr8kable]

[her face flushes darker, though she looks much less distressed at the logistics]

...Okay. Yeah, that sounds--yeah. I'm down with that brainstorming session.

[stakesthesame]

Okay.

[ leans in to kiss her nose, and finally set her down on her feet. AMUSEMENT PARK GET. ]

Later, then~

[unbr8kable]

Yeah. Um.

[takes a moment to get her bearings again]

...Anyways. Rollercoaster first or second? Figure the slow rides you can wait for when you feel nauseous or something.

[stakesthesame]

Do vampires get nauseous?

Who cares. COASTERS FIRST, come on!

[ ZOOMS ON IN ]

[unbr8kable]

[Runs to keep up (or win, that's also fine)]

Hey, don't gotta tell me twice!

[The biggest coaster is in the middle of the park; it's a straight shot past other, lamer rides to something tall, gleaming steel, plenty of loops and stupidly steep hills]

[stakesthesame]

[ she's not making a particular effort to lose Nem at least, but does slow coming under one of the loops, looking up at it in wonder. ]

Dang. That's a big track.

[unbr8kable]

[looks up at her and the structure from the ground]

Yep! It's the tallest one here. Kind of a rough ride, but it's fast, for sure.

[stakesthesame]

Wonder if you could take some rollerblades down it with Stability on.

[unbr8kable]

Hell yeah. I mean, one way to find out. It'll be part of the jet coaster ironman course, after climbing up in stiletto heels.

[stakesthesame]

Do you even own stilettos?

[unbr8kable]

Of course not. That's part of the challenge.

[stakesthesame]

I see. The challenge starts with shopping, first.

[ heading towards the entry turnstiles, how does this thing even work :o ]

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[Through ???science??? the coaster lights up as they approach, a car pulling up to the loading bay as they jump the turnstiles and the railed off lines of people who aren't here since there's barely 100 people in this place... At any rate, seems like perhaps it will just work on its own...?]

When is shopping ever not a challenge to begin with?

[stakesthesame]

It's not like it takes any effort, here. Going to a store and picking junk out would be a novel experience at this point.

[ ... huh... floats herself into one of the chairs and. ?? pulls the bar down?? ]

How's this work, anyway.

[unbr8kable]

There's like 500 screens of crappy, blurry little shoes or hand towels or whatever. Who in the hell's supposed to have the patience to pick anything but what shows up on the first page?

[sits beside, tucking her glasses into her collar as an afterthought]

Once everybody's "safely" into the coaster, it'll go.

[indeed, the remaining harnesses begin to shut on their own]

You ready for this?

[stakesthesame]

Well I'm locked in so I guess I got no choice.

[ Does seem pretty excited, if mildly unsure, watching the other seats lock up as the coaster prepares for takeoff. ]

[unbr8kable]

Pretty much. Anyways, should be any minute n--

[And the brakes disengage and the coaster rockets forward in an instant, pneumatic burst, up and up and up the steep hill before them, quick. Eventually the momentum slows, just in time to crest the hill and go over, gravity sending them faster--pressing them back against the seat. Nevertheless Nemesis throws up her arms, whooping as they rush forward]

[stakesthesame]

[ OH IT'S LIKE THAT KIND OF COASTER, I SEE.

There's that quick moment of "OH GOD WHAT" before her expression swiftly shifts to more energetic excitement, throwing her hands up and giving her own holler as they drop nearly weightlessly down the hills and turns. ]

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[It continues to hurtle around abrupt turns and a few more corkscrew loops than the average person might recommend before speeding through another hill or two before the end. It's not the longest coaster, but it is plenty fast, and Nemesis seems to be having a blast, making a little sound of dismay as the car finally pulls back into the station]

That's it...? --Oh, but what'd you think?

[stakesthesame]

[ her hair and feathers are SO fluffed ]

-- that was SICK!

[unbr8kable]

[laughs charmed, finally thinking to take a photo]

You wanna do it again? Or there's other ones, I like the old-fashioned one the best even if it don't go as fast...

[stakesthesame]

[ playfully swats at her phone, without actually trying to disrupt her picture-taking, grinning as she pushes herself out of the seat. ]

That's fine, I wanna try 'em all.

[unbr8kable]

[takes another mid-attack; will hold onto that action shot]

Heh, I thought you'd enjoy 'em.

[hops out of the car herself, tugging at Req's hand]

C'mon, the one with the stupid-high drop's like just a bit further.

[stakesthesame]

[ takes her hand, following eagerly with her. ]

That the same one you like, or nah?

[unbr8kable]

Different, but that one's cool, too. I like the old wooden one that's suuuper unsafe. It totally feels like you're gonna jump the track every couple minutes.

[heads out towards the other rides]

There's only a couple real rollercoasters, but there's also stuff like the ride that spins a lot and the floor drops out, or the one where you go high in the air and then drop real fast, or the swings that end up going upside down, and some dark rides and stuff. So, lots of it's fun, it's just what you're into, and when you feel like hurling.