bonne anniversaire

[unbr8kable]

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]

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.

[stakesthesame]

Oh, of course you do. The threat of death at your back and all that, right?

Let's just check everything along the path 'til we get cold, why not? I'll let you know when I feel vommy.

[unbr8kable]

'Kay. ...Or maybe a little bit before, since sipping on ginger ale isn't really how I wanna end the night.

[waggles her eyebrows some before walking on to the next, getting more serious]

Actually... At first, I didn't really like heights. Falling off stuff can be kinda shitty, y'know? But then I figured, if I went after 'em on my own terms, wouldn't be so bad...right?

[stakesthesame]

[ Her expression does calm a little, hearing that, and she settles alongside her with her fingers threaded firmly with Nem's, squeezing reassuringly. ]

I get it. I ain't ever really be scared of heights or anything-- not that I remember, anyways-- but I understand like... wanting control over something that scares you, y'know?

[unbr8kable]

If I decided to do it, then it can't scare me, not for real. It's just like--exciting, or whatever. No big deal.

[stakesthesame]

I mean, it's not that bad to be scared of stuff, even if you choose it.

[ nods though. ]

... but I get it.

[unbr8kable]

Ain't that good, either.

...Anyways, here's the classic coaster, if you wanna check it out. It's pretty jerky, fair warning.

[stakesthesame]

[ pauses though, holding her hand. ]

Hey. Coaster can wait a sec. Did I say something wrong?

[unbr8kable]

No...? We were just done with talking about that kinda thing, right? Time to share something less shitty.

[stakesthesame]

I just don't think it was shitty, is all.

[ Hesitates, then leans over to bump her head to nem's. ]

Thanks for telling me.

[unbr8kable]

...Thanks for listening, I guess.

[Untenses, just a bit; lets out a breath she hadn't fully realised she was holding]

Anyways--what I was trying to get at was, we got plenty of time for digging deep into potential downers, so let's just have fun today.

[stakesthesame]

I'm sure I'll do at least one more stupid thing this week.

[ but nuzzles into her hair with a little kiss, before heading towards the coaster. ]

I'm having tons of fun as it is, though.

[unbr8kable]

Yeah, well... I guess life's just a series of doing dumb shit until you die for good, so may as well just take it as it comes.

[hooks their arms to walk together a bit closer]

I can't believe I never showed you this stuff earlier. There's a bunch of spinny things or shaky things, not just coasters, in case you got a preference. But you should still try the old-fashioned one at least.

[stakesthesame]

[ huddles up to her, smiling broadly. ]

Dude, we're gonna hit everything.

At least till we hurl.

[unbr8kable]

Guess that leaves more room for lunch. C'mon!

[tugs her for the next ride; it's decorated with old-fashioned clear lights and bright colors; the tracks are wooden and creaky, the cars made of thin and somewhat battered metal]

[stakesthesame]

Oh yeah. This looks like a winner.

[ Said wryly, climbing into the front car and folding her wings in tight to save space. ]

[unbr8kable]

[it is a bit snug for someone as tall as Req, and the safety bar kind of squashes into her legs a good handwidth above Nem's when she squishes in beside her, but safety is overrated anyway]

You ready?

[stakesthesame]

[ There is honestly a dangerous amount of wiggle room with Req's height and the extra space forced by the size of her wings, but she wraps her arm securely around Nem's waist just in case especially since she's... smaller... ]

Ready as I'll ever be for the screaming wood death trap.

[unbr8kable]

[Probably nothing to worry about,]

Heh, sounds like some kinda special move...

[With a groan, the brakes unlock, and the car begins moving forward, turning a bit before latching onto pulleys to take it up the first large hill. It is all noticeably louder and ricketier than the previous coaster]

[stakesthesame]

Haha oh man this already plops.

[ But she's saying it with a grin, leaned back in the chair and just looking around out over the park as they climb higher. ]

[unbr8kable]

[The hill isn't as high as the newer coaster either, but somehow feels like it is--perhaps the looser safety bar, or the lower sides, or the faint sway of the wooden trestles as they continue to clank their way up, the gears groaning again as the car makes it to the summit, doing a little u-turn for balance. Then the hill drops abruptly and they go hurtling towards the earth, momentum pressing them up and back in the seat]

[stakesthesame]

[ On reflex the arm around Nem squeezes a bit tighter (not to mention the hand on the bar), and she presses back into the seat--

but she still hollers on their way down, grinning. ]

[unbr8kable]

[Probably useful as Nem's butt rises off the seat as they rush down the hill, only to slam back as the cart banks at the bottom, zig zagging before jerking them up and around into another, smaller hill. It is tooth-rattlingly jerky but viscerally fast because of it, the momentum taking them up and down and around the track]

[stakesthesame]

[ she's leaned forward into the wind as they swing around curves and swoop over hills, hands white- knuckled in their grips and laughing as they start to slow and roll back into the station. ]

Dude.

[unbr8kable]

[laughs breathlessly back at her, hair wind blown and face ruddy]

Almost went flying there, coulda totally beefed it!