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[At first, Riku wasn't going to say anything. But being that he is, in fact, an arrogant ~~awesome~~ brat, he can't resist. So when he speaks, you can hear the smirk in his voice.]

Hey. Nice job yesterday, guys. That was a pretty good game.

[And he's even being sincere! How about that.

Riku's a bit bruised up from his bout with Pamela; you won't be able to see the long bruise on his side from where she hit him, but the two dark stripes on his neck from her broom are readily visible, and Riku's not making any attempts to hide them at all. These are his battle scars, his badge of honor; they're something that tells the world that he is one badass kid. Or something, who even really knows.

Riku won't be taking a break though; the game might be over but he's still on the move. You'll be able to find him all over the ship today--he'll be in the forest on deck 3 first, just wandering the forest a bit, then he'll be on deck 12 looking through the luggage for anything that might be helpful in building a tree-house. (Hey, maybe next it'll be a little boat they can sail around the caverns! That might be fun...) He'll be checking out the statue on deck 18 (cautiously, though, things aren't always what they seem), wandering around the flower-field to see if there's actually anything interesting (hey, graves? Hmmm...), and of course hitting up the Coffee Shop for breakfast and later on The Cool and Kuma-Ko for lunch and dinner.

Feel free to run into him anywhere; winning capture the flag has put him in a pretty good mood!]

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[Riku's grinning as she starts forward again, taking a step back to keep the distance between them as he watches. He waits for her to be at the very top of one sweep, then steps in to reflect the downward strike--when someone's coming at you like that, the only option is to break it. He follows that up with a gentle strike towards her unprotected side--the best reaction would probably be just to jump away from it, as trying to put the staff inbetween the sword and her body might be troublesome.]

Did Samus teach you any sort of drills?

[Probably. He can't imagine why she wouldn't. And while this slow, mock spar might be fun, it might be easier to work through drills so that when the attacks came in an actual spar she could resort to muscle memory in blocking.

Still, Kairi's trying new things instead of just the same old tricks, and that's a good sign.]

Um, maybe.

[No? She's not sure. She really hasn't been practising as much as she should have been.]

They, heh, they weren't really lessons. She just taught me some things while she was practising.

[Instead of jumping away, Kairi moves sideways, away from Riku's sword, and continues forward.

She doesn't really have any better ideas, so she playfully aims an elbow at Riku's middle.]

Huh, is that all...

[Riku was going to say more, but when Kairi makes to elbow him in the side, all bets are off. Riku takes a couple quick steps to simultaneously turn and position himself at her back, dropping his sword once it's safely out of the way. With both hands free, he'll make to try and grab Kairi from behind, one arm going around her shoulders from behind and the other to cover the hand on the quarterstaff. Unlike his earlier movements, this is quick and fluid, although he's still being playful, grinning the whole time.]

Oh, no, you don't!

[She'd forgotten how fast he is. It was one thing to watch him soundly beat every other boy their age on the islands. It was another to be on the receiving end of that kind of skill.

In seconds, Kairi's caught. She twists her hand a little. The staff wobbles from side to side, but she can't get free. She briefly considers biting Riku's arm, but that would actually hurt and they're not really fighting.

She's giggling. She doesn't even realize.]

Hehe, don't I?

[Kairi goes limp. If Riku can't find a way to support her, she'll just drop to the ground and try rolling aside

Hey--!

[When Kairi goes limp, Riku has to let go of her hand to catch her around the waist. But that's okay--he's now going to be attempting to pick her up entirely to throw her over his shoulder! It used to be no problem for him to do so on the islands, and although Kairi's grown since then Riku's still strong.]

[Kairi's dissolved into fits of laughter. She makes a half-hearted effort at squirming free, but ends up thrown over Riku's shoulders in any case. She's dropped her staff. She doesn't really care.]

Okay, I think I lost.

[She's still grinning, and she can't resist tugging lightly at Riku's hair.]

Hmm. So I win, huh? What should I do now?

[Ohhh, if she thinks that's the end of it, Kairi's got another thing coming. Riku's going to start walking now, headed towards the pool.]

I know--how about a swim, Kairi?

[There's such an evil grin on his face right now you don't even know.]

Hehe, sure, oka-WAIT! NO!

[They're heading for the pool! They're heading for the pool! What are you doing Riku aaah so mean! She does not want to go swimming in her clothes.

Kairi begins trying to flail her way to freedom. She hasn't really thought far enough ahead to think how painful landing on the forest floor would be. She's not getting dumped in the pool!]

[Riku's laughing now, periodically changing his grip on Kairi so that he won't actually drop her. Jeez, this is harder than it used to be.]

Careful, or I'll drop you!

[Not that he'd do that unless he fell over himself, but the threat is there. Riku takes a little jump to hoist Kairi up into a more manageable position, holding her legs tight to his side so that she can't kick him. Sorry, Kairi, but he doesn't plan on letting go unless he absolutely has to!

The pool's in sight now--they're almost there~]

[Kairi does her best to sound annoyed, but can't keep the laughter from her tone.]

Put me down Rik-Oof!

[The wind's knocked out of her as he hoists her up. Kairi stops flailing and instead clings on as best she can. If she's going in the pool, Riku is coming too!]

Don't worry, I will.

[Things are a -lot- easier once Kairi stops squirming so much--Riku is able to cover the rest of the distance between them and the pool much more quickly. He has no problems with throwing himself into the pool as well, and so with a laugh, in they both go!]

[Kairi can't help it, she yells as the pair of them go tumbling into the pool. Bubbles tickle her face and thread their way up through her hair. She only just managed to snatch a breath, and she quickly struggles to the surface, spluttering and laughing.

She rubs water out of her face and then looks around for Riku, fully prepared to splash him the moment she spots him above water.]

[Riku's expecting that, but he also knows that he deserves it for having thrown her into the pool. He surfaces just across from Kairi, laughing as he wipes the water from his face, full intentions of retaliating just as soon as she splashes him.

Splash war--go!]

[Kairi trades splashes with Riku, laughing all the while, before deciding to up the anti. Leaning back until she's floating, she starts to kick, hard. It's not as well-directed as regular splashing, but it'll send water everywhere.]

[There's no way to win against that, so Riku doesn't even try. Instead, he uses the screen of water to his advantage, diving underwater to escape. He'll be swimming underwater now, intending on surfacing right next to Kairi to grab her again and dunk her.

If Kairi notices he's gone, she'll probably be able to avoid him. If not... well, think fast, Kairi!]

[Kairi, unfortunately, is staring up at the sky. That is, right up until the moment she gets dunked under. Only a lifetime of living by the ocean, and a lot of situations just like this, gives her the reflex to snatch a breath before she's submerged. Not that it does her much good. Bubbles stream from her mouth as she laughs underwater, trying to shove Riku away. He got her. She caves.

When she finally surfaces again, she's still laughing.]

Okay, truce?

[Riku's still laughing too, ducking back under to slick his hair back from his face, nodding to Kairi.]

All right, truce.

[And he reaches out, going to tuck a piece of stray hair behind her ear. He's missed this.]

Heh.

[Kairi beams at him, and then still grinning, starts for the pool's steps, and hopefully - eventually - a towel.]

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[Commentlog] AWESOME THINGS, APPARENTLY! <3

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[Commentlog] GLUED TO MY FACE 38

[Commentlog] CACKLING FOREVER 8>

[Commentlog] I have mood whiplash from these two threads. It's kind of awesome.

[Commentlog] I KNOW, RIGHT? Mood whiplash is AWESOME. 8D

[Commentlog] Ow, my phantom funny-bone. D: ... :D

[Commentlog] XD; Ooh, that one was rough.

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