91. [Video/Action for Cianwood City]

[foolishwren]

Okay-- OKAY, OKAY, hang on, I got it!

All right, get back.

<sub>[The sound of big reptilian feet plodding backwards through wet sand can be heard as the camera shows a wobbly view of.... Sunny the Togekiss standing on an appropriately sunny Cianwood beach. The water's lapping at the shore, the sky is bright blue, it's totally beautiful.]

[A PERFECT day to test out the new, hard-earned skill gotten from beating Chuck in a furious fist-fight (and some obligatory after-battle arm-wrestling): Fly.]

[Perched precariously on the back of the big white marshmallow-bird is Heather, kneeling and holding onto the thick white plumage with both hands. She's got a determined expression.]</sub>

Okay. Let's give it a try. I-- no, Dad, it's gonna be FINE, that's why I'm practicing on the BEACH, remember? Sand is soft!

OKAY.

Ready, girl?

Let's-- oh shit aw HELL--

<sub>[With some gentle but powerful WHOMPS, the Togekiss had begun to serenely flap its pillowy wings and take off. ... Without Heather, because Heather has no idea how the hell to ride a flying thing and was promptly jostled off by the wing motion.]

[Touching down again, Sunny trills and lovingly sits upon the face-down Heather like any caring bird mother might with a stupid bird baby that crash-landed after trying to fly.]</sub>

... Okay.

This could take a little practice.

Comments

[doitrockapella]

You said jumping into a volcano, not dying in one. There are ways out of every problem, as a wise man once taught me.

[foolishwren]

Cuttin' it a little close, though, don'tcha think?

[doitrockapella]

A miss is as good as a mile, as the saying goes.

[foolishwren]

I don't think I'd wanna take chances when it comes to lava.

[doitrockapella]

I doubt your father would take lightly to it, either.

[foolishwren]

He definitely wouldn't.

[doitrockapella]

What about chances that don't involve lava?

[foolishwren]

Me or him?

[doitrockapella]

You, I think I can guess. Tell me about him.

[foolishwren]

Pretty sure the reason he has gray hairs is from stressing out about me so much.

He's a class-A worrywart.

_{[She says this fondly, of course.]}

[doitrockapella]

It's a shame there's no one to show you the ropes on how to get out of a sticky situation. He might worry less.

[foolishwren]

Actually, he's the reason I'm good at getting out of sticky situations.

Just 'cause he worries doesn't mean he isn't a good teacher, y'know.

<sub>[He hadn't become known as a 'pretty sneaky guy' for nothing!]

[... Doesn't mean Heather couldn't use some rope-showing from an outside source too, though.]</sub>

[doitrockapella]

Maybe you ought to ask him to show you how to fly, then. It looks like you could benefit from some expertise in that area, too.

[foolishwren]

... Er.

Well.

Flying is one thing I'm pretty sure he doesn't have much experience in.

[doitrockapella]

That's too bad. You could use the help.

[foolishwren]

Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence.

For the record, I usually get the hang of things just fine on my own.

_{[STOP POKING HER PRIDE, MAN.]}

[doitrockapella]

[POKE POKE POKE.]

It is a vote of confidence.

In myself.

[foolishwren]

_{[STOP HEY >:( DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD]}

A what now?

_{[... Wait a second.]}

... What exactly're you implying?

[doitrockapella]

[TROLLFACE.jpg]

That I never had that much trouble learning to fly.

[foolishwren]

...


... So, what, you'd teach me?

_{[SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER YOU FLYING ON ANY GIANT ANIMALS IN THE CARTOON, CARMEN.]}

[doitrockapella]

[SHE FLEW ON EVERYTHING ELSE. Animals are only a matter of time, okay. If she can train ravens to steal diamonds for her, she can fly around on marshmallow owls.]

Experience is the best teacher, Heather.

[foolishwren]

Well, that goes without saying.

_{[... It just sucks to have experience as a teacher when you don't have a handy dandy guardian angel to resurrect you when you die, like she did when she was in Silent Hill.]}

[doitrockapella]

Though if it's a few tips you're after, I might be able to arrange that.

[foolishwren]

They couldn't hurt, that's for sure.