116. [Video/Action for Lake of Rage]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[It's been a few weeks since Heather's terse text post regarding her father-- hardly the longest period of time she's gone in between network posts, but she certainly hasn't been overly talkative.]

[When the video comes on though, it's partially obscured by a fuzzy blue blob-- the 'Gear has been placed on a clothes rack, pointed to view the next aisle over. Specifically, it's showing the back of a shaggy brown head. Henry Townshend, taciturn photography and unsuspecting victim, is slowly picking his way through a rack of swim trunks.]

[Amid the jangling of clothes-hangers, something appears in the corner of the screen.]

[That something is a pair of hands, and between them-- stretched like a rubber band-- is a Speedo.]

[There is a pregnant pause, probably for the sake of letting the network audience take it all in.]








[Then the hands let it fly.]


[Henry lets out a howl and claps a hand to his head as the speedo bounces off of it with a rubbery twang.]</sub>


HEATHER!!


_{[The camera jostles and the feed ends.]}

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[action]

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[Henry wheels around and frowns at Heather through the swimwear forest.]}

If you want me to go to this beach thing with you guys, leave me alone.

_{[Somebody's all cranky from walking all day. Weh.]}

[action]

[foolishwren]

It's punishment.

For looking at all the ugly swimsuits.

_{[She's barely visible over the top of rack, just a mop of hair and a pair of eyes that are positively twinkling with 'I got away with it and I'ma KEEP getting away with it'.]}

[action]

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[Henry just meets her michevious gaze with a slightly frownier version of his usual deadpan stare.]}

They all look exactly the same.

[action]

[foolishwren]

Untrue.

Why be looking at that rack when you could be buying-- these?

_{[She holds up a set of swim trucks that she grabbed at random-- they're just as baggy as the ones he's looking at, but these ones are eye-searing aqua with little Staryus all over them.}

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy keeps quiet until the speedo hits its target, because he can tell a sneak attack when he sees one.]

[After that he's just straight up cackling.]

Nice shot!

[SORRY HENRY. Except not really sorry because that was hilarious.]

[video]

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather's grinning face appears in front of the screen-- she's elsewhere in the store now (it's some beach shack type place on the side of the lake-- selling swimwear and floaties and the like.]}

Nailed it.

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

So was that to get back at him for something, or just because the opportunity was there?

[Either of these is a completely valid option as far as Envy's concerned.]

[paopuprincess]

Yeah! That'll show him!

[She giggles. If there's anyone that can appreciate a good prank, it's Kairi.]

[foolishwren]

Serves him right for having cruddy taste in swimwear.

_{[SERIOUSLY HENRY? You'd wear those monochrome circus tents? You are a disappointment to this family.]}

[paopuprincess]

Wow, he actually wears those? They look really uncomfortable.

[sitdownbecider]

S'that really the way y'all humans use underwear?

[Maybe she's been doing it wrong the whole time.]

[foolishwren]

Eh, speedoes barely count.

_{[She's not even entirely certain they should count as clothing, period.]}

I think they serve a much better purpose as projectile weapons. Really, the military's missing out on all this potential.

[sitdownbecider]

'Course, we get everypony a pair of these an' Team Rocket won't know what hit 'em.

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[adnihilum]

[ Hey, it's the girl from last month. ]

You've put a lot if effort into this.

[ He's actually amused. ]

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[foolishwren]

what can i say

i work hard for my craft

[adnihilum]

Well done.

[video]

[captainash]

...You do realize that you just hit someone with a Speedo that fifty guys might have tried on in the last month, right?

[His voice is aiming for 'mature adult scolding young fool', but it comes out more as 'choking on his own laughter'.]

[video]

[foolishwren]

Yeah, and?

[video]

[captainash]

And you do realize that your poor innocent victim will soon also realize that, and either get angrier or freak the hell out?

[Action]

[rocketralph]

<sub>[Don't mind him, he's just wandering into the little shop where his pal said they were going to--]

[TWONG!]

[He just barely manages to duck.]</sub>

You'll put someone's eye out with that!

_{[Where did that eve come from!?]}

[Action]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[.... WHOOPS.]

[Miraculously, that.... that hadn't been on purpose.]

[Should Ralph look around, he might see a mop of messy blond hair sinking slowly down behind a rack of clothing. 8I;;]</sub>

[Action]

[rocketralph]

_{[YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM RALPH, HEATHER. He's taller than most of the shelves in this store. When he spots her he quickly forms a frown.]}

I'm here for hand-to-hand combat training, not projectiles.

_{[He turns to stalk off.]/sub>}

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[majorcrotchgrab]

[Although it happens rather fast, Raikov rather likes the idea of swim-wear looking like his thong. Hmmmm...]

I'd wear it.

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[foolishwren]

Yeah?

And lose the ability to spawn future generations, I guess.

_{[Although...]}

... Eh, I guess you could pull it off.

But I swear, the only people who seem to wear these things are saggy old dudes with lots of hair.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

I never planned on having kids anyways.

[He pauses.]

That seems a bit odd. You would think older men would wear something more conservative.

[Like those ridiculous looking full body bathing suits.]