Heather Mason (
foolishwren) wrote2014-07-09 08:50 pm
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116. [Video/Action for Lake of Rage]
[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.]
HEATHER!!
[The camera jostles and the feed ends.]
[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.]
HEATHER!!
[The camera jostles and the feed ends.]
[action]
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.
[action]
No.
[He starts poking through the wracks again and finds a pair of dark navy ones with no designs on them at all.]
I can afford these ones...but I think they're too big.
[action]
If it falls off the second you jump in the water, what good is it.
[Like she's cool with you, Henry. You're her brother. But she would definitely rather not see your pasty semi-nonexistent butt at any point if she can help it.]
... Ohmygod, look.
[She holds up another set of trunks. This one has little gold and silver Eevees on it.]
EEVEES.
[action]
What if I get a Hawaiian shirt and just watch you guys from the beach. I can take photos of everyone.
[action]
Well, I won't stop you from dressing in a tacky shirt and taking pictures, that's fine with me.
But you have to swim at least a little.
It's good for you.
And it's summer.
[She's not even the biggest fan of water herself. Never really was. But SHE'S gonna do it! >8I]
[action]
These look like they'll fit...can I go now? Or do I have to buy a snorkle too?
[action]
But no, I haven't found one for ME yet and I refuse to let you abandon me in this beach shack.
If you find a snorkle you like, I'll get it for you. Deal?
[action]
Okay.
[He excuses himself to the aisle of shitty plastic goggles and such.]
[action]
[And thinking about being in front of a bunch of people in half the stuff in this place is weirding her out a little even if she'd never say it.]
[But eventually she pops up at Henry's elbow again, with two different hangers in hand-- a fairly modest orange bikini and a set of swim trunks not too different than the ones Henry had settled on. Maybe a bit less baggy. They're blue with a yellow V on the front and red rectangles on the back, a la Totodile.]
You should get the goggles with the holographic Feraligatr eyes in the lenses and pretend to be a lizard person.
[action]
[He picks out a snorkel fashioned after a Poke'Flute and checks the price. It's not too bad. Then he sees it. A plastic package hanging just above them has a photo stapled to the top of the abomination inside--it is the worst inflatable Lapras to ever be manufactured in the history of pokemon kind. It has giant googly eyes, ears like a Clefable, and the shell is spotted. Clearly an Orange Islands bootleg.]
[He drops the snorkel.]
We're getting that Lapras.
[action]
Fine, then take this Totodile one and I'll take the Growlithe one so you can match. Jeez, you're pi--
[And then she saw what he saw.]
... Yes.
We are.
[action]
I'm buying this. With my own money.
[AND THEN HE FAST-WALKS AWAY before anyone else can steal his prize.]
[action]
[She watches him go-- then rolls her eyes. She'll catch up with him later.]