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saladlove2016-05-17 07:22 pm
subliminalcircles) wrote in saladlove2016-05-17 07:22 pm
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Rematch (RiR thingy)
Introducing a spawn-of-bored, non-canon, haven't-written-in-a-couple-months, not-entirely-accurate-but-meh-close-enough thing I did
The stone finally plunged into the middle of the lake, and at the shore, Sub was watching. She threw her fists up in the air and yelled, “Yes!” and flopped down on the pebbly shore, a wide grin on her face.
“She’s done it! She’s finally done it!” Sub commentated with a deep voice. “Subliminal Circle Lovegood has achieved her highest score yet!” She sat back up with a hand on her hip.
“You done good, Sub,” she said in her normal voice. “This calls for a victory sandwich.”
Still reeling from her accomplishment, she got up and brushed the sand off her pants and jacket, and she turned her back away from the lake and shoes toward the Black Market. She stopped in her tracks, however, when she heard the familiar splashing of water. She turned around just in time to see the distant spec of a stone disappear below the lake’s surface, farther away than Sub had skipped her’s. A towering, green figure stood at the water’s edge, her hand shading her eyes.
“Geek? Wha- How did you skip it that far?” Sub stared at her wide-eyed. How could her personal record have been beaten? She was the stone-skipping master!
The demon turned around, and she put on a sarcastic face of surprise. “Oh, Sub! Didn’t see you there. I thought you were at the tunnel construction site.”
Sub sputtered for an answer, eyes still fixed on the spot where Geek’s stone had landed. “I… I could ask the same about you,” she said, and she crossed her arms and side-glanced accusingly.
Geek waas casually inspecting a flat stone caught in one of her shadow tendrils. “Here to find you after Nine noticed you were missing.” The shadow flicked the stone out onto the water leaving a long trail of waves with Sub gaping. Had that one gone even farther than the last?
“I was just…” Sub trailed off. “Warming up.” She nodded swiftly. “Yeah. I can’t just perform magic on boulders just after waking up. I might hurt myself.”
Geek rose an eyebrow.”Sub. The sun is just now over the mountain. You always wake up before six.”
“...How do you know that?”
The demon smirked and flicked another pebble.
Sub exhaled loudly. “Better question: Since when did you get so good at skipping stones?”
Geek shrugged. “About two minutes ago, I guess.”
Sub crossed her arms, but then her eyes lit up. “I know what to do.” She spun around and pointed at Geek dramatically. “I challenge you to a stone-skipping duel!”
Geek rolled her eyes. “Yeahhhh, no.” She started walking away. “Come on, Sub. We got a tunnel to dig.”
“No! I’m not leaving ‘til we’ve had our duel.” Sub ran to Geek and pestered her further. “You and me. Best of ten. Right here, right now!”
Tempted to just toss Sub into the lake, Geek fitted her book under her armpit and crossed her arms. “You sure after last time? I’m pretty sure I beat you really badly.”
“You didn’t give me a chance for my retaliation spell. The fact I couldn’t withstand your spell was just a matter of physical strength, so in my mind, I consider that a draw.”
Geek snorted, much to Sub’s dissent.
“Laugh all you want, but I’m not leaving ‘til we’ve had our duel.” She was already walking back to the shore to pick up a pebble. “Or are you scared?”
To avoid hurting Sub’s feelings, Geek resisted bursting out into laughter.
“It’s the day after your birthday. Don’t you wanna do something else other than dig a tunnel?”
Geek drawled out a sigh. “If it'll get you to work, then fine.” Geek walked to the shore and picked up a rock with a tendril. The stone bounced across the water and landed a great distance away.
Sub smiled at Geek, and she carefully picked a stone, checking for smoothness and weight. After settling on the perfect pebble, she faced the lake. She practiced swinging her arm before finally flicking her wrist and making the stone fly. It landed a little short of Geek’s toss.
Passing by her, Geek pretended to yawn as she swiftly threw the rock. It passed Sub’s throw by a long shot, but the disgruntled Sub could’ve sworn she saw a shadowy figure retract below the disturbed surface.
“Oho, so THAT’S how you’re going to play!” Sub grinned deviously. “I thought you were Geek, not Gali.”
“I don’t recall there being an established set of rules for the elaborate sport of ‘stone skipping.’ And please,” Geek added, “don’t expand the timeline.”
Sub picked up another stone. “If it’s a bad time you want, it’s a bad time you’ll get!” She let the stone flu. This time, she focused on the trajectory to make the object skip farther. It landed farther than Geek’s by a hair.
She watched smugly as Sub rejoiced. “It’s only 1-1, Circles. Don’t get too excited.” Geek turned her back to the water and threw the next rock over her shoulder.
The trick shots continued, and around round 7, Sub was sweating and had her hands on her knees.
Geek glanced at her. “We should stop. You’re clearly getting exhausted using magic.”
Sub straightened up. “No, wait. I can keep going.”
“The score is 5-2. The best you can get is a draw at this point.”
She thought for a moment, and she gave in. “Then a draw it will stay.” She slumped down onto the nearest boulder. Geek sat down as well and waited for Sub to catch her breath.
The sun at this point was well over the mountain. “We need to get going,” said Geek. “I’ve been gone for too long, and you need to report.”
Sub sighed. “Okay. Let me just skip a few more rocks.” She got up and started to collect stones.
Geek pondered for a moment. “Is the reason why you don’t want to work because you’re afraid?”
The magician turned around.
Geek elaborated. “You know, about what will happen once the tunnel is complete.”
“Oh, that.” Sub smiled. “Of course not.”
She was suspicious, and Geek continued: “Did you ‘foresee’ something? Something bad?”
“Nope. If anything, I’m excited. Fighting back, finally!” Sub turned back to the lake and skipped a stone.
Geek shrugged off her optimistic remarks. “Whatever you say, Circles. Come to the construction site soon.” She started to get up.
Sub nodded, but she thought of something. “Wait!”
The demon looked back.
“I was about to make a victory sandwich. You want one?”
“Make me one after all of this is over,” Geek replied, and she finally walked away.
Oh well. Sub picked up a stone. I don’t need a prophecy to know that we’ll be okay, she thought. On my watch, they’ll be fine.
The stone plunged in the water at her feet.
Completely fine.
The stone finally plunged into the middle of the lake, and at the shore, Sub was watching. She threw her fists up in the air and yelled, “Yes!” and flopped down on the pebbly shore, a wide grin on her face.
“She’s done it! She’s finally done it!” Sub commentated with a deep voice. “Subliminal Circle Lovegood has achieved her highest score yet!” She sat back up with a hand on her hip.
“You done good, Sub,” she said in her normal voice. “This calls for a victory sandwich.”
Still reeling from her accomplishment, she got up and brushed the sand off her pants and jacket, and she turned her back away from the lake and shoes toward the Black Market. She stopped in her tracks, however, when she heard the familiar splashing of water. She turned around just in time to see the distant spec of a stone disappear below the lake’s surface, farther away than Sub had skipped her’s. A towering, green figure stood at the water’s edge, her hand shading her eyes.
“Geek? Wha- How did you skip it that far?” Sub stared at her wide-eyed. How could her personal record have been beaten? She was the stone-skipping master!
The demon turned around, and she put on a sarcastic face of surprise. “Oh, Sub! Didn’t see you there. I thought you were at the tunnel construction site.”
Sub sputtered for an answer, eyes still fixed on the spot where Geek’s stone had landed. “I… I could ask the same about you,” she said, and she crossed her arms and side-glanced accusingly.
Geek waas casually inspecting a flat stone caught in one of her shadow tendrils. “Here to find you after Nine noticed you were missing.” The shadow flicked the stone out onto the water leaving a long trail of waves with Sub gaping. Had that one gone even farther than the last?
“I was just…” Sub trailed off. “Warming up.” She nodded swiftly. “Yeah. I can’t just perform magic on boulders just after waking up. I might hurt myself.”
Geek rose an eyebrow.”Sub. The sun is just now over the mountain. You always wake up before six.”
“...How do you know that?”
The demon smirked and flicked another pebble.
Sub exhaled loudly. “Better question: Since when did you get so good at skipping stones?”
Geek shrugged. “About two minutes ago, I guess.”
Sub crossed her arms, but then her eyes lit up. “I know what to do.” She spun around and pointed at Geek dramatically. “I challenge you to a stone-skipping duel!”
Geek rolled her eyes. “Yeahhhh, no.” She started walking away. “Come on, Sub. We got a tunnel to dig.”
“No! I’m not leaving ‘til we’ve had our duel.” Sub ran to Geek and pestered her further. “You and me. Best of ten. Right here, right now!”
Tempted to just toss Sub into the lake, Geek fitted her book under her armpit and crossed her arms. “You sure after last time? I’m pretty sure I beat you really badly.”
“You didn’t give me a chance for my retaliation spell. The fact I couldn’t withstand your spell was just a matter of physical strength, so in my mind, I consider that a draw.”
Geek snorted, much to Sub’s dissent.
“Laugh all you want, but I’m not leaving ‘til we’ve had our duel.” She was already walking back to the shore to pick up a pebble. “Or are you scared?”
To avoid hurting Sub’s feelings, Geek resisted bursting out into laughter.
“It’s the day after your birthday. Don’t you wanna do something else other than dig a tunnel?”
Geek drawled out a sigh. “If it'll get you to work, then fine.” Geek walked to the shore and picked up a rock with a tendril. The stone bounced across the water and landed a great distance away.
Sub smiled at Geek, and she carefully picked a stone, checking for smoothness and weight. After settling on the perfect pebble, she faced the lake. She practiced swinging her arm before finally flicking her wrist and making the stone fly. It landed a little short of Geek’s toss.
Passing by her, Geek pretended to yawn as she swiftly threw the rock. It passed Sub’s throw by a long shot, but the disgruntled Sub could’ve sworn she saw a shadowy figure retract below the disturbed surface.
“Oho, so THAT’S how you’re going to play!” Sub grinned deviously. “I thought you were Geek, not Gali.”
“I don’t recall there being an established set of rules for the elaborate sport of ‘stone skipping.’ And please,” Geek added, “don’t expand the timeline.”
Sub picked up another stone. “If it’s a bad time you want, it’s a bad time you’ll get!” She let the stone flu. This time, she focused on the trajectory to make the object skip farther. It landed farther than Geek’s by a hair.
She watched smugly as Sub rejoiced. “It’s only 1-1, Circles. Don’t get too excited.” Geek turned her back to the water and threw the next rock over her shoulder.
The trick shots continued, and around round 7, Sub was sweating and had her hands on her knees.
Geek glanced at her. “We should stop. You’re clearly getting exhausted using magic.”
Sub straightened up. “No, wait. I can keep going.”
“The score is 5-2. The best you can get is a draw at this point.”
She thought for a moment, and she gave in. “Then a draw it will stay.” She slumped down onto the nearest boulder. Geek sat down as well and waited for Sub to catch her breath.
The sun at this point was well over the mountain. “We need to get going,” said Geek. “I’ve been gone for too long, and you need to report.”
Sub sighed. “Okay. Let me just skip a few more rocks.” She got up and started to collect stones.
Geek pondered for a moment. “Is the reason why you don’t want to work because you’re afraid?”
The magician turned around.
Geek elaborated. “You know, about what will happen once the tunnel is complete.”
“Oh, that.” Sub smiled. “Of course not.”
She was suspicious, and Geek continued: “Did you ‘foresee’ something? Something bad?”
“Nope. If anything, I’m excited. Fighting back, finally!” Sub turned back to the lake and skipped a stone.
Geek shrugged off her optimistic remarks. “Whatever you say, Circles. Come to the construction site soon.” She started to get up.
Sub nodded, but she thought of something. “Wait!”
The demon looked back.
“I was about to make a victory sandwich. You want one?”
“Make me one after all of this is over,” Geek replied, and she finally walked away.
Oh well. Sub picked up a stone. I don’t need a prophecy to know that we’ll be okay, she thought. On my watch, they’ll be fine.
The stone plunged in the water at her feet.
Completely fine.