The Great Pretender || Open

[rubykomachi]

⭐ Who: Ruby Hoshino
⭐ When: Month of March
⭐ Where: Various
⭐ What: Catch-all open posts for the month of March
⭐ Warnings: Familial Stress, stuff typical to OnK, esp in the stuff to come later in the month

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[rubykomachi]

Oh, awesome! Thanks, Nikki--?!

[Ruby looks up in shock at the voice.]

How'd you get all the way up there?! Jeez!

[greaterspeed]

No problem~!

[he waves down from where he's sitting, sunglasses sitting neatly on his face]

The same way anyone else would; I climbed! Hup-! [he swings his legs over, hangs down for a moment before dropping down. He tucks and rolls when he breaks the fall before ending in a crouch... Then hopping to his feet like it's nothing.

Giving Ruby a salute, there's a moment of blessed silence before he destroys it with a very clear;] Ohayogozaimorning!

[rubykomachi]

Well, duh!

[She's not especially deterred by how loud that greeting is, given she is not exactly a beacon of volume control herself.]

It's just like you can get anywhere whether it's the Dreamsphere or not!

[greaterspeed]

[RIP all respect for the Japanese and English languages]

Aww~ Thanks, Ruby! [wink] You know what they say; don't like your dreams be memes and all that! Or, well... I guess I've always been about adventuring and the like. It's fun, going around places no one else has been before.

[he will not incriminate himself on trespassing charges, he will not incriminate himself on trespassing charges-!!!]

But weren't you thirsty? C'mon, let's get you some hydration before you become a raisin in front of my eyes... [he gestures for her to follow him as he heads over to the vending machine]

[rubykomachi]

Yeah, let's go! I'm all for running and exploration normally, but I don't know if I'm gonna make the journey home if I don't fuel up...

[Hey, Ruby's no cop. She wants to go everywhere too! She follows Nikki with a little jog despite her dramatics.]

Places nobody's been before, though? Like spelunking?

[greaterspeed]

Hydration, the true struggle... Right after pacing yourself. [his stamina's pretty good, but Nikki knows where his strengths lie. It's a short little walk back to the vending machine... Or it's short compared with the length of the track around the park itself]

A little bit. I've gone cave exploring a couple of times before - always with a group and always with at least 3 lights [he holds up three fingers for emphasis] - but some people are super into that. Personally... [he leans towards Ruby a little and in a stage whisper;] I prefer places that I can stretch my legs.

[rubykomachi]

Ha! You're right! It was way easier when I was a little kid and my mama could just carry me places if I got worn out. [Ruby gives a breathy little laugh as they reach the vending machine and starts searching for money in the pink waist purse she has on.]

I'd get waaaay too claustrophobic in them. Wasn't there a scary movie about getting stuck in a cave? [She gives a little gasp at the secret Nikki shares with her.] So wide open spots! Like a mountain!

[greaterspeed]

Haha~ I don't think mom ever managed to carry me anywhere. According to her, I was the sort of squirrely kid that wouldn't stop wiggling whenever she tried to pick me up. [says this utterly shamelessly. But, well, it's not like he could go back and change it. Is this what acceptance looks like?]

Pretty sure there's at least two horror movies that involve getting stuck in a cave! [he holds up two fingers to emphasize] So yeah~ Mountains, fields, all that good stuff!

Oh yeah, what drink are you getting?