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THE WATER FIGHT MEME

It's summer. It's fairy world. It's hot. No matter what world you're from, what court you're from, you need to cool down. The King and Queen of both courts have agreed to a truce and members of both courts, no matter where they previously were, will find themselves in a clearing in the middle of an unknown forest. There is a dais up that is warded that both sets of monarchs sit upon and a herald is brought forth to announce the terms:

• Both courts will have ample supplies of both water balloons and water pistols.
• There will be 'stations' where one can refill their supplies.
• As tech does not work here, supplies will have to be refilled magically.
• Reach a station and say aquius to refill your water guns and aquius arcus to get a refurbished supply of water balloons.
• There is no reward or punishment for participating or not participating other than the fun involved in a water fight.
• Participants are welcome to go after their opposing courts or members of their own courts.
• Teams can consist of any/all court members.
• The fight will last until dusk, when all parties will be allowed a short feast before being returned to their previous positions in the world.

That's it. Those are the rules. Make a top level comment and state whether you'd like to play one on one or in a team. Or both. Enjoy your day of rest, Drabwurld.

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What's that?

[ she laughs and ducks behind a low bush, coaxing a fairy to bring her a pair of waterballoons. but she still calls from her new redoubt: ] Your house words? We Don't Surrender. I'm sorry, but I've heard better.

[ He all but bounces in his excitement as he tugs Waver along, and it doesn't take much to have that piping little treble raised in cheerful song as they go.

A child's counting song - something bright and silly about flowers and birds.

When they reach the taps he releases Waver and snags a squirt gun, turning to beam up at him proudly ]

Like this?

[Waver bends down to examine the item in question, a few stray strands of hair falling out of place.]

Hm. What's it's range like?

Dunno! [ He turns and pulls the trigger, aiming for a bush perhaps a few meters away - it barely reaches ]

Not very far, it seems sir. [ a tip of the head ] Cano'd need to get in very close.

[People from old times were so weird. House words? Ha ha, weirdos.]

Yeah? What's yours? Excuse Me While I Hide Behind This Tree?

...Winter is coming. [ the truth slips free between hard breaths. sansa peeks over the shrub.] Those are our words.

... Winter is coming? Those are house words? Well, duh winter is coming. It comes every year.

[He snuck around another tree, creeping closer to where she was.]

Not always. Not home - -[ she sounds almost almost indignant. teasing at the edge of offended ] They are very important words. You ought to listen to them.

Should I? Why, are you winter, Alayne? You coming for me?

[He was definitely teasing, sneaking around another tree, gun up and ready to find her.]

Ice and snow. [ the battle doesn't rage half so merrily as the sudden conflict between truth and ruse. sansa creeps leftwards and pushes back onto her feet. ] I am of a place called Winterfell, ser. And we win battles.

"So your battle plan is to lure me into taking a nap by not doing anything?" He grinned, hopping over to another tree to skulk behind, pinpointing her voice and aiming a squirt at the tree he thought she was hiding behind.

"My plan is to call my bannermen once more -" she heard the jet of water spatter over the bark above her shoulder. Close. But at a snap of her fingers, she had two more fairies hovering near. One broke cover to the right: a distraction.

"Your whaterman?" He aimed a stream of pressurized water at the fairy, lured in by the distraction.

All right. If you can draw him out tooowards...

[Waver takes a beat to scan the area, eyes settling on a particularly large oak tree.]

That tree there, with the big trunk, I can shoot from behind.

"My bannermen." She shouted even as she broke cover in the opposite direction and launched not one but two slow-arcing water-balloons into the air. "Those loyal to me and my house. My constant allies; my true friends."

"Your cheating fairies, you mean." He saw the balloons coming and managed to grab the knot on one of them while the other pelted him. He stopped the one's course and reversed it, tossing it back at the fleeing form.

Your hair is certainly lovely though.

[She smiles, not touching his hair but appreciating its length and colour]

Hmm, perhaps we'll be able to find him soon?

[ He beams up at her cheerfully ]

Thank you! Amil helped Cano braid it! [ not... that it even remotely resembles a braid any longer ]

I hope so! Nyelo is often busy these days - Atto is teaching him! But he always tries to find time to play with me.

Cano can do that! [ He nods eagerly and bounces off to do just that, and Waver can watch as the child who will be Maglor does instinctively what the adult will turn into weapon. The brilliant light turns into a mischievous shadow, blending into the music and rhythm of the world around him, moving without sound and barely a break in the grasses he passes.

Reaching his victim he pops up, announces ]

Got you!

[ pulls the trigger and then turns and flees back towards Waver, shrieking in half terrified half delighted laughter the whole way ]

[Waver waits. It's hard, because there's too much noise in the background, light hearted shrieking, and --

there. He shoots a long, steady stream, pleased to hit the target. When his teammate is within hearing range, Waver simply calls out:]

Well done!

[Elincia smiles, listening carefully as she leads him away from the water balloon battle]

It seems like your family is very lovely.

They are! [ He nods enthusiastically and counts them off on his fingers ] There's atto and amil, and Nyelo! And amil is pregnant again! She told me he kicks very hard, but when baby hears me sing he calms down, so I try to sing for amil lots and lots.

Then there's Grandfather Finwe, and Uncle Nolo, whose father's half-brother! And Grandmother Indis, but atto gets grumpy when we call her that - my real Grandmother is Grandmother Miriel, but she's sleeping and won't ever wake up, atto says. And there's Granfather Mahtan, he's amil's atto!

[ He gets a delighted giggle and Maglor pops up out of the grasses to the sound of swearing behind him ]

You too! You shoot real good, sir! Shall we try again?

OI!

[Children were not something Will enjoyed. They were tiny and loud and far too energetic for his liking. He crossed his arms and gave the tiny thing a hard look hoping to frighten him off]

Shouldn't you be playin' with the other twerps? The grown ups are tryin' ta relax.

[ A giggle, and Makalaure leans forward to fling arms around Will in a hug before scooting back and beaming at him, the watergun forgotten for now ]

Silly, the game is for all'a us, that's what the dark and light ladies say! But Cano doesn't know anyone here. [ A curious tip of the head ] Cano doesn't know who you are, but the Song says you're safe! So... [ a shy duck of his head ] Will you play with Cano, sir?

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this was worth a phone tag

Aww

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actually do you mind a switch to prose?

Not at all

i confess i prefer it. but also added advantage of no HTML on phone.

Then feel free to use it with me anytime. I prefer it as well.

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that sounds fantastic.

=)

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sorry this got eaten by gmail somehow

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the baby, incidentally, is celegorm =D

/pets haha, its fine! I am sorry for my slow

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