closed 🌠⚡ it's far too easy to miss the beauty in the simple things

[starshower]

Who: Eustace & Tifa Lockhart.
Status: Closed.
Where: Around.
What: It's Tifa's birthday, and she's overworking again, so Eustace takes her away. Event stuff tba.
Warnings: Fluff.

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[starshower]

[Poking it definitely does send her into a bit of a spin, the water inside the bubble reacting to his touch, and she hopes that he can feel the pouting glare that she is giving him right now!!!]

I'm sure I can get out myself.

[There's a slight indignation to her voice, but as soon as she realizes how thankless she sounds, she flaps her ears to face the mermaid.]

But thank you. We'll get those ingredients to you right away.

[flamekthunder]

[The mermaids just smiles and waves it off.

"No worries! I'm sorry I couldn't be anymore help."]

You're giving us a solution, so it's better than nothing. We'll be back soon.

[He'll continue to carry Tifa in his hand at first, feeling...awkward to have her out like balloon first.

"Just follow the main road to the market, can't miss it! Oh and if you have trouble, just tell them you're shopping for Sandra!"

Hearing that, Eustace nods before they exit through the door, a low breath escaping him before he looks at her.]

...You all right?

[starshower]

[Oh, this is definitely going to take some getting used to, as she bobs around helplessly inside the bubble as he carries her out of there by the end of the string...]

A good thing I don't get horrible motion sickness, but yeah.

[Her sigh echoes very loudly and shrilly off the walls of the bubble.]

I'll be fine. Better than risking getting thrown out of the shell by a strong current, yeah? Just... make sure you don't let go.

[flamekthunder]

I won't.

[He shows the ribbon he's tied around his wrist.]

But if you do feel like you need...stretch, we can always stop somewhere so you can have some time out of the bubble.

[starshower]

When you say it like that...

[She drifts down so that she is resting at the bottom, her body curving with the shape of it.]

It does make it sound really strange.

[flamekthunder]

...Sorry.

[He tries to reach out to pet her, but... Well. The bubble.]

Let's quickly get the ingredients so we can change you back sooner.

[starshower]

What!? No...

[She shimmies to the edge, closer to where his finger is.]

It's not your fault. It's just that being inside a bubble really is as weird as it sounds.

[A sheepish, apologetic laugh.]

I should be thanking you for taking such good care of me.

[flamekthunder]

Still... I know this isn't comfortable for you.

[He'll press his finger to the bubble where she is...]

[starshower]

... I'll get used to it.

[She moves to press her nose up against his finger on the other side, and it wiggles up and down.]

So, what exactly do we need to get anyway?

[flamekthunder]

[He still looks at her a little concerned before he holds up the list so she can see.]

A few different shells, some kind of seaweed, urchins, fish scales, coral... She even circled the ones that we should be able to find in the market.

[starshower]

[So basically anything that they can find on the sea floor...]

Well, at least those things are easy to find.

[As she has to crane her whole self to look at the list in its entirety. Everything feels so big...]

[flamekthunder]

[His poor little girlfriend...]

Let's just hope they will be willing to sell, even when using her name.

[A pensive frown at that, but then he looks at her.]

If you see anything, though, let me know and we can take a look around.

[starshower]

[She nods at him.]

I'll be sure to give them my cutest, most irresistible smile if they don't.

[flamekthunder]

[A quiet laugh as he continued to slowly swim down the street towards the market place.]

Let's just hope there aren't any more of those... She called you a seabunny, didn't she? Fitting.

[starshower]

She did, yeah... I definitely look like some kind of weird bunny, though I probably look a lot different to you than I do to myself.

[She can see her reflection in the bubble and at least she can see her own eyes as those pinprick red dots, but she does wonder if he can.]

Wish I was a little bigger though, I was really looking forward to shopping in the markets...

[flamekthunder]

We can always come back after you change back. Nothing is stopping us from doing so.

[starshower]

[If only he could see the smile on her face at that....]

Or I could just make you carry everything for me.

[Joking—]

[flamekthunder]

Don't I already do that?

[A little poke of the bubble.]

[starshower]

Only because you offer. Now, you don't have much of a choice.

[She squeaks thoughtfully, her ears wiggling at his finger.]

I guess I could at least take a look at stuff... If you hold me up high enough.

[flamekthunder]

Of course.

[And then a wry grin.]

Want to rest on my head?

[starshower]

[She straightens with surprise.]

Inside the bubble? Would it even stay!?

[flamekthunder]

[A small shrug.]

We can give it a try.

[And up she goes as he places the bubble on his head, right between his ears. They kind of work to sandwich her there.]

[starshower]

[!!!

There's a little eep when she's suddenly lifted and placed atop his head between his ears, and she darts around inside the bubble, back and forth, wondering if it will stay or if she'll just float away.

...

....

But when she doesn't move—]

I think it might work.

[flamekthunder]

[The ribbon is also long enough so it's not stretching even with his wrist down.]

Still have to try with me moving.

[And he will slowly swim forward...]

[starshower]

[She braces herself, and at least the ribbon won't let her float away completely, but...]

Smooth sailing so far, captain!

[Honestly, for all the things she feels about being a tiny little slug, this is kind of amusing???]