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Oh!! What a sight!

[ curious, surge shuffles over as she looks at what's planted in the ground before her. squatting down, the tenrec reaches out to pluck one feather from della's rear as she flips it left and right to take a look at the quality. ]

Yeah, this doesn't pass as payment. You owe....

[ throwing the feather behind her, she stands up properly as she grabs the girl by the legs, and effortlessly picks her up with ease. it's as though della weighs hardly nothing to her. ]

You from a mansion, you must got mansion cash!

[ let her shake della a bit to see what falls out. ]

[ meanwhile, the slide that della had slid down is beginning to fall—some of the water comes to kit, returning though the nozzles on the back that it had come from. some of the water simply falls down to make the sand below wet.

most of it seems to have been saved though, and now kit's turning his attention to surge and della. and he's never one to argue with surge, sooo...

kit crouches down next to them, eyes flickering between the sand beneath della in case he needs to scoop up anything that falls out, and della herself, a little confused. suspicious? uncertain... ]

[ she's one of the few duck-people that actually DOES wear shorts, so grabbing that tailfeather is a miracle on you, bud.

That said - ]

YOU PUT ME DOWN RIGHT NOW OR I SWEAR I'LL BARF ALL OVER YOU!

[ Yeah, the trip had not done wonders on her stomach. And to be fair, ducks really DON'T weigh anything back home. All the other species lift them up with ease. She might as well be a small kitten.

A small kitten with an upset stomach and a metal leg that might pop off if this keeps up. ]

[ forgive me gangsta, thought all furries walked around naked around here... whatever little feather hangs out her shorts then, leg feather... thigh feather.... ]

YOU'D BARF ON ME? DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!

[ surge rolls her eyes, dropping della onto the ground because no change even came out... probably the marbles in her head, but aside from that, it seems like someone got a free ride.

it's as soon as della is back on the ground (no thanks to surge), the tenrec will sit down on top to make herself comfortable. ]

Well ya gotta pay! That ride was NOT free!!!! Thief!!!

[ aw man, no money is dropping on the sand for him. he'll watch as surge sets della back on the ground again. sets. she's being so nice. look at her go.

kit's just watching it all unfold honestly. ]

[ Ah, good, sweet ground. Now she can get up and

WHY ARE YOU SITTING ON HER, YOU TERRIBLE TERRIBLE CHILD. ]

Listen, you little - [ oh, right, Kitsunami's here. no swearing. keep that inside. ] - ... Surge. I don't have any cash on me, because I wasn't TRYING to ride your... whatever that was! It was one of those rifts! They've been dropping people all over the place! If I'd known that was on the other side, I wouldn't have jumped in!

NOW GET OFF.

I'd show you a ride, but that was Drippy's, don't tell me ya gunna take advantage of him.

[ she pushes herself up, laughing loudly as she looks down at the duck to see if she's okay at all. with a hand on her hip, she turns to look at kitsunami and then back to della to point something out. ]

Just look at 'im, he was hopin' for a little change... taking a child's kindness, how cruel. Even I'm not that heartless.

[ is she fucking with della? absolutely. ]

Y-yes...

[ what. yeah. he was so hoping for change. he's making wide eyes, but they don't quite seem pleading. um. ]

Okay, no, you can't use Kitsunami's cuteness as an excuse for everything.

[ when that boy hits puberty, you're screwed. ]

And I meant what I said! I don't have ANY money on me - no money, no weapons, no maps, nothing but the clothes on my back!

[ To prove it, she begins pulling all her pockets inside-out to prove the emptiness, on her shorts and her jacket. ]

Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero. Bupkis.

If you can call it "cuteness" sure. I can and I will.

[ this is why she gotta maximize what she has!!! ]

You really are poor...

[ shocked as she sees nothing fall out of della's pockets, and with a few slow blinks, surge shrugs. there's nothing they can do about that since della is really going out of her way. ]

Well, if ya ask nicely, Drippy'll let you ride again.

[ "cuteness?" kit's brow furrows, it's kind of a weird thing to be called like he's not standing right here.

anyway he looks tired from the first slide. he's giving della an unhappy look like she'd better not want another ride. ]

...

[ Poor little guy. She holds up a hand, trying to reassure him. ]

No, thank you. I've had more than enough of that for one lifetime. And I need to get back where I was - and hopefully not run into anymore rifts.

[ There's a sad little sigh as she puts her pockets where they're supposed to be. ]

... Darn things are just impossible to resist, keep making me think the mansion's right there...

What're ya lookin' for, Chick?

[ something about a mansion.

she needs help, and maybe this is what heroes look into. she's more of an action girl, but it seems like she doesn't have any direction to take. ]

Me and Drippy were killin' time, but we can rift hunt. Maybe a lucky one will get you out this shitty place, that'd be the dream right?

[ shitty place, but still better than where they came from if you ask him. sonic doesn't have half the leverage, and they have a chance for surge to make a real impression.

he wouldn't mind staying...

but for now? surge seems into this, and he's hardly one to take her thunder from her. he doubts those rifts will really bring them home, but imagine if they did? surge would be the one who found the success—everybody would praise her! ]

We can help.

No thank you.

[ Automatically shutting that down. No hesitation. Doesn't trust Surge as far as she can throw her, and since we already established Della weighs about as much as a wet noddle? Ain't far. ]

If getting home was that easy, I don't think any of us would still be here. I'm just more susceptible to that kind of trickery, because of some issues up here.

[ She taps a finger to her noggin. She's well aware that her time on the moon left her with some screws loose. Just something she has to live with. ]

So you can do... whatever it is you were doing here... and I'll head back to my place on my own. Not the first time I've been stranded, probably not the last. But nothing can stop Della Duck!

Uh...huh! Welp, no one tells me what I can and can't do. Drippy, throw her into the water chamber.

[ very heroic of her to help without needing della to say yes, but surge has never been the type to listen to anyone either. everything she does is on her own terms, and della, while having issues up there, should be so grateful that surge has certain issues that makes her determined in her actions. ]

And you're stranded, do ya even know how to get back?

[ letting surge learn where she lives will just be another espio scenario, but that works for herrrr. learning where her "enemies" are makings living worth it, and also having an advantage to get to their place faster than they can. ]

[ the water chamber? oh, like the bubble he used on metal? kit looks hesitant, but still— ]

Yes, Ma'am!

[ water rushes from the nozzles on his hydropack, at first wrapping around della, and then slipping under her feet to lift her up. before she knows it, she'll be engulfed in a bubble-like water structure, and it feels surprisingly solid underneath her feet. the sides, though? the water seems to be rippling and moving over the surface of the bubble.

unlike the previous times he's done this, he's not tryign to drown her, after all. she needs air flow in there. ]

[ Drippy, throw her into the water chamber.

Oh, no. That didn't sound good. The moment Surge dropped that sentence, Della bolted. She had hoped that a life of adventuring would give her the speed and stamina to escape in time, and had this occurred when she was perhaps ten years younger, maybe she'd be right.

But she isn't. She's older, and that metal leg slows her down - and so, she's been bubbled. And she is pissed. ]

LET ME OUT OF HERE! WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?!

[ She begins banging her fists on the walls, pointless as it made be. In fact, the McDuck temper tantrum is on full blast here - kicking, punching, biting, with her words becoming less and less comprehensible by the second. There may be a 'doggone stubborn little' in there somewhere. ]

It's futile. Give up.

[ "it's no use", if you will... but what's important here is that, though rippling with movement, the water that surrounds her feels almost as solid as a brick wall when she hits against it. the only opening is a small circle right at the top of it, meant to let air in and out for her. it's not like he means to actually hurt her, after all.

it's just, you know: ]

Surge said we're going to investigate the rifts. I'll let you out if you don't run.

Stop bein' such a whiny brat and maybe someone will listen to ya, hag.

[ it's with a roll of surge's eyes that she's doing this out the kindness of her heart, dragging della around to investigate. she doesn't have to! but here she is because maybe if the girl didn't fall where surge and kit were working then this could have been avoided. ]

Sheesh... no one acts their age anymore.

[ surge turns her back, walking a few times as she looks around the area. ]

They randomly appear, so we should go somewhere that people have been seeing them more often, y'know?

[ this is said to kit and NOT della, della doesn't get conversation right now. ]

[ Honestly it's better that it's not said to Della, because she's not listening.

She's STILL carrying out the 'donald duck but a chick' tempter tantrum. She hasn't let out one of these in a while, and things have been building up ever since she landed in this world. Straw, camel, back, yadda yadda.

This goes on for several solid minutes until she finally wears out every single last bit of strength. She sits on her butt, panting for breath, and leans on the wall. ]

... Think I'm gunna take a nap.

[ kit pauses, hesitates, then looks at surge. della didn't slow down at all until she screeched all the way to a halt. now kit's not entirely sure what he's supposed to do with her, but he's getting kind of tired, which is crazy, because he'd never gotten tired before running out of water before, but...

he'll set her down on the ground, lightly, before pulling the water back into his pack. ]

Um, w-what should we do with her?

...I dunno. I thought she wanted to find her mansion. How much do ya think she costs?

[ surge says this unsure of the fact that della will cost anything, looking down at the duck then back to kit, she shrugs. ]

Wonder if Angel Fish'll take her. She's like one-of-a-kind. We could get some rupies or somethin' offa her.

[ there's no hiding the curiosity in surge's voice at what could happen, besides, isn't azul in the business of needing stuff for potions. ]

Her feathers could help him.

[ She doesn't quite nap yet. Her eyes are closed, and she lets out a gentle, peaceful sigh. ]

Ahhh... times like this, they make me remember... all that water, used for that fire you guys put out... that was exciting, for sure, and such a good thing you both did... and even now I can recall, you saying something like...

[ She opens one eye. ]

... how majorly angry all my friends would be if something happened to me?

[ hint. hint. hint. ]

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1/2 we only want the best for our darling duck

2/2 SURGE.........

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