Nakamori Aoko: 016: [In Person]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Aoko is swimming. In November. It's okay though, it is an indoor pool. She has her towel spread out and there's a tribble sitting on it-unbeknown to her it is eating her fish print flip-flops.

It's okay, she didn't need those anyway.

While the the tribble happily munches on her flip-flops Aoko is happily floating on top of the water wearing a light blue two piece]

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[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[Look who's still exploring the mansion and just decided to take a look at the pool. Kaito doesn't seem to notice, or is at least acting like he doesn't notice, that a small white ball of fluff is following on his heels.

Then he sees Aoko is already in the pool and the tribble by the pool, eating something. He turns his attention to Aoko.]

Oi! Aoko!

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[her floating now interrupted, she stops floating on her back and turns to Kaito]

Hm?

[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[Kaito walks over to the edge of the pool, the white tribble still following him. He glances over at the tribble by the pool again.]

You've got one of those things following you too?

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

...He's not following me, I brought Ganimard-san here with me... but I didn't think he'd be able to swim so he's staying on the towel.

[Where there was one there is now three :D]

[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[He saw that alright. He blinks, narrows his eyes, then turns to Aoko again.] Ganimard? You named him? After the Inspector from the Lupin books?

[The white tribble curiously goes over to the other three tribbles.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[skldjfslkdjf]

No. [she turns over to the tribbles to avoid current subject matter]

Oh look! They like each other... where'd the other two come from?

[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[Like Kaito's going to fall for that, he only glances over at them for a moment.]

I dunno. They weren't there a few seconds ago.

[Now to the actual topic of conversation.] I didn't know you've read Lupin.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[sdjfslkdjf Stupid Kaito.]

I didn't! It's just a coincidence.

[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[Kaito snorted.] Riiiight.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[...you see that just earned you a nice splash]

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, he's been looking for you but pretending otherwise. He stops himself from staring at her before she notices and turns instead to the Tribbles eating her shoes. He figures the right thing to do would be to save the flip-flops from being gnawed apart by fuzzballs and picks one up, attempting to shake the Tribble free]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[The sudden commotion has her distracted and looks up as the Tribble is forced to give up eating the flip-flop as it is dislodged and rolls away-though not into the pool]

Hey, what are you doing to Ganimard-san?

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

[Feebly]

He was eating your shoe...

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[blinkblink]

...

[she looks at the tribble who is purring happily despite having its food taken away]

but he doesn't have a mouth...

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

I guess they do. Somewhere in there.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

...Huh.

[But anyways, she climbing out of the pool now, don't you just love the light blue two piece? >3]

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

[Oh God yes! He swallows, trying not to stare]

I...I was saying, I guess they must have mouths. They seem to eat a lot.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't notice]

...I guess they'd have to have mouths... [she looks curiously at Ganimard who's come back over to snuggle her ankle]

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

Even if they don't look like it.

[They're alive somehow, after all. Yoh hasn't given much thought to their physiology as it makes him uneasy]

They're so weird.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

Aww, I think they're cute.

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

[A little smile]

They can be both, right?

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's true.

[she smiles down at it]

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

You have to admit though, if they keep going like this we might as well have a pool filled with them instead of water.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

...Yeah... [somehow, Ganimard managed to multiply again]

That will be a problem.

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

Think the Author'll let us drown in them?

[Although he can think of worse ways to die]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[kjsdfklsjdf why would you say that!?]

No!

[a-damned-liar.livejournal.com]

No, no! Not drown them! Drown in them!

I felt I should add this

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

[She's not alone in the pool. Mello's in one of the lap lanes doing a face and graceful front crawl from one end of the pool to the other, over and over again. Eventually reached out and grabbed the wall and hauled himself about half way up out of the pool. He's checking the stopwatch he's set there. Upon reading it Mello curses and resets the damn thing. He sets it down and dives back into the water, doing a breast stroke this time, however a small blond Tribble weasels its way out of the woodwork to gnaw on the stopwatch's neck strap. Mello has yet to notice it but Aoko might, it's lookin' so cute and purring so happily at its new found meal]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Aoko is only mildly curious as to what Mello's doing but that curiosity is killed in the face of the adorable fluff ball... it probably shouldn't be eating a stop watch..]

H-hey!

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

[Mello happens to have his head above water and imedicable ears when she says that, he treads water to look at her, wet hair hanging in his face]

What?

[She's screwing up his time, he's gonna have to reset that stupid watch now.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

Um... [she points over at the tribble] you might want to move him..

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

[Mello looks in the direction she is pointing]

Fucking Hell.

[He swims over to the Tribble and watch. Hauling himself out of the pool he attempts to tug the Tribble free, obviously he isn't concerned about the safety of the Tribble]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

H-Hey! Don't hurt it! [she swims over to save it]

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

[Mello manages to dislodge the Tribble, which, dazed by the experience falls into the pool. Mello is inspecting the damage its done to the watch and either doesn't notice or doesn't care]

I've got more important things to worry about right now.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

You jerk!

[Aoko is hurriedly trying to get it out of the pool so it doesn't drown and sets it back on the pools edge before petting it gently and speaking softly to it.] There, there. Are you okay?

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

[Mello's been called far worse. He rolls his eyes]

It can't understand you, Nakamori.