[003 ☿] Amusement Park Outing!

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Tinny carnival music and excited chatter fill the air along with the mechanical creaking of the typical assortment of rides.

The Juuban amusement park. How many times has she been here? Familiarity doesn't seem to dampen Ami's enthusiasm, even now that she's older. It's a place tied to her subconscious - clearly, as here it is in her dream, and she'd even tried building it with Ariadne once. She smiles brightly, and goes from one entertainment to the next like a child again.

An older couple, their hands joined and both of them clearly very much in love, are never far from sight. They bear a familial resemblance to the young doctor: her parents, never divorced. A whole and loving family, forever. A young girl, almost the very picture of Ami herself, walks with them and calls them Grandma and Grandpa.

"Father has many things to attend to today, but he'll meet us here in an hour," Ami assures her daughter when she has a moment between rides and game booths. A family tradition, she could call it now. She likes that thought. "He always keeps his promises, doesn't he?" Her reward is a broad smile and a nod before the little girl runs off again. Ami, too, seems to trust this promise from her husband as she straightens to her full height and smiles quietly to herself.

(ooc: Anyone who comes is begged welcome to be her dear friend, as her ~perfect dream~ would definitely involve having a lot of friendships. Short version of dream changes: her parents never divorced, she is now married with children and a happy family life herself. She still has success in a rewarding medical career.)

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[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

[ Aerith catches onto that, though; they are good friends after all. ... And she may be subconsciously remembering other times Ami has smiled, in other dreams. Her own smile turns milder as she reflects on that distant thought, though she's still happy to see Ami. ]

It was a surprise for me too. I got asked out all of a sudden ... [ She half-turns back to her date, sneaking a glance. ]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

It sounds romantic. [Whether this is the closet romantic let out to play herself, or teasing, remains unclear.] And you decided to date him just as quickly?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

That was decided before he asked. [ Perhaps not "quickly", though. ]

How are you doing? I see everyone's here!

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

That's the best way anyway. [Well thought-out, planned. Reasonable.]

For us, it's a family outing. [And somehow a lot of her friends are here today, too. This just makes it even better, of course.] We had some rare time off.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

"Rare time" is right ... you work so hard! Too hard.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

But I feel best that way. I want to accomplish many things.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Well, at least you're taking some time to have fun too. What have you done so far?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. [She makes a slight show of thinking about it.] Some of the rides. But I haven't gone on the water rides yet. Want to try some?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Hee hee, why not? The weather's nice enough to get a little wet.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

A log flume! [She definitely has too much energy today, but at least it's being channeled in harmless fun.]

They're a little like roller coasters, until it falls into the waterfall. [She likes all of it, the running, the speed, the motion.]

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've been on one before ... [ Kind of funny, since she lives so close to an amusement park, but her mind glosses over it. ] Time to change that! [ She turns and looks for the log flume, which is easy to spot; pointing it out to Ami, she takes off without thinking of her date. Poor dream guy. ]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[Everyone has those things they live nearby but never get around to checking out; there's no need to worry about it... right?]

I like that attitude! [Ami grins and heads that direction without further discussion. No giving Aerith a chance to back out. Odds are there won't even be a wait.

Ami seems as little concerned with the dream boy as Aerith. Guys are great! Doesn't mean a girl has to have one.]

Afterward, you can choose next.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

I already know what's next!

[ As if she'd back out; even with no wait, her reaction to seeing the sheer drop at the end is to cover her mouth -- gasping in amazement. ]

We're going to get soaked, aren't we?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[Ami answers that quite cheerfully.] Completely soaked!

[This would be exactly why she didn't wear anything that couldn't get wet. Or messy; amusement parks aren't always completely tidy with so many people running around.]

We go right through the water, and the car will dip into the water a little bit, too.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

[ She dips a finger into the flowing water around the log. ] It doesn't feel too cold here, so ... this should be fun! [ As for Aerith's clothing, she checks her ribbon very quickly -- making sure both ribbon itself and the materia inside are secured -- before stepping into the log ride and making room for Ami to join. ]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[Wait. Why was she explaining the rides? Hadn't they been here together before? Ami brushes the nagging doubt off; she's over-thinking, surely.

Instead of worrying about it, she nudges against Aerith as she slips into the car.]

Hold on tightly!

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Oh, should I? [ After all, Aerith really has never ridden one before, and it does make sense that it might be a little dangerous ... so she misses any teasing and simply grasps the bar in front tightly as a precaution. ]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[Oh, it's dangerous. But it's safe enough, usually, as long as the riders are careful.]

The car will move fast and many different ways. You don't want to fall out.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

[ fffff ]

I won't, I won't!

[ but it doesn't look like she'll let go of the bar soon ]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[The bar is locked in place, Ami holds on properly, and the ride begins to move slowly, slowly up the first, enormous rise.

Very slowly. All that hype turns out to be for a ride you could walk faster than.

Then the hill is crested and the ride plummets down the other side before careening into the first set of turns.]

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

[ Very slowly. In fact, by the time they've gotten up, Aerith's gotten a bit bored and wondering when this thing will go fast and let go of the bar as she looks over at the side.

Yes, fixing that now. ]

Whoa--!

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Don't let go so easily. You don't know what's coming next.

[But the teasing warning comes without bite. Ami's attention is soon focused on joining the rest of the people on the ride in playful screaming as the coaster careens through sharp turns and loops.]

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

[And then the big drop --!]

I love this...!

[SPLAAAAAASH. They are so wet everywhere.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[The water soaks her clothes, her hair, everything. She brushes her bangs away from her eyes with a wet hand.]

Want to go again? Or shall we try something else?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

One more time, and then the ferris wheel. [ It had grabbed her eye right away in the amusement park. ]