[008 ☿] Cliff-Diving

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[There's a gorgeous view from up here: a rocky cliff face overlooking the sea. The breeze plays with her hair as Ami waits at the very highest point, right on the edge. She looks down, an angle likely to give vertigo but she only grins broader.

She's going to jump.

She lets go, and her body suddenly looks so small against the backdrop of open sky as she plummets towards the water and sinks beneath the waves. The movement is a thrilling rush and the moment she's immersed, she smiles. She lets herself stay there, savoring the feeling, and she rises to the surface only reluctantly and belatedly.]

(ooc: not necessarily theme, but I'm open to theme antics as well if anyone wanted to catch her here for them; let me know)

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[Cloud's great at that... unless you expect him to apply it to himself. That's a different story entirely. But at the moment, he's letting his duster drop next to the boots and pulling his shirt over his head. Despite the obvious scar at almost the center of his chest, wallowing in his own past isn't foremost in his mind. Instead, he's chasing after Ami, headed for the edge of the cliff without hesitation and there's a slightly cocky set to his lips.]

Try me.

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[She reaches the edge and, as if she's lost all sense of caution, she simply jumps.

She has no fear, when the water will receive her anyway. But as she falls, she turns the move into a dive.],/i>

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[he's not far behind and the muscles on his legs launch him clear of her fall. His body isn't entirely natural anymore and the fall doesn't bother him even from this height. He can clear close to that distance in a jump. There's the thrill of the fall all the same though and the pleasure of knowing he's in full control of himself as he arches down. The dive when he hits the water is smooth and surprisingly graceful and he lets it take him all the way down to the bottom of the lake. It's a moment of rush and a moment of freedom. His fingers brush the rock and weed of the bottom and he pushes back to the surface.]

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[When Cloud surfaces, Ami is shaking the water from her hair, cutting out the annoyance of letting it drip down her face and neck.]

You're pretty good after all. Congratulations on being able to stay with me.

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[his arms shift through the water slow, keeping him up and he shakes his head, sending water scattering from his spikes. His eyes are smiling though and even floating, he manages to shrug.]

I said I would.

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[She doesn't believe much in what people say.

But with Cloud, she's starting to a little. Leisurely strokes keep them close to each other.]

Was it fun? [She wants to hear yes.]

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[he knows what she wants to hear. He's not an Ami expert by any means but he's starting to recognize certain things. He means it though when he smirks and shoots her a look from his blue eyes.]

I guess I know the answer to 'if everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?' now. The answer is 'yeah, 'cause it's fun'.

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The question has no meaning anyway. [This, from the girl who a few years ago probably would have dressed up in a lemming costume to boot. She'd done anything to finally try to fit in.]

Each situation is different.

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Hm.

[he agrees but he seems to remember already having this conversation and he's never been very good at arguing theories or morality or philosophy. Not even for fun or to pass the time. Words have never been his strong suit and he can guess that Ami could debate him around in a circle if she wanted to. And he doesn't doubt she would too, just for fun, if the opportunity presented itself. She'd clever enough.

Today though he's content with the water and the company and that's enough.]

I'll make sure I never use that question on the kids then.

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[No, the question is useless; there are other ways to make the people around her accept her. She'd enjoyed being the queen of the class and the school, and watching Tsukino Usagi taste loneliness for once, the girl who always made it so clear how far Ami was from having friends before then.

Justice. Revenge.]

Just tell them not to jump off a cliff. [She grins.] Until they're ready.

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[it brings a snorted sound from him that just might be laughter. Solemnly, he nods.]

Not until they're ready.

(ooc. good place to end?)

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(ooc: Sure! Was fun as always!)