asgardmeridiem | Equius, would you please just shut up for a minute? (Closed)

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Equius, would you please just shut up for a minute? (Closed)

Who: Equius and Nepeta
What: A Moirail Playdate... with the sound turned off (Gentlemen event)
When: 344
Where: The Carnival in Hel
Rating: PG at most

Equius was not one to give up lightly. He'd agreed to a playdate with his moirail after that entire fiasco with the croakbeasts and their mother glubbing blather, and by glob he was going on a playdate. He stood impatiently in the front hall of their shared house and proceeded to holler. Then he remembered. That's right. He couldn't speak.

This solicited a growl and rumble in his throat that produced no sound. That, in turn produced another soundless snarl, which led to a wordless roar, which led to a lamp being shattered and him having to draw a new one on a napkin before Nepeta came down.

Breathe...

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It's a lot of give and take between them, as always. Equius lets himself be dragged around, but that also meant that Nepeta was willing to stick by his side and never run off ahead, no matter how excited she may be. She likes the familiar feel of his strong, cool hand in hers, and the effort that he makes to smile.

She stops and looks around them, then looks up at her moirail. It seems rather obvious that she's allowing him first choice of activities.

It was also a very good way to keep an eye on her. Getting dragged around meant he was with her to keep her from the worst ideas she had, since most of her ideas were harmless but a few definitely weren't. When they finally came to a stop though, he glanced back and nodded, scratching his chin.

The thought of the tests of skill came to mind, but instead he opted for something a bit more her style. A finger pointed towards the mirror maze with a small look of 'I promise not to smash them.' He'd heard they had mirrors that made people look strange in there. It would be... infuriating, but amusing.

She lit up with excitement at his suggestion, nodding her head vigorously in agreement and squishing herself against his side. Very politely she gestured in front of her as thought to tell him to lead the way. It probably won't last long, but as this was his choice it only seemed fair that he be the first one in.

And he was more than happy to lead the way. He had half expected that this one would please her, considering that she tended to like goofy things, such as causing their faces to be distorted in the mirror. It was something he could tolerate, since it was supposed to be in jest.

...he might have destroyed a fake mirror like this at some point before she came to Asgard to know what it actually is. Might.

In the doors, there were mirrors everywhere, as far as they eye could see, and a whole lot of Equius and Nepeta.

If Nepeta had thought about it she might have guessed, but really right now she's completely taken up with the treat in store for them. She's already giggling silently by the time they step inside, pointing in delight at the first mirror that made Equius look short and squat and her tall and thin, towering over him.

He looked at the mirror, and yep. He wanted to break that one very badly. It made him look like a dwarf of a troll for pity's sake, but he can tell she's enjoying it, and with all of the thousands of 'thems' everywhere, it quickly would get them effectively lost in the whole mess.

Sort of the point, though.

She can see him starting to get agitated and quickly pulls him along to the next one. This is better, making him look even more of a giant than usual, with Nepeta just a tiny mouse by his side.

His agitation sticks around, but at the same time he recognizes that its more of a game. The only thing he needs to remember as he watches his reflections shift and morph is that the goal of the game is not to break the mirrors.

Nepeta is a bit too worried about Equius to really be enjoying herself, and it's obvious that he's mostly going along with this for her sake. She tugs at his hand, shaking her head once he looks at her, and points at the exit. They can surely find something else to do that they'll have more fun with, right?

He sighed and petted her, but acknowledged that maybe it wasn't his most brilliant idea. As they started to slip out of the mirror maze, he made hand motion that she could pick next. She always did have better odds at these things.

Nepeta nods at that, tugging him back outside behind her, her head already turning this way and that as she contemplates the choices before them. Then it seems that something catches her attention as she stands stock still and abruptly starts dragging Equius off towards one of the game booths.

Oh, he wasn't surprised at that choice. Had she seen that kitty doll amongst the prizes? He hadn't exactly been hiding it from her, but he didn't want her to try and claim it to early. She'd have to lug it arou... oh who was he kidding? She wanted to lug it around. He dug some coins out of his pocket to get the tokens needed already.

Nepeta claps her hands in delight, taking her stance in front of the booth as he gets her some tokens to start playing. This is where her excellent aim comes in handy, and soon she's racking up points. By the time the game is over the person running the booth is staring, but he still gestures at the prizes she can choose from.

And she gets...not the kitty doll, which she had seen, but instead the hoofbeast plushie half-hidden behind it. Once it's in her arms she holds it out to Equius, the widest smile on her face.

Equius blinked, and she got the bit of joy from a blue color in his cheeks as he took the doll. He had a goofy grin on his face right now that said all it needed to, though he set it to the side and set down a few tokens himself. He wasn't just going to pay her to get the kitty, for which the barker looked pleased.

He hefted a ball and stared at the bottles with an alarmingly focused look, grinning brokenly. He was going to destroy those bottles. Good thing his aim wasn't terrible either.

That goofy grin on his face is the biggest reward he could have given her, and she attaches herself to his side with the widest of smiles, glad to have made him happy. She squirms around in excitement as he takes aim - and wonders vaguely if the balls would explode in mid-air or if the barker was going to need an entirely new booth once her moirail was done.

Were they home? The booth would be punctured and shattered into a thousand pieces. As it was, though, there were a couple dents int he back wall before he was done. However, he eventually beamed with pride, offering her a kitty plushy in front of a disconsolate barker.

Well, at least most of them missed.

She squeals, or would have if she still had her voice, and pounces on the kitty toy to squeeze it in her arms. She pets it and cuddles it and kisses its fluffy head, and then holds her out to him for him to admire and pet as well. She's already decided that the kitty and the hoofbeast plushies are going to be the very best of friends.

Of course they are, and she's going to have them together for tea all the time or something similar. He knew this would happen as soon as they picked them up. Looking around, he made a motion towards the haunted house. It wouldn't be that scary for them, even with the more disturbed spirits lately, but it was sitll something they should do while they were there.

Yes, precisely, Equius knows her so well! ...he's getting dragged into those tea parties too, he should know.

And his suggestion of their next destination is greeted with excited delight before Nepeta suddenly sobers up and holds up her new kitty doll in front of her, looking concerned. What if the haunted house scared the poor thing?

He's expecting that, yes. He's not even dreading it... too much. When she looks protectively at the kitty, he grinned at it and patted the plushy on the head and motioned towards his own. THey weren't alone after all.

Nepeta makes kitty plush lick at Equius' hand in thanks for petting her, and then mimes her riding on the hoofbeast plushie's back. Will the strong and noble hoofbeast look after the cute fluffy purrbeast?

He snorted a bit like a horse and nodded, getting down on a knee with that same bemused growl on his face. Someone wanted a horsey ride, and he thought the ceilings of the place would be tall enough to accomodate them Why not?

Nepeta blinks as he gets down to one knee in front of her, unsure of his intentions. She'd only meant for the horse plushie to give the kitty plushie a ride! But as soon as she realizes that Equius thinks she wants a ride too a smile lights up her face and she flings her arms around his neck in thanks. Then she climbs up onto him, a plushie resting on each of his shoulders.

Hey, kitty-troll horsey rides are even better than plushie rides. Let's be honest here. As soon as she caught on, she'd find herself gallavanting towards the haunted house, the only real pause being that he had to duck to get her inside without problems.

This much is true, she has to agree! Kitty-troll horsey rides are amongst the best things ever, right up there with kittens and yarn and sweet tea. Perhaps even better. She goes wheeee as he trots off with her, though of course not a sound can be heard, but he'll definitely be able to feel her wriggling about with excitement as they enter the haunted house.

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