1,2,3 and strut

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 Who: SEMI-OPEN : Photoshoot People! Models, photographers, assistants, drivers,costumers, hangers on,etc.  
What: Photoshoot, man, I'm telling you, a pho-to-shoot.  A.K.A. This Thing Right Here (OOC Signups; info updated)
When: August 3-4 weekend  
Where: Multiple, Meet-Up point at a cafe on the beach, beach photoshoot, church + forest

[OOC: Okay people, feel free to post around, mingle, start your own threads if dissatisfied with current ones.

Do your job! Get Echoes! MINGLE. DERP. BE CRACKY. AND OH GOD WHAT ABOUT THAT GIGGLEWATER.

Also for models, etc. If wanted, just comment directly on the main shoot threads with whatever you want to do with your character. Shou is officially our director but Riku and Maya will probably also be able to tell you what to do---IF you need someone to tell you ;).] 

Comments

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[Riku gets hit in the middle of dodging, but he rolls up to his knees and stands, sand sticking to his skin and dripping seawater but looking like he's having fun.]

Sudden death? You count. [He stands back, holstering the gun on his shoulder.]

[ursoreckless]

Fine, fine.

[he stands upright, letting his gun fall at his side with his fingers curled around the handle.]

One.

fail html orz

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[Riku stands loose and easy. After Shou's pause, he shrugs and calls out the next, grip tightening a smidge on his own water gun.] Two.

/patpat

[ursoreckless]

[oh he's grinning now - a wild, unhindered grin that seems to say 'I'm crazy' without needing the extra cheesy laughter.]

THREE!

[and he draws.]

[depolarized]

[Riku snaps his arm forward, barely aiming before he's already pressing the trigger, shooting saltwater straight at Shou's chest.]

[ursoreckless]

[he could have shot Riku, he could have done something but instead he felt the world shift with the beat of his heart. it felt for a moment like something hit him hard right where that odd scar was and then he was hitting the water without a sound. reflectively he thought that it was a graceful collapse, the way his knees gave out and he just went backwards but then there was water and not much more but the pulse and memories of gunsmoke.]

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[For a moment, Riku wasn't sure what had happened. Shou was just... standing there. Not shooting. Not anything. Then he sank to his knees, keeling over into the water.] What--Hey! Shou!

[No response, he wasn't even surfacing. Without another thought, Riku surged forward, kicking off the damp sand and wading into the cold seawater.]

[Then, taking a breath, he threw himself down into the water, looking for Shou's flash of color.]

[ursoreckless]

[no breath. fluid instead, sloshing around, pushing against his ribs. a heavy weight, a tearing point and a voice. familiar. warm. and in so much pain.

his eyes closed and he felt something under his hand, the sensation barely there against something else. his ears hurt but all he could hear was a voice.

you must be tired of this pointless slaughter, Sho. Let's end this.]

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[Underwater it was deeper than he'd thought-- what he'd thought was shallow water sloped down suddenly into a trench. But with the noonday sun strong on the surface, he could just make out Shou through the stinging seawater.

Riku swam towards where he'd drifted with the waves, wrapping an arm around Shou's chest. His lungs were starting to burn. He hadn't gone underwater like this since school. But there was a shelf here, solid rock. Riku got a foot on it, kicking off. Just like before, that took over, light washing over him as they both shot up towards the surface the water resistance nearly nothing against the force of it.]

Hah! [Riku gasped for air as the water broke over their heads, pulling Shou up so he had an arm over his shoulders and his face was above the water.] Shou! [What had just happened? He... was he unconscious?] This isn't-- come on, wake up!

[Riku tried to shake him a bit. This couldn't be happening. He'd been just fine. They were using water guns. He couldn't... not another one. He couldn't let someone else die right in front of him. And Shou had swallowed water.

Thankfully they weren't too far away from shore. Riku started for it, hauling Shou awkwardly along until they got to the shallows again, sand underneath them.]

[ursoreckless]

[Sho! Don't leave me! Sho! a soft voice, sometimes teasing, sometimes serious, always sad and now in pain, his skin growing cold and the sharp smell of gunsmoke and blood. sunlight on the skin, ears popping as the water rushed out, sea salt and a gentle breeze and bright light. Sho! what was happening, what happened, he can't breath. cantbreathecantseecoldwarmwhatsunlightnumbnessandsalt.

he coughed, the water coming out and his eyes slitted against the sun, the ruins in his mind gone as was the voice. he clung to Riku, coughing hard enough that his lungs hurt, the taste of salt water making him sick despite the other taste his memory was trying to supply him.]

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[Riku nearly sagged with relief when Shou came to, coughing up water.] Fucking scared me.

[He waded the last few meters to the edge of the beach, struggling not to topple back in the water and keeping an arm around Shou's waist. Adrenaline kept him going once they were on damp sand and Riku sat Shou down upright, slapping his back a little to hopefully help get the water out.]

[ursoreckless]

...go..men...

[his throat hurt and his stomach hurt and there was a weird hollow feeling on the right side of his chest, like the echo of a pain he couldn't remember. Shou hacked up some more water, a little glad that he didn't really eat in the mornings, usually waiting until night for his real meal of the day, and instead survived on liquids, otherwise he would probably be throwing up worse things.

finally, it seems the spasms were done and all he could do was breathe, head down and eyes closed.]

...shit.

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[There was that weird accent again...Riku shook his head. That wasn't the important thing. Still, he switches to japanese.] Nanimonai.

You okay? Come on, let's get you back to the cafe. [He gripped Shou carefully by the waist, encouraging him to stand, if he could.]

[ursoreckless]

...feels like I swallowed the ocean.

[he didn't feel like moving but he knew that sitting there in the shallows wouldn't be a good thing. it just took him a few to manage to stand a little even though he needed to lean against Riku far more than he liked to.]

I flipped a coin and it said heads

[depolarized]

Maybe you'll cough up a starfish.

[He frowns a bit at Shou's unsteadiness. Normally he'd let the guy have a bit of dignity, but he'd just nearly drowned and needed to get out of the sun and real water.] You can hate me later.

[Carefully, he hooks an arm under Shou's knees, not really wanting to press against his stomach right now, and with Shou's arm still around his shoulders, lifts him up.] Damn, you're a lot heavier than you look.

erk..!

[ursoreckless]

[he made a face] Not funny.

[and his eyes widen almost comically as he is suddenly being carried. he flailed slightly at the imbalance, then sucked in some air, grabbing on to Riku for even more support.]

Muscle weighs more than fat!

just hold tight and think of japan

[depolarized]

Neither was falling into the water. What happened?

[He just snerked a bit, no lie, but he'll try to keep it to a minimum as they both drip seawater into the sand.]

Doesn't matter if you have enough fat.

how cruel ;;;

[ursoreckless]

I think... I had a pulse.

[he makes a face, though he decides not to fight it. he wasn't sure if his legs could carry him while he was still being shocky from going into the water and then coughing up everything he had in the past few hours. at least he didn't drown, which would probably put a damper on this whole shoot.]

You make it sound like you thought I was light.

that's life

[depolarized]

...What did you get?

You're right. What was I thinking? All those parties went to your gut.

sob so mean!

[ursoreckless]

I'm... not sure.

[blood and pain and guns and a voice he should know crying... Shou shook his head. He'll need to think on what happened later.]

I do not have a gut!

It builds character. *pulls pigtails*

[depolarized]

Alright. Just take it slow.

[They finally reach the steps to the boardwalk and Riku rests a bit against the railing before pushing on the last few steps to the beach cafe.]

You have a desk job and take a car everywhere.

*pooooouts*

[ursoreckless]

Maybe a memory..?

[his trembling stopped and he flexed his fingers, feeling a little strength coming back to him. he wiggled a little to show he was going to try walking on his own again.]

I barely weigh over a hundred forty.

*pinches cheeks and puuuulls*

[depolarized]

Anything interesting?

[Too late, as Riku just puts him down on one of the beach chairs under some shade, looking relieved.]

Say that to my arms.

ahh stop it *^.^*

[ursoreckless]

Blood. Gunsmoke. Sadness.

[he just sort of makes a face at the table and pulls himself into the chair better. rubbing the back of his neck while he tried to remember.]

...Sorry.

Ψ(｀▽´)Ψ -(MWAHAHAHAHA)

[depolarized]

Don't worry about it. [He drags a chair over next to Shou and seats himself backwards, leaning on the back.]

How're you feeling?