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Who: Liam & Ariel
What: Liam tries to fix things
When: September 1st, Evening
Where: Ariel's condo

[After the latest exchange on the network, Liam hurries over to the condo. Granted, usually he was getting a ride from Ariel so it took a lot more time than usual.

He wasn't sure what he could do to make him okay with him again, but from what he understood, it involved apologizing, giving her a phone, and not disappearing again. Despite promising all those things, Ariel still seemed pissed... as did everyone else.

He makes a few stops on the way, so by the time he gets there, it's dark. He's sweaty from cycling, so the his backpack sticks to his back uncomfortably as he finally rings the buzzer.]

Ariel? It's me. Can I come in?... Ariel?

[Impatient knocking.]

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[Of course she was home, being a Monday, and Killian was also there since he had more or less moved in by this point. It took her a minute to open the door, thanks to having to make sure no felines were currently present by it (even if they only escaped into the foyer, it was annoying to catch them.]

What do you want?

[No dude, no bro.]

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[Liam steps in and puts down his backpack, then takes off his shirt... by now it's clear he's wearing swim shorts. And though it's dark now, he still intends to follow through with his plan. He hangs his head a little, submissively.]

I came to say I'm sorry and I'm ready for my environmentally unfriendly ice bucket.

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[Okay she was okay with the backpack coming off. But WHOAH now, what was with the shirt? And then he said that and she relaxed a whole hell of a lot more.]

How is water environmentally unfriendly?

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It's wasting water for something you don't need... oh yeah um...

[Liam squats down to fish through his backpack and pulls out two very poorly wrapped boxes. They each say "I'm Sorry" in magic marker on the Christmas wrapping paper. He hands them to her.]

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[She takes both boxes just a little hesitantly, looking them over. A part of her sincerely hoped there wasn't some horribly done salad in one of them or something.]

Considering you can't really waste water, as it gets recycled into the atmosphere eventually unless it remains bottled. If you're so upset about it, you can water the patch of lawn while you're at it. Help the turf grass grow.

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There are ways you can totally waste water.

[He stops himself though, since he wasn't here to talk about the environment.]

Anyway, um... so you still have a bucket and all that?

[He gestures to the wrapped boxes.]

You can open those, you know. They're for you.

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[She decides to open one of the presents then, picking one at random.]

Yeah I have the bucket, it's probably outside where it was drying. You're seriously going to go douse yourself in ice cold water to apologize to me? It's not gonna make me feel any less angry you know.

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[Sheepish look]

It might help, though, right?

[Hopefully? Liam waits though, until she opens one of the gifts. Inside is this phone case.]

What about a punch? I'd let you punch me?

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[The phone case earns her a small smile. She knew the other box had to have the phone in it then, but she had not honestly expected to get one off him. She probably shouldn't be this surprised.]

No punching you would not help. It might make me feel better, but it certainly wouldn't help!

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[He looks a little disappointed at that.]

Well, what can I do instead to make this okay?

[The other box does indeed have a phone in it. Liam waits for her to open it before saying more.]

...It's waterproof. Like, if you go to the beach. Or dump a bucket of ice water on your head, it should live, you know?

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[She does open the other present next and is indeed awestruck by the shiny phone that he gave her.] Holy shit LIm, this must have cost you.

[She knew he was rich, but really.]

Dude, I'm not saying this makes things okay... but thanks for replacing the phone even though you didn't have to. I shouldn't have tossed it.

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[Shockingly, Liam knows better than to point out that Ariel had asked for a phone, and that everybody else had insisted that he get her one.]

Nah, it wasn't too bad. It was on sale for like four hundred or something. It's okay, I mean... it was like, collateral damage. From whatever I did. It was the not-telling thing, right?

[He was pretty sure that was it, but he just wanted to make sure.]

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The not telling and the dropping off the face of the earth...

[She set the phone and case down. There was a soft smile because the case was cute and totally Liam in design-- not that that bothered her, but it was a nice touch.

Moving towards the door to the garden, she gestured for Liam to follow.]

C'mon I'll get the bucket. Since it's evening out, you can forgo the ice. It'll be cold enough,

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Yeah sure.

[Liam follows her with a touch of trepidation. It's not like he was exactly looking forward to it whent the sun wasn't out. Though he supposed it was good that he could skip the ice.]

So how do you want me to do this?

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Easy you take a bucket of water and dump it on your head. I feel less angry at you. And I might even get you a towel so you don't end up dripping everywhere. And like I said, you can water the lawn while you're at it.

[Outside there was the bucket she had used earlier and the towel as well that was almost completely dry. Grabbing the bucket, she took it to a tap and filled it up almost to the brim.]

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Less angry is good.

[His mouth twitches into a smile briefly, but then the dreaded task was at hand. He takes off his shoes and stands in the garden. It's already a little cool, since it was dark and fall was approaching, so he was glad that it was just water and not ice.]

Okay I'm ready let's do this.

[He gestures for her to give over the bucket when it was full.]

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[She hands him the bucket with a small grin and then rests her hands on her hip, ready to watch him get soaking wet.]

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[Liam at first places the bucket on the ground. He prepares himself by shaking out his limbs and taking a deep breath. After another moment of hesitation, he decides just to go for it, and quickly lifts the bucket and dumps it, effectively soaking him. He gasps as the cold water hits him, and does an amusing little dance in the grass as he drops the bucket and makes indistinct high pitched noises.]

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[It's really hard not to laugh. But she tries her best not to do so, so a few chuckled snorts come out and maybe even a snicker. Then she is handing him a towel.]

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[Liam takes the towel but doesn't use it immediately. He outstretches his arms to either side instead.]

This is the part where we hug and make up, right?

[He smirks. So joking.]

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[Deja vu from chasing Killian around earlier.] Uhm, no thanks. I can kind of forgive you from over here if that's alright.

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[He settles for flicking some water on her with his dripping fingers before using the towel. His words are muffled as he wipes his face.]

Fair enough, if you're forgiving me.

[When he removes the towel from his face he gives her a look that asks "you are forgiving me, now, right?"]

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[She scowls at him brushing off the water. She wants to make him squirm longer so as to drive home the point of just how important it is to communicate... only she cannot bring herself to do that.]

Look, fine. You're forgiven. For the most part. Now come inside before you freeze to death.

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Sweet.

[Liam quickly does his best to dry off so that he wouldn't be dripping water all over the condo, then wraps the towel around his shoulders before going inside. He's glad to get warm, and he hops a little on his toes standing in place, trying to warm up.]

So, how are you doing?

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[She had a blanket ready for him to wrap himself up in. Sorry her t-shirts probably wouldn't fit and she is pretty sure he wouldn't touch anything of Killian's with a 10 foot pole.]

Better than I have been. What about you?