Sensory Regain: Aqua

[keystaff]

WHO: Sakura Kinomoto, OPEN
WHERE: Aquarium
WHEN: Early Feb
WHAT: Sakura gets a sensory component with her remembering capturing the Aqua Clear Card. This results in her suddenly being teleported to the aquarium with the turtles and (temporarily) be able to control the water until she leaves.
WARNINGS: None so far beyond water?



[Sakura is just going about her errands, school and work as per usual so far. Now things were mostly back to normal after last month and all. It's only when she thinks back to the fire, to encountering Derek there and how he had asked her if she had any cards that might help against it. She does wish she had her cards, her staff to be able to help more. She hates feeling so helpless and unable to support everyone during everything with the app since she got it back.

Then she remembers, with a different staff, capturing a card relating to water. Aqua. But before she has a chance to really register it, to potentially message Derek to confirm with him, she is suddenly in the aquarium. In the water with the turtles, who seem probably just as startled about her sudden appearance there as Sakura herself is. Sakura blinks, glancing around and giving her trademark:]

H-hoeeeeeeeee? How did I get here?!

[Which is of course her initial surprise, Sakura not yet realizing she herself can control the water while she is in the enclosure with the turtles. But hi to anyone visiting or working at the aquarium near the turtle enclosure?

She might also send messages to people asking for help because of how sudden this is, if people want to respond, in her letting them know she is in the enclosure with the turtles.]

Comments

[cardcaptured]

[Well, he doesn't go all the way into the bathroom-- as much as he was fretting over her and concerned over what just happened, the ladies entering and exiting this particular restroom wouldn't take too kindly to him being in there. Even if he had a very good reason for being there at this very moment!! Still, they could use this lie to their benefit, with Sakura getting whatever she might need before they made their escape.

His hands are busy lingering near the fluffy hood of his jacket, wondering if it was better to get it over her head for extra warmth (but maybe she should dry her hair, before that??), when her words take him off-guard. He blinks back for a moment, his heartbeat fluttering in his chest, the familiar burn taking over his cheeks and ears as her thanks fully settles it.]

I-- a-ah...

[His mouth works wordlessly for a moment, before he averts his eyes, shyly.]

I didn't really do all that much. I'm sure one of the staff members would have noticed you in the tank with or without me there.

[XIAOLANG......... ARE YOU REALLY DOING THIS RIGHT NOW, YOU STUPID MODEST NUGGET]

[keystaff]

Probably. It might not have been so quick though. And -- I always feel better, with you around.

[Which is true. She does. And she doesn't mind if they just stick near the entrance of the bathrooms, just glad for a little more privacy and understanding that might get awkward if he came into the girls toilets or she went with him to the boys.

She shifts, ignoring how her hair is still damp and probably messy from the rough attempts to dry if off and not having a comb or something.]

A-anyway, the sooner we go, the better, right?

[cardcaptured]

['I always feel better, with you around'.

His eyes-- which have been intent on memorizing every weird detailing of the carpet near their feet-- stop their search, instead looking up and over towards her, wide and bewildered. It feels like time had slowed down to a stop between them, the rest of the aquarium moving about a normal pace as he stares, dumbfounded and at a loss for words. His heart skips a few beats, before it expands within his chest, bringing about a wonderful warmth throughout his limbs and body.

... but then she reminds him of their priorities, and he jolts out of his fuzzy feelings, shaking his head slightly to get his focus back.]

Ah-- y-yeah, we probably should, before they get too suspicious.

[His gaze darts back at her damp, unruly hair, worrying yet again about her comfort, and his hands go back to the jacket hood. At the very least, it could probably shield her from the cold, and it would throw the aquarium staff off their tracks. Gently, he pulls the hood over her head, covering her wet hair the best he can, keeping a careful eye on Sakura lest he jostle her by accident.

He's quiet for a moment, his hands still lingering on the hood near her face, feeling those warm, fluffy feelings come back in full force. Even soggy and bedraggled, she was still the loveliest girl he's ever seen... and somehow, he made this wonderful, precious person feel safe and happy. He wasn't entirely sure how, but he did... and it felt like the whole world was lighter because of it.

His eyes softening, he leans in, closing the space between them, to press the most delicate of kisses upon her forehead. It's a brief press of the lips, all tenderness and love, and it's thankfully hidden from prying visitor's sights by the large hood of his jacket. He pulls back, almost too shy to meet her gaze, cheeks flushing just a bit more as he says, quietly:]

... I do too, though.

[A small smile blooms across his face, sweet as sunshine, as his eyes finally catch hers.]

I always feel happier with you around.

[keystaff]

We should.

[She blinks, closing one eye initially when he covers her with the hood. At least at first, not having expected that, or the kiss that comes for that matter. It has her a little taken aback, in not expecting or considering her current appearance making her seem that much more vulnerable, making him feel that much more protective of her.]

Both of us then.

[Which is probably, you know, why and how they ended up confessing and thus dating in the end. Her own cheeks and nose are a little tinged pink as she then glances, trying to figure a sign for the exit.]

Um, this way?