LVII

[wilder]

[Backdated to earlier in the day]

[Outside on the grounds (fortunately, away from any trees), seems to be the usual peculiar duo of Arya and Zelos. Both of them seem to be wearing goggles, gloves and lab coats - and in addition Arya looks like she's dressed up more for christmas with a forest green hat and red boots on. And right now, they seem to be very invested in doing a very important task]

[Science and Fire. In fact you can tell it's science by the goggles. And the clipboard to write stuff down if they feel like bothering.]

[When you pass by, they have a little station set up to help burn different types of things, using Zelos's magic or matches to start it up. One particular instance a person may be walking by, and there is a sudden huge burst of green fire out of nowhere. It's one that seems was a lot bigger than planned considering how at least one is jumping back.]

Whoa- whoops! Too much gas on that one hahaha!

[...What. we all deal with stress differently okay]

[OOC: open post or over the journal! Responses will be replied to by Arya or Zelos or both :3 ]

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Dictated forever

[whichwayyoulean]

[Those sounds are worrying you guys. So so worrying]

Please, please please tell me that you're not playing with explosives.

dictated

[wilder]

What?

Of course not! Don't worry! It's just some fire and chemicals!

[wolfchild]

[ And this would be another whoosh of fire along with little girl whoops of delight. ]

[whichwayyoulean]

...Zelos, fire and chemicals are kind of a big component of explosives.

Do you at least know what you're doing?

[wilder]

Of course!

We're doing science.

[wolfchild]

We're doing science!

[ arya says it just as zelos does. she laughs. ]

We said it together!

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler can't help but raise an eyebrow at the journal for that. But it's nice to hear Arya laughing again, so he won't spoil it]

Science huh? So what are you doing with all these fire and chemicals? Other than possibly making craters in the castle grounds.

[wilder]

[he grins at Arya and has to resist the urge to hairruffle because yeah- let's not get chemicals on her hat]

We're trying to make fire different colors! We just managed green!

[wolfchild]

We're doing purple next! Come see!

[whichwayyoulean]

[Outside : < But he's only just started to settle into his hermit routine again]

It's okay, I wouldn't want to intrude on the mixing of possibly dangerous chemicals.

[wilder]

Oh c'mooon Once-ler! You like science!

[wolfchild]

We're only burning Zelos' eyebrows!

[ and skittering away. ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[A while back, he would have flat out refused. Made his excuses, closed the journal. But what happened on Event Horizon, what happened after...things aren't quite that they used to be. He makes a softly amused sound]

Well, I can't miss watching Zelos losing body parts. Where are you?

1/2

[wilder]

I am not burning my eyebrows! Why did I even tell you about that?!

[SO ANNOYIN-]

[wilder]

[-but oh! Onceler is actually coming! This is a happy surprise]

Oh! Right on the castle grounds! About...fifty yards west of the gardens?

[wolfchild]

[ she giggles. ]

Burned them aaaall off!

[ to the journal: ] You have to wear—! Go-google? Googles? Gog—ah! Don't tell me! Don't tell me! I know the word!

[whichwayyoulean]

Goggles. Probably a good idea, given what's going on. I'll be there soon.

[And sure enough, he soon appears, he's even got a pair of goggles in his pocket]

[wilder]

Noooo thank you!

Seeya soon! [And when Onceler approaches, he'll give him a friendly wave to come closer. At least by now the green fire has died down to more reasonable levels]

[wolfchild]

[ engrossed in her task, arya crouches on the ground, pouring bright green antifreeze on the dark purple potassium permanganate crystals. with a stick, she mixes the two together. the thick liquid adopts the crystal's dark color. ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler wanders over, carefully putting the goggles on because that's Arya and she has chemicals]

So this is what you guys do to kill time.

[wilder]

Haha, yep! Well, not normally but it seemed like a good day to let off a little stress.

[wolfchild]

[ the mix starts smoking. arya pulls her stick back. ]

Uh...

[whichwayyoulean]

Sure, I guess. I mean, it's quiet for a change. [Doop doop not apying attention to Arya, he is the best parental figure ever]

[wilder]

Yeah...I guess it is. [He meant with Colette leaving but hey Onceler probably didn't know her so why bring it up?]

[wolfchild]

Um...

[ she glances at the two men, wide-eyed. since they're not paying attention, maybe she can hide this from them. she goes to shove dirt on it when a thick column of smoke rises straight up—and the fire bursts into life.

arya throws herself back with a cry, still clutching her stick. ]