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Who: Juvia Lockser (

competing), and Rin Okumura (

demonly)
What: Preparing gifts for Juvia's in-stasis friends, with food a la Rin.
When: Early September-ishh
Where: Rin and Juvia's home!
Warning(s): N/A.

[ After the successful retrieval of her hat, Juvia planned a special day with Lance (and by proxy, her roommate) to work on making gifts at her quaint little house in Olympia. Even though she's not all too open to houseguests, she still makes an effort when events like this crop up.

It's why she's meticulously cleaned an already clean house with Rin, set up everything she's done so far on their coffee table, and prepared a few pillows on their couch in case their guest gets uncomfortable.

Juvia rearranges the clothes on the table just one more time, staring a little too intensely at it. It's clear from body language alone that she's thinking a little too hard about how to answer the door. ]

Rin, Lance should be coming any minute now.

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[ omg lance isn't that rude? especially not to his friends, who so graciously invited him into their home! their — together home? he doesn't know. he wanted to ask, but got too distracted at the time (maybe) and now it'd just be awkward to do so right in front of them both, so.

anyway, when rin greets him at the door, lance grins around his hello, and lifts up a small basket full of knitting yarn and needles. a good number of the yarn happen to be various shades of blue... oh well. ]

Hey guys! Sorry I'm late, I had to chase some space mice away from the yarn basket...

[ because that's a totally normal thing to do. ]

[ Despite her earlier worries, Juvia finds herself both relieved and ecstatic to see Lance with that beautiful basket of yarn. She adores the colors-- in fact, it's clear to see through the gleam in her eyes how much she approves. She gives a look at Rin, as if to say look! look at it! before bringing her attention back to their guest. ]

Lance, thank you for coming. [ She says on near autopilot, moving a little closer to properly examine what he brought. Although, his remark about the space mice prompts her to stare at him in slight awe. And a little appreciation. ] You aren't late.

Here, let Juvia hold that for you.

[ Rin is definitely way more aloof in comparison to Juvia, but he still gives Lance a kind smile as he comes in. Also everyone in this log is blue themed? Fitting... ]

Yeah, I'm still getting things ready too! So it's fine. [ Rin goes to return to his place at the counter, talking over his shoulder. ] Peeling space fruit is harder than you think.

Or, maybe ya already know since you've been to space and all?

[ It's more of a 'thinking aloud' moment than any legitimate question, as he goes back to work slicing citruses in half. ]

[ omg tHEY'RE THE BLUE CREW... ]

Nah, not really... The kitchen work was kind of left to the actual chefs in our team. [ like hunk and (arguably) coran. anything lance could have done to help would have been more disastrous than the good intention would have been worth, so...

anyway he follows them in further into their abode, sparing a smile and a look around. ]

Nice place. Must be comfortable, just the two of you.

It's never too late to try and learn, Lance. [ blue crew B^) all they need is a mascot ] Rin can help.

It is very spacious. [ It certainly is, all considering they've moved to another place. More or less to fit Juvia's needs, and maybe for the chance to decorate. Juvia gestures to the couch, or the single recliner chair-- whichever one their guest would rather take. ] Rin and Juvia tried finding other roommates, but no one responded to our fliers.

[ Does she take personal offense to this? Possibly. It only shows through in the way she glares at the floor right after she says it. ]

Would you like anything to drink?

[ their mascot is clearly sonic the hedgehog cmon guys ]

It's fine with just the two of us anyway. [ With Rin's borderline illiteracy and Juvia's eccentricity, it is likely that their flier turned out pretty poorly, leading to their lack of roommates. ] I'm used to just living with my brother, so it'd be weird if we lived with a lot of people, I guess?

[ He doesn't know, nor does he have a strong opinion. He just focuses on his task of juicing the citruses over the pitcher he'd prepared beforehand. ]

You can have some of this drink I'm making! I got the recipe from some lady downtown, and even Juvia hasn't tried it yet.

Uh, yeah, sure, thanks man.

[ he follows along after rin, but he continues to look between the two, unsure what to make of both their reactions. ]

Wouldn't that be awkward for you, though...? [ he rubs a hand along the back of his neck, arching a brow. ] I mean — wouldn't you guys rather be alone?

Living alone would be an adjustment for Juvia. [ All considering she used to live with her Not boyfriend, she would be too haunted by his memories...... ] It's easier this way.

[ Juvia follows after Lance, who is following after Rin-- the party is in the kitchen, and she refuses to not take part in it. She's leaning against the counter, arms crossed, by the time she chimes in once more. ]

But, why would it be awkward?

[ That makes two of them that look confused, brows furrowed and head tilted as he adds sugar to the mixture and stirs it. ]

Why would I rather be alone with Juvia? [ Not exactly what he means, but foot in the mouth. ] It ain't awkward between us, but isn't being alone with someone what makes things awkward? The more the merrier 'n all that...

[ At least he thinks that's how that saying goes. ]

[ he lingers by the kitchen counter, glancing between the two in confusion for a moment before something seems to dawn on him.

"the more the merrier"...? ]

Oh, uh... Yeah, no that's — that's totally cool. Sorry, I didn't mean to assume. I mean — new worlds and all, right? Heh. It's probably super common for you guys.

Not that it wouldn't be okay if it wasn't! Because it is!

Whatever makes you happy, guys...

[ ............................ ]

[ That is, the exact opposite of what they both meant-- rent is hard to pay by yourself Lance OK!!!!! And as much as she just wants to leave this alone... there's something inside her, the crazy, delusional side of her, that's telling her to key in on everything she hears.

Even from the distance she is from Lance, the suspicion from her person is near tangible. ]

What is it that you think is common for Juvia and Rin?

[ Unluckily for Lance, both Juvia and Rin are pretty thick-skulled when it comes to reading the air. So his brow just furrows even more, slowly pouring the beverage into three glasses, becoming more and more confused with each passing second. ]

Super common? They not have roommates on Voltron or something? [ That's the planet Keith and Lance come from right??? His voice is blunt when he continues: ] Yer seriously making things weird.

[ Despite saying this, he still slides a ~*refreshing space lemonade*~ Lance's way, turning to hand one to Juvia as well. ]

Oh.

You know.

[ what was the word rose used... ]

Polyamory.

Polyamory!!

[ Juvia struggles to keep herself steady, a hand grasping at the counter to center herself and the other hesitantly grabbing the lemonade Rin made for them. The lemonade spills out of the cup with how she shakes. ]

Juvia would never risk endangering her relationship with her beloved Gray with a younger, almost similar lookalike!! We're just friends, living together, that's all!

P...Polyamor-ey?

[ Y'ALL THINK RIN KNOWS THIS BIG WORD??? He repeats back (incorrectly) in unison with Juvia, giving concerned, confused glances between the two of them - especially since Juvia's reaction is so bizarre. ]

Wait, did I miss something? What's that...

...wait.

So you mean you two aren't....?

[ oh.

cheez-its. ]

[ he yelps, jumping back nearly five whole feet away. ]

Oh man I'm sorry! I thought you were — I mean, I — I'm sorry!!

To, to think that you would assume such naughty things about Rin and Juvia....

[ IF IT WAS REALLY GRAY SHE WOULD BUT THATS DIFFERENT!!!!!!! ]

Ju...Juvia can't take it, this tension between all of us!!

N...N....Naughty? You thought me and Juvia...!?!?

[ DONT MIND HIM WHILE HE YELLS!!! AND HIS FACE TURNS BRIGHT, BRIGHT RED. ]

We're not dating - or anything else!! Juvia has Gray, and I already - [ FLUSTERED PAUSE. ] It doesn't matter!! Why would you even think that!?

[ there's that name again, gray, who the heck is gray—

wait what tension??? ]

Y-You said you were living together! Just the two of you! I dunno, it made sense at the time!

[ WHY IS EVERYONE YELLING ]

[ All the yelling and shrieking just gets Juvia more riled up, face turning into a nasty shade of red as she drapes herself over the counter. ]

M..made sense..... Does, does it really seem like that?! Have people been thinking that this WHOLE time?!!

[ She turns desperately to her roommate. ] Rin, how many people have you told?!

I didn't think it was weird, so I told everyone!!!

[ He'll just. Pull his hands down his burning face, staring (a bit sadly) at the amount of spilled lemonade on the floor. ]

Maybe Lance is the only one who thinks that...there's no way everyone thinks that!!

[ at this point, lance just wants this entire moment to End. ]

Y-Yeah! It's probably just me! I'm a total weirdo!

[ Juvia stares hard at the glass of lemonade somehow left untouched by the chaos of what just happened. Everyone will think she is a floozy, a no good homewrecker....

Lance and Rin trying to cheer her up does little to help her frozen state. ]

Yes... Everything is fine. No one else could possibly think that.

[ Rin's just gonna. Grab a towel hanging beside the cupboard so he can mop up what was spilled, wanting to give himself something to do in this awkward and heavy silence. ]

I knew ya were acting weird for some reason...

[ MAYBE IF HE JUST... CHANGES THE SUBJECT ]

Ya watch too many romance movies or something?!

First of all, you can never watch "too many" romance movies, [ lance says around a petulant huff, crossing his arms. what's wrong with loving love!

but alright, okay, they should focus on... other things now...

he'll tentatively shuffle closer, glancing to juvia again. ]

So, um. Wanna show me what you've got so far?

Edited 2017-10-26 13:46 (UTC)

[ The mention of romance hits her like a truck, it almost snaps her out of her stump, if not for the constant swirl of Regret that today happened the way it did. ]

Yes.. Juvia can show you what she has so far. [ She sluggishly turns to face Lance, drifting around Rin as he cleans and into the living room. ] They're over here.

[ Juvia gestures to the coffee table once they're free from the kitchen. Among the basket Lance brought in, there's various little articles of clothing, all intricately made with blue yarn, spread around on the remaining space of the table. ]

I tried doing more.. but we both got caught up in preparing for today.

[ Rin finishes cleaning the remaining mess, rolling his sleeves up so he can wring the towel out and hang it up over the sink. There's still cookies in the oven, which he checks on for a quick beat before finally joining the two of them in the living room. ] Yeah, Juvia seriously wouldn't stop trying to clean as much before ya got here.

[ He doesn't say it with the intent to embarrass her, just thinks its funny because...Lance doesn't seem like he would care. Don't mind him while he sits on the floor to look at the table more closely. ]

But this is frickin' cool... I wish I could do stuff like this.

[ But he can't even draw stars regularly so??? He doubts he can learn. ]

[ lance looks each piece over with a critical eye but an overall air of approval. ]

You wanna learn? It's not that hard. My grandma taught me when I was like, eight. And I could barely keep still then. But I picked it up again when I was a little older [ to try and impress a girl, ahem ] and it was like riding a bike!

[ he straightens up to give juvia a thumbs up, though, lips spreading into a bright grin. ]

This stuff's amazing, though, Juvia! Way more intricate than I could ever do... I mean I can probably throw in a sweater or two, heh.

[ A small whine of Rin escapes her mouth when he mentions her preparing for Lance's arrival. It's embarrassing!! But the tinge of red on her cheeks only manages to grow stronger as she waits for Lance's opinion.

It's terrible, honestly terrible, the way she shifts closer to their guest until he finally speaks. Until he finally gives his approval. ] Thank you..! Ever since we moved in, Juvia has been preparing these.. But I learned young, too, how to do things like this. [ there's something so.. so calming knowing u have a comrade in arms..thank u lance and rin ]

I would love it if you could add more, Lance. [ She clasps her hands together in front of her. ] Maybe, we can teach Rin how to help, together?

Oh - ya don't have to do that! I'd probably just end up wastin' a buncha yarn, anyway...

[ Everything on the table already looks so nice, he doesn't wanna mess it up by adding an inexperienced piece. So, he just peers a little more closely at the clothes, pursing his lips and quickly reminiscing about how hard it had been for him to learn his craft at a young age. Juvia and Lance sure are cool... ]

Can something like this really be that easy?

[ lance just waves a hand in the air. ]

That's the great thing about yarn! You can't waste it so long as you don't cut it. Just give the end a tug, and you're right back where you started.

[ but thanks for thinking arts and crafts is cool, rin. ;A;

he turns to juvia then, slinging an arm around her shoulders in an effort to loosen her up. ]

Isn't that right, Juvia?

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[ She finds herself nodding along to Lance's words, hoping Rin is encouraged enough to not be all too scared to venture into this big world of knitting with them.....

Juvia doesn't expect the arm around her shoulders-- it does the opposite for a few seconds, making her stiff at the contact. She manages to relax a little when she decides to smile in his direction. ]

Yes. He's right. It will be very easy having the both of us help you, Rin, if you wish to learn.

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