the host (
showhost) wrote in
puppycrush22024-11-18 12:22 pm
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
Entry tags:
week two | dates
You worked up your courage and asked someone out on a date! Good job!
Now you have to hope the producers are kind re: where they send you.
Now you have to hope the producers are kind re: where they send you.
no subject
It's really nice to see someone in their element.
... And he should really start climbing himself, because it's not like flight counts for anything here.
So Mark looks up and reaches for the next hold he can find above him, and starts slowly hoisting himself up. He keeps an eye on Akechi the entire time — he does not want to end up too far ahead nor too far behind; the former wold pose more problems while the latter really is just a matter of pride — but that can also be a little distracting.
Case in point: the little yelp of surprise as his foot slips from the rock he'd been trying to set it on. He's only saved by his unnaturally strong grip on the rocks above, left to dangle there for a couple of seconds before he's able to find footing again. ]
Ah — I'm okay, I'm okay.
[ Does Akechi care or is he too in the zone... either way, Mark felt like saying it as he looks up, now needing to play a bit of catchup. ]
no subject
He can't see but... things seem to be fine?
Despite not knowing where Mark is on the wall Akechi can't do much to help him but he does hold out a hand. The stakes are low, after all. And it's not worth someone getting super hurt over. As the one of the few people here that still talks pleasantly to him he's not going to let Mark crash to his death. That would be inconvenient and annoying.]
If you need help getting steady...
[It's Mark's first time, after all.]
no subject
And hold out his hand, which, Mark did not need... but reaches out to take it anyway. ]
Thanks, man. [ He does use it to pull himself a little further up, on par with Akechi now. ] I— That was really nice of you.
[ You're a good guy would feel a little too on the nose to say, so Mark holds his tongue there, but he sure is thinking it before he puffs out a little laugh, hoping to break any possible tension he might've brought upon them. ]
We should get back to it, huh?
[ But he'll still wait for Akechi to resume his climb before moving upwards himself. Maybe he will lose to him, after all — not only might Akechi beat him fair and square anyway, but it would feel wrong to try to show off that much after that particular display. ]
no subject
[But with the insistence that they continue he doesn't argue, already feeling for a new rock to help pull him further up the wall. It is a race and he does want that win to secure someone voting his way when the time comes. (This turns out to not be a problem in the future.)
It's back to the thrill of scaling something. He feels like he's making good time despite his self induced impairment. It forces him to be more careful and make sure his every hold is secure. Slower but more caution than he usually shows to indoor rock walls.]
no subject
Still... thanks.
[ It's said warmly, as he waits a couple of seconds before looking to advance upwards himself. (Mark ended up voting exactly the way Akechi suggested, so he's going to win this one anyway.) Every now and then he takes the time to admire what Akechi is doing, the way it looks like he's right at home here doing something that's far more dangerous for him than it is for Mark — and it lets him lag behind, too. ]
no subject
[Akechi climbs like the little gremlin he is, scaling the wall and gaining momentum as he gets into a groove. Eventually his fingers graze the top of the wall and he has a triumph smile as he pulls himself up so he can sit on the edge, pulling the tie off from over his eyes to see if he sits alone or if Mark got to the top before him.
It's possible! He was so into it that he may have missed someone scaling up ahead of him.]
no subject
But no, he'd gotten lost enough looking up at Akechi in awe that he'd slowed down a bit more, not entirely of his own volition. By the time he realizes that Akechi is almost at the top it clicks for him that he should at least be closer, but he can't just fly up, so... ah...
By the time Akechi pulls his blindfold off Mark is maybe three or four moves away from the top himself. He reaches for his next rock to bring himself that much more within range, but then... ah. Akechi's looking down at him.
Mark gives him a little wave with his free hand. ]
So... you're really good at this. [ With awe in his voice. ] Blindfolded and everything...
no subject
I do it fairly frequently. It really wasn't all that fair in the grand scheme of things but I enjoyed the challenge. You're something to be impressed by though. This is your first time, you said?
[He smiles as he scoots a little closer to where Mark is to offer his hand, once he's certain he's steady, just to help him to the top.]
It's rather dangerous what we're doing but you didn't bat an eye... That's pretty remarkable.
no subject
[ Did he go too fast? But Akechi seems happy, so—
Mark's just gonna accept his hand, joining him to sit atop the wall. He kicks his legs out, admiring the little view from up here before turning back to look at him. ]
I guess I'm just pretty active? I mean, I've gone hiking and stuff, [ if flying up mountains can be considered hiking, ] I just haven't done the indoor version. So I figured it'd translate, and I guess it did.
[ yeah that seems plausible.
A beat. Small smile. ]
It makes sense that I'd still lose to an expert, though.
no subject
I do enjoy the activity... I'm no expert. I appreciate the praise, however.
[Akechi continues to kick his legs and sighs contently.]
I enjoy those sorts of things... Though I think I'd prefer biking over actual hiking. [In a time where Markechi could have been real.] We should go sometime. [He holds up a finger.] Maybe we'll go on an excursion that allows us to do some of those things.
no subject
Maybe! It feels like I haven't been on a bike in forever, but that'd be really fun. And biking would have us covering more distance than hiking, huh. [ A huff of a laugh, Mark idly kicking his legs out, too. ] Maybe we could ask... or, who knows. Maybe after all of this?
[ our markechis... i continue to manifest ]