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the host ([personal profile] showhost) wrote in [community profile] puppycrush22024-11-18 12:22 pm
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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.
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[personal profile] titlecard 2024-11-20 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Mark watches, taking in how Akechi feels his way up the wall with a confidence and grace he does not have. ... Not here, at least. If he had to, Mark might compare Akechi's climbing with his flying — something inherent to themselves; something fun and rewarding.

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. ]
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[personal profile] flaweddetective 2024-11-20 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[He keeps climbing but he does slow a bit and then eventually he stops, canting his head at the sound. He didn't hear anything hit the floor. It was probably a slip of a foot. A poor grab? That moment when you loose your balance does make your heart do a flip. He's familiar. Climbing without a harness or ropes isn't for the faint of heart.

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.]
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[personal profile] titlecard 2024-11-23 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... It isn't like Akechi knew Mark would be totally fine, but it is nice that, even in the middle of a race, he would stop to at least listen.

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. ]
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[personal profile] flaweddetective 2024-11-25 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
It's not much of a race if you fall. Really, it's the least I can do. You're doing something rather treacherous with this being your first climb and lack of harness.

[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.]
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[personal profile] titlecard 2024-11-27 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Mark just laughs a little nervously, because treacherous... right... yeah, that's what this is for him. ]

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. ]
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[personal profile] flaweddetective 2024-11-27 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
Don't mention it.

[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.]
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[personal profile] titlecard 2024-11-27 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ If only Mark could be that stealthy...

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...
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[personal profile] flaweddetective 2024-11-30 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
[He preens, just a little, as he sits atop the wall with each leg kicking out slightly now and then.]

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.
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[personal profile] titlecard 2024-11-30 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah... yeah, it's my first time doing this.

[ 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.
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[personal profile] flaweddetective 2024-12-01 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
[He lets out a laugh, a little harsher than the ones he forced out in week one but absolutely more genuine.]

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.
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[personal profile] titlecard 2024-12-02 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... Akechi really does seem like he's in his element. It's nice. He's really fun to spend time with when he's like this... ]

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 ]