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[crisisrain]

[Raven's been at that wine in the fountain for a good hour or so now. When life gives you lemons take them, they're free lemons right? He's pretty out of it - hugging anyone who happens to pass by, even the guys. Yeah there's birds being lovey-dubey and some flowers he keeps treading on, not to mention the fountain itself. But he's occupied with getting wasted, because you know, he has priorities. Fortunately for you guys he was affected and taken about 3 days ago.]

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[herotypical]

An experiment? [Her critical gears get a-grinding.] You mean the fountain, right? The fountain is the experiment part.

[crisisrain]

Oh? You happened ta find love as well these past few days?

[herotypical]

Love is one very not at all right word for what I've been feeling, Raven.

[crisisrain]

Then what word would ya use?

[herotypical]

A train-wreck. Three train-wrecks. Three train-wrecks and a hot air balloon crash. Those seem like words that can pretty much almost describe it.

[crisisrain]

What's a train?

[herotypical]

Big kinda...moving thing? Runs on coal--I think? Carries people places. Railway tracks. Y'know?

[crisisrain]

I got the feelin' it's something we don't have back home. But carries people, like a boat does?

[herotypical]

That'll do. Three boat-wrecks and a hot air balloon crash. Better?

[crisisrain]

[He doesn't know what a hot air balloon is either...]

That'll work. So basically yer relationships ended in disaster?

[herotypical]

Exactamundo. Me? I'm doomed to walk the halls of singledom because I don't think my heart can break into any more pieces.

[It was only a slight misdirection from the truth.]

[crisisrain]

Oh my darlin' I feel your pain! For so many years I thought I would never find love again!

Then I did.

[herotypical]

[Years? Try weeks. Not that she's thinking in her head that everything with Kadaj is love because...it's not. It's so not.]

So, who's the lucky lady?

[crisisrain]

Uh...

Nobody you know.

[herotypical]

Hey! You'd be surprised. I'm a very well-connected girl. C'mon, try me.

[crisisrain]

Seriously, ya wouldn't know 'em. Hangs out with the wrong crowd.

[herotypical]

Believe me, you can't get any wronger than the cemetery crowd. Unless--[she teases]--you're ashamed?

[crisisrain]

Me? Ashamed? Not at all! I'm just not the type ta kiss and tell.

[herotypical]

Oh! So there was kissing.

[crisisrain]

Of course~ This old man has some moves of his own ya know.

[herotypical]

You do realize how creepy that sounds, right? [But she tugs you into a one-armed hug because for whatever reason, that seems like a good idea.]

C'mon, spill! Give a girl a vicarious happy.

[crisisrain]

[He's blushing pretty heavily, all this wine isn't helping much either.]

He'd kill me if I told anyone about us just yet darlin'.

[herotypical]

He? [Not...alarmed, just surprised! Very surprised. Raven sold himself as such a ladies' man.] Don't get me wrong--my best friend plays for the other team, if you catch my drift. Just...wow. And here I was thinking you were very firmly in the all-ladies-all-the-time camp.

[crisisrain]

Yup he. I gotta admit though, even though I can't explain it somethin' feels really off. I never figured I'd feel that way about a guy before, usually bein' around guys was a chore.

[herotypical]

[Raven's drama of the heart is more than enough to distract her from her current woes and confusion.] Well, hey--want some advice? Love makes you do the wacky. Sometimes it's not about what you love, but who. Believe me. I've been there.