cursedwithpuns | .[Hope Estheim - 0.0.2. Action]. The wait is excruciating!~ (Cherrygrove)

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.[Hope Estheim - 0.0.2. Action]. The wait is excruciating!~ (Cherrygrove)

[Hope had gotten up early this morning. After speaking to Lightning on the phone everyday since he arrived? The anticipation of seeing her again was making him fidget. His Absol was standing down by his feet. Watching him pace.

Hope is basically waiting for his welcome wagon to arrive. Feel free to stop by and poke him, call him on the cell or whatever you please really.]

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Don't be sorry, it's not why I'm telling you.

[Punctuated...with a poke]

I've made a lot of good memories since then. And it means I can understand how you feel, so I don't think it's that bad.

[Take this! Poke!]

I guess. Thanks Ven.

[Why, yes. He can totally understand why he was friends with this guy!]

[And a poke for you!]

What're friends for, right?

[Obviously the poking has worked its magic]

For this.

[Poke! and Run!]

H-hey, hit-and-run?

[What is that, Hope? Is this poking tag?

Because it is now]

[It felt good not worry about anything for a while. As he was poked he grinned and ran toward Ven, poking him back before doubling back on himself and running away with a laugh.]

[It's pretty silly, and Ven's fairly aware of it, but it's fun playing around with a friend. And hey, he's a speedster, so he'll give a pretty good chase at least.

And a poke for the back of Hope's head when he catches up]

[Hope felt the poke, span back around and chased. It took him a minute, but he managed to poke you.

However, in attempting to jump backwards, he misplaced his footwork, and fell flat on his butt.

And oddly? This was the funniest thing in the world.]

[Ven turns to make sure Hope's okay, but when he sees the other boy laughing he can't help a snort]

You know, the first time I met you, we tripped over each other. Us and this other boy, Enma.

[Which was clearly the start of some beautiful brostuff]

... That doesn't sound like me.

[He stood, grinning and dusted off his butt.]

Not at all.

Better believe it, since I didn't think to take pictures.

[He figures Hope's kidding with him, so he'll roll with it]

But I don't trip on stuff!

[Except all of the time.]

When I was a kid, I used to have bandaids on my knees and elbows all the time.

[Oh yeah, he's seen a few good Hope-trips in his time here. The only person who totally outdid him was Enma]

From stuff other than tripping?

No, I tripped. A lot.

[He's teasing you.]

My mom always used to say I had a talent for it.

She did?

[He knows about Hope's mom, but only that she's gone and it can be quite the sensitive issue. This might be the first time he's gotten to hear something like that about her]

Think you've honed it into a skill by now?

I think so.

[He laughs.]

I guess I get little... bursts of talent.

[He gestures to the buttprint in the dirt.]

[Snerk, bursts of talent indeed]

Some guys wouldn't know what to do with all that talent.

Not me. I'm a master of... tumbling.

[He grins.]

Sometimes it's pretty handy for dodging, actually.

Not the way I do it.

[Sorry Ventus. Lightning spend a good portion of their time as a L'Cie attempting to teach Hope how to dodge. Unfortunately that's not how it turned out.]

For it to be a talent you have to be completely graceless.

[He shook his head.]

I wish I was better at that stuff. It would have made life easier.

Everybody's got a different way of handling attacks. If what works for other people doesn't for you, maybe you just haven't found it yet.

[He believes in you, Hope, no matter how graceless]

Actually, if you want to try sometime, I could help. I got a pretty bad knock to my head a while back and forgot some things like that, so I've been training.

My strategy tended to be hide behind Snow or Fang and blast them with all I have before they hit me.

[He gave a nervous chuckle.]

Oh. That's a good idea. Lightning said I should learn.

I remember you saying you were really handy with magic, but I didn't know that part.

[Hiding behind big people, that is an interesting strategy...at least he thinks so]

We'll do some training together soon then, it'll be fun.

I think so too.

[Have a big smile.]

[And he smiles in return]

Bet we'll be pros in no time.

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