054: It's a Beautiful Day, Don't Let it Get Away

[contract_star]

[Hei is here, and he is soaking wet. He’s standing barefoot on the Plane, dripping, sand clinging to his feet and legs. His hair is tangled and plastered to his neck. He’s staring up at the Astral Sky with wide eyes, and is smiling as no one here has ever seen him smile--it’s a mix of awe, euphoria and pure, unadulterated happiness.]

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[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Enter Cy, sitting a short distance away with a wad of tinfoil.] You're glowing like Christmas at midsummer, Shan.

[contract_star]

[It takes him a moment, but eventually he looks over at her and grins.] A storm hit my island.

[lamb_of_gold]

You look as though fortune's smiled upon you in all the best ways.

[eyehax.livejournal.com]

...what are you so happy about?

[contract_star]

[Beaming,] There was a storm.

[contract_star]

Ah...it's kind of hard to explain.

[lamb_of_gold]

Enjoyed yourself?

[eyehax.livejournal.com]

...

Whatever.

[contract_star]

Mu, you should have seen it. It was incredible. The wind and rain and clouds, the way the waves moved beneath it...and the lightning. It was beautiful. I've never really watched a storm, you know?

[contract_star]

[NOTHING CAN RUIN HIS MOOD, NOT EVEN ANGRY LITTLE GIRLS.] I don't think I've met you before.

[eyehax.livejournal.com]

[ARE YOU WILLING TO GIVE THAT A TEST DRIVE. STILL FRESHLY IRRITATED FROM YASAKO BTW]

We haven't.

I think I'd remember a face so annoyingly happy.

[lamb_of_gold]

I envy your luck. I rarely get the chance to see such things.

[contract_star]

Don't worry, I'm not always this happy.

I'm Hei.

[contract_star]

It stormed enough in Tokyo, but I never thought to really...pay attention before. It was just so... [There are no words.] Especially the lightning. I mean...I never really thought of my power like that.

[eyehax.livejournal.com]

...hn.

I don't remember asking.

[opiumandsmiles.livejournal.com]

Hei almost looks cute right now.

[contract_star]

[Shrugs.] I was just being polite.

[lamb_of_gold]

It's amazing what one finally sees when they are at ease.

[contract_star]

[Chuckles.] Cute? I don't know about that.

[contract_star]

[Wrings out his shirt.] I guess that's true.

[eyehax.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay.

[glances down at his sandy legs. impressive.]

You came from a beach?

[opiumandsmiles.livejournal.com]

Well, as cute as he can probably be at any given moment.

[contract_star]

Yeah. I'm stuck on an island, apparently. But it's been...pretty wonderful, really.

[contract_star]

Well, I guess I can take that as a compliment.

[eyehax.livejournal.com]

[she's just waiting for his face to get stuck that way at this point. she refrains from rolling her eyes, it takes a lot of effort but she tries.]

Really.