[ She’s in good company, then! Henry fancies himself a similar strain, if more an “always look on the bright side of death” sort rather than the more popular, more conventional alternative. ]
Ooh, looks tasty~!
[ Hakuno took her turn first, so Henry follows shortly after, humming oddly as he rifles through the basket’s contents to find a... a wrapper? Maybe he’s landed upon a treat of his own!
Oh, he has -- just not the edible kind. What he’s got there is a bona-fide, certified, glow-in-the-dark tentacle condom. And, Henry being Henry, he...
...he has no idea what he’s looking at. It shows, given the purse of his lips and tilt of his head. ]
Huh. Looks kinda slimy!
[ He still has no clue. At least he’s not disappointed? ]
[ If Hakuno has any information on the item in Henry’s hand, she’d do well to impart with it, since as it stands, this is just a weird slimy round thing in a foil packet, to him. Pinched between thumb and forefinger, he squishes it experimentally. ]
That cranking noise you hear? That would be the wheels and gears turning in Henry’s mind for just a moment as he sifts through to translate her very polite explanation to his own strikingly blunt vernacular. To that end, there’s an ”ooooh” of apparent understanding before ultimately, he comes up with--]
You mean they’re for sex?
[ HENRY... ]
Why would they give us stuff like that?
[ Better question: Why would you ask this question in public?? ]
[ That is a horrifying concept and we should never speak of it again. ]
Aw, shucks -- you just don't know how to cut loose and have a little fun~!
[ He remarks with more bright laughter, arms up as though he’s gonna settle into a nice little rumba. With himself. By himself. In front of gods and men and whosoever else catches a glimpse of this embarrassing atrocity he’s committing right now.
Despite all that, he can’t be bothered. ]
Who cares what other people think we look like?
[ That's the beauty of Henry -- if he doesn't know them, he doesn't have a reason whatsoever to give one single solitary heck what they think. ]
Even if you don’t know the steps, the first one is just to have fun~! C’mon, you can do it!
[ The look on Brady’s face says he’s not going to, but hey. He’s glad they’re having this talk. ]
[ Is he accusing Brady of being a buzzkill or something!? He's totally not. Well, he might be. Actually, he isn't sure. But that doesn't mean he's not going to defend himself anyway. As he continues to try and edge away from Henry's rumba. ]
I do too know how to have fun, an' that ain't it!
[ He looks sour, trying his best to avoid temptation to start tapping along to the beat of the music. It's very tempting, but Henry doesn't need to know that. ]
If I'm gonna dance, it sure as hell ain't gonna be like ... whatever you're doin'.
[ To be fair, someone killing Henry’s “buzz” is probably necessary for the health and safety of others, so... Brady is technically providing a service right now, and is owed many thanks. But don’t tell him that.
So, what -- he’s not impressed with the harebrained mage’s half-assed one-man suburban stepdad salsa dance? He thinks he can do better, is that it?? ]
Then show me!
[ Ante up, Brady. ]
Hey, who knows? Maybe you can teach me a move or two~! Nya ha!
[ He shouldn’t be impressed tbh. Henry’s “dancing” is as strange and unsettling as the rest of him -- especially when he’s dancing by himself because someone won’t join him. :’<
Nevertheless, he’s glad his time of poking and prodding and goading and being otherwise generally unwilling to simply let something go and leave well enough alone have earned him even just a bop in reply, at last! Henry, naturally, will bop along with, copying what he sees to the best of his ability. Hey, impersonation is the finest form of flattery, you know! ]
[ It is definitely unsettling. Secretly, deep down though, Brady is happy that someone familiar from home is here. Even if it's not his from-the-future friends. Or his family.
But he ain't gonna say a word about it!
Instead, he starts moving some more. At least, since he's a musician himself, he does have the beat and rhythm down. It's still not a great dance, but it appears to match. Are they dancing? As far as anyone around here is concerned, they are!
Inigo and his mother can just never be witness to it. ]
Yeah, like that! Ya can't just stand there and bob around. Ya gotta do stuff!
[ Heaven absolutely forbid Maribelle or Inigo set eyes on his strange and concerning display; heck, honestly? It’s one of those things that shouldn’t be viewed by anyone, probably. But, here they are! And despite all appearances, Henry is sincerely, truly having a blast--
--even if he’s making an ass of himself. (Breaking news, right?)
When Brady says “do stuff”, Henry does exactly that: Stuff. Once he’s really got a feel for the rhythm, (thanks to his cohort), he walks like an Egyptian, throws in a splash of macarena, his finest impersonation of The Carlton -- you name it. Yes, it’s a horrendous, hideous mess, but enjoying yourself is the most important piece, isn’t it?
And he is, without a doubt. Just listen to that cheerful laughter...! ]
[ It is a blessing that no one's here to see this behavior. Maybe it's expected of Henry, but not of Brady!! He'd never be acting a fool. No, never.
Brady is a little blown away by those sudden dance moves of Henry's, pausing his own dancing to watch the display before cautiously bobbing back into place himself. He even does a fancy twirl when the feeling is just right.
Okay, so it's a little fun. He's not the type to just giggle for no reason, but he might be grinning a little. ]
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→Hakuno
Date: 2019-04-05 05:14 pm (UTC)Ooh, looks tasty~!
[ Hakuno took her turn first, so Henry follows shortly after, humming oddly as he rifles through the basket’s contents to find a... a wrapper? Maybe he’s landed upon a treat of his own!
Oh, he has -- just not the edible kind. What he’s got there is a bona-fide, certified, glow-in-the-dark tentacle condom. And, Henry being Henry, he...
...he has no idea what he’s looking at. It shows, given the purse of his lips and tilt of his head. ]
Huh. Looks kinda slimy!
[ He still has no clue. At least he’s not disappointed? ]
Neat! What else’d we get?
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-06 01:03 am (UTC)[Sorry, Henry, she's a bit preoccupied staring at the foil packet in your hand.]
That's—I'm... suddenly a lot less sure we should be looking through this stuff in public...
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-15 05:15 pm (UTC)That’s what I wanna know!
[ If Hakuno has any information on the item in Henry’s hand, she’d do well to impart with it, since as it stands, this is just a weird slimy round thing in a foil packet, to him. Pinched between thumb and forefinger, he squishes it experimentally. ]
Why? They gave them to us in public, didn’t they?
[ So why can’t they open their presents now? ]
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-16 01:08 am (UTC)[God, how to put this?]
For... private use. Between intimate couples. they shouldn't have given it to us in public at all.
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-17 02:14 pm (UTC)That cranking noise you hear? That would be the wheels and gears turning in Henry’s mind for just a moment as he sifts through to translate her very polite explanation to his own strikingly blunt vernacular. To that end, there’s an ”ooooh” of apparent understanding before ultimately, he comes up with--]
You mean they’re for sex?
[ HENRY... ]
Why would they give us stuff like that?
[ Better question: Why would you ask this question in public?? ]
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-17 07:19 pm (UTC)[HENRY..................]
Still, it's not stuff we should be pulling out like this. There's kids around.
→Brady
Date: 2019-04-05 05:25 pm (UTC)Aw, shucks -- you just don't know how to cut loose and have a little fun~!
[ He remarks with more bright laughter, arms up as though he’s gonna settle into a nice little rumba. With himself. By himself. In front of gods and men and whosoever else catches a glimpse of this embarrassing atrocity he’s committing right now.
Despite all that, he can’t be bothered. ]
Who cares what other people think we look like?
[ That's the beauty of Henry -- if he doesn't know them, he doesn't have a reason whatsoever to give one single solitary heck what they think. ]
Even if you don’t know the steps, the first one is just to have fun~! C’mon, you can do it!
[ The look on Brady’s face says he’s not going to, but hey. He’s glad they’re having this talk. ]
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-08 07:49 pm (UTC)[ Is he accusing Brady of being a buzzkill or something!? He's totally not. Well, he might be. Actually, he isn't sure. But that doesn't mean he's not going to defend himself anyway. As he continues to try and edge away from Henry's rumba. ]
I do too know how to have fun, an' that ain't it!
[ He looks sour, trying his best to avoid temptation to start tapping along to the beat of the music. It's very tempting, but Henry doesn't need to know that. ]
If I'm gonna dance, it sure as hell ain't gonna be like ... whatever you're doin'.
i can picture brady badly dancing already and i'm living
Date: 2019-04-15 05:30 pm (UTC)So, what -- he’s not impressed with the harebrained mage’s half-assed one-man suburban stepdad salsa dance? He thinks he can do better, is that it?? ]
Then show me!
[ Ante up, Brady. ]
Hey, who knows? Maybe you can teach me a move or two~! Nya ha!
kljawef LET HIM LIVE
Date: 2019-04-17 04:58 am (UTC)Ok, he's unsure about that too. But if he's being challenged, should he not rise to the occasion? ]
Ya gotta... follow the beat.
[ And he starts like... boppin'. Look, they can't all be Inigo. ]
[insert night at the roxbury headbop gif here]
Date: 2019-04-17 02:25 pm (UTC)Nevertheless, he’s glad his time of poking and prodding and goading and being otherwise generally unwilling to simply let something go and leave well enough alone have earned him even just a bop in reply, at last! Henry, naturally, will bop along with, copying what he sees to the best of his ability. Hey, impersonation is the finest form of flattery, you know! ]
Ohhh... like this?
[ Is that better? Are they dancing now?? ]
legit
Date: 2019-04-17 11:18 pm (UTC)But he ain't gonna say a word about it!
Instead, he starts moving some more. At least, since he's a musician himself, he does have the beat and rhythm down. It's still not a great dance, but it appears to match. Are they dancing? As far as anyone around here is concerned, they are!
Inigo and his mother can just never be witness to it. ]
Yeah, like that! Ya can't just stand there and bob around. Ya gotta do stuff!
[ Like twirl. ]
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-19 03:56 pm (UTC)--even if he’s making an ass of himself. (
Breaking news, right?)When Brady says “do stuff”, Henry does exactly that: Stuff. Once he’s really got a feel for the rhythm, (thanks to his cohort), he walks like an Egyptian, throws in a splash of macarena, his finest impersonation of The Carlton -- you name it. Yes, it’s a horrendous, hideous mess, but enjoying yourself is the most important piece, isn’t it?
And he is, without a doubt. Just listen to that cheerful laughter...! ]
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-27 03:54 am (UTC)Brady is a little blown away by those sudden dance moves of Henry's, pausing his own dancing to watch the display before cautiously bobbing back into place himself. He even does a fancy twirl when the feeling is just right.
Okay, so it's a little fun. He's not the type to just giggle for no reason, but he might be grinning a little. ]
→Jakob
Date: 2019-04-05 05:40 pm (UTC)Huh? Troubles? Where?
[ Look, he'll even glance around himself, that's how perplexed he is. Of course, appearances are deceiving -- especially when it comes to Henry. ]
You really sure you don't want anything out of this whole basket?
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-06 11:38 pm (UTC)More sarcasm: ]
Not really. Consider it a gift for our little "date", as short as it was. I was raised a gentleman, after all. You won't deny me that, will you?
(no subject)
Date: 2019-04-15 05:20 pm (UTC)Ohhh, was this a date? Neat!
[ You’ve done it now, Jakob. ]
Guess that explains why you’re dressed all fancy. Ha!
[ Skipping over the point of the basket, apparently, because what the hell was he going to do with a bunch of nonsense items, anyway? ]