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[twistingkage]

Let's Go Ice Skating!

Hey, come on out! The pond has frozen over and they have ice skates up for rent. It doesn't matter whether you know how or not, it'll still be fun! Falling down a little builds character. How about we teach each other? Oh, uh, I'm not sure if you should just be colliding into people like that. That's pretty mean, and also maybe likely to get us kicked out. Hey, wait, be careful! Brake, brake, look out look out look out--!

No matter how good you are (or aren't) or what you want to do here, post a comment here and respond to other skaters, and let's go ice skating!

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Mayl Sakurai | Mega Man Battle Network

[youvegotmayl]

Ranmaru Kirino | Inazuma Eleven GO

[doingthemistything]

Ib | Ib

[braveredrose]

[dreamisland]

[As graceful as he was... elsewhere, physical ice was the one thing he wasn't good at sliding around on]

W--Watch out!

[braveredrose]

Ah! [Ib quickly ducks out of the way, but reaches an arm out to try and steady the stranger--!]

H-hey, are you okay?

[dreamisland]

[The change in inertia causes him to swing and land on his butt. He wasn't quite expecting a little girl to have done that...]

Yeah, I'm fine. What about you? I didn't hit you, did I?

[braveredrose]

[She shakes her head and skates a little closer to offer him her hand to help him up.]

I'm okay, thanks. [She smiles.] Not used to ice skating?

[dreamisland]

Not in the slightest. My friend said it would be like roller skating, but boy was he wrong.

[braveredrose]

It's like it enough if you fall down a lot? I don't roller skate much, though...

[dreamisland]

Not at all. I'm a little good at roller skating.

[braveredrose]

Agree to disagree, then? [She beams.] It's not as tricky once you get used to the ice!

[dreamisland]

I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Ice isn't exactly my element. [is that a fucking joke]

[braveredrose]

Well, the important thing is to take it slow, at first!

[There's a pause, but then--] I can try to help, if you'd like!

[dreamisland]

[Any emotion on his face suddenly vanishes]

Oh, that's... fine. I'm sure I can figure it out on my own.

[braveredrose]

... Oh. [S-such a quick turnaround... She looks a little disappointed, but seems to shrug it off quickly.

... She might hang around anyway, though, if only to make sure he doesn't go careening into someone else.]

[dreamisland]

[please help him he's gone into moving statue mode]

[braveredrose]

[... You, sir, are some degree of hopeless.

Ib lets out a soft sigh before she skates back over to him, linking one arm with his.] Relax a little, okay?

[dreamisland]

[how embarrassing]

You don't have to do this.

[braveredrose]

[She just gently beams up at him in response.]

I want to! You'll probably want to try small steps to start with.

[dreamisland]

You shouldn't trust strangers so easily you know.

[nevermind that he's barely older than she is]

[braveredrose]

You're hardly older than I am. [Thank you for stating the obvious, Ib.]

Anyway, if that's something you're concerned about, let's not be strangers! [Ib logic is... rather simple, really.]

1/2

[dreamisland]

[What a cinnamon roll, he hopes she never gets ruined by the ugliness of life]

[dreamisland]

...I'm Pat.

[braveredrose]

[Do scary situations in questionably eldritch art galleries count]

I'm Ib! It's nice to meet you. [She's quiet for a moment, but speaks up again soon enough.] Do you like winter?

[dreamisland]

Winter is nice, but I like spring when all the flowers are in bloom.

[braveredrose]

[Ib's expression brightens further--if that's even possible at this point.]

Spring is my favorite season! What kinds of flowers do you like?

[dreamisland]

Wild daisies.

[braveredrose]

Oh... Those are really nice! I like roses best, but I also really like sunflowers, poppies, and forget-me-nots too.

[dreamisland]

How cute.

this isn't serious at all i'm so sorry / closed to the A team

[silencesfate]

[ One thing's for certain: the newest member in the protagonist ranks had a very self-assured way of showing off his moves, even outside of combat. Confident smiles, backflips, parkour, twirls and... ice skating tricks without ice. So here they were, three of his senpais, on a strange dare to not let that upstart with the longcoat donning alter ego make the rest of them look bad.

... Somehow. Maybe someone started a rumor in the P2-verse and now they have no choice. ]

--We should've ditched, like the others who went to karaoke instead.

[ But it doesn't stop certain downers' unwillingness from seeping through, despite the fact that he was currently tying the ties to his skates. The girls and Naoya were probably having a great time, about now. Minato wanted to go home and sleep, but karaoke and Social Linking in the process still would've been more ideal than the trial of a sport he's never tried before. As a distant stranger in the rink fell and collided with the ice with a thud, he was already fearing the worst: that this was more troublesome than it was worth. ]

[revup]

[ Tatsuya himself doesn't seem to have any particular opinion about their situation and silently wears his ice skates as if it were no big deal. Apollo is having second doubts, however. Tatsuya can feel it trembling and he immediately understands. It was weak to ice after all, therefore making the kid himself feel distaste towards ice too.

Though this was mostly because of the fact he has clear memories of a younger Katsuya skating circles around him in the past. Blegh. ]

...I'd like to sing enka.

[ And he's definitely not against rushing to the Kuzunoha agency to spread rumors that 'The ice rink sucks so no one goes to it anymore' either. ]

[foglifting]

[The less said about Souji's... skills on the ice, the better, really. He's already on the ice, eager to get started.]

C'mon, are you two seriously going to give up just like that? We haven't even started! [He's definitely, definitely bad at this, but Souji, for one, isn't about to let P5-kun show him up!! He takes a wobbly step forward--

--only to immediately lose his balance and go toppling over in a flurry of flailing limbs. Smooth.]

[silencesfate]

[ Challenge words don't work on someone who's long adopted a "doudemo ii" lifestyle, Souji. (Exercise was always gross feeling, he really only went to a PE club for his Social Link, too.) But he admittedly still kinda feels bad for the latter's unfortunate tumble in the face of his enthusiasm, and with a small sigh pushes himself up from his chair, to take an unsteady stand and the steps to get on the ice...

> . . .

The regret was only growing. Minato had intended to go and help Souji up, but instead, he was afraid to let go of his grip on the railing. Feeling the cold on his knuckles, his anxious glare was pasted on the floor by his feet as his ankles outright refused to keep him completely upright. He waits a few seconds, between each move forward... but his luck won't hold out forever. Regardless, it didn't look like any progress would be fast either, on his front.

Maybe Tatsuya would fare better? ]

[revup]

[ Well.

Tatsuya definitely knows a losing battle when he sees it. But Tatsuya's different - for he has the gods of Physical Education on his side. Yes sir, it's his favorite part of school and the fruits of his physical labor won't let him down today.

He takes a bold step forward on the ice. Apollo rumbles disapprovingly, but a man can't back down now. Even when said man ends up darting all the way to the opposite wall, with the glass as his only face cushion. Good fight, good fight. Tatsuya quickly leans on his side to do his usual lighter flicking idle animation.

So Tatsuya doesn't know how to brake. Sorry guys, you're on your own. ]

[foglifting]

[... there was an attempt, at least. Souji's tumble doesn't discourage him, at least, and he's making another attempt--this one to get back on his feet.

His Diligence won't allow him to give up so quickly! Eventually (with a lot of help from the railing), he gets back up, and...

...

Honestly, he's not really sure whether to go over to Minato or Tatsuya first.]

[silencesfate]

[ Finally, a misstep slides on one of his legs drastically forward, and the rest of his weight back and Minato only keeps himself barely standing...Er, more like hanging on. Barely. He pulls on the handrail for a lift,

--Failing at that, he collides with the ice and hurts his butt.

Despite gravity's damage, he'd be satisfied just sitting there, if it weren't so damn cold. Noticing Souji's glance, he frowns. ]

I give up. Let's go do something else.

[ And it took less than five minutes. If there was ever a pout from Minato that looked more childish than lifeface-y, it would be this one. ]

busts in here yooooo

[theanswerisfire]

[YOOOOOOOO

but no, not really. The Fazbear's Fright guard is no ice skater, so he'll be chilling on a bench with some hot cocoa. This is for everyone's sake. The last time he tried ice skating, uh.

We don't talk about the last time he tried that.]

[vistapoint]

[Here's someone coming off the ice now! He's all but plopping on the bench...

He speaks up eventually, though--] More inclined to just watch?

[theanswerisfire]

[The guard nods and sips his cocoa.]

More like I'm inclined to not fall over and split my chin open, yep.

[vistapoint]

[Geo stifles a laugh.] I can definitely see the appeal of not doing that, yeah. [A pause, and then--] ... You've done that before?

[He fiddles with his gloves afterwards, feeling a little sheepish.]

[theanswerisfire]

Ehhh... I've seen it happen. Heard stories.

[There's a pause and he facepalms.]

Yeah, I fell over one time. What about you?

[badluckhealer]

[The bad news: Aggie managed to faceplant ten seconds into her time on the ice rink.

The good news: she's managed to avoid any serious injury thanks to wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads! She's still flailing though.]