This is Sport? [Open]

[Kori Ander]

Boy, did Henry have a lot of the questions. Kori could definitely understand this, but at the same time, she was beginning to understand why her friends were so often telling her to slow down and ask one question at the time. She wasn't sure where to even begin answering all of Henry's queries and comments. to further complicate matters, Kori still wasn't entirely sure if she should be confident and cool or bouncy and excited. The warring desires played across her face almost too vividly.

"I like many things," she finally managed, "and the pizza is most splendid. I like the kind with the marshmallows the best," though she'd been told that wasn't a proper pizza topping. Kori frankly didn't care: it tasted amazing, and that was what mattered. Besides, everyone knew that good food jiggled. This was just the way of the world. "I also like the hanging of the out, the shopping, the dancing, the music that punches, and the carnivals."

Kori was half tempted to add the Robin and the friends to that list, but she felt it best to be quiet. Not least of all because they were approaching the room where the movie was to be shown. "I have not seen this movie before," she admitted. She'd paused in front of the theatre, considering, "but I have seen films like this one. Now, you must be silent, or there will be the shushing."

They entered, and Kori looked for a seat. She knew that they were doing the sneaking, though there weren't that many people about. Besides, they'd paid to see a full movie. What difference did it make if they saw half of one movie and half of another? It all evened out in the end, surely. Certain of this, Kori confidently strode toward the center of the back row, which was thankfully quite open. She'd direct Henry toward a seat before taking her own. Which would naturally lead to her staring at the screen, where the adorable animals were already up to adorable, family friendly antics.

[Henry Charmant]

"I haven't had pizza with marshmallows," Henry said. "I'll have to try that." He nodded to her list of likes. "Well I hope you get to find all of those things here, too." He smiled at her. He was a little proud of himself for moving onto a topic of likes and happy things. Was there any better way to try to ignore some of the difficulties from back home?

He followed Kori into the theater and toward the back, keeping his head down so he wouldn't bother anyone, at least not more than he already had. Sitting down where she pointed, he turned to the screen again. Being aware of what was going on helped him a little bit, though he was still feeling a little overwhelmed by the noise. Still, this movie seemed to be quite a bit lighter than the last one. He even managed to watch some of it between rests for his eyes. The plotline was a little hard to grasp at first, having missed the first half of the film, but he got it figured out eventually and was almost able to enjoy the film.

At the end of the movie, he turned to Kori. "Well, it wasn't a shooting range. But I suppose it was very interesting. What did you think of the movie?"

[Kori Ander]

Kori watched the movie with more enthusiasm and enthrallment than most of the younger children there. In point of fact, one or two of said children would turn and look at the pretty girl who kept gasping and responding nearly too much to the film. Sure, Kori had some difficulty picking up on the plot. But she'd seen these type of movies before (arguably, too often), and she understood how they generally worked. Plus, she was a fairly quick study, if entirely too enthused in things. Such as now, when you would practically have to start erupting into fireworks (or, y'know, suddenly bursting into tears and leaving the theatre) for her to notice. When the film ended on the utterly predictable, but sort of funny, happy ending, Kori cheered with most of the small children, and was standing when Henry turned to look at her.

"Oh, it was most pleasant!" she said, turning to look at him. She seemed to almost be bobbing slightly, as though her feet weren't quite touching the floor, and she reached down to give Henry a quick hug, temporarily forgetting the whole "boundary issue." She was simply too happy, nearly to the extent where she was drunk on it. "When the adorable team of the adorable animals did the adorable things it was most adorable! Is this not more pleasurable than the fighting of things!? Oh! We shall have to find the shooting range," she nodded, then moved away, clambering (nearly flying) over the seats.

"Did you wish to do the looking now? Or have you experienced enough of the day for you to be wishing to head to the home? Oh, or did you wish to discuss the joyous movie some more!? I was mostly pleased with the funny jokes!"

[Henry Charmant]

After a long day of getting lost in the entertainment complex, meeting an exuberant young woman, avoiding mean-looking security, discovering a movie theater, and breaking down in public, Henry was beginning to feel a little worn down. Sure he'd napped through the first movie, but he still felt weary.

He gave Kori a small smile. "I'm glad you liked it so much. It was, as you say, adorable." He was startled again by her lightness and the way she was practically bouncing over seats and down aisles. Strong yet buoyant. Was that what people from other worlds were like?

"I think I've done enough searching for the shooting range today. If we haven't found it yet, then it's going to have to wait for another day. Besides, it's getting late." He looked at the clock on the wall, stunned to find it several hours past when they had entered the theater. The movie had gone a lot longer than he'd thought. He shifted, feeling his stomach grumble. It had been a while since he had eaten.

"I'm going to go home and get dinner," he said. "Do you want to walk with me? We can talk about the movie then. Though I am not really sure what to say about it. It was very...different."

[Kori Ander]

Despite the fact that Kori kept bounding down the aisles with childlike glee and abandon, she still listened intently to everything Henry had to say. Done searching, which made sense. Even Kori was beginning to feel a slight dent in her nearly inexhaustible reservoir of energy. Usually she didn't feel truly "drained" until after an extended fight, though her human body did seem to possess less natural energy than her normal Tamaranean one.

Kori stood patiently, well, patiently plus what seemed to be some bouncing and quivering with barely suppressed energy, while Henry checked the clock. It occurred to her that she should follow suit as well, her own eyes widening slightly as she beheld the time. She, too, hadn't considered how long it had been since they'd entered the two films, though she supposed it did make sense. The growling of Henry's stomach got Kori's attention refocused on her friend.

"Right, that sounds most pleasant. I am currently living in the dorms," she turned and pointed in what she really hoped was the right direction. "So I can walk with you until we draw close. And do not worry, I can do the talking of the film if you wish. Or we could talk about other things," she nodded, then moved to fall into step beside him. As far as Kori was concerned, it was a good day, if one that was a little... emotional.

{fin?}

[Henry Charmant]

"You go ahead and talk," Henry said, falling in step next to Kori. He spied a few familiar stores as they walked, reassuring him that this was the right way out. "It was my first movie, so I'll have to let you be the judge of how good it was. I assume that you have seen a lot of these." Based on what he knew of Kori so far, which had turned out to be rather a lot considering they just met, he figured that a discussion of all the films she had seen and their similarities and differences to the one they had just watched would be enough to tide them over until they reached the dorms. And that was fine with him; he was content to listen for a little while and not worry about keeping up a lot of conversation. His mind was actually already beginning to think about the upcoming meal, a good end to a full day.

[fin]