Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 3:31:02 PM)
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Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 3:31:22 PM)
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Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 3:33:53 PM)
*having spent the past several weeks testing the helmet out in his bath tub, Frankie is ready for his first field test. He has brought the chimerical device to teh broken little beach that he brought the picnic to, and is already in his wet suit. He is making a final check on the systems and looking out into the water, hopping to spy a familiar colorful splash*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 3:36:19 PM)
*indeed circles up to meet him, all excitement as she can barely keep still in the water, her tail lashing about* Frankie, it looks impressive! You're already prepared to test it? *impressed with his skill as always*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 3:38:11 PM)
*As she swims up, he moves into the water a bit to giver her a friendly hug and a quick peck on the cheek in greating* Yes. I am ready to test it. *he looks back to it* It does look pretty good if I say so myself. *he makes one last final check of the divce before settling it on his head, locking it to the dive suit and flicking on the gill. he gives her a big grin and a thumbs up and starts making his way under water*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 3:39:46 PM)
*twirls and twists backward in the water, trying to keep her attention on him but back up so he has room to move about easily..all without running into a concrete block or a pylon* What's the sign for trouble? What am I supposed to do to help? *her wide eyes twin pools of lagoon blue*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 3:41:53 PM)
*as the helmet is roomie enough for him to try and talk without regulator, he attemtps to speak* The sign for "I'm in trouble will be me acting like I'm chocking. *and he pantomimes that and gives her a thumbs up and a smile to show he's ok* If I get in to trouble, get me out of the helmet and to the surface as quickly as you can. *he gives the dive signals for remove helmet and surface quickly*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 3:46:06 PM)
*she nods, her demeanor eager and serious, she's no intentions of taking chances with the life she decided to spare. And she continues to sweep back and watch him attentively..as if at any moment..he might be giving her that signal*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 3:48:12 PM)
*he swims out beside her taking deep, lung filling breaths. tHe suit gives off a faint trace of bubbles from the grill just under the galss faceplate. Frankie is smiling broadly, turing his head and looking around at this fantastic alien world he gets to share again. As he breathes out Savii can hear a faint clickign from the helmet. As she watches him he gives her the thumbs up signal, then speaks* So if I talk, can you hear me?

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 3:49:34 PM)
*nods a bit* You sound a little distant..but I can hear you. *her own voice travelling oddly well in the water, she's still watching him just in case something explodes*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 3:52:29 PM)
*As she responds to him he answers speakign louder* That's good! I had hoped I could be heard if we tried. I guess you'll just have to stay close. There is one more system I need to test before we head out into deeper waters. *he reaches his hand out to her, slowing to a stop and pulling her close to him. Even through the dive suit she can feel his body's warmth in the cool waters. He looks deeply into her eyes, takes a deep breath and unlocks the hinged portion of the helmet. As the seal breaks bubbles fly up to the surface and he looks to her with a smile*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 3:56:25 PM)
*blushes prettily and holds on to him, her heart racing..wondering as he opens the helmet but with a flicker of concern* Wait how..? *unable to look away from him as her long tail winds up behind his waist* Is this helping.. ? *softly, almost breathless in a combination of anticipation and surprise*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 3:59:50 PM)
*he leans forward and kesses her quickly as she holds him, a gentle brushing of his lips against hers, though he is not in need of air. he lets the kiss linger a moment as he readies the helmet to close again. He reseals the helmet, no full of water, and then slips a switch. the helmet clicks again more loudly as the water is pumped out. Once the helmet is empty he speaks again* Ok. the purge works so if something happens and I get water in the helmet I might be able to make it to the surface on my own!

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 4:07:37 PM)
*she returns the kiss surprised but pleased.. watching the rest of the process with a growing smile as she holds onto his shoulders and the water rushes back out of the helmet* I really like this feature..whoever designed it must be a Genius. *her cheeks still bright and the little ripples of reflection flashing in her gaze* Soo.. how deep can you safely go? And..how long witll it function? Indefinately? *hopeful at the last*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:09:37 PM)
I can go as deep as I could with the other system. Any deeper and I won't be able to pull enough oxygen from the water to counteract the pressure, and I suffocate! And as for operation time. I have currently topped out at fourteen hours of straight operation. I see no reason why I couldn't stay down indefinatly. *he offers her a wide smile* Care to show me around your neighborhood?

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 4:19:07 PM)
*her heart in her throat as she hugs him tightly and turns him around, long tail lashing at the water to twirl up with him* I truly love Indefinately! *catching one of his hands in both of hers and pulling him along with exuberance, practically glowing* Where do you want to go first? The reefs, the docks, out to deep water, back to my place..?!

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:20:48 PM)
*he holds her hand tightly, swillign along behind her, helping her pull his weight* I love indefinatly, too! *he laughs, his own face beaming as well with a deep joy.* There are so many places... I want to see them all, but last time, I didn't get to spend much time at your place. Could I ... go back and take a better look? *he seems really hopefull*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:21:24 PM)
(( Swimming, not swilling ))

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 4:24:33 PM)
Of course! *she alters direction, as if the expanse of unmarked blue around them were as clear to her as any street on the land would be to him. She finally stops trying to drag him at -her- pace, and settles for holding his hand and swimming beside him. Besides..it gives her more time to examine the helmet and ask questions* So if I were to have to remove it as you'd indicated..what would i need to do? And is there anything that -shouldn't- happen? A switch I have to beware of..I don't know, a valve that can't be blocked?

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:28:47 PM)
*As the apce slowls , he lets his fingers brush agaisnt her hand gently* To take the helmet off you have to unlock these handles by turniing them a quarter turn in towards my chest and pulling. It should just pop off then. So far the only switches are the purge pump which you don't need to worry about, and the gill activation pump which is inside the helmet so it can't get flipped accidentally. If the gill get's blocked I will choke, but it's behind this grill* he points to the grill on the front* I tried to make it as bullet proof as I could. *he smiles* I'm thinking about doing an extended operation test at some point. Seeing which gives out first, the helmet, or my need to eat! *he is giving her big happy goo goo eyes*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 4:33:48 PM)
*she pays attention to this little lesson as well, webbed fingers gently moving to touch each thing he indicates, making sure she can find them even in the dark. She looks curious at the "extended operation" he mentions* As in..overnight? You would not be eating then..

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:36:23 PM)
Well, I am sure you can point me to a good hotel in the area! *he grins* Overnight would definalty be a good test, but yeah, I don't really have a way to eat in this helmet. *he girns and holds his mouth open and shows how he can't get his hand to his face* If I were going to be staying down for a really long time I would need to prep some kind of glucose drip to feed myself intraveinously. But yeah... At this point I can stay down here with you as long as you can stand to have me untill I need to eat.

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 4:38:06 PM)
But.. couldn't you open the front, put food in..and then empty the water out? I mean..you could eat that way...but I think anything I had down here..the salt would make you ill.

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:39:58 PM)
*As she mentions her idea, he blinks, considering it and realizes it could work* You, My dear Saviistas, are a genious. I can purge the helmet! Anything I ate would have to be something that wouldn't be hurt by the salt water. *he grins* I bet you can find us some real fresh sushi in this part of town. *he looks over at her a little curiously at her last comment* You... would be ok with me staying in the water over night, then?

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 4:43:34 PM)
Okay with it? *laughing* Not in the least. I would be -thrilled-! I haven't had company since..well..I was too sick to be in the sea and Calvin kept me in a bathtub at his house..

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:45:26 PM)
Then please, humbly allow me to be your first guest. *he grins to her, giving her hand a tight squeeze.* A beautiful and free spirit like you diserves more room to roam than any bathtub can provide. I would be happy to be your guest and sing the praises of your hospitality to our land locked kith and kin. *she can hear from his breathign how rediculously happy he is that it's ok if he stays*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 4:50:27 PM)
*she giggles on a burst of excitement, squeezing his fingers back* I'll have to put the fine linens out. Bring out the silver and china! *turning him in a giddy little circle before once again swimming beside him, her fingers clinging to his* I'm disappointed I can't make dinner for you..my first guest..so much salt. Is there any way to counter it for you?

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 4:54:25 PM)
*As he is spun he laughs brightly, his eyes never leaving her colorful and happy form* Don't be disapointed... *he ponders for a long minute and thinks about the effects fo salt on the body. If I had a large does of fresh water that could lessen the hypotonic cell lysing that is ithe problem. *he thinks* It could be possible to eat enough seaweed to counter act the salt, but it's not a garunteed thing. *he purses his lips* or, I can just risk it and see what happens. *he gives her a devil may care grin* You only live once, right?

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 5:03:06 PM)
Or.. we take you to the river's mouth to open the helmet and pass food in. Or to the surface briefly..away from eyes and land? So there is fresh water..or none at all? And I don't think you would have that same reaction if you had seen the misery oversalination brings..Firsthand. Or..first-nosed? *she wrinkles her own flat nose with distaste* It is not a way to spend your first visit, please trust that.

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 5:05:32 PM)
The surface would probably by best, and yes, away from anyone's sight, because if someone disbelieved my helmet while I was down here. *he shivvers* Well, that would be the third time you get to save my life. *he reaches out to stroke her nose after she wrinkles it* I will trust you. The surface will work. And I will do everything I can to stay in good helath while I am here visiting. Next time I will come prepared with soem fresh water to make life easier.

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 5:08:07 PM)
Hey! You don't get to count it as three..I seem to recall you've returned the favor at least once already! Twice if you count your attentive medical care after the fact, so we're even already. *the sunken vessel she calls her home coming into view below them, Savi leading him on a slow spiral down so he has time to acclimate to the depth*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 5:10:16 PM)
*he grins* Alright, if you insist, we are even. *the smile lines at his eyes are deep as he is so genuinely happy. He enjoys swiming with her in that long spiral. as he kicks through the loose turn, his squeezes her fingers again excitedly. He can feel his ears pop but teh helmet is performing like a champ.* We have a new record for depth of operation!

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 5:19:23 PM)
*she laughs brightly* I'm so glad you checked it out thoroughly before I dragged you to the ocean floor! she lets go of his hand to slip into the ship through an open window, peering back out at him* Can you find your own way in? *playfully, since the window's too tight for his broader frame, she disappears from view through the ship's corridors*

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 5:21:20 PM)
*he nods, making his way in through one of the actual doors. As he swims through the hallway he closes his eyes a little. she can hear the clickign that acompnaies his breathing speeding up as he slows down when he finnaly makes it into her room, he has a firghtened look on his face but the sight of her gives him somethign to think about and he begins calming rapidly*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 5:22:38 PM)
*she..actually follows him in..she'd been watching over him the entire time..sneaking otu another window to be sure nothing found his back while he engaged in her game. She swims in front of him and hugs him* I didn't go far, I promise I haven't!

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 5:24:43 PM)
*he returns the hug thankfully, showing her a moment of weakness* It's not that I couldn't see you. I... I'm claustruaphobic. Tight hallways give me the willies. *he blushes embarassedly, and gently brushes the helmet against her forehead, his own forehead kept from hers by a quarter of an inch of glass. He seems unwilling to break the hug jsut yeat as she can feel his breathing return to normal* Thanks for keeping an eye on me. *he looks around* you have a really beautiful home.

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 5:28:51 PM)
*she's taken the time and trouble to place most of the unbroken furniture and belongings about as if they were still above water, cleaned up what could be removed easily and discarded the trash about the shipwreck* Clasutrophobic? I didn't know, I'm so sorry..I was awful! *deeply chagrined* May I show you the bck door? So that you can reach this room..without going into the halls?

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 5:31:20 PM)
*he runs his gloved fingers through her hair* You had no way of knowing. And besides, had to check if teh gill could handle me getting a panic attack incase somethign bad happened. And it did. *He is calm again, and very happy to be down here with her* If you have a back door, that would be a good thing to know about. *he smiles, noticing how she has set up her furniture to be accomodating and gives her one last squeeze before he lets her go. She can tell how much he enjoys being able to touch her, letting her feel his body's warmth.*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 5:48:42 PM)
*she rolls her eyes at his excuse that he was testing the equipment, grabbing his shoulders to rattle him in her frustration before letting go of all but his fingertips..leading him to the far right panel of the large window in the Captain's quarters, showing him the latch is undone before pushing it outward to open a door-sized entry* You'll have to dig your fingers in at the edge from the other side..but it swings out..so the fish can't ram their way through inside.

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 5:51:46 PM)
*he lets her ratlle him, knowing he diserved that one, but after long weeks of work, he wasn't going to let anything stop him from coming to visit her home. He studies the latch mechanism as she demonstrates it and makes sure his fingers can get through it.* Pretty clever way of keeping the fish out. I don't know if I could propperly tell you last time, but you have a very lovely home. *he keeps a hold of her with one hand and with one last deep breath, he seems so very much at peace and at ease.* You know, I think it's kind of funny, other than the floor to ceiling bath, your place looks a lot like mine.

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:00:09 PM)
*laughs at the "floor to ceiling bath"* Really? You sleep in a hammock over your bed and climb out your windows because the doors just lead to rocks? *grinning wide to show those strange translucent teeth* Narrow spaces in the water are your ally..did you know that? Anything bigger..in the water? Has the right to eat you. Or pass you, or knock you aside. Terrain..Equalizes.

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:03:10 PM)
Ok, I don't have the hammock, and I prefer teh windows because it's easier to get to the roof than weight on the elevator to go down. *he watches those teeth, seeming to be curiously captivated by them as she flashes them* I didn't know that. I... think I can handle narrow as long as there is one way that at least looks open. And I may have to see about something to allow me to minimize the chance fo getting eaten other than terrain. Or, if I pass out, I trust you will drag me to safety once danger passes. *he really does seem rediculously ok with risking his life.* So, what do you do down here when you are alone?

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:06:59 PM)
Mostly..explore. Collect sea glass and pearls or little bits of metal for Mario..he makes jewelry with them and shares the profit. The red and blue glass is more expensive. *nodding a bit, as if this were something Mario had drilled into her head* I check the jetty and coves for injured or dead..where the currents put out. I hunt and eat. I visit the places I think I might find you..or Antoine..or Octavian.. I throw rocks at the Parliament to find people.. I harass octopus to make them change colors, chase fast little fish..to see who is faster..

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:10:23 PM)
*he smiles listening to her routine day* Sounds a bit like mine... patroll the streets, looking for trouble or science that needs doing. Checking to see if any of my friends need help... I don't usually throw rocks except if I am skipping them off still watter looking for you. *he smiles* I bet the octopi are pretty, and I am sure, you are faster than most. *He is still making big goo goo eyes at her, feeling very much at home despite being so deep under water.*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:12:22 PM)
They are very pretty..until they get mad and ink at me. That smells horrible. *giggling* You throw rocks at the sea? Why? It is Full of rocks already..

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:12:32 PM)
No one will notice them there!

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:14:25 PM)
It's not that I think you will notice them, the trick is to throw the rock so it bounces off the water, almost like it's flying. *As she mentions the smel he brushes his gloved fingers over her face and then, realizing in here he can probably do without the gloves, he slipss them off the suit, the cuffs tight to his wrist as he reaches out bare handed to touch her face again* It's like a challenge, to see if I can do it.

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:23:45 PM)
*she leans her cheek into his hand and reaches up to hold his hand there briefly, encouraging the contact..to be funny, she reaches over and splays a webbed palm on the glass of his helmet, smiling teasingly* Such smoooooth skin.

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:24:26 PM)
So you skip stones..that means..you are waiting by the water for me..you know.

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:26:20 PM)
*He lets his fingers tace into her skin and he can't help but laughing as she rubs his face plate. This is a somewhat less than ideal solution to his problem, but the fact tha he has no fear of running out of air definalty helps the situation.* Yes. That is what I do when I am waiting for you. I can't imagine that you would be able to hear the little splashes from far away, but it helps me pas the time while I imagine what it is you do down here. *he crinkles hi nose* i figured racing the fish, but the harassing octopi... that is a new one on me.

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:27:16 PM)
*turning her hand so she can see his expression beyond it* I wait for you too.. near the docks and the broken concrete. I do not skip stones, I draw designs on the stone with water..like fingerpaints. *sheepishly*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:28:03 PM)
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Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:28:47 PM)
((Lagging weirdly here))

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:28:48 PM)
*he peers at her as she looks at his face, beaming with happiness* I wonder how much of our time we spend waiting on the other to show up. On the upside, now that i have my helmet finished, I can start work on your legs! Then we can both move about the other's world.

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:28:52 PM)
(( I am sorry. ))

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:29:45 PM)
I was wondering if we are not simply waiting in the wrong places for each other. If I draw in the concrete by the levy..and you skip stones at the dock..

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:31:18 PM)
Where would you rather meet me, M'Lady, and I will always go there from here on out. And then we don't have to worry about being in the wrong place. *he seems so exhilirated being able to stay down as long as he has, able to actually speak to her under water, and to share this bit of abnormal normalcy*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 6:38:50 PM)
I pick the docks.. it is easier for me to wait there without being seen. The levy..is so open.. So although it is a good place to play or to take you swimming.. it is a poor place for me to wait and watch for you, if that makes sense?

Frankie LaMonte (Apr 15, 2011 6:41:53 PM)
It makes perfect sense. *he smiles* Would it... embarass you if I got in the water at the docks to be with you when we met there? I... *he locks down very embarased to admit this* I enjoy it when we are physically close. It... makes my heart kind of race. *and he clams up, boysihly*

Saviitas (Apr 15, 2011 7:10:33 PM)
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