toxickiss | 6th Show [Video] First part accidental

[When the video is on, it's from a tilted view from the ground. Most likely on top of other things, as anything heard is slightly muffled. Lily's pulling at one of the many poles (of pipes, supports and such) in the open area with a rather dirty and dusty looking hand. She's also wearing somewhat normal activewear, which is an unusual thing for most people that knew her. After a couple of tugs, she puts one foot against the pipe to start a bit of a climb. After the first large step, the next leg hooks and wraps around as Lily reaches over for one of the higher horizontal pipes.]

Just one simple test...

[Hanging from the pole, Lily starts pulling herself up before dropping and swinging her legs forward for extra momentum. Once at the peak height, she turns with the adjusted grip and repeats the process until high enough to hold herself up and vertical before extending the left leg out, bending and twisting so the first foot has a place. Then the other so she was crouching. Releasing one hand, Lily slowly stands up on the pole, bouncing on the balls of her feet to make sure the movement and slight bending of the pole wasn't going to lead to a break.]

[Then she steps back and drops. Hands grabbing the pole and using it to start a swing out towards the PCD and releasing into the air. After a single flip she lands, though crouches slightly and brushing her hands off when walking to the device. The only thing caught before the feed cuts for most people is;]

Bollucks...

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Looks like I found a place to teach you those other tricks. No aching muscles from last time, yeah?

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A lot-- I'm in good shape, okay? [He's taking that as a slight, thankyouverymuch.] I'm a really good climber on rocks and normal terrain, especially when I'm wearing pants.

[Grumble grumble, he gets his pants back on and crosses his arms petulantly. Of course, the Universe hates Sokka, so those pants drop back down a second later. Don't laugh, Lily, don't laugh.]

But exceptional even when I'm not. [Hmph!]

[She won't laugh. Not at all. Just be giving the most amused of looks. The laugh? All in your head, Sokka. Her body didn't move enough for an actual laugh, so it can't be proven. Alll in your head. Clearly.]

Yeah, and you use your feet, maybe knees, and your arms for climbing. This is completely different. It's not unusual for people to take a month of lessons before they get the idea of keeping grip on the pole with thighs alone.

[Gesturing to the fallen pants, the blonde goes over to a pile of sand and dirt.Taking a handful to rub about in her palms, she decides that maybe pushing onto the next lesson might be easier.]

Luckily this next part is more upper body and arm strength.

[He will just pull his pants back up and pouts.] Good. I'm better at that stuff, anyway. And next time, I'll wear shorts...

Edited 2012-01-12 21:20 (UTC)

Shorts are definitely a good time. Luckily we'll hold off on those lessons until it's warmer. Now, in order to avoid problems with sweaty hands, you rub some sand and dirt against them. Then, you just jump and grab onto the pole.

[Seems simple right now, huh?]

[Once he secures his pants, he dips down and follows her directions, carefully rubbing the mixture against his palms and fingers.]

[As he brushes off the excess and stands, he smiles a little and gives her a warm look to let her know he was harboring no ill will.] Grab the pole, right. So, how long have you been doing this again?

Grabbing poles, or the gymnast stuff?

[What, how was she supposed to resist?]

[Have a raised eyebrow as that sinks in. And then a little red, though how much more embarrassed can he be after being seen without his pants?] How about both?

Well, my parents got me into the gymnast thing for a little while back when I was... nine, I think? Got that for about a year, which was the longest I really kept onto an activity, before I had gotten sick too much to stay with it.

[Giving herself a running start, Lily jumps and grabs the horizontal pole with a bit of a swing. Once getting to the peak, she turns with hands both adjusting. Giving a pump with the legs, this arc went a bit higher before she tucked her knees in and curled at the peak to hook onto the pole and stay in place.]

L'see... I did the whoring thing around... thirteen, I suppose. It was mixed in with some other odd jobs this guy set me with. Pole dancing came with the stripping just about a year after that. That was under four years ago, I think. It's hard to keep track with the time that's passed here.

Oh, Lily... [Sokka likes to hear none of this, lady. Being sick is bad enough, but being forced into selling herself at a young age, and exposed to that kind of environment (albeit, Sokka's mental picture is probably much nicer than the reality simply because of cultural differences.]

I know that probably all makes you... well, you, but-- [He tilts his head a little, watching her as he rubs his hands together mindlessly.] --it doesn't seem like much of a life for a kid.

Don't 'oh Lily' me, Sokka.

[Pulling herself so she was sitting up on the bars, a little adjusting and a turn had her able to actually face Sokka. Just... at a higher altitude.]

Look, for what I am, having any kind of a life at all was hard. So I got pretty lucky... Besides, the sick thing was probably because of the ability I had. You can't handle too much when you're a kid, after all. It's just a lot less frequent now.

Hey, I'm allowed to show concern for a friend, aren't I? Just because it's lucky doesn't make it right. [Oh, the tolerance and understanding he's learned from his friend, the Avatar...] I don't mean to argue, but it's just... not right for a kid to have to suffer. I'm glad things here don't seem so bad, at least.

Anyway, what does 'a lot less frequent' mean here? [And he'll step over to look at what she's doing. It doesn't look so hard... but then again, neither did the other pole clinging exercise he tried.] If you don't mind me asking, I mean.

It's not, and I get that it's still a crappy circumstance. I'd still settle for lucky than it all being crap. It's something about counting blessings if I remember the church thing well enough.

[Thinks on it, though after a few seconds she just starts to lean forward. Sokka may or may not notice that she started holding onto the pole again. If he didn't then her leaning off until she sorta roll/drops off so she's hanging might end up a bit of a surprise. Staying hanging a few moments, she drops down to get the PCD. In a few seconds...]

About every other month, maybe a little under that. Between six and eight weeks for a generous range, as it tends to rely on how stable my moods have been during the time in-between.

6th Show [Video] First part accidental

[offline] XD These two crack me up!

[offline] Agreed. They could start a sitcom. xD

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