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Who: Bolin and Naruto
When: June 12
Where: Dunyaland
What: A very heterosexual afternoon.
Rating: P for Pure

[ There hadn't been a lot of time between Naruto's declaration that he was going to meet Bolin RIGHT NOW, so the earthbender is a little disoriented as he stands outside of the gates of the theme park. His jacket isn't buttoned up properly, leaving his t-shirt visible. He's sans Carrier as well, as he usually is because Yun is the devil incarnate and can probably topple an entire rollercoaster on her own.

But he's also disoriented because everything is so cool. There are couples and children all around him, crowds of excitement, and even fun mascots, but his gaze doesn't waver from the large machines rocketing through the sky. Enprise has a lot of things that Bolin has never seen before, weapons and magic and monsters, but this is by far the most eyecatching. He's immediately staring at the rollercoasters and trying to figure out how a human had even come up with something so wild and exciting!

He's so ready to go!

(And later, he'll be happy to go through the stall and play the games, remember the festivals in the Southern Water Tribe. Thinking to himself that he definitely needs to make sure that Korra gets to experience this as well.) ]

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Somethin' cool'attebayo!

[They're on the same wavelength, really. Bolin's hand brushes the bubbles away and Naruto's arms stick out dramatically- a gesture to- well. Bolin and Swan-chan apparently.]

A real weapon y'anno? Like a sword, or some shuriken! Just because I already know how to fight that didn't help me take down those dragons very much. There was a girl that had this cool bow and arrows, and then you've got that metal magic, and Sakura-chan's got a big axe!

Mine just covers my head! How's that supposed to help win a war!

Maybe there's some hidden power to it?

[ He's reaching a bit, and really Bolin is not the person to ask about weapons. He can't wield most weapons like swords and guns, he might be able to throw a shuriken with some practice. Still, he does feel like he should say something to make Naruto feel a little better. ]

Maybe you should just get another one? [ He crosses his arms, looking thoughtful. ] I mean, that's what I did.

Eh? [It pulls a startled sound out of him and Naruto jolts up suddenly, at full attention.] You can do that?

You did that? How? What'd you have to start with?

[ He grins, feeling a little cool imparting this information onto Naruto. ]

That staff I had when we first met. [ The one he'd used to numb Naruto when the other boy had lost his marbles. ] I switched it out for a shield.

[Teach him Bolin-senpai. Naruto has always been eager to learn- it takes him time, and he has to absorb his lessons differently than many of his peers, but Naruto had also started out behind the rest. He'd been last in his class. There'd been a time when he'd been unable to perform the technique he'd needed in order to graduate.

The boy always bringing up the rear.

But in a position like that he'd had nothing to lose, and was unafraid to ask for help from others. To look for guidance from those around him.]

Then- what's your shield do? Does that mean you like it better?

It gets really hot. [ wink wonk

But really. That's pretty much the gist of it. Bolin's not sure how hot it can get just yet, but the first time that he'd fooled around with it, he'd end up nearly burning his hands. It's obvious that it's a good pair for his first weapon however, because he can still wield it with the pseudo-metalbending when it gets too hot to touch.

All in all, he's not complaining. ]

But mostly I picked it because it's made of metal! So I can change it into different shapes. [ He just has to make sure that the projectiles he forms out of it don't take too much damage, lest the shield become dormant. ] But the staff was good too... I could just numb problematic enemies.

So I just gotta be worried that you'll melt me instead of makin' my arms fall asleep, huh? [It's a testament to how comfortable he feels around Bolin that he's able to settle back down so easily and touch on the memory of their first fight. Their shoulders knock, and Naruto's legs kick up- ankles crossing over the edge of the boat.]

You know, we really should practice together sometime. You're pretty strong. [Once, all Naruto had wanted was to hear those words himself. For someone to see him, and acknowledge his strength. His worth. When he says it to Bolin he means it, but there's also a genuine warmth to be found. Naruto enjoys the fight- it connects him with his body and it connects him with other people. There are things he will only ever learn about Bolin from one fist to another, and here, he realizes just how much he wants to know them.] Did you fight a lot back home?

[ Normally, Bolin would take those words with a puff of his chest and a proud smile. He knows he's a stronger fighter. But here, in Enprise, it means a lot more. To be told that he's strong by someone that's never seen him earth or lavabend; when most of the time he doesn't really know what he's doing with mana or magic or weapons, fumbling through close combat and hoping that his reflexes get quicker and quicker.

He's more genuinely pleased this time, face warm with happiness from the compliment. ]

Yeah, all my life. [ In response to Naruto's question. Though, despite his history as a fighter, he doesn't communicate through fists like the younger boy. (Unless he's fighting with Mako.)

That aside, he sighs a little, looking out at the tunnel and the cute statues of cuddling mouse and cat characters before turning back to Naruto with an eyebrow raised. ]

We've been talking about fighting for a while though. Do you always talk about work during your dates?

[Bolin may only glance at the cat and mouse characters, but when Naruto follows his gaze he ends up legitimately staring. Don't cats eat mice? It's a little weird seeing them hug. And- kiss? Are those animals kissing? Man this ride is something else. He knows its supposed to be romantic and all, with the hearts and the bubbles and the fountains and the lights- but why the cat and mouse?

His mouth opens, reply at the ready before he's even processed what he's replying to- and then the laugh is startled right out of him. If they didn't know each other well enough to have been through this song and dance already, Naruto might have sputtered and gone red in the face. He's always been easy to work up and equally easy to read- but they've had this fight before and it always ends in Naruto yelling and Bolin backtracking. Its just something they do. He scrubs at his hair once more.]

Ahaha- sorry sorry! I guess I don't really think about it like a job'attebayo, it's just the way life is back home.

You must be getting pretty bored huh?

Nope.

[ His answer, good natured and easy. Bolin's used to fighting, and it's an obvious part of his life. Wake up, eat, mess around with his friends, fight a little, save the world. A usual day. It doesn't bore him to talk about it any more than it bores him to talk about food—and he wasn't serious when he called it work. Most of the people he knows fight for a living, whether with their fists or their minds.

And he doesn't even realise how awful that truth is. ]

Tell me other stuff though! You know, what your family's like and what your favourite colour is.

Oh well, I don't got a family. [There isn't any regret that comes with the words because there isn't a recent loss to go along with it. Naruto had grown up with neither parents or siblings (sometimes Sasuke's words from back then come back to him what could you know about me? you've been alone from the start!) and though he's felt angry or resentful of that fact, it wasn't coupled with the pang of loss. How could he mourn what he never had? It wouldn't be until he was much older that he would have the opportunity to meet them- for the first and last time.] But I know my mom was pretty scary, and my dad was a hero to our village.

So I guess that 'cause they're the Red Hot Habanero and the Yellow Flash, then my favorite color is Orange!

[ Naruto might not feel any sadness about not having a family, but Bolin’s heart certainly wells up with the emotion. He doesn’t think you need to have had something to miss it, because it’s enough to know that everyone else has something so warm and precious. He imagines Naruto, like Bolin when he’d been young, gazing at happy families and wishing so badly for his mother’s embrace; for a home that was filled with the chatter of people that cared about him.

There had been so much love that he wanted to give to his parents, and it was actually painful to have no outlet for it.

He tries not to be too obvious in this however, sliding slightly to close the minimal amount of distance between them, reaching out to ruffle Naruto’s hair, the other boy’s shoulder bumping against his chest. ]

Orange suits you.

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