Twenty-Third Flame-[Action]

[gogglesyndrome]

[Today, instead of being in school like he probably should be, Taichi's standing outside by the side wall of House 48 with a few buckets of paint at his feet and a paintbrush in his hand. Currently he's putting on the finishing touches of what looks like an orange dinosaur in armor on the wall next to a few symbols that were already there. As soon as he's finished with the dinosaur he's going to be rinsing out his brush and start on a small white cat with huge greenish gloves and a purple-striped tail. Granted the paintings are a little messy since he's not an artist, but it's the effort that counts.

What will you do?]

Comments

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

...Your what? Tai seriously, I'm your best friend. I don't care that you're skipping class. [We're just endlessly happy to be outside.]

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

I think Raine's gonna kill me when she figures out I skipped just to paint.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

So tell her you were helping me catch up. One day can't hurt.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

I was gonna try to use you as an excuse anyway.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

[Laughs, wincing slightly.] Gee, thanks.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Nice to see you trying to sneak out while we're all supposed to be gone.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

[Scrunches his face up a little.] Fresh air isn't going to kill me, Taichi.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Shut it, that's not what I mean. How's your chest?

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

With the way you all act, you'd think I was tight-rope walking blind-folded or something. Still hurts some if I move certain ways, but I think they're mostly healed.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Cool, that means you can start coming to school with me and making it more fun.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

Joy of joys.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

I need to practice my paper airplane-building skills anyway.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

...that's not the point of school, you know.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

No but it's more entertaining.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

...'s kind of disrespectful to Raine, though. [No, we haven't quietly grown fond of her over the past few weeks, really. You're imagining things.]

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

...is it? I'm still listening, I'm just doing other things too.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

...making paper airplanes while she's trying to teach isn't a good way of proving you're listening. Plus you could be distracting other people.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Yeah but I listen better that way.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

...try something less disruptive?

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Like what?

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

...I dunno, origami?

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

What's the difference between origami and paper airplanes?!

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

One involves throwing, and one involves a lot more folding.

Plus I bet the kids would love to have an arsenal of paper cranes around the house. Supposedly they're good luck.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

...I'm really good at making paper cranes.

[toomuchhairgel.livejournal.com]

Then there y'go. Make all kinds of different colors-- you know dad used to fill up little plastic tree-shaped jars with green ones around Christmas, because neither of us are ever home enough to get a tree.