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WHO: Kenzi and Gil
WHERE: The Zoo
WHEN: 8/10; Morning/Afternoon
WARNINGS: Kenzi's mouth? Gil freaking out over very big cats?
SUMMARY: Kenzi told Gil she was going to take him to the zoo...so they're going.
FORMAT: Quick

[It's nine in the morning and Kenzi...is running a little late. She gets up early enough, early for her anyway, and gets ready to go. Dresses in a light dress and somewhat sensible, as Kenzi doesn't really do a shoe below a three inch heel, shoes; she's even wearing sunglasses and some sunhat that goes along with her dress like Gil said she should. Her bag has sunscreen, which she's already slathered on, and some water in it for the day. One last check to make sure she had everything that would be needed and she's out the door.

The trip doesn't take long but traffic and everything else keeps her.

At the entrance she catches sight of Gil quickly enough, he really does stand out in a crowd, and rushes over.]

Sorry I'm a little late.

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[ It hurts, but he's not upset about it. He's more upset about the lions and the fact he had to see them. Why can't he ever escape cats, big or small?

Then it occurs to him she's touching his face. Contact. Skin on skin.

His face burns hotter with embarrassment. ]

C-Close my eyes?

[She can feel his face heating up but doesn't remove her hands, not yet. She continues to speak in as soothing of a tone as she can manage.]

Or you can just stare at the ground, just don't look around.

[ He feels ridiculous, but who knows if there are more big cats around? Apprehensively, he nods and shuts his eyes. ]

Okay...

[Unfortunately for Gil this means Kenzi has to get real close. She finally releases his face and moves to wrap her arm around his.]

Okay, I'm going to start walking now, ready?

[ He blushes again, though swallows and nods once more. ]

Yeah...

Okay. [She starts walking, staring off slow to make sure she doesn't just jerk him along then begins to speed up a bit. She figures the sooner their out of the big cat area the better for him.

She occasionally gives Gil the instructions to move left or right in order to avoid colliding into anyone and before long they're past the cats. She doesn't immediately release him, however.]

You can open your eyes now. [When he does so he'll find the aquarium standing before them. Like the avian house there's cartoonish paintings of various aquatic creatures on the walls. It also appears to be busier than the avian house was with families filtering in and out, mostly in. The children all excited and chattering about seeing the penguins and the seals.]

[ It's very tempting to peek just to ensure they're going in the right direction or that he's not about to walk into someone, but it's risking seeing big cats again and he's not feeling that daring.

Another horrible idea arises in his thoughts: what if they have certain feline-like animals roaming about freely?

He gulps, saying nothing. He doesn't want to know really.

When she assures him it's safe to look, he slowly opens one eye and then the other, gold eyes carefully surveying the area. It really does seem like it's for the sea mammals. ]

Ah...

[ He hasn't seen this much water since he and Donna flew over the ocean together. It's so blue and... charming, in its own way. ]

[She watches him open his eyes then pulls away, but not before slapping his arm.]

You should have warned me you had a problem with big cats! I would have taken us down a different way.

Ow! [ He pulls away from her to rub where she struck him, making a face. ] Stop that!

[ Oh.

He grimaces and averts his gaze quickly. Time to try and save face. ]

I don't have a problem! I mean, I just don't like them!

Oh, I didn't hit you hard, don't be a baby.

[She stares at him with her brows up so high they retreat into her bangs and her chin lowered a bit.] Don't like them? That wasn't a "don't like" reaction.

[Kenzi's no stranger to fear, she lives in a world where she's afraid quite often. Plus, Gil's a terrible a liar.]

I'm not being a baby! And it was! [ Of course he's a terrible liar, but he's stubborn, too. ]

Yes, you are. And it wasn't. That was a "I'm scared shitless" reaction. Which, I guess I can't blame you for, they're big cats. They can be really dangerous. But that doesn't change the fact that you should have told me! [To punctuate her point she slaps his arm again.

After which she turns and starts to head toward where the put on the show.] C'mon if you want a good seat.

I'm not scared of cats. [ He can't even say it with a straight face. Plus his form still quakes at the thought of those lions. ]

Ow! Knock it off! [ He whines, but before he can do anything else she's already off.

He grumbles and follows. ] They do the show in water?

[ There's a big arena for the seals, but little does he know they sometimes bring out the whale for show, too. All he sees are people getting into the water and assorted hoops and platforms about them. Also buckets packed full of fish. ]

[She lets the subject drop as she finds them some good seat. They aren't right up front but they are in the splash zone should the show include a whale. The schedule she had looked over said seals so that's what she's expecting.

There's already a few people taking seats and more filtering in, mostly excited children.]

[ He begrudgingly sits down, already a bit uncomfortable at how tiny the seats are. No matter where he looks, there are kids pouring from every direction. And they're loud and half of their parents say or do nothing. ]

Jeez...

[Kenzi reaches over at pats his arm. She's not too happy about all the loud children either but the show might be worth it.

It takes another ten minutes or so before everything's set up for the show and another five before audience is all filled in and starting to get restless. Luckily it isn't much longer after that that a woman in a wetsuit comes out to greet everyone and introduce them to the couple of seals that will be preforming today.]

[ The show is surprisingly loud, but they have to talk over the excitable children and the splashes the seals make.

Kenzi's right, however -- they are like dogs. Gil watches on as one of them leaps through not one, but three hopes and is rewarded with fish at the end of that trick. When the handler bends over and pokes at their own cheek, the seal reaches up and pecks -- kisses? -- them. ]

They learned all that?

[Kenzi's enjoying the show, mostly because seals are so cute!

In response to Gil's question she nods and grins up at him.] Yup. Animals are a lot smarter than people give them credit for.

I've really never seen animals like this before. There aren't any oceans where I'm from.

[ So the only animals he's familiar with are the ones you would find in a forest or the ones in a city. ]

Well, they live in very specific areas so...it's not surprising. [Truthfully Kenzi's never seen a seal aside from at the zoo like this.]

[ The show carries on with Gil watching is astounded silence. In spite of this, he doesn't laugh when the seals acts cute or funny and the rest of crowd laughs. He doesn't coo or aww at anything either. He only claps every now and then, but very lightly, when others do.

Eventually when that show is finished and the seals are made to swim back into their retreats, he notices the handlers bringing a whole new bucket of fresh fish and something below in the tank opening up wide enough that could allow for multiple trucks to pass through.

Instead, it's a killer whale that meanders its way into the tank. ]

A whale?!

[Kenzi certainly enjoys the show and like the rest of the crowd and she does and awe.

The whale coming out is exciting at first and then Kenzi realizes where they're sitting. Oh... Oh no. She doesn't want to leave because she really wants to see the whale but getting wet does not sound fun. She glances around, trying to see if there's seats further away but the place is pretty packed.]

Crap... [She says this quietly, possibly unheard over the children making a ruckus because "IT'S A WHALE MOMMY!"]

[ Having never seen a whale this close in person before or been to one of these aquatic shows before, Gil's completely unprepared for what comes next. In retrospect, some of the kids in swim wear and women and men in tank tops and swim trunks should have given it away, but he thinks they're just feeling the worst of the humidity.

The whale rises slow in its ascent, but its descent is when he realizes what's about to happen. There's no time to move out of his seat; a wave of salt water crashes onto the area they're seated in, with kids and others squealing in delight.

Not Gil.

He blinks back some the water, tasting the salt in his mouth; his hair drenched, just like his clothes, and sticking closely to his skin. ]

Aauuugh!

[Kenzi covers her face and tries to maker herself as small a target as possible just before the wave hits. She makes a sound that can only be described as an unfortunate wail. She now regrets her choice in dress colour, why didn't she go with black like always? Why did she have to go with something light that would end up nearly transparent in a situation like this?

She slowly sits up, thankful that most of her front stayed dry, and looks over at Gil. He didn't seem to react in time and all Kenzi can do is laugh at him. She doesn't look much better, truthfully. Her hair was already frizzy from the humidity but once it dried it was going to be curly again.]

[ He spits out the water and gets to his feet, arms raised and legs spread to look down at his soaking wet figure. Even his scarf sags heavily against his throat. ]

That -- is -- disgusting!