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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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Still, it's... not something you should see.

[ He says quietly, coiling the scarf around his hands to squeeze the water out. After he's done with it, he removes his gloves to do the same. ]

But I've seen it already. [She glancing over before shifting on the concrete to a dry spot, which also means she moves a little closer.]

[ He shifts only slightly. ]

It's just...

[ Disturbing and ugly. ]

An ugly reminder? Yeah...I get that. [She smiles up at him even if he's not turned to where he can see it.]

[ Gil sighs softly, cold and damp fingers lightly brushing over his neck. ]

I'm making this day worse.

Not really. Now, c'mon, take the coat off so it can dry.

[She reaches over and playfully gives one sleeve a tug.]

Alright.

[ He mutters quietly and lays out the scarf on the side so he can start pulling off the coat. Again, it's relieving to have that weight off him. He holds it out and sighs. ]

Some fabric softener and detergent will get the smell out.

[She nods and leans back a bit, propping herself up with her arms behind her.]

Yup. [She's already starting to feel a bit gritty where the salty water is drying on her skin.] A good long shower too.

It smells awful.

[ He hasn't realized chlorine also is mixed in with the water, which makes its scent so strong. He pulls out the end of his shirt tucked into his waist and twists the ends again so bits of water drip out. ]

Yeah... [Part of why she's been trying not to breath too much. Pool smell? Bad but not too bad. Fishy pool smell? Ugh, gross.]

Could be worse though, could smell like garbage.

Ugh.

And people enjoy this part of the zoo?

[ Because he can't fathom who in their right mind enjoys being wet and smelly. ]

[Children...children do.]

Some do, yeah. Some don't bother with the show and just look at the animals. Or they're, y'know, smart enough to sit far enough back.

I should have read the pamphlets before we sat down in that part of the arena.

[ And does he regret this very much.

He stands up to shake the coat and little beads of water drip to the ground. After a minute of doing this, he sets it down on the side as well. He does't tuck his shirt back in, not wanting to stick something that cold and damp back inside his pants. ]

Probably. But it just said seal show, it didn't mention no whale. [Because if it'd said anything about the whale being brought out she would have been sure they sat further away.]

But what's done is done.

[A pause before she simply has to bring up the lions.] So...what was up with you and the lions? Was there like some Chain that was a lion that really freaked you out back home or something?

[ His movements go stiff when she brings up the lions and his face tomato red. ]

... Nothing. Nothing at all.

[She raises a brow but decides not to push it for now.]

If you say so.

[ He fights the blood rushing to his cheeks, embarrassed she saw such a reaction from him. Of all the things it had to have been, it was a cats. Big cats. ]

Although... [ Now that she mentions it, his memory draws back to Cheshire and Alice's memory. The first time he had encountered Jack Vessalius -- or what he had believed was his first at the time. Realizing they've known each other before is still unsettling. ] There was a Chain... not like those lions... but it was a cat. Cheshire.

[She blinks up at him, tilting her head as her brows furrow a bit.] Like the cat from Alice in Wonderland?

[ Now it's his turn to frown. ]

Alice in Wonderland...?

[ He's never heard of it and chances are it doesn't exist in his universe, inspired by the author's works. ]

Yeah, it's a book but there's also a movie about this little girl that, like, follows a white rabbit into this other world. There she meets a lot of strange creatures like the Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter and stuff like that. She pisses off the Queen of Hearts and almost gets her head cut off. [That's the gist of it...it's been a while since she's seen the movie.]

Actually I think there's, like, a lot of movies based on the book.

[ His eyes widen, heart pounding a little harder and faster as Kenzi lists off the names, names he recognizes from his world, but explains they're all from some story. ]

Did you say Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts?

[Kenzi raises a brow.] Yeah. Why?

[ The Queen of Hearts, Demios, the Head Hunter. A wave of nausea hits him as he struggles to make sense of it. It can't be a coincidence, as much as he would like to write it off as such. ]

Those names are... they can't be.

[Okay, now he's starting to worry her.] Oh crap, did I just, like, destroy your world or something? [How does that even work with fictional characters? She knows some don't seem to care...like Peter.]

What?! [ As he has no idea what she's talking about. ] This is all from a book, you said?