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Lola August Catch-All

who: Lola, and people! Even you!
what: Lola catch-all covering August
when: Throughout August
where: Various places, Lola has a few dates and a few run-ins with people.
warnings: Um, cuteness? Any thread that needs a warning will get it.

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All prompts are in prose, but I'll match styles with anyone who tags back.

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"Of course." Yuffie giggled.

This was very formal and Yuffie had a feeling that Lola wouldn't know what to do. "It's a traditional tea ceremony. Usually done between betroths." She took Lola's hand and guided her to the room that she had rented. "Being a princess is a lot of this stuff." She told the other girl beneath her breath. Yuffie moved elegantly as she lowered herself and Lola to a kneeling position in front of the items they had set up.

"I'll sit across from you and show you, okay?" Yuffie rose and moved to the opposite side of the table. She tucked her kimono beneath her in a systematic way that she'd been taught before scooping a bit of tea power into a cup that looked more like a bowl.

You know, casually throwing the word betrothed out there like that may have caused Lola's face to try and match the pink in her kimono and her hair. She didn't mind anything else so far, but that bit of phrase definitely caused a little knot in her stomach. Fortunately Lola was very coordinated, usually, so Lola had no issue getting to the floor and avoided falling.

Avoiding falling, a very important skill.

"Okay." Lola mirrored the action of scooping a bit of tea powder into her own bowl-like-teacup. Watching Yuffie move to avoid thinking about what Yuffie casually said.

Yuffie hadn't thought it was a weird thing to say. It was true though tea ceremony's marked other occasions as well. She simply didn't remember what those other things were. Yuffie had very selective memories when it came to her lessons.

"Good. Now we add water." She poured the water into Lola's bowl and then her own. After that she picked up something that looked like a bamboo whisk and began to stir.

"When it's mixed we present the tea to the other person." Yuffie might have skipped a few steps but she didn't care.

Maybe something less 'married and permanent' would have been a less terrifying example for a date this early in their... whatever they have. It isn't quite a relationship, but definitely too flirty to just call friendship.

Lola just mimicked Yuffie's actions to make sure she was doing it right. Or at the very least the same wrong as Yuffie. Whichever was the case stirring was a thing she knew, so she oculd tell when it was properly mixed and offered her's to Yuffie.

She really wished the word 'betrothed' would get out of her head, any moment now. Right now, right... nope it's still there.

When Yuffie was finished she offered her bowl to Lola while also taking Lola's mixture. "This is a tricky part. You rotate the bowl like this." She spun it twice clockwise and then a fourth of the way counter clockwise. "Then you bow." Which Yuffie did, "Then you take a sip."

Bringing the mixture to her lips she took a small sip before placing the bowl down. There was more tea in there but not much. "Okay so I forget exactly why we do this but it's cool and very formal."

Yuffie grinned brightly at Lola. "What do you think Princess Lola?"

"Is it a combination lock?" Lola did the same, still very confused as to why she was spinning her teacup around like this. But it was still fun, silly, but fun.

Lola mirrored drinking her own tea, she drank a bit less, but she still drank more than half of the cup's contents.

"It's very," Lola glanced up and away, trying to pick the right words. However being called princess did put a cute little curl to her lips, "serious. For drinking tea. But I guess if it's fun. Not everyday fun, but definitely fun."

"Who knows, it's just how it goes." Yuffie had forgotten why they spun the cups. It had to do with placement and position or maybe Leviathan and spirits. Maybe she should have paid more attention during her lessons. It was too late to worry about it now.

She laughed softly, "well, being a princess is supposed to be serious." Not that Yuffie ever took anything serious. "It's also listening to a lot of old men tell you what to do," that was the part that Yuffie didn't like.

"We can do something else soon. Go get something to eat in our cute outfits." She wanted Lola to have fun after all.

"That seems dull, I mean sure you get the pretty clothes but having to do what other people want?" She'd rather just have excuses to glam up for special occasions and not have to listen to a bunch of old men tell her stuff. Sounded gross.

"That's definitely a good plan. And the best part about being impossibly cute in outfits like these is you feel so much more relaxed when you get out of them afterward." Like, Lola loves her cute, but she also loves the feeling of unwinding afterwards when she gets home. She misses that feeling. Roommates suck. "So where to next?"

Yuffie laughed, she couldn't help herself. "That's the same thing I told my dad before I left home." She looked over at Lola with a smile. "Being a princess is all about doing what other people want or expect from you." Not that Yuffie did that. She had broken that mold quickly, while continuing to hold the pride of Wutai in her heart.

"Being a princess is about protecting people, standing for them and being their voice." It meant that you didn't always get your way, a fact that continued to bother Yuffie. She pushed away thoughts of her father and of Wutai, focusing instead on the lovely girl in front of her.

"I didn't think you'd find this fun." Though Yuffie didn't look disappointed, mostly entertained. "If you're uncomfortable then we can get out of these. Come on. I actually do have a plan B." Yuffie pushed herself up before holding out a hand for Lola. She didn't always have a plan B but when she did it was usually better than plan A.

The idea that Princesses had to do, well, work wasn't something Lola had any real idea about. So all that confused her. The fact that Yuffie was so carefree and against any of that nonsense confused her more.

So of course she'll just ignore all of that, "It's not that this isnt' fun. Just... it's a bit slow, and careful, and walking in this is way harder than I thought it'd be." She was having fun, just not FUN fun, it was more like Fun? fun. Anyway, she's letting Yuffie call the shots so she'll just take the other girl's hand. "What's plan B?"

She might as well ask, although she doubts she'll get an answer before they're halfway into doing whatever it is.

"It doesn't involve wearing these." She spoke as she lifted the kimono for Lola to see. "We're going to the beach!" Though it was a very specific part of the beach, one away from the prying eyes of the populace.

Once again Yuffie took the lead, taking Lola's hand in hers as they make their way through the city. It's a rather long walk for their limited range of motions but Yuffie's peep never diminished. "Remember when we first met. At the party. I promised that next time I would swim with you. So I'm going to keep my promise."

They didn't have bathing suits which meant that they'd have to swim in their underwear but Yuffie didn't care about that.

Lola's glad the plan involves not wearing kimonos, she's a little more concerned they are heading away from the communal housing building instead of toward it. See, Lola's a bit put out because she has no less than six super cute bikinis and she'd have totally worn one under her kimono if this was the plan.

"So..." Lola does figure out they're alone. Or at least out of any direct line of sight. Lola's mind puts this together with their lack of suits but gets a totally different answer from Yuffie's. "Princess tea and skinny dipping was your date idea?"

Not that she's opposed, she just wants to be sure.

Yuffie began to tug at the obi around her waist, turning back to look at Lola with a devilish grin. "Sorta, yeah." She laughed as she slipped her Kimono from her thin frame. Yuffie's skin was very pale and her frame small but lethal. She was wearing a plan pair of cotton black underwear.

"I wanted it to be a surprise." Hopefully it was a good surprise.

Lola considers a moment as she has better luck getting out of her kimono than she had putting it on. Her boyshorts matched her hair (because of course that was important) and her tank-top was, unfortunately, white. Lola considered for a moment. Heart beating really loud in her ears as she thought, which made thinking harder. Before both garments joined her kimono on the beach.

Well, Yuffie didn't correct on skinny dipping. And neither garment would really cover once wet anyway. "It's a good surprise, but if I had known we'd go swimming I'd have just worn my bikini. Would have saved me time fretting over underclothes."

Yuffie snickered when she turned to look back at Lola. "Next time I'll let you know before hand. I'd never plan a boring date." And she had known that the tea ceremony was boring. There were reasons why Yuffie skipped most of her princess related lessons and it wasn't just to piss off her dad and steal food from the kitchens.

When she sees Lola strip completely she follows suit. She wasn't going to leave her alone in whatever state of dress. Solidarity.

"Ready? Now you'll get to see me actually swim."

Lola may have been averting her eyes, doesn't mean she didn't steal a few glances here or there. Ninja was a good workout. Lola might need to compare notes.

Lola, in spite of stolen glances, does take a moment to drink in all of Yuffie. before running up and kissing her. It wasn't passionate, it was a quick pressing of lips, ending in a smile. "Thank you for not being a boring date. Now let's swim!"

Yuffie was not expecting a kiss and for 3 seconds she stood there, giving the event to process fully in her mind. After those 3 seconds were up Yuffie smiled over at Lola, "YEAH." They were here to swim after all.

She ran towards the water but as she jumped in she grabbed Lola's hand to pull her in too.

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