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[devoutish]

Solomons & Melborn
1108 Sweet Cream Street

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[bywolves]

That's what I thought. [ Royce takes a deep breath. ] I'm going to write something for her. As soon as I can.

[devoutish]

Ah, Royce.

[He's still grinning. He can't help it.]

This calls for a celebration, doesn't it.

[bywolves]

I think it does, yes. [ Royce glances at Alfie, grinning a little himself. ] What did you have in mind?

[devoutish]

Drinking wine and jumping in the lake.

[But he's open to suggestions.]

[bywolves]

[ Royce laughs at that. ]

Mm. I could do that. Not much of a casual swimmer, but that sounds - good. [ A beat. ] I figured out how to use the machines at the Rec Center, if you want to test that out later.

[devoutish]

Yeah?

[He'd mostly been joking, but goddamn, if Royce is up for going to jump in the lake then they're going to jump in the lake.]

Yeah, all right; we'll swim a bit and drink wine and then you'll show me your machines. What sort of machines are they?

[bywolves]

[ He's in a very good mood. He probably wouldn't do it if anybody else was watching them. Royce pushes his hair back out of his face, sliding down off the counter. ]

My machines. [ Royce snorts. ] A movie player, and a television. I've figured out how to make them work.

[devoutish]

Ah, a movie player. Yeah, let's dry off watching movies. Have you seen one yet?

[bywolves]

No, I haven't. Or at least, I haven't seen one all the way through. [ They don't have much else to do, so movies it is. ]

[devoutish]

We'll find a good one.

[Alfie glances over his shoulder at the food still sitting on the counter, then pulls back to go put it away.]

Shall we go, then? Now?

[bywolves]

Mm. [ He'll help Alfie put the food away, though, before he grabs a bottle of wine from the cabinet. ] Might as well.

I'm not getting in if there's anybody at the lake, mind you.

[devoutish]

With any luck, it'll be deserted. Nobody around to try to drown you.

[He ducks into the bathroom to grab a couple of clean towels.]

[bywolves]

[ It's a real concern, wow! ]

Yes, we can only hope. Come on.

[devoutish]

[It's nice out - warm and sunny. But they're in luck, because the lake is empty, aside from a few ducks.]

Worried about those?

[Alfie points to the small flock as they approach.]

[bywolves]

Could be murderous ducks. [ Royce says dryly. ] The foulest of fowl.

[ Royce. ]

[devoutish]

[Wow, that was terrible enough to earn a little smack on the arm.]

Don't you start.

[bywolves]

[ Royce grins at Alfie - he's a dad, he's now full of jokes like these.

He makes his way to the edge of the water, and sits down to take off his boots. ]

[devoutish]

In celebration, right, you're meant to jump in all at once.

[Time for rules he's just now making up.]

[bywolves]

Well. It's a good thing I'm not against breaking the rules.

[devoutish]

Well.

[He kicks off his own boots, tucking his socks into them.]

I'm gonna do it.

[bywolves]

[ Royce looks amused, putting his boots and things off to the side. He pulls his shirt off as well - he's looking better than he did before. Still skinny, but less ribs. Alfie's been feeding him right. ]

You're going to sink to the bottom like a rock. [ Royce teases. ]

[devoutish]

I'm gonna swim like a fish.

[Alfie's much the same, weight-wise - he's maybe even starting to look a little paunchy in the stomach again. Once his clothes are off, he wades into the water up to about the knees. He turns to give Royce a quick glance over his shoulder, raises an eyebrow, and then dives forward into the water.]

[bywolves]

[ There's no way in hell Royce is taking off his pants. Sorry, he's just - there's no way, he's not nearly comfortable enough out in the open to do so. But he does sort of snort when Alfie just goes ahead and jumps in, and pulls himself to his feet to wade in after Alfie, not seeming to mind that his clothes are getting wet.

He's just gonna make sure Alfie doesn't like... drown. Otherwise, he doesn't exactly get in, just up to his knees. ]

[devoutish]

[He pops up about five seconds later, treading water.]

I did think about sinking to the bottom, but then you would have had to come rescue me, and it would have put you in a mood.

[bywolves]

[ Royce grins at him, folding his arms over his chest. ]

Who says I would've come to rescue you? Presumptuous of you.