itsjustagamerp | LASERRRRRS

Characters: Sora, and OPEN FOR ANYONE PLAYING LASERTAG
Content: One of many lasertag skirmishes, to be sure
Location: The Recreation Deck
Time of Day: Afternoon
Warnings: None thusfar

[Any characters on red team are free to either get a successful shot at him, or be shot back...and green team members can come and team up if they like! Also, treat this thread as party-style...if you want to tags others besides Sora here, go for it.]

Sora just couldn't resist something like this...it was like some of the games they used to play on the Islands when he was younger, but with real lasers. And since they didn't hurt anyone and didn't have actual ammo or anything, they could use them as much as they wanted! How could anyone go wrong with something like that?

So as soon as he'd heard this stuff was available, he ran down to the Weapons Deck and picked up a gun and a set of armor for himself. It looked like he had the green kind. He was currently spending his time prowling around the Recreation Deck, occasionally ducking behind exercise equipment, looking for anyone on the opposite team that he could potentially hit...even if he wasn't the most stealthy person around.

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Riku's eyes widened as he felt a few blips. It won't short out in water?! He smirked. The pool might be used as a shield, but this one wasn't solid like the ones they'd used previously. Riku was an islander, just like Sora. He cold swim like he could walk.

As such, Riku bent his mirror back and took a running leap into the pool, shooting as he went.

Well dang, Sora had kind of been hoping that Riku wouldn't try to shoot from the water as well. Or that at least he'd try shooting back first so that Sora could make use of the depth's ability to neutralize the lasers.

Sora began to swim away from Riku, trying to put some distance between them, while keeping up his firing. If Riku got too many hits on him here, he'd have to dive down for a bit...too bad Riku was better at holding his breath underwater than him.

Riku swam at him as fast as he could. It was good to keep his opponent on the run. He remembered swimming races back home where they each found shortcuts, and it was always a matter of trying to see not just who could outswim the other, but who could outsmart the other, too. Riku felt the familiar sting of water
on his eyes, blinked through it, focused and fired before resurfacing to fill his lungs completely. He didn't let up for long.

The water flowed around Riku's body and into his armor. It soaked into his bandages, and he could feel them start to slip a little faster.

Unlike back home, there weren't that many places to hide in this pool, aside from down at the bottom where the lasers couldn't penetrate. And while Sora was fast, he wasn't the best diver. So, Sora decided to try and go for his speed in the water, attempting to swim a wide circle around Riku as he fired back. Every once in awhile he'd dive down a little ways, although he didn't know if that was actually proving effective or not.

Riku had little clue how far or where the lasers could penetrate. He hadn't known the guns were apparently water proof. As such, he took every shot he could, simply hoping the water wouldn't mess up his shot. Riku may not have been able to hide, but neither could Sora. For now it'd be a game to see who'd decide to move out first.

Sora kept Riku on his toes, as it were, since Sora always was the faster swimmer. His leaner form was easier to move through the water. Riku, however, could use his muscles to change direction faster, making him slightly more agile. For Sora, it would be a matter of watching where Riku was heading to get a shot. Riku had to predict where Sora would be in the water and aim accordingly, trying to keep up.

Riku felt a bit of a twinge in his side. The bandages were worthless, and now it was a matter of trying to see how long he could last without them.

While Sora was getting some hits on Riku here and there, the effort it was taking to swim around the pool and dive down to avoid shots was quickly becoming not worth the energy. Maybe it'd be a better idea to go back to his high ground on the diving board...if he was fast enough, he could snipe Riku from up high and catch him whenever he came up for air.

Keeping up his assault, Sora began to make his way towards the pool stairs.

Oh no you don't! Riku let his gun strap hold the gun to his side, kicking off the pool wall and using his arms to power him forward a moment. With as much speed as he could muster, he'd grab his gun and fire off a few shots before trying to power forward again.

His side was beginning to throb.

In the meanwhile, Sora reached the stairs, and scrambled out of the pool and back around towards the diving boards. Probably not smart to run around the wet sides of a pool like that, but Sora didn't care. He knew he'd taken a few more hits from Riku, but wanted to take advantage of the high ground again as much as possible.

Riku half-launched himself from the water, instantly running up the stairs. He kept his gun at his side as he pursued to keep up his speed, but he also held it carefully to keep it from hitting his unjurred side. Water poured off him as he followed in Sora's soggy footsteps. Every footfall made it's own loud squeak against the floor.

And then one foot slipped.

Crying out, Riku landed hard on his side, right on top of his laser gun. He slid a few feet on the slippery floor, and stayed down.

Sora had just reached the base of the diving board ladder when he heard the squeak of a shoe slipping, and then a THUD. He turned, and saw Riku lying on the floor. He put his own foot on the ladder to prepare to climb up, expecting Riku to get up and continue pursuit, but he didn't move.

Sora paused and kept his gun down. Even after getting tricked by Liz pretending to get hurt, Sora couldn't help but be concerned for Riku and halt the game.

"Hey...Riku, you okay?"

Face still down, Riku raised an arm in the air, giving Sora a thumbs-up for a second before laying it down again. His back rose and fell with silent shallow breaths. After a moment, he rolled over onto his back, eyes and lips squeezed tight. He looked pained and frustrated. At least Sora wasn't taking advantage of the fact he was down. Leave it to his best friend to be a good sport.

"I'll deal. But I'm out for now."

LASERRRRRS - [Open]

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Sora is a good guy.