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[liefeldisgod]

[Faint voices are heard in the distance as Cambot approaches his targets down on the launch deck.]

Thanks for hanging out with me, dudette. I dunno why everybody’s been tellin’ me to go away this week. [A wild 90S KID and PINKIE PIE appeared!]

Ehehehe...gee, I dunno! That’s really weird!

[Pinkie’s still got on the same hooded black Batmare costume that she’s been wearing all week, though she seems to have accessorized it with some bright pink nose clips. 90s Kid, meanwhile, is still dressed up in his own Pumaman costume, which is starting to look disheveled from being worn all week, and even Cambot seems hesitant to get too close.]

Anyway, you sure this is gonna work?

TOTALLY! I used to put up tire swings all the TIME back in Ponyville! It’ll be just like that, except without any trees!

[Uhhh...is that chain to the tire swing...rigged up to the sprinkler head?]

Hmmmm...

[Pinkie trots around the swing, inspecting it, and then belly-flops into the middle.]

You can sit on top, ‘cause you’re heavier!

Alright, here we go...! [90s Kid grabs the chain, starting to climb up. The tire wobbles uneasily as he tries to pull himself up, struggling to find his footing. He almost makes it to the top of the tire when...

Suddenly there is a resounding SNAP and a blare of fire alarms.]

Ohcrap--ACKPPBT!!! [90s Kid is suddenly overwhelmed by a cascade of water from the broken sprinkler and the feed goes to static]

Comments

[thirteenth_brat]

You have got to be kidding... Why would you hang a tire swing from a sprinkler?!

[sailorlaughter]

To swing from it, silly!

[Pinkie's still on the tire. It's just floating down the hall now. 90s Kid is nowhere to be seen, and she's consequently shed her nose clips.]

[thirteenth_brat]

Yeah but... sprinklers aren't designed to hold weight.

[sailorlaughter]

Not really! That's probably why it didn't work. But they do do a pretty good job of sprinkling!

[thirteenth_brat]

... That's what they are designed for...

[sailorlaughter]

Yep!

[She looks around, then leans in a little closer.] I just wanted it to give 90s Kid a little shower. I didn't think it would flood EVERYTHING like that!

[thirteenth_brat]

He has been skipping out on bathing...

[Incidentally, given that bit of information, Roxas can't really be too annoyed or exasperated.]

[sailorlaughter]

[Pinkie lowers her ears and shivers.]

It was really, really kinda bad...

[thirteenth_brat]

I can imagine...

[Besides the ponies, Ammy and Chibi would also have had to smell that. If 90s Kid was offending a normal human sense of smell...]

[sailorlaughter]

Yeeeeeeah...

[She stands with her hooves around the side of the tire, peering down into the water.] I didn't mean it to be like this though. I should probably apologize...

[thirteenth_brat]

That might be a good idea. I'm pretty sure Gypsy will understand, though.

[Maybe. Roxas sure has a lot more respect for Gypsy than for the other bots, but that's likely because she's actually helpful and not annoying.]

[sailorlaughter]

Yeah, it's still WAY better than that one time with all the fire!

[thirteenth_brat]

... Fire?

That was probably before I got here...

[sailorlaughter]

Oh, yeah! You totally would've remembered it if you were here, there was fire EVERYWHERE! Nobody got hurt though!

Late

[thirteenth_brat]

How did that even happen?

[sailorlaughter]

Oh, well, Wheatley - did you ever meet Wheatley? He was a robot EYE! Wheatley put a TON of oxygen in the air, and then it all caught on fire! He didn't mean to, though.

[liefeldisgod]

[Oh there's 90s Kid, clinging to a convenient pipe trying to stay steady against the rush of water that's up to his torso by now]

Cold cold cold cold so cold

[thirteenth_brat]

You do know sprinklers aren't designed to actually hold weight, right?

[In other words, he thinks you kind of deserve this dude. Not to mention Pinkie's got a point about bathing...]

[liefeldisgod]

I-i-it was p-p-p-Pinkie's idea m-man!

[thirteenth_brat]

[Pinkie admitted as much. Roxas isn't so sure it excuses things, though. Pinkie could probably have gotten away with using the swing herself simply because she's Pinkie and she defies all logic. That and, Pony or no, she's not all that big.]

And it didn't occur to you at all that it might not be a good idea? Not that a little water is actually a bad thing for you right now.

[Maybe Roxas is a little biased here. His own personal hygiene is decent and he does have an easily offendable nose. Then again, he's also never gone more then two or three days without bathing.]

[liefeldisgod]

I d-didn't know what it w-was chained up to!

[thirteenth_brat]

... You didn't look?

[Roxas is starting to think that the only reason 90s Kid has lived as long as he has is a combination of pure dumb luck and his friends saving his ass when he invariably gets himself into trouble.]

[liefeldisgod]

She said it was safe, man!

[milliondollarpipes]

...

[There are no words. Only facepalms.]

[liefeldisgod]

[90s Kid flails in the water, splashing and thrashing]

Help! Help, I can't swim! I'm too young to die man!

[He's just sitting in the water that's probably only about waist-high.]

[milliondollarpipes]

...kid. Stand up.

[liefeldisgod]

[...and he stops flailing.

And looks down.

And gets up.]

Uh. I knew that!

[The water DOES look like it's getting deeper though.]

[milliondollarpipes]

Suuuure you did.

Think you can make it up to the next deck?

[liefeldisgod]

M-m-maybe?

[Okay that water is REALLY cold. And where the heck is the elevator again?]

[milliondollarpipes]

[Siiiigh]

Cam, gimme a look around. [The Cambot turns a circle, coming back to face 90s Kid.] Alright, just head down that way and keep hold of the wall.

[liefeldisgod]

O-okay!

[He tries to find a handhold along the wall, pulling himself forward against the current]

[milliondollarpipes]

[He stands and starts gathering up a few things, his Cambot following along behind him.]

I'll bring you a couple towels. The pony too, if she needs 'em - she still down there with you?

[liefeldisgod]

I th-th-think she f-floated that way...[shiver-point]

[milliondollarpipes]

Ahhh, she'll be fine. [She can probably handle herself better than 90s Kid, really. Harvey sets off for the elevator, a couple towels slung over his arm.]

[liefeldisgod]

[Whatever happened to "in case of emergency, take stares?" Honestly. But eventually 90s Kid makes it, managing to get the elevator up not too horribly flooded with water. He shall meet Harvey on the next floor up, sopping wet and shivering - but significantly cleaner.]

[milliondollarpipes]

[Harvey notices that the smell is gone as he gets closer, which is really the only reason he is getting closer. At least somethin' good came of this.]

Here. [He flings one towel around 90s Kid's shoulders, handing him the other to dry himself off with.] Geez, kid, you're shakin' like a leaf!

[liefeldisgod]

[90s Kid looks like he's going to answer that, or at least thank him for the towel, but--]

HA-choo!

[...yeah, that's all. He hugs the towel righter around his shoulders.]

[milliondollarpipes]

Allllllright. [He reaches out to start guiding the kid down the hall, back towards his own room.] You better get in some dry clothes.

[liefeldisgod]

[He nods, huddling to Harvey for warmth.] Oh man, Gypsy's totally gonna k-kill Pinkie P-pie...

[milliondollarpipes]

[Oh god, kid, he was avoiding contact for a reason, you're gettin' him all wet now!]

Pft, her? Nah. It ain't easy to stay mad at those ponies.

[liefeldisgod]

[But you're waaaaarm]

Yeah...I guess not...ah-CHOO!

[milliondollarpipes]

[Yeah, and you really, really aren't. Harvey cringes away from the kid at that sneeze. Great, now he's gonna have to deal with this all week. He fishes a handkerchief out of his pocket and hands it over.]

The hell were you two even thinkin', tying the swing to that thing?

[liefeldisgod]

[He sniffles and dabs at his nose with the handkerchief.]

Hey, it was her idea, man. She said it'd work!

[milliondollarpipes]

It might've, if it were just her.

[The weight thing is definitely a factor. But honestly he's seen that pony do enough weird things that he figures she can hang a swing from whatever she wants.]

[liefeldisgod]

[He just groans and shivers into his towel some more. Why do these awesome moments have to end with him getting hurt?]

[milliondollarpipes]

[Siiiiiiiigh. Lucky they're already near his room. Harvey draws away, directing him to the door.]

Just go get changed, kid. C'mon down to the kitchen after, I'll make ya some warm soup.

[liefeldisgod]

[snuffle sniffle] O-ok.

[milliondollarpipes]

[He leaves once 90s Kid's safe inside. True to his word, he can be found in the kitchen later, just about finishing up with a pot of chicken noodle by the time the kid shows up.]