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[guppy_sandhu]

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Guppy is out back, by the lake, contemplating doing some skating.

He prods at the ice, debating if it's solid enough yet.

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[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton's walking out by the lake, bruises healed completely (but the scars he acquired remain - it's difficult to tell, given clothes and all, but for the observant, the tip of one just peeks over the edge of his scarf), absently firing sparks upwards from his fingers.

When he sees Guppy, he makes a beeline for the door back to the bar, shoulders hunched.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy sees him, and sees him speedily heading off.

"Atton?"

His insides knot just a little. Have I upset him too?

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton turns, sharply. He doesn't look angry or displeased, just very sheepish and awkward.

"Ah, hey, Guppy, hi. Man. Lookin' ... fluffy, today. Didn't see you there."

[guppy_sandhu]

"How are you doing? Want to come for a skate?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I'm good. Great. Healed my bruises, so I won't be getting anybody asking awkward questions." He tugs at his sleeves, one after another, in case they're not covering his wrists properly. "An' I don't know how to skate. I was just going to ..." He's not really sure.

[guppy_sandhu]

"I can teach you if you like." Guppy says, noting the sleeve tugging.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Ah, yeah, maybe another time."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy slings his skates over his shoulder and goes to join Atton.

"Do you want me to have a go with the skin fuser?" he asks, in a low, quiet, gentle voice. "I can't see anything so don't worry, but the offer's there if you want it."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"If you're talking about the scars, I'm not bothered by them. I've got plenty, a few more don't bother me."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Then what's the matter?" Guppy asks gently.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Nothing's the matter. I'm fine. Everyone's making way too big a deal out of this." Atton snaps, rather abruptly angry, cheeks going bright red.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Okay." Guppy holds his hands up. "Do you want to get something to eat?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton runs his hands through his hair, striding past Guppy. "No."

Turning, suddenly: "Fists up. I haven't sparred in ages, I'm out of practice."

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

Charlie is sitting on one of the benches around the lake, lacing up his own skates. "It's solid enough to stand on, by now."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Great." Guppy says, smiling and stepping carefully onto the ice. He takes one or two tentative steps, then shoots off at speed towards Charlie, stopping with a neat skid when he gets to Charlie's bench.

"Are you all right to be on here?" he asks. "Go easy, yeah?"

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"I've been on ice skates since I was old enough to walk, Guppy. Thanks for the concern." He stands and smiles, holding a hand out as if to shake, before touching Guppy's shoulder and taking off. "Tag!"

He gains speed by digging into the ice with his toe-picks, turning around to see if he's pursued. "Play a little, it won't hurt!"

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy is shooting after him, and tags him lightly on the shoulder before he shoots off further.

"I've not been on quite as long." he says. "But probably since I was five or so."

He slows for a moment in order to swing around in a big curve and go in a different direction.

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"It's fun, though, isn't it? My sister used to take me to skate, after school." Charlie laughs as he's tagged, and pushes off to go catch him up, and tag him back. "Can you jump?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"My Nana took me." Guppy says. "One night a week for years. Reckoned it was the only way to get me out of extra homework with Dad."

He performs a nice smooth jump.

"He made me quit when I was eleven, said it was nancy girl stuff. I used to pretend I had chess club instead so I could keep going."

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that must have been fun. Mine didn't have a problem with it, much..." He switched around backwards to do one of his own, though his was still a little wobbly on the landing.

"Wasn't until later he decided to pull that card."

[guppy_sandhu]

"I spent a lot of time hiding from my father." Guppy admits, getting into a pirouette.

"Nice to have a good skater around here to play with."

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"I know, I didn't think anyone else skated, here." He got a little distance between them, and tried again on the jump to see if he couldn't land better. Didn't exactly work as he came down twisted and fell.

"Well, that didn't go as planned..." he shook himself off. "Why did you hide from your father?"

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy is over near him quickly, making sure he's okay.

"Are you all right?" He offers Charlie a hand up, somehow avoiding telling him off for not going gently.

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'm good." He accepts the hand up, brushing the ice off his jeans. "I always fall trying that one, don't know why."

Charlie's glad at the not telling him off, smiling at Guppy as he stands.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Bend your knees a little more, relax, and maybe don't attempt to master it one week after surgery to fix your colon."

He twirls Charlie around.