Raleigh Becket (
dontchaserabbits) wrote2013-07-17 10:29 am
Lake Tahoe.
The elevation in Lake Tahoe is something that requires getting used to. Raleigh's out of practice with altitude but settles in okay once once he downs the water bottle Tendo put in his rucksack like a doting mom. That man needs to get back with his kid, stop working so much.
"We're here," Mako's quiet voice announces, clear as a bell in Raleigh's ear.
"Mmm?"
"You fell asleep. Pay the nice driver so we can get out of the taxi?"
"We're here," Mako's quiet voice announces, clear as a bell in Raleigh's ear.
"Mmm?"
"You fell asleep. Pay the nice driver so we can get out of the taxi?"

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"Do you - want to turn back?" she asks, panting lightly.
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"Might have to though."
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She slows gradually, hands bracing on her hips.
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"This is horrible. I'd have my ass handed to me by now."
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"The air is thinner."
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It just fades off.
Feeling two hundred fifty feet tall and a walking nuclear reactor.
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That kind of invincibility - it's difficult to walk away from. A part of them will never completely leave the Jaeger.
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"Going back?"
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"I think I will go for a swim."
And then she backpedals for a few steps before spinning on her heels, turning in the direction of the lake house.
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Once they get back to the house, Raleigh's beat. And gross.
"Shower, immediately in my future," he says to nobody in particular. Mako'd beat him to the house, so he trundles up the stairs to find the bathroom.
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It's quiet, peaceful, barely a ripple on the surface of the water, and she slowly toes off her shoes and socks -
- and then, with a quick glance over her shoulder, begins to peel out of the rest of her layers, leaving sweaty clothes behind in a pile before diving in.
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"Uh."
The shower seems slightly less important now since Raleigh has managed to catch a lovely view of Mako heading into the water.
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But she resurfaces eventually, blinking water from her eyes, taking a breath and idly treading. It's a cold shock to the system after the run, but it soothes her muscles, and soon she's just drifting.
Only then does she realize she probably should've brought a towel.
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When Mako feels like noticing, Raleigh is sitting cross-legged on the dock with an extra towel.
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"Thank you."
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As it stands, she slips to the edge of the dock, fingers curving around the wood as she uses it for further cover.
"A shower seemed - unnecessary."
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"We also brought suits."
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"Next time."
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"You staying in there for a little while yet?"
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"Not much longer."
She's eyeing that towel in your hands, Mr. Becket.
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He lays back onto the dock, staring upward - having two effects (hopefully).
1. Makes things a little less blatant for Mako.
2. Makes things a little less blatant for himself.
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She uses the ladder at the side of the dock, slowly lifting herself out of the water, and secures the towel. It's big enough for her to wrap around her body.
She might not be able to resist flicking droplets of water in Raleigh's direction when her fingers are still dripping.
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"I have a proposition."
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"Oh?"
She discreetly crosses her arms over her chest.
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