Room 655 (and beyond!), Atlantis Resort, Bahamas, Thursday

[intraspective]

"I still think you're cheating," Ino complained half-heartedly, grinning and hunting for her sandals. "You totally didn't walk 'round yet on your knees. Cheater. Why should I go on a date with a guy who can't keep his promises?"

Yes, a date.

They were just friends so this was just one date and that was it but they'd made a deal about this one so it had to happen.

Ah ha! Her sandals! Ino slipped them on, tied her hair back from her face with a brightly coloured ribbon and glanced at him.

"You ready?" A beat. "Cheater."

Not that she'd refused, mind, when he'd brought up the date they hadn't had yet. Shush.

[For the daaate.]

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[puppy_fair]

"I'm only partly cheating," Zack insisted, shrugging his shoulders and grinning. "You've got me in civilian clothing, doesn't that almost make up for it?"

Yes, he was wearing jeans. And a tank-top! A black one, because he was fond of black, darn it. Good clothes for hanging around tropical places in!

... Especially if you didn't get to get started at by people who had never seen a kid in armor before, but that was totally beside the point.