[ after pitfall, they have the obligatory press circuit. after the obligatory press circuit, raleigh insists that he and mako go on a vacation. it's a quaint little cabin in the middle of montana or something. some rural state hardly anyone lives in that isn't, actually, alaska. it's surrounded by forests and a river and a nice waterfall and lake.
a waterfall that raleigh looks at appraisingly the day he and mako decide to go exploring. ] Think we could cliff dive off that? [ he points at the waterfall.
this is probably a bad idea. but man if wouldn't be fun as all get out. ]
[ Getting away from people and the pressures of being famous pilots is a very well received idea from Mako and she goes along with Raleigh, not asking too many questions about where it is that they're going, because it doesn't really matter - not so long as they're together, and they have some peace.
...Relative peace, because Raleigh wants to go cliff diving and that seems like a terrible idea because how do you even know how deep the water is? But there must be lingering remnants of his personality, because Mako looks over at him, studies his face, then looks back to the waterfall. ]
[ and this is why he loves mako. or at least, this is part of why he loves mako.
he's also taking that as the okay to strip off to his swim trunks ( he came prepared ) and dive right in. it takes him nearly a minute fifteen to resurface. and then, of course, he shakes his hair like a wet dog and gives mako a huge grin. ]
It's deep enough. And there's nothing sharp around, either.
[ can they go cliff diving mako? can they can they can they? ]
[ She's busy considering the waterfall when Raleigh peels himself out of his clothes and dives in and she's really starting to get a little worried when he takes so long to resurface. Mako's pacing when he comes back up and he's getting a look, but her lips press together in a thin line and she looks from him to the cliff and back once more. ]
[ says the guy who's still breathing hard as he heaves himself back onto shore. and since they're just going to be jumping back down here, he kicks his clothes over to rest beneath a tree. they'll be safe enough there, right? right.
he grins over at mako and offers a slightly wet arm. ] You up for it?
[ Mako is still decently clothed because she is modest unlike some people we know. But, there's a distinct problem with remaining as such. Either she waits until they get to the top of the cliff and in which case she either dives fully clothed (not appealing) or she leaves them up there and has to hike back up to get them after diving off a cliff (also not appealing).
So while he's panting and kicking his clothes around, she's carefully, tediously removing her shirt, pants and boots and placing them in a far tidier pile a few feet from his.
Now in sports bra and boy shorts, she primly takes his wet arm and nods. ]
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a waterfall that raleigh looks at appraisingly the day he and mako decide to go exploring. ] Think we could cliff dive off that? [ he points at the waterfall.
this is probably a bad idea. but man if wouldn't be fun as all get out. ]
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...Relative peace, because Raleigh wants to go cliff diving and that seems like a terrible idea because how do you even know how deep the water is? But there must be lingering remnants of his personality, because Mako looks over at him, studies his face, then looks back to the waterfall. ]
If we test how deep it is, first.
[ It isn't a no. ]
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he's also taking that as the okay to strip off to his swim trunks ( he came prepared ) and dive right in. it takes him nearly a minute fifteen to resurface. and then, of course, he shakes his hair like a wet dog and gives mako a huge grin. ]
It's deep enough. And there's nothing sharp around, either.
[ can they go cliff diving mako? can they can they can they? ]
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We will have to hike up there.
[ She's trying not to smile. ]
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[ says the guy who's still breathing hard as he heaves himself back onto shore. and since they're just going to be jumping back down here, he kicks his clothes over to rest beneath a tree. they'll be safe enough there, right? right.
he grins over at mako and offers a slightly wet arm. ] You up for it?
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So while he's panting and kicking his clothes around, she's carefully, tediously removing her shirt, pants and boots and placing them in a far tidier pile a few feet from his.
Now in sports bra and boy shorts, she primly takes his wet arm and nods. ]
Of course.