imagine a clown in a speedo

[codpieces]

Who: gamzee makara ( codpieces  ) and mimi tachikawa ( sincereheart  )!
Where: cherrygrove city!
When: backdated sometime in july? possibly the 22nd.
Summary: a day or so after this conversation; gamzee agrees to meet up with mimi in cherrygrove city to enjoy the shoreline and cherrygrove's pampering attractions! also buying super cute swimsuits.
Rating: just a warning for gamzee's mega sailor mouth, but other than that it's pretty pg.
Log:

[ the beach was beautiful. the tiny beginning of a sunset was beautiful ( everything, right now, is really beautiful ). gamzee's sitting in the sand, letting the ocean wind brush all over his painted face, the all too familiar smell of the sea, mind nearly empty with dulled thoughts; it was a state of mind in which he was almost thinking about nothing, absolutely nothing. every now and then he would think it's gonna be so motherfuckin' beautiful, while other times ( most times ) he would space out, float away in thought as glazed eyes daze into the wonderful hues of blue to orange in the sky, clouds going from white to purple. it was like a painting! a miraculous painting that swishes all over the place above him like a capricious swill of dance moves. the only pokemon he has out right now is his mime jr, miracle, who perches on top of his messy black hair, while an egg settles against the side of one of his legs.

he was nocturnal— but on one hand, gamzee's sleep pattern was so sporadic one would be worried with how much he actually sleeps in a day. the sun made his eyes squint a bit, as it's doing so now, not very used to such brightness save for a glimmering computer screen in the middle of the night, but it wasn't too bad. it was doable; he'd probably be able to go through the entire day with a nap and no more. plus, he's heard the sun doesn't make you go blind as fast as alternia's sun, so that was a positive.

so now— he waits. now that he thinks about it, he's actually forgotten what he's waiting for . . .

but that's okay. it'll come back to him eventual—

just look at those tiny little waves. they're like . . . wriggler sized . . . ]

Comments

[codpieces]

Hoooooooooooooooooonk . . .

[ this is why they are now friends, mimi

this is why ]

A fuckin' men to the capricious minstrels . . . [ gamzee can't resist— he's pressing his face into the window to get an even better look, make up smudging all over the glass— but spoiler alert, he ain't even bothered.

his eyes feel like exploding. ]

Sister, I don't even got a trail— It's all the miracles the world be offering in a little motherfuckin' bottle of technicolored hoversneeze, alls up in this bitch ass motherfucker— [ oh my god there it goes ANOTHER BLOB IS FORMING OUT OF ANOTHER ONE ] Hoooly shit.

[ it's so beautiful oh my god

life is so beautiful right now ]

[sincereheart]

[ He's honking again. Mimi is still not sure if this is a good sign, but it doesn't seem to be doing him any harm, anyway. Honk on, friend. ]

[ Mimi can't really see it anymore because Gamzee's big ol' head is in front of it, but she has to agree. ] It's really neat, isn't it? All those bubbles! What are they even made of?

[ A thought occurs to Mimi. She doesn't know how much things cost here, but she knows she started with some money in her bag. Maybe if she and Gamzee pooled their funds... ] Do you want to see how much it is?

[codpieces]

It's made of miracles . . .

[ look at it

i want all of you to look at it

but— even though mimi might have to wait a moment or two for him to respond, when he does—

he's trying to look at both of them and it's not going too well gamzee stop you're going to get lazy eyes ]

—We gotta cash this pimpin' motherfucker! [ aka yES ]

[sincereheart]

You thought Pokéballs were made of miracles too! [ She says this teasingly, but fondly. Mimi is discovering what makes Gamzee tick, and that "what" is, apparently, anything to do with miracles. ]

We can buy it, but only if we still have enough money left over for swimsuits, okay? I'm getting you into that water if it kills me! [ The look on her face defies anyone to stop her. ]

[codpieces]

Just a lil' piece of magic from the vast fuckin' miracle itself.

[ aka everything is miracles and nothing hurts ]

I got you, homie. [ it's probably going to be a hard time pulling his sight off the thing ( or not— there's always the "disappearing" trick ); even when he's promptly reaching into his pocket, his attention is half as his hand stuffs and pulls out all the money he has, roughly around 3000p, and holding it out to mimi.

it was shopping time ]

Think we good.

[sincereheart]

[ What a coincidence! 3000p is how much Mimi has, too. Hopefully 6000 will be enough for a weird lamp and some swimsuits? She wonders what the conversion rate is between these and yen. ]

[ Pooled money in hand, Mimi once again heads for the door. ] Are you coming, Gamzee-san? You'll be able to see it better once you're inside, you know!

[codpieces]

[ it's so beautiful

it's so beautiful

it's so motherfuckin beautiful— ]

—Huh-?

[ what were they— oh, right. ]

Count me the fuck in, pinksis.

[ he finally enters! and it doesn't take more than a few moments to go straight to the window

pick up the lamp

just kind of stare at it again jesus fuck just look at those colors

before he tries walking to where mimi should be, although he's pulling along a lamp that's still plugged. there comes the moment when the wire's limit is reached, toggles a bit too much, and shuts off the pretty lights as well as the goo bubbles. ]

Wha— The motherfuck . . .

[ he stops, thinks ( lol ) for a moment more, and . . . ]

. . . Aw.

[ my love no come back ]

[sincereheart]

[ Mimi has actually made it to the swimsuit aisle when - did she lose Gamzee again? When she looks behind her and sees him staring heartbrokenly at the unplugged lamp, though, she has to stifle a fond laugh. Oh, Gamzee-san. ]

Um... Gamzee-san? Why don't you hold on to that? We can plug it in when we get to wherever we're going to stay for the night! [ Where are they going to stay? There was an inn somewhere nearby, right? Oh well. SHOPPING FIRST ]

[codpieces]

[ whatever that means

it sounds like a remedy ]

Holdin' onto this bitch with my motherfuckin' life, Meems.

[ he's just gonna carry it around, then! and catching up with mimi to the swimsuit aisle. what are these . . .

what is this . . .

ps this one is perf mimi look ]

[sincereheart]

[ Mimi twirls around as Gamzee approaches, holding up a pink bikini to herself. Draped over one arm are several other swimsuits of varying pinkness. ] What do you think, Gamzee-san? Isn't this one just darling? [ Then, upon noticing him contemplating said trunks: ] Oh, and those would look wonderful on you! Good eye, Gamzee-san!

[ After a second of contemplation, she takes off her bag and shoves it into his arms (gently, so as not to endanger the lava lamp). ] Would you mind holding this while I go try these on? [ She dares you to say no to this smile. ]

[codpieces]

[ he tilts his head a bit at the bikini— well it sure is polka dotted enough for his flighty attention! they almost match! ]

Mmmmmhm.

[ he takes the bag without hesitation, giving a nod, holding it lazily in one arm while the other holds the lamp. what a gentleman, holding the lady's things uwu

pause . . . so

he has to try his on too?

okay.

so while mimi goes to try her things, gamzee does as well! placing the lamp and bag briefly on the ground, he slips his swim shorts on! over his actual pants.

is this how you swimsuit ( so yes mimi will come back to that fashion disaster ) ]

[sincereheart]

[ A few minutes pass and Mimi emerges, wearing the first swimsuit she'd shown Gamzee. She looks beautiful. ] Gamzee-san, what do you th-

[ ... ]

[ ...She doesn't know what she was expecting. ]

Okay, they look very nice on you, Gamzee-san, but you're supposed to take off your pants first - DON'T TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS HERE! [ Just in case he had any plans to do so. ]

[codpieces]

[ everything is okay with gamzee— except maybe for BLASPHEMY, so mimi's choice is a-ok with him! except, he doesn't get the chance to say anything, because of their awkward encounter ( in which gamzee just stares back, blinks— ) ]

. . . Ohhh.

[ it's a good thing she said not to take his pants off here— he was already reaching down to! ]

Where do I drop 'em?

[sincereheart]

Change in there! In there! [ Mimi gestures frantically in the direction of the fitting rooms, half-covering her eyes with her other hand just in case Gamzee does decide to go through with removing his pants. WE'RE SO SORRY, SALESPEOPLE ]

[codpieces]

Aight.

[ if you don't mind— he's gonna take the bags and lamp and such with him! she did say to hold her bag . . . !

it takes a bit, but gamzee comes back with the swim shorts on, still in his shirt and shoes and everything else in his hands— but at least he's got it mostly right?? ]

So this be what y'all swim in.

[sincereheart]

[ Hey, she's just glad he didn't end up with them on his head or something. ]

Oh, Gamzee-san, they suit you perfectly! I knew it! Oh, you look wonderful! [ Mimi clasps her hands together. ] Of course, the important thing is if you like them or not! But if you do, why don't we change back and pay for our suits? And the lamp, of course! [ VALUABLE SWIM TIME IS PASSING CHOP CHOP ]

[codpieces]

[ if he was just a bit more baked—

but he looks down at his new shorts— polka dots were the shit. god he loved these things.

forever a clown ]

Hell yeah I dig it! [ so they can go pay now . . .

it's so strange though-! changing only to change again, then change again . . . ]

Again?

[sincereheart]

[ Mimi picks up on Gamzee's confusion. ] I know, it's annoying, isn't it? But they won't let you walk out of the store wearing something you're buying! Does it work differently in your world?

[ A horrible thought hits her. ] Do... do you not have shopping in your world? [ A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH ]

[codpieces]

Got somethin' like that, yeah.

[ unfortunately not even canon gives us good deets on that BUT IT'S OUT THERE I GUESS ]

Thought we can just pay up and bounce . . . But, aight. I can roll with your hyuumin thangs.

[ as long as they can get their things and skidaddle! gamzee will go back to take his shorts off and change— luckily, once he's come back out, he's done everything right! ]

[sincereheart]

[ Mimi is changing back and has one arm in her sleeve when something Gamzee said suddenly hits her. She gets dressed as fast as possible, rushes out of the changing room and almost bumps smack into the man himself. As she hustles him toward the checkout, Mimi peers up at Gamzee curiously. ]

What you said, just now... does that mean you're not human?

[ Whoa. ]

[codpieces]

[ he looks himself up and down— ]

Well, uh— Guess I be one now?

[ but it's cool— it's even a bit funny! ]

My norm is bein' a troll, though.

[sincereheart]

A troll?

[ Visions of billy goats trip-trap in Mimi's head. ]

You didn't live under a bridge, did you?

[codpieces]

[ . . . bridges . . . ]

Nah— Why'd I live there?

[ silly mimi, there's no wifi under bridges. ]

We got hives, sis.

[sincereheart]

Well, it's just... there's this fairy tale about these goats and a troll, and the troll in the story lives under a bridge! [ A sudden thought. ] ...Do trolls have fairy tales about humans?

Hives? You mean like... beehives? Well, I guess that's not any weirder than living under a bridge! [ It's still kind of weird though. ]

[codpieces]

Never heard about y'all before seeing it with my own lookstubs.

[ they're buy seems to be ready! from here they can go out to the shore and change in the public bathroom, or something—

gamzee thinks as they leave the store, when it's his turn to get hit with a mind blowing thought ]

They got a story about my old goat?