[OPEN]

[beautiful_monster]

WHO: Yurio and YOU
WHERE: Various, mostly Heropa
WHEN: Throughout March
WHAT: March Catch-all w/open prompts. Lemme know if you want something specific.
WARNINGS: None forseen; will edit if necessary

A. Heropa Ice Skating Rink
[It's high time for Yurio to pick up on training again. He's done what he can to stay in shape with regular visits to the gym and running through his exhibition routines now and then, but today he's focusing on a more focused practice. Visitors to the rink can spot him practicing step sequences—quick steps across the ice rather than simply gliding on the skates. When he's not working on step sequences then it's time to work on his jumps. He alternates between the two to avoid wearing himself out too much, occasionally retreating to the edge of the rink to make room for someone else to practice a little or to chat with someone rink-side.]

B. Maurtia Falls Parks
[Yurio's found his way up to Maurtia Falls and into one of the less run-down parks in the area. He started off the day making use of the skate ramps in the area, but as he gained more confidence in using his Skate Anywhere power to it, he moved beyond the designated ramps and out into the rest of the park. Now he's racing around the park and gliding along the railings of walkways, leaping down staircases, and testing just how far he can leap across gaps. It looks like someone trying to test out the limits of their parkour skills with the added bonus of gliding everywhere on invisible skates. There are a few falls here and there, but he's always quick to pick himself up and make another attempt at it.]

[[As a note, Yurio has an opt-in power that can take effect while he's skating. Please check out the linked post to see if that's something you might be interested in playing with.]]

Comments

For Nico (and maybe Persephone??)

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri has more to do in Maurtia Falls than run around the parks, of course. It's late afternoon one day when he manages to find one of the city's graveyards and heads right in.]

Hey, Nico! Are you here?! [...So it may or may not be the third graveyard he's checked today.]

[abandon_hope]

[ Nico's actually in the process of picking up his few belongings to prepare for moving into one of Batman's safehouses. He blinks a bit, startled by Yuri's appearance. ]

Yuri? What are you doing here?

[beautiful_monster]

Ah, I found you! I want to see a movie, and I thought I'd ask if you were interested too.

[But...hm. He tilts his head curiously at the stuff Nico's carrying.]

But you look busy already...

[abandon_hope]

Oh. Um, I'm just about done, actually. Mom and I are moving out.

B!

[burlyboy]

[ As a private investigator - and really, how's he supposed to do that? - Magnus has taken to investigating the cities he currently has access to, wandering around without really any idea as to where he's going or why, only clear on a few distinct things:

1) This place is really, really fucking weird.

2) There's a lot to look at.

3) Holy shit, is that guy sliding around on his normal-ass shoes, how is he doing that

Because, well, Magnus is nothing if not distractable. He's content watching for a while until Yurio pulls off a trick that seems truly impressive to him, at which point he applauds enthusiastically and asks, voice booming across the park, ] Are those magic shoes?

[ He has entirely altruistic reasons for asking, which is to say: he wants a pair. ]

[beautiful_monster]

[Yurio jumps a bit at the man's voice, glancing around the park until he spots Magnus waiting expectantly for a response. He looks harmless enough, so Yuri skates a little closer curiously.]

It's not the shoes. It's my power.

[burlyboy]

Too bad.

[ There go his hopes and dreams of also getting a pair of - what would you even call those? Enhanced Agility Boots? Slippy Sneakers? Slippy Sneakers have a good ring to them. ]

Cool power, though. What do you call it?

[beautiful_monster]

Oh, uh... The Americans just called it "skate anywhere" in the file they gave me, but that sounds lame.

[He frowns thoughtfully and glances down at his own feet. If it was going to be a power he used regularly it should have a cool enough name—or at least something better than Skate Anywhere.]

Maybe...Free Skate? I think that sounds better.

B

[aboveand]

[It's an off day for Terry, and so he's taken his dog Ace out to play a few rounds of fetch. Of course, when your dog now has super speed, fetch isn't as exciting as it used to be. Perhaps that's why the black Great Dane mix ditches the ball for something far more interesting--the guy skating around the park. The dog flies over, mouth open to bark at the newcomer, when something seems to stop him. Ace closes his mouth and sits, in mid-air, to better watch the impromptu performance.

It takes Terry a few moments to realize that his dog's not coming back and gives chase.]

Ace! Hey, Ace!!

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri had been prepared to bolt when he spotted the dog racing over, but when Ace stops to stare he coasts to a slow stop instead, watching the dog with an almost exasperated look.]

What the hell... Does it work on animals too? [He glances past the dog towards the guy chasing after it.] At least it makes it easier on your owner catching you.

[aboveand]

[True enough, he is indeed able to catch up to them quicker. When he arrives, Terry grabs Ace by the collar and gently but firmly guiding the dog back to terra firma. Ace promptly sits on the ground proper and stares up at the magical newcomer, as if trying to figure out what just happened.

The dog situated, Terry turns and looks up at Yurio.]

I'm so sorry! He didn't try anything, did he?

For Katsudon - post fight with Viktor

[beautiful_monster]

[There's a small crowd gathered rink-side at the ice today. It's not all that unusual to see when one of the skate trio is out on the ice, but the crowd's mood today is a little...off. There's a nervous tension in the air, and several of the watchers are clutching nervously at the dividing wall or standing with hand to mouth.

Out on the ice Yurio looks...fine? To the untrained eye, anyway. He's performing Agape, swaying and swooping across the ice in between the different jumps he launches himself into the air for. There he goes with one of the quads now—but he hasn't built up enough speed for it. He only manages a double rotation, and his landing is wobbly. He nearly topples over completely, in fact, only just managing to throw a hand out to catch himself and push back up to continue the routine. The rest of the routine continues like that—not enough spin, occasional shaky landings, and a closer look at the step sequence reveals that it's stiff and jerky. It's too angry to really pass for the grace of Agape.

Still, Yurio starts the program again, jaw set with a frustrated determination. The crowd at the edge of the rink mutter nervously amongst themselves, one or two wondering if they should step in "for the boy's own good." They wouldn't want him to get hurt, after all.]

[nextlevel]

[ He's seen enough. As soon as Yuri starts up again, Yuuri hurries to put his skates on - and then join him out on the ice. Careful not to get close while he's actively skating. ]

Yuri, hold on. I don't think we're getting anywhere.

[beautiful_monster]

[He'd been building up for another attempt at a quad, but glides to a slow stop when Yuuri calls out to him.]

Katsudon? What the hell are you doing here?

Viktor - Day of the Cave In

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri had planned for a quiet day spent away from either of his rink mates. And by quiet he means a day spent practicing parkour. He still wasn't very good at it, and now often than not be came away with scrapes and bruises earned from misjudging distances or how well he could balance on a narrow fence or rail. It was so different from figure skating where the only obstacles were his own emotions, but that's why he continues to come back to it. It's new. It forces him to focus on anything but the twisting coil of unease in his gut that's become familiar by now.

So, of course, here he is crowing victoriously to himself after a successful jump from the roof of a cafe to the wall beside it. Who knows how he managed to get up there in the first place.]

[fourlevels]

[ It's the familiar shout that grabs Viktor's attention since he'd have no reason to look up otherwise, and his jaw drops when he sees Yuri standing up there. ]

Yura? What are you doing up there?

[beautiful_monster]

[He teeters precariously for a startling moment before getting his balance again, but it's too late, his good mood has vaporized in an instant.]

What are you doing here? I thought you were in Heropa today.

De Chima Hospital - OTA

[beautiful_monster]

[Following his escape from the caverns below De Chima, Yurio's been staying in a hospital to wait for the nanites to heal his knee enough to be safe to move it. And to avoid the growing threat of anachronisms wandering the city streets outside. Anyone brave or cunning enough to make it past the threat of old timey gangsters, gladiators, and the occasional dinosaur can, of course, come pay him or the rinkmates staying with him a visit.]

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Adachi was starting to hate the fact that he let Viktor be the exception to almost all of his rules. ]

[ He had already been tired by the time he arrived at their place, but it only got worse as he tried to gather up things for the three of them and take care of the animals. Adachi had never been a fan of dogs, and Makkachin seemed to know it too. It got to the point where he had to litterally lift the dog up and put (him? Her? Did it matter?) outside. After that, he needed to practically beg the animal to do their business, before picking them up again and putting them back inside. ]

[ And then there was "Princess". Bullshit that cat was a Princess, and he could easily guess which crazy figure skater owned that monster! ]

[ Adachi was sporting a fresh set of claw marks on his face when he finally made it to Yuri's hospital room, bag of clothes and toiletries slung over his shoulder. It was by some miracle that he just knocked politely on the door after that crap, letting out a sigh and hoping this wouldn't get any worse. ]

[beautiful_monster]

[Yurio narrows his eyes at the door. Who the hell would knock? He's sure (wrongly) that a doctor or nurse would just invite themselves in, and Viktor would've made a ridiculously grand entrance...

But if they're knocking they're probably harmless. An anachronism certainly wouldn't be so polite. He grumbles softly to himself and then, louder, calls out to whoever is on the other side of the door.]

It's not locked.

[fourlevels]

[ Viktor comes back into the room 15 minutes late with a Starbucks with the coffee he went out to get. He still looks tired, but his expression lightens when he sees Adachi and Yurio yelling at each other. ]

Ah! T—Adachi! I didn't know you'd be over here this quickly.

[nextlevel]

[ Annnd here's ice skater number three. Adachi's favorite surely. He just kind of. Stares at him for a moment, watching him. Not as angry as he was earlier in the week, but neither is he particularly happy. ]

Hello, Adachi.

De Chima Hospital - Katsudon

[beautiful_monster]

[Things are starting to look up! Yuri's been downgraded from a soft cast to a stiff knee brace, his hair has been washed and braided, and he's managed to kick Viktor out of his bed and onto the cot he's SUPPOSED to be using. He still looks strangely distant while he everyone through old posts on his comm, but maybe that's too be expected? He's surely got a lot on his mind.]

[nextlevel]

[ Even so. Yuuri worries, and since Vikor is taking a nap it's his turn to be familial. ]

... How are you feeling, Yura?

[beautiful_monster]

[He practically jumps before registering just who it is that's speaking.]

Oh, uh. Better... A lot better, actually. I barely need pain killers at all now.