Playtime with the Girls (open post)

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley has been a little restless the past month or so. While there is still some random jobs she gets from the Nexus, and from her world, it really has not been keeping her busy enough. And she needs a distraction. A distraction from the bad stuff that went down in her life … and just needs to surround herself with good friends. And a party.

So she decides to throw a "Girls Only" night at her Coney Island roller derby. She gets the place set up with decorations, lots of liquor, and lots of food. There is a place for people to get up and sing karaoke in one corner. And a quieter couch area in another corner.

The main focus is on the roller derby rink itself, where Harley is currently skating a few rounds.

She convinced a certain Angel messenger to deliver the invites out to as far as he could, so anyone from the Nexus could drop on by. The only rule of the night... was this was a Girls Night only.

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[the_rebel_son]

Lucifer nods and just lets lets her stand for a moment and get her bearings.

"Would it be easier to skate beside me?" She offer as they start moving again. "Right now it is more important to do what keeps you moving and upright. Technique comes later. It is just like fighting or dancing. You learn basics first and then you gain flair and finesse."

If references or comparisons helped Lucifer could go with it. Still, she had a fatherly/motherly patience after eons of training angels and her own children. It made Lucifer a natural teacher for anyone who was giving their best effort.

[rogueinladysclothing]

She shakes her head as they slowly continue along. "I'm worried if you let go I'm going to fall," she admits, frowning. Lucifer's patience is helpful, but the rogue is still frustrated at her own lack of advancement. It's going to take longer to master skating and Amelia's struggling to accept that.

"Fighting, at least, I didn't have to worry about hurting anyone but myself with my terrible first swings." Not true of when she was learning to use a slingshot, but no one was ever seriously hurt by the teenage rogue before she learned to control both her strength and the weapon in her hands. "I don't want to interrupt anyone by rolling into them uncontrollably." Which is a very real possibility in her mind, given her lack of coordination.

As they make a very slow and awkward turn, Amelia sighs heavily. "If only this were more like dance. I could learn the footwork easily enough on my own, but being held in place by a strong lead was helpful." Though, maybe... that's what Lucifer meant with skating side-by-side? She looks up at the angel nervously. "If we skated beside each other... would it be like that? One person leading and the other following?"

[the_rebel_son]

Lucifer can't stop the giggling with that comment. "You know, most are worried that holding on to me is going to make them fall!"

It was too good of a word play and a deprecating jab at her own situation to pass up. The mirth has barely left her voice. "I have seen my brother get clipped by an unskilled apprentice, more than once."

Lucifer came to a stop when Amelia mentioned dancing, thoughtful. "Perhaps we should move to the carpet where there is more friction. I think your legs may be less likely to get away than out here on the polished wood. I think that way, beside you would work."

[rogueinladysclothing]

Amelia's not versed enough in human lore and culture to understand Lucifer's joke. How would holding onto the angel make a person fall? Isn't Lucifer simply another human-shaped being when she's like this? These are questions she simply doesn't have the mind to answer properly right now, but they do make her wonder about the strange things other humans think about on a regular basis.

When they come to a stop, the rogue tilts her head curiously at Lucifer. "We can skate on the carpet?" No one else is doing it, so Amelia simply assumed it wasn't allowed or wouldn't work. She looks over to the carpeted area and shrugs. "If you think it would help, trying it it couldn't hurt." Not anymore than all of her previous falls, at least.

[the_rebel_son]

"Yes." She smiles at Amelia. "The additional friction from the carpet should help you stay steady."

Lucifer very slowly and gently leads her over toward the carpet so she can get used to her wheels. "I think it will help. I have seen human children learn this way."