If you want it wet then you gotta make it rain!

[delightable]

Who| Holly Day and You!
What| Holly thinks things could use a little more fun, so she's set up a booth just for that
Where| In the Tribute Center lobby
When| A few days after the arena
Warnings/Notes| N/A

DUNK A HO

Anyone walking into the tribute center will notice the sign with those three words, flashing in bright neon pink and exploding into rainbows before flashing again. It sits above a dunk tank, an arrow pointing down at the person sitting in on a little platform in the tank, still dry, grinning eagerly at anyone who happens to walk by. A bin of tennis balls is a few feet from the tank, waiting for someone to grab and toss at the target to dunk her.

In her opinion, it's been entirely too long since they've all had a bit of fun, and she's more than happy to encourage it, even at her own expense. Holly benefits as well, of course. She's recently bought some new waterproof makeup, and she's looking for a way to test it- this obviously the way to go about it.

"Come one, come all!" she says loudly, "Try your hand at dunking a ho! I'm far too dry, doesn't anybody wanna make me a little wet?" This will be followed up with a giggle and an exaggerated wink, and she'll continue trying to entice people until someone finally decides to come and dunk a ho.

Comments

[delightable]

Holly lets out a laugh at that, shaking her head. "Of course it's fun for me!" she says. "If it makes you smile, then I'm happy. So go for it, nail that target and give me a good dunk!" She gestures to the tennis balls enthusiastically.

Luckily for Firo, Holly is only a lady in spirit and the rest is just padding.

[foundafamily]

Firo can't imagine ever getting something out of a stranger being happy, but more power to her if that's how she sees the world.

"Seems like settin' up a game a' stickball would be an easier way to enjoy yourself..." Or maybe not quite; that is a lot of people to wrangle. He still has to wonder how much effort this display took.

She seems cheery enough that Firo's considering going for it, taking a few steps back to the tennis balls. "I gotta warn you that my aim's pretty good."

There was no such thing as little league for kids like him, but random games on the street were practice enough.

[delightable]

Firo's words only make Holly grin widely, a touch mischievously as he starts taking a step back towards the tennis balls. "Then show me what you've got!" she says, bouncing once more in her seat to urge him on.

She would much rather do this than organize a game of stickball, that kind of thing has never been in her interest. The other kids were off playing games, Holly was too busy reading Capitol magazines and keeping clean. "Tell you what, if you can dunk me in three tries, I'll take you out for dinner, on me!" Because everyone needs a fancy dinner to make them happy, right? Of course.

[foundafamily]

He laughs and scratches his head. To be honest, he's a little confused by her being this cheery. It reminds him of his absurdly happy friends Isaac and Miria, except weirder because it's coming from someone too connected to this crazy place.

"That's awfully friendly a' you. But, uh, I think I'm okay, thanks." Unless hanging out at the Family restaurant counts, he's never really been out to dinner, especially with someone who's practically a stranger.

He picks up a tennis ball and--after tossing it in the air and catching it to get a feel for it--pitches it toward the target. He aims to miss this time, sending the ball just a little to the side of the target. He wants to see if she'll jump when the prospect of actually getting dunked is near--if she doesn't, then he can try his next shot with a clear conscience.

[delightable]

Holly is pretty used to people not taking her up on her offers, to be quite honest. Most people don't really want to hang out with Capitolites, thinking they must be dangerous or something. She doesn't let it bother her, but she does wish that sometimes they wouldn't expect the worst out of people like her. She mentally makes a note to just send him a gift basket of candy or something later, regardless of whether or not he actually dunks her.

And speaking of, when he throws the first ball, Holly only flinches a little because regardless of how excited she is, the idea of suddenly falling is a bit scary. But she relaxes when it's a clear miss, and she lets out a laugh. "Strike one!" she says, in her best booming announcer voice- and it's quite booming, she can go deep when she wants to.

[foundafamily]

She's far too sweet. Unfortunately, expecting the worst from people is how you stay alive where he's from.

The smirk slips off his face when he notices her flinch. "If you really don't wanna do this, you can still back out. I won't tell anyone. Promise. Don't hafta worry about losin' face or anything."

Considering all the innuendo in her advertising sailed right over his head, he hasn't realized that she might not care too much about what people think of her.

Despite his promise, he throws a second ball... Not to be a jerk and fake her into security, but only to miss again. Hey, now there'll be more tension when he takes the last shot.

[delightable]

"Of course I do!" Holly reassures him with a wave of her hand. "The anticipation is just a little scary, that's all! But in a fun way!" She bounces in her seat as she waits for him to send another ball her way.

This time, she's sort of expecting him to miss, so she doesn't flinch much when he tosses it. She's starting to believe that his talk of good aim had been exaggeration, because she's not wet yet! "Strike two!" she booms again, holding two fingers up and giving them a wiggle. "Come on, I thought you had good aim!"

[foundafamily]

"I wouldn't think scary things and fun things would ever overlap, but if you say so..." He supposes he can do nothing but actually go through with this now. Hopefully her good humor will last.

He can't resist a little more joking first, though. He grins and shrugs. "Maybe I lied to you."

He grabs one last ball and, because he's a cocky little jerk like that, backs up a few more paces before throwing it. This time, he throws it straight at the target so she can have her long-awaited plunge.

[delightable]

Holly just lets out a small giggle at that, because she really doesn't know how to explain it. Sometimes it's just fun to be scared! Maybe that's a weird thing, but hey- as long as it gets her dunked and somebody has fun, that's really all that matters in the end.

Her eyebrows raise at the next comment, but she doesn't really have time to react before he's throwing the ball and suddenly there's nothing under her. Holly lets out a screech that's abruptly cut off by her plunging under water. She pushes herself up quickly, breaking the surface with her hair plastered to her face. She spits out water, before breaking into a smile and reaching up to pull strands of hair away from her eyes.

Not a drop of her makeup is running.

"You did it!" she says loudly, pumping a fist in the air.

[foundafamily]

He nearly curses out loud when she makes that sound and he's halfway to the tank when she pops up. Immediately after the typical human concern for another human, he's also concerned for his own skin if he accidentally does something to a Capitol person.

But, no, as soon as she's above the water he can see that she was being honest about finding it exciting. He relaxes enough to force a crooked grin. "Didja really think I couldn't?" Well, he supposes he couldn't blame her after his act.

He walks the rest of the way to peek over the edge of the tank at her. "Are you gonna be able to get outta there yourself?"

Twiggy as he looks, he's strong enough to lend a hand if need be. Or try.

[delightable]

If she knew what he was thinking about, Holly would try her best to reassure if that he has nothing to worry about as far as harming her. She wouldn't let someone get punished over something like this, not when it's her own idea.

"Maybe a little!" she says cheerfully, giving him a wink. "But I still had faith in you!" She waves a hand dismissively and pushes the platform back up until it clicks into place, before pulling herself back up onto it. "I'm fine!" she says, flexing a muscle to showcase she's not a total weakling. "And look- my makeup isn't running at all! This stuff is a miracle. Thanks for helping me test it!"

[foundafamily]

He picks up one of the tennis balls off the ground, tossing it up and catching it a few times.

"That's the kinda thing you call a miracle?" He manages to keep a good amount of the disdain out of his voice, but not all of it. These people are incomprehensible to him.

"Wait, so this was just to test that..?"

He was pretty sure there had to be a much easier way.

[delightable]

"Well..." She hesitates, almost sensing his disapproval but not quite placing it as such. "A tiny one, at least." Holly shrugs, moving to start climbing out of the tank so that she can move towards a tiny table where her towel is sitting. "I like tiny miracles, they make life better."

She starts to dab at her face to dry it, before giving him a nod. "Yep! I mean, I wanted people to have fun but I also wanted to test out my makeup, so it's a win-win for everyone right?"

[foundafamily]

"...Depends, I guess." He could certainly use any sort of miracle right now, though he'd prefer a big one along the lines of getting the hell out of here.

No offense, Holly.

He half-smiles, a little amused. "Just seems like there'd be a quicker way to do it. 'Least for the makeup part, not that I really know how that works."

The disclaimer just slips out, something that his subconscious feels is necessary given how often he gets accused of being girly.