soundoftheseas | KANAMARI CATCHALL

What was probably shaping up to be a quiet Sunday morning turns into basically anything but; when Mari wants to be noticed, her texts come in like a hailstorm, an onslaught of notification sounds that make Kanan's phone buzz like a hive of angry wasps until the read receipt comes in. What could have her in such a tizzy so early..?

KANAAAAAN
（ＴДＴ）
KANAN MY ANGEL MY DARLING DEAREST
MY SUGARPLUM MY SWEET PEA MY BEAUTIFUL TROPICAL FISH
I'M SORRY
I'M SORRY I'M SORRY
I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT
AND I WAS SO!! CAREFUL!!! (;﹏;)
I'M SO SORRY MI DISPIACE I'M SORRYYYY ( ´༎ຶㅂ༎ຶ`)
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
MY FINGERS SLIPPED
PLEASE FORGIVE ME I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT (つ﹏<)･ﾟ｡
I DIDN'T MEAN TO RUIN ITTT
エエェェェェ（/×＼）ェェｴｴエエ
PLEASE HAVE MERCY PERDONAMIIIIIII

Unfortunately, that...doesn't clear up a heck of a whole lot. Apparently something is ruined...

Edited (took the brackets out just to make it easier!!) 2017-04-19 16:20 (UTC)

[ Kanan was just about wrapping up her post-morning run shower when the message ding came from the bedroom. She didn't pay it much mind -- if it's not urgent enough to prompt a call, it can most likely stand to wait a couple minutes -- until it dinged again.

And again. And again. And again. And again and again and again--

God, she is going to kill Mari.

Even though now she's sure it can't be anything of real importance, she still rushes through getting dressed and drying her hair, if only because the frantic stream of dingdingdingding will drive her completely bananas if she doesn't stop it soon. May heaven have mercy on her soul. ]

What did you do this time

IT'S TERRIBLE
A DISASTER
CATASTROPHE
THE WORST MOST HORRIBLE MOST DESPAIRING EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF ALL MANKIND
I WAS JUST DRINKING MY MORNING COFFEE
I MADE SURE TO BE EXTRA!! SUPER CAREFUL AND STEADY!!!!
( ´•̥×•̥` )
BUT SUDDENLY!! BUMPBUMPBUMP!!! ( ꒪Д꒪)ノ
THERE'S A KNOCK ON THE DOOR
AND MY HAND
AND THE C O F F E E
AND I TRIED TO GET IT OUT BUT
I'M SO SORRY (´；д；`)

The next message is a picture: A teary-eyed Mari in a familiar bright green sweater, utterly drenched in an uneven, dark brown stain.

I TRIED TO WASH IT OUT BUT IT JUST WON'T GO AWAYYYY

[ ... Well, that's the most pitiful image she's seen in some time. It's basically impossible to be mad at that face, even if she was just about ready to throw her phone out the window just three seconds ago. ]

Oh, yikes, that's a lot of coffee...
Are you OK? You didn't burn yourself, did you?

WHO CARES IF I BURNED MYSELF THERE'S FAR MORE PRESSING MATTERS

Which is to say, yeah, her whole upper body is probably bright red, but that's neither here nor there--

I TRIED E V E R Y T H I N G
HOT WATER COLD WATER MEDIUM-TEMPERATURE WATER PAPER TOWELS CLOTH TOWELS BAR SOAP DISH SOAP
NOTHING
(´;︵;`)
I CAN'T BELIEVE I RUINED IT AFTER YOU TRUSTED ME AND EVERYTHIIIIING

I care, obviously!! You always take your coffee scalding hot! Seriously, how does that not hurt??
Just take that thing off already, it's just a sweater. I have like six!!

I'M TELLING YOU I'M FINE

Maybe she's just too distraught to register the fact that her skin is burning?

it's awful it doesn't even smell like you anymore
it just smells like
hot coffee and salty tears and HEARTBREAK ｡:ﾟ(;´∩`;)ﾟ:｡
besides its not JUST a sweater!!!!!!! its YOUR sweater!!!!!! and its special!!!!!

Mari oh my god
I'll give you another one OK? It's not a big deal!!!

but what about THIS one?!?! i was thinking about giving it to the housekeeping people to see if they could take care of it but
i'm not so sure if i trust them with something like this!
this is very very very VERY important!! its like ~*~Special Treasure~*~!!!
its like if you went diving and you found this really giant pearl in some ugly clam's mouth!!! you wouldn't want to give it to ANYONE!!!!!
thats how i feel!!!

[ Oh, come on-- she's not so dense she needs it explained in diving analogies!

Except. ]

What part is the ugly clam supposed to represent...

[ Should she be offended?? ]

Edited 2017-04-19 18:28 (UTC)

its the struggle that we had to go through for me to get this from you to begin with of course!!!!!

She responds as if it's the most obvious thing in the world--

i mean i wouldn't really call any of that PRETTY
but this sweater is a pearl because this is the one you were wearing when we made up ｡ﾟ(ﾟ∩´﹏`∩ﾟ)ﾟ｡
so it means a lot to me that it isnt covered in black coffee now forever isnt that like Symbolic?!?! i don't want to take any chances!!!!!

Oh

[ Crud. That... hadn't even occurred to her. Suddenly, that whole reaction makes a lot more sense.

Geez, maybe she is so dense she needs everything explained in diving analogies... Kanan sighs, the tension draining from her features. ]

Mari...
You don't really believe that a coffee stain on a sweater is a bad sign for our relationship, right?
I care about you far too much to let some weird omen like that get in the way.

of course i dont think that (◞‸◟；)
my love for my wonderful amazing kanan is way WAY stronger than even the strongest espresso!!!
(thats like coffee on steroids!!!!!!!!)
but it still feels kind of sad :(
i messed up something from a special moment for us....

Geez, Mari. I've heard of espresso.

[ It does get a bit of a chuckle out of her, though. ]

You don't have to worry about it so much. The moment itself won't change, right? And our present won't change over something like that, either, so...

[ But Kanan gets it. It's just nice to have a physical reminder of that memory to hold on to, isn't it? ]

Tell you what. Why don't I give you the jumper I wore on our first kiss?
It was the blue one with the whale, right?

Edited 2017-04-19 19:04 (UTC)

DO YOU MEAN IT?!?!

Her response is instantaneous; she'd really give her something like that?!

｡･ﾟﾟ･(>д<)･ﾟﾟ･｡ NOW I'M CRYING ALL OVER AGAIN KANAAAAAAAN
THIS IS WHY I LOVE YOU YOU'RE SO UNDERSTANDING!!!! AND KIND AND SWEET
but you love that jumper!!! isn't that one of your favorites?!?!?!
i have to give you something just as special in return!!! hmmmmmm...
you don't really wear dresses though otherwise i'd give you what i wore when i said i love you like LOVE you love you for the first time..........

Edited 2017-04-19 19:15 (UTC)

Ahh come on, no tears when I can't wipe them!! ＼(○｀ε´○)

[ ... But Kanan's glad. Crisis over, huh? She can feel a smile tugging at her cheeks. ]

Hehe well, you're my favorite-favorite, so I think you trump the jumper (=´▽｀)ゞ

You don't gotta give me anything! Your outfits look best on you, it'd be a waste

OOOH and so suave!!! ♥ヾ(๑❛ ▿ ◠๑ ) im already getting hot under the collaaaar （*’∀’人）♥

Or maybe that's just the burn from the coffee...

theres no way though its gotta be a fair trade!! something worth your favorite jumper...
i can always give you my favorite pajamas (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡ you dont even have to wear them they're super snuggly so you can cuddle with them in bed when i'm not there to give you a smooch goodnight.......

Edited 2017-04-19 19:35 (UTC)

[ Oh. That's. Uhhh... ]

That's kind of embarrassing, you know

And anyway, they're your pajamas!! Keep them!!!

ooooh fine i should have known you'd be too much of a weenie to take them anyway ♥
heeheehee i'm so happy though (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ kanans jumper kanans jumperrrr
i'll make sure to be DOUBLE extra careful with it!!! no coffee while i'm in your clothes! when i wake up in the morning its coming off until i finish my first mug and then its going right back on!
hmm what can i give you though?? there must be something special that i can offer....hmhmhm.....like maybe i can fill your locker at school with lots of love notes!! or maybe there's something extra great that i can do on date night for you~

[ Aw, geez. Her face is getting kind of hot. Doting on Mari has always been second nature, ever since they were little -- and even now that she's far from the meek, reserved girl she was ten years ago, little has changed on Kanan's end in that regard.

But being on the receiving end of it is a whole nother story, and it's embarrassing. Not bad-embarrassing, or anything, just... Mari always makes everything sound like such a big deal, and Kanan's not very good at being treated like one.

And-- even putting all that aside, isn't that last line a little...?! Knowing Mari--

--No. Kanan is making a conscious decision to interpret that as her own imagination and nothing more. Casual reply! Nothing weird here!! ]

I'd be happy with anything you do, Mari

No, she's probably right on the money. As dense as Kanan is, she does know Mari, so she should also know that if you give her an inch, she'll take a mile, and then some.

oh really??? well if you say that i just HAVE to test the waters
and more importantly YOU have to test the waters!! don't be such a stick in the sand, my silly little sweetheart!!!
this is a once in a lifetime chance to get anything your heart desires from your Charming! o(≧∇≦o)
Lovely! ♡✧( ु•⌄• )
and Irresistible coffee covered g·i·r·l·f·r·i·e·n·d!!!! ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)

Of course, history has proven otherwise, that this "once-in-a-lifetime" chance is actually pretty much anything but, due to her penchant to spoil Kanan rotten. It's only gotten worse since they started dating...

this is all just because you're not greedy enough!!!! you need to start taking advantage of opportunities like this!! i only do it because i love you (๑・ω-)～♥”

Ahaha
You should do something about the coffee-covered part, at least...

[ Still, she'd be lying if she said this attention didn't make her heart flutter a bit. That "I love you" especially, offhanded as it may have been. Its effect stubbornly refuses to wear off, even now. ]

Yeah, I know.
I don't really think it's a matter of greed, though... It's just that, yknow
I don't really need anything more, as long as I'm with you

[ She hits send before she has the chance to rethink it. Then she rethinks it. Ohmygod that was a mistake, what is she saying, that's so freaking cheesy...!! ]

......Or something??? ｡(*^▽^*)ゞ Hahahhaa

[ NICE SAVE. ]

OH MY GOSH YOU WERE TOTALLY FINE UP UNTIL YOU PUT THAT LITTLE "OR SOMETHING" IN!!!!!!!! I'M GONNA PRETEND YOU DIDN'T PUT THAT OKAY??? OKAY!!!
YOU'RE ACTUALLY SWEEPING ME OFF MY FEET HERE I NEED TO GO LAY BACK DOWN I THINK????? OOH LA LA~~~!! ☆
my cute studmuffinnn aaaaaa so you CAN still be all smooth if you really want to (♡ >ω< ♡) SERIOUSLY YOU DONT HAVE TO BE SO DARN SHY ABOUT IT since when did you get all nervous about saying stuff like that?!
i mean you never EVER worried about saying stuff like that when we were kids??? you used to be so romantic back then!!!!! you used to throw little rocks at my window and bring me such cute sand dollars ♪

[ Feeling her cheeks heat rapidly up, Kanan buries her face against her palm. Well-- it's reassuring, in a way, that Mari seems to honestly like it rather than just find it hilarious. But what with her being Mari, of course she manages to make it just as embarrassing anyway. How does she do it. It's practically a superpower. ]

MARI WE WERE EIGHT
It's different now!!!!!!

[ Of course she likes it; she's an absolute sucker for Kanan showing even a little bit of affection, and of course she's going to crank it up to 11 whenever she gets even the slightest of opportunities to. It's just how she is. ]

different how?!?! if anything shouldn't you be ＭＯＲＥ romantic now that we're actually dating?? (๑♡3♡๑)
you used to give me ALL your favorite little beach treasures, you gave me your favorite one every day when you came back from the water!! i still keep them aaaall in my room!! they're wrapped up in bubble wrap and safe so they're EXACTLY like the way they were when you gave them to me (°◡°♡)
when you were younger you were Molto Soavissimo!!!! what happened?!?!

[ There's a lot Kanan could say to this. Like: wow, Mari actually kept these? (That's, admittedly, kind of nice to hear.) Or: of course it's gonna be different now that they're grown up and dating, there's no way either of them could really be satisfied with Kanan giving her sand dollars and seashells. Mari's all high-class and sophisticated, and Kanan's old enough now to understand what that entails.

But in her mind's eye she can see this argument going on and on, so instead... she plays dirty. ]

Oh, I see.
So the way I am now isn't good enough anymore?

That gets an overwhelmingly quick response; they pour in at lightspeed, as if her weak spot's just been hit and she's desperate to backtrack.

WAIT KANAN NO OH MY GOD
I DIDN'T SAY THAT
THAT'S TOTALLY NOT WHAT I MEANT
KANAAAAAAAAAN I WAS JUST JOKING AROUND YOU'RE PERFECT THE WAY YOU ARE NOOOOOOOO
DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH LIKE THAAAAAT

[ Talk about a one-hit KO... she should let up here, it'd be mean to Mari to push any more than this. ]

I don't know, Mari, am I?
Your complaints just now sounded pretty serious to me. (｀へ′)

[ ... maybe just a tiny little bit. ]

NOOOOO YOU'RE PLENTY ROMANTIC!! when you want to be
IT JUST MAKES IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL THAT WAY THAT YOU DO CUTE THINGS LIKE THAT LESS OFTEN
EVEN IF SOMETIMES I DO WISH THAT YOU WOULD HOLD MY HAND IN PUBLIC MORE BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY
DON'T BE OFFENDED I'M SORRY TI AMOOOOOO （ＴДＴ）

Edited 2017-04-23 22:09 (UTC)

[ That attempt at reassurance is way too backhanded--! But then, that means it must really bother Mari...

Ugh, now she feels bad again. ]

Im doing my best, ok? You know that
I'm just not very good at this stuff...
sorry

I know you do ♥
I don't know if I'm the best at it either
but you do the best you can and thats more than enough for me

So serious, all of a sudden..!

Besides you're a lot better at it than you think you are ☆⌒（＊＾∇゜）
and you've only been getting better!!!!!!

Thanks, Mari

[ She's jealous of how she can be like that. Of how Mari can touch and cling so effortlessly, like two years haven't passed and nothing's changed at all.

It makes Kanan self-conscious. And conscious of Mari, too. She's conscious of Mari all the time. After two years apart, having her back -- and so close, overwhelming all her senses the way only Mari knows how -- can almost be too much. She always gets caught up in the scent of her hair, or how soft she feels. She always gets caught up in how this is more than she deserves.

Of course, she'd die before she tells Mari any of this, so instead Kanan resorts to flomping down on the bed with her face in the pillow and groaning, I suuuuck. ]

HEY don't tell me you're being all frumpy over there!! do i have to come over there and tickle you until you stop worrying so much about it because if i have to i will

It's not an empty threat, either; she's more than willing to make the trip down on a moment's notice, and she won't even change her sweater first.

im telling you youre doing fine! you sweat too much over small stuff or stuff thatll get better with time (and a lot of things do)

[ ... Alright, that cracks a smile out of her again. Geez, how is Mari so good at this? Unfair. ]

You're probably right haha
I guess i just... want to be good at this
Good to you

[ That's embarrassing to put into words, too. But... it feels like it's worth saying. Or at least, Kanan hopes so. ]

If you're already making threats though
It'd be cool if you could come over for real
Gotta give you that jumper and all (￣▽￣)

SEE? STUFF LIKE THAT
you say youre not good at this and then you turn around and say that sort of thing!!!!
you make my heart beat out of my chest when you say that stuff (๑♡3♡๑) thats my beautiful thoughtful marvelous kanan!!!!!!

No matter how embarrassing Kanan finds it, Mari loves being doted upon as much as she loves doing the doting, and by gosh, she's gonna make sure Kanan knows it.

if you say that sort of thing youre gonna put thoughts in my head
i may just have to sneak on over there and surprise you
maybe you can play doctor a little bit and check out my burn my chest is on fiiire ;)

(〃´ﾉω`〃) haha geez

[ Don't praise her so much over something like that! ... But maybe a little is fine...

--Oh. Right. Man, the burn. Guess who forgot all about it. ]

Uh
Actually that's probably a good idea
I'll get my first aid kit ready

kanan dolcezza i love you but actual medical attention was not what i had in mind

i got that!!!!!!!!!
I mean we'll kiss and stuff I just want to make sure you're ok first ok

Please tell me you're not still wearing that sweater

i mean if you really wanna rub burn lotion on me and give me a nice massage with your strong hands im not gonna stop you o(≧∇≦o)

i took it off though ill send proof~

Her face isn't in the photo she sends, most likely because her cheeks are as red as the irritated skin on her chest from her cry earlier, but at the very least, she clearly isn't wearing the sweater anymore; she's making a point to show off her lingerie top, and judging how pristinely white it is (that is, not drenched in coffee), it's safe to say that she at least changed into it after her morning tragedy struck.

Not that it makes the photo any less risque.

tada 🎵

MARI!!!
at least say something first before you send me this stuff!! my grandpa coulda been behind me!!!!!!

[ ... but despite her protests, she's just gonna. Quietly save. ]

Anyway
You probably COULD use some balm so
put a shirt on and come over soon ok?

Edited 2017-04-25 05:54 (UTC)

sorry sorry i'll remember to give you a warning next time ^^

A blatant lie, and Kanan should probably know it; half the fun in it is being spontaneous, right?

i'm already halfway out the door (with a shirt on before you ask because i KNOW you're gonna)
i'll be there in aboooout 15 mins so get ready for me amore mia ❤❤

No you won't

[ SIGH. But she loves her anyway. ]

Okay. I'll see you soon, Mari
♥

Edited 2017-04-25 06:31 (UTC)

KANAMARI CATCHALL

sorry

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