[That's all the warning that Gina gets before Tifa whirls the girl around, essentially hurling her towards the door that's very quickly closing up on them. Hopefully the sand will help to break some of that fall, and Tifa follows not close behind, tumbling out of the door after Gina just as the jagged-toothed maw slams shut. Tifa's own fall is anything but graceful, having been more worried about Gina than herself, and she lands on her side with sand in her eyes, hair, and mouth, and almost completely out of breath.
And several feet away from Gina, but the dust is so thick that she can't make her out in the fog, and she immediately feels that sharp panic jab at her stomach.]
[She wasn't sure what to expect. Maybe Tifa would make some kind of big leap with her? In any case, she didn't quite expect to be thrown through the air like that! She gives a startled yelp as she goes flying through the closing maw and stumbles into the sand. But she does manage to not get hurt that much, and she quickly looks around for her savior. Once she hears her voice, she hurries as much as she can in this sand towards the source.]
[She's a little sore from her own fall, with an ache already forming in her side that keeps her down a little longer, but through clenched teeth and a small laugh, she manages to nod and sit up.]
Yeah. I'll be fine.
[Tifa turns slightly to watch as the cave closes up behind them, the entrance buried beneath the sand and rubble that had crumbled away on the inside until it looks like nothing more than carved sand.]
Sorry. I should've seen that coming. Read too many treasure hunting books to a four year old...ow—!
[As she tries to stand, she stumbles, that dull ache turning into something sharper.]
[Tifa offers her a rueful smile through one eye, the other screwing shut to help with some of the ache as her hand goes to clutch at her side where it's centered.]
It's not. I should be okay.
[But she offers Gina her arm anyway so that she can sling it over the girl's shoulder. Yeah, she's had enough of being the hero for one day.]
[Gina was still dazed enough from the whole ordeal that she didn't notice that Tifa did still have the lamp until she realized it. She gives a little laugh as she looks at the lamp.]
Wot, like in o' them stories?
[She pauses for a moment. They are in one of 'then stories', aren't they? A wry grin crosses her face.]
[Tifa gives one side of the lamp a little rub at the same time that Gina does. She half expects it to start shaking or speaking to them as soon as they do, but...
...
....
...........
Nothing happens, and she tries not to let her disappointment show too much.]
Oh, I thought... I was hoping it would actually work.
[Her hand drops to her side, so she completely misses that it's started to vibrate a little in Gina's hands.]
[And so she eagerly rubs, rubs, rubs away! ...And waits. The grin on her face slowly fading. She lets out a sigh.]
Oi! Was this all just a big corker...? Wot's the point of this 'ere lamp if ain't got any... [She stops, as she feels the vibrations in her hands.] Wait. Wot's 'appenin'....
[A blast of smoke comes out from the lamp, accompanied by a blast of hearty laughter as a genie appears...!]
[Tifa isn't sure anymore whether she was actually expecting a genie to pop out of it, but when that puff of smoke cracks over them, it startles her so much that she almost falls back a step and drags Gina along with her.
The genie is big and blue with great golden cuffs on his hands, and a long black ponytail streaming from the back of his head. He looks... well, exactly like a genie would in one of Marlene's storybooks, and she stares up at him with a look of bewilderment.
"Congratulations! You've completed all three objectives! And now, one wish for one objective. What'll it be!?"]
[She wasn't even thinking of the objectives specifically anymore... She just wanted to get this over with!
Still, there's awe and wonder as the genie reveals himself! And as that surprise settles within her, Gina springs forward and tightens her fists at her sides as she makes her wish.]
I wish I wasn't no stinkin' princess no more!!
[There's a pause, and the genie makes some snarky comment about granting her wish despite her double negatives. And with a snap of her fingers, Gina finds herself now dressed in beggar's clothes! A bit more raggedy and disheveled than what she wore during her pickpocketing days, but... compared to that other outfit, it's like a breath of fresh air!]
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[That's all the warning that Gina gets before Tifa whirls the girl around, essentially hurling her towards the door that's very quickly closing up on them. Hopefully the sand will help to break some of that fall, and Tifa follows not close behind, tumbling out of the door after Gina just as the jagged-toothed maw slams shut. Tifa's own fall is anything but graceful, having been more worried about Gina than herself, and she lands on her side with sand in her eyes, hair, and mouth, and almost completely out of breath.
And several feet away from Gina, but the dust is so thick that she can't make her out in the fog, and she immediately feels that sharp panic jab at her stomach.]
Gina!?
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Tifa!! Ya made it! Are ya alright?!
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Yeah. I'll be fine.
[Tifa turns slightly to watch as the cave closes up behind them, the entrance buried beneath the sand and rubble that had crumbled away on the inside until it looks like nothing more than carved sand.]
Sorry. I should've seen that coming. Read too many treasure hunting books to a four year old...ow—!
[As she tries to stand, she stumbles, that dull ache turning into something sharper.]
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Oi, easy there! Don't push yourself now, not while you're 'urtin'. You 'ad a great go at bein' the 'ero, an' now it's my turn.
[Gina focuses her attention to her and lending her what support she can.]
'Ow bad is that pain? I can 'elp ya up on yer feet if it ain't gonna tear ya up.
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It's not. I should be okay.
[But she offers Gina her arm anyway so that she can sling it over the girl's shoulder. Yeah, she's had enough of being the hero for one day.]
You still have the lamp?
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[She'll take her arm and support her! And she answers her question with a grin.]
'Course I do! I ain't about to let a prize outta me sight for long. See?
[She holds up the lamp with her free hand! ...Without realizing that at some point in all that chaos, she started holding it directly in her hand.]
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I wonder what we're supposed to do with it.
[The only objectives Tifa could figure out was get the treasure and get out, but...]
You think if you rubbed it, a genie would come popping out of it?
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Wot, like in o' them stories?
[She pauses for a moment. They are in one of 'then stories', aren't they? A wry grin crosses her face.]
Well! Only one way to find out, innit?
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[Tifa lifts her free hand to the lamp but pauses just before she even touches it.]
Let's do it together. That way, if the genie does have three wishes, we can share them.
[That's how genies work, right!? It's just a story anyway!]
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[She doesn't really pay mind to three being an odd number, but regardless! She keeps her hand at the ready.]
I'm ready when you are! [She's primed to rub at the same time as her!]
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[Tifa gives one side of the lamp a little rub at the same time that Gina does. She half expects it to start shaking or speaking to them as soon as they do, but...
...
....
...........
Nothing happens, and she tries not to let her disappointment show too much.]
Oh, I thought... I was hoping it would actually work.
[Her hand drops to her side, so she completely misses that it's started to vibrate a little in Gina's hands.]
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Oi! Was this all just a big corker...? Wot's the point of this 'ere lamp if ain't got any... [She stops, as she feels the vibrations in her hands.] Wait. Wot's 'appenin'....
[A blast of smoke comes out from the lamp, accompanied by a blast of hearty laughter as a genie appears...!]
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[Tifa isn't sure anymore whether she was actually expecting a genie to pop out of it, but when that puff of smoke cracks over them, it startles her so much that she almost falls back a step and drags Gina along with her.
The genie is big and blue with great golden cuffs on his hands, and a long black ponytail streaming from the back of his head. He looks... well, exactly like a genie would in one of Marlene's storybooks, and she stares up at him with a look of bewilderment.
"Congratulations! You've completed all three objectives! And now, one wish for one objective. What'll it be!?"]
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Still, there's awe and wonder as the genie reveals himself! And as that surprise settles within her, Gina springs forward and tightens her fists at her sides as she makes her wish.]
I wish I wasn't no stinkin' princess no more!!
[There's a pause, and the genie makes some snarky comment about granting her wish despite her double negatives. And with a snap of her fingers, Gina finds herself now dressed in beggar's clothes! A bit more raggedy and disheveled than what she wore during her pickpocketing days, but... compared to that other outfit, it's like a breath of fresh air!]
Cor! I feel like I can move again!