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Today's adventure was…something to say the least. Caine decided that an obstacle course would be a good idea, making it pretty long and tedious. He put everyone in track-like outfits, shorts and tank tops. Giving them small bottles of water.
“Alright my superstars! Today you're going to complete an obstacle course I made just for you! I will be watching to make sure nobody cheats, good luck!” Caine shouts before teleporting away, leaving the performers behind.
“Well, I’ll see you losers at the finish line!” Jax taunts before running ahead. Zooble sighs at Jax being a confident jerk and begins the obstacle course, Gangle following them.
Pomni and Ragatha watch as Kinger wanders off, following a butterfly around.
“I’ll see you at the finish, okay?” Ragatha says to Pomni before beginning the obstacle course. Pomni sighs before beginning the obstacle course as well.
Pomni climbs over obstacles, getting hit by swinging objects into water. She yelps before swimming over to the ladder, climbing up before trying again. She runs as fast as she can, wanting to finish this dumb obstacle course as fast as possible.
“Have you seen Gerald?” Kinger asks the jester as she comes up to him, despite her being ahead of him last time she checked.
“Uh…No?” Pomni says, confused as to how the chess piece got ahead of her. He goes back to mumbling about whoever Harold is.
She ignores him and keeps going, having finished a quarter of the obstacle course. Pomni’s calves burn and her sides hurt. The jester wouldn't call herself athletic or fit at all, but she knows she's not out of shape. She coughs, clearing the phlegm out of her throat. Just another side effect of being asthmatic.
It didn't help that the obstacle course was oddly cold, but she kept pushing through. Pomni comes up on a section that has many swinging objects and a slim path to the other side. She groans, but tries anyway. Pomni notices that Ragatha is on the other side drinking water. She goes for it and immediately gets hit by one of the swinging objects, hitting her into the water below.
Pomni gets the wind knocked out of her, making her gasp for air in the water. Causing her to inhale water. She quickly swims over to the platform and coughs up the water. The jester ends up throwing up, causing Caine to teleport to her and take her away.
Pomni feels like her throat is closing up and her lungs are collapsing. She coughs and gasps for air as Caine lays her down.
“My goodness! You don't seem to be doing too good my dear!” Caine states the obvious, making the jester huff out of annoyance.
Pomni is forced to wait for everyone to finish as she partially recovers. She sees Ragatha finish and run over to her.
“Are you okay, love? I saw you get hit.” Ragatha says as she strokes Pomni's face carefully. Pomni nods before coughing again.
Ragatha checks Pomni's pockets for her inhaler but doesn't find it. She gives the jester a confused and concerned look, knowing that Pomni did that on purpose. She chooses not to speak about it and instead stays by Pomni's side.
Slowly but surely, everyone finishes. Gangle’s comedy mask broke sometime during her run. Caine snaps his fingers, changing everyone back into their normal clothes and putting them into their dinner chairs. He lets them eat and leaves them alone. Pomni picks at her food, not having an appetite due to her throwing up earlier. Jax takes notice.
“What's wrong, chuckles? Out of shape?” Jax taunts before being choked by Zooble.
“Shut up Jax, don't be an a#$!@.” Zooble retorts, not letting him get away with being a jerk. Zooble lets him go, making him cough.
Pomni sighs before leaving, going to her room. She walks to her room and lays down on her bed. She hears a couple of soft knocks on her door after a couple of minutes.
“Come on in.” Pomni calls out, knowing that it's Ragatha. The ragdoll opens the door and walks in, laying down next to Pomni.
“Hun, we need to talk about your inhaler use.” Ragatha breaks the silence. Pomni gets nervous before agreeing.
“About earlier, why didn't you have your inhaler on you? You could've gotten seriously hurt. I don't want you to get hurt.” The ragdoll asks, not judging Pomni at all.
“I didn't want to look weak in front of the others. I'm sorry.” Pomni confesses, feeling guilty.
“No, you have nothing to apologize for. I'm just worried about you. You could really get hurt.” Ragatha assures her girlfriend, comforting her.
The ragdoll rubs Pomni's back as she hugs her, comforting the jester. Pomni hugs Ragatha back, enjoying the ragdoll's comfort.
“Promise me that you’ll use your inhaler when you need to, okay?” Ragatha says as she looks down at Pomni.
“I promise.” Pomni promises, smiling at Ragatha. She adjusts herself, laying on top of the ragdoll as they cuddle.
Ragatha gives Pomni a kiss on her forehead, happy with her girlfriend making the promise. Pomni rests her head on Ragatha's chest, humming happily. She wraps her arms around the ragdoll's neck as they cuddle. Ragatha gently plays with the jester’s hair, soothing her worries. The two of them blush as they cuddle, wanting nothing more than to love each other.
“I love you.” Pomni says as she smiles and looks up at Ragatha.
“I love you too.” Ragatha says, smiling back at Pomni before she gives the jester another kiss on the forehead.
The two girlfriends change into comfortable clothing, Pomni in sweat pants and a short sleeved shirt and Ragatha in a tank top and shorts.The two of them get comfortable before going back to cuddling. Pomni makes a small pillow and blanket nest before laying down on top of Ragatha. The ragdoll pulls a blanket over both of them before going back to cuddling. Limbs tangling together. Giving each other kisses and just loving up against each other. The two of them continue to cuddle, eventually falling asleep with each other. Cuddling in each other's arms.