Calm

It was a bright day, with clear blue skies, marred only by a couple puffs of white, and a few blimps moving in and out of the sky harbor. Harris and Melissa walked down the road and away from port, having only just arrived and looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend for once. They had earned this vacation. It wasn't long - only a couple of days. They knew they couldn't afford to rest any longer than that. But they also couldn't afford not to take a couple days off.

Melissa was all kinds of dressed up, a lacy white dress with red frills and a matching umbrella over her shoulder, and her long bouncy hair freshly dyed white to match, too. Her face was bright and bubbly, and her step as well, as hard as that was in her high heels. Harris walked with her, his blade carried loosely over his shoulder. He never went anywhere without it. It was balanced so as to allow him to heft the hilt just over his shoulder and lazily throw his arm over it to keep it comfortably in place. His dress wasn't exactly battle gear, but it was comfortable, sleek, and flexible. If he needed to move, he could, and he would.

"Can't you ever relax, Harris?" Melissa asked, taking big, exaggerated steps, looking for all intents and purposes like a child in an adult's body. "You're always like this. Always have to be ready for a fight. You know we get in more because of that, don't you? Punks thinking they can show you who's the tough guy."

Harris rolled his eyes. "Somehow I don't think that's the only reason. I think it might have something to do with you flirting with guys for drinks, and once you've gotten what you want from them, you immediately move on to the next one."

"You don't expect me to get my own drinks, do you?"

"I expect you to handle yourself like an adult."

Melissa just giggled at that. "I'm too cute to act like an adult. Look at me, Harris. No one can resist me and my feminine wiles."

"I do. On a regular basis."

"Yeah, well. You're not normal."

Harris shrugged. "I feel pretty relaxed, all things considered. Gonna be a nice weekend for a change. I feel it in the wind."

"You and the wind."

"It's calming."

"Whatever."