sunday night flicks. FANTASY TEEN ASSOCIATION ONLY. XD

[alethioliar]

Generally speaking, Lyra was intensely pleased with herself, though, the tiresome wait for the arrival of their friends continued to chip away at her patience. A healthy dose of nerves also followed her around the lounge as well, visible in the hint of a frown she wore while she piled more pillows and cushy blankets on the floor. Still, more than

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[lonewolflives]

Arya visibly sniffed, but then instantly decided out of loyalty to her friend that it didn't smell all that bad. She carefully unwrinkled her nose and plucked a piece from the bowl and tossed it into her mouth.

She'd certainly had worse.

"Sorry," she said to the room at large, "I got held up." She brushed some snow off her shoulder, which probably she should have done before the third floor, but she'd forgotten about it. It was mostly gone now anyway. "What are we watching?"

She was a bit worried about all this. The idea of sitting down and staring at a screen for an extended time did not come naturally to her.

[alethioliar]

Lyra beamed when Arya continued to chew, more pleased than she normally would have been. "A very wise person once said that titles can be very deceiving," she offered, reaching to pour some of the iced tea.

It probably wasn't fair to hold out on her when she'd been so very diplomatic thus far. Yet Lyra couldn't help herself. The title was rather atrocious.

[saikamai]

"The Princess Bride," Cuthbert announced, coming up behind Lyra and crossing his arms. "She claims there were only two, but I think she's just trying to drive you out," he joked.

[lonewolflives]

Arya stared at him. Then she looked at Lyra to scan her face for confirmation that this was, in fact, what they were watching. Then she looked at Cuthbert again.

Then she started to turn on her heel to leave without saying a word.

[alethioliar]

Lyra's reflexes weren't as sharp as Arya's just yet, but they worked well enough in that moment. The second she turned, Lyra caught her by the wrist and quickly supplied, "Let's cut a deal then, shall we?"

Truth be told, she had absolutely no idea what the film was about and, as such, figured she ought to prepare for the worst. Lyra looked to Bert for help then... and immediately regretted it. There was no telling what sort of exchange he might suggest.

[saikamai]

Bert gave Lyra a look that strongly suggested he didn't want to be involved in this particular barter. He put up his hands.

"Lyra," he laughed. "It's called The Princess Bride. Somewhere in it, a princess is bound to get married. Even if you make her stay now, she'll walk out then." He smirked, looking from one to the other.

"My feeling on the matter is that if it's a lot of tripe, we ought to just poke fun at it." Bert shrugged. "And besides, after trying some of that popped corn, do you really doubt our judgment?"

[lonewolflives]

Arya defiantly popped another kernel in her mouth and while chewing, said, "I've seen what you read, Cuthbert. You bet I doubt your judgement. Lyra's is usually okay, though."

Emphasis on the usually. They wouldn't call it The Princess Bride if there wasn't a princess bride in it.

"So, deal. You'll owe me for this." She brandished a warning finger, to emphasize the fact.

[alethioliar]

Lyra turned her head so that Bert wouldn't see her choke down a laugh. He was acting rather unusual, in her opinion, and she wasn't sure if she wanted to deal with more soreness on his end when the day was already so uncertain.

"Deal. It's a deal." Lyra cleared her throat, looking blandly at ease when she turned back around.

[saikamai]

"See, the thing about Arya is, she's just such a doll," Cuthbert said amiably, happily ignoring her jibe and pulling her in with a murderously tight arm about her shoulders. "She's just so sweet and willing, goes along with anything. Just as long as we're all clear it's a favor owed by you, Lyra," he said, dropping his arm and looking between the two of them warily.

[lonewolflives]

Arya elbowed him lightly in the ribs before he released her, just because she couldn't let him get away with that kind of callous handling. "Yeah, but watch out, next time you need something from her she'll trade you it."