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Aug 01, 2007 20:16

Maladicta had showered after patrol and a round or two of boxing, gone to the basement clad in a towel, and fished a robe out of the box so she could put her clothes of the day into the wash. She sat up on the dryer and toweled her hair off, and considered going down to the Times office, or upstairs to the IPD office in her current state and just ( Read more... )

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headline_maker August 2 2007, 02:25:19 UTC

Heading upstairs wasn't necessary to receiving a reaction, as it happened. Having been warned repeatedly by William that she was in danger of being dragged on vacation just as soon as this issue was done and needing to get some fresh - comparatively speaking - air, Sacharissa had headed downstairs.

"Hello," she said, lingering in the doorway and smiling.

dishabille_mal August 2 2007, 02:47:44 UTC

Maladicta brightened immediately, dropping the towel to one side, and took a moment to look the other woman over before offering a smile.

"Hello."

headline_maker August 2 2007, 04:39:40 UTC

As if Maladicta had given her some unspoken cue, Sacharissa moved closer, leaning just slightly against the machine. "It's a madhouse upstairs," she said cheerfully. "We're nearly there."

dishabille_mal August 2 2007, 04:46:33 UTC

Maladicta grinned at that.

"As things should be. Hopefully nothing news worthy occurs in the next day, I don't want him to have a stroke, if mostly because it would mean you'd be doubly as scarce."

headline_maker August 2 2007, 05:00:21 UTC

"Oh gods," Sacharissa groaned, pressing a hand to her chest, "it better not, we haven't got any room for it, and if I have to turn a story down, I'll be completely scarce." They were so often pressed to find enough to fill the space, but they were cover to cover this go round.

dishabille_mal August 2 2007, 05:12:20 UTC

Maladicta laughed, and reached up a hand to slide her fingers across the back of Sacharisa's.

"Well, I'll do my best as a member of the IPD to suppress any information that would be either sufficiently noteworthy, or upsetting," she teased in a drawling sort of way.

headline_maker August 2 2007, 05:34:49 UTC

"That might be problematic as well," Sacharissa reminded her dryly. Taking Maladicta's hand, she smiled anyway, tilting her head back to take in the sight of her. "What're you down here for?"

dishabille_mal August 2 2007, 21:42:53 UTC

"Laundry," she returned, sliding the pad of her thumb over Sacharissa's wrist and looking over the other woman's face. She got to do that, now. She took full advantage. "Just showered and figured I may as well, since I was here. You?"

headline_maker August 2 2007, 22:08:23 UTC

What was Sacharissa doing down there? Right at that moment, it consisted of being extremely aware both of Maladicta's previous activities and the feel of Maladicta's skin on hers. "Getting away from the madhouse," she joked softly. "William's threatening me with a vacation when this is done. Apparently I had best be prepared to swim, despite Miss Lovegood's warning."

She paused then clarified. "In my article. The girl who lost the fingers warned it would be better not to swim, now the fish've got a taste for human flesh," she said dryly, "but William won't hear it."

dishabille_mal August 2 2007, 22:40:50 UTC

"It's the post-edition ritual," Maladicta said with a nod. "Doing nothing on the beach. Well," she murmured consideringly, tracing her fingertips under Sacharissa's palm.

"Not nothing. That's sad, about the girl's fingers," she added, with a small frown. The idea of losing a limb was perturbing. Maladicta was used to them growing back. Still looking thoughtful, she drew Sacharissa's hand up and pressed a soft kiss along the backs of her fingers, between the tips and the knuckles.

headline_maker August 2 2007, 22:52:14 UTC

"She seems a sweet girl," Sacharissa agreed. Luna had been... odd, airy, not quite weighed to the earth, but she'd liked speaking to her, despite the circumstances. Her attention, however, was on her own fingers now, the feel of Maladicta's against her. "And I've been a part of the ritual, from time to time. I've just never needed to find new clothes for it before."

dishabille_mal August 2 2007, 22:55:19 UTC

Maladicta's look was brightly blue and immediate as her eyes flicked up to meet Sacharissa's, round and borderline gleeful.

"Oh, we need to find you a swim suit, then?"

headline_maker August 3 2007, 05:36:46 UTC

The look lay somewhere between attractive and terrifying, and the prospect of wearing a swimsuit like the ones she'd seen on so many of the women on the beach here was worse yet. "Unfortunately, I think so, yes."

dishabille_mal August 3 2007, 05:41:08 UTC

"It's not so bad. You've seen mine," Maladicta said, as if that made it fine (which, she thought, it did), and slid from the washer, to stand with her arm brushing Sacharissa's, fingers still twined.

"Let's look."

headline_maker August 3 2007, 10:31:44 UTC

With the drop from the washer rearranging the height difference, Sacharissa tugged at the hand in hers, drawing Maladicta a bit closer. She leaned forward, dropping her head slightly to kiss Maladicta. "Alright," she murmured, drawing back just enough to lean her forehead against Maladicta's.

dishabille_mal August 3 2007, 18:50:31 UTC

That was lovely. Maladicta leaned her head up to catch Sacharissa's lips gently back again, and lifted her other hand brush along the other woman's waist, not breaking the contact of their foreheads. She pulled back after a very prolonged moment, brushing the tips of their noses together.

"All right," she echoed quietly, and then smiled, then turned to start over for the box of tasteless doom.

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