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[duplicitas]

[ natasha sounds irritated what else is new. ]

This place gets more ridiculous by the day. Must we play out every cliche Christmas tradition?

[ ooc: feel free to run into nat wherever you please, she's out and about! ]

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[oneminutemaze]

[ Ariadne is trying to go to work, but it's a bit difficult with all the mistletoe everywhere. ]

Apparently.

[ And-- oh, no. Mistletoe. At all of 5'1", it looks like it's Natasha's turn to be pulled down for a kiss. ]

[duplicitas]

[ this literally never happens to her. congratulations on being shorter than her ariadne.

also. oh. kissing. well, this is some first meeting. natasha slides her arms around ariadne's waist and dips her back. no big deal. ]

[oneminutemaze]

[ Worst thing to win ever.

Hey, at least they've spoken before. She was definitely not expecting a dip, but it's nice (very nice) and is going to result in Ariadne threading her fingers through Natasha's hair. ]

[duplicitas]

[ natasha is the most dashing.

and when she slowly, slowly pulls away, there's that awkward pause. well at least ariadne's legal unlike some young avengers who shall remain nameless. ]

Well then.

[oneminutemaze]

[ "Well then" just about sums it up, really. She'll just pull her hands back. ]

That's not how I typically say hi.

[duplicitas]

I'd hope not.

[ just. slowly ex-naying the dipping. ]

You're Ariadne. We've spoken before.

[oneminutemaze]

[ Thank you very much. Oof. Dizzy. ]

Yeah. And you're... Natasha, right? Throwing knives.

[duplicitas]

Yes.

[ what an introduction. ]

[oneminutemaze]

[ Indeed. ]

... Really, sorry about that.

[duplicitas]

It's not your fault. I suppose these curses can't be avoided.

[ because man has natasha tried. ]

[oneminutemaze]

Unfortunately not, no.

[ She sighs, giving the mistletoe a Look. ]

At least this one is more embarrassing than anything else.

[duplicitas]

Embarassing is one word for it.

[ inconvenient is another. extremely inconvenient. natasha isn't getting a single thing done today because everyone's mouth is getting in her way. ]

[oneminutemaze]

Depends on who you end up kissing and how much they want to talk about it later, I guess.

[ Like she's doing right now. Welp. ]

...Sorry, you probably have something you need to be doing, don't you?

[duplicitas]

I do.

[ and all she wants is to go about the rest of her day without running into more mistletoe. ]

I suppose I shall see you around.

[oneminutemaze]

Yeah. Good luck avoiding anymore mistletoe.

[duplicitas]

Likewise.

Or should I wish you luck avoiding all your white knights?