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[nitro_is_ace]

This is Ace. This is Ace who has had a rough few days, and just wants to curl up on the couch with a good book and not get into trouble.

Too bad this is Ace we're talking about. Otherwise, it might have worked.

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[awesome_lilly]

"Ace!"

Lilly beams, shoving aside her laptop when she spots the pyro on the couch.

"God, I haven't seen you in a million years. Come have a drink, I can get you a chocolatey one."

[nitro_is_ace]

"Lilly! You know me too well. How are Gecko an' Geckoette?"

Ace still thinks they're perfectly acceptable names, and grins at Lilly while she puts a bookmark in her book and shoves it under the couch.

[awesome_lilly]

"Oh, they're fine. I think."

Lilly shrugs. She's not really up on baby development stages.

"Still breathing, so."

This counts as fine!

"How're you? How's the Kit-Kat?"

[nitro_is_ace]

Ace would consider this as doing fine. They're not dead, right?

...

Yet another reason why Ace should never ever ever have babies.

"I'm doin' a'right, an' the Kit-Kat's still luscious as ever. How's Puck? By the way, I say for everyone with a brain here... Puck??"

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly cracks up.

"Hey, are you insulting my husband? Ace, I'm hurt. Wounded, even. I've found marital bliss and- and okay, I can't say that with a straight face. But yeah, Puck. Why not, you know?"

[nitro_is_ace]

"Yes, I am, but I insult him to his face too, so. But if y'happy with him, more power to'ya. He's... um. Very literary."

What?

You try coming up with something complimentary about Puck on short notice.

[awesome_lilly]

"Yes. Literary."

There is sniggering.

"Hey, this is my best accidental marriage yet. We may not be all gooshy in love, but we make a good team, you know?"

[nitro_is_ace]

"Y'must, haven't killed those kids yet. That's always a bonus." Ace agrees. "Now, what was that about chocolate booze?"

[awesome_lilly]

"I like your priorities, Ace."

Lilly grins as she waves over a waitrat and orders a drink so chocaliciously boozy that it may very well be illegal.

"Also, he was really sweet about bringing me up to date on the gossip when I was stabbed. He's kinda awesome, as husbands I'm not having sex with go."

[nitro_is_ace]

"Whoa whoa, back up the pixie train. Stabbed?" Demands Ace, giving Lilly a narrow-eyed stare. "What, you stiff one of your hookers?"

[awesome_lilly]

"Never!"

Lilly looks briefly offended.

"I'm a professional. I'd never do that. All I did was take a walk in the woods at the same time as some strange girl with an itchy knife hand."

[nitro_is_ace]

"Ah, I see. Lately there seems t'be a lot of them. They come in waves - first little fighter girls, then a wave of sword-totin' broodin' boys... oh, by the way, ever see Lan practice with his sword? Whoo. Lan an' Spoon sparrin' without their shirts? Dayum."

Ace got a little sidetracked there.

[awesome_lilly]

"...no."

Lilly's smirking.

"But apparently I should. Just tell me when and where and I'll show up with popcorn. I may be married but that doesn't mean I can't look. Or touch, but whatever."

[nitro_is_ace]

"Both blokes are taken. Lan is Nynaeve's husband - an' you seriously do not want t'piss her off."

Not wanting to piss Ace off totally goes without saying.

[awesome_lilly]

Well, duh. Plus... it's Ace. Even in the height of her teenage selfishness, Lilly would have stayed away.

"Aw man. Ah well, then I'll do my looking there and my touching elsewhere. It's not like we're short on eye candy around here."

[nitro_is_ace]

"Oi, you're the married one. Doesn't Puck have sommat t'say about shoppin' for more candy?"

Puck is totally one of those Aero bars. Chocolate, but somewhat airy.