9 Mischiefs Managed - [video/action]

[greding]

[Hello City! You didn't think you would get through this curse without seeing these two trouble makers, did you? Fred and George Weasley are lounging in the town square, looking far too pleased with themselves.]Alright, City? Now it has been explained to us that there is a bit of a tradition in this place about snogging under the mistletoe. Isn't

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[oneminutemaze]

[ Ohhhh, she's mad. All that stress relief that welding earlier gave her? Gone. In its place is one short brunette with a tight jaw, one of No Name's cigarillos hanging out of it, and a hideous, terrible plan. ]

An opportunity, huh?

[ Excuse her as she marches up, pulls the cigarillo out to hang in her hand, grabs the twin with two ears and lays one on him. ]

Thanks Fred. That was a real opportunity.

[oneminutemaze]

[ She's just going to lean into that hand despite herself. ]

I'm not really seeing how.

[ Everything is blurred lines instead of the crisp perfection that she's used to, that she craves when she designs something. Flexibility is one thing, but this is just... messy.

Though she supposes that's why they're having this conversation. ]

[greding]

[If it helps, Aria, he's as lost as you are.]

Because you're gorgeous, and I don't think I know what I'm doing.

[...it makes sense in his head, okay?]

[oneminutemaze]

[ There's a slight laugh, not because it's funny, but because she really doesn't know what other reaction to have. ]

As much as I hate to admit it, neither do I. [ She wants to kiss him again, so she does, just a soft press of her lips against his. ] It's not as simple as we thought it would be, is it?

[greding]

I think I had a sneaking suspicion it wouldn't be. I'm not exactly easy to deal with, I'm afraid.

[oneminutemaze]

Yeah, me neither. You might have noticed.

[greding]

Maybe we should have read each other the warning label sooner.

[oneminutemaze]

I was kind of fixated on trying to stick to the "just sex" thing. [ Look at how well that turned out. ]

[greding]

Yes, I think we're a bit beyond that now.

[/cough. He's going to try to be honest here. Bare with him.]

I still don't know if I'm ready for... everything else. Not yet. Maybe if we just take our time?

[His hand comes out to rest on her cheek again.]

[oneminutemaze]

[ Oh. Well. Okay then. ]

I wasn't sure if it was just me.

[ And once again, she leans into his hand. ]

I'd be okay with that. [ Her eyes slip away for a moment to look at her arm, at a spot where a needle has slipped into her skin over and over again. How many rules has she broken, now? ] We probably have a lot of it.

[greding]

[Some day a lot of secrets are going to have to be revealed...]

I'm not planning on going anywhere soon.

[Leaning in to kiss her again.]

[oneminutemaze]

[ Someday. Not today -- though she does feel like she should explain that she just doesn't like not remembering falling asleep, since that was what started this fight in the first place. For now, though, she's going to kiss him back. ]

[greding]

[Mmmm, let's just stick to that for now. He likes not fighting anymore.]

[oneminutemaze]

[ So does she. In fact... ]

Can I steal you for a while, or did you want to continue your kissing people con?

[greding]

I'm open to the idea of being stolen. Depending on what you had planned to do with me.

[oneminutemaze]

I have kissed or been kissed by over twelve other people today and I want to get the taste out of my mouth. [ Yeah, because that's a great way not to get into another fight, Ariadne. Maybe she wants to see if he'll get jealous; she certainly had been when she saw their little announcement. ] ... And I need to wash my hair, but you don't really need to help with that.