It's better than August in the Wasteland, that's for sure. Ellen's still a little creeped out by it all being so big, but she's had enough of tunnels and safe closed spaces for a while. As long as she doesn't look up at the arch of the sky, she'll be okay.
... or as long as she gets distracted by someone in a kind of dress she's never seen before, not even in the old holovids. That's good too.
"Oh- I'm sorry, ma'am, I didn't mean to interrupt," Ellen says. She's dressed in her reinforced Vault suit; her armor still smells too much like dead mirelurk for her liking. "I was just watching."
River had gone for a run, but the scent of werecheetah distracted her from the path. She was hoping to find Ace when she came over the top of the dune.
Now she's gaping a little. The woman on the beach smells like Ace.
The woman on the beach is most assuredly Ace, though the dress is something she only pulls out if she's dancing, or if she's fairly sure she can't bluster her way past social norms.
She much prefers to wear a dress for dancing.
If only because this dress is slinky and fun, and makes certain people (SPOON) very happy (very very happy).
And it lets her pull off the fun moves, her own movements outlining where her partner ought to be.
River watches, amazed. Clearly there is supposed to be a partner there. One eyebrow rises very slowly as she visualises.
Oh my.
So this is that tango thing the Doctor always promised to take her to but never got around to. Well, no wonder. Pretty boy probably couldn't keep up with moves like that.
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... or as long as she gets distracted by someone in a kind of dress she's never seen before, not even in the old holovids. That's good too.
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Bother.
If she'd done that on the dance floor, she'd've ended up flat on her face.
...
And then she peers at Ellen, her smile just as bright as her favorite pyrotechnics.
"Hullo there."
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Dead mirelurk is fairly gross, yes. Still better than roasted Dalek. Or zombie. Bleh, zombie.
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Now she's gaping a little. The woman on the beach smells like Ace.
But she's wearing a dress.
This does not compute.
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She much prefers to wear a dress for dancing.
If only because this dress is slinky and fun, and makes certain people (SPOON) very happy (very very happy).
And it lets her pull off the fun moves, her own movements outlining where her partner ought to be.
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Oh my.
So this is that tango thing the Doctor always promised to take her to but never got around to. Well, no wonder. Pretty boy probably couldn't keep up with moves like that.
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No one is immune to change, it seems.
She holds one last pose, then sighs. Well. Now what?
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