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How to Confuse a Witch (even more)

Feb 04, 2011 21:20

Who: Elphaba and Ford
Where: Elphie's room, and probably somewhere else
When: A day after this
What: Elphie is determined to stay away from Ford... Let's see how long that lasts.

( The World of Dreams and Conviction )

place: garage, *complete, character: ford prefect, character: elphaba thropp

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got_his_towel February 5 2011, 03:29:32 UTC

Ford ate breakfast in the cafe, then went upstairs to see if Elphaba felt like doing something fun. Driving, maybe. Ford hadn't taken anyone driving in a while.

He always had felt a stronger kinship with the non-humans in the hotel.

He knocked on her door.

"Hello?" he called.

wicked_west February 5 2011, 03:32:49 UTC

Elphaba jumped at the knock. Then she heard the voice. Her heart fluttered once, twice, then sank down into the region of her stomach. Hadn't she JUST resolved not to see him again. "I'm not in" she called. Because that was totally going to work.

got_his_towel February 5 2011, 03:34:03 UTC

"Why's that, then?" Ford asked through the door. He paused. "If you're not in, can I talk to the monkey instead?"

wicked_west February 5 2011, 03:36:12 UTC

"HHHHOOOOOOOPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! HOOPY HOOPY HOOPY!" shrieked Chistery. And before Elphaba could stop him, Chistery flew to the door and opened it...

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got_his_towel February 5 2011, 05:32:37 UTC

"We should go to the bar first, since you seem to need a drink," Ford said logically. "Then we'll go outside. I can show you the hoverskiff on the way to choose a car to go out in."

wicked_west February 5 2011, 05:34:55 UTC

"And how can you tell I need a drink?" she asked. The flirtation just slipped out. She didn't even know she could flirt... especially with how confused she was. She quickly looked for Chistery and called him over. Then she kept her eyes trained on teh ground as she headed to the stairs. "Car? as in a train car?" she asked, unfamiliar with the term.

got_his_towel February 5 2011, 05:38:14 UTC

"Sort of," Ford admitted. As Earth transport went, they were similar enough. "But better," he added.

He looked over at her. "And you said you were dehydrated," he pointed out.

wicked_west February 5 2011, 05:40:24 UTC

"Well, yes... but alcohol doesn't usually aid in the defeat of dehydration" she quipped back. "We only have train cars where I'm from. And carriages. Broom is definitely the quickest way to travel, but then I'm the only one who can." She purposely didn't mention Nor who originally figured out the broom's secret.

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got_his_towel February 6 2011, 03:06:00 UTC

"How so?" Ford asked warily. He glanced at the monkey. Maybe something was going to happen.

wicked_west February 6 2011, 03:07:06 UTC

"I've never been drunk before. I have no idea what's going to happen." she replied already feeling sloshy. Apparently she was a lightweight.

got_his_towel February 6 2011, 03:08:47 UTC

"Oh," he said, drinking the other hypervodka. "You'll just feel kinda cool and froody and then we'll go for a drive," he explained as though it were the most reasonable thing in the world.

wicked_west February 6 2011, 03:32:59 UTC

"Hoopy!" she grinned knocking back another. Her head was possibly starting to swim.

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got_his_towel February 6 2011, 04:24:31 UTC

"Doesn't sound like very much fun," Ford said. "You'll have to go someplace fun when we get out of here."

wicked_west February 6 2011, 04:25:50 UTC

"You're fun! Maybe I could hitch a ride with you!" she exclaimed. Yes, inhibitions were definitely gone.

got_his_towel February 6 2011, 04:28:18 UTC

"Hitching rides is very fun and I already have an electronic thumb," Ford agreed. "You should definitely try it."

wicked_west February 6 2011, 04:29:27 UTC

"No where to hitch out of Oz... the only people who come try to kill me. Definitely have to hitch with you. What's an electronic thumb?"

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got_his_towel February 6 2011, 15:30:36 UTC

"'Barely alive'?" Ford said. "I know exactly what I'm doing, thank you. I destroyed one of the cars in there and I was perfectly fine afterwards!"

He waited until she closed the door and then took off again.

"Watch this," he told her, speeding towards the horizon at the vehicle's maximum speed.

As soon as the hotel disappeared from his rearview mirror, it reappeared over the horizon in front of them. He didn't slow down, instead swerving wildly as they approached the building, just missing a corner of it.

He laughed. "You can do that all day!" he told her. "It's always there no matter what direction you go in!"

wicked_west February 6 2011, 16:01:37 UTC

Elphie braced herself the moment she had closed the door. This time, she was prepared for the lurch as the car shot forward. She allowed herself to relax a bit and enjoy the thrill that was coursing through her system. That is, until he went straight for the hotel. She covered her eyes with her hands and didn't uncover until she had counted to 20... figuring that was as much time as it would take to hit the structure. They hadn't! She let out a whoop of laughter and turned to Ford, "You're really good at this!" Nice and eloquent...

got_his_towel February 6 2011, 16:03:21 UTC

"I know!" he shouted back happily. "I can do this in a spacehopper! Cars are easy!"

wicked_west February 6 2011, 16:05:10 UTC

Spacehopper... some sort of travel in the skies... right. Elphie didn't have much else to say. The thrill of riding this fast in a vehicle along with Ford was enough for her brain to take in at the moment, so she just sat back and enjoyed it.

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