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Kalli (imperfectatbest) wrote in aiodeoffcampus,
@ 2008-02-14 10:03:00

Entry tags:

kalli, romana

Who: Romana and Kalli
What: Valentine's day fun
Where: The park
When: Late Thursday evening
Warnings: :O who knows! Maybe...girl kissing? Kalli can hope.

Kalli had been planning it since their second "date". She knew Valentine's Day was a big deal and she wanted to use it to try and impress Romana. Perhaps the Time Lady would appreciate her advances, perhaps not but she couldn't sit idly by and let another pass without at least trying. So she'd purchased a necklace and a card, leaving them on Romana's desk, giving her the option to meet at the park by the swings. An hour before the time Romana was supposed to show up, Kalli started preparing things. Dante was taught to sit by the swings and not pull off the bright pink bow around her neck, nor the heart antennas on her head. The dog sat by the swing and a little ways off in a small clearing Kalli had set out a big soft blanket.

On it was a picnic basket with all sorts of pastries, sandwiches and there was a bottle of wine in a bucket filled with ice with two glasses beside it. There were gorgeous battery powered lanterns close by to illuminate the blanket just enough and to set a romantic tone.

Oh, she dearly hoped everything would work out. Romana would see Dante, Dante would lead her to Kalli and then Kalli would present a bouquet of silky red roses and a box of chocolates.

She was tittering with excitement.

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thetimelady
2008-02-14 06:32 pm UTC (link)

To say Romana was surprised to receive a Valentine's card was a bit of an understatement. It was a pleasant surprise, of course. Probably. She just couldn't think who would want to send this, although she did know who she would want it to be.

The Doctor had been rather unhelpful when she'd asked him for advice, so in the end she took matters into her own hands and headed to the park a few minutes before the appointed time.

If this was a practical joke, the perpetrator was going to find them stranded in the Mesozoic era and fed to a particularly nasty dinosaur.

She'd been half-expecting the park to be empty. She certainly wasn't expecting to find Dante. With a bow on.

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	imperfectatbest 2008-02-14 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	Dante barked and stood, tail wagging as she padded over to Romana and whined, nuzzling at her hand before licking it. The antenna atop her head were bobbling adorable. Barking again she turned and padded forward a few paces, trying to get Romana to follow her. Dante's tail was wagging madly, as if she knew what was going to happen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-14 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Hello," said Romana, eyebrows raising as she flicked one of the bobbing hearts on Dante's antennae. "I'm coming, I'm coming..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-14 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	Dante barked again as she was spoken to, ears flickering as the antennae was hit. Padding past some trees she stopped at the edge of the clearing. Kalli was standing near the blanket, a slight red color tinting her cheeks as she glanced over at Romana. She hoped this was okay. She hoped it would go well. "Happy Valentine's Day?" Kalli offered with a blush. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-14 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	"You did all this?" Romana gasped, stopping dead in her tracks. She'd guessed the culprit - if that was an appropriate word - when she'd seen Dante, but that didn't make the surprise any less palpable. Her eyes widened as she took in the picnic basket and lanterns. "But...why?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-15 12:02 am UTC (link)
	"It's what you do for people you care about on Valentine's day, of course." Kalli replied with a shy smile. "If this is too much, you can...you don't have to stay. I just thought...maybe..." She shrugged and glanced down at her feet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-15 10:22 am UTC (link)
	Romana blushed at that, hating herself for it but unable to stop the colour flooding her cheeks. "I'll stay," she assured Kalli, "I just wasn't expecting this! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-15 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, well, tada?" Smiling shyly, Kalli motioned to the blanket. "Go ahead and take a seat, yeah?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-17 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	Romana's own smile widened, and she sat down, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear as she did so. "How did poor Dante get roped into this?" she asked, pointing at her antennae and bow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-17 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"I gave her a lot of dog treats." Kalli answered with a bright grin as she sat beside Romana and pulled the picnic basket over in front of them. "It took me forever to get her to not paw off those antennae." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-17 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Poor Dante," said Romana, debating whether to remove the antennae and place them on Kalli, and wondering what sort of reaction that would provoke. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-17 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Kalli, of course, would be for such things but had no idea what Romana had planned. "Ah, well. You'd think she'd be used to it by now." Dante whined and nosed at the picnic basket. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-18 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	Romana laughed, still fixated on the antennae. "You cruel, cruel person," she said, "I expect K-9 would incinerate the antennae if I tried anything like that on him!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

imperfectatbest
2008-02-18 07:36 pm UTC (link)

"I'm not that cruel. She did get something out of it!" Kalli laughed and pulled a bone out of the basket, offering it up to Dante. The canine took it and laid down on the blanket, happily going to town on it with little growls and whines.

There was a moment of quiet as Kalli pulled the bottle of wine out of the bucket and then grabbed up the two wine glasses. Pouring some wine into both, she set the bottle aside and offered one glass to Romana. "I hope you like wine."

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	thetimelady 2008-02-18 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	"I do," said Romana, remember her first experiences with alcohol, only a few months earlier. Her nose wrinkled automatically. "Although..." she admitted, accepting the glass, "Not in large quantities." "I discovered rather recently the effects of...oh, what did the Doctor call it? A hangover?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-18 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	That made Kalli laugh. "Oh dear." She wiped her eyes, grinning. "You poor thing. Hangovers aren't fun. I've got a drink though, I'll have to show you how to make it, that should make you feel better next time you have one." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-19 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	"I have no desire to repeat the experience," she said, "And I have learned that letting the Doctor buy me cocktails is not a good idea. I don't think we're allowed to go back to that bar again..." It was probably the singing that had finished things for them. No wonder the barman wasn't impressed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-19 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, never let the Doctor buy you drinks. They'll just keep coming and coming and...oy vey." Kalli had had her own run-ins and experiences with the Doctor and alcohol. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-20 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	"I do believe he was more inebriated that I was by the end of the evening!" Romana protested, "I think we both encouraged each other somewhat." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-20 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Kalli's eyes gleamed as she pulled out a bag of chips for them to munch on and two small sub sandwiches. "Alright, so this isn't exactly top notch romantic cuisine but...I hope it'll do." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-21 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	"It looks perfect to me," Romana assured her, helping herself to a chip. She then gave up trying to resist the temptation, and delicately lifted the antennae off Dante. Quickly - before she changed her mind - Romana placed them on Kalli's head. "Very nice," she said, beaming. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-21 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Dante's ears flickered and she shook her heard, before wuffling in thanks, soon returning to chewing on the bone she had. Kalli seemed surprised but laughed a little, smiling. "Do they look good?" She asked, bobbling her head a little bit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-22 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	Romana was, in all honestly, a little surprised too, but she was by now getting used to the fact that she acted a little oddly around Kalli. Perhaps next she'd manage to find out why. "Beautiful," she said warmly, smiling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-22 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	That smile and the compliment made Kalli blush and look up at the sky. Unwrapping her sandwich, she took a bite, chewing and swallowing before glancing back at Romana. "Hey." She whispered softly and bumped their shoulders together gently. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-23 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Romana had turned sideways, just a little, to watch Kalli's reaction. She felt herself blushing a little automatically. "Hey." she replied, just as gently, reaching up to adjust the angle of the antennae a little. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-23 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Biting her lower lip for a moment, Kalli's eyes met Romana's for just a brief moment before the young time lady leaned in and brushed their lips together lightly. Aye, might as well jump in with both feet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-23 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	Romana, if she'd been thinking at all, would have thought that both her hearts had stopped beating. She should, really, have been expecting this. The gift, the card, the romantic meal. But, for all her intelligence, Romana could be very slow indeed. When her mind managed to catch up with events, she returned the kiss, albeit rather nervously. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-23 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	Kalli was just glad Romana hadn't pulled back and slapped her or anything. A hand moved up to rest on Romana's cheek as she gently cupped it and then deepened the kiss a little, her tongue sliding along the other woman's lower lip. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-24 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	Slapping her was rather far from Romana's mind at the present moment. Before she could stop herself - indeed, she wasn't sure if she could stop herself - Romana whimpered just a little. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-24 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	The sound made Kalli smiled against Romana's lips. Breaking the kiss a moment later, the young Time Lady nuzzled their noses together. "Alright?" She whispered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-24 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Wonderful," she replied, feeling pleasantly flushed, a little confused, but, for the most part, extremely pleased. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-24 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Good...I was hoping that would be your answer." Smiling a bit shyly, she pressed their lips together in another brief kiss before sitting back, eyes gleaming. "So yeah." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-24 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Wouldn't you have been a little worried if my answer had been anything else?" asked Romana, a little amused. She would certainly have been a little alarmed. Although she seemed to have herself under control now, her mouth and mind had previously been operating on automatic pilot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-24 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	"I would have, yes. And I was a bit nervous but...yeah." Kalli smiled a little bit and took a handful of chips, munching on them. "So," she began after she swallowed, "I obviously like you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thetimelady
2008-02-25 05:09 pm UTC (link)

Romana automatically echoed Kalli's movements, helping herself to some of the chips too. It was somewhat of a relief to learn that she was nervous too.

She couldn't prevent herself from laughing at the comment. "Yes," she said with a nod, "And I'm glad to hear it. I...I like you, too."

There, she'd said it. It sounded a little juvenile, and very strange on her tongue, but it made a great deal of sense. Everything suddenly made a great deal of sense, now she was able to look back on it in hindsight.

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	imperfectatbest 2008-02-26 12:23 am UTC (link)
	"Good." Smiling a little bit, Kalli leaned in and kissed Romana on the cheek. "Because I was hoping we could maybe...date more?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-26 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	It took Romana a moment or two to reply, as her mouth suddenly grew impossibly dry. With difficulty, she licked her lips and managed to get the words out. "Date?" she asked, "As in...well, as in date, date?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-26 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. As in date, date." She replied with a little giggle. Dante looked at the two strangely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-26 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh," said Romana, although she had no idea what other answer she could have been expecting. "Yes. That would be nice. That would be lovely." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-26 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Good." Smiling brightly, Kalli leaned in and kissed Romana's cheek. "But...yeah..." Blushing, she reached forward and scratched Dante behind the ear. The dog whined, tail wagging. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetimelady 2008-02-27 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	Romana flushed pleasantly pink at that, though she was a little thrown by the 'but'. But what, exactly? For now, however, she was content to push aside her momentary confusion, and herself to another handful of chips. She wasn't going to let herself spoil this by...by being herself, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	imperfectatbest 2008-02-27 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	Kalli shifted a little bit and glanced at Romana. "I never explained..fully about the original you I knew, did I." She knew she hadn't and that was making her a little uncomfortable. But Romana deserved to know and be able to ask questions, didn't she? (Reply to this) (Parent)