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Tweak says, "I love you too"

MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-01-25 16:16:00

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360 - Instant Replay Mingle
[Maybe you're at the media store or educational center to play your disc. Maybe you're just out and about somewhere contemplating what you saw or whether to see it. Either way, you're bound to run into someone!]

(OOC: Instant Replay Event Info)

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	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	Not outside North America... and I don't know if Canada and Mexico really count. [ For someone who flies as much as he does, he sure never travels. ] I'd never seen New York before we had a case there. I guess in that regard I'm pretty lucky. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-28 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	Heeeeey, you know Chicago is the one to feel lucky about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	Chicago is cool too. [ Such a shame Morgan isn't here. ] Hey, can we watch yours again? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-28 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	[She pulls back with a nod, finding it sweet that he wants to.] Yeah, we can. I'm probably going to watch this a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	[ Hey, it's a time of her life that wasn't horrible. It's like the rarest, shiniest Pokémon. ] Good thing we can't wear these out. I have a feeling I'll do a couple of reruns of mine too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-28 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	[She sets it up and plays it again. She still gets very engrossed even though she's watched it a few times already. Her eyes might be just a touch shiny when her Dad hugs her. "I love you, kitten."] Maybe there will be a way to make a real copy if we... When we get out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	[ It's his turn to give her a hug of support, one-armed but heartfelt. Wow this is a rare, good day. ] I hope so... they owe us that much, at least. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-28 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	[She lets her head rest against his shoulder, feeling natural there even if it hasn't had an invitation for some time.] I wonder if this is them trying to make it up to us after Jack and Tyki. The bodyswitches. [Clarifying because both those names feel a little triggering when it comes to her and Reid.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	[ This is nice. Friendly. He chooses rather decisively to not overthink this moment. ] If that's the case, they need to do better than this. [ Ugh. ] Really hope we don't have to go through that again anytime soon. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2016-01-28 10:40 pm UTC (link)

I very much agree. We need pizza and Indian food parties for awhile to make up for it.

[She's quiet for a moment still leaning against him. Talking about the bodyswap makes her think of something she realized awhile ago but never really talked to him about. Maybe there's no reason to now and bringing it up is a bad idea.

But... She feels like she owes it to him.]

Hey. [Voice softer.] Speaking of Tyki and Jack, I realized something that I should have realized a long time ago. [She pulls back so she can look at him. Apologies deserve some eye contact.]

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	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	[ Okay, this is less nice. Still, he's in a good place today and if there's some air that needs clearing then this may just be the best day for it. He looks at her, brows furrowing. ] What did you realize? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2016-01-28 11:47 pm UTC (link)

Well, with Jack just stuff like dancing with him at parties. I could tell it had an effect on you and I shouldn't have been doing that to you. Just because I knew there was no one else I could want to be with more than you [Yeah she couldn't meet his eyes for that part. Especially since it feels as true today as it did then.] doesn't mean you knew that. And I should have shown it to you by respecting what made you uncomfortable. [Her eyes make it back to his.] I'm sorry.

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thisiscalm
2016-01-29 01:51 pm UTC (link)

Oh. [ He swallows, mulling this over for a bit. Truth be told he thought they were past discussing their relationship but this is... this is good. They should talk about it, straighten some things out. Maybe it won't lead to them reuniting but it can't hurt, right? You have to learn from your mistakes. ]

I never wanted you to not be able to dance with other people, but... yeah. We should've talked about it more. [ A little self-deprecating smile. ] And c'mon, it was Jack. I really can't blame you there.

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-29 01:58 pm UTC (link)
	[That gets a little smile, having gone better than she might have imagined.] Talking more would have been good. I didn't even know about the pheremones for a long time. Tricky, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-29 02:04 pm UTC (link)
	So tricky. [ Remember the Christmas party? The mistletoe makeout? Yeah. That's saying a lot. ] And it wasn't all bad that you made me jealous with Jack. [ Other things to remember. Jesus this is a dangerous conversation to have. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-29 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	[She smiles a little more and even blushes slightly.] There was a certain reward system built into it, wasn't there? [She always liked being with him, but it could get pretty hot those nights especially.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-29 02:16 pm UTC (link)
	Mmhm. [ Totally worth it... although now that she's come clean about a few things, he feels like he should too. He had no intention of telling anyone about this but some people already know and there's a chance she'll find out anyway. Most of all he wants this settled. She should know and she should hear it from him. ] I, uhm... I have something to confess. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-29 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	[The extra emphasis on that sound is very pleasing. The statement on the other hand has her extremely curious. Not even necessarily nervous. She's in a better place than she has been in a long time.] Yeah? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2016-01-29 02:25 pm UTC (link)

There's probably no way I can say this that doesn't sound bad, so... hear me out before you say anything. [ She might not be nervous, but he is. He licks his lips, makes an attempt at a start. ]

You know the, uhm... the beach party? Me and Leia, it wasn't.... it wasn't just dancing. We kissed. Just once and it wasn't... it wasn't planned or even really... anything. A spur of the moment thing and I like her as a person but there's nothing going. It was just a thing that happened.

[ It's not like he cheated here but it still makes him anxious. He doesn't want to risk upsetting this friendship they've got going again. ]

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kitty_has_claws
2016-01-29 02:35 pm UTC (link)

[She reaches out and squeezes his hand. Probably not an expected response from either of them really, but she knows him well enough to see how nervous he is.

And the words? They don't feel good to hear, but she already suspected something was going on from the look he had while they were dancing to the way Leia exploded at him about things. So, she's already had some time to process how she feels about it. Again, not all of that processing fell on the side of good, but she gets spur of the moment things. She gets the way this prison brings people together unexpectedly. She gets being lonely and needing affection and physical touch.]

I...might have left that night, kind of upset after I saw you dancing. Not at you. Just, you know, feelings. [She looks at him thoughtfully, knowing that wasn't the most in depth explanation but maybe he gets it?]

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	thisiscalm 2016-01-29 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	[ He didn't expect the hand holding, but appreciates it. She can't punch him in the face as easily if he's holding her hand. ] I know. [ He does know. He's lived that, bad feelings you can't attribute to a person because you know it isn't fair and not their fault. Emily is a good example. ] I never mean to upset you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-29 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	I know. [She squeezes his hand. No part of her wants to punch him.] It's never what I want either. [All those fights they've had. She didn't want that. She definitely contributed, but she hated it.] I want [Okay her voice is trying to break up a little. Come on.] you to be happy. You know that, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-29 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	I know. [ Who are you, Han Solo? ] I want you to be happy too. ...I'm sorry that it got so messed up. [ No one's fault. It was just a thing that happened and they both contributed to the mess but it wasn't anyone's fault. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2016-01-29 03:17 pm UTC (link)

Me too. There are so many things I wish I'd done differently. [She had so much time to think about what went wrong. As much as she tried to drown herself in work and being with people. There's always more time. You know, the part where you're supposed to be sleeping in cold, empty, lonely beds.]

But you can't live in the past, right? [At a certain point reviewing what happened just keeps new things from happening.]

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thisiscalm
2016-01-29 09:07 pm UTC (link)

No, you can't. [ In so many ways. Emily, Maeve... this. You can't hold on to it forever. You have to let go and make room for new things and maybe he's not in a place yet where he feel like he can get involved romantically but he does want new things. That's what Leia was, a harmless new thing until it wasn't so harmless. ]

...I'm so happy that we're talking again. I missed this.