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Pavel Chekov (candothat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-10-12 23:31:00

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kitty pryde (aoa), pavel chekov (au)

Day 397 [action | closed to Kitty]
[Chekov wakes up on Day 397 in a room that isn't his and with his arm draped over Kitty, who isn't usually in a bed with him. Usually no one's in bed with him. Usually he doesn't even bother sleeping in a bed. It's a disorienting way to regain consciousness for a number of reasons.

But he's quick to remember yesterday. Specifically the part of yesterday that involved Kitty asking him (with notecards--it was a strange day) to come over. She had seemed sad, but communication issues prevented him from learning why. Why hadn't really mattered once she'd curled up next to him.

He snuggles closer to her even though it would be wisest to get up. On one hand, he'd determined that giving her space was the best thing to do. On the other hand, they had ended up in bed together--fully clothed, but in bed nonetheless--and that had been her decision, so he can tell himself that Kitty doesn't want that much space after all.]

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-13 12:20 am UTC (link)
	[Sleeping Kitty seems very good on the lack of space issue. Her face is a neck-seeking missile as she nuzzles in against it and breathes deeply. She slept well last night despite her mourning the loss of someone she cared about very much. She's never fully gotten the hang of sleeping by herself. She always feels safer and thus more at ease next to someone.] (Reply to this) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-13 12:39 am UTC (link)
	[As much as Chekov enjoys cuddling--he would definitely include it in his top five favorite things to do, probably just below talking about Russia and right above eating--his neck is just ticklish enough for Kitty's repositioning to make him squirm.] Kitty? Are you awake? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-13 12:58 am UTC (link)
	[She is now. She may feel safe next to a person in her sleep, but somehow she still wasn't expecting a voice to wake her. She pulls back instinctively but she quickly registers Chekov and what happened the night before.] ...Nope. Still asleep. But my voice is fixed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-13 01:09 am UTC (link)
	You're very alert for a sleeping person. [Hello, hi, no need to go anywhere!] What was wrong yesterday? [He isn't talking about her voice since he was similarly afflicted, but she can interpret that question as she likes.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-13 01:12 am UTC (link)
	[She rubs her face and then just slides back in to lay against him.] Mmm... I was singing everything I tried to say. [Playing hard to get?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-13 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	[Getting up and doing something is looking less and less appealing.] I would have liked to hear you sing everything you tried to say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-13 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	I tricked you into missing your chance. [This is pretty comfortable. It's hard to be worried about it when she's close.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-13 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	I was busy reciting poetry for you. [Not that that was on purpose.] Also, you cheated. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-13 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	Oh sure, that was just for me. [Smiling.] How did I cheat? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-14 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Just for you. [She just needs to ask if she wants an encore!] You were doing this, what you're doing now. Being distracting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 12:23 am UTC (link)
	It's part of your training. You can't let anything distract you from your mission. Is it working? Do you feel resilient? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-14 12:42 am UTC (link)
	I don't remember what my mission is, so no and no. I failed. You will need to train me again until I'm successful at whatever I should be succeeding at. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 12:45 am UTC (link)
	I have to train you and decide your mission? So much work. I hope I'm getting overtime. [Fingers trailing lightly down his arm.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-14 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Your only compensation is my company. [He smiles, but he can't shake some lingering worry that this is going to be too much for Kitty as soon as she has time to think about it. Now is not the time for doubt, brain!] And maybe breakfast, but I would need to move to pay you that way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 01:06 am UTC (link)
	[Always a potential risk. But they didn't really do anything besides sleep next to each other and snuggle. It was more innocent than some of their other encounters at least to her way of thinking.] No moving. I reject this idea of yours. It is bad and should be vetoed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-14 01:23 am UTC (link)
	[Totally innocent but intimate in a different way entirely!] I have not been awake long enough to discuss wages and politics with you. [A brief pause.] I like this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 01:24 am UTC (link)
	[Point.] Me vetoing you? [She knows that's not what he means.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-14 01:30 am UTC (link)
	That's fine, yes, but no. I mean being here with you, doing this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 01:37 am UTC (link)
	[She smiles softly and then leans in to kiss his cheek.] I'm glad you're here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-14 01:45 am UTC (link)
	I'm glad that you want me to be here. [She's making him feel a little fluttery and inclined to say stupid things and he doesn't mind that much.] I'm glad that you asked me to be here. Thank you. [See, stupid things like thanking someone for snuggles.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 01:47 am UTC (link)
	There was a little more to it than the singing. [Which she imagines he already guessed but didn't push her on.] ...Nathan's gone. I didn't want to be alone. [Like he is now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-14 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Ah. [Well, he'd figured it was something more depressing than being compelled to sing. Chekov gives her the biggest hug that can possibly be initiated without sitting up.] I'm sorry, Kitty. You'll see him again when we reach the other prison. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 01:58 am UTC (link)
	[She wraps her arms around him and lifts up some so he can further encircle her.] I just hope he's okay. Whatever he's experiencing. [Wait, what?] The other prison? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

candothat
2016-10-14 02:08 am UTC (link)

[Further encircle he does. There's no insistence that Nathan's okay, though. No one knows what it's like to be in those pods and he doesn't want to make up nice lies.]

The more depressing one with our bodies. No one can die here, so we have unlimited time to escape. In that unlimited time, someone will inevitably learn how to get to our bodies again and they will learn how to wake everyone.

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 09:27 am UTC (link)
	Right. [She usually just thinks of it as the real prison. Where they are but can't see it. Same difference.] I just hope his mind is safe. [What do they do when they aren't actively engaging in this prison?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)