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Tweak says, "where's Ian?"

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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	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)

	candothat 2016-10-14 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	All that you can do is believe that it is. [Or go crazy worrying and thinking about the alternatives. He kisses her temple.] What would help, Kitty? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	[There's that little flutter inside again.] This helped. [Is it strange when he looks so much like Nathan though? [She reaches up, fingers sliding into his hair. She remembers knowing how much alike they looked but the longer and better she's known them the less she actually sees the resemblance.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

candothat
2016-10-14 11:30 pm UTC (link)

[Chekov never saw himself when he looked at Nathan, but he recognizes that their physical similarities could be problematic for someone like Kitty who has close (but very different) relationships with both of them. Hopefully that won't be a bad thing. He doesn't want her to feel sad when she sees him.]

Good. [He likes having his hair played with. If Kitty was happier, he'd say this is the most content he's been for... how long? Months, at least.] Thank you for letting me help.

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-14 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you for wanting to. [She meets his eyes.] Really. [She's felt like she's needed him so much and maybe that's part of why she's been wanting to take it slow. She needs to know if she wants him as much as she needs him. For his sake if not hers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

candothat
2016-10-15 12:07 am UTC (link)

It's what I want most. [He smiles at her sincerity and traces her cheek with his fingertips. Helping her--having her accept his help--is what he's wanted even before the mistletoe; being needed is important to him. He needs someone to need him.] Ah... no, that was a lie. What I want most is to kiss you.

[Unless she protests (and he doesn't think she will), he's going to do just that.]

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-15 12:23 am UTC (link)
	[No protesting. There is a slight parting of her lips as they meet his. She's having trouble accepting his words, but she likes they way they sound. He wants her.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-15 12:41 am UTC (link)
	[He does want her. Chekov might be a romantic at heart--all Russians are, just ask him--but he'll settle for mutual want even if she never quite comes around to loving him. Want is really just love's more practical cousin. If she can't bring herself to believe words, maybe she'll accept actions. He's channeling a lot of want into this kiss.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)