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r (keoughr) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-07-28 12:32:00

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complete, day 9, giselle, the doctor

Day 9
Who: Giselle & Doc
What: Playing Games
When: Afternoon
Where: Sitting Room
Rating: G
Status: Complete

After replying to the Doctor's message, Giselle scurried from her room. She was wearing a lavender dress today, and it set off her red hair brilliantly. Her feet, clad in matching slippers, skipped down the hall of the lodging unit to the door. She could hear the storm raging outside and shuddered slightly. She did not like storms.

She rushed through the main building until she arrived at the sitting room. Pushing the door open, she realized that she had probably arrived before the Doctor. She glanced around the peaceful room. It was quiet and had such lovely comfortable chairs and sofas. She, like Goldilocks, began to try them all out to see which one she wanted.

She sat in a beanbag chair and nearly fell over backwards, her legs flying up in the air most unlady like. "Oh!" She righted herself as quickly as she could and shot to her feet giving the beanbag a dirty look. "Humph." She turned and saw a wicker chair. She sat down and crossed her ankles, her hands folded primly in her lap. Too hard.

Standing she moved to the sofa for two. It had big fluffy cushions and padded armrests. She sat down and slowly began to sink into the cushions. She giggled and tried to pull herself up. After a few seconds of struggling, she was able to get hold of the armrest and pull herself out of it. She moved to a big chair that looked both comfortable and sturdy and sat down.

She didn't sink, and she was quite happy with her choice. She clapped her hands and waited for the Doctor to arrive.

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notginger
2008-08-18 07:22 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, good!" he said with a broad smile. "In that case, I'm definitely improving. Or maybe it's just the excitement of the game!" he suggested, which was entirely possible.

He couldn't help but laugh as she applauded his roll of the dice; there was something about Giselle that was just so endearing. She seemed to bring out all of the childlike awe in him, which was definitely a good thing.

"Yeah, that's the one," he confirmed. He gave a wide grin, and followed suit with the clapping as she rolled a seven. Her expression as she reached the end of the snake was adorable, and it was all the Doctor could do not to give her a hug.

"Yay!" he cheered, moving to take his shot. He landed on a ladder, and gave her a wide-eyed look of surprise as he moved up the board. "Oh, you're going to need some luck now!" he giggled. Snakes and Ladders really was a game of chance, and even if he had been patronising enough to want to deliberately let Giselle win, it would have been near impossible. But then, the unpredictable aspect of the game was what he found so exciting about it.

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keoughr
2008-08-21 01:24 pm UTC (link)

Giggling with delight and excitement, Giselle kept her eyes on the game board. It was good that her actions were endearing rather than annoying. At first, Robert had been bewildered by her, and slightly annoyed. He couldn't take her seriously, and his life was all about being serious. The Doctor was more tolerant perhaps because he wasn't so serious.

She sat back on her heels while he rolled and her mouth dropped open when he approached the ladder and went up it. "Oooooooo!" She cooed and clapped, bouncing up and down. "You did it!" She laughed at his teasing and picked up the dice. She rolled the dice when he finished placing his piece and found herself with snake eyes. "Two!"

She moved her piece past the snake and beyond two spaces. She was again in the middle of nowhere, but at least she wasn't near the snake anymore. She knew those were bad, and even if she was on the lower end of one, she still didn't like it. "Your turn!"

She watched him, observing silently. She wasn't all that great at being subtle, but she liked the Doctor and he seemed to enjoy her company enough. She smiled when she caught his eye and turned her attention back to the board. Yes, she decided that she liked the Doctor very much.

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notginger
2008-08-26 02:03 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, yeah. Climbing the ladder of success!" he teased, unable to keep the smile off his face as her enthusiasm seemed to increase rather than fade.

He took the dice again and rolled a six. He gave a small cheer, but his celebration had been too early - on the sixth square lay a snake, ready to take him back down the board. "Aw, life's full of ups and downs, I suppose!" he told her, accepting his defeat with dignity.

"Better luck to you!" he told her, passing over the dice once more.

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keoughr
2008-08-27 12:02 pm UTC (link)

She grinned at him and rocked back up to her knees to watch him roll and move his piece. Her eyes widened when he landed at the top of a snake and had to slide down it to the bottom row of spaces. "Oh, dear!"

She put a hand to her mouth in shock. "Oh, no. I'm so sorry. Do you want to trade places?" She offered. She didn't like to see people lose. And, it wasn't as if the game was over just yet, but still.

She picked up the dice and rolled them, rolling a ten. She moved her piece the allotted spaces and found herself at the bottom of a ladder. She squealed in delight and moved her piece up ladder to the space above it.

She handed the dice over to the Doctor. "You can still trade me places if you like!"

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notginger
2008-09-04 06:26 pm UTC (link)

The Doctor gave her an exaggerated pout of sadness as she told him how sorry she was, but his expression quickly changed to a smile with her next sentence. "Do I..what?!" he asked, unable to stop himself from laughing. "No, no, no... oh, you're just too nice, Giselle!" he giggled, reaching out to pat her hand affectionately. "Don't worry about me!"

He gave a little cheer as she moved up a ladder, and accepted the dice for another roll. "No! You're doing so well!" he exclaimed, rolling the dice for himself, and moving a few spaces before handing them back to her. "Go on, lady luck!"

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keoughr
2008-09-05 10:29 am UTC (link)

She giggled at his obvious delight at her comment. She didn't see what was so funny about it, but she didn't want to feel stupid by asking. So she just played along and shrugged.

She rolled the dice when they were handed back to her and found herself also at the top of a snake. She slid down to the bottom with a pout that quickly turned back into a grin.

They played this way until one of them won. Giselle was pleased that she'd learned a new game and was able to spend more time with the Doctor. She thoroughly enjoyed his company. He was entirely too nice to her, though.

"I would like to take another look in the art gallery when you get a free moment. That is, if you don't mind explaining more of the art in there. I saw some new ones that weren't there before." She spoke as they put the games away and chatted a bit.

After a while it was time for them to part ways and Giselle stood. Flinging her arms around the Doctor she hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek. "You really are the most wonderful man. Thank you for teaching me to play Snakes and Ladders. Have a good day, Doctor!"

She flounced out of the room and headed back to her residence to wait out the storm.

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