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Tweak says, "Gimme da kees!"

Timothy Blenkinsop (blenkinsop) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-09-26 21:06:00

Who: Tim and Emma
When: Backdated a couple hours
Where: Tim's place
What: Planning a Halloween party

Tim had sent directions to his place a bit earlier, so he knew that Emma was going to come. He had the place cleaned up, not that it was all that messy to begin with. He made tea, too, and some of that frozen cookiedough you put in the oven. It was silly, but Tim was a nice guy, and that's what he did.

He had a catalog of Halloween decorations on the table, and was idly flipping through it as the cookies cooked. He hopped up to pull the cookies out, then hurried to answer the door at the sound of the knock.

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	nurse_emma 2009-10-06 02:58 am UTC (link)
	She nodded at the idea. "If he doesn't mind cooking. How many people are you looking to invite? Where are you looking to have this party? Here?" she asked, looking around. "This is cool for a small gathering... but... not a big party," she pointed out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-10-06 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"I doubt he will." Tim said, then shrugged. "I could always pay him, too." He shifted, moving his tail. It popped up above the table for a moment, then disappeared again. "I think we'll keep it small. Maybe a dozen. Probably less." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-10-06 03:16 am UTC (link)

Emma caught the moment out of the corner of her eye and peered over for a second, squinting as if trying to see something that wasn't there. "Umm... that sounds like a decent sized party," she nodded, flipping to another page.

"I hate orange," Emma admitted, seeing it splashed everywhere in the catalog, shrugging her shoulders a little. "I don't know why, it just doesn't coordinate with anything... except black, so I guess that's why they're together for Halloween," she laughed, glancing over to his chair again, wondering what she might have seen.

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blenkinsop
2009-10-06 03:24 am UTC (link)

"Not too bad. I've got plenty of seating for twelve." He gave a little nod. There were the kitchen chairs, the couches... the living room was bigger than it led on. He could always charm it, too.

"Yeah. Orange is... well, I like pumpkins. And oranges." He said, turning to get a look at the catalog she was perusing. "Maybe we'll have to use green and purple for the decorations, then, instead."

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	nurse_emma 2009-10-06 03:31 am UTC (link)
	"No, I like the idea of pumpkins... maybe we can make Jack-'o-Lanterns and charm them to float around the room... with candles inside of them," she suggested, holding her hands up as if to demonstrate. "Then... you can dim the lighting a little so the candlelight from the faces glow around the flat," Emma grinned. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-10-06 03:39 am UTC (link)
	"That sounds good." Tim grinned. "Great, actually. I like the idea of glowy, orange pumpkins wandering around. It'll give people something to talk about. Or we could even have guests come over early and make their own jack-0-lanterns." His tail moved again. Showing up over the table for just a moment before disappearing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-10-06 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, that's an even better ideas!" she grinned, clapping her hands together. "I know a place outside of London that has a really great pumpkin patch," she told him, writing a few things down. She saw it again and couldn't keep her mouth shut. "What was that?" she blurted out, glancing up at him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

blenkinsop
2009-10-06 03:52 am UTC (link)

"We'll have to go pick up some pumpkins before the party, then." Tim gave a little nod, as if making plans in his head.

He paused when she blurted. "What?" He asked, turning to look where she was looking. "Oh." She didn't know??

...awkward.

"Uh. My tail." He said, lifting it above the table so she could see. It was like a monkey's tail; limber, thin. He could use it like a third hand.

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	nurse_emma 2009-10-06 03:56 am UTC (link)
	She was taken aback at first, then a curious frown appeared on her face. "How... have you always had it?" she asked him curiously. Emma peered over at the slowly moving tail. "It noticed it before but... you can move it really fast... or does it move on its own?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-10-06 04:06 am UTC (link)
	"No." Tim said, shaking his head a little. "I was caught at a Quidditch Riot, got a couple hexes that affected me in a weird way." He moved the tail again. "I control it. Apparently it's an extension of my spinal cord, so we're unable to remove it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-10-06 11:14 am UTC (link)

She thought maybe he'd gotten it in the war, but a Quidditch riot? That was just wrong. Emma scooted the tiniest of inches closer - she didn't want to appear to be staring, but she wanted to see his tail. "That's crazy - why can't a healer tie off your nerves that connect to the spinal cord and remove it?" she asked, but mostly to herself. "Well, then again, if it's a part of your spinal cord... might do damage," she sighed, pursing her lips. "Wow... does it ever hurt?"

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blenkinsop
2009-10-06 04:10 pm UTC (link)

"We don't want to risk it--in case severing the nerves will cause permanent damage. I'd hate to go numb." The worst would be if severing the nerves paralyzed part of him. They just weren't sure what to do. And it seemed that the longer he kept the tail, the more firmly it became attached.

He was getting used to it, though. He shifted in his seat and used his tail to pick up his teacup.

"Well, it's like any part of my body. It's odd, though. I have all these new sensations." She hadn't gone running for the door, that was a good sign. Normally he didn't talk so much about his tail, just kept it hidden from view.

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nurse_emma
2009-10-06 05:37 pm UTC (link)

Emma's eyes were wide and she had to laugh a little when she saw him lift his tea with the tail. "That's... I can't believe you can manipulate it like that," she said, completely fascinated by the tail. She tried not to stare because he might think she was rude and she picked up her own tea and flipped a page in the book.

"So... what if, going along with the pumpkins with candles, you light the whole flat with candles? And drape all the furniture in black, or charm it all black, to give an eerie, yet not too scary look," she suggested.

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blenkinsop
2009-10-06 05:41 pm UTC (link)

He didn't mind her staring, actually. For what felt like the first time, Tim didn't mind talking about it. He even felt awkward talking to the healers about it normally. But there was something about Emma that made him feel a little more comfortable. "It's taken some work to figure out how to move it right."

"I think that's great." Tim had some black cloth from the memorial service held for his parents. It'd be nice to give it a spin and do something positive with it. "I've got some black cloth for the furniture already."

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nurse_emma
2009-10-06 05:47 pm UTC (link)

She wasn't about the judge him because of something that he'd had no control over. Emma would wonder for awhile, though, if there really was any way to remove it. She couldn't believe that the hexes couldn't be reversed. "Like it had a mind of its own?" she asked, the tiniest smile playing on her lips.

"Perfect - I can get some black table cloths to cover your end tables and this table," she gestured, making a couple more notes. "Ooh, and maybe some tapered purple candles for all the tables," she envisioned.

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	blenkinsop 2009-10-07 02:33 am UTC (link)
	"Sort of. I had to learn how I was controlling it." He said, "like a baby experimenting with his fingers." "That sounds great." Purple, black and orange were great colors together. Especially--perhaps only?--for Halloween. "What do you think about music?" He asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-10-07 02:40 am UTC (link)
	"I think I love music," she replied with a smile. Yeah, she was being a bit of a flirt, but Emma got the feeling that he wasn't noticing. She smirked and shrugged. "I'm not picky when it comes to music. I think it would be cheesy if you just played spooky Halloween music, so just play what's popular until someone demands you change it," she laughed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-10-07 04:02 am UTC (link)
	Tim couldn't help but break into a flirtatious smile. She was flirting with him, wasn't she? It'd taken him a moment to notice, but he was catching on now. She was fit, and she was flirting with him. How did he not notice? "All right. S'pose I can do that. Though, I'd like to play whatever people like... Maybe you can put together a playlist for me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-10-07 11:45 am UTC (link)

"What if I like really weird, old muggle music?" she asked, peering over at him. "What would you do then? Everyone would stand here and wonder where the weird music came from." There was a pause and she tried not to grin, but she couldn't help it; she was enjoying herself. And she really liked Tim's smile. "Don't worry, I don't like muggle music very much... unless it's classical music," she told him.

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	blenkinsop 2009-10-07 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Tim gave a laugh. "Well, I don't think you'd be the type to enjoy weird music. Besides, I don't think the music's going to be that important, anyway." Tim shrugged a little, setting his teacup down again. His tail was getting tired. "I can just hook up the wireless." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-10-07 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	"That's probably the best idea," Emma agreed. "I will get some fancy platters for food - purple, orange, green, black," she listed off, writing everything down. She took another cookie, picking at it as she looked over at him. "So... tell me about what happened at the Quidditch match... when that happened..." she said, gesturing toward his tail. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-10-07 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds good." Tim agreed, nodding, as he picked up his teacup with his hand to finish it off. "Oh... well, I was on my way out... It's really a dull story. I got hit by two curses at once that counteracted with each other, and I woke up in St Mungos." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-10-07 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	"That's horrible," she said, pursing her lips. "I mean... well... sorry, I don't mean to pry," Emma said, popping a piece of cookie in her mouth. She couldn't imagine going through life with something like that - she was too vain, but Tim seemed to be a bigger person then that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-10-08 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Tim shrugged softly. "It's okay, I mean... I don't mind." It surprised him how much he meant that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-10-08 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Emma sipped her tea, then she had to laugh a little. "This certainly won't be like any of the parties my parents hosted when I was younger," she mused. "Dinner parties were sit down, formal affairs where each course was planned out according to the tone of the dinner. I sat through my share of boring dinner parties." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)