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Tweak says, "Mind the piano player."

Celeste, Esme, Mindee and Phoebe Cuckoo (fiveinone) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2011-08-03 07:30:00

Entry tags:

henry stillman, stepford cuckoos

Who: Henry and the Stepford Cuckoos
Where: Beach
Warnings: Nah

There were few things the Cuckoos enjoyed more than messing with people's minds. One of those things was the beach. The four girls wore matching silver bikinis that had men all over the beach staring. Fortunately, most of them were too intimidated to make a move.

The girls had casually mentioned to Henry where they would be. He was interesting enough, but not the sort of person they would actually invite to anything remotely date-like.

The Cuckoos were spread out on the sand, soaking up some sun. A nearby man who had been contemplating saying Hello suddenly found himself compelled to go buy four daiquiris.

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	fiveinone 2011-08-04 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Mindee shook her head, sitting up. "It isn't that strange. We're still linked. We don't always have to be in the same place. Physical distance doesn't matter." She ran a hand through her hair, looking him over. "You're very frustrating for telepaths, you know." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-04 03:17 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, well that makes sense." He nodded, he hadn't been sure if it was a proximity thing or not. His brow furrowed at the statement, "You mean because of the..." He waggled his fingers in a vague gesture, "Fwoosh." That was a good word for the static, really, it did feel a little like fwoosh. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-04 03:34 am UTC (link)
	It wasn't entirely common for the Cuckoos to be in different places, but it wasn't unheard of. It made Mindee a little uncomfortable, and it showed. She nodded, trying not to smile at his description. And the 'skoosh'," she said, sliding a hand through the air, all slippy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-04 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"Huh, didn't know about that one." He shrugged, "But hey, if it works for me I'm not going to knock it." He cocked his head, "You want some actual food to go with that alco-slush? Or are you the kind of person who can subsist on ice and fruit puree?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-04 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	She pouted just a bit when he mentioned it 'working' for him. It's not as though they were going to do anything bad. Telepaths weren't always the bad guys. "We do help people sometimes, you know." She smiled, though, nodding to the offer. "We could eat." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-04 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	He was just going to let the first slide, because that was a conversation for another time, or maybe never. Mostly it was family paranoia coming through. He nodded at the second, however, "Good, beach food is always the best kind. You have any favorites?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-08 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	He was a quiet guy, it was good to hear him giving some kind of opinion, since they couldn't get anything else out of him. It was a little like pulling teeth, but it was something. He liked beach food. Mindee shrugged, smiling a little. "Let's see what we can find." She stood up, brushing sand off her legs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 12:57 am UTC (link)
	That got her another actual smile, "Depends on what you want" A nod down one way, "That's where they keep the ice cream and the hotdogs." And the other direction, "And that's where they've got the crab legs and the funnel cake." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fiveinone
2011-08-09 03:09 am UTC (link)

"It's hard to turn down crab," she said with a smile. Ice cream didn't sound terrible either, but it wasn't nearly as classy as crab legs. The girls had an image to maintain.

She was a little surprised he hadn't asked which one she was. Most people did. It didn't matter much to the girls, but it seemed to matter to other people who liked to think of them separately.

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	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 03:15 am UTC (link)
	All he knew was that she was the one who'd been fascinated with his hair in the park. They all had a slightly different emotional resonance, and while he might not have known exactly which was which, he could tell them apart at any rate. He nodded, "Well then let's go. They'll probably have clams too, they usually do." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fiveinone
2011-08-09 04:29 am UTC (link)

"Fresh seafood sounds lovely." She started in the direction he'd indicated, glancing back to see if he was coming. It was strange to walk alone. It didn't happen often.

"You don't happen to have anything for a headache in one of those pockets, do you?" She was shockingly short on storage space in her bikini. The earlier attempt at getting in Henry's head had given the Cuckoos a headache.

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	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 05:01 am UTC (link)
	He shook his head, "No, sorry. I do know a pressure point though, if you want to try that." Even though blood made him squicky, and he hadn't ever killed anyone, he still knew all the important pressure points. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-09 05:06 am UTC (link)
	She tilted her head a bit. Pressure points didn't sound quite as nice as 'neck rub', but she supposed it could be worse. "If you think it would help." The Cuckoos knew all sorts of mental 'pressure points'--ways to shut people down--but physical ones weren't something they'd paid much attention to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 05:26 am UTC (link)
	It probably will." He said with a nod, "Here, hold still a minute." He sidled up beside her, fingers curling gently over her shoulders, thumbs working up against the back of her neck in firm little circles. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-09 05:34 am UTC (link)
	She paused, her eyes closing at the touch. She just about melted, and when her knees threatened to turn to jelly she reinforced them with diamond. It was probably a strange sight. She gave a little moan. It was definitely working. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 05:41 am UTC (link)
	Henry couldn't help but smile at that a little, shifting his grasp so that his thumbs were bracketing her neck, just pressing up and in, fingers still curled against her shoulders. The touch was gentle, but it got the job done. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-09 05:47 am UTC (link)
	She couldn't articulate anything other than happy-whimper-groany noises. She could feel some confused irritation from her sisters, but she was ignoring it for now. She couldn't even remember having a headache anymore. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 05:51 am UTC (link)
	"Better?" He asked, rubbing at the back of her neck with one hand before lifting them both away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-09 05:53 am UTC (link)
	Mindee pivoted around to face him, wrapped her arms around his shoulders and began kissing him. She couldn't answer verbally, so this would have to do. Her fingers slipped up into his hair. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 01:38 pm UTC (link)
	Henry flailed, not entirely sure what to do with his hands at first, finally settling them against her upper arms. After the initial moment of panic he did return the kiss, if tentatively. His hair, of course, curled around her fingers on its own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fiveinone
2011-08-09 03:29 pm UTC (link)

If Mindee was bothered by the flailing, it didn't show. Luckily she could read his body language better than she could read his mind. Hands on her waist or back would've meant he wanted her; on her arms probably indicated that he wasn't quite sure. Still, he was kissing her back, so it couldn't have been entirely unwelcome. Maybe he had a girlfriend. Or maybe he was just shy.

After holding the kiss a little longer, she pulled away. Her fingers stayed in his hair, though, so she was still close. "Thanks," she said softly, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. "That feels better."

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	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	He laughed softly at that, amused and warm, shaking his head and bumping his forehead against her temple gently, like a cat wanting attention, really. It was something that ran in the family. His hair, however, was unwilling to let go of her fingers just yet, clinging like climbing vines. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-09 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	Mindee giggled at the head bump, turning her head toward him to run her lips along his cheekbone, nuzzling a bit. She didn't mind standing here in the middle of the beach with him. Food could wait. She loved his hair. She wiggled her fingers in it playfully. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henri_with_a_y 2011-08-09 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	It just tugged back, which caused Henry to look just a little sheepish, "Give it a minute, it'll get bored and let go." It was something most of his friends had learned back when they were kids, keep pulling and it would just keep pulling back, like a Chinese finger trap. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fiveinone 2011-08-09 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	Mindee smiled, amused. "It's all right. We like your hair." It was one thing about Henry the Cuckoos could agree on. His hair was interesting. Mindee found it more intriguing than the rest, and they still thought he could be more kempt, but it was, at the least, interesting. "We're a bit stuck, but that's not so bad," she said with a wry smile. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)