video ; @thundaga

[astraphilia]

[ hello and welcome to Boredom Hours, sponsored by one too many midafternoon beers and a perpetual inability to not immediately make his ennui everyone else's problem. today's host is... Reno!

when the video starts, it's to a shockingly decently framed shot of Reno doing the hooligan squat on the front stoop of his apartment building. he's got a lit cigarette hanging from his mouth, and once he's sure that the video is rolling he takes a long drag of it before he speaks. ]

Sup. I'm Reno. Some of ya may know me from my colorful past as "guy who got yanked into pool by tentacle monster."

[ probably nobody knows him that way but it's fine. we are not concerned with strict veracity here. Reno blows a neat smoke ring and grins the kind of grin that means he knows he's being a pain in the ass. ]

I was thinkin', y'know, there's only so many of us. Probably ain't a bad idea to get to know each other, right? [ he gestures with his cigarette as he speaks as if to underscore his words. ] We need some conversation starters. Some icebreakers, y'know? Everybody's favorite highlight from their corporate bonding retreats.

So! [ he holds up a hand to count on.

one finger. ] Two truths and a lie. Post 'em, let other people guess. I'll leave mine too. Shoutout to the blond girlie who had that party a couple months back for this one.

[ two fingers. ] Hot or not. Or smash or pass, whatever you wanna call it. Post yourself and let people vote, if you're brave. Or post your friends if you want to fuck around. You can all see my face right now so count that as my submission.

[ three fingers. ] Creativity exercise, open prompt. You can go anywhere, be anybody, do anything you want. The world ain't ending and there's no war or whatever the hell going on. Who are you and what are you doing? [ brief smoke break, and then Reno stubs the butt out on the cement, exhaling as he says, ] Me, I wanna make mediocre coffee for minimum wage and not worry about shit except makin' rent.

[ and lastly, four fingers. ] "Reno, this is fuckin' stupid and I don't want to do it." Okay, nobody's got a gun to your head. We ain't even got guns here. Do what you want.

[ his four fingers curl in so he can offer a cheerful, if a bit manic, thumbs-up before he reaches out to turn off the video.

just before he touches the button, though, he pauses as if something just occurred to him— ] Oh, shit—also, drop map pins for your favorite restaurant in this place. I'm in the market for new eats, bonus points if it's spicy.

[ okay, now he's gone. ]

Comments

[icanfixer]

That won't do, Angela! It has begun to cool as the seasons change, and thou shalt catch thy death out here soon enough!

[ honestly... letting don chide you? terrible. she'll get to. fixing the door best she can, realigning it and trying her best to at least get it to stay more. there... there... not there... there..? ]

Give her two, Miss Fearne.

[worldexecute]

One is fine. ( as she will demonstrate by wrapping herself in it. also catching a cold was not a concern before the store MYSTERIOUSLY GOT A DRAFT IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES.... ) Thank you.

( are you planning on sleeping here.... )

...And yes, I am. It's comfortable.

[fauned]

Oh. Okay.

( <- girl who sleeps in the forest sometimes. so no this doesn't get too many questions just yet. back to patting down blankets.. making sure they have a soft enough spot to lay down. duvets are involved somehow. it's halfway to an okay pillow fort. )

Well! Both of you would need to lie down at some point. Side by side or wherever you think would be cozy for you.

[icanfixer]

[ <- girl who has slept worse places before so honestly she isn't going to ask too many questions either, but also is diving into the halfway okay pillowfort as soon as she is satisfied with the door. ]

I am fine however! I can sleep beside, or at the foot, or whatever it is Angela should like to do... Heehee, this is the first time I am having a "sleepover" with those alike to myself.

[ this isn't a okay. let her kick her feet... oh she's going to carefully and reverently remove her boots and set them aside, patting them gently. rest well, rocinante... ]

[worldexecute]

( wait she didnt agree to th



wings it is such a waste to try and argue with fearne. with don. with these two. angela will.... shuffle over begrudgingly, her irritation mostly just a cover for her awkwardness. )

This isn't a sleepover, and you won't be sleeping at my feet. You're not a dog, and I'm hardly your master anyway.

( it does look like a pretty nice pillow fort... she'll just pick a spot. um. )

[fauned]

Alike to yourself? But you have with others?

( don't mind her, ushering both in when she sees they're mostly ready to be guided through. a nudge here, a fluff of pillows there. if they won't pick, she's going to Encourage that they lay side by side, with some space between for her to be able to get a bit of the blanket snuggly in. )

A napover then. ( ? they are over. they are taking a nap. ) Besides, you're sleeping here. It kinda counts.

[icanfixer]

Oh, that is because they have been boys.

[ she has girl sleepover with boys it's fine. she'll happily take place beside angela... hello. ]

This is the first time I shall be sleeping with girls.

[worldexecute]

( her and gebura sleep in separate rooms she has never slept with another person in her entire life she is going to go insa )

Does it actually matter?

[fauned]

It's nice sleeping with others!

( it's not really something she did all that often until fairly recently and honestly? life-changing. wouldn't give it up for the world.

but yes. as promised, she will ensure that both are Properly Tucked Into their blanket before she pats at the top of it of a job well done. hope they didn't need to use their arms. )

The trick is to make it snug. Like a firm hug. Then obviously, the kiss to the top of the head is vital too.

[icanfixer]

No matter whom they may be!

[ so no, it doesn't actually matter, but it's worth celebrating! don does not have many girl friends. they aren't actually that different than her guy friends except softer.

soft like the blankets tucking around them... wow. she has never felt so snug. and also uncomfortable. uh oh. ]

... Miss Fearne, I am finding I do not like it. Please hasten to the kissing so I may be freed.

[worldexecute]

( hmmm. kind of reminds her of spiderbud to be honest. she's not the biggest fan of being so constrained either, so she wiggles her arms free so can lay her hands on her stomach.

better!

as for the other part, )

Just the head, Fearne? And here I thought you were looking forward to taking my first kiss.

( she's just teasing please don't take it seriously look at this slightly smug curl of her lips she thinks she's being real clever right now )

[fauned]

Aw, I wanted to drape across both of you as a lil wolverine and take a nap.

( oh well. she gets it though, and sure enough, she brushes aside some of don's hair to press a firm kiss to her forehead. mwah! )

There you go!

( as for their beloved employer - )

Oh, Angela. That won't be done in front of sweet Don.

( :) )

[icanfixer]

[ oh... she likes forehead kisses. she's going to demand them from now on, even if it makes her cheeks burn.

...

...

...? ]

Why not? It is only a kiss, is it not?

[ she's done two of them now. because of duty. yeah she might shortcircuit if fearne kissed angela For Real in front of her but those were chaste enough even if she does not want to be thinking about it right now but is now thinking about it ]

[worldexecute]

( closing her eyes... thank the wings she has avoided getting a kiss at all. she just now has to remember not to be alone with her for a few days until neither of them remember this, )

If that's what she prefers, then it's fine. I'll live without.

[fauned]

( first, a ruffle to don's hair, then she casts a glance over to angela who almost looks like she's pouting about it. well, now. that won't do.

there's a short beat where she seems to ponder her choices, eventually moving to kneel by angela's pillow in this makeshift cot. when she leans, she lets her length of green hair fall from her shoulder to shroud her intentions from don, reaching over with both hands to frame her cheeks and placing a chaste kiss to the tip of her nose. just there. but she does linger for a beat too long. )

My Nana doesn't raise cowards.

( pat pat. now she gets up! )

[worldexecute]

( oh.

angela brilliantly resists the following: siccing don on fearne out of sheer embarrassment, getting up to break her rule on not contacting her librarians, and pulling the blanket up to cover her face. she instead lifts a hand to casually rub her nose as if that'll rid it of the warmth starting to spreading from there to her cheeks.

it doesn't. help. Help. )

...So are you two satisfied with your tucking, or is it your turn to tuck her in, Don?

( show off what you learned or whatever while angela has to go aggressively pace an aisle. )

[icanfixer]

[ .

did she........... perhaps............... witness a kiss?

not that she could see but did she just witness a kiss? girls can kiss each other? yes she kissed gebura but that was to wake her up it doesn't count. girls kiss? kiss girls? because they want to? because challenged? can don kiss people? does it get in the way of justice? nana didn't raise a coward? did fearne kiss angela? was it just the nose or was it a real kiss because don has kissed someone's nose before she kissed them properly but she was nervous and fearne is not a nervous nelly and maybe she shouldn't be nervous to kiss people? does she want to kiss people? she sort of does but what if that causes a problem. there is no kissing in her fixer stuff they fall in love and look longingly at one another in battle and then perhaps they are partners in the end while it's left open for fanfiction to be written about their continued adventures but no kissing? there's a sort of understood sentiment of "even if i love you i know it is dangerous to do so and i care too much to put you in that danger" and sometimes there is a marriage, like roland and his wife, but it's rare and more fit to come from the minds of those who have ended the novel and had thoughts and wishes and desires of their own, who might wish to settle down with someone they feel "at home" with simply by being at their side not like how she feels with ]

I should like to.

[fauned]

Yes!

( entirely blind to the turmoil she's caused on both ends (seemingly, anyway, and if she looks smug about it for a beat no she isn't) the faun is all too happy to find a spot to settle into and pull a blanket up to her chin. it's a bit more of a process because of the horns and all the hair - she doesn't want to rip through pillows. )

Don't forget the forehead kiss!

[icanfixer]

[ angela can go pace the aisles after don frees them both with her wiggling, moving to tuck fearne in as tightly as she can, really getting her hands in there. nice butt. so on and so forth.

... and now... forehead kiss...

wow. don has never felt calmer. she's not tormented one bit by thoughts unlike when she had to kiss (by duty's demand) gebura and netzach, is it because it's not the lips? or what. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm she doesn't want to think about it she'll lean down and give fearne a lil smooch on her forehead. ]

How is that!

[ there was a long pause between the tucking and kissing don't worry about it. ]

[worldexecute]

( angela has indeed absconded... back to where they found her (in a comfy chair) and she will just be tucked in there. listening to them finish up. contemplating her choices. every one of them. and beginning to think about her Revenge, because no one makes a fool of Her.

being human is a regret but she has to live with it. )

[fauned]

( yeah, her impending demise at both being part of 'yeah lets break into the bookstore' and promptly following that up with 'rising up to a challenge unnecessarily' - not to mention the hot or not thing - she's enjoying being tucked in while she can!!!

she does wait expectantly for the kiss the whole while, wiggling in her spot happily when it finally comes. )

Full marks, no notes! Good work, Don.

( does she want a pat on the head for it because, )

[icanfixer]

I thank thee.

[ yes she's bowing down for a head pat. actually no she's flopping onto fearne, because she's. souft. wao. souft. ]

Hmhm, I think I prefer this position far more! I rather like my freedom.

[ being snug is nice but it also gives her a minor panic attack if she stays there too long so this? on top of a busty woman? better. ]

[fauned]

( indeed.. souft... warm, even. warmer than most, considering her natural inclination to elemental wildfire. she doesn't seem to mind her laying on her one bit, something about taking comfort in the weight of her, so she'll happily run her fingers carefully through don's hair, her hum soft as a lullaby. )

Do you? Well, you're welcome to it whenever you'd like.

[icanfixer]

[ oooh... that feels nice, actually. no one really does that. the last person who did, maybe... was rodya, and even if she'd seen the woman a month ago again...

don feels something pang deep inside her heart and she rests her cheek against fearne's chest, closing her eyes. ]

Then... is it alright, Miss Fearne, if I stay like this a little longer?

[ don't. ask about her quiet sort of tone. ]

[fauned]

( ah, well. it's a terribly good thing that don doesn't quite have the angle to see the way her gaze drifts off by the wayside, away from angela as well, still idly petting the cropped blonde between her fingers.

the ones she's used to is shorter, and he's always favored sleeping on her thigh over all else. she does not have much stock in the gods, but perhaps they might keep those she's without safe in her stead. )

I don't mind. ( but she does laugh at least, tucking a little druidcrafted daisy behind her ear. ) There are worst places to be than a warm spot and spending time with someone who works as hard as you do.