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chaoscheebsYes, I was feeling a tad silly re: Legacy of Hope. So, shortfic:
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In an inn in St. Centour…
The cheerful researcher braided her male companion’s hair, a ribbon weaved into the plaits. “How do you keep your hair so soft, Bernie? Desert travel kills mine,” she asked.
“That’s my little secret, Mira,” the bard said. He tried to turn his head a little towards her, but his other companion held his face still.
“Unless you want a crooked braid and lipstick in your ear, I suggest you hold still,” the blonde ARM user told him. “Now go like this. Aaaah…” She opened her mouth and made a wide “O” with it to demonstrate.
Bernard mirrored her expression and let the ARM user apply the bright pink lipstick. Mira smiled and said, “Thanks again for letting us do this. It’s been a while since I’d been able to play with someone else’s hair. Not since…” She trailed off at the thought of her sister.
After he blotted the lipstick, the bard replied, “It’s nothing, little one. It kind of reminds me of the times I had with my last boyfriend… oh… three hundred years ago, was it? He had some interesting little kinks.”
The ARM user blinked. “Who in the what now?!”
Bernard wagged a finger at her. “Now don’t get me wrong, Veronica, I do like women quite well. But when you’ve been around as long as I have, a change of pace can be refreshing.”
Mira tied a great big bow at the end of the bard’s braid. “I don’t see how this is so surprising to you, anyway,” she said. “After all, you’re the one with the stash of boy’s love comics.”
“Graphic novels,” Veronica corrected, “And I just wasn’t expect—wait a minute!” She glared at the smaller girl. “Just how the hell do you know about my graphic novels?!”
“Um…” the researcher mumbled. She slowly backed away towards the door, suddenly announced, “HeylookIgottareturnalibrarybookgottagobye!” and sprinted out of the room.
The ARM user held a hand to her forehead and turned a lovely shade of red. “Guard’-dammit, can’t a girl have a little privacy?”
Bernard shrugged. “Apparently not.”
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In an inn in St. Centour…
The cheerful researcher braided her male companion’s hair, a ribbon weaved into the plaits. “How do you keep your hair so soft, Bernie? Desert travel kills mine,” she asked.
“That’s my little secret, Mira,” the bard said. He tried to turn his head a little towards her, but his other companion held his face still.
“Unless you want a crooked braid and lipstick in your ear, I suggest you hold still,” the blonde ARM user told him. “Now go like this. Aaaah…” She opened her mouth and made a wide “O” with it to demonstrate.
Bernard mirrored her expression and let the ARM user apply the bright pink lipstick. Mira smiled and said, “Thanks again for letting us do this. It’s been a while since I’d been able to play with someone else’s hair. Not since…” She trailed off at the thought of her sister.
After he blotted the lipstick, the bard replied, “It’s nothing, little one. It kind of reminds me of the times I had with my last boyfriend… oh… three hundred years ago, was it? He had some interesting little kinks.”
The ARM user blinked. “Who in the what now?!”
Bernard wagged a finger at her. “Now don’t get me wrong, Veronica, I do like women quite well. But when you’ve been around as long as I have, a change of pace can be refreshing.”
Mira tied a great big bow at the end of the bard’s braid. “I don’t see how this is so surprising to you, anyway,” she said. “After all, you’re the one with the stash of boy’s love comics.”
“Graphic novels,” Veronica corrected, “And I just wasn’t expect—wait a minute!” She glared at the smaller girl. “Just how the hell do you know about my graphic novels?!”
“Um…” the researcher mumbled. She slowly backed away towards the door, suddenly announced, “HeylookIgottareturnalibrarybookgottagobye!” and sprinted out of the room.
The ARM user held a hand to her forehead and turned a lovely shade of red. “Guard’-dammit, can’t a girl have a little privacy?”
Bernard shrugged. “Apparently not.”
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