Tourist, May I?

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Tourists and visitors!
Broadcast: Nooooooooope
Action: On the Tourist
When: May

[ Ship Catch all for May! Mingle! Talk to your neighbors! Walk in on your friends! Wait, don't do that. ]

Comments

[passingthrough]

[What about when he's the one running off to go do security things on his own on a ship that isn't even his?]

It should be much easier to be you than this. You're such a good you. [Kissing.]

[winn]

[ keeping her safe is slightly more important than hugs, but if he's made aware that she needs them - she will get all of them once he's done. ]

It's easy enough [ he has it so easy. the worst thing that's ever happened to him is his dad and compared to kara, compared to kitty, compared to margaery...he knows that's not what she means, but the pang of guilt is still there. why is he making everything so complicated when his life was so sheltered? ] I just over-complicate things.

[ he kisses back. kissing is simple. simple is good. ]

[passingthrough]

[Kiss. Kiss. Kiss.] What are you over complicating? [Kiss.]

[winn]

[ he would gladly get lost in the kissing, as they usually do, but he's just not all in it when he's this worried about a friend. he shrugs. ]

You know, the opposite list is way shorter. [ kiss. ]

[passingthrough]

[She can sense that and it's okay. Talking is good. She needs physical bonding, but she needs non-physical bonding too. She's very high maintenance this way.] MmMmm, I asked you a question, sir.

[winn]

Sir was my -- well, I'm sure some ancestor had enough respectability to pull off 'sir'.

[ he smiles, because that's his instinct. ]

[passingthrough]

I have nothing but respect for the parts of you not dodging my question. [She nibbles his bottom lip for a moment.]

[winn]

Well, currently I'm over complicating answering a simple question.

[ he over complicates everything. his head is always overactive; asking complicated questions in simple situations, anticipating something horrible where - there's probably a perfectly simple explanation, right? and always, always with that annoying little voice in the back checking in - is he still sane? is he still good? ]

Which, kinda answers it, doesn't it? [ everything. always. the only things that are simple in his life are his faith in kara, his love for kitty, his need to see them safe and happy. ]

[passingthrough]

I guess it does. Hey. [Nuzzle.] You're not afraid of me are you?

[winn]

Afraid of you? [ that makes him frown in confusion ] Why would I be afraid of you?

[ afraid of losing her? absolutely. afraid of hurting her? duh. afraid of her? why? ]

[passingthrough]

Well, lots of people are, but that's not what I mean. I mean the holding stuff back. I know you're afraid of yourself, but are you afraid of my reactions too?

[winn]

[ he turns it over in his head for a moment. ]

I mean. I'm afraid of everyone's reaction, it kind of comes with the being afraid of yourself territory...and, you and Kara, you mean the world to me. So, letting you down would be so much worse.

[passingthrough]

And much harder. You know that right? Kind of invested here. [Gently touching the side of his face.]

[winn]

[ he gives her a little smile, one tinted with sadness. ]

You're not the only one with abandonment issues.

[ even if he now feels like his are illegitimate in comparison - she wants him to say how he feels and he promised he'd try. ]

[passingthrough]

[Gently.] I know. You hide things for the same reason I push everything out for display no matter how jarring.

[winn]

Combine us, and maybe you'll get a healthy coping mechanism.

[ he smiles, kissing her forehead. ]

[passingthrough]

[She smiles.] Don't work on any weird side projects to combine us, okay?

[winn]

[ scrunching everything, now there's a thought he doesn't need in his head. ]

No -- no definitely not. I love you just the way you are, thanks.

[passingthrough]

I love you too. All you and non-hybrid-y. [Smiling and leaning in for a kiss.]

[winn]

[ he kisses back ]

Definitely not into dating myself.

[passingthrough]

[A soft laugh.] Come on, let's do something fun. [See also, distracting but not sex. Because she figures he probably isn't in a good head space for that after Cisco but he could use some activity.]

[winn]

[ this right here - is why she's perfect for him. she gets an appreciative smile. ]

Watchu got in mind?

[passingthrough]

A game maybe? I don't have chess with me, but maybe we could find a deck of cards. [Someone must have some, right? Why isn't Remy on this ship?] Or we can invent one.

[winn]

I could teach you to Super StickFigure -

[passingthrough]

Teach me Super StickFigure, boyfriend.