Tourist ROAD TRIP (mingle)

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Touristas and visitors
Broadcast: as needed
Action: The Tourist!
When: The month of June

[ Get bit by the June Bug and mingle to your heart's content! ]

Comments

[winn]

But it's true, Kitty. When it came down to it, there was nothing I could do. Or if I could - I just wasn't smart enough to think of it.

[ but he'll cling anyway. he doesn't deserve the comfort but he wants it anyway. ]

[passingthrough]

Am I useless because I can't convince my boyfriend he's valuable and wonderful even though it feels extremely obvious? [She's not pitying herself here. Just trying to show him the logic.]

[winn]

That's playing dirty.

[ he admitted he's a hypocrite to himself a long time ago. ]

[passingthrough]

One of my favorite ways to play. I know me telling you something different isn't going to change the way you feel magically. I just want you to know how important you are to me. To so many of us. You don't have to be doing something or fixing anything for that to be true. You make me feel connected. I don't want to lose that because you're hiding how you really feel or because you've passed out from exhaustion. Not that you're well being is 100% about me. [There's a light smile.]

And I'm sorry for overreacting earlier.

[winn]

[ he can't help it but laugh softly. ]

People keep telling me that. Guess my listening skills are pretty selective.

[ he gives her a soft kiss. ]

It's alright. I would've been worse, probably.

[passingthrough]

Practically your superpower.

[She smiles at the kiss.] Hey, think you could leave me a sign that you're okay if you need to do it again? [She's hoping he won't keep it up, but he's an adult who can live his life too.]

[winn]

Yeah -- yeah I can absolutely do that.

[ he should have thought of it himself. must be his sleep deprivation affecting his brain function. guess jim's right. ]

[passingthrough]

[She gives him another soft kiss.] Thank you.

Who knows about your project to get us to National City?

[winn]

Kara. And Jim probably, we've talked about ways to open inter-dimensional breaches, so. Cisco too. [ kara's the only one he specifically talked to about the endgame but the others can probably infer. ]

[passingthrough]

[Nodding.] When Kurt teleports he's technically in an alternate dimension briefly. [She's not sure if this is something they can use, but in some ways she's impressed he can still use his power here at all because of it.]

[winn]

Wait...seriously? Does he know how his power works, exactly? [ it's not a giant explosion - this may be the breakthrough they've been looking for! ]

[passingthrough]

He might. Especially since he has some extra years on me now. [Try not to think about her death please.] I can't tell you much more. Except that wherever he goes smells of sulfur. [Unless that has more to do with the process of teleporting, but she thinks it's the other.]

[winn]

I have to talk to him -

[ the look on his face is a little bit mad, drunk on excitement, on hope. ]

Do you realize what this could mean? If we can figure out how he does it - maybe we can't control our destination yet but -- this could be just the breakthrough we need.

[passingthrough]

And you would be able to get a full night's sleep. [She kisses his forehead fondly.]

[winn]

When we have a way home - I'll sleep for a week.

[ he smiles and leans in for a proper kiss, and squeezes her excitedly, mood turned completely around. ]

[passingthrough]

[She sees that and very much hopes it's not false hope. Everything she said was true, but it's not like they were doing a lot of dimensional shifting with Kurt back home either. Still, she kisses him back warmly, glad to see him smiling in a way that seems more genuine.]

[winn]

[ even if it doesn't work...it doesn't matter. he's not going to stop, he's not going to despair, and he's absolutely never going to give up. he wants to run onto a shuttle right now and go talk to kurt, but the guy kind of scares him on the best of days, so waking him up in the middle of the night doesn't really seem like a plan.

instead, he nuzzles her affectionately, and hums contently. he's too energized to sleep right now, but his arms are full of kitty, and right at this second - life is good. ]

[passingthrough]

[She's tired but also in a weird place where sleep isn't exactly easy to get to after everything. But just lying next to him is good for now. She makes a contented sound back at him and closes her eyes to rest at least.]

[winn]

[ he strokes her hair, and sings softly, in a soothing tone. ]

Stay awake, don't rest your head
Don't lie down upon your bed
While the moon drifts in the skies
Stay awake, don't close your eyes

[passingthrough]

[Okay, that's so sweet, but she's going to start laughing. She's trying not to! Trying... Failing. Giggles are happening.]

[winn]

[ giggles are accepted with appreciation! they're really cute. he chuckles into her hair ]

...I forgot the rest.

[passingthrough]

It was cute. Did... [She cuts herself right back off because asking if the parent who turned evil or the one who abandoned him used to sing it to him is uncool.] Did you always like singing?

[winn]

[ what are you talking about? it's great mood conversation. ]

No more than everyone, I think. [ he shrugs ] I like singing in the car, and along with theme songs, and karaoke's fun - [ he's excitable, that always made him want to participate, and tv never minded if he participated with it, unlike the boys he grew up with. ] I've been doing it a little bit more since this girl I met said she liked my voice.

[passingthrough]

She sounds like a smart cookie. [Kissing his jaw.] I've never karaoked before. Go ahead. Be shocked.

[winn]

Well you're gonna get to now. Because I've been working on converting the songs on Cisco's phone into karaoke tracks. Go ahead. Be shocked.

[ another project, yup. but this one is easy and fun and reminded him a little bit of what he'd be doing back home cuz at least it was on a computer. this one was purely to lift his spirits. ]