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Who: Kitty Pryde and everyone who tags!
Broadcast: Yep!
Action: Planet fun! Or Windrose maybe. I'm flexible.
When: Now or nowish. Definitely now-adjacent.

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I have an important request. I need someone who can make cheese. Do cheese makers have an old timey name like cobblers and haberdashers or are those only for clothes? Anyway, calling all of those.

Cheese doesn't seem to be a thing here from what I can tell, but we're just one ingredient away from some really great pizza. I have no idea what cheese requires other than cows or goats or something. I grew up so close to Wisconsin, but I feel like I learned so little.

I would also accept alternative cheese. I know there were vegan kinds made out of hopes and dreams or something I assume. I can pay you or share the finished pizza or do something in trade if I had skills. I could beat someone up for you maybe. [She's not going to do that. Probably.] We'll work it out.

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[She's on the planet doing all of these things and more but this post won't get to CAPTCHA! You might find her on the Windrose veeeery rarely!]

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[ he sighs, because that's difficult. he understands where both of them are coming from - he knows painfully well where kitty's trust issues stem from, and he knows where margaery's defensiveness comes from as well. ]

When you have to live with someone you're terrified of - it's really hard to promise the truth. Things sound -- really uncertain in her world, and one of the people from there who's here already threatened her. Try to put yourself in her shoes - this is all new to her, we're all new to her, and as far as she knows we could disappear at any time, we can't guarantee her safety, not really. [ and it's killing him, it really is. ] She doesn't have powers - all she has to protect herself with is that smile. [ exactly like him. kitty would have probably mistrusted him as a kid as well, and the thought kind of hurts, he's not sure why. ] Maybe what she meant was - she can't guarantee you won't ask her a question she'll have to lie about to feel safe. I think...you're kind of missing each other.

Who threatened her? [She sits up more attentively. She has her doubts about Margaery, clearly. But no one is hurting her. The protective wave comes through clearly as she brushes the rest of that aside in the moment. It's not because it's less important. Much of it deserves a hug right now, but these instincts are strong in her. She may have to go twist some arms tonight.]

[ he's grateful for that protectiveness; see he knew it, it doesn't matter how she might be feeling about margaery at any given moment, kitty is a hero through and through and he trusts her to keep her safe. ]

It wasn't an explicit threat but - his name's Theon Greyjoy. She promised she'd tell me if he ever said or did anything again, and it seems he hasn't in a while. I dunno him but - [ he already kinda hates him. they'll show him how long it takes a rose to wilt - a very goddamn long time! he's so happy that it seems margaery and kara hit it off well. ]

[She knows the name. She's spoken to him. She thought he was a loud, but harmless, fool. She even had some sympathy for him at times, but then Tyrion told her about the children he murdered. She hasn't found a forgiving place for that yet.] I know him. He could be dangerous. Tyrion told me something awful he did. [Awful enough she isn't going into details, but she can only hope he doesn't see them in her mind.]

[ he senses her reaction to the name - and it's enough to scare him. margaery has tried to dismiss him as nothing more than a nuisance, but that's apparently how she copes, how she protects herself from evoking these people's wrath. ]

Don't bring her up with him if she's flying under his radar I wanna keep her that way -

[ but do feel free to kick his ass if you get the chance to because he is freaking out pretty badly right now. not knowing what that awful thing he did is making his imagination run wild but he's getting the feeling kitty doesn't want him to ask. ]

[She nods slowly.]

...Were you touching her? [It sounds like it could be suspicious or jealous, doesn't it? But it won't feel that way. At least not through her emotions. She just seems thoughtful.]

You mean here?

[ it sounds like she wants to know if he felt what's in her heart. he wishes she could trust his judgment, but he can understand why she can't. heck, even he knows he's been trusting way too blindly. ]

Yeah, I gave her a hug. [ and he's felt nothing unexpected. he trusts margaery completely, she's a sister to him. just like kitty - she keeps trying to build him up, it's so endearing. ]

[How can she trust his judgement when she struggles with trusting her own? She's always going to have some issues as long as that's true.]

Yeah. Okay. [Accepting it for now that it wasn't some sort of trick.]

...I didn't say anything about her hitting on you, you know. Or whatever untoward stood for in that case. And even if I thought she had [Which she didn't] how could I blame anyone for seeing you as the greatest guy that you are?

I believe in her.

[ sometimes, he finds it easier to trust other people's judgments because he's uncertain of his own. ]

Yeah, I told her that couldn't have been it.

[ he smiles a little, the thought had been absurd - and horrifying to him. he was really worried he somehow did something wrong, sent the wrong message about their relationship. she assured him that wasn't the case, but he still feels kind of uncomfortable with the mere suggestion. she's a teenager, he's almost in his thirties. ]

Though funny you say that, she's got a 'compliment me' project going too. [ she doesn't need his touch to see and hear the fondness he feels for her, and how amused he is by her endeavors. a 16 year old is giving him self esteem lessons. that's neck and neck with a pony baking for him. ]

I'm glad you knew that. I mean, not that I haven't been jealous over you before, but I trust you. [And that sort of jealousy is about feeling like she's lacking something. Like he has better friends and better confidants to turn to, not that she'd ever want to begrudge him a person who makes him happy.]

I guess she and I should have kept working on it. [She didn't realize how close Winn felt to Margaery.]

Wait -- you have? Who've you been jealous over? [ she told him about cisco, but that wasn't romantic jealousy - at least - he hopes that wasn't - that joke from acquaintances is one thing. from his girlfriend...and he told cisco it wasn't like that.

his best guesses would be kara or kate, they're the age appropriate beautiful women he's closest to besides kitty, but...a woman like kitty being jealous over him just doesn't compute. ]

I'd rather you keep working on each other.

[ margaery is the first person he's felt like he could protect, he could be there for, he could take care of. she's someone he doesn't feel so weak next to. and she's someone - he can relate to more than he ever wants to let her know. she's family to him. and kitty...kitty's kitty. she's the woman he loves. ]

You already know the answer to this one. I mean, it wasn't the kind of jealous where I thought you wanted to make out with him or anything. And I can feel you thinking about Kara and Kate right now, mister. [She sounds amused.]

I'll to my best to make things right with your friend. [And her crewmate. She kisses his forehead.]

For the record, I don't want to make out with anyone else.

[ he smiles and wraps his arms around her for a proper hug. ]

Thank you.

[ it means a lot to him. ]

I like that record. It's a good record. [She gives him a soft, full kiss.]

Oh, hey, I don't know how you feel about venison, but they are keeping a plate for you in the kitchen. There's a fruit tart too.

I feel like -- I'm ready to taste some.

[ space food has made him a lot less picky. and fruit tart is promising! ]

You already ate? [ they didn't set a date, so it's no big deal, just a tiny bit disappointing, because eating alone kinda sucks, as does eating while someone's just..watching you do it. ]

I hunted it myself which may make that better or worse. [She smiles a little. She hadn't felt great about killing the deer or deer-like animal even if it had been the mission. She's glad she picked bartending and construction over focusing on hunting game like she considered. She really has gone soft.]

It was kind of a late lunch. Big one though. Twist my arm and I could probably have a snack with you though. [She can do hungry.]

....let's not think about it too much.

[ because the answer will probably be 'worse', sorry. he doesn't want to think about his girlfriend killing bambi. or anyone, or anything. he knows someone has to for it to end up on his plate but...yeah, not going to think about it too hard. it's been a long time without real food, sorry, childhood. ]

Counter offer - [ he kisses her hand, and works his way up her arm. a nicer alternative to twisting! because he's being a brat. ]

[That gets an actual giggle from her. Tell no one. You make her happy, Winn.] If it bugs you too much we can always give that plate to Tyrion too and find something else. [That some non-girlfriend of his caught.]

[ but he's proud of her giggles! they give him life! they're some of his greatest accomplishments on the fleet, ok. ]

Oh, was he your lunch buddy?

[ not loving talking about another guy while he's being adorable, but he appreciates the offer, it's sweet. another thing he's trying to not think about too hard: kitty going hunting while he makes his living sewing. he really needs another training session with jim or something to make himself feel a little bit more like a man. ]

[Winn is always adorable. Does that mean no talk of men ever? It's a good thing she's not bi! This would be very limiting!]

Yeah. He'd told me what his favorite meal was before we got to this planet and then I realized I could make it happen here, so I put it together and gave him a call. [She's actually kind of proud of this. Being able to do something nice for a friend. Like she had a project for once!]

[ he'll make exceptions for x-men and sascha? ]

That's really sweet.

[ really sweet. and he gets wanting to do stuff for friends, he does - how many gifts has he made kara, margaery? how many projects has he worked on with cisco? hasn't he been working on gifts for kate and wrath? he'd do pretty much anything to make his friends happy, and he knows how much food is missed.

then why does this feel weird? why is there this pull at the pit of his stomach? why does it suddenly feel like he's literally being given the leftovers of her date with another man. it feels unreasonable and at the same time - not.

he lets go of her arm, and runs a hand through his hair, as if sorting out his do will magically sort out his feelings. ]

[She felt just a bit of that before he pulled away-the turn in feelings if not the cause.] Winn? What's wrong? [He doesn't need to be touching her to see she's concerned and a little confused and surprised for good measure.]

Nothing. [ there's an edge to his voice that clearly says something. he stands up -- and now what? he pettily doesn't want tyrion's leftovers, and actually...his appetite doesn't seem to be there anymore anyway. ]

I'm not hungry, I'm gonna go grab a shower.

Come on, don't do this. [Don't walk out when something is wrong and she doesn't even know what it is.] Talk to me.

So how about those Cubs?

[ winn, this isn't helping. then again, worse options go through his head like - sure, go talk to tyrion and we can have leftover conversation once you're done. it's petty, and bitter, and stupid, and he knows it - which is why he doesn't want to say it. she thinks he's so sweet and thoughtful and not an insecure jealous mess. ]

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