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[beathach]

Who: The Blameless crew & visitors!
Broadcast: n/a
Action: The Blameless
When: August

[it's a mingle! go forth, blameless and friends]

Comments

[axiomed]

Very amusing, Raven. I forgot to laugh.

[athru]

You know I do it with love.

[ Leaning up, she kisses his cheek, holding him close. ]

I know you missed me teasing you.

[axiomed]

[ Charles curls his arms around her loosely. ]

Deeply.

[athru]

There you go.

[ She knows it's a little more than what they've said, a little more... Intense, and sad, and hurtful, but - she doesn't want to get dragged down into that again. She wants to keep her head up here, otherwise she'll lose herself completely. ]

[axiomed]

[ Charles just smiles. He doesn't need to read her mind to guess what she's thinking about. ]

But I think I'm done. Missing them. Now that we're here.

[athru]

[ He never needed to, not really. She had always just been... Afraid. ]

Now that we're back together.

[axiomed]

Now that we have this time.

[athru]

So you're prepared for months of me sitting on you and playing with your hair, then.

[axiomed]

I can manage.

[athru]

It's a hard job, I know. [ She smiles, shifting to move back and give him a little bit of space. ]

[axiomed]

Absolutely taxing.

[athru]

You poor man.

[ She laughs, leaning up and shaking her head. ]

I'm lucky you love me.

[axiomed]

[ His eyes soften. ]

No. I was the lucky one.

[athru]

Charles.

[ She wraps herself around him again, squeezing her arms gently. ]

[axiomed]

[ He laughs. ]

Just saying it truthfully.

[athru]

How come you're sweet when you do it and I just sound like an idiot?

[axiomed]

Years of practice. And an earnest face.

[athru]

I can manage one of the two, but I'd have to cheat.

[axiomed]

Well, I wouldn't stop you.

[athru]

Is that permission to walk around as you? It would confuse the entire fleet.

[axiomed]

[ Casually. ]

I'm sure you won't use your powers for anything too evil.

[athru]

I promise I won't trick people into thinking you're worse than you are.

[axiomed]

That seems fair.

[athru]

... That does make me think. I wonder how long I could fool, say, Hank.

[axiomed]

[ Charles considers this, rubbing his chin lightly. ]

It's hard to say. Hank would have the best grasp of what I am like now, other than Erik.