You can check out anytime you'd like.. [Hotel Corona Mingle]

[thespaceopera]

Who: The Fleet!
Broadcast: If you want
Action: Hotel Corona or Planet Ikke
When: December 7th onward



[After the mystery and isolation of their last destination, the Marsiva seems determined to head to brighter, busier territory. After a long journey through remote, nebula-painted space, speeding along at a brisk pace for the Host ship, the Marsiva brings her Fleet to a sudden and prominent point of traffic.

It seems that the Fleet has happened upon some sort of vacation destination! Maybe Atroma thinks that the passengers deserve some rest and relaxation... or just wants to distract them with something huge and shiny.

Welcome to Hotel Corona! Feel free to enjoy yourselves and enjoy the sites! If a hotel resort isn't your thing, you can head on over to the nearby planet and explore it's icy wonders.

In order words: it's a mingle!! Everyone get in! ]

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[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Her lips curve despite herself. ]

I learned a little along the way.

[outstandingbalance]

Naturally. [They had to be adaptable. No way around that.]

Can I ask you a question?

[revengeofthemordsith]

You may.

[outstandingbalance]

If I were to ask to kiss you, would you take that the wrong way?

[Meaning, did she understand that Natasha wasn't interested in any romantic entanglements. She's just looking for a particular kind of companionship now.

No complications if Cara said no.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ She raises an eyebrow. ]

How could I?

[outstandingbalance]

There are always ways. Somehow, I don't think you'd read too much into it through.

That's part of why I'm asking you.

[revengeofthemordsith]

I suppose it is better to be safe than to endure any kind of histrionics later.

[ She leans over. ] Shall we start?

[outstandingbalance]

Oh, be my guest.

[Hard to say if this is actually a good choice, but there's no way it could go too wrong. For tonight, that's all Natasha ask.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Smirking, she inclines closer for the kiss. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha lifts her chin, angling to meet Cara's lips—her kiss isn't exactly enthusiastic, but it is welcoming, inviting the other woman to linger.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ That suits her fine. Cara doesn't feel the burn or urgency she normally would, taking her sweet time with it, trailing fingers down Natasha's hair. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha lets the kiss deepen slowly, relaxing into the kiss, letting it take all of her attention. This is what she was hoping for—something distracting and uncomplicated.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Cara could easily do this for a long time, just sinking into the instincts and pleasure that sparks. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha is inclined to do just that, enjoying the sensation and letting the kiss lead where it will.

At least for the moment.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ That suits her, though Cara isn't one to dwell on foreplay. So she'll break the kiss, leaning back and eyeing Natasha speculatively. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha responds with a smirk.]

Should we take this somewhere more private?

[revengeofthemordsith]

Lead the way.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha stands up, pushing away from the bar. One hand brushes Cara's wrist, not trying to take her hand, just stealing the touch.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ That kind of contact surprises Cara, enough for her expression to flicker before slipping into something more neutral. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Look, some of us like foreplay.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ She lacks the patience for that. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Luckily, it won't take too long to get somewhere less public.

Just how much less... depends.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ Cara is easy. She doesn't look for much and she's only interested in immediate gains. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[In that case, privacy might not be much to look at. The red shift district can surely accommodate them.

Once they're inside, Natasha puts her back against the wall and looks up at Cara, offer clear.]

[revengeofthemordsith]

Playing coy?

[ She smirks, amused. ] Really?