sticky

[secondchances]

Who: Stephanie Brown and YOU??
What: Sighing a lot and getting tar everywhere
When: Today!
Where: The castle grounds
Rating: PG



Tar, tar everywhere. It was black, sticky, and warm to the touch--which Steph discovered, as it clung to her arms and neck. It didn't take too long for her to realize that many in the castle were being afflicted by this, so she tried to tough through it. It would stop eventually, and she had things to do. There was still a lot to be done in the city, before she and Cass left on the expedition.

However, the more she touched, the more tar seemed to come from her hands.

She wasn't going to be useful to anyone today, let alone herself, she came to realize.

What was the logical response?

To lay down on the grass in front of the castle, of course. Maybe if she didn't touch anything for a while, the sticky goo would recede. In the meanwhile, staring at the sky seems like a good option.

Yeah, castle. She gets the irony. She messes up everything she touches. Ha ha.

Comments

[dorkwonder]

"You do." Except for the part were once he was chained up, Cass was being manipulated through drugs, and she was crawling towards him, running her hand up his chest. He also once woke up with a former assassin naked and drunk on top of him. All things Steph doesn't need to know at the moment!

Or ever.

[secondchances]

He doesn't mention that, she doesn't mention all the times she's fallen asleep in Ezio's arms. Good, good.

"Feel better?"

[dorkwonder]

They are so good at this whole being honest with each other.

"Oh yeah, loads." Mm, delicious sarcasm.

[secondchances]

"Hey. Fully committed, remember?"

[dorkwonder]

"I know." It's just harder to shrug it off when she's going to ask Ezio to go adventuring with her for two to three weeks, while he's staying here.

[secondchances]

She figures.

"I think it's... fine to find multiple people attractive, or even love multiple people. There are a lot of ways to feel about someone. But then there's that one person you have a hard time being away from for any amount of time. You know, that person you'd willingly get covered in tar and blood for. That's the person that can't be topped."

[dorkwonder]

Smiles at her as he listens to her words.

"Covered in blood and tar, huh?" Looks down at his clothes, covered in the mess from his shirt, but that's about it.

Lets go of her hands so he can give her a proper hug.

[secondchances]

She can't help it. A tiny "ew" escapes as she feels the wet spot on his chest touch hers. Then, she laughs.

"I know you're trying to be cute and all, but you're not going to be happy when this stuff starts to dry."

[dorkwonder]

Quickly lets go of her, when she says "ew" and he sees he got blood on her.

"Sorry! I didn't think I'd actually get any blood on you, I thought the tar would protect you." Doesn't care if he gets tar on him because it's not as gross as blood, but he doesn't want to get his blood all over her. Because that goes from gross to bordering on creepy.

[secondchances]

"It's okay," she says, looking down at the red mixed with the black. Okay, pretty gross, as she's never really had any desire to have Tim's blood on her or anything. "I appreciate the sentiment?"

[dorkwonder]

"...I'll sit here and wait if you want to go and get a shower. If you're afraid of messing up the faucets, I can go get you a bucket filled with soap water, or something."

[secondchances]

She makes a face of barely-contained amusement. "Are we at the sponge bath stage of the relationship?"

[dorkwonder]

Poor Tim. Every time he tries to make the situation better, he somehow makes it more awkward for himself.

"I figured you'd dump the water on yourself."

[secondchances]

"We still have a ways to go, apparently." She smiles, looking down at herself. "I'm good for now, though. I'm pretty sure I'd end up covered in muck again in no time."

[dorkwonder]

"Yeah, but at least you wouldn't be covered in my muck." Tim, stop.

[secondchances]

This all sounded so sexy. She laughs, again. "It's fine. When's a little blood bothered us?"

[dorkwonder]

"I wonder if other couples here have this many awkward moments." Chuckles, almost running his fingers through his hair, but stops himself when he remembers he has tar on them.

[secondchances]

"It makes us cute. I think. Besides, we're not nearly as awkward as some would like to think."

Ahem, Ezio and Lucrezia.

[dorkwonder]

"I wasn't aware that some thought we were awkward." Raises a brow.

[secondchances]

"Ezio and Lucrezia were speculating about our love lives," she replies. There's a smirk tugging at the corner of her mouth, at least.

[dorkwonder]

"Makes me wonder what's going on in their love lives if they have to busy themselves with the love lives of others. "Smirks. "I'd follow up with "or what's not going in their love lives", but I really don't want to put much thought into whatever it is they do."

[secondchances]

"Right? They're probably just jealous. Ezio asked if we kept the lights off. Please." Dimmed, if changed at all! "They're funny, sometimes."

[dorkwonder]

"There's no "probably" about it. When he found out you and I were together, he just about blew a gasket."

[secondchances]

"Admit it, that amuses you," she bumps him with her clean shoulder. This is a weird topic, but it's better than dwelling on their stains and what they represent. "I'm pretty sure sleeping with me was at least in the top five of his Paradisa bucket list. Any hope just sorta poofed once you came into the picture."

[dorkwonder]

Bumps her back with his shoulder.

"I won't lie, it does give me some satisfaction known that this whole situation probably bruised his ego. I bet he's made some lame remarks like.." Switches into a tone that sounds like an obnoxious version of Ezio's voice.

"If he's shit in bed, I would gladly pleasure you as a man should, dolcezza." Resists the urge to roll his eyes, thinking about Ezio's conversation with Cass.