Because it's cold in here.

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The Body Heat Meme

1. Post with your character! They're now stuck in a very cold place of your choice. It can be anything, such as a freezing chamber, a cavern or a small cabin in the midst of a blizzard. The choice is up to you.
2. Comment around! Now your character has some company in this bone-chilling environment. The two of them share two things in common: clothes completely unfitting for this weather (be they summer clothes or even lingerie) and a blanket.
3. A blanket? Yes, just one warm blanket and no other ways to escape the cold. The two of them will have to share it in order to stay alive in this weather. Don't worry, you're sure to find a common language in this terrible situation!
4. So, uh, have fun, I suppose. Try to not freeze to death!
5. Protip: friction and body heat are both excellent ways to fend off cold.

Comments

[radiantwingedone]

[ The first thing that comes to mind is that would be awkward. Judith, he's seen underwear that covers more than what you wear does.

The second is... ]

... would be warmer. [ A bit more practical. He'll just. Un-tuck one of his coat-tail-things from where he was sitting on it so that Judith could. ]

[lovelydragoon]

[How nice of him. She takes the offered seat and drapes the blanket over both of their shoulders.]

There, that's better. [Glances over at him.] You got enough, right?

[She's pretty sure she split it evenly between them, but let's make sure she's not hogging the blanket by accident.]

[radiantwingedone]

Hmn. [ Agreeing. He has enough of the blanket.


. . . . . . and now what. Awkward. ]

[lovelydragoon]

[Now silence for a long moment, though Judith is relatively immune to awkward. Suddenly, the silence is broken by a quiet giggle.]

You're so quiet. [Isn't he always? But that's beside the point.] Most men would be a little more excited to be all snuggled up with me like this.

[Not that it's exactly snuggling, but that's beside the point, too. In any case, it's purely an observation, not any sort of judgement, and that's obvious from her tone. It just happened to strike her as amusing.]

[radiantwingedone]

.... Assume that is due to most men thinking of gaining further contact from attractive females.

[ Because all Duke is really thinking about is that this is warm. ]

[lovelydragoon]

[She is not quite sure what to make of that, between the disinterested way he said that and the fact that he still technically just called her attractive. She glances at him, head cocked to one side.]

Doesn't interest you?

[Not asking for anything else. She's just curious.]

[radiantwingedone]

...... [ This is him inspecting that.



It might take a while, Judith, he's not particularly well aware of his own feelings. ]

... No offense, something that has not struck me as interesting...

[lovelydragoon]

[Surprisingly long pause there.]

If you had to think that much, it sounds like something you've never thought about at all.

[radiantwingedone]

.... Making sure there was not difference. [ He means he hasn't thought about it in a long time. ]

[lovelydragoon]

I guess you've been really focused on your mission. [It's something she understands. The same was true of her. But what now...?]

[radiantwingedone]

.... hmnn. [ He seems to have gotten a bit of that "what now" too. Well. He was already at the "what now", last time, it's just back to poke at him.

Well, even more technically, the "what now" started after he healed himself from Tarqaron...

Is he sitting somewhat slumped against his knees? Maybe. ]

Seems.. true enough.

[lovelydragoon]

[She can't help but notice that slump, and feel a little bad for causing it. It's not so bad for her, not having blastia to destroy anymore, but that's because she has her friends. Duke is probably more used to being alone than she ever was.

She's not sure what to say, so she puts a hand on his shoulder, hoping that's comforting.]

[radiantwingedone]

[ He... doesn't know what that hand is supposed to mean. A tiny bit of discomfort - because he simply hasn't been touched by human or kritya - well. He did get beat up by a bunch of them recently - in a while.

He's trying to figure out if there's an expression he can read for why she put her hand there. ]

[lovelydragoon]

[If anything her expression is a little apologetic. For bringing up an unintentionally sad topic, and because it seems like that gesture just made him more uncomfortable then. She moves her hand away again, resting it in her lap as she glances away.]

Sorry.

[radiantwingedone]

..... Why? [ Really. He thought this would be somewhat clear by now. ]

As far as aware, I am the one who does not match norms.

[lovelydragoon]

[She couldn't help but laugh a little.]

You do know who you're talking to, right?

[A violent loner of a Krityan. Even if she came off as more normal, Duke was far from being the only odd duck here.]

I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, though. That's what I meant.