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Seven Minutes In Heaven

RULES
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SCENARIOS

01) One In A Million | The other person is the only reason you agreed to play this game and now you have them right where you've hoped for all night! Get it, tiger.

02) Not My Type | This is hella awkward. Is it their voice? Attitude? Appearance? You just don't want those lips anywhere near yours. Seven Minutes In Heaven, more like Seven Minutes Of Nope.

03) Seventy Minutes | You're so involved in smooching that neither of you notices the door has been locked and everyone else has left the room! Not until it's too late.

04) Unrequited | Tell them how you feel (so many! emotions!!). Even if you're a little too enthusiastic and your love is unrequited you have seven minutes of smooching to do, as per game rules. You can't fail!

05) Seconds and Thirds | Some self-proclaimed funny man outside upped the stakes and now a third party has been shoved inside with the two of you. Make the most of it! (Three-way threads ahoy!)

06) Taken | One of you has a significant other and your seven minutes are spent smooching anyway. Oops.

07) Strangers in the Hangers | Hello there, Good Looking. Where has this hottie been all night? Who cares, now they're yours!

08) Long Lost Smooches | You haven't seen them in forever and didn't know they were going to be here tonight. Resolve that UST!

09) Party Pooper | One of those involved is upset because of #PartyShit and now they're trapped in a closet after getting dragged into playing a game they tried to avoid. Cheer them up? ~~With kisses?~~ Good plan.

10) Get A Room | Your seven minutes are up but neither of you wants to stop. Relocate to a spare room!

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[She always knows exactly what to say and do to impact him the most; whether it's to fluster him or calm him down again. This time it's more of the latter.]

You know it's easier to say that than do it.

[That makes her smile and she chuckles.] I know but maybe if I say it enough times it'll help. [Probably unlikely but she will make a valiant attempt.

Speaking off, she takes his hand and pulls at his arm, urging him to his feet.]

Now, shouldn't you go to asleep? It's important to get your rest. [It's at least well after midnight at this point.]

[He smiles at her statement, but then.... huh. It is actually pretty late, but he hadn't even been thinking about actually going to bed. He allows her to pull him to his feet but protests.]

I'm not really that tired yet. [this is sort of true, and sort of not. He's tired, but he has so much adrenaline from everything that had happened pumping through him that actually calming down and falling asleep seems like a far-off thing.]

[She shifts her stance a bit, head tilted slightly at an angle to study him. He looked a little worn out regardless of his words.] Well, you should try. We might have to travel tomorrow.

[This had been a nice repose but things needed to get back on track. And who knew when Ludger would need to deal with another fractured dimension.]

True...

[she does have a point. It's just down to whether he can calm down enough to sleep. Also, he's still wearing all his clothes....

...

well he can take off his coats, that's not scandalous at least.]

[Milla seems satisfied that he at least agrees. Of course she can't make him sleep or anything but he definitely needed to at least try.]

It's important for humans to get their rest. [She remembers this well! From when the Four were not with her that is. Nowadays she doesn't need to sleep... though she certainly can and sometimes actually does. Mostly to not feel left out of everyone else's need to sleep but sometimes it did actually just feel better than meditating.

Also Jude taking off his jackets would definitely not be nearly as scandalous as her taking off her.... "jacket".

She releases his hand and nods.] The others are probably asleep as well. [Well, maybe some of them.]

Probably. [Elize, at least. Probably Leia. Maybe not Alvin and Rowen.

He shrugs off both of his coats, then removes the wristbands that he wears for some reason or another. And his shoes ..... Okay that's about as much clothing as he dares to take off while Milla is watching. Then he approaches the bed. He knows Milla's only been here for one night previously, but the sheets still smell like her. It doesn't help his desire to actually go to sleep.]

...Are you going to sleep, too? [he doesn't actually know if she has to or not, or if it's something she can do if she feels like it, like eating.]

[It probably doesn't help that she does stare curiously at him as he removes his outer layers of clothing. She can't really help her curiosity here; this is such a different situation then anything else she's ever experienced. But she's still smiling gently and when he moves back toward the bed she follows to sit down again. The bed is plenty big enough for two people so that, at least, helps. Maybe.]

Perhaps. Sleep isn't really necessary for me but sometimes I prefer it over meditating. [So it is pretty much like eating.]

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[c'mon it's not like he's showing her anything she hasn't seen before. He doesn't wear his coats all the time... He just tries not to read too much into her eyes boring into him as he strips.

He pulls back the blankets and sits on the edge of the bed.] I just don't want you to have to tiptoe around me all night, if you're not going to be sleeping. [so he's right back into the worrying too much about other people thing.]

[Yeah but the context and atmosphere and mood is really different... She's just really perplexed by everything that happened tonight, to be honest. In a good way. But still...

Also Jude...... again? Didn't she just tell him not to worry so much? Yet there he goes again. He really does just do that without thinking about it, doesn't he...

She glances over at him with a flat expression.] Even if I don't sleep I don't move around at night. [Since she did the whole meditating thing instead. Or she read books. Sleep or not nighttime was still a time of rest for her.] Didn't I tell you to stop worrying so much?

You did. I'm sorry.

[yeah, he does just do it unconsciously. But it's also because of that context and atmosphere and mood that he's worrying even more than usual. The relationship is new and they're in unknown territory, and he has no idea what he's supposed to be doing. He fidgets with a corner of the blanket, leaning back against the headboard.] I guess I'm just nervous.

[why he'd be nervous to sleep next to her, he doesn't say. He hopes she'll understand without him having to explain.... though that may be wishful thinking.]

[He didn't need to apologize too...

She laughs lightly.] Nervous? Why? I'm not going to bite you. [Okay she does actually know that's not what he's nervous about but it's hard to resist teasing him when he says things like that. Even if she still is naive to the implications all the same. But he's making it too easy for her to poke fun at him.

She leans over to him and ruffles his hair which... doesn't make it look any messier than it already looks.] Just try to relax and get some rest.

[he laughs, though there's a note of long-suffering in it. He knows he's being kind of pathetic, especially when she ruffles his hair like he's a little kid (or a pet......)]

That's not why I'm nervous. [though her reaction's gone a long way to calming him down regardless. He catches the hand she'd been petting him with and pulls it away, but briefly gives it a squeeze before he lets go.] ] Let's just say it's a silly human thing. But you shouldn't worry about me either, you know.

[She just thinks you're being cute, Jude... so that works in his favor, at least. But she does want him to relax a little too. She blinks as he moves her hand but smiles at the gentle squeeze he gives it.]

I see. [Silly human thing...? What does that mean? She wants to know...] I know but I can't help it. [She smiles a bit sheepishly. Yes, she notes the hypocrisy there...

She glances away thoughtfully.] The past year I wasn't here, I was worried about you. Of course I had faith in you but I did leave you in a difficult situation all the same.

[if she wants to know, she'll have to pry harder... cause he's not about to tell.

He chuckles softly, this time sounding more genuine about it.]

I could say the exact same thing, you know. You're the Lord of Spirits, and you have Muzét and the Four, but you still have a bigger job than me. I was worried that you were carrying too much all by yourself... But that's why I knew I had to work harder.

[She's contemplating asking....

but then that makes her smile.] Then it seems we were thinking the same thing in the end. [She had wanted to work hard too so the burden had not fallen on him alone to try and improve the world.]

But I wouldn't say my job is any harder than yours. I think the conflict between the two worlds makes things here much harder. I've seen it first hand.

[She should, because he thinks he's safe now.

He pulls the blankets around him. He's really no closer to actually going to sleep, since they're talking, but at least she got him into the bed.]

I guess that's why we're partners. [Elle and Ludger aren't the only ones who get a partner. Although their 'partnership' has a different context to it now...] We both worry about each other more than ourselves.

[He's never safe... though getting him to finally crawl into bed is a success at least. He really should sleep but...]

I suppose we are. [More like she's definitely sure they are. Partners in more ways now than one it seems but partners all the same. But she notes he's pulling at the blankets.]

Are you still nervous about your silly human thing? [He seems more relaxed now so maybe not. Maybe he'll explain it now...]

Huh?

[He'd nearly forgotten about being embarrassed about the whole situation, until of course she brings it up again.] I mean... no, not so much anymore.

[She hums thoughtfully. Is that so...

She shifts to settle on the bed beside him (though thankfully she doesn't get under the covers too) and leans on the headboard, pulling her book into her lap.]

What was it that made you feel that way? [She wants to knoooow... He probably shouldn't have implied it was a uniquely human thing to feel. That's what got her more curious than anything.]

[well it was so. But now it's just getting worse again. Why is she asking this he doesn't want to explain...]

Well, it's just... you know... [no, she doesn't know. He turns his head away from her.] This whole situation, it's not one I've been in before.

[She looks at him as he looks away, studying the back of his head.] Well... I can't say I have either. This is a bit of a unique experience all around.

[His answer seemed too obvious though. Of course the unfamiliar would make one nervous.] Unless you have a habit of going around kissing people in closets--[Heh...]--then I don't think I assumed this was familiar territory. Is that why you got nervous? Because it's unfamiliar?

[Though he didn't seem to get this way until she invited him to her room...]

No, of course not! You're the only one --

[ahem. He got a bit too excited there.

.....

But the more she questions it, the more he breaks down. He really is being ridiculous, isn't he? She clearly doesn't have any idea about the context, so why should he be nervous telling her? He knows she reads questionable books anyway, so she probably won't bat an eyelash if he explains. ...Probably. Right?]

It's just that a woman inviting a man into her room can be a big deal. Not that you meant anything by it, but if Alvin or Rowen found out I know they'd get the wrong idea.

[She tilts her head at his explanation. Alvin and Rowen?] Well, they wouldn't be wrong this time. [She's thinking he means they'd tease them about being together romantically and not specifically over finding them sharing a bed.]

After kissing someone, isn't the next step usually to invite them to your room? [What kind of books does she read indeed. But... why was it more of a big deal then having kissed someone? It all just seemed like a natural progression of the same thing to her.

But then, abruptly, she seems to get embarrassed.] Um... not that... I had any ulterior motives for doing so. [Did she maybe catch on?] I just didn't want you to leave.

[Nope. She just got a little embarrassed over the actual reason she asked him to stay with her.

Though she does think that maybe he believes she invited him here just to kiss some more. ... which would be fine too but that hadn't been the reason.]

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