Never, you say. I'm writing that down for the future. [ Dangerous, dangerous promises. ]
[ She swallows hard when he kisses her head. It doesn't feel okay, not when exhaustion is pulling at her and she feels like she just trapped Red Son in something that will only hurt him again and again, and for what? For the chance to maybe have a future together eventually? ]
[ But she can't say that. Can't give in to the unimaginable stress of her situation because it's harder on him, because he'll think she doesn't have hope, doesn't believe in him. There's only one answer she can give, and it's the truth, but somehow it also feels like a lie. ]
I know.
[ Her fingers move through his hair and she curls even closer to his warmth. ]
Can you talk a bit? I can listen for longer than I can speak myself. [ Even talking wears her out, but more the point it's easier to pretend she's not scared and stressed when she doesn't have to worry about her voice shaking. And she does like hearing him. ] Tell me the next project you're going to work on for fun.
[ She flashes one of those smiles that says she's not going to stop until she gets what she wants. ]
I'm rather certain I've made it clear how much I want you. [Said gently, reaching for her hand with the bracelet.]
[He meets her gaze and huffs.] Well, I do have an idea, actually. Iggy asked me to help him design a rather interesting go kart race. The sort of thing that has unexpected obstacles, provided by the track and the racers themselves.
Good. Declarations of love are not something to hoard away. [Even as he blushes quite a bit as he says it, a few candles flickering to life around the room.]
[MK is around. Maiming will be kept to a minimum.] Hmm, there is this idea of an item to temporarily disable the car at the front of the pack. That will be challenging, since it needs to know which car IS at the front and how to avoid a full on wipe out.
Some trackers would be good, but it does mean the track has to be firmly established and also avoid confusion is there are multiple lamps. Probably a counter each time the starting line is passed.
[ She glances around the slightly brighter room. ] It's nice to have a quantifiable mechanism for seeing how much I wind you up, солнце. [ Literally the word means "small sun", an obvious reference to how he very literally lights up when he's feeling especially Much, but it's specifically a romantic term of endearment that implies someone making your life brighter. ]
Go after the leaders, hm? I suppose that's one way to level a playing field.
[He huffs and buries his face on the top of her head.] Its a lot harder to avoid setting my bed on fire when you work me up.
[And yet a few more candles flicker to life with the petname.]
Hm, it encourages people to time tings better. You either need to be so far ahead you can recover before you're overtaken, or know how to be in second without overtaking first until you can win.
[ New petname confirmed. In private only, of course. (Unless he really needs taken down a peg.) ] As long as I'm working you up somehow or another, I'm happy.
I must admit I haven't raced with anything like that on the table. Mostly I just have to contend with someone who can drive on the side of buildings or glide through the air like a total cheat. [ Boundless affection in her tone, though. ]
Then I'm glad you'll be happy often since it doesn't take you very much.
[He huffs.] Well, I could certainly make vehicles like that but that level of all terrain does take some of the fun out of most races.
And it'd take a while to make a track truly befitting those kinds of vehicles for a fair race. I could do it. It just probably won't be the first go around. Its important to start a brand simple anyway. Then you have room to grow.
I have a talent for these things. [ And it's fun, too. ] You can work me up just as well when you get a mind to.
I'm sure you could. It's a natural ability on his part, though. Although if I could talk you into modding my bike for me I might stand a chance. [ Let's just pretend she's not about to fall asleep shall they? ]
I wouldn't know about starting a brand, I worked in the shadows like any good assassin. [ She doesn't call herself this very often, but it's true. Being tired makes her honest. ] But I have no doubt you'll make something incredible.
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Date: Sep. 22nd, 2023 05:49 pm (UTC)[ She swallows hard when he kisses her head. It doesn't feel okay, not when exhaustion is pulling at her and she feels like she just trapped Red Son in something that will only hurt him again and again, and for what? For the chance to maybe have a future together eventually? ]
[ But she can't say that. Can't give in to the unimaginable stress of her situation because it's harder on him, because he'll think she doesn't have hope, doesn't believe in him. There's only one answer she can give, and it's the truth, but somehow it also feels like a lie. ]
I know.
[ Her fingers move through his hair and she curls even closer to his warmth. ]
Can you talk a bit? I can listen for longer than I can speak myself. [ Even talking wears her out, but more the point it's easier to pretend she's not scared and stressed when she doesn't have to worry about her voice shaking. And she does like hearing him. ] Tell me the next project you're going to work on for fun.
[ She flashes one of those smiles that says she's not going to stop until she gets what she wants. ]
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Date: Sep. 22nd, 2023 06:10 pm (UTC)[He meets her gaze and huffs.] Well, I do have an idea, actually. Iggy asked me to help him design a rather interesting go kart race. The sort of thing that has unexpected obstacles, provided by the track and the racers themselves.
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Date: Sep. 22nd, 2023 06:38 pm (UTC)Yeah? That sounds like fun. [ As long as it's not a winter setting, Oregod Trail trauma. ] What kind of obstacles? Anything challenging to recreate?
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Date: Sep. 22nd, 2023 06:57 pm (UTC)[MK is around. Maiming will be kept to a minimum.] Hmm, there is this idea of an item to temporarily disable the car at the front of the pack. That will be challenging, since it needs to know which car IS at the front and how to avoid a full on wipe out.
Some trackers would be good, but it does mean the track has to be firmly established and also avoid confusion is there are multiple lamps. Probably a counter each time the starting line is passed.
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Date: Sep. 22nd, 2023 07:09 pm (UTC)Go after the leaders, hm? I suppose that's one way to level a playing field.
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Date: Sep. 22nd, 2023 07:13 pm (UTC)[And yet a few more candles flicker to life with the petname.]
Hm, it encourages people to time tings better. You either need to be so far ahead you can recover before you're overtaken, or know how to be in second without overtaking first until you can win.
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Date: Sep. 22nd, 2023 07:21 pm (UTC)I must admit I haven't raced with anything like that on the table. Mostly I just have to contend with someone who can drive on the side of buildings or glide through the air like a total cheat. [ Boundless affection in her tone, though. ]
I can imagine it'll be fun to test.
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Date: Sep. 26th, 2023 04:57 am (UTC)[He huffs.] Well, I could certainly make vehicles like that but that level of all terrain does take some of the fun out of most races.
And it'd take a while to make a track truly befitting those kinds of vehicles for a fair race. I could do it. It just probably won't be the first go around. Its important to start a brand simple anyway. Then you have room to grow.
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Date: Sep. 27th, 2023 12:39 am (UTC)I'm sure you could. It's a natural ability on his part, though. Although if I could talk you into modding my bike for me I might stand a chance. [ Let's just pretend she's not about to fall asleep shall they? ]
I wouldn't know about starting a brand, I worked in the shadows like any good assassin. [ She doesn't call herself this very often, but it's true. Being tired makes her honest. ] But I have no doubt you'll make something incredible.