Pretty sure you've carried my ass enough lately. Not that I don't appreciate it, but I'm pretty sure these past few days are going to leave a serious dent on my self-worth.
[ He blinks a couple times, and his cheeks are definitely a little redder. If Maya isn't making a big deal of it, then he totally won't either, but when he speaks, his voice is a little choked and a half-octave higher than normal. ]
It's, uh. It's nothing. But-- we should probably head out before we lose the daylight.
[ Not squirming. Nope. No squirming here, because he's stopping himself out of sheer force of will. But he absolutely does go redder. ]
Nothing! Really! Come on, there's hardly any light out there as it is with the storm, and if we wait too long you'll hardly be able to see your hand in front of your lap.
[ -- oops. ] Face! I meant face. Hand in front of your face.
[ When she moves, he thinks, Show off, but decides to keep it to himself. He also thinks, Lucky. She won't have to trudge through mud, and while he's silent on that topic, as well, he does at least sigh a little as he gets up.
He stretches, arms above his head, before moving to grab his quiver and bow. ]
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In the literal and the metaphorical sense.
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Yeah, I know. More than happy to let you be the brawn in this relationship. And the brains. And the beauty.
I guess I'll be moral and emotional support or something.
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See? We're doing well.
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Well, shall the Brawn go out looking for something to eat, then?
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[ He would move to get up, except-- she is on his lap. And-- she is on his lap. She's on his lap, and it's just now sinking in. ]
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Peter?
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It's, uh. It's nothing. But-- we should probably head out before we lose the daylight.
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Come on. What is it?
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Nothing! Really! Come on, there's hardly any light out there as it is with the storm, and if we wait too long you'll hardly be able to see your hand in front of your lap.
[ -- oops. ] Face! I meant face. Hand in front of your face.
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Aaaand then it clicks ] You are... flustered because I'm in your lap?
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Oh, and also I can feel what you're feeling.
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I'm new at this stuff, okay?
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I'm afraid you're stuck with me on the other aspect though.
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Just-- kinda need adjust to the idea of the first, I guess.
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[ She does that thing where she sort of ignores gravity and flits off his lap ]
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He stretches, arms above his head, before moving to grab his quiver and bow. ]
Ready if you are, Beauty.
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Brawn and Beauty.
[ He points at himself. ]
Damsel in distress.
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