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a ✧◇ ([personal profile] spiraea) wrote in [community profile] alnifolia2020-06-20 12:37 am

open rp post 2.0






OPEN RP POST

❖ pick a partner-in-crime

❖ pick your poison
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au • random prompts ✔︎

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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-29 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ You.

— is how he nearly replies. But that’s not fair, and really, it’s more him than her, and more the thought of her than actually her, anyway, and—

He huffs out another quiet little chuckle. Jesus, he’s a wreck.

At length, he settles on, ]
Just have a lot on my mind. It’s not anything you wanna hear.

[ Then, wryly, ]And besides, there’s a distinct lack of overstuffed leather couches for me to sprawl out on, and I don’t think you’ve got a notepad and a pen. Pretty sure those are a prerequisite for me bearing my soul.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-29 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She quirks her brow at him, a little unsure, but it fades into a small and sincere smile. She has no doubts that an assassin has their fair share of Thoughts about Things at any given time unless they're that cold-blooded, but--well, she doesn't mind that there's still this sort of human side to Peter, apparently. Of course, she is blissfully unaware at the moment that the real reason Peter's been so on edge is her. ]

Try me. I'm a good listener.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-29 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ah. He falters a little, because he was hoping the bit about couches would’ve thrown her off, and maybe he would’ve explained Woody Allen movies to her, because man, it’s shocking how many Terrans know so little about the classics—

He flounders for a second or two, scrounging for the right words, then, slowly, ]


I guess, uh. If you really wanna know. I’ve been kinda— you know when it’s like, you… think about something, when you know you shouldn’t? But you keep looping back around to it anyway? Like getting a song stuck in your head.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-29 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She looks off to the side thoughtfully for a second. Sure, it sounds like getting a song stuck in your head. But to Kasumi "actual hopeless romantic" Goto, it also sounds a lot like-- ]

Or like having a crush on someone. Right?

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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-29 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His hands tense their grip on his upper arms, and he’s silent for just a hair too long before he says, ]

… Yeah. [ Quiet. Just the tiniest bit strained. ] I... guess? Not really sure.

[ Because it’s not like he’d know personally, or anything. ]
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-29 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She gives him a measuring glance. Is he actually nervous? ]

I'm guessing you've already tried going cold turkey.

[ Strange, she's getting a feeling of deja vu... ]
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-30 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
... Something like that.

[ actually, that was pretty on the nose, but he'd rather not admit to it. ]

Kinda hasn't worked out, though.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-30 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Then what about the opposite? Facing the problem head-on.

[ She tilts her head at him, puzzled. Then, after another contemplative moment...

She's got a vague feeling she's involved, in some fashion. Maybe he's trying to figure out where people he knows that aren't work contacts or clients fall in the spectrum of interactions an assassin has with people that don't involve killing them. But he somehow... can't stop thinking about it? (Kasumi, for once, is a little clueless, if only because of how confusing he's been all this time.) ]
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-30 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He lifts a shoulder in a shrug. ]

I mean, maybe. It's an option.

[ Not an option he likes, granted, but an option all the same. He glances over at her, sees the puzzled look on her face, and offers a half-hearted little smile. ]

It's one of those things where... you've known your whole life that this one thing is true, but then later on, you start thinking, "Maybe it's not so true after all?"
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-30 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
That's not necessarily a bad thing to think, right?

[ She gives a half-smile of her own, mostly to try and convey that she's... like, here for him. Or something. For whatever that's worth between a thief and an assassin. ]
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-31 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ He exhales softly, the corner of his mouth quirking up. ]

I guess not always. Not so sure on now, though.

[ A pause, and he shakes his head. ]

Anyway. That's what's going on, without getting too detailed. Nothing particularly fun or interesting.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-31 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
But it's bothering you enough that you actually stuttered in front of me.

[ Her half-smile takes a bit of a teasing edge to it, but hopefully keeping things light. ]

Okay, so, say you never knew that one thing that you're questioning now. You never learned it or something. What would you do?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-31 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ That question gives him pause, and he frowns at the floor as he thinks it over.

What the hell would he do, indeed?

It's difficult to think about, because so much of his life has been spent with the mantra, Trust no one, humming at the back of his head. Trust no one, because every connection meant a weakness, meant a liability, meant a mistake. Trust no one, not even the man with the pointy smile, who'd smack you on the shoulder and say, Good work, son. Because he was the same man who'd punch the shit out of you for one wrong move, or one wrong word. ]


That's the thing, I guess. [ Slowly, thoughtfully. ] It's been with me so long, I'm not really sure how I'd be without it.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-31 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her lips draw into a thin line when he frowns, and she tilts her head, as though she's trying to catch his gaze as he looks down. Slowly, and not without hesitation she pulls a hand away from the railing and places it on one of Peter's arms in a supportive gesture--against her better judgment, certainly, considering Peter Quill probably knows, like, twenty different ways to kill someone in this kind of situation.

But, well, it wouldn't have been the first time he's tried to kill her. Though he's had plenty of chances to do so since then. ]


You're going to be alright, Quill. I don't think it's bad, whatever it is you're going through. Things change, people change. You're allowed to do that.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-31 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He tenses at her touch – caught off-guard, certainly, but his instincts aren't so ingrained that a kind touch would spur him to violence. It's enough to make him glance at her hand, though, enough to make him look over in surprise. He smiles softly after a second, something a little rueful. ]

I dunno. Lives we lead? Change can be dangerous.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-31 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She shoots him an almost challenging smirk as she pulls her hand away, now that he's looking at her and not at the floor. ]

See, that depends entirely on what kind of change you're talking about. Like, if you were thinking of going vegetarian or something that probably wouldn't be dangerous.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-31 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He snorts. ]

I dunno, I'm a growing boy. Pretty sure I need the protein.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-31 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ And she, in turn, chuckles. ]

Please don't. You're already a giant, Peter.

[ She pulls away from the railing entirely so she can move and stand straight just in front of him, holding her hand up flat as though to measure her height, and then his. ]

See? Even leaning back a bit you're way too tall.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-07-31 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The gesture makes his smile widen, and he tilts his head a little to one side. ]

I'm pretty sure I'm the perfect height. Sorry to say it, Hana, but I'm pretty sure you're just on the short side.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-07-31 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She uses that same hand to gesture dismissively at him before she swings her hip to one side, her hands on her hips. ]

I'm petite, and also good things come in small packages, so whatever.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-08-01 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ He breathes out a laugh, putting on a slightly dubious expression. ]

You sure that's not something that short people tell themselves to feel better?
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-08-01 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, wouldn't it just be terrible if I shoved you over the railing?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-08-01 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ A small smirk. ]

Probably, considering I've got a lot further to fall than you do.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2016-08-01 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ Flatly, ] Ha.

[ She folds her arms across her chest, tilting her head as her unimpressed expression gives way for something more playful. ]

Well, at least I got you to smile a little. At the expense of my height, but still.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2016-08-01 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ He ducks his head a little, though the smile doesn't quite leave his face. ]

Sorry.

Would it be childish to point out you started it?

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