OPEN POST;

[spiraea]

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OPEN RP POST ① Pick a character ② Pick a prompt (or DIY) (shamelessly and selectively pilfered from bakerstreet's Random Scenario Meme) ③ Do the thing!. table code by betterdolphin

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[stealwithit]

[ She pauses what she's doing just to turn towards him and quirk a brow. ]

Ha ha. Don't you know part of the fun is unwrapping the present? Duh.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He moves his way to the kitchen (still topless, because someone has his shirt), and leans back against a counter. ]

I dunno. I've always been impatient. The wrapping just gets in the way, in my opinion.

[stealwithit]

[ Well golly gee, he'll just have to deal, because she's rather enjoying the view, which is pretty obvious with the way she gives him a once-over look and smirks. ]

Some things are worth the wait, cowboy.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Wow Kasumi, Peter's not a piece of meat, okay?

Granted, he didn't seem to mind the way she looks him over, judging by the way he's sidling up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. ]

You know? I'm more partial to the instant gratification thing, myself. Lot more fun, don't you think?

[stealwithit]

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She can't help sigh a little--but, like, barely noticeably so (for reals....)--when he does that. ]

Oh, sure. But I made it so much easier for you. I could have just worn my suit.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He laughs a little, ducking down to press a kiss to the side of her neck. ]

It's a damn good thing you didn't. Pretty sure I would've owed you, like, a thousand units in repairs for ripping that thing right off you.

[stealwithit]

[ Damn it, Peter, not the neck...

Just kidding. Yes the neck. Please, the neck--she doesn't say it out loud, of course, but the way lets out another sigh before she bites her lower lip practically does the talking for her. ]

Please, Peter. More than a thousand units if you did that. So good thing you only ripped off that dress.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Defensively, ] I didn't rip it.

[ Although he goes quiet for a second, then, ]

-- Wait, did I?

[stealwithit]

[ She laughs, turning around to face him and leaning back, her hands resting against the edge of the countertop. ]

You didn't. I was just pulling your leg, love.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He sighs, a mixture of relief and annoyance. ]

You should be nicer to me. It's apparently my birthday.

[stealwithit]

[ Her fingers trek up his chest and then up to cup his cheek. ]

Wasn't I just plenty nice to you in bed?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He smiles at that, turning to kiss her palm. ]

Alright. I'll give you a pass on that front.

[ He leans forward to kiss her forehead gently. ]

Seriously. Thanks for all this. It's been a while since I've remembered to celebrate my birthday.

[stealwithit]

[ She leans in, too, to wrap her arms around him. ]

I'm just fulfilling my duties as the best girlfriend in the galaxy, but you're welcome.

[ And she tiptoes up, closing her eyes for another kiss. ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He laughs. ]

Yeah, you seriously deserve an award.

You need my help with anything?

[stealwithit]

Honestly? The things you do to me are all the "award" I need.

[ Cue the wink, before she turns back to face the counter and go back to preparing the food. ]

Why don't you grab the beer so we can get started on them? It won't be long till the food's ready.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He gives a quick salute, though it goes unseen when she turns. ]

Sir, yes, sir.

[ He retrieves the drinks as asked, and as he moves over to the table, he eyes the gift on his usual seat. He doesn't usually get gifts -- not without some kind of catch, anyway. Usually it's, "Here's your ship, Quill. Expect a call from us soon." Or, "You can have these guns, boy, so long as you keep runnin' the jobs as well as you have been." There's always some weird, hidden stipulation.

A part of him still sort of expects a caveat, though he tries his best to bury it down. He's always been a paranoid bastard. ]

What do you usually do on your birthday, anyway?

[stealwithit]

[ That actually gives her a bit of pause. It was much of this same fanfare, in the past, only a little more subdued. Keiji wasn't nearly as into the celebratory antics as she was, but there would still be flowers (albeit in a vase and not all over the place), dinner, a present. ]

Did you mean me, specifically, or people in general? Because I'm pretty sure most people at least have a drink on their birthday.

[nostalgiabomb]

Well, that goes without saying. Mostly I meant you, though.

How does the galaxy's best thief celebrate the day of her birth? Do you, like, steal something extra cool? Or do you take a break?

[stealwithit]

[ She hums thoughtfully. ]

A bit of both. Who says I can't steal something extra cool and then take a break just like this one?

[nostalgiabomb]

I feel like you really oughta pick one of those and go with it. You're makin' the rest of us look bad, you know?

[stealwithit]

[ She chuckles. ]

Okay, fine. I pick break.

[ At another point in time she might have opted for stealing something extra cool, but lately she's learned the importance of taking a breather once in a while (due in no small part to Peter). ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He laughs a little softly. ]

And here I thought you'd try to, like, figure out how to steal the torch from the Statue of Liberty.

[stealwithit]

[ And she laughs at that, turning around with their two plates of food in each arm, before she makes her way over to the table to set them down. ]

You know, I've wondered what happened to Lady Liberty's head after I killed Hock. I hope it's okay. He had a lot of other great pieces in his vault too.

[ ... Like Michelangelo's David. Shit. She should go back and get that. ]

[nostalgiabomb]

Yeah? I mean, I gotta figure most of that stuff was stolen, right? Probably got commandeered by the authorities or whatever.

Which means it's probably rotting in a vault being watched by "top men."

[stealwithit]

[ She sighs. ]

What a waste of a great collection. He had the David, you know. Big tall marble statue of a naked guy?