i want to live where soul meets body; (open log)

[overdraws]

CHARACTERS: Allison Argent and you!
LOCATION: Open starters at SEC HQ, the gardens, the kitchens, misc
WARNINGS: N/A (will update if necessary)
SUMMARY: an open log for most of march.
NOTES: Let me know if you want a specific starter for you, or leave one of your own! Feel free to interrupt the prompts at any time, too, they're not set in stone.


SEC HQ
[ She's a hard worker, this one. When she's on shift, if she's not out actively patrolling, she's here, doing her best to keep her own 'paper'work filed, and maybe working on some of the backlog, too. Edgeworth's desk is still piled up and it grows every day. It's the least she can do, right? Sometimes she's just here on break, leafing through a book she's found in the library (although most of it goes right over her head, considering it all references things she has no idea about) or she's watching an episode of All My Universes on her comm. Isadora is crazy, isn't she!? ]


Oxygen Gardens/9th floor Kitchens
[ Running helps her keep her mind clear. It was one of the things she did back home when she was having a rough time with things, and here it provides her with a strange sense of comfort. A forest is a forest, even if the terrain is completely different. She does her best to stick to the main paths while she jogs, trying not to get in the way of anyone working or otherwise out. When she's done, she heads to the kitchens for a bottle of water, sitting on the counter and drinking it with her eyes closed. She needs to go to the showers next, but the breather is nice. So she's savoring it. ]

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[ ALlison narrows her eyes, and then stands up, pulling off her shirt, turning it inside out, and pulling it back on. The entire time she's looking right at him, jaw set, one eyebrow raised. WHen she's got it back on, she sits back down. ] Why don't you just use your magic?

[doggedly]

[He keeps his gaze on hers, stony though hers is. But Sirius is steady, like he didn't just ask for her to strip briefly of her shirt, like he has zero interest in the actual process or results. (Anyway, he's got great peripheral vision.)

His only comment, before she sits down, is:] You've done this before, haven't you.

[And then, okay, he resumes tidying up.]

Is that part of the dare? Using magic? I assumed in your heartlessness you were being fully heartless.

[overdraws]

[ He's not the first person to challenge her to take her shirt off. He probably won't be the last. ] I just said clean up the mess, I didn't say how.

[doggedly]

Oh, well--

[--he says, and sits back on his heels so he can tug his wand out of his pocket again. He waves it once, and then jabs toward the stack he had started--

And straightaway, he waves it, and the papers all jump into the air, and like they're being hoovered up by some great invisible hoover, they suck in toward the stack, clamoring to pile on top of one another until--

There they are. A single stack, very neat. Sirius shoves himself to his feet, and sets his boot down on top of the pile.]

What's it, that muggle magicians say? Oh, yeah. Ta-dahhhhh.

[Wiggly fingers, kind of like jazz hands. (Wizards don't have jazz hands.)]

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Something like that, yeah. Truth or Dare? [ She raises an eyebrow at him, pulling her legs up to tuck underneath her. ]

[doggedly]

Truth.

[He waves his wand at the stack of papers, and they lift up, hovering about chest-height, before he directs them back toward the table.]

I'm frightened of your dares.

[overdraws]

[ She thinks for a moment. ] Is there anyone on the ship you like?

[doggedly]

Plenty.

[Open-ended question. He shoots another grin back at Allison.]

You.

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Other than me. [ Because duh, Sirius. She kinda already had an inkling of that. ]

[doggedly]

Oh, well then.

[He comes to sit back down on the sofa beside her, and answers, simply:]

Yes.

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Like...? [ She motions for him to go on!! ]

[doggedly]

[But, solemnly, he purses his lips.]

I only said 'truth' once. You'll have to wait until I say 'truth' again to get a second round of answers out of me. So-rry.

[And, briskly, moving on--]

Truth or dare for you?

[overdraws]

[ She opens her mouth to protest, but closes it right after, setting her mouth in a thin line before answering. ] Fine. Truth.

[doggedly]

Really? Truth?

[He blows out an irritated breath, ruffling the fringe of his hair.]

All right. Did you enjoy our kiss under the mistletoe, or was it all to the purpose of getting out from under the mistletoe safely? [And, lest she be tempted to lie, he reminds her:] Truth. I'll know.

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[ WOW SHE WAS NOT EXPECTING-- Allison stares at him for a good second or two, and then bites her lower lip, exhaling slowly. ] I liked it. Truth or Dare?

[ Because let's just keep moving right along shall we? ]

[doggedly]

[He doesn't smirk, but he does smile--and he looks right back at her, steadily, eyebrows raised just slightly. For a second, his gaze flicks down to her mouth, and then right back up to her eyes.

Hm.

But sure, let's move along.]

Truth.

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Did you just kiss me to rescue me from the mistletoe? [ She's got that stubborn set to her chin, again. You're not the first person she's played kissing chicken with, Sirius. ]

[doggedly]

No.

[He lets his eyebrows slide a little higher, like it's a challenge. Wanna make something of it, Argent?]

Truth or dare?

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[ Challenge accepted, Black. ] Dare.

[doggedly]

[Good.]

I dare you to kiss me. Right now. And for the record, quick kisses are cheating.



[remember how they're technically on duty ha ha awesome]

[overdraws]

[ Dammit. ] Sirius, we're on duty, we can't.

[ Nevermind the fact that they're playing Truth or Dare while on duty. Shh. ]

[doggedly]

[His mouth curls up in a smirk.]

Using work to get out of a dare? Argent.

[His eyes slide shut for a moment, brief and scandalised, and he presses a hand to his chest as if to steady his heart.]

That's lame.

[overdraws]

[ She sighs at him, and she's actually torn (ten points to Gryffindor for that, Sirius). She'd like to kiss him again-- just to see if she really could like him. And also because she doesn't want to back down from this challenge. But. What if someone came in? What if something happened? ] Sirius, if Tyke or anyone were to walk in—

[doggedly]

She'll be happy for us.

[She won't be. But he leans closer--not invasively so, just closer, bridging the gap between them on the sofa.]

And anyway, it's a dare, isn't it. Tyke has to respect the sacred bounds of dares. Everyone has to respect those sacred bounds. Especially you.

[And also:]

Come on. What's one more time, after you already enjoyed it once, eh?

[overdraws]

She won't be, she'll be mad we're goofing off. [ But it's not a no, and when he gets closer, Allison doesn't move away. She takes a breath. ] How quick is too quick?