Mixed Muses continuity: Kale and Atton.

[stuck_mynock]

Atton doesn't celebrate Earth holidays, but he does have that particular eagerness to please that means he revels in the chance to give stuff to people.

This is why, when he saw Kale in the bar, he - without any kind of preceding explanation save 'I've got something for you! - grabbed his hand and started pulling him, with all the fervor of a very excitable puppy, up the stairs.

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[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

The only words that Kale can get out is "Bwu!" as he's pulled away, his sandwich and book falling to the ground onto some hapless waitrat.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

When they reach Atton's room, Atton nudges the door open with the force and pulls Kale in, turning so that he can take Kale's other hand too.

He grins, shifting about hesitantly. "So I, uh, got you a gift. Because there's an Earth holiday where people give stuff to each other, and I've been giving stuff to people even though I'm not an Earther, so it only seemed right to give something to my ..." Pause.

Confused look.

Pause.

"What are we, exactly?"

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Kale too gets a confused look as he tries to figure out exactly what they are.

Lover didn't seem quiet right. At least not yet. Friend didn't either. Nor did friends with benefits.

"I dunno." He shrugs. "We are us. So, present?"

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"You have a one track mind," Atton remarked, solemnly.

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He grinned. "You're the one who got sidetracked."

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Atton grinned back.

"Okay, present. I didn't really know what to get you, so s'not too great, but here," he flicked his head, drawing a box towards them with the Force.

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Catching the box, Kale said, "It's better than me. I didn't even know about the Earther holiday. I didn't get you anything. "

He opens the box.

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There's a scarf there, patterned green and gold, and a dark green jumper, as well as a box of chocolates.

"I figured it's cold outside," Atton shrugged. "And I couldn't figure out anything else t'get. I did briefly consider getting you lingerie as a joke, but I would've found that funnier than you, I think."

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"I don't think I'd look good in lingerie," he says, but he takes out the scarf and wraps it around his neck. "I like it though."

The box of chocolates are opened up and offered. "I feel bad that I don't have anything for you."

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"You shouldn't," Atton says, taking a chocolate. "But if you really want to make it up to me, I won't object."

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"Question is how should I do it?"

Kale reflects briefly on how most of their relationship seems to be some sort of weird flirtation mixed with So what do you want to do? I don't know what do you want to do?

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"You could buy me dinner, or you could undress," Atton says. "I'd suggest both, but I don't think that'd be very easy."

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"We could dinner and then undressing," he suggests.

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"That'd seem like the practical solution."

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"We do try to be practical."

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"S'really why we're attracted to each other - the practicality," Atton says, solemnly. "Because we're cold, logical people like that."

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"I thought it was because we were both smashingly good looking, great in bed... and um... stuff."

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"An equally valid theory. Stuff?"

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There's vague hand waving around. "Stuff... like personality and um... sheer stupidity and um... stuff."

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Atton grins.

"Go on. You're cute when you're awkward."

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And that makes him even more awkward, "Ah... um... dinner?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Hang on, you haven't finished telling me about stuff yet."

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"I don't know any more. You are just you with lots of stuff-ness of good stuff."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Aw. That made no sense, but aw."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

"I do not know what sort of sense to make around you."