Pretty Pretty Princess: Redux

[enterstageleft]

Who: Those Who Play Games
Where: The Game Tower
When: Day 300

[ Today you step out of the elevators and into the game room to find yourselves in an airy Grand Ballroom. Maybe, if you've been here long enough--you might recognize this room?

At the front of the room is a buffet table featuring finger sandwiches, petit fours, and savory pastries as well as a variety of small desserts complemented by bottoms-up turned teacups and steaming hot kettles set up for self-serve. From nowhere to be seen comes the sound of instruments playing. Up above, tethered to the ceiling, are what appear to be long curtains. …

The small, square tables feature place cards that as of yet are mysteriously empty, but other than that--there is nothing on the table. Those who have walked in and might prefer to walk out again will find they are mysteriously barred from exiting…. ]


Tables || Sign Ups || Game Rules || Items & Effects || Turn In & Winning Criteria || FAQ || Talk to the Host

Comments

[send_noods]

I'm sorry.

It was way easier to avoid that kinda thing with Bingo...

[Gives a slightly bitter smile]

Can't even say I won't do it again since. Well. The hosts love their mind control games.

[searingedgelord]

[she stares at him for a moment...

...and then steps into give him a hug]

Games are weird. It’s okay. We probably should have talked about it before.

[send_noods]

[he exhales into that, most of the tension visibly leaving his shoulders. He lets out another huff of a laugh although there's a bit more genuine humor in it now]

That was something I wanted to talk about during Bingo, too. But you were very distracting.

[searingedgelord]

So were you. We can talk about it now, if you want.

[send_noods]

Yeah. Can we walk back to dorm? Or anywhere else.

Wanna get outta here.

[searingedgelord]

Sure. You choose the place.

[send_noods]

Okay.

[walking out of the tower now, fingers threaded together. He takes a deep breath of fresh air (a fresh as it can be in hell), and starts walking in the direction of the hotel]

So. Looks like the main settings of games are either Kiss or Stab.

[or both]

[searingedgelord]

[walking with him, staying close as she holds his hand]

Yeah, it seems that way, doesn’t it.

[send_noods]

[he slows and stops turning to her, lifting his free hand to her face]

... can I kiss you?

[He hasn't had to ask for a while. But kissing agency is important... also he still feels bad about it]

[searingedgelord]

[Looks up to meet his gaze]

Yeah. You can kiss me.

[send_noods]

[He leans down for a soft and very sweet kiss. He's so relieved to be kissing her, because it's Silk. And because he wants to. The rest of the tension melts out of him]

[searingedgelord]

[she kisses him back, flushing a little at the sweetness of the kiss, because yes, soft things continue to make her blush]

[send_noods]

[he lets the kiss end, but keeps close speaking low, his fingers gently trace her cheek]

I need you to know... if I'm in my right mind, I don't wanna kiss anyone other than you like this.

[searingedgelord]

[she seems surprised by this for some reason. Pleased. But definitely surprised. She’s staying close, too, looking up at him, still blushing a bit]

Really?

[send_noods]

Yeah, should've said it before.

...

[he looks like he's about to say more, but holds off, looking like he's mulling things over]

[searingedgelord]

[She's watching his face, so she sees that]

What is it?

[send_noods]

[huffs and barrels ahead, he's got a lot of brain bees today]

That's on me, though. I'm not assuming anything on your end. Lots of people here are okay with the casual kissing.

[searingedgelord]

I'm not... I...

[She sighs and glances down at her hands]

I'm not...good at sharing or being shared. Last time I was seriously involved with someone it went badly because I got jealous. If things are casual, then it's okay, but if serious feelings happen...I just want to focus on that.

[send_noods]

[He's still holding one of her hands so he brings it up for a kiss. He looks openly relieved]

I'm not the open relationship type either. I just want you.

[searingedgelord]

[she flushes again as she watches him, also relieved]

You’re all I want, too.

[send_noods]

[He closes the distance between them again, smiling into the kiss now]

[searingedgelord]

[Wraps her arms around him and kisses him back, maybe dying a little but in a good way]

[send_noods]

[He's experiencing some emotional highs and lows here, so he hopes Silk is okay with him tugging her to him by the waist and lifting, spinning them in a circle before putting her back down]

I feel so much better.

[his arm is still around her waist, tugging her flush to his side as they head toward the hotel again]

[searingedgelord]

Wh--

[She is startled, but not mad by the lifting and spinning.

She leans into him after, though, taking a second to catch her breath]

Yeah?

[send_noods]

Yeah. I don't want any dumb misunderstandings messing things up with us.

[ie his least favorite part of romance novels/movies]