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[ after entering their room, leia's first order of business had been to take a bath. the food and medicine would probably be ready by the time she was done and, after such a long day, a nice, long soak sounded pretty appealing. so, she had gathered up her pajamas (because screw rpg logic that says they wear their default outfits to bed) and headed for the bathroom— but not without calling a warning to not peek over her shoulder as she went.

her bath wasn't too long, all things considered, but she had been right about their order being ready by the time she was done. it wasn't until she started eating that she realized how hungry she actually was, though, and she was pretty quiet while they ate as a result. there might've been a little bit of joking back and forth, of course, but her focus had been on the food in front of her. she even managed to take the medicine without too much complaint (though she had definitely made it known that she wasn't a fan of how it tasted).

and by the time all of that is over and they're both done with anything else that might need to be tended to, she's actually feeling a little bit better. her fever is still there and she's still feeling weaker than usual, but she's also more comfortable and ready to settle in for some well-deserved relaxation. the room's cozy atmosphere definitely lends itself to that, especially now that the noise from the festival has completely faded away for the night, anyway.

if she was roomed with milla and elize like old times, this would probably be when she would try to spark up some girl talk, and while alvin probably isn't suited for that, that doesn't mean that they can't talk at all. so, she scoots to the edge of the bed, letting her legs dangle over it, and pats the spot beside her. ]

Wanna come sit?

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[opportunitycosts]

[oh snap. well he expected it, and he does flinch when she hits a spot, but he won't give up that easy.]

No one—ever set the rules!

[though when he does start laughing, his more immediate reaction will be tightening his grip on her, as if trying to get her to stop first.]

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[ nope, she's not giving up now that she's gotten a laugh out of him. instead, she focuses her attack. ]

Fine! Then I'm setting them right now!

[ there's probably more to that thought, but she's promptly interrupted by a sneeze. to her credit, she actually jerks her hands away from his sides so that she can cover her nose and mouth to keep her germs to herself when it happens. because she's nice like that. ]

[opportunitycosts]

[he's still laughing, but when she sneezes he does finally ease up to pull back.]

Here, need a tissue?

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[ she nods, moving her hands away from her face. ]

Yeah, that'd be helpful.

[opportunitycosts]

[he'll reach over and grab the tissue and hands it over.]

You really are pretty ticklish though. Wasn't expecting that.

[reported]

I guess you learned something new today, then!

[ she flashes him a cheeky grin before briefly turning away to blow her nose. ]

I wasn't expecting it to work on you, either, though. You don't really seem like the ticklish type.

[opportunitycosts]

Yeah, well, don't think about trying to take advantage of it. I know yours.

[reported]

It'll take more than that to stop me, you know. I bet just telling everybody about it would be worth whatever you'd be able to dish out.

[opportunitycosts]

You wouldn't tell. You're too good for that.

[unlike him, the guy who has the history of sharing secrets.]

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Are you sure about that? Maybe I could write an article about it.

[ he was the one who said she'd mug him if it meant she'd have a story, so— ]

[opportunitycosts]

Hey now. If you do that, I might have to expose dirt on you.

[of course he's joking but there is a bit of a frown there.

also, that is not what she's supposed to remember—]

[reported]

Wait, what kind of dirt do you have on me?

[opportunitycosts]

Wouldn't you like to know.

[reported]

Of course I wanna know! Aren't you going to tell me?

[opportunitycosts]

Nope.

[reported]

Aw, come on! Please?

[opportunitycosts]

Number one lesson in blackmailing—[a grin as he rolls off the bed and stands.]—never reveal all of your cards.

[Alvin, you're not even supposed to be pulling this kind of crap anymore.]

[reported]

Or you could just not blackmail people. I thought you were above doing stuff like that now, anyway.

[ it's like he never learns. ]

[opportunitycosts]

Hey, you started it with saying you'll tell everyone about my weakness. Gotta defend myself somehow, right?

[reported]

Well, yeah, but I was just kidding. Your secret's safe with me, all right?

[opportunitycosts]

[and he just grins.]

Yeah I know. And your secrets are safe with me.

[does he even have secrets? that smirk is now making it impossible to tell if he's just been joking around or serious.]

[reported]

What secrets?

[ she's definitely having trouble telling whether or not this is all just a big joke, if the way she's staring at him is anything to go by. ]

If you're not gonna try to blackmail me with them, you should be able to tell me what you know, right?

[opportunitycosts]

But seeing your face of consternation is so much better.

[maybe he's just enjoying the mind games right now.]

[reported]

[ don't play mind games with sick people!! ]

So you want me to be upset?

[opportunitycosts]

[but...it's so easy!]

Aw come on, you're not that upset are you?