[Nope. Not happening. All her drunken strength is being power into the idea that if she doesn't let go, he'll change his mind and take them back to the drinking couch.]
[If her arms weren't currently occupied clinging to his neck, she'd put one hand on each of his cheeks in distress. As it is she pulls back enough to...kind of look him in the eye. She's still way too close, making the whole effect blurry.]
Fight it. There is more to life than paperwork and binary code.
Mitch isn't a robot. [ He makes the protest automatically by now, feeling like he has to defend his friend's dignity and honor and ... who is he kidding, it's not like April had (much) respect for him in the first place. Alcohol makes the proximity less alarming than it normally would be.
Almost mildly indignant: ]
Besides, Mitch isn't responsible for everything I am.
[Hey, she both loves and fears the boss. He just also happens to be a baby eating robot and people should be aware. But she makes a skeptical noise at that last comment- well. At both comments. It just happens to come after the last one.]
Okay. I guess he doesn't do your hair in the morning.
He doesn't run my life. [ He says that more firmly and insistently than he probably would while sober, leaning in to make his point -- except they're pretty much too close already, so his nose just ends up bumping into hers. ]
[Which, in proper form, just makes her give a small gig- scoff a laugh. Because April Ludgate does not giggle. Even when drunk. And she will kill anyone who says otherwise.]
Mmhm. Yeah. Those 20 hours a day following him around don't cut into anything. Thanks to those new 36 hour days the sun god gave us.
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Or would it. Because he's narrowing his eyes at her thoughtfully. ]
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Yeah. Totally stuck.
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We should get some water.
[ This pronouncement is followed by a valiant attempt to get up, taking April with him. ]
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No. No, no, I don't wanna. You were just getting fun.
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The kitchen isn't that far.
[ And look, he's pushing to his feet anyway, arms wrapping around her as he goes and taking her with him. ]
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[arms officially wrapped around his neck now, her cheek pressed almost fully against his as she peers around.]
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[ and they're in the kitchen! and he's sliding her butt onto the counter and attempting to detach her arms from his neck. ]
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We were having fun.
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Fun. [ He says that's word so dubiously. ]
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[If her arms weren't currently occupied clinging to his neck, she'd put one hand on each of his cheeks in distress. As it is she pulls back enough to...kind of look him in the eye. She's still way too close, making the whole effect blurry.]
Fight it. There is more to life than paperwork and binary code.
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Almost mildly indignant: ]
Besides, Mitch isn't responsible for everything I am.
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Okay. I guess he doesn't do your hair in the morning.
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Mmhm. Yeah. Those 20 hours a day following him around don't cut into anything. Thanks to those new 36 hour days the sun god gave us.
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Okay, maybe I do spend too much time with the guy. It's not like anyone's jumping to invite me to parties.
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so. Invite yourself.
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Was that a come-on?
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[Waaay too close to be sticking her tongue out again. So she just has to settle for an eye roll.]
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so there.]
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anyone else and this might actually be passably hot counter makeouts. surprisingly enough, bradbury actually seems to know what he's doing. ]
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But hey, while she's here and all, she'll wrap her legs around his waist too.]