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[fatespoken]

I've been over this before.

We didn't really celebrate Christmas. Decorations were superficial, for the sake of my mom's fancy. Dad considered it a vestigial gesture to some winter festival like Saturnalia or Brumalia. The point of the holidays, for me, was getting whatever I wanted. Why? Because I was a spoiled brat. And when you've got centuries worth of junk rotting in your vaults, fulfilling a kid's whims is the easiest way to say you've done something.

Then I grew up and figured out you don't always get what you fucking want. Commodity doesn't really amount to much when what you need is something immaterial.

This Christmas, I'm only asking for something simple. To the displeasure of the asshole who shot me twice in the legs, I'd like to walk out of here by myself soon.

I'm checking out Friday.

Meanwhile, please keep that Greek nurse out of here. You know, the one with the atrocious face and the turkey waddle? I don't want to risk kissing her. If this place isn't enough of a shithole.

[ooc: ... Backdated to yesterday! Um. If you have a reason to be around him, you can kiss him, but otherwise he has luckily found a haven. 8D]

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[fatespoken]

You know, the strongest poison in my world's a vampire's blood. Could take down a fucking bear minutes. [ He cracks a smile at her. ] Now you tell me why some of them are such pussies.

[ Eden doesn't get a chance to respond. From the ceiling grows a single stalk of mistletoe, and on cue, Amory catches her cheek to draw her closer, abruptly, pressing a hard kiss against her lips. Whether Eden is affected or not doesn't really matter. ]

[eiremagic]

Yeah? Not with me arou-

[She kisses him back and stares for a second]

....oh fuckin' hell!

[fatespoken]

You aren't going to shoot me, are you?

[ He can't help but grin when he pulls away. Shock and embarrassment's nothing. Not when he's slept with her before. And this is what? Her third Christmas kiss? ]

I'm your what? Sixth today?

[eiremagic]

Are we countin' Frankie?

[fatespoken]

Doesn't count. Mistletoe's just an auxiliary in that case.

So I'm guessing the entire hospital staff?

[eiremagic]

Just yeh.

[fatespoken]

You ever tell him? Not that you'd need to.

[eiremagic]

[A pause as she labels and puts things away]

He knows.

[fatespoken]

No explosions, then?

[ He pulls away his arm, tucking it beside him. ]

It's just sex.

[eiremagic]

He didn' punch yeh in the face, did he?

[fatespoken]

We're all adults here, Eden.

[ A fact that's highly contestable. Oh well. ]

I'm glad it worked out.

[eiremagic]

Yeah, just don' bring it up, yeah?

[fatespoken]

What reason would I have to tell him? [ He shrugs. ] Wouldn't do that to Frankie, anyway.

[eiremagic]

Because sometimes yeh're a prick.

[fatespoken]

He's a friend, Eden. No reason to stir up animosity, yeah?

[eiremagic]

As long as we're clear.

[fatespoken]

Always expecting the worse out of me?

As long as he treats you properly, I won't fuck anything up.

[eiremagic]

[She just raises an eyebrow]

I'll see yeh later, Amory.

[fatespoken]

See you.

[ Before she exits the room- ]

Mind keeping the nurses-- doctors-- out of my room when I heal myself?

[eiremagic]

Yeah, 'course.