What is Love? [Valentine's Date Event]

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It's shaping up to be another average day on the Transmigration 9. Crew members are going about their business as usual and all is (to most appearances, at least) about as "well" as things ever are on the ship.

Some crew members are going to be stopped out of the blue by impact with a force field.

"Attention Crewmen: You have been chosen to participate in an experiment!" GLaDOS's voice informs. They're not alone, someone else that was nearby is also caught within the same narrow radius. "Participation is mandatory. Please try to relax and enjoy the experience, as this will improve the quality of the test results."

Clearly this is going to be a wonderful day for science.

"You and your new scientific partner are now on a date," GLaDOS goes on. "As it would be detrimental to our study of the date experience if you were to be separated, you must remain close to your partner for the duration of the experiment. This will be enforced with the Transmigration 9 Crewman Containment Field. Prolonged exposure to the Transmigration 9 Crewman Containment Field may have unexpected side-effects. While any side-effects encountered will be documented and your desire to offer yourself to science is commendable, it is not a necessary part of this experiment."

"You will be informed when the test has been completed. We would like to thank you in advance for your full cooperation in the experiment and failure to attempt to foil it in any way."

"The experiment has begun, so you may begin dating."

[OOC: The exact details of your characters' confinement are up to players' discretion. Being trapped in a sensorium or other stationary place is a possibility, as is being stuck in a sort of roving invisible force field hamster ball that only affects the two of you. How far partners can move apart is probably subject to whatever's fun but they ideally shouldn't be able to sit on opposite sides of a room ignoring one another the whole time.

ICly the "test" lasts for a few hours and you are free to godmode GLaDOS telling them the experiment is finished.

If you would like a few tags from GLaDOS herself in your thread, ping me on this account or plurk or AIM or whatever is most convenient for you. :)]

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Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

There was a chuckle from Diana and she pulled Jinx to sit with her on the bed, hands exploring and getting lost in the soft pink hair as they kissed deeply.

Diana was glad she'd picked one of the better kissers to pass her time with.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx slid into place comfortably next to Diana, her own hand with long clever fingers stroking her back, tracing lines through the shirt while she deepened the kiss smoothly. Her mind was racing trying to muse up an inspired idea for what to treat Diana to on their date, but unfortunatly nothing was coming other then thoughts about just how beautiful Diana was or how wonderful kissing felt.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

Then, as suddenly as she'd initiated the kiss, she ended it just as abruptly. Pressing her hands to Jinx's chest and pushing her back with a shove.

"That's enough, I think." She said, smirk dancing on her lips.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx made a whine in protest but didn't push back allowing herself to rise to her feet once more. "Anything worth having is worth working for." She mused closing her eyes to try and hold onto the feeling on her lips as long as she could.

"You just loooove calling the shots." She teased opening her eyes halfway and offering Diana a hand to help her to her feet.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

Diana twirled her hair around her finger and rolled her eyes. "Are we done with the cheesy lines now?"

She took Jinx's hand and gracefully pulled herself up. "Don't act like you don't enjoy every second."

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

"Not until I've had enough enough time to get five years of dime store romance novels out of my system." She countered. It had been SO long since she'd read one. It had been a purposeful effort on Stacy not to go looking for them in the library. But someday she was sure she'd get the itch back.

"Only because you're so damn good at it." she smiled a vipers smile and wehn Diana was on her feet stole a quick peck on the lips.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

"Sentences like that make start re-evaluating this whole 'staying at your place', thing." Though, truthfully, it wouldn't be the 'start' of her assessment of her current situation with Jinx, but Diana rarely told the truth, or at least, the whole truth.

Diana let her have that kiss but strolled out of the bedroom door. "I know."

Pro hopped after and there was silence of a minute before Diana's form reappeared in the doorway, hands on her hips, looking unimpressed. "I can't get out the front door."

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx's face fell at the announcement and she cast her eyes upward "Really? This is your idea of a date?" She sighed and shook her head dismissively. "Alright...alright I can make this work." closing her eyes as her mind ran quick inventory over what she had to work with.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

"Oh." Diana's lip curled up in amusement, moving her hands to cross her arms over her chest. "This should be interesting."

Provisions hopped back into the room and looked back and forth betwee the two of them.

"Come on, then. Impress me."

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx's eyes opened again and gracefully she slid across the room digging out a sealed can of fruit juice and bringing it back to Diana.

"Here, go a head and sit back for a minute, enjoy this lovely sparkling beverage of...some kind of fruit. I think it's a berry. And give me a few minutes." Then she stole a peck on Diana's lips and a confident smile.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

Diana rolled her eyes and took the can, settling herself to perch on the edge of the bed, watching Jinx as she sipped the sweet drink.

Pro hopped up next to her and managed to get his beak into the opening of the can for a taste before Diana swatted him away. He gave a crow and flapped, gliding down to land on Jinx’s foot and staring up at her with the same expectant gaze Diana was now casting in her direction.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx gently gave her boot a flick giving Pro some momentum to flap from before she zipped from the room the last thing Di would see is a wink and grin.

It only took about five minutes, and from the sounds of it some re-construction and moving.

Finally after another moment of silence where Diana could imagine Jinx smoothing out her outfit the door opened and Jinx stuck a hand in, curling her long finger in a "Come hither" motion.

The living room had been transformed, the hardwood floor hidden under a thick layer of clean white sand. A light blue inflatable pool had been set up by the kitchen area full of water, and a dark blue cloth had been hung up on the ceiling with little white pin pricks of light imitating stars.

"I'd been saving this for a day when I felt like I wanted another tropical getaway. And I'm more then happy to share it with you."

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

Diana walked in and took in the room with a look of genuine surprise.

“Well, this is different.” Something she certainly hadn’t expected.

Turning her head down, she slipped her feet from her shoes and stepped on the sand. “Where did you even find a place to hide this much sand?”

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

curiously enough, the sand was even warm.

"There's a crawl space behind the space heater." She pointed a long finger in it's direction before sauntering over to a audio player on the kitchen counter and flicking to some recordings of ocean waves lapping on the shore.

"I used to take walks on the beach back home at night. Less chance of being bothered by the tourists." She mused slipping behind the counter and fussing about in the cupboards producing some more alien fruits and drinks. Despite how calm she was trying to appear Diana was a sharp girl. She would be able to tell Jinx's mind was running a mile a minute trying to figure out ay last minute details she could use to make the transformation complete.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

"Goodness, you did go all out, didn't you?" Diana chuckled as she watched Jinx try and remain calm.

She was a little flattered though, and the sand felt nice on her feet. But Jinx didn't need to know that.

"I'm afraid I don't have a swim suit with me though." That smirk was back, and she waited until Jinx was busy with mixing and shaking a drink before speaking again. "Should I just skinny dip?"

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Apparently the thought hadn't crossed Jinx's mind until that moment because the drink mixer slipped from her hands and flew into the air. With the lightning speed of years of training Jinx bounded over the counter and caught it without spilling a drop. Her pale face was red with embarrassment and she managed to remember the question in general. "W-whatever you want. Tonight is about you and me." She promised in a voice that lied about composure.

Why did THAT happen? It's not like I haven't seen... Her heart was pitter pattering away. What was it about the word "date" that made it all seem more...involved. Like they were abandoning pretenses of being in this selfish relationship for personal reasons.

She was looking too much into it. She had to be. Either way she was calming again as she presented Diana with a cool blue drink with a few slices of fruit.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

“What happened there?” Came Diana’s teasing voice. “A bad case of ‘butter fingers’? You should be more careful. We wouldn’t want the sand to get sticky.”

She walked over to dip her feet into the water and took the glass from Jinx with a nod of thanks, bringing it to her lips for a sip. “Nice.”

The swirling blue liquid reflected in Diana’s eyes as she watching Jinx from over the rim of her glass, bringing up another question to the girl’s earlier reply. “But what do you want?”

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx's blush didn't dim for a few minutes, particularly when she laughed at herself through Diana's comment about butterfingers.

Her lips curled into a coy satisfied smile seeing that Diana was pleased with the set up and she stretched luxuriously, muscles sore after so much fast desperate preparations.

"To relax in this sort of tropical paradise with you. To enjoy the scenery." A wink to indicate just what the most appreciated view was in the room. She lowered herself into the sand casually savoring the warmth that it had soaked up from the heater. She was sure if she had planned it anymore then this it would have gone horribly wrong. Maybe this had been a blessing in disguise.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

Tropical paradise. It was all Diana could do to sppress a sour bark of laughter at those words. She wondered if one day she might let Jinx know her mixed feelings about islands.

Instead, Diana just shook her head. "Well, I don't feel this outfit is very beach appropriate."

With that she gently set her drink down and began unbuttoning the blouse she'd only just put on.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

"Mmmm~ No argument from me." Jinx teased watching with undisguised pleasure. She was already barefoot, her stockings having been abandoned during her rapid preparations. She peeled off her top leaving her inn a modest black bra and her skirt. From the warm sand she made no attempt to hide her looks at Diana's pleasing form.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

Diana undressed until she was back to where she started, standing in Jinx's apartment in her underwear. Actual underwear. Her suit had been shrunken down until it resemble little more than an anklet.

With that, she sat herself down on the sand, resting her feet in the cool water and sipping her drink.

Pro, meanwhile, made himself a nest in her discarded jeans.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx sighed blissfully and closed her eyes soaking up the warmth of the sand and laying back slowly. When she opened her eyes again she was reclined, hands behind her head watching Diana relax as well, a look of smug contentment on her face. If she was expecting praise she wasn't expecting much of it. She'd gotten used to savoring whatever praise Diana offered and never expecting more.

It made when Diana did compliment her all the more pleasant.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

They stayed like that for awhile. Just drinking and relaxing. They didn't speak too much, but Diana didn't mind.

She did mind slightly though that she seemed to very comfortable with spending a lazy day in Jinx's company. That was an indication of an attachment. Could she afford an attachment? Probably not. No one from FAYZ could ever get attached to anyone. Caine had taught her that. Bonds simply weren’t strong no matter what you do.

Besides, that meant telling Jinx more about herself. And that meant…

Panda.

Diana shuddered. No. She couldn’t think of that while on the ship. The ship was a fresh start.

In desperation to push it all from her mind she suddenly stood up.

“About time we went for a swim, don’t you think?” She flashed Jinx a smirk and turned so her curved back faced the other girl. Reaching around, she unclipped her bra, letting it fall off and turning her head to look over her shoulder and lengthen her sly smirk towards to the pink haired teen.

Re: Diana/Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Jinx was feeling pretty good about the day. Being trapped in her home wasn't a horrible place to be, especially when you've spent time in a small cell with no comforts or attractive girls who seem to enjoy your company.

Speaking of, her invitation brought the rose back into Jinx's cheeks and she smiled that coy smile. Rising to her feet and dusting the sand from her skirt she undid it and let it flutter to the sand sauntering over to the pool to join Diana. "Another wonderful idea." she praised, eyes betraying just how deep she was sucked into Diana's web.

But it wasn't just lust was it? No. Jinx knew herself better then that. There was something more to this connection that she was still afraid to confess. But she knew it, and she knew that if she knew it odds were Diana knew it too, or would figure it out soon enough. The girl had a way of getting into Jinx's head unlike any other person had (except for one particular instance of mind control being forced upon her by a former headmaster)

Re: Diana/Jinx

[keep_surviving]

Diana lowered herself into the pool and relaxed. Though, the clear, cool water did very little to hide her assets.

And despite the pool being rather large, she'd chosen to settle right next to Jinx so that their thighs touched.

Sighing, Diana tilted her head up, exposing the soft curve of her neck, the ends of her long, dark hair dipping into the water.

Yes, flirting and teasing was much easier than considering other things.