Weeping Angel A4, Friday After Classes

[vanillajello]

Kate was fighting a losing battle.

Namely, one of trying to stuff all her surprise luggage under her bed. There were just too many. They would never fit. But she just had to try. Not like she wanted them just laying around, when they had labels like Too much responsibility, Pushed around by skeevy guys and Heart bruised by Southern idiot.

And of course, that one fucking luggage set with the label Crazy mother issues.

Eventually though, she just gave up, letting a few of the bags that wouldn't fit just stay in sight. She was just going to flop down on the bed and be thankful that at least she'd been able to push that one black leather bag (which for some reason looked like an old-fashioned doctor's bag, and which had the words That one awful Saturday labelled on it) as far back under the bed as it would go.

Fucking Fandom.

[ooc: Open for cabinmates/visitors! I'll be around for a couple of hours now, and then again later in my evening.]

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[vanillajello]

Her eyes flicked up to his. "You realize that saying that could easily make me freak out, right?"

But there was no venom in her voice as she asked that. Some wry amusement, maybe.

[therewaslife]

Bod shrugged a shoulder and didn't apologize. "Are you going to freak out?"

[vanillajello]

"No." Beat. "None of my bags say I'm prone to doing that."

Well, none of the ones that had shown up so far, anyway.

[therewaslife]

"Aren't you damning yourself to receiving a bag that says that or something like that now?" Bod asked, almost waiting for it to show up.

[vanillajello]

"I'm not."

Then why was there now a heart-shaped novelty bag behind her back?

"... Fuck."

She reached for the bag gingerly, but looked almost triumphant after reading what it said. And she could even show it to him. Valentine's Day 2010, it read.

"See? Nothing about freaking out."

[therewaslife]

"No, nothing about freaking out but you did receive a bag," he pointed out, peering at it and then at her. "Valentine's Day of this year? Did something happen?"

Well, if she was going to show it to him and look triumphant, he had to wonder why it was showing up as something of an issue.

[vanillajello]

"Well I spent it at a motel in Baltimore," Kate said, eyeing the bag. ...Yeeeah, actually, this bag was totally about her freaking out, wasn't it? "Think we kinda had a fight about it, even. Remember?"

[therewaslife]

"Oh. That one." Well, he remembered it now. "I didn't connect the holiday and the date. I didn't really know about Valentine's Day then."

Which was neither here nor there but seeing a bag show up for something she'd been so sure about at the time told him a few things.

"I didn't realize it was still an issue," he said as lightly as he could considering the circumstance. And the person.

[vanillajello]

"Yeah well, maybe I fucked up," she said, going for idle but not quite getting there. She let the bag fall to the floor by the bed. "I mean, it's not exactly the best holiday I've ever had."

Understatement.

[therewaslife]

"All right," he said, stopping any other questions for the moment to prevent her from getting too worked up. She had a lot to deal with and he didn't want to add his own annoying curiosity to the mix.

"I think things got a bit better, didn't they?" Well, he hoped they had even if it was only one or two things that improved.

[vanillajello]

He got a wry smile, and a tone that was weirdly fond, considering the actual words. "Well, have you seen me packing my bags for any sleazy motel getaways lately?"

Obviously, that was a yes to his question.

[therewaslife]

"I haven't but I haven't been around you at all times," he teased, smiling a bit. "Perhaps you took a trip when I wasn't looking. I wouldn't have even gotten a chance to miss you."

[vanillajello]

"That's true," she agreed, leaning a bit closer. "But I would've told you. Just to give you a chance to argue about my reasoning."

[therewaslife]

"You would tell me just to invite an argument?" he asked, sounding amused. "And you call me weird. Don't worry, I'd be thrilled to argue with you all you want, Kate. I'm always willing."

[vanillajello]

She leaned in for a quick kiss on his cheek, then said, "So I've noticed. I mean, you argued with me before we really even knew each other."

[therewaslife]

"I think you can apply that same same label to yourself," Bod returned, laughing a bit. "You argued as well. And really, if you had gone off on one of your trips, I don't know if I'd argue so much as...silently wonder if it was helpful."

[vanillajello]

"No, I think you'd argue," Kate decided. "Eventually."

Probably because she'd make him.

[therewaslife]

"You think I would?" Bod asked, laughing a bit. "I think I could resist an argument if I really tried. I've some willpower."

[vanillajello]

"And I have a lot of power otherwise," she replied. "My powers of argument are especially attractive."

What a weird thing to almost look smug about.

[therewaslife]

"I don't even know what powers of argument would entail," Bod admitted, shaking his head. "Does it mean you'd try and provoke me?"

[vanillajello]

"I really don't think I'd have to try too hard," Kate said, shaking her head in turn. "Provoking comes really naturally to me."

[therewaslife]

"Perhaps but I'm very patient," Bod replied confidently. "Just because you set out to provoke me doesn't mean I'll be provoked. I didn't insult the other girl who said I had deer eyes and a generally stupid face."

[vanillajello]

"I think I should have a little more influence than some random chick," Kate returned, raising an eyebrow before smirking. "Besides, you're arguing with me right now."

[therewaslife]

"I don't consider this an argument." It was an argument though it was light hearted and easy. "I consider this a discussion and a defense of my abilities to not be provoked into arguing with you."

[vanillajello]

"Now that," she said, pointing at him with her free hand, "was definitely arguing. I'm sorry, but you just can't win."