kiss me, hold me, love me

[avephoenix]

the mistletoe meme

Y'all know what this is! Post a toplevel with your character. Tag around to whichever unfortunate fellow cave-dweller they run into under the mistletoe that mysteriously have sprung up around Hadriel. Thread that encounter out, whatever its form. Profit?? Enjoy!

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[fracturedbeauty]

Well, for example, this.

[He gives a small wave of his hand to indicate the whole interaction, smirking.]

I got you to believe that you would have to kiss me, and all I said was it causes bad luck if you don't. If I had deeper ulteriour motives than just pulling your leg, I could have done many things to you. You probably would have even slept with me if I worked my way up to it.

And I didn't have to try very hard at all for you to accept what I was saying, did I? Even though you were visibly uncomfortable, you didn't attempt to deflect any of my lies. You are very gullible, and I must say it's quite obvious. I'm sure plenty of people have already taken advantage of you, haven't they?

[dragoon_pride]

I- No! Hardly! I'm far from gullible, I'm just...

[Readily manipulated? Easily led astray? Why does it all seem like the same thing? Kain very much hates to admit that such a thing could ever be true. Yet it had happened, hadn't it? He'd let himself be deceived yet again.]

Never mind that. It was simply that you sprang a clever trick on me, and nothing more. I've never been taken advantage of in my life.

[Except that whole mind control thing, but let's pretend that never happened.]

[fracturedbeauty]

'A clever trick?' While I certainly appreciate the flattery, I think it's only fair to give credit where it's due. You were much easier to manipulate than most I've dealt with.

[How delightful that he gets to taunt Kain further, even after the initial prank is over.]

If you want, I can break you of that nasty habit. So you can tell when people are taking advantage of you.

[Mostly because it means he'll just get to tease you while he helps you learn.]

[dragoon_pride]

Oh? And how would you do that?

[Kain's eyes narrow in suspicion. He doesn't like admitting that this is a massive problem he suffers. He's more than a little annoyed with himself for falling for such a trick, but now it can't be helped. The other man had preyed on a weakness of his. He can't exactly deny it.]

[fracturedbeauty]

By showing you the techniques that people like me use against people like you.

[Showing in a very literal sense. The best teacher is experience, isn't it?]

If you can learn to read the cues, you'll be able to protect yourself from being tricked, as well as... [He briefly looks the knight over.] What remains of your innocence.

[dragoon_pride]

Hmmph. Innocence. Hardly.

[He couldn't sound more doubtful. He sighs, not looking very thrilled about this whole thing. He's still annoyed about getting tricked in the first place.]

As long as this isn't some trick...

[fracturedbeauty]

Oh, my, have you lost all of your innocence, then? That's quite the bold thing to admit, Knight-chan.

[Suggesting Kain had lost his virginity, of course.]

Well, if you don't trust me, you can always turn down the offer. No one would blame you.

[dragoon_pride]

What's it matter to you?

[Kain is so not comfortable discussing such matters, he's got more than a few bigtime issues behind that, of course.]

I may have to, for now. But... I'll keep it in mind. There may come a time when I need it.

[fracturedbeauty]

It doesn't. I just find it particularly interesting that you would openly confess to such a thing without provocation. [He gives an airy chuckle.]

Very well, then. Best of luck to you, Sir Knight.