Atlas Gym, Sunday Morning

[so_hawkward]

Clint had every intention of getting real work done at the gym today. Then, he'd encountered the garland and now he was trapped in a chair at the front desk. The good news was, he could still roll around on the chair's wheels. The bad news was, that was about all he could manage at the moment, although he was getting close to getting one arm free.

Was it Christmas yet? He was kind of ready for Christmas, really.

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[throughaphase]

Kitty had planned on getting a workout in just like any other day... and then she saw this, and just stopped.

Shut up, she was not smirking, this was a totally neutral expression.

[so_hawkward]

Clint was a little focused on twisting his arm back and forth, so it took him a minute to realize he was being watched. "Shut up," he said, and his expression was not a neutral one. "I hate this place."

[throughaphase]

"How can you say that when its hugging you?" Kitty smiled.

[so_hawkward]

"This is not hugging! Hugging stops eventually," Clint said, squirming sharply in the chair. "Don't you have a workout to do or something?"

[throughaphase]

"Nah, I'm good right now," Kitty said.

Kitty was a brat.

[so_hawkward]

Clint squirmed for another moment before glancing back at Kitty. "Are you just going to watch my embarrassment?"

[throughaphase]

"Not just. I'm also having inappropriate thoughts," she admitted.

[so_hawkward]

"You know, you could have inappropriate thoughts and help me at the same time," Clint said. "Also, those thoughts are bad, so stop."

[throughaphase]

"Impossible," Kitty said. "Is this your way of asking for help?"

[so_hawkward]

"I'm being strangled by garland! I shouldn't have to ask for help!"

Also, haha, like Clint would ever ask.

[throughaphase]

"Well since you asked so nicely," she said, coming over to put her hand on the garland to phase it so he could get loose.

[so_hawkward]

Clint wiggled a little more and got himself loose enough to pull more at the garland. "Thank you," he said, sounding genuinely grateful. "Sorry about the--were you really having inappropriate thoughts?"

[throughaphase]

"Like you wouldn't be," she said, which was totally a yes.

[so_hawkward]

Clint thought about it for a minute as he rubbed his wrists. "Well, maybe," he admitted. "Stick around long enough and we'll see what the garland does to you. I'm so ready for this weird stuff to be over."

[throughaphase]

She'd be nice and not mention that she could just phase out of the garland. "We just have to get through Christmas and it'll calm down and be nice and boring till the new people show," she assured him, leaning in to give him a kiss to make up for being a brat.

[so_hawkward]

"Ugh, it is almost time for new people, isn't it?" Clint said, after kissing Kitty back. "Time to start hoping in advance for no one we know."

[throughaphase]

"Honestly? I kind of bet on it now," Kitty admitted. "It's like half the reason to go to the picnic."

[so_hawkward]

"I don't know if I should go so I don't get a nasty surprise later, or stay in. It's always a weird decision since I'm not teaching. Which should be something I change this summer maybe," Clint said.

[throughaphase]

"You should. You seemed to like it before," Kitty said. "And you should also go to the picnic because there's food and if there's something traumatic it's easier to find you than to text."

[so_hawkward]

"Hmm, I did forget about the free food," Clint said. "And maybe it won't be too cold, or they'll have that fire thing going again. That was pretty cool."

[throughaphase]

"Maybe. And Fandom should have gotten all the weirdness out of its system, so maybe it'll have pity on us," Kitty said. "Give us decent weather."

Crossing all the fingers.

[so_hawkward]

"And if it's cold, I might have to go to make sure you stay warm," Clint said with a grin. "That's a boyfriend responsibility, right?"

[throughaphase]

"Yep," she decided. "I mean, it would be wrong not to cuddle in the cold. And if it announces to any new people that you're hands off, well."

[so_hawkward]

"Oh yeah, that's really something you've got to worry about," Clint said sarcastically. "It's more that I've got to get the students to realize you're not one of them."

[throughaphase]

"Hey, I am getting nice and old over here," she pointed out. She was almost a whopping 22!

[so_hawkward]

"Do you need a cane? Are you doing okay with all the stairs in town?" Clint asked, patting her hand softly.

[throughaphase]

"Yeah, but I might need you to point me back towards the nursing home later," Kitty said dryly. "You brat."

She had no room to talk.

[so_hawkward]

"Just remember that I'm your brat, and you're choosing to put up with me," Clint said.

[throughaphase]

"Remember that works in reverse if you decide to get mad about the garland," Kitty smiled.

[so_hawkward]

"...okay, you have a good point," Clint said. "And I'm not mad, I promise. Just embarrassed."

[throughaphase]

"Don't be embarrassed," she told him. "It was pretty hot, in a festive kind of way."

[so_hawkward]

"It would have been better if I'd had my Santa hat. That's how you know things are festive," Clint said. "This place can be kind of dirty sometimes, don't you think?"

[throughaphase]

"Well, among other things, it does get everybody a lot of action for about a week a year," Kitty pointed out.

[so_hawkward]

"Yeah, and then we all get to feel guilty about that for a weekend when the kids show up," Clint said. "That week is a pretty nice week though."

[throughaphase]

"It is. And I wouldn't say I feel guilty about it," Kitty said. "I do check that I'm up to date on my birth control though..."

[so_hawkward]

Clint snickered. "I think we're always careful enough, even during the crazy weeks," he said. "And now we have extra inappropriate thoughts to bring into it the next time."

[throughaphase]

"And stuff from Dite's we haven't gotten to yet," she nodded.

[so_hawkward]

Oh, what a lovely shade of pink Clint was turning now. "Oh yeah, we do have a few things we haven't tried yet, don't we?" he said, laughing quietly.

[throughaphase]

"We do. I've been saving them for stuff like this," Kitty admitted.