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Zoe Winchester ([personal profile] bigdamnprincipal) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2015-09-05 02:00 pm

Come As You Were Dance, Community Center, Saturday Evening

Originally, this was going to be a much smaller event, but then Fandom had to be Fandom and Portalocity had to be Portalocity, and now Zoe was wondering if there would be enough food for everyone or if she'd have to get things from the local restaurants.

For the moment though, everything was set up nicely. There were tables and chairs set up with blue and gold tablecloths, each covered with glitter from years of use. There were balloons, streamers, and other slightly tasteful decorations, also covered in glitter from years of being stored with things that were also covered in glitter. Don't worry, no one had died from a glitter overdose yet.

Once the food was set out and the (non-tainted) punch was ready, it seemed like things were as good to go as they'd ever be. If things got too crowded, hopefully a fire marshal wasn't among the folks who had come back to town.

[We appear to have broken the post, huzzah! Please use these links to get around: Arrive/Mingle | Food/Drink | Dancing | Shadowy Corner | Corner of 2005 | OOC]
puppy_fair: (Crossed Arms Smug)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
"And how would you know, if you're asleep at the time? Huh?"

Zack was still not above affectionate teasing, no. Most certainly not.
intraspective: (Nyah!)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
It was... just about the right speed right now. So Ino wasn't going to draw attention to how much she appreciated it.

"Because I'd have dried drool on me when I wake up," she protested. "And I haven't!"
puppy_fair: (Happy!)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Maaaybe I've just been wiping it off for you," Zack pointed out. "You didn't, I don't know, stop drooling once we started sharing a room again, did you?"
intraspective: (laughter)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
It was so nice being able to laugh with him like this.

"I don't think I could!" Ino insisted. "That's a skill beyond my level."
puppy_fair: (Happy!)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
"What, not drooling? So you actually drool all the time?"

Was Zack misinterpreting that on purpose?

You bet!
intraspective: (Nyah!)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Zaaaaaaaack!"

Ino laughed and laughed some more.

"You know that's not what I meant!"
puppy_fair: (Happy!)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, what did you mean? Huh? Because I'm pretty sure I've caught you drooling at least once. Everyone does it, you know."

It was true!
intraspective: (mischief managed!)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't," Ino said loftily. She totally did. "You were mistaken."
puppy_fair: (Glomp!)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
"If you saaaay so."

Zack pursed his lips and looked up at the ceiling. And then broke into a little grin.

And that would be about the point when he leaned in to tickle her ribs. So there.
intraspective: (laughter)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Hey now! Those ribs were sensitive! Ino was very ticklish, as he well knew!

She squirmed and laughed, absentmindedly squirming towards him, rather than away, out of old habit, and not even realizing that this was the closest they'd been in... well. Ages. That wasn't due to a nightmare or someone needing help.

Ino just laughed. "Stop that!"
puppy_fair: (Sideways Smile)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
"I can't! I can't stop once I've started! I'm a ticklem-- beast!"

Ticklebeast.

... 'Monster' still hit a nerve, these days.
intraspective: (laughter)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"No fair!" she gasped, still giggling. "I can't tickle you back! No fair!"

The difference in their uniforms was super unfair regarding tickling advantages.
puppy_fair: (Happy!)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
"I have bare arms," Zack protested, laughing. "And you're completely covered! It's just unfair because you're so ticklish, and you know it!"

A fact that he was not about to ease up on, no.
intraspective: (dizzily)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
That was because he was the worst. Or the best. Ino couldn't really decide.

"Arms aren't ticklish!" she complained around her giggles. "You're still being unfair!"

And now, because she was so giggly and squirmy and tired on top of it, Ino managed to trip over her own two feet.

... this was not going to be her finest moment as a Turk, no, if she landed flat on her ass.

Especially not when the world took that moment to spin wildly around her, as a reminder that she was not well. Her laughter stopped abruptly.
puppy_fair: (Confuuuused)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Well, Zack wasn't going to let her fall, no. He wasn't completely back to top form, but that wasn't going to keep him from leaning in and scooping her up into his arms all the same.

"Careful, now," he said, settling into that princess carry early, and fairly effortlessly. "You've had a long day, right? No falling. It's one of the rules."
intraspective: (pretty armband)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
It probably helped that Ino was way, way lighter than his sword and all.

She squeezed her eyes shut, resting her head against his chest.

"I didn't mean to," Ino managed to say. She pried one eye open and... nope. Okay, no, it was going shut again. "I think I need to leave."

There was no way she was going to go and talk to anyone else like this, no.
puppy_fair: (Deep Thought)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Zack nodded a little. Hey, he had said himself that he was ready to leave when she was.

"We have a hotel room," he replied. "We might as well head back to it. Have you eaten today? I can order something from room service, or go out to get something, if you want?"
intraspective: (civilian)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Erm.

"I had ice cream," she said, a bit sheepishly. "And a few chips."

Ino was great at the eating thing. But it was hard to eat, when she always felt bad.

"Room service is probably fine. Sorry. I didn't mean to..."

Collapse?
puppy_fair: (Serious Aww)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
"That's kind of like food," Zack offered, encouragingly, as he carried Ino toward the door. And it was. It was better than some of the things she'd decided counted as food in the past. "We'll get something decent into you, anyway, and then get some rest, okay? You don't need to apologize. You'd already even mentioned you might need a hand, remember?"

... Please remember.
intraspective: (curses foiled again)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I remember," she said wearily. It was hard to tell if she was tired because she was tired or because of being reminded at how unreliable her memory was.

It was probably everything, really.

"It's just that we were having fun," Ino said, a bit plaintively.

... She hoped no one noticed her getting carried out. That was the last thing she needed.
puppy_fair: (Curious)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, we can still have fun," Zack pointed out. "You're totally welcome to try to tickle me while we walk back to the hotel."

... Best of luck with that, though.
intraspective: (dorktastic)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
"If I could walk, I would make you put me down for that terrible suggestion," she said, though she sounded amused. "I've never had much luck with tickling you when you're in uniform."
puppy_fair: (Little Smile)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, I'm not peeling it off just for the walk to the hotel," Zack teased, lightly. "But, you know... maybe I'll wear a t-shirt tomorrow or something, instead."
intraspective: (stretch)

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[personal profile] intraspective 2015-09-06 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Ino pondered that.

"Do you even have a t-shirt with you here?"

She couldn't remember.
puppy_fair: (Sideways Smile)

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[personal profile] puppy_fair 2015-09-06 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Nah," Zack replied. "But there are stores, here, right? I can probably get my hands on something."

Clothes were easy!

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