closed 🪶⚡ all i really, really ever want is under the mistletoe

[garudas]

Who: Cidolfus Telamon & Benedikta Harman.
Status: Closed.
Where: Around places.
What: Cid and Benedikta follow a lead and sneak into a fancy holiday party. Event stuff TBA.
Warnings: it's them, what do you want from me



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[garudas]

[She responds with a petulant stomp of her foot.]

You know what I meant!

[As soon as it reaches the top, she will be flipping the lever for it to come back down to her. And of course with it being stuck on the slowest speed, it will be a bit of a wait, and the loud clicking of the lift as it lowers itself will fill the empty space as she just glares up at him in tense silence.

She climbs on, slams the lever, and—]

Make this move faster, Cidolfus.

[ramuhs]

Just crank that green lever on the right!

[He just leans over the railing as he continued to smile smugly at her.]

[garudas]

[She totally knew that. Usually it isn't this infuriatingly slow, however, so she's never needed to use said green lever. She's never even wondered what it could possibly be for, and especially not when on a normal day, she could simply lift herself up there with her winds without a second thought. She wastes no time in reaching for it, and she does exactly as she is told.

She cranks that lever all the way with all of her furious strength.

The lift jolts violently, the speed going from nearly zero to a hundred in a matter of seconds, if that. She loses her balance and tries to reach for the railing of the lift, but her reflexes are slowed by the alcohol in her. She ends up falling flat onto her ass in the middle of the lift instead.

And once she reaches the top, she sits there and stares at him like a cat dunked into a bath of ice water, looking ready to strike at a moment's notice.]

You said to crank it!

[ramuhs]

[Meanwhile, Cid is just keeled over the railing laughing. It's so loud it likely could be heard throughout the main cavern hall. And he is still laughing, face flushed and eyes moist from the tears that have formed from how hard he is laughing, the alcohol not helping at all.]

I didn't mean that hard!

[Except he knew she would.]

[garudas]

[Is he going to be a gentleman and help her up or just keep laughing where he is!?]

Well do not say to crank it, then!

[She groans as she tries to push herself up, using the rails as an anchor as she crawls clumsily to her feet. She wobbles once she's up, and after a moment of brushing herself off, she storms over to him where she stands and waits for him to finish, hands on her hips.]

[ramuhs]

[Normally he would help, but he is far too busy laughing. He continues to laugh even as she storms up to him, and it will take a few moments more before he wipes his eyes and looks at her.]

You look no worse for wear.

[garudas]

[Oh, he is going to owe her so many kisses for this.]

I am [...hiccup...] alright, thank you for asking. Are you quite finished?

[ramuhs]

[He just chuckles.]

Aye, I am.

[And now he just stands there, one arm leaning against the railing as he just smiles roguishly at her as if waiting.]

[garudas]

[A few more beats pass where the two of them stare at each other, her frown meeting that infuriatingly handsome grin...

...

....

Before she caves and falls towards him, her arms thrown around his shoulders.]

No more running.

[ramuhs]

[Although he sways with the movement, he doesn't quite move the way she wants, still just smirking down at her.]

I wasn't running.

[garudas]

And no more of your silly... [A pause, as she tries to remember the word.] Technicalities.

[She nudges herself into him even further, arms tightening, her breath smelling of sweet peach wine and cider as she nuzzles his cheek.]

Hold me.

[ramuhs]

[He can't help but chuckle as he will oblige and wrap his arms around her waist, hugging her to him.]

Like this?

[And in the distance not too far away there is a faint kupopopo...]

[garudas]

Yes, like this.

[She softens in his arms, practically melting at the warmth that wraps around her when he hugs her, all of the tension and the frustration washing away only to be replaced by absolute bliss.

Bliss that is short-lived when she hears that kupo, and the sound of a moogle coming closer.]

Oh, here she comes...

[It's murmured into his ear just as Kupli appears in front of them, flying upward and flapping her wings with so much exertion that Benedikta fears her pom might pop any moment.]

She has been trying all night.

["You left me down there, kupooo~ hrrrnnng..." She hoists herself up and sits on the railing to catch her breath.]

[ramuhs]

[There's just a wry chuckle as he looks over at the poor little moogle before looking back at Benedikta.]

So have you.

[garudas]

I have not.

[She pouts with that protest before she's pulling back to stare at Kupli, who is busy fixing the two strands of mistletoe tied around her.]

Well, have you come to get that kiss you've been wishing out of us all evening?

[ramuhs]

[The moogle just furiously waves her paws.

"Yes!! You always kiss all the time, why are you being so difficult!!"]

Don't look at me, she's the one who hasn't said the words yet.

[Smirk.]

[garudas]

I do not need to say the words...

[Her brow furrows as she looks between them, Kupli's frown a stark contrast to Cid's stupid smirk.]

Hang on, what words? There are a lot of... magical words... that get you to do what I want.

[Kupli looks at them, disgusted, and tries to cover her ears. "Yuckkkkk, kupo..."]

[ramuhs]

[He pays no mind to the poor little moogle as he just continues to smirk down at her.]

That's for you to figure out.

[garudas]

[She's just going to make it worse for Kupli. On purpose. As she gives Cid a lash-fluttering stare.]

I love you...?

[ramuhs]

[A slight look of surprise.]

Oh that's a good one...

[And he leans in a little closer...]

But not quite.

[Smile.]

[garudas]

[Kupli groooaaaans. "Oh my goodness, kupo! You two are soooooo groooosssss, kupo!"

Benedikta, meanwhile, ignores her and kisses his cheek.]

You are the most handsome man in all of these caves?

[ramuhs]

[Oh, she gave the first kiss!! Ish. He just continues to smile, one eye closing briefly as he hums.]

While true, still not it.

[garudas]

[It has to be on the lips or else it doesn't count!!! But with him being so close and his scent starting to mingle with that of the peaches and ale is making it increasingly more difficult for her to resist.

She pretends to ponder for a moment, and while she is pouting heavily at him still, there is no shortage of amusement shimmering in her eyes.]

Alright, fine.

[Giving in, she huffs her most dramatic sigh.]

Please.

[But just because she's saying it does not mean she's giving in and letting him win!!!]

[ramuhs]

[We'll see how long she can hold out!!!]

Please...?

[Because he's going to drag this out as long as he can.]

[garudas]

[Not much longer... Except she'll take a moment to fix him with an irritated stare because she knows what he is doing. She is simply too full of alcohol to care much more than a stare and a noise in the back of her throat that sounds very much like a whine.]

Please... Give me a kiss.