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[Their names change like four times every day so it's really quite useless to hope anything will stick. But at least some of them are females now! It's the little things.
She climbs into bed, of course, but not before giving Ishmael one more loving rub.]
See you in the morning, handsome. Love you.
[Because the second her head hit that pillow Nariko was going to be out like a rock left by a stream.]
She climbs into bed, of course, but not before giving Ishmael one more loving rub.]
See you in the morning, handsome. Love you.
[Because the second her head hit that pillow Nariko was going to be out like a rock left by a stream.]
I think it's my ass that would prune.
[It's a pool, even she couldn't manage to drown in that!! ... Hopefully. Ideally. Whatever. Maybe she'll go with the fort idea but she'd already be so close, why not just slide in and lay on him and sleep?]
[It's a pool, even she couldn't manage to drown in that!! ... Hopefully. Ideally. Whatever. Maybe she'll go with the fort idea but she'd already be so close, why not just slide in and lay on him and sleep?]
[Boxer why do you have to put such thought into that?? Isn't it a relatively normal question?
Maybe the guy just didn't watch a lot of movies. That probably wouldn't last very long with her around.]
I feel like you're one degree from an 'I don't know'.
[Which, hey, that's cool! She's not judging! But still.]
Maybe the guy just didn't watch a lot of movies. That probably wouldn't last very long with her around.]
I feel like you're one degree from an 'I don't know'.
[Which, hey, that's cool! She's not judging! But still.]
Good.
[For settling one of the many different variables they have to stabilize when it comes to their marriage, he gets a lil' kiss.]
Just one last thing - we kind of need a time frame. Or an actual day. A lot of places book in advance so we can look all we want, but it's impossible to do anything without that, so ...
[She's doing her best to not sound pushy about it, but there's an obvious, excited lilt to her voice. A date is important, that makes it incredibly real, it means that she might stop worrying that one of these days he'll just call it off and tell her he's not quite ready for it yet. But even nearly a year (?? A year sounds good) of being together Nariko still occasionally edits herself out of fear.]
[For settling one of the many different variables they have to stabilize when it comes to their marriage, he gets a lil' kiss.]
Just one last thing - we kind of need a time frame. Or an actual day. A lot of places book in advance so we can look all we want, but it's impossible to do anything without that, so ...
[She's doing her best to not sound pushy about it, but there's an obvious, excited lilt to her voice. A date is important, that makes it incredibly real, it means that she might stop worrying that one of these days he'll just call it off and tell her he's not quite ready for it yet. But even nearly a year (?? A year sounds good) of being together Nariko still occasionally edits herself out of fear.]
[... It really would be worse, but it just makes her laugh - and puts a weirdly disgusted look on her face, so that might not be the best combination.]
That's awful, holy crap! [Snerk.] Alright, no pruning, I'll stay on the bed.
[Or she'll go with the pillow fort, she can't decide right now.]
That's awful, holy crap! [Snerk.] Alright, no pruning, I'll stay on the bed.
[Or she'll go with the pillow fort, she can't decide right now.]
[It's hard not to when he's so mild! She'll double check herself next time.]
So you'll totally watch a thriller with me? [Pleeeaaasseee, Boxer???] It just came out on cable tonight and I was going to DVR it ...
[But she ended up here, near a TV and a really great cuddle buddy!]
So you'll totally watch a thriller with me? [Pleeeaaasseee, Boxer???] It just came out on cable tonight and I was going to DVR it ...
[But she ended up here, near a TV and a really great cuddle buddy!]
Okay.
[Man. How do you even pick? 365 days of the year and you gotta pick just the right one.]
Any preference on what time of year? Prefer it wouldn't be summer because I don't want the temptation to turn our wedding into an orgy.
[...unless she wants to.]
[Man. How do you even pick? 365 days of the year and you gotta pick just the right one.]
Any preference on what time of year? Prefer it wouldn't be summer because I don't want the temptation to turn our wedding into an orgy.
[...unless she wants to.]
[Boxer will clearly never be as enamored with them as she is but that's okay, as long as he's willing to sit through them with her and listen to her go on and on and on!]
Yes!! Oh, do you have popcorn?!
[They might as well be at the start of their date again because she's all sorts of excited.]
Yes!! Oh, do you have popcorn?!
[They might as well be at the start of their date again because she's all sorts of excited.]
I can't decide between Spring or Fall. If it's in the Spring we could have our honeymoon in Summer!
[And then they could have the orgy!] But if it's in Fall then I have the perfect day, and Christmas will be right around the corner.
[.... She's also kind of thinking it'd be nice to be knocked up around that general timeframe but even Nariko knows when to cool her jets a tad. The official starting of the family is still up in the air.]
[And then they could have the orgy!] But if it's in Fall then I have the perfect day, and Christmas will be right around the corner.
[.... She's also kind of thinking it'd be nice to be knocked up around that general timeframe but even Nariko knows when to cool her jets a tad. The official starting of the family is still up in the air.]
One of these days I want to be able to sleep next to you.
[Without forcing his tentacles to dry up and become uncomfortable. She musses up his hair.] This works for now, though.
[Without forcing his tentacles to dry up and become uncomfortable. She musses up his hair.] This works for now, though.
[He's the kind to not be into movies in general, but be really, really into certain movies in particular.
Boxer scoffs.]
Do I have popcorn.
[He reaches a tentacle across the kitchen to open up a cabinet. He only has a few bags of microwave popcorn and a bottle of air-pop.
A few dozen.
And a couple of selections to make flavored popcorn too. Powdered cheese, caramel, butter, salt, and so on...]
Boxer scoffs.]
Do I have popcorn.
[He reaches a tentacle across the kitchen to open up a cabinet. He only has a few bags of microwave popcorn and a bottle of air-pop.
A few dozen.
And a couple of selections to make flavored popcorn too. Powdered cheese, caramel, butter, salt, and so on...]
[There's still a few things to figure out before then. Boxer stretches. He's not a model, he just woke up like this.]
Spring might be harder to plan for. That's when everyone else wants to get married, right? [He waves his hands as if to paint a picture.] If we got someplace with a view of trees in autumn, we could have a backdrop of color.
Spring might be harder to plan for. That's when everyone else wants to get married, right? [He waves his hands as if to paint a picture.] If we got someplace with a view of trees in autumn, we could have a backdrop of color.
Caramel!!!!!
[Oh, she's so happy right now. Boxer is the most gorgeous, perfect man in the world as far as she's concerned.] I want that one!
[She'd try to make it herself but, uh, his appliances don't need that kind of stress in their lives, and if she wants to catch the beginning of the movie she has to go get the DVR going anyway. But Boxer gets a little air kiss for his appreciation of popcorn.]
[Oh, she's so happy right now. Boxer is the most gorgeous, perfect man in the world as far as she's concerned.] I want that one!
[She'd try to make it herself but, uh, his appliances don't need that kind of stress in their lives, and if she wants to catch the beginning of the movie she has to go get the DVR going anyway. But Boxer gets a little air kiss for his appreciation of popcorn.]
[Probably, yes. They still have separate apartments, after all, there's the honeymoon, getting used to being married, etc .... But she just wants to think about babies, she'll deal with reality in a far more logical manner.]
Mm. How about October, then? October 9th.
[He's got a point about the colors, and autumn colors are cooler than Spring ones!]
Mm. How about October, then? October 9th.
[He's got a point about the colors, and autumn colors are cooler than Spring ones!]
I’m clearly not guilty! How can you expect me to keep a clear head when you’ve got me stuffed? It’s unreasonable to expect any woman to keep her senses, especially when you go and pay attention to someone else.
[Even if it is for her own benefit. And because she technically asked him to. But that’s not the point, she’s really playing it up now, though not too seriously because it’s impossible to keep from grinning. She dares to kiss at his jaw, play acts as if he might really try to stop her.]
I would be completely open to a deal, though …
[And clearly this deal involves more kissing, and a little bounce of her hips.]
[Even if it is for her own benefit. And because she technically asked him to. But that’s not the point, she’s really playing it up now, though not too seriously because it’s impossible to keep from grinning. She dares to kiss at his jaw, play acts as if he might really try to stop her.]
I would be completely open to a deal, though …
[And clearly this deal involves more kissing, and a little bounce of her hips.]
[He grins as she musses his hair. Be thankful you're not with the kind of guy that super uptight about his hair. Yet it always looks good in a youthful way.]
If we could make a room cool and humid enough...
[But that begs the question: would she be comfortable in conditions like that?]
If we could make a room cool and humid enough...
[But that begs the question: would she be comfortable in conditions like that?]
[She's incredibly grateful for that, as well as jealous of how easy it is for him to basically wake up and look flawless. Nariko has to put time into at least half of her own good looks. But she likes to see his hair neat so for all her mussing she also puts it back in order pretty quickly.]
It'd have to be like your bedroom, right? [It's pretty humid in there! But maybe that's just to help his tank? She doesn't know, but it's pretty easy to sleep in there every night!]
It'd have to be like your bedroom, right? [It's pretty humid in there! But maybe that's just to help his tank? She doesn't know, but it's pretty easy to sleep in there every night!]
Relax, Nariko. You can have all the caramel popcorn your heart desires after dinner.
[Because he can be a mother hen, too. As she finishes up programming the DVR to record, Boxer calls out from the kitchen.]
Dinner is served!
[Indeed, he already has the table set and the portions divided out on plates!]
[Because he can be a mother hen, too. As she finishes up programming the DVR to record, Boxer calls out from the kitchen.]
Dinner is served!
[Indeed, he already has the table set and the portions divided out on plates!]
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