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[mintjulep]

I hope y'all have at least brushed your goddamn teeth.

((ooc: Feel free to run into him!))

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[deadly_legacy]

[This is really the best way to get to know someone, isn't it? Who needs all those extra names to remember? When did she put her arms around his neck? Well, they're there now!]

[mintjulep]

[ It certainly seems like the best way at the moment. He'll just move his hand from her arm to wrap around her waist instead. Gotta keep her supported, after all. ]

[deadly_legacy]

[She appreciates that. Falling over would be embarrassing. Wouldn't want anything potentially embarrassing to happen while you're making out with a stranger out in public!]

[mintjulep]

[ No, not at all. And he's a doctor -- he has to make sure she doesn't get hurt.

Wait.

...

Shit, pulling away now. ]

Oh god--

[deadly_legacy]

[Oh, right, breathing. This is good too and you are...?]

Ah, hi. [And she's just going to slowly bring her arms back down to her sides.]

[mintjulep]

Hi. [ Just. Going to clear his throat again. Ahem. ]

... This is some curse.

[deadly_legacy]

[That makes her smile.] I know. It's the mistletoe curse. I think it happens every year. It's my third time.

[Pause and then a slight rush of words.] With the curse. [Not kissing someone or even kissing a stranger as it turns out.]

[mintjulep]

Every year? [ Ugh. Please let him not be here long enough to experience it again. ]

Uh-- Yeah, I figured. [ Awkward pause. ] ... Leonard McCoy.

[deadly_legacy]

[She nods.] In December. I suppose it's a City tradition.

Euphemia li Britannia. [Smiling.] But everyone I kiss can call me Euphie.

[mintjulep]

I think it's a tradition I could do without.

[ There's a slight chuckle despite himself. ] It's a pleasure to meet you.

[deadly_legacy]

Trust me, it's one of the better ones. [She smiles, but no, really, it's one of the better ones.]

It's nice to meet you too. Have you been here long, Leonard?

(OOC: It's so weird having her call him Leonard. heh.)

[mintjulep]

Hopefully no one's sick. [ Please let no one be sick. ]

A little over a week, so no.

((ooc: sob ikr.))

[deadly_legacy]

I suppose that would make sense to follow it with a tradition of everyone getting the same cold. [She can tease because she's not thinking of any horrible transmittable diseases.]

Oh! Is this your first curse then? I know we have them frequently, but sometimes you aren't affected right away.

[mintjulep]

[ He just makes a face. Even in his time, they still haven't cured the common cold. ]

Second. The first one was all that Christmas music -- the day I arrived, actually.

[deadly_legacy]

Oh, that one was festive. [She smiles and then it fades a little.] Maybe a little consuming. And a little hard to sleep during though I suppose I like it better than ticking sounds.

[mintjulep]

It was confusing to arrive to, I'll give it that.

[ Urgh, don't remind him of the ticking sounds. ]

[deadly_legacy]

I can only imagine. Welcome to the City, have a Christmas song. Does your world have Christmas? That would have to make it even stranger if it didn't.

[mintjulep]

It does, though it's not celebrated as widely. [ Different planets, for one thing, and a lot of religion has fallen by the wayside. ]

[deadly_legacy]

Yes, my world is something like that too. [Different history. Christianity never had the same sort of rise.] I've learned more about it here. The traditions are nice though.

Is anyone else from your home here? [Always looking after new arrivals.]

[mintjulep]

They're not bad. This one in particular has never been a favorite of mine, though.

[ Oh. That question. He hates that question. ] Not that I know of.

[deadly_legacy]

No? That's too bad. You seemed very good at it. [Yeah, she just said that.]

But I'm sorry to hear that. Have you been able to find somewhere to stay and work? [And a smile as she pauses for breath.] Ah, I don't mean to be intrusive. I work at the Welcome Center.

[mintjulep]

[ Clearing his throat. Wow. Awkward. ] I used to be married. I've had practice.

[ OH HURRAY MOVING ON-- ] I'm in training at the hospital. [ Eyeroll. ] I'm a good two centuries ahead of the technology they have, so I've got to learn how to use archaic medical tools.

[deadly_legacy]

[Used to be?]

Two centuries? Oh my. My own world is a little advanced compared to much of what is here, but that must be a startling difference.

[mintjulep]

It's not fun. [ Not that he's opposed to history -- he actually rather like it -- but having to deal with it constantly is kind of a pain in the ass. ]

[deadly_legacy]

It must be frustrating. Especially when you want to help people and feel more limited in what you can do.