[For her part, she dramatically swiveled around in her chair, leaning back against the table on an elbow, raising the other arm to her forehead, dramatically.]
I have no defense! I am caught in the grips of your wiles, as if on the cover of a bodice-ripping romance novel!
Oooh! Ooh! I have! Bruce once had to bring an actual briefcase of cash for a publicity stunt - the opening of a halfway house - legitimately a million bucks in a case.
[She grins.]
He didn't like my joke about loaning me a couple grand for shopping.
[And she found herself, as she told the story, leaning her bare arm against May's. It just...felt right.]
Ooh, I'd be tempted to run off with it. Not really but like... part of me
would wonder if I could figure out a way to get away with it. And then, you
know, never sleep again because I'd feel so guilty.
[Not that "because I'd be uncomfortable" was the only reason she
didn't do bad things but it was still a reality.]
I guess it's good that he doesn't give random handouts but on gosh what I
wouldn't give to have a few thousand dollars to dress you up with.
"Hey, easy there, Tiger, it's both of us or no dice," she replied.
"It's only fair that way. And I...might be able to persuade him that it'd be needed for infiltration purposes. Blending in, and all that. Which, of course, I'd actually use it for. Most of it."
"Ooooh, would I get to dress you up?" May asked, tapping her fingers
together in her best "evil villain plotting something" imitation. She was
for sure plotting things in her mind but they were far from evil.
“Okay if you could pick an outfit for me then what would it be?” May asked, resting her chin in her hands as she gazed at her friend. “Both a formal outfit and something more casual. You do me and then I’ll do you.”
"Let's go with casual..." She held up her hands, as if making a frame. "Go a bit retro. Denim jacket, spaghetti strap top - let the short hair draw attention to all that neck. Some nice slacks to go with that."
She tapped her chin a bit more.
"Dressy...black. Something black, or red I..." she pauses. "That picture. Hepburn in the Louvre, from Funny Face."
"Okay, okay, I love the casual outfit," May said with a nod. She definitely
needed to add something like that to her wardrobe. The fancy one was...
intriguing. "Hmmm, you mean the one with the gauze-y shawl?"
May raised her arms up, striking the famous Hepburn pose to give Babs a
better idea of how she would look in said dress.
“She does have a good figure for me to emulate,” May admitted. She was more muscular but she had a generally narrow figure. Barbara was the one that was blessed with more curves that May was occasionally jealous of. They were SO NICE for leaning against when watching a movie.
“Ooh, you keep adding more kinds of gorgeous and I’m going to have to get an outfit like that,” she said, grinning and leaning forward so that she was a bit closer to Babs. Had she noticed before how gorgeous her friend’s eyes were?
Oh my. That sort of impatience was downright flattering and May could feel
her cheeks blushing just a bit at the idea of it. She was going to blame
the atmosphere on that.
"Me too. Sooner seems like better. I could make a joke about being eager to get you out of your clothes, but that'd probably be a little bit predictable."
"No no, please make that joke," May said, gesturing to Babs. Was Babs just saying that would be a predictable things to say to anyone given the circumstances or it was obvious because it was obvious Babs wanted to get May out of her clothes?
She found she was really hoping it was the latter. Well, at least closer to the latter than the former.
If she could get any more red, it would take extreme circumstances to do it.
"I'm...ok, um..."
She paused, drumming on the table, and then finally sighed, hanging her face in her hands.
"I've got nothing, it just kinda got...said? I don't know."
She had some very clear suspicions on the why, though. Hoof. Living with May had made certain things abundantly clear. Namely, that she wasn't as entirely into just men as she'd thought.
"Okay, gotcha," May said with a grin and a nod. As fun as it was to tease
Babs, and it was a lot of fun, she didn't want her to feel too
uncomfortable. So it was best just to breeze past that comment for the
moment and file it away later.
"Well, I'm super excited for it. But I think it's only fair if you let me
do the same to you soon!"
"Oh, this is gonna be so fun," May said, giving a slightly evil grin. What
if she gave Babs a punk rock makeover instead of a fancy one? But she'd
look so good in a fancy ball gown too... so many options she could already
tell she was going to be thinking about this for a while.
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Date: 2020-09-21 02:29 am (UTC)Umm, yeah, I think I'll remember to ask you that particular story.
[She also moved to wave down a waitress.]
Oh, and apparently the snacks here are good, too, so.
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Date: 2020-09-26 06:24 pm (UTC)I want a double order of mozzarella sticks then! Fried cheese and marinara sauce, yum.
[Maybe not the most likely thing to get while dressed all fancy but they were delicious and May wanted some badly.]
And just to entice you further... I have ice cream back at my place.
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Date: 2020-09-26 08:20 pm (UTC)Well, I mean, how could I possibly ever say no?
[She grinned, leaning a bit in to May.]
There's something to be said about the idea of fancy, fancy ice dream.
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Date: 2020-10-12 12:02 am (UTC)Oh, you can't. You've been caught. All up in my feminine wiles now, there's no escaping.
[May gave her best attempt at a saucy wink before giggling. She adored Babs and this was so fun.]
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Date: 2020-10-12 02:14 am (UTC)I have no defense! I am caught in the grips of your wiles, as if on the cover of a bodice-ripping romance novel!
[She heaved a dramatic sigh.]
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Date: 2020-10-14 06:16 pm (UTC)Oh if you are going to rip your bodice please let me know so that I can properly prepare myself.
[She gave a suggestive eyebrow waggle, mostly as a way to distract herself from how much she might like something like that.]
But it would really be a shame if you tore that dress, you look amazing in it.
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Date: 2020-10-14 11:54 pm (UTC)Pshaw, I say. Pshaw. There is, however, one of us at this table who looks like the proverbial million bucks.
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Date: 2020-10-24 01:57 am (UTC)I was wondering just what it was you looked like. Having never seen a million bucks before I wasn't sure.
[And Babs looked like AT LEAST a million bucks, if not more. May was swooning over here.]
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Date: 2020-10-25 01:44 am (UTC)Oooh! Ooh! I have! Bruce once had to bring an actual briefcase of cash for a publicity stunt - the opening of a halfway house - legitimately a million bucks in a case.
[She grins.]
He didn't like my joke about loaning me a couple grand for shopping.
[And she found herself, as she told the story, leaning her bare arm against May's. It just...felt right.]
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Date: 2020-10-30 03:17 am (UTC)Ooh, I'd be tempted to run off with it. Not really but like... part of me would wonder if I could figure out a way to get away with it. And then, you know, never sleep again because I'd feel so guilty.
[Not that "because I'd be uncomfortable" was the only reason she didn't do bad things but it was still a reality.]
I guess it's good that he doesn't give random handouts but on gosh what I wouldn't give to have a few thousand dollars to dress you up with.
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Date: 2020-10-30 03:28 am (UTC)"Hey, easy there, Tiger, it's both of us or no dice," she replied.
"It's only fair that way. And I...might be able to persuade him that it'd be needed for infiltration purposes. Blending in, and all that. Which, of course, I'd actually use it for. Most of it."
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Date: 2020-11-06 04:31 pm (UTC)"Ooooh, would I get to dress you up?" May asked, tapping her fingers together in her best "evil villain plotting something" imitation. She was for sure plotting things in her mind but they were far from evil.
"Because I really want to do that."
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Date: 2020-11-07 04:31 am (UTC)Something...shoulderless. In black. Like Hepburn but modern.
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Date: 2020-11-15 10:35 pm (UTC)“Okay if you could pick an outfit for me then what would it be?” May asked, resting her chin in her hands as she gazed at her friend. “Both a formal outfit and something more casual. You do me and then I’ll do you.”
Was that a loaded phrase? Why yes, yes it was.
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Date: 2020-11-16 04:50 am (UTC)"Let's go with casual..." She held up her hands, as if making a frame. "Go a bit retro. Denim jacket, spaghetti strap top - let the short hair draw attention to all that neck. Some nice slacks to go with that."
She tapped her chin a bit more.
"Dressy...black. Something black, or red I..." she pauses. "That picture. Hepburn in the Louvre, from Funny Face."
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Date: 2020-12-01 07:54 pm (UTC)"Okay, okay, I love the casual outfit," May said with a nod. She definitely needed to add something like that to her wardrobe. The fancy one was... intriguing. "Hmmm, you mean the one with the gauze-y shawl?"
May raised her arms up, striking the famous Hepburn pose to give Babs a better idea of how she would look in said dress.
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Date: 2020-12-01 11:04 pm (UTC)Oooh, would she ever.
"Definitely better with the short hair."
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Date: 2020-12-09 02:19 am (UTC)“She does have a good figure for me to emulate,” May admitted. She was more muscular but she had a generally narrow figure. Barbara was the one that was blessed with more curves that May was occasionally jealous of. They were SO NICE for leaning against when watching a movie.
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Date: 2020-12-09 03:49 am (UTC)"I think you'd add more than just emulation. The tone would be totally different. Something new. Also undoubtedly sixteen kinds of gorgeous."
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Date: 2020-12-26 06:22 pm (UTC)“Ooh, you keep adding more kinds of gorgeous and I’m going to have to get an outfit like that,” she said, grinning and leaning forward so that she was a bit closer to Babs. Had she noticed before how gorgeous her friend’s eyes were?
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Date: 2020-12-26 09:42 pm (UTC)"Hee. Color me enthused about that," she replied. "Because that's it: clearing the calendar, we're doing this tomorrow. I'm feeling impatient."
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Date: 2021-01-15 10:57 pm (UTC)Oh my. That sort of impatience was downright flattering and May could feel her cheeks blushing just a bit at the idea of it. She was going to blame the atmosphere on that.
"Excellent, I am so ready for this."
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Date: 2021-01-17 04:52 am (UTC)It's out before she's realized it, really.
"I mean, you know what I mean, right?"
Great save, champ.
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Date: 2021-01-25 12:20 am (UTC)"No no, please make that joke," May said, gesturing to Babs. Was Babs just saying that would be a predictable things to say to anyone given the circumstances or it was obvious because it was obvious Babs wanted to get May out of her clothes?
She found she was really hoping it was the latter. Well, at least closer to the latter than the former.
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Date: 2021-01-25 12:39 am (UTC)"I'm...ok, um..."
She paused, drumming on the table, and then finally sighed, hanging her face in her hands.
"I've got nothing, it just kinda got...said? I don't know."
She had some very clear suspicions on the why, though. Hoof. Living with May had made certain things abundantly clear. Namely, that she wasn't as entirely into just men as she'd thought.
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Date: 2021-02-04 01:47 pm (UTC)"Okay, gotcha," May said with a grin and a nod. As fun as it was to tease Babs, and it was a lot of fun, she didn't want her to feel too uncomfortable. So it was best just to breeze past that comment for the moment and file it away later.
"Well, I'm super excited for it. But I think it's only fair if you let me do the same to you soon!"
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Date: 2021-02-04 11:14 pm (UTC)"Deal. Very much a deal."
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Date: 2021-02-24 09:24 pm (UTC)"Oh, this is gonna be so fun," May said, giving a slightly evil grin. What if she gave Babs a punk rock makeover instead of a fancy one? But she'd look so good in a fancy ball gown too... so many options she could already tell she was going to be thinking about this for a while.
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Date: 2021-02-25 01:10 am (UTC)