[his voice shakes a bit as he does it, but he reaches up and takes his hand to hold it there.]
Aren't you the least bit worried? What with how often people seem to just... hang around out here... It's only a matter of time before you're caught calling.
he leans forward, just up a bit, and places a quick peck of a kiss against the bottom curve of his jaw. because Ava isn't the only person on board spending too much time trying to figure out how to kiss a skeleton.
...]
Door's unlocked. [and he's gone, again. but, this time, at least, he knows where he is.]
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Aren't you the least bit worried? What with how often people seem to just... hang around out here... It's only a matter of time before you're caught calling.
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[he shrugs. give the people what they want, right?]
Of course, you could whisk me off to the bridge, if you wanted privacy. But there's no guarantee how long I'll decide to stay.
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Well! That's. Certainly... not the worst false rumor about me...
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... Then it wouldn't matter much, in the end... if it happened to be... true, would it...
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Um. Yes. I mean, it --
[shit, take two, much more smoothly,]
-- It's the sort of rumor I wouldn't mind encouraging.
[nailed it]
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[a pause.
he leans forward, just up a bit, and places a quick peck of a kiss against the bottom curve of his jaw. because Ava isn't the only person on board spending too much time trying to figure out how to kiss a skeleton.
...]
Door's unlocked. [and he's gone, again. but, this time, at least, he knows where he is.]
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[...
well obviously, it would be rude not to accept such a graciously extended invitation...]