tearmeanewone | rendez-vous + APPOINTMENT POST

[He suspects correctly.]

[Elizabeth manages a strangled 'Gai!' and flails a little before getting her arms around his shoulders. She whines and tugs on Gai's hair again.]

I'm not so drunk I can't walk! I know that much at least!

Yeah, but this makes things much faster.

[He tilts his head a little to brush a kiss against her cheek and murmur into her ear:]

The sooner we get there, the sooner we can start practicing.

[An anticipatory, gentle blush rises on Elizabeth's cheeks and she bites her bottom lip to keep from giggling. Well, alright then. He could carry her if that was the goal he had in mind...]

[She settles against Gai, head resting in the slope of his neck, arms still around his shoulders.] You make a good argument.

[Gai's eyes open just a fraction wider, surprised by how her action makes him feel. Protectiveness, yet it's mixed with something else, something he can't quite identify but feels like he should be able to. A bit of pride, definitely, but there's more than just that. Whatever it is, he's pretty sure he likes it.]

I always have been good at that.

[It's a simple matter for him to carry her up the steps into the building itself, then down the hall to his apartment. He knew he chose the first floor for a reason...]

Mm... [Elizabeth nods, letting her eyes drift shut as Gai carries her inside. He smelled nice, and the evening was very quiet. She was noticing so many different things tonight, somehow. She only hoped she'd remember everything tomorrow.]

[They stay that way in comfortable silence until Gai reaches the door of his apartment, where he is faced with a dilemma: namely, how to open the door sans hands. Sure, the Malnosso may fix the door if he kicks it down, but talk about a mood-killer.]

I'm going to have to put you down so I can open the door.

[Who knows, that could be impressive to Elizabeth.]

After you went to all that trouble to pick me up? [She grins and reaches back into her hair and draws a very interesting-looking pin out of it. Slotting the pin into the lock, Elizabeth looks back up at Gai, jiggles it around for a moment, bites her lip--]

[Click.]

[She turns the knob and pushes the door open.]

Child's play. I figured these locks out on day three.

[Did she just--

-- she just picked his lock. With a hairpin. While she was still in his arms. Holy hell, he's pretty sure he's in love.

He'll just take that opportunity to step into his apartment, kicking the door shut behind him and making a mental note to get a very secure lock for anything that he wants to keep absolutely secret from everyone.]

One of these days you're going to have to tell me what else you've figured out in the time you've been here.

[Elizabeth giggles at Gai's reaction, settling back into her comfortable place in his arms as she resets the pin in her hair.]

I had time to learn how to pick locks before I got here. It was simple enough to apply it to these locks.

But locks are easy. Not much else works exactly how it should here.

It's a useful skill to have, even here. You never know when you might want to let yourself into someone else's apartment.

[He might be serious, or he might be joking. It's hard to tell. He is smiling, though, so she can interpret it however she wants.

It's a short walk over to the couch, where he just sits down with her still in his arms.

There. Isn't this much better than the bar?]

[Much. Elizabeth resettles herself, sitting up on Gai's lap.] I try to only break into the places I need to go. I wouldn't break in here unless it was an emergency.

Or... unless you wanted me to. [She smiles back, cheeks going a little pink again.]

I might like a surprise once in a while. Life is boring without any excitement in it, after all.

[His mind is already supplying all sorts of possible scenarios for this and he likes every one of them. Never a dull moment indeed.

That blush is very cute, he will admit that, and he can't quite resist the urge to brush a kiss against her forehead. They did come here for a reason...]

I don't know if I want to surprise a resistance leader. Especially one who glares like you do. [She ducks her head a little to help Gai reach her forehead, which serves to remind her why they came here.]

So... You should tell me what you like.

[Okay, so she has a point about surprising him being a bad idea. But that's kind of a heavy subject to be talking about right now, so he's going to focus on the second part of what she says instead.]

I already know what I like-- we should work on finding out what you like. Then we can figure out where our likes overlap.

[Elizabeth sighs, blowing some of her bangs out of her face in mild exasperation.] You have to give me somewhere to start! You're experienced Gai, walking through every step of the way is going to be excruciating for you, right?

No, not at all. But if you insist...

[He bends down to demonstrate just what he means. It's a chaste kiss to start; he wants to make sure that she's used to this before introducing her to the fact that kisses can involve a lot more than just the lips. Basic technique first, then onto the more advanced stages. But he's also no shrinking violet (and he's pretty damn sure that she won't be either), meaning he won't hold back-- the kiss is firm, with no sense of hesitation, making it very clear that he's enjoying this.]

[Elizabeth would insist, but Gai's taking the lead thankfully. The moment Gai starts, she relaxes. Thank God, she thought she was going to have to make a list bit by bit.]

[She doesn't have anything to compare to, obviously, but Gai is definitely curling her toes. She responds warmly, hand gently moving to rest on Gai's neck. Though really, she doesn't know what else to do aside from repeat the same kiss again and again but in different positions. Obviously there has to be more than just this, otherwise people wouldn't do it for extended periods of time...]

[In cases like this, Gai's experience comes in handy, as he's got a pretty good idea of what most people like in a kiss by now. She's an eager student, for sure, which is a plus; while lack of experience is something that can be corrected, there's nothing that can teach attitude or enthusiasm. Judging by how happily she's kissing him back, she's got those in spades.

For now, he just lets her repeat that kiss and grow more comfortable with the overall process. When she gets bold enough to start changing positions, he allows that for a few moments more before pulling away with a little smile.]

Now, you can try using your tongue if you want.

[Surely she's read enough about kissing in those horrid romance novels to have a basic idea of how that part works.]

My tongue... [Yeah, she's read about that. But really, she doesn't know what to do aside from 'insert tongue into other person's mouth'. There has to be some sort of technique to it... You can't even fall off a skyline and brain a man without there being some skill to it.]

Can you... show me?

[Wordlessly Gai nods before leaning in again. He starts off the kiss the same way as before, except that after a moment he opens his mouth, gently signaling to her that she should do the same by brushing the tip of his tongue over her lips.

Inwardly, he can't help but be amused by the fact that she thought he would find this boring. So far it's been anything but, and they're only just getting started.]

[And Elizabeth readily opens her mouth, just a little, and hesitantly slips her tongue out to meet Gai's. Was that... how it worked...?]

[Exactly how it works, and Gai will let her know this by responding in kind, just very slowly and gently at first to allow her to get used to this. The last thing he wants is to startle her or gross her out and end this little lesson. They'll take this at her pace, not his, so it's up to her when she wants to make the next move.]

[Elizabeth slides her tongue against Gai's, going slow as well. She isn't exactly sure what this is supposed to do, but it is intimate. Being this close to Gai is, admittedly, a little thrilling.]

[She shifts a little closer in Gai's lap and comes back at a different angle. This time she pushes her tongue a little more firmly into Gai's mouth, and lets her hands rest against his chest. She's picking up the pace a little bit, becoming a little less tentative.]

[So much for his fears of her not liking this aspect of kissing. She's becoming downright bold now, and while he suspects some of that is due to the alcohol's influence, he's pretty sure that the rest is all her. So he lets her take the lead, responding to whatever she does to confirm that she's doing it right.

The new, closer position makes it easier for him to slide his arm around her waist to secure her against him while they kiss. Now it's his turn to pull away for a moment to breathe before diving right back in, employing more tongue now that he's certain she's okay with it.]

[Gai's renewed assault has Elizabeth making surprised, delighted noises into his mouth while she tries to match Gai's movements. It's getting easier though, and Elizabeth is trying to introduce some new things. Like putting her hand on the back of Gai's neck, and catching his top lip between hers.]

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