This isn't a love confession, because I don't want to go running ahead of myself no matter how inspired by all the runts I am, but... but for a while now, I think, I've... wanted to think of you as... as more than just a drinking buddy, as something... more than a friend.
[She keeps going despite looking pretty damned flustered, because an interruption would probably shut down her whole rant right now.]
I don't need an answer right now or anything but... but I want to know how you feel too...
[And then she tops it all off by chugging most of her beer.]
[Viral's brain apparently flat-lines for a moment. He sits frozen, staring at Katina and her sudden - to him - outburst. When his thought process finally kicked back in, Viral knew he had to say something, even though he had no idea what to say.]
Uh. That... uh.
[How did he feel about Katina, anyway? Viral ignored his first instinct to avoid the question... now was not the time to deflect.]
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Date: 2010-10-15 05:06 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-10-16 02:06 am (UTC)I've... been paying attention to what other people have done here, yeah.
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Date: 2010-10-16 02:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 02:53 am (UTC)[She takes a calming breath and steadies her gaze a little.]
So I'm gonna do just that.
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Date: 2010-10-16 02:59 am (UTC)...What are you gettin' at?
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Date: 2010-10-16 03:08 am (UTC)Viral... we're friends right now. But...
[She fidgets, but doesn't break her gaze.]
This isn't a love confession, because I don't want to go running ahead of myself no matter how inspired by all the runts I am, but... but for a while now, I think, I've... wanted to think of you as... as more than just a drinking buddy, as something... more than a friend.
[She keeps going despite looking pretty damned flustered, because an interruption would probably shut down her whole rant right now.]
I don't need an answer right now or anything but... but I want to know how you feel too...
[And then she tops it all off by chugging most of her beer.]
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Date: 2010-10-16 03:24 am (UTC)[Viral's brain apparently flat-lines for a moment. He sits frozen, staring at Katina and her sudden - to him - outburst. When his thought process finally kicked back in, Viral knew he had to say something, even though he had no idea what to say.]
Uh. That... uh.
[How did he feel about Katina, anyway? Viral ignored his first instinct to avoid the question... now was not the time to deflect.]
I'd... be okay with that.
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Date: 2010-10-16 03:31 am (UTC)Then he says that he's okay with it and she nearly chokes on her beer.]
You...
[No, asking if he means it would sound stupid and kinda degrading maybe. Um...]
...didn't... didn't expect it to be that easy.
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Date: 2010-10-16 03:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 03:41 am (UTC)[Despite herself, an embarrassed smile slips through.]
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Date: 2010-10-16 03:48 am (UTC)In case you didn't notice, neither am I. I guess we'll figure it out eventually.
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Date: 2010-10-16 03:51 am (UTC)Yeah... well we're gonna have plenty of time for that, since I'm not lettin' the world end after I've finally gotten this out.
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Date: 2010-10-16 04:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 04:09 am (UTC)...Alex better not be the first one to hear about this though.