IC CONTACT | Mask or Menace

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"Hey, you've reached Charlie Maxwell. Leave me a message. Or just text me. I might get back to you faster that way."

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Go on.

[stealwithit]

The way his back muscles just ripple through when he goes all out on the punching bag...

And his shoulder-to-waist ratio is insane. He's like one of those triangular chip things--nachos. He's like a nacho.

[animated]

A nach-- I think you mean a Dorito.

[stealwithit]

Oh. Right, that!

That's what he is now.

[animated]

I swear to god, if I call him Captain Dorito by accident one day, I'm telling him it's your fault.

[stealwithit]

Go ahead. He probably won't even be surprised.

Just, "Oh. Another Kasumi thing."

[animated]

Already cranked the flirting up to eleven, have you?

[stealwithit]

[ She shrugs. ] I mean, can you blame a girl?

Besides, it's not like I'm actually going to do anything about all the flirting.

[animated]

No? No one you genuinely have your eye on in the endless sea of attractive people we find ourselves in the middle of?

[stealwithit]

I have my eye on a lot of people, darling, but genuinely?

... I don't know.

[ She may not actually know. The first person to come to mind is Peter, on account of him being the one she's been friends with outside of the Normandy crew for longest, buuuuut... ]

[animated]

Fair enough. There's a lot to choose from, after all.

[stealwithit]

Mhm. And you know, I...

It feels too soon for anything genuine.

[animated]

I'm sorry. You know I'm just giving you a hard time, right?

[stealwithit]

I know, just--you know me, Charlie. I get sentimental.

Now, something a little more casual--I could probably swing that.

[animated]

Does that mean there's someone you casually have your eye on?

[stealwithit]

I mean, Cap, obviously, but he's a little old-fashioned. Casual would never work with him. I think.

[ She is doing this all so round-about, Charlie, I am sorry. ]

[animated]

Sweetheart, if you don't want to gossip about cute boys, all you have to do is tell me to drop it.

I've got a pile of movies that I still need help watching, if you'd rather.

[stealwithit]

Sorry. I just enjoy being dodgy--I'd love to gossip about cute boys, sweetie.

Though--who says we can't watch a movie and gossip about cute boys at the same time?

[animated]

That sounds like an amazing plan. Popcorn?

cackles

[stealwithit]

Yes, please. I missed popcorn and movie nights here so much.

Speaking of cute boys, though-- [ Kasumi, the person you are about to namedrop does not fit into the cute boy category at all. ] How much have I missed? Are you and Bull still... y'know?

[animated]

[ He shoots her a grin and begins rifling through the cabinet where they keep the snacks for popcorn. There's a bit of a pause when she brings up the Qunari in the room, though.

Well, not literally in the room but. You know. ]

I'm not sure how you got from "cute boys" to "the Iron Bull".

[stealwithit]

I mean, he's got to have some points in the cute boy category if he caught your eye, you know?

Or is there someone else now? A lot can happen in a month. I'm just making sure.

[animated]

You are asking an awful lot of questions and I don't know if we have enough beer in the fridge for me to answer them.

[stealwithit]

Sorry. [ she raises her hands as though in defeat. ]

We can go back to talking about my nonexistent sexual escapades, if you'd like. My sexcapades.

[animated]

No, it’s fine. I just… [ he heaves a sigh as he takes a bag of popcorn down from the cabinet. He stares at the counter top for a few seconds before turning to Kasumi with a resigned sort of smile. ]

I didn’t want to complicate our little arrangement by getting attached, but I’m afraid I’m way past that point.