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[ruinously]

[ HE'S BACK - but only with a short message. ]

mistletoe was part of the supply drop and has been hung appropriately.

you're welcome


[ a few moments, then-- ]

also - snowball fight in the sunlight room. 5pm. be there, or be a loser. up to you


**ADDED SOMETIME LATER**

for those of you who don't know what mistletoe is, it's a poisonous little plant and it's tradition to kiss under it. Dunno why, but that's what it's for, ask most earthlings and they'll confirm. so get to smoochin.

(( ooc; RE THE SNOWBALL FIGHT y'all go wild with this, seriously. tag each other, smash each other in the face with snow, start fires, idc. go nuts. feel free to treat this as a commentlog & tag around OR DONT YOU DO YOU ))

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action | threadjack, sometime after robot fight club

[aurable]

[ Because the footfalls of a holoform were harder to perceive Drift has no problem at all sidling up behind McCoy in the common room and casually interjecting with: ]

You have to admire the dedication, at least.

[homeostatic]

( Startled about out of his skin, McCoy rips out his earpiece before he swears, turning on a dime: )

Dammit, Drift.

( And he's got to drag his eye line down because he was clearly expecting Tol 'Bot, not holo. )

Warn a guy before you sneak up on him.

[aurable]

What?

[ Drift tried to smooth over the front of his coat in holoform and appear as inconspicuous as possible- ]

I'm just trying to familiarize myself with human traditions.

[homeostatic]

( His brows knit, except... ah, yes. He's standing under a sprig, isn't he? )

Usually we try not to give the recipient a heart attack first. You save that for the kiss.

[aurable]

What kiss?

[ Drift crowded into McCoy's lonely little corner of the otherwise common area. Head canted to one side, hands on his hips, he lazily smiled. ]

You'll have to explain this one to me, doctor.

[homeostatic]

( You ever just see a bad idea coming a mile away, and then lean right the Hell into it? )

Well, Drift, ( McCoy drawled, all easy confidence in his frame as he played right off Drift's languid intensity, ) It's tradition, under the mistletoe.

( He let himself be crowded, but only so far, because he closed that half step between them, took Drift by his scruffy chin, and kissed him with slow, aching care. )

[aurable]

[ Drift kissed McCoy like a lost lover- slow and long before pulling back. ]

Is that enough? [ he asked, hoping it wasn't ]

[homeostatic]

I think we oughta make sure, ( he breathed. Bones let his thumb glide a path back along Drift's jaw, and followed that momentum forward with another kiss. )

[aurable]

You're making a mistake. [ Drift let his words say one thing as his teeth found the nape of a neck and his hands gripped the back of muscled thighs. ]

God-

[homeostatic]

( He let out a low gasp for the frisson of heat that invoked, the suddenness of Drift's hands, the shock of teeth, and all the ways he wanted more.

McCoy drew his hands to Drift's chest and made himself pull back, all glassy-eyed reluctance. )

Great, I think you got the hang of it.

[aurable]

Easy, easy [ McCoy gasped and Drift thumbed along that near-perfect ridge of a cheekbone. He hated to break apart, but didn't want to rush. ]

If you want to stop-

[ The offer hung in the air. ]

[homeostatic]

That isn't-

( All his carefully considered protests felt as thin as tissue paper. He took Drift by the wrist, and pressed his thumb into the heel of his palm. )

Not here.