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[blastiafreak]

[Why a stack of books doesn't make a good stepladder is demonstrated pretty well when the stack wobbles, Rita slips, and everything crashes to the floor. Several books go with her, and she mutters some choice words. Particularly when one falls right on her head.

Eventually, she sits up in the middle of yet another disaster in the study, clutching her head with a dazed expression that actually has nothing to do with this accident and quite a lot to do with a recent mistletoe curse. Her face goes a few shades of red, even as she berates herself; this is stupid, pointless, and she shouldn't care...right?]

Argh, what am I doing...? There's no way that's normal at all.

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[stargathering]

[ He can tell. ]

...Did I misunderstand?

[blastiafreak]

Uh...N-nevermind. I-I told you it was just stupid, right?

[stargathering]

It doesn't seem stupid to you. [ Even if he just thinks, "It's just a stupid kiss." ]

[blastiafreak]

What makes you think that? I said it was stupid. [That's what she wants to think!]

[stargathering]

Because your actions really don't match your words. Just tell me what's going on.

[blastiafreak]

[And now she wonders if she's really being that obvious. Why does she fail so hard at this...]

...I-it's not about...having to choose.

[stargathering]

What is it about, wanting to choose? [ Because, really, it's a curse... What's so bothersome about the mistletoe one? ]

[blastiafreak]

...No--I-I don't know...[She totally does know. Sort of. Uuugh she doesn't know anymore!]

[stargathering]

... [ He sighs. ] What makes this so different from other curses, then?

[blastiafreak]

[She feels like this is going nowhere fast, besides death by embarrassment. Why did she even tell him this much so far?] ...Just forget it.

[stargathering]

... All right... [ Yeah, death by embarrassment forever. ]

[blastiafreak]

A-and I mean it! Forget all of it, okay? [Sob yes.]

[stargathering]

I get it, I get it. I'll pretend this never happened.

[blastiafreak]

Good!

[stargathering]

[ You're so defensive, Rita. But Tyr doesn't mention it. He just goes quiet. ]

[blastiafreak]

[She wasn't going to hold off the tsun forever! :< Maybe it'll come up again, though...]