route_1065 | Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock

[John groans at the stud muffin comment, cheeks flaring up.]

My god you are never going to l-- [Oh hey. Kissing. Forget the rest of that sentence, let's just enjoy this very tame kiss.]

[John, close your eyes you goob. What do you think this is? a corpsesmooch?]

[[Thank god it's not a corpsesmooch. She would like to enjoy her smooches tyvm. Also no, John.

She will never let that go.

But yes, shhh, just enjoy the smooching, because that's the point of it!

[It takes him almost a minute to finally realize that he should close his eyes instead of looking at Rose crosseyed. You would think this would dawn on him sooner. But no.]

[As he does so, he inhales deeply through his nose, wrapping his arms around her. Hopefully she wasn't planning on this being a quick kiss.]

[[Wow John. Wow. You'd think after how many times they've kissed this would dawn on him immediately.

But no, she had not planned such a thing. Not at all. John wasn't going to be allowed to go anywhere before, he's simply sealed his fate now.

His kissing fate.

Maybe it really had cursed them oh nooooo.]]

[It has cursed their lips to be locked together forever. Oh nooooooooo, indeed!]

[But hey, is he allowed to suck at her lower lip a little? He suddenly does not care that they're kind of at a party where any number of people could see this. Like Rose's mom. Or Dave. But hey, at least nobody's getting handsy this time, that's always a plus.]

[[You mean handsy yet, John. The alcohol is juuust starting to kick in, so who knows what the future may hold for you.

Or your butt.

But no, he is of course allowed. At least as long as he doesn't mind her wrapping her other arm around his shoulder now.]]

[Oh lord. Hopefully it's nothing much more scandalous than butt touching. That might be too much for a prude like John to handle.]

[But nope, he doesn't mind. Though he's just going to keep suckling at her lower lip for now. He's still a little hesitant to initiate makeouts after how long Rose made him wait for them in the first place.]

[[Well...what if she tried to initiate them? Though she's not that talented yet, doesn't mean she can't try! Just going to casually swipe her tongue over his lip and teeth...

And also it probably won't be more than butt touching. She's not that drunk yet.]]

[>implying that John is really all that great at them either.]

[There's probably a reason canon calls them sloppy makeouts. Probably. In any case, John tilts his head to the side a little, parting his lips for her.]

[Know what this lovely make-out moment needs? A fussy, slightly tipsy former troll absently wandering around gathering up empty plastic cups in a vague attempt to clean during the party so things won't be so bad later. Since she has been informed she won't be allowed to help later.]

[When she steps into the room, pile of plastic cups held carefully in her left hand, the last thing she is expecting to see is that, so for a second it doesn't register, and she actually gets about three steps in before her brain goes 'hey, wai a tick here...' and points out that John and Rose are making out. John and Rose are making out. Sloppily making out. Beneath the mistletoe.]

[Right. The mistletoe. The human tradition that had already gotten her face-painted by Gamzee and smooched by Aradia. Okay. So it wasn't a big deal, it was just John and Rose following human holiday oriented traditions and...]

[And her hand was on his butt. Rose's hand was on John's butt. And as she stood there, the kiss didn't seem to be slowing down, or easing off or...what were they doing with their tongues?]

[This did not look like a holiday tradition oriented kiss. This looked like...it...]

[Oh.]

[Oh.]

[Picture, if you will. One former troll dressed in a holiday sweater, who has just dropped a stack of plastic cups, her eyes the size of dinner plates and her expression one of heartbreak as she stands in a doorway, watching the girl she has the biggest crush on, and from her perspective FINALLY just went on a date with her, making out with some human boy.]

Oh.

Edited (Typos everywhere) 2012-12-24 20:41 (UTC)

[[Distracted though she may be, it's not so bad that she doesn't hear those cups hit the ground. It has her jumping a little, pulling reluctantly away from the kiss to glance over in the direction of the sound oh.

Kanaya is there. And she...sure doesn't seem happy...

Cue just a little confusion on her part. Her mind hasn't quite connected the dots that maybe her friend is upset over them and not about something else.]]

Kanaya?

[John, on the other hand, catches on to exactly what's going on within a matter of seconds. Well, okay. Maybe not EXACTLY. After all, he has no way of knowing about the whole drunken meteor date thing. But he does know what that look is.]

[It's the look he's spent the past two weeks hoping against hope that he wouldn't have to see on Vriska's face if/when she ever comes back. The fact that he's not the one that Kanaya has a thing for (at least he's pretty sure that's the case, he can't possibly see how that could be a thing) does little to make him feel better though. Because this situation is awkward no matter which side of the equation you're on.]

[Shit.]

[His expression turns awkwardly apologetic as he glances from Kanaya to the floor then decides that he really probably should keep eye contact and looks back at the former troll, biting his lip.]

Sorry.

[In reality, he probably has very little to apologize for here. It's not his fault that both he and Kanaya fell in love with Rose no more than it's his fault that Rose ended up with him. Equally as true is the fact that it's not really his fault that Kanaya had to find out like this. He had no way of knowing that she had a thing for Rose. But despite all this, he still feels bad. Because this is a really shitty way to find out.]

I can leave and give you two a minute, if you want. Unless you actually want me here for this, though I can't imagine you would so, erm...

[It's probably a good thing that at least one of them is sober here. John refuses to let this end badly. No. It's Christmas and goddammit we are going to Talk About This.]

[It actually takes a few moments for the fact that they are both speaking to her to register in her brain, and she frowns as if she's not entirely certain what they're saying, really. How could Rose look so puzzled she had to know what was going on, really. John obviously did, he was apologizing, though she couldn't imagine why because whatever this was, it wasn't his fault.]

[Even if right then at that second some little part of her hated him.]

[No. That was foolish, by all accounts he was one of the nicest humans anyone knew, albeit with a tendency towards shenanigans. And the clinical part of her that had spent so much time moirailing could admit they actually looked...nice together. Which just made it all worse, really. God, she felt so stupid, she just wanted to break down and cry.]

[Which she couldn't do. She was not going to cry in front of them. No. Gape silently, maybe, but not cry. She sucks in a breath slowly, her fingers digging into the fabric of her skirt as if she somehow expects that to give her strength.] I-

[A hesitation. Okay. Come on. She closes her eyes tightly for a moment, and when they open the jade circles are slightly marred with watery tears. No.] I apologize. I should not...I mean...I should have been more considerate about where...where I was going. Uhm.

[Another breath, and a half-step back the way she had come.] I need...to leave. Sorry. [The last word is a whispered rush of sound before she turns to abscond back the way she came, leaving only horrible awkwardness and a pile of dirty plastic cups in her wake.]

Edited 2012-12-25 03:00 (UTC)

[[Shit, things are starting to click in her head rapidly and she's realizing the problem here.]] John, I'll be right back.

[[Maybe not right, but back either way. She kisses his cheek fleetingly and tries to follow her troll friend. Because she's not just going to let her leave on this kind of note, in this kind of awkwardness, without talking to her.]]

Alright, I'll be here. Take as long as you need, call me if you need me.

[He's pretty sure that she will neither need him nor will Kanaya want him there but he figured he would put the offer out there anyway. Just in case.]

[In the meantime, he'll just go look for something else to occupy his time and hopefully take his mind off this...]

[Kanaya isn't sticking around, it seems. she hurries through the house, a hand over her mouth, her eyes slightly closed. Damn it, why hadn't she realized? Wasn't she paying enough attention? She hadn't talked to Rose much since she'd gotten here, uncertain about what to say, what she remembered, and now...and now she was paying for that, really.]

[She should have just brought it up. Did it even matter? Rose probably didn't even know about that date, didn't care, she obviously...]

[She nearly steps on Sunshine, the budew scurrying out from where she'd been napping to check on her concerned trainer, and Kanaya makes a frustrated noise before she hurries around the little plantbeast, who trails after her with worry in her eyes.]

[Kanaya doesn't stop until she's outside though, not even noticing the cold and the snow as she moves away from the building, intent on getting as far from that party, from them as she possibly could.]

[Not that she gets very far, probably barely a little ways down the street before she slumps down on a snow covered bench, brushing the cold powder aside. Well. That was that, really, wasn't it? She knew. What had she even been hoping for? This was probably going to happen back there too, if Karkat was right, if humanity as a species was going to survive, but...but...]

[But that didn't help.]

Shit.

[She finally gives in, dropping her head into her hands and sobbing. Shit shit shit.]

[[Sticking around or not, that wasn't going to stop her from seeking her out. Thankfully she had her own Pokemon to assist her, and through them talking with other Pokemon at the party, she learned Kanaya had left the party entirely. And so out she went.

It took her a little bit to find the girl after that, though, no help from nearby Pokemon to assist her. But when she did finally spot her - sobbing on a bench in the snow - she suddenly is very aware that she doesn't...really know what to say.

She'd figure it out as she went, and she cautiously approached the bench, sitting down quietly beside the former troll once she reached it.]]

Kanaya?

[Kanaya freezes when she hears that voice, then sits up slowly, rubbing at her eyes with the back of her arm. Great. She shouldn't have been surprised, Rose wasn't the sort to leave a situation alone most of the time. She wasn't quite as meddlesome as Kanaya herself, but...]

[But what was she supposed to say?] Ah. [She trails off, frowning, and looks down at her hands for a moment, then back at Rose...then she just sighs and slumps down into the bench more.]

Sorry.

There's nothing to apologize for. [[She's not being meddlesome, she's being concerned.]] If anyone should apologize, it's probably me. [[Hey can she just awkwardly rub at her neck a little.]]

Would...you be willing to talk to me about this? I understand if you'd rather not, but.

I-[Normally, yes, she'd want to talk things over with Rose. It was easy to talk things over with Rose, most of the time. But this? She frowns at the snow, her mind racing, and then shrugs.]

I suppose it's better to do so now than later. Not that I have any idea what to say.

That's okay. Can you...at least explain what's wrong? I have an idea, but depending on the time discrepancies between you and I, I may or may not have the full picture. Or, if you'd rather I explain something instead, I would be more than willing to.

[She draws in a breath.] I don't know who else I would explain it to, no one else is even far enough along to understand, I think. Though I suppose this lets me avoid trying to ask you where you are on the timeline back home, which I was trying to figure out how to do. Or maybe it doesn't, maybe nothing back home matters, it could just be that here matters. I mean, we're all human here, time seems to stop, people are from sweeps ago it feels like, and-

[She catches herself. She knows she's rambling, it's a lot easier to do in person than in text, really.]

You might as well have a seat.

[[Rose listens, rambling or not, and sits as suggested.]]

Really, both can matter. Though what happens from here on out will likely take precedence.

Mm. [Well, that would make sense. Sort of. Kanaya is quiet for a few moments, staring at the snow. She wraps her arms around her stomach because she probably should've thought to put her coat before going out, but the sweater is helping some.]

[Now how to...]

Just before I was brought here, we were on a date. You kissed me.

[Then fell down the stairs, but perhaps leave that part out.]

...oh. [[Well. That. Explains a lot now doesn't it? And then here Kanaya was walking in on her and John...]]

I can...certainly better understand why you're so upset now.

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