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[morganknight]

You've reached Morgan Knight.
And I'm not here.
Go.

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[ichoosefight]

[ Steph ducks her head and turns even pinker. Feeling down or not, that's a rather enticing proposal. She's been walking that path a long time. Besides, as long as he's embarrassed, she doesn't have to be! ]

It is a nice house.

[morganknight]

[And Morgan just smirks, blush aside.] You haven't seen every square inch of it. Yet.

[ichoosefight]

I'm not sure I could manage that if I had a whole year.

[ It's going to be weird living someplace more than 1500 square feet. ]

[morganknight]

You would be surprised how thorough I can be in showing it off, given the proper motivation.

[But look on the bright side, the main floor is a dojo. Training without having to go anywhere!]

[ichoosefight]

I think I can pass on rooms with nothing but couches and guest rooms.

[morganknight]

You say that, but thoroughness is an accomplishment all its own. [Morgan drops his chin onto a palm, propping himself up with his arm as he regards Steph with a fond smile that veers slightly towards the dopey side.]

[ichoosefight]

[ She smiles fondly back, that embarassed energy gone again. ]

You say that, but I'm still not interested.

[morganknight]

If history is any guide, we'll get so caught up that one or both of us won't even remember we had plans and preferences to begin with. I know you have that effect on me for sure.

[And that SURE isn't a complaint.]

[ichoosefight]

Oh, yes, for sure. I'm very forgetful.

[ Her voice is entirely too innocent. At least she has a surefire way to end the tour if he bores her. ]

[morganknight]

I prefer to say that we have a pretty good ability to... draw each others' focus completely, as it were.

[It doesn't go just one way, after all.]

[ichoosefight]

[ Her smile turns lopsided as she starts scraping ice cream from the bottom of the tub. ]

At least until my stomach starts to hurt.

[morganknight]

You're the one with healing, I dunno what to tell you there. [And boy does he miss his own ability, sometimes.]

[ichoosefight]

[ She shrugs. ]

I have to be able to focus. I can't use it much on myself.

[ She never has bruises anymore, though! ]

[morganknight]

And we'd like to avoid ordinary reasons why you'd need to do that. [They won't and don't, of course, but he's pretty sure they can both agree they don't like her being hurt.]

[ichoosefight]

No, we want to avoid the weird reasons. I do gymnastics, I get bruised.

[ 'Want', yes. ]

[morganknight]

I mean... isn't the goal to eventually get good enough that you don't get bruised?

[And then you do more challenging things, which get you bruised, and the cycle continues, but it's the principle of the thing.]

[ichoosefight]

[ ... ]

[ that's not actually something she's ever questioned ]

[ what is the goal ]

I think the goal is mostly 'not getting killed'.

And having fun.

[morganknight]

"Getting better" has to be in there somewhere, right? [Even if unintentionally, wouldn't it just happen from practice?]

[ichoosefight]

Not really. I quit the team my first year of high school. I dunno if I'd even call it a hobby, just a skill.

Exercise, I guess is a goal.

[morganknight]

Eh, I'm not sure that says anything about you, except that you're not the sort to enjoy high-school team rules. But hell if I know, I never went to a normal high school.

[ichoosefight]

That's not really how gymnastics teams work...

Anyway, what it says is that I don't really care about improving. Which is what I'm saying, too.

[morganknight]

[Yeah, he's not buying it. Not when she's taken up a mantle that constantly, constantly demands the best and better! But whatever works for her... well, works for her!]

Well, you know me. Everything is a learning experience. And I've sure learned a lot tonight!

[ichoosefight]

[ That mantle makes very specific demands, and "avoid injury" is not actually one of them. Whoops. ]

From hearing me whine?

[morganknight]

Naw, I didn't hear any of that. [Morgan props his chin on a hand, smiling at her.] You should know by now I think you're amazing. Even if you don't.

[ichoosefight]

And you should know by now that I don't have any rose-colored glasses. What'd you learn aside from my dramatic backstory?