It's for the best. It would be strange for you to show up at whatever meeting we have next without a beard.
[Off to the bar! Though he's not planning on drinking anymore, instead once they're inside Ali turns to face Hawke as best as he can without looking too disrespectfully. Instead, he pulls out a lighter.]
[He flicks on the lighter, and the small flame jumps to his other hand and becomes a pslm-sized fireball. It becomes warm in their immediate area, but not uncomfortably so. And after some time, their clothes start drying on both of their bodies.]
It's just a little trick I figured out. It's quite rainy in my country.
You'll have to do a bit more convincing to convince me on that one.
[But, as a reward for Hawke's boldness (and also because of the alpha rain they both got caught in), Ali will grab the front of Hawke's shirt to pull him down to his height and kiss him.]
My battles are ones of wits, but if you two decide to mud wrestle, then I certainly won't mind being referee.
[Hawke will get a brief memory of Concord and Ali trying to fight as a way of training Ali, but Ali just keeps falling down and failing while Concord finds it amusing.]
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I think I'm better off as I am.
[ meanwhile, he absolutely is letting ali do as he pleases ]
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[Off to the bar! Though he's not planning on drinking anymore, instead once they're inside Ali turns to face Hawke as best as he can without looking too disrespectfully. Instead, he pulls out a lighter.]
Don't freak out, okay?
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[ he just raises his brows expectantly. do your worst dragon boy ]
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It's just a little trick I figured out. It's quite rainy in my country.
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And here I thought simply drawing the moisture out was a bit of a fancy trick.
[ that. that is actually ]
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[Once they're dry he flicks his wrist and the fireball disappears.]
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[ wry. his eyes watch ali's hand tho ]
I can't say it works nearly as well, however.
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[A difference of hyperfocus versus jack of all trades in his mind.
He slips the lighter into his pocket as he speaks again.]
That must be why you're walking around in the rain so brazenly then, if you have a way to dry off.
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[ he says, so brazenly. i, personally, am embarrassed on his behalf ]
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A fair point. But who was your intended audience?
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Well, I suppose at the moment it's you. [ crosses his arms. flexes casually ]
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You're lucky I find you attractive. Elsewise I might have teased you for it.
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Better that than getting a little stabbed again.
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Of course, there are other types of stabbing, but I think I'd have to work up to that one.
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[But, as a reward for Hawke's boldness (and also because of the alpha rain they both got caught in), Ali will grab the front of Hawke's shirt to pull him down to his height and kiss him.]
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wahoo! ]
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But anyway he pulls away and grins.]
Not that I can't be convinced. But I do have a lover, and I have to consider if he would agree to it too.
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I suppose I'd simply have to convince him too.
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Somehow, I think you'd like that too.
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[Hawke will get a brief memory of Concord and Ali trying to fight as a way of training Ali, but Ali just keeps falling down and failing while Concord finds it amusing.]
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It'd be a show just for you. Perhaps with more white shirts.
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I suppose we should find a bit of oil at that rate.
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