Eldritch Pollen [for Altair]

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It isn't often Ivy uses her PINpoint to go home from the Sanctuary. But she had a really good reason. To change into something a little more showy. It was a nice dress that a friend had talked her into buying.

Poor Altair would never know what hit him. It had more color than anything else Ivy owned. And showed a good amount of her legs too, didn't help Ivy was wearing matching shoes and waiting for the chance to say hello to Altair. He might find it unusal for Ivy to be wearing red.

It would just look odd seeing as she's not a flashy dresser and red is well, eye catching.

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Altaїr walked through the Nexus with a frown. He hadn't been here in another couple of weeks, and he didn't particularly want to be here now. He had important things to take care of right now.

His only saving factor was that while he was here he could relax for once in a change. Also, he had the distinct possibility of running into Ivy, which he did not mind one bit.

Course, that opinion could change quickly here in a second...

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Yeah it might change. Mostly because Ivy is feeling rather flirty instead of being slightly reserved. The dress won't help matters because of how it clings a little around her waist which leads right to her legs.

It does help though that's she's looking for him. Just in case he's here. So he might have time to run away if he sees her trying to move around a group of couches.

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Unfortunately for Altaїr he knows not that he should run away rather than walk up to Ivy. Which he does. And then stands stock still as his head slowly starts tilting to the side. His eyebrows shoot up and he starts to say something several times before he just gives up and stares.

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Ivy has the feelingsomeone is watching her. She just has no idea who, yet. And if she knew he was speechless well, she might grin from ear to ear. Then shamelessly sway in his direction. Because if he's distracted by one little dress, what else could distract him, hmm?

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Just about anything at this point in time.

Altaїr coughs once and then clears his throat. "Ivy?" His voice sounds uncertain.

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That nearly startled Ivy. She shfted her stance about to attempt to knock him over but...it was him. So she didn't look like she'd knock him over.

"Oh, hello Altair," she smiles because this is just who she was looking for. She's happy he's here. And his voice. Wow. How come she didn't notice how nice it was before?

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Altaїr tries not to frown. "Hello, Ivy."

When the silence descends Altaїr shifts uncomfortably. He doesn't know what to say, although he has plenty on his mind right about now.

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Ivy doesn't blush but she does tuck a bit of hair behind one of her ears.

And at least she isn't showing off any clevage this time, Altair. But she is going to take a step in his direction.

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Altaїr looks like a rabbit ready to bolt, but he stays steady. Shifting his stance once again he forces himself to relax. "It's... nice to see you again." He says hesitantly.

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Ivy's hand reaches up then stops. No it would be a bad idea to touch his face without warning.

"It's um. It's nice...that you're here." She pauses and takes in a breath of air. "Can I touch your face?" She won't beg but she just really needs to touch him. And she's fighting hard to not sound desperate.

But the pollen is affecting her strongly and she needs to touch him soon. She missed him.

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Altaїr blinks rapidly and frowns slightly. He doesn't object to the odd request though. "It always seems I wind up in this place when you're around. I always see you." He watches her hand with keen eyes.

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She's a blind woman. Touching his face is her way of seeing him. So her hand goes to his cheek and her thumb gently runs over it. A content smile crosses over her features as her fingers slowly make a journey over his face. Finally she just lets that hand cup one cheek and she boldly rests her forehead against his chin, because he is taller than her.

Ivy doesn't giggle but she does smile. "I come through the Nexus often. There are...a few places I enjoy frequenting and you usually find me when I've decided that I don't want to be there."

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His eyes close briefly and then open again to look down at her. "Only when you don't want to be down here?" He says in a teasing tone.

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Ivy smiles and stays right where he is. "Oh. Well. I meant that there’s a place I go pretty often but when I don’t want to be there…It seems we run into each other here. Or rather wherever I’ve gone to in the Nexus. It’s odd. Not unpleasant though.”

Her other hand ends up on on of his shoulders. She has her cane hanging from her wrist from a strap that's attached to it but the cane is nearly weightless compared to how one might expect. But Ivy is content right now. She's here with him and he's letting her touch him too.

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He smirks and shifts his stance more comfortably to support her weight against his body. "Just 'not unpleasant'?" It seems teasing Ivy relaxes him despite his anxiousness towards her boldness.

One of Altaїr's hand wraps itself around Ivy's waist and steadies her. His other hand hangs uselessly at his side, a bit of uncertainness in the way it hangs there.

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For a moment her face heats up. But then she tilts her face up as if looking at him. "Oh more than that. How much more is hard to say though."

The presense of his hand around her wasit causes her skin to tingle just a bit. Her mouth feels dry for a second there as well but she's thinking about things as well. Like how far she can go.

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Altair shifts uncomfortably. When he speaks his voice is low and husky. "...Try saying it anyway."

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Ivy's thoughts dart around like birds and squirrels in her mind. The way his voice had dropped though gave her courage.

"I'm very pleased I met you here," she answers. Her voice had dropped into what could only be called a bed room voice.

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Altaїr suppressed a smile and tilted his head forward a bit. He gazed down at her. His lips pressed against her forehead for a moment and then he gave her a light kiss. He moved his head away slightly after that so he could look at her face.

"Just 'very'?" he says, hard-pressed not to smile.

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Her breath hitched because she hadn't expected that at all. O so he had turned that tables on her.

It didn't stp[ her from lifting her face and pressing a kiss against his mouth once she found it. It wasn't forceful but it did help state what she didn't have the words for. She had missed him alot and well, she also was quite attracted to him. Maybe even habored feelings that she couldn't admit to herself because they were new and in a sprot-like stage.

That said a whole lot more than words could.

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It did, and yet it also left Altaїr at a loss for words. He couldn't describe his feelings at the moment if he tried. Confused, giddy, scared, content... they all seemed appropriate and somehow lacking at the same time. And how could a person be so many things at once? But he couldn't not describe it that way.

He broke the kiss as he leaned away and turned his face to the side. His cheek twitched once from the force it took to keep his face straight. He stared intensely at nothing.

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Ivy felt a pang in her chest because he had pulled back and looked away. That hurt more than it should and she turned her face away. She didn' want him to know that had hurt her.

It shouldn't. She should be used to this. She pulled her hands away from him and took in a breath to calm herself. It would be fine. He hadn't asked her to leave.

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Altaїr felt a pang of guilt as Ivy pulled away, but he didn't understand why. This was a road no amount of training had ever--could ever--prepare him for. He didn't understand any of this. And, despite knowing it a lie from his mind to his heart, he didn't want any of this either. It was too complicated. He liked simple. Easy. Death.

He glanced at Ivy and immediately turned away. His face burned with a heat not from embarrassment, but from anger. He was upset with how he felt about her; why did he always have to feel so shameful around her? Never before in his entire life!

His fist clenched at his side and it took him a moment to relax and calm down.

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It probably wouldn't help that Ivy had pulled away from him and made a tactical retreat to one of the couches. She didn't want to admit the possibility of more than infatuation and attraction. The things that kept them apart would only grow more complicated.

So she sulks turning her back to him and curling her limbs around each other and hugging them to her body. The couch might eat her cane. Maybe her PINpoint to so she might be stuck here even if she wanted to retreat further. She might just do that and hunt down a tub of ice cream if this turned even worse.

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Altaїr followed Ivy to the couch like a little puppy. He quite frankly didn't know what else to do. He watched as she curled up into herself and the pang of guilt wrenched harder on his heart.

With a small sigh, Altaїr turned around and glared at the sky. He looked down briefly, then over his shoulder, and finally backed himself up until his legs touched the couch and fell down on it. He sat there idly, trying not to shift around. Still his fingers drummed an indeterminable beat on his leg.

He glanced at ivy through the corner of his eyes every so often, but otherwise felt and looked as awkward as could be.