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[crisisrain]

[Raven's been at that wine in the fountain for a good hour or so now. When life gives you lemons take them, they're free lemons right? He's pretty out of it - hugging anyone who happens to pass by, even the guys. Yeah there's birds being lovey-dubey and some flowers he keeps treading on, not to mention the fountain itself. But he's occupied with getting wasted, because you know, he has priorities. Fortunately for you guys he was affected and taken about 3 days ago.]

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[herotypical]

That'll do. Three boat-wrecks and a hot air balloon crash. Better?

[crisisrain]

[He doesn't know what a hot air balloon is either...]

That'll work. So basically yer relationships ended in disaster?

[herotypical]

Exactamundo. Me? I'm doomed to walk the halls of singledom because I don't think my heart can break into any more pieces.

[It was only a slight misdirection from the truth.]

[crisisrain]

Oh my darlin' I feel your pain! For so many years I thought I would never find love again!

Then I did.

[herotypical]

[Years? Try weeks. Not that she's thinking in her head that everything with Kadaj is love because...it's not. It's so not.]

So, who's the lucky lady?

[crisisrain]

Uh...

Nobody you know.

[herotypical]

Hey! You'd be surprised. I'm a very well-connected girl. C'mon, try me.

[crisisrain]

Seriously, ya wouldn't know 'em. Hangs out with the wrong crowd.

[herotypical]

Believe me, you can't get any wronger than the cemetery crowd. Unless--[she teases]--you're ashamed?

[crisisrain]

Me? Ashamed? Not at all! I'm just not the type ta kiss and tell.

[herotypical]

Oh! So there was kissing.

[crisisrain]

Of course~ This old man has some moves of his own ya know.

[herotypical]

You do realize how creepy that sounds, right? [But she tugs you into a one-armed hug because for whatever reason, that seems like a good idea.]

C'mon, spill! Give a girl a vicarious happy.

[crisisrain]

[He's blushing pretty heavily, all this wine isn't helping much either.]

He'd kill me if I told anyone about us just yet darlin'.

[herotypical]

He? [Not...alarmed, just surprised! Very surprised. Raven sold himself as such a ladies' man.] Don't get me wrong--my best friend plays for the other team, if you catch my drift. Just...wow. And here I was thinking you were very firmly in the all-ladies-all-the-time camp.

[crisisrain]

Yup he. I gotta admit though, even though I can't explain it somethin' feels really off. I never figured I'd feel that way about a guy before, usually bein' around guys was a chore.

[herotypical]

[Raven's drama of the heart is more than enough to distract her from her current woes and confusion.] Well, hey--want some advice? Love makes you do the wacky. Sometimes it's not about what you love, but who. Believe me. I've been there.

[crisisrain]

Not what ya love, but who huh? [He thinks quite hard about that for a moment.] I think the who is the problem here fer me.

[herotypical]

For example--me? I've been in love with a vampire. Kinda a big no-no in my line of work. But, hey...love's love, right?

[crisisrain]

Obviously didn't work out too well for ya hun if yer speakin' in past tense.

[herotypical]

Very much a past tense kind of thing. But, I'm pretty sure the reason why me and him didn't work out? It won't be a problem for you. It was kinda specific.

[crisisrain]

As much as I wanna believe that, I can't shake the thought that my feelings might be part of some experiment. Just like this fountain.

[herotypical]

But...they can't be. That's just--they can't mess with things like that, can they?

[crisisrain]

A kid called Emil told me that last year, people started fallin' in love around Valentines Day... just like now.

[herotypical]

No, Raven. You don't get it. It can't be that--I mean, I've always--[she cuts off, shaking her head rather strongly.]