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☤ twenty-nine

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[Cameron is an atheist, but in some ways she's all for the holidays. They're an excuse to be happy. Sometimes you need one. So she doesn't think anything of the Christmas decorations everywhere, on buildings and lampposts, garlands around doorways and lights in the trees. How she makes it into work without being assaulted by smooches is anyone's guess. But she does.

Her luck? Her luck is bound to change, at work, after work, on her way home, wherever you might like to imagine you might encounter her.]

[ooc; SCREAM please. imagine this was hours ago ;_; we've company from out of town so my computer access has not been optimal today |D ilu all. um. open for EVERYONE, srsly, the more the merrier imo >D backdating is likely sob sorry ILOVEYOUPOLY

ETA; 3 am where did you come from. more when i'm awake ;.; <333]

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[Sometime during the day, Angela lost count of how many people she's locked lips with. She does remember, however, that five people should invest in Tic-Tacs as soon as possible and that two people really need Chapstick.

But the day is winding down and she has a couple of tricks to get into for certain residents of her apartment building before they get home, so no more kissing for her if she can fight it. Her path home takes her down the sidewalk right into Cameron's own path. Their association, rather than a friendship, has been polite these last few weeks so Angela nods slightly to the other woman as a greeting.]

Hey.

[It's kind of a surprise to her, really, how well they've been getting along of late. One couldn't say they've been friendly, no, but it's something a little more than cold civility, and she never expected that. So, doing her part for holiday cheer, she offers a little smile and a nod of her head, hands being too deep in her pockets to wave.]

Evening.

[She has a plan to continue walking her way, which Angela manages to do for all of two steps before feeling an urge to double back and call out to Cameron.

The only problem is that Angela isn't calling to get Cameron's attention, but to warn her. That urge has become familiar to Angela today and she knows what's coming and for once today, it's not what she wants to do.]

Oh, fuck me...

[No, Cameron, not you. Not Cameron ever, even though Angela's tugging on her coat sleeve to get her closer.]

[The curse doesn't really catch hold of her until that little tug, and she finds herself stepping closer though it's the last thing she wants to do.]

Not again, god, sorry--

[She doesn't want to kiss most people she knows; but even if Angela isn't an enemy anymore, Cameron can't really say she likes her. Certainly not like that. But misteltoe is mischievous, and she finds herself leaning in to lock lips, eyes shut, frustration wrinkling her brow.]

[Angela clearly has a look of disgust on her face as she puckers up, much like if one was forced to kiss their Great Aunt Marcy, the one who smells like Ben-gay and likes to pop out her yellowed dentures at the dinner table.

Of course, Cameron is much more attractive than any great aunt but that doesn't mean Angela wants to kiss her. It feels like her hands have a mind of their own as they thread into Cameron's blonde strands to hold her in place, going from a light brush of her lips to a firmer pressure against Cameron's.

There is not enough Listerine in the City for Angela right now. Maybe hospital-grade bleach will do her better.]

[Her frustration manifests as a degree of aggression; unable to pull back she leans in to the kiss, lips parting urgently to worry at Angela's. She wants to get this over with. she draws the other woman in closer, unconsciously, unintentionally, still grimacing. They can share a bleach cocktail afterwards.]

[For somebody who likewise wants to get over it, Angela doesn't give up much of a fight. In fact, she doesn't give up much of anything but a soft whine that while is one of horror, could easily be mistaken for one of enjoyment by any passing parties.

Let any passing parties not be anybody either one of them knows. It's easier to be embarrassed by strangers you'll never see again than by next door neighbors or colleagues.

Thank God for small mercies because that evil plant has gone back to the hell from whence it came and Angela finally finds the strength to push back from Cameron, turning to hack, cough, and spit away any traces of Cameron's mouth.]

What... the... hell...

[She lets the momentum of Angela's shove take her a few paces back; and if she doesn't scrub her tongue it's only out of a faintly spiteful need to be more polite.]

I hate this place.

[She's glowering at nothing, casting a paranoid glance at the people passing by; if she sees anyone she recognizes, she might have to reconsider the whole "do no harm" thing.

Satisfied, she keeps her distance, eying Angela warily. With their luck the curse might not be satisfied by this.]

[Screw being polite. Politeness isn't necessary when a horrifying event occurs. At least she isn't panicking, screaming bloody murder.]

Tell me about it.

[In a moment of clarity, Angela glances over to Cameron, eyes squinted in a suspicious look.]

At least your breath doesn't stink.

[Take it as a compliment, Cameron. It's not exactly stuck firmly in the insult category.]

[She can't quite help herself; it's a strange, backhanded compliment, and coupled with Angela's odd look and her own barely-suppressed panic, it's funny. And so Cameron lets out a little laugh, barely more than a strangled cough, before she catches herself and manages to regain composure.]

[Barely more than a cough, but Angela caught it. It triggers her into a puff of a laugh, not quite bitter, but not quite outright amused. There could be worse people to kiss in the grand scheme of things. She could have kissed House.]

You don't tell Robert and I won't.

[Because the last thing either one of them needs is a pouty Australian in their midsts.]

[Kissing House isn't all bad. Ask Cameron, she could tell you. But that's a story for another day, which is to say, never. Cameron can think of worse people than Angela to kiss as well, though for different reasons-- there aren't many she's got such a strong reason to avoid.]

Deal.

[She jokingly puts out a hand to shake on it.]

[No, that's okay. Because all that would do is re-confirm the idea that Angela had about Cameron being in love with House if that kiss wasn't curse related.

If it's a joke of a handshake, it flies over Angela's head because she comes close enough to slap her hand against Cameron's.]

I would ask you to pinky swear but we're both grown adults, right?

[There's a slight tug on Cameron's hand coming from Angela's direction, just like the one a few minutes ago. That slight tug is quickly becoming a stronger one and her eyes roll up to the awning above them to witness another damn sprig above them. When her eyes come back down to Earth, the only thing she sees is the poor woman has been yanked right up against her.]

I'm sorry.

[The apology is a quick breath of warm air against Cameron's lips as Angela's arm wraps around Cameron's waist. Her teeth catch on Cameron's lip, gentle nips asking for permission.

She did say earlier she really liked this curse. Too bad hindsight is a bitch. Her opinion has taken a total 180.]

[No need to ask what she's sorry for. This is patently unfair, a fact she considers helplessly as she slips one arm over Angela's shoulder awkwardly while returning the kiss, lips parting instinctively and against her will.]

[More than unfair. This is outright pure evil on the part of the curse. This is the stuff that nightmares are made of. Never had Angela imagined she'd kiss Cameron, much less twice.

Along with that bleach cocktail, she's going to need some nice acid to scrub her tongue down at the end of the night now that it's found itself a home against Cameron's. Where was Hodgins with his chemical knowledge to fix one up for her when she needed him? Then again, maybe it's best he wasn't around in the City. He'd might like this little show his ex-girlfriend is putting on, complete with her hand tipping Cameron's chin up to deepen the kiss as if things weren't bad enough.]

[Curses always seem to have a mind of their own. Sometimes the compulsion is easy enough to deal with; if it doesn't bother you a peck on the cheek can be enough. Not so, now; Cameron isn't at all certain how her hand ended up on Angela's ass, but there it is, and her cheeks are flaming red with embarrassment. So much for putting up a fight.]

[Depending on which cheeks one is referring to, Angela would have been fine with a peck on one. However, now Cameron's grabbing her ass and that's definitely not the cheek where Angela's preferences lie.

They're dueling in the battle of who hads the redder face until a joyous whoop from a very unwanted and undesired passerby (figures somebody would be around to enjoy their shame) pulls Angela from her haze. She yanks herself away to surreptitiously wipe her mouth with her sleeve, unable to look Cameron in the eye. The space between them now is wide enough to drive an ocean liner through.]

What the hell was that?

I don't--

[Wide-eyed and totally ashamed, she's taking an extra step back anyway with a little shudder. All Cameron wants is to go home, brush her teeth til her mouth bleed, and lull herself to forgetful sleep with a glass of wine and something to read.]

I think I should... go, before...

Yeah, go. Me too. Far away. Far, far, far away.

[Wine isn't going to cut it for Angela. In fact, she's not going to head home. She's going to go to some skeezy dive of a bar and drink the hardest liquor they have. Maybe it'll ruin the memory center of her brain along with her liver.]

It's-- I'm sorry about.

[She can't even articulate it, so Cameron just nods, looking a little sick, and turns to flee.]

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☤ twenty-nine

action; SOB I WAS AFRAID YOU WOULD NEVER POST AND WE COULD NEVER TERRORIZE OUR GIRLS

action; HOW COULD I PASS THIS UP. REALLY. <3

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action; do we want to torture them some more?

action; s'all good bby, as long as you feel up to my epic backdating |D

action; /backtags to hell and back

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action; this handbasket is fun!

action; /dansu

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