Sixth Floor Common Area, Saturday Evening

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

There were pizzas stacked on one of the convenient tables, and bottles of soda nearby. Because it seemed like as good a time as any for general hanging out. And because Zack had been squeeing about a ballpit, and had dragged her up here to show it off.

"Seriously?" Elena asked. "I don't get it. So, what, you just ... dive in there and ..."

Zack had yet to explain the actual attraction of the ball pit. Give him time.

(puppy modded with permission. open!!)

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[puppy_fair]

"Naaaah. Feet are pretty boring when they don't come attached to a leg." There was a beat, and then a lopsided grin, then, from the puppy. "Guess that means I'm going to have to claim those, too, huh?"

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"Exactly how much of my body do you intend to take?" Elena asked, still giggling. "Wow, that sounds even dirtier out loud, doesn't it?"

[puppy_fair]

"Kinda, yeah," Zack agreed, trying desperately to look casual even as his cheeks shifted to a fetching shade of bright pink. "I was going to just stop at your legs, but you'd probably miss those too, huh?"

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"Probably," she said. "I'm pretty attached. We could work out some kind of lease agreement?"

He should just be happy she didn't take the anatomy discussion any further. It helped that he was cute when he blushed.

[puppy_fair]

"Hmm. Or a timeshare. Legs and feet are property of the princess of the pit while they are in the pit, but may leave with the previous owner upon leaving the sixth floor!"

He just liked saying 'princess of the pit.'

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"So ... you own my legs for now?" she asked. "Anything in particular you want them to do?"

It was totally not her fault that came out sounding like that. Dammit, Zack.

[puppy_fair]

It was the mysterious power of puppy. He couldn't help it, and neither could anyone else!

At least they weren't talking about swords!

"Dance?"

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"Do I have to get out of the ballpit for that?" Elena asked. "I'm kind of comfy in here, and it's gonna be hard to dance around all these balls."

[puppy_fair]

"I'll take a raincheck," Zack decided, because he was so very understanding that way.

Understanding, and laughing again.

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"I could wave my toes around," she offered, sticking one foot up in the air again. "Synchronized toe-waving, hut!"

Yup, she could totally point her toes in different directions, to a beat. Talent. That was why the Turks recruited her.

[puppy_fair]

She would have to excuse Zack while he completely cracked the heck up again.

"Bravo! Encore! Um... Other yay words!"

Like, say, 'yay?'

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"Encore?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. "If you insist! I saved this move for the finale."

Oh, yes. It was time to pop her other foot up out of the ballpit and bust out double the synchro-toe action.

Could he handle that!??!