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[ino]

[there is a pretty blonde girl lounging on the couch in the lobby, long ponytail draped over one of the arms of the couch. she's got a rather sketchy magazine in her hands and she's flipping through it boredly. the journal is lying carelessly open by her feet on the other end of the couch, so it picks up when she makes a comment]

Honestly, once you've read through a couple of these, it's kind of like you've read through them all.

[sighs, and flips a few more pages ...]

"Her hand being on top of his may signify some kind of power struggle in their relationship." ... What? [a small laugh] That's stupid. They're reading way too much into it ...

[ooc: Open over the journal and in person ♥]

Comments

[wilder]

Nah they're not.

[Zelos is sitting nearby, or rather lounging across a couch, with his nose in a book that he doesn't even look away from when he speaks]

[ino]

[lmfao .... peers over the top of the magazine]

You aren't even looking at the picture.

[wilder]

What? I don't have to look to know a gesture like that.

[ino]

It's not even really on top, though, they're just kind of walking while holding hands. And, if you go by what this magazine says, since he's walking in front of her, he must not have a lot of respect for her in the first place.

dictated

[midget]

...What are you even reading?

[ino]

A magazine. It's called Cosmopolitan.

[midget]

Never heard of it.

Is it any good? ...Doesn't sound like you like it, though.

[ino]

It's mostly kind of weird, honestly ... it's entertaining, but I wouldn't take most of it seriously.

--Uh, it's kind of raunchy, too ...

[thebutz]

[Here comes Mr. Butz sauntering through the lobby on his way to his room from outside, and then he stops.

And stares.

Because he recognizes that beauty, yes he does. And he still fails to believe that she didn't want him there that day.]

Well hello, gorgeous! Remember me~?

[He puts on his sexiest smirk. Who can resist?]

[ino]

[aslkdasldk she's looking up over her magazine and .... glaring. oh yeah, she remembers him alright]

What do you want?

[thebutz]

I just want a little bit of sunshine to keep me company!

[Glaring = sunshine. Totally.]

What do you say we go to the bar? Just you and me?

[He sits down next to her and reaches over to put an arm around her shoulders. Oh dear...]

1/2

[ino]

"Sunshine" ... ?

[ino]

--Hey! Keep your hands off, creep! [she's shoving him off the couch, and smacking him with the magazine, now. sorry larry ....]

Dictated

[inafadingcrown]

[Congrats, Ino! You got Galadriel to laugh. She kind of needed it too.]

Or it may simply signify that he offered her his hand and not the opposite. Are there truly those who believe such things? I should not be surprised, I suppose.

[ino]

Yeah, exactly. [wow, what a pretty laugh, too 8D] There's a whole section in here dedicated to the meanings of body language. Some of it's stupid, like that, but other stuff is just obvious. "He's hugging her, that means he likes her!" Well, duh ...

[inafadingcrown]

[Well, lucky you, you get to hear that laugh again. Or at least a chuckle.]

There is much to be learned from such gestures, but that which is of use is seldom so simple or so obvious.

[ino]

Yeah, exactly. But a lot of the relationship advice in here is just stupid anyways, so it's no surprise they don't know how to read gestures, either.

[fanstheflame]

[he'll just quietly come up behind her and peer... though he's got no illusions about being able to actually sneak up on her]

What are you even reading...?

[ino]

[she'll be leaning her head back to look at him upside-down, so her bangs hang down with the rest of her hair. hey, would you look at that, she DOES have two eyes!]

Oh, hey Gale.

[she'll hold up the magazine, one finger marking the page she was on, to show him the cover. which ... LMFAO, is covered in "HOTTEST SEX EVER!" and other similar taglines]

It's just some weird magazine I found in the library.

[fanstheflame]

[to his credit, he doesn't blush - he's heard the raunchy stories some of the men in the Hob sling around, after all. he's pretty sure her magazines don't have much on a few of them. still, he raises an eyebrow]

I find it kinda weird that the cover says something like that, but they're actually talking about holding hands. Kind of a letdown, isn't it?

[ino]

[she's kind of impressed, and it shows in the little smirk that appears on her face. which is probably a bad thing, because now, it's a challenge. FIND A WAY TO MAKE GALE BLUSH.]

Oh -- that's just one of the smaller articles. [points to one of the taglines on the front ... "Give off that Good-In-Bed Vibe!" ]These are all the main features. But it's kind of a letdown anyways, honestly ...

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley will just peer over her shoulder to look at that magazine. When did he get there? Who knows]

Funny, I thought a power struggle was signified by screaming and throwing things.

[ino]

[SNEAKY SNAKE ...]

Yeah, I kinda thought that too.

[onlyanapple]

Never took you for one to read Cosmo, Ino.

[ino]

Oh, they've given me some food for thought.

[she'll turn to face him better, grinning] So, Crowley, what would you say if someone stuck their hand in your pocket and said, "Is that a roll of quarters, or are you just happy to see me?"