( — march catchall )

[rocinantes]

Who: katherine pierce, amos burton, stefan salvatore, wanda maximoff
What: event stuff and other sundries
When: march
Where: all around trench

Content Warnings: language

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[explosion]

[ IT COULD BE DYING, AMOS!

wanda smiles as she steps inside of her house. she doesn't turn to see if he's following; she knows he is. ]

It does, actually.

[ she laughs lightly as though she hadn't expected that. she thought perhaps the plant knew one song and one song only and would stop singing eventually, like the music in a birthday card running out of battery. ]

It's really smart. I'm a little surprised by how easily it picks things up.

[ she leads him down the hallway to her kitchen. ]

[rocinantes]

Yeah, it's like a parrot that way.

( except not as annoying. but, amos has found that he likes it and it reminds him of the person that gave them to him so it's nice.

he's glad she's liking it. )

What are you having it sing?

[explosion]

Just songs.

[ she waves her hand dismissively. what she's taught is sokovian songs, mostly the ones that her mother had sung to her when she had been little. she likes that it sings it almost perfectly.

the plant is outside. she leads him out onto her back porch and gestures with a wave of her hand toward where it sits on the top staircase happily. the moment it sees her, it begins to sing in slavic. ]

[rocinantes]

What language is that?

( it's not a bad song or anything, he just doesn't recognize it. )

Sounds good. You've been working overtime with it.

[explosion]

It's Slavic.

[ she imagines he'll know what that is considering what he does know about earth. she has a feeling 'sokovia' isn't a country he knows. ]

It's my first language. [ she touches her nape. ] I didn't expect it to be able to pick up any other languages.

[ she smiles. the plant doesn't stop singing to itself, seemingly happy with its song and company. ]

Now you know you have multilingual plants.

[rocinantes]

Plants are smarter than a lot of people I know.

( including himself. )

Is that a good song?

[explosion]

[ she smiles and nods. ]

It was one of my mother's favourites.

[ wanda looks at the plant fondly. it continues to quietly sing as though it knows not to belt out any of the notes right now. ]

The plant makes it sound happier than it is. [ she looks at amos and smiles. ] Thank you for it. It makes the house feel a little less lonely.

[rocinantes]

You're welcome, glad you like it.

( and he's glad he was able to give someone else something that made them happy. the plants had been one of the bright spots for him for awhile. )

You can't teach it to say bad things about me.

[explosion]

Ugh!

[ she droops her shoulders and pouts, sighing dramatically in disappointment. wanda keeps her gaze on the plant despite her feigned disappointment. ]

But I wanted it to tell you how bad of a kisser you are. How else will you listen?

[rocinantes]

Wow, harsh.

( he says that sarcastically, rolling his eyes. )

And a liar. I know I'm not a bad kisser.

[explosion]

Has anyone told you that you are good at kissing?

[ wanda cocks her brow, planting her hand on her hip as she feels it best showcases her stubborn refusal to believe otherwise. amos isn't a bad kisser, but he can't know that… even though her carrying on about it says everything.

she sucks at people. ]

[rocinantes]

That's a little private, isn't it?

( he plays coy. )

Wouldn't you like to know.

[explosion]

Is it? [ wanda tilts her head to the side curiously. ] I've kissed you, and I think it was very meh.

[ she scrunches her nose and smiles at him. she'll insist on this until her grave, and then it'll be on her tombstone.

HERE LIKES WANDA DJANGO MAXIMOFF
10 FEBRUARY 1989-TODAY
AMOS BURTON WAS A MEH KISSER ]

[rocinantes]

Uh huh.

( he doesn't believe her but he doesn't think he's going to be able to get the honest truth out of her. )

Then, you don't have to kiss me again, do you?

[explosion]

[ she's quick to shake her head. ]

Nope.

[ but wanda averts her gaze, looking straight ahead as she tilts her chin up slightly in an act of defiance. she doesn't think about the kiss. she doesn't want another kiss. she just likes informing him that he is a very bad kisser. ]

But I know that you are desperate to kiss me again.

[ she looks at him from the corner of her eye and slowly widen her smile slightly. ]

I am one of the best kissers.

[rocinantes]

And how do you know that?

( that's she's one of the best kissers? he's not arguing against it but he's curious as to what made her say that. )

Someone you've been kissing that's been telling you that?

[explosion]

[ she nods. ] Yup.

[ vision would say she's a great kisser, but she's the only person vision has and most likely will ever kiss. but saying so will only encourage amos to ask questions, and wanda's too good in a mood to go down that road. ]

I get told by many, many people how good of a kisser I am. You're free to add to it.

[rocinantes]

How often are you kissing people?

( what kind of hobbies did you have there, wanda? he laughs. )

Got a really active social life, huh?

[explosion]

Don't kiss shame.

[ she narrows her eyes playfully and shakes her head at him. ]

And don't be jealous, either. I am a good kisser and you are not. [ she shrugs. ] That sucks for you.

[rocinantes]

Fine, then don't kiss me ever again.

( a simple solution, isn't it? )

I wouldn't want to put you through the horror.

[explosion]

[ wanda cocks her brow as she looks at him. ] Is that what you want?

[ the singing plant continues to hum, undisturbed by the conversation at hand. now would be a good time for it to start singing a specific song from the little mermaid. ]

[rocinantes]

( oh, he walked into that one, didn't he? he makes a face. )

Is that what you want?

( he can try and not answer. )

[explosion]

[ oh, no, mr burton. we're not playing that game. ]

I asked first. And since it's always ladies first… [ she gestures with a sweep of his hand to take the floor. ] It's rude to leave a lady waiting on an answer.

[rocinantes]

Since when is it always ladies first?

( avoiding the question, yes. )

[explosion]

[ the beginning of time, amos. while wanda thinks about insisting that it's the same everywhere, even in space, she refuses to go on this tangent. instead, she regards him squarely. ]

You don't want to kiss me.

[ while she keeps her tone purposefully neutral… there is a little disappointment threaded through it. ]