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The faint tones of birdsong greet the approaching dawn as you roll like a tumbleweed over to Pepper’s side and find the girl with her arm and legs spread out across the grass. Blissfully taking in the sunlight, your stalwart partner looks your way as you approach with that classic smug grin of hers on her face!
“Hey <span class="mu-i">you</span>...” She smiles, lifting her head so you can loop your arm under her neck like a pillow.
Hey <span class="mu-i">yourself</span>, you reply with a smirk of your own! So… does she do this kind of stuff often?
“Oh yea, <span class="mu-i">absolutely</span>...” She giggles, rolling her eyes as she adds in a facetious derisive scoff for good measure, “Uncovering the truth, thwarting evil plots, flirting with death, swashbuckling from dusk til’ dawn, and getting the boy… yep, in my line of work we call that <span class="mu-i">Tuesday</span>, chief.”
Rubbing her cheek against your shoulder, the girl raises a quizzical eyebrow your way as uncertainty begins to cloud her face.
“... I uh… I <span class="mu-i">did</span>... get the boy… right?”
You respond with a playful shrug as you reach over and give her hair a tousle. Depends… did <span class="mu-i">you</span> get the <span class="mu-i">girl</span>?
“Hell <span class="mu-i">yea</span> you did, sandcrab.” She purrs as the worry in her face quickly fades, “And as happy as I am that they’re both alive,” the redhead continues as she glances over to Raj and Chuck, the former making a ‘<span class="mu-i">Grass Angel</span>’, the latter debating whether he wants to stick around or not, “If present company wasn’t around, well... you’d <span class="mu-i">definitely</span> be getting the girl right now…”
Rolling over to trace her finger along your sternum, the girl lets out a blissful sigh as she opts to flop back against your arm. “... but <span class="mu-i">this</span> reporter has a hunch that you’re gonna be real busy in the next few hours… bein’ the big <span class="mu-s">HERO</span> and all…”
Yea, well, you reply, adding in your own sigh for good measure, nothing wrong with taking a short break, is there?
“Not. A.t <span class="mu-i">All</span>.” Pepper nods in assent as she gives your cheek a gentle kiss, “And I’m a patient gal, y’know…”
Right, you snort, that’s why she ran off by herself to an abandoned mine, right? Truly a paragon of self-control!
“Shaddap, you…” She groans, giving the side of your leg a playful kick! OW!
>CONTD.
