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Killjoys: Wargasm (S03E10)

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Watching Killjoys for the first time: The Warrior Princess Bride

"What do you want to change...?" The curtains were slowly being pulled back, revealing a side of Mantis she'd never even considered or asked about. Probably because she always oozed such optimism that it never crossed her mind that all of it could come from a dark place. "There's... something you regret?" She took Mantis' hand in hers and held them both against her chest; a gesture of trust, if she wanted to talk about it.

"I'm afraid i do like shooting the shit with you, because i've found you're the only one i can't creep out yet." Bucky replied humorously, shaking his head a bit. He enjoyed Ava's company, they was on the same wavelenght in some way. Hearing her next words however, Bucky tilted his head a bit. It made sense concidering everything but still... "Really?" He asked curiously. "If it makes you feel better.... I'm quite sure i've never kissed someone that gives me butterflies." That was a can of worms he wasn't sure he was actually sure he was willing to go into right now. "It's not sad....! People are never going to understand people like you and me, so don't play to their standards of what's normal. It's only gonna make you sad."

"When you've been taught to phase a man's heart through his chest before you've even had your first period, there are very few things than can creep me out." Visually, no. But there were other sensations that made it easy for the panic to set in. "But I guess you're right. As long as we're not dead, there's still time. ... damn, I wish I had something to toast with..." So instead, she held up her fist for a fist-bump. "Here's to us finding someone who'll sweep us off our feet, yeah?"

"I'm not the one with flawless skin here." It's not that Ava didn't appreciate the compliments; she merely felt that if the two of them were put in a lineup for a blind date, Mantis would get more votes on looks alone. "I do know. It's what I used when I needed to get into somewhere I didn't belong. A flirtatious shoulder, show a little leg, and men are dumb enough to let me in anywhere." She adjusted the little ghost on her shoulder. "How about you do this little guy the honour of naming him?"

Ava's stare narrowed; she couldn't believe he would say that to her face. "A knife? I'm more subtle than that, Barnes. However I decide to get back at you, it's in a way you'll least expect it. My answer would be you, if you keep talking like that."

Everything in Ava's body went slack on feeling her empathic touch against her mind. No more nausea, no more twisting of her insides. What a relief it was. She found it difficult not to relish the sensation every second of the day. "Much." Despite the comfort, Ava's colour didn't improve. This was all just a temporary fix, of course. "Doesn't... doing this all the time make you tired...?"

"Well, I guess that would be nice for a change." He heard himself confess before he even realized it. "Can't remember the last time I actually got to celebrate it."

Buying one. Why hadn't she thought of that? Impersonal, sure, but it was better than outright screwing up the entire cake. Better to practice in secret until she got it right instead of going all in on an important day. "Me neither, if that helps. Maybe when I was five?" She nudged his shoulder with her fist. "Trauma bonding! ... that is what it's called, right?" She could never keep up with the lingo nowadays. "What do you know how to make, our of curiousity?"

Watching Killjoys for the first time: Baby, Face Killer

At the first touch to her hand, Ava felt her stomach bottom out. That she was being "punished" for her earlier mistake. Still, she forced herself not to escape. Mantis, she told herself, wasn't capable of that. "Just... the first thing I thought when we came in here is that it would be too..." She rolled a shoulder to indicate she couldn't find the right word to conclude her sentence. "Which was a mistake on my part, thinking you were... ummm... not like that." Nope, that explanation definitely wasn't helping either. "I thought this room would make you feel awkward because I assumed you were... inexperienced." Even getting the truth out didn't make her feel any better.

      “Have you seen weapons such as those before?”

Of course they wouldn't listen to her. Goons like these were all about shooting first and asking questions later. Here, she'd been trying to keep one of their own alive, but because they saw her wearing a suit, they considered her the enemy. Ah, well. Bully to them anyway. Ava felt the noise before she heard it, the very molecules in the air vibrating around her. Nothing good could come from that, so she had a head start hauling ass before they fired. Unlike her "truce partner," however, she was shifting through one floor to the next until she hit the ground running. She refrained from snickering at the woman who'd just cannonballed a truck. "No. And I don't like it," she replied in passing. "Now if you're done wrestling with the truck, we should probably get out of here. Please tell me you got here in a vehicle."