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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 8, 2007 1:32:03 GMT -5
Seeing the excitement on Drew's face, Felicity couldn't help the grin that took over her lips. There were only a few she'd ever seen get excited over the game, and they were all young children, not someone older than herself, though she could see why he'd get so hyper over the game, it could be a very thrilling one.
"Yes, we've Chutes and Ladders," the blonde confirmed. "Did you want to play it? Because we could." Though it certainly was a simple game, it wasn't long, nor was it a noisy one, but it was Drew's decision. They could play a game, any of his choosing, or they could just sit there; but Felicity thought it would be a little awkward, merely because of the fact she was afraid to get too close to him for fear of her dad walking in and saying something or just plain kicking Drew out of sight. And getting close to Drew was on Felicity's mind quite a bit as she enjoyed being in close proximity to him; especially when it made the butterflies in her stomach go haywire.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Oct 9, 2007 1:04:10 GMT -5
"Sure!... I mean, yeah... if you want to," Drew answered with a shrug, figuring he probably sounded like a dork getting all excited over a baby game. It wasn't that it was the best game ever invented, but it was kind of nostalgic, playing Chutes and Ladders. Besides, he wouldn't really have to think of strategy or anything and could just focus on enjoying the last bit of time he had with her.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 9, 2007 7:38:06 GMT -5
A giggle escaped Felicity after hearing Drew's enthusiasm over playing the game, and she couldn't even begin to tell him no, though she wasn't planning on it to begin with. Taking the game off the shelf, she brought it over to the coffee table as she took a seat and took out the board, while offering the pieces to Drew to choose which he wanted to be.
A fairly simple game meant a small amount of attention was required to play, which meant most focus could be on the blue-eyed Ravenclaw while they played and time dwindled.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Oct 9, 2007 9:10:57 GMT -5
Drew settled on the floor next to the table and pondered over the four pieces. It wasn't a big deal choosing the right one, not like Monopoly where everything came down to which piece you picked, but still, he wanted to chose the right one. He ended up placing one of the boys on the Start space, the one that seemed to have the most energy. Looked a little like him when he was a kid as well so Drew felt it was a pretty decent decision.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 11, 2007 8:12:11 GMT -5
Choosing the correct piece in any game was important, and Felicity didn't even think twice about it as Drew took his time picking the piece that was best for him to play. When he'd settled, she grabbed up one of the girl's, the one she usually chose when she played with her nieces and nephews.
Board was out, game pieces were chosen, and Felicity managed to fish the die out of the box as well. Offering said last piece to Drew, as he was the guest, she waited for him to begin their game.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Oct 11, 2007 20:57:20 GMT -5
"Ladies first..." Drew responded with a crooked smile, not even moving to reach for the die. No, he wasn't going to go so far as to lose the game on purpose as he had tried to do during pool, but he could still give her that one small courtesy, right? It just didn't feel right taking the first turn and besides, it was still technically his date for her so of course she should go first.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 11, 2007 21:41:09 GMT -5
Shaking her head in exaggerated disbelief that he'd called her a lady, Felicity stuck her tongue out at Drew and shook the die in her hand. Going first was always fun, though with younger children it was hardly she had the chance to do so, so she didn't mind taking the chance when it was offered to her.
Releasing it from her hand, she watched as the white figure rolled across the board, coming to a stop on the number four. Grinning, Felicity moved her piece down the four squares, right into the one with the ladder, of which she was more than happy to climb to space fourteen.
While her turn was over, at least she was further along than she expected to be.
"Your turn," she smiled cheekily at her boyfriend.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Oct 11, 2007 21:50:13 GMT -5
Drew grinned back and kept a snarky comment about her tongue to himself. He was in her father's house after all and it probably wasn't all that appropriate given the circumstances.
She rolled and got to make the climb and he checked out the board and decided to try for a one. Not that he really had the power to throw exactly what he wanted... at least not without cheating. He took up the die and tossed, watching as it landed on a three. That really didn't get him very far. He moved his piece and smirked at Felicity as he handed her the die.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 11, 2007 22:00:32 GMT -5
Taking the die with another cheesy grin, the blonde rolled again; only this time didn't receive quite as good results as on the first roll. A two. Rolling a two wasn't bad, but it meant she had to slide the little girl down the chute, which she wasn't pleased about as it put her back in square six, but at least she was still ahead of Drew.
"Well...it was a good start, right?" she asked with a little dance in place at still being ahead. Of course, it wasn't that hard to cheat at this particular game, but she wasn't willing to. "And I'm, still ahead."
Felicity had felt the need to point out the obvious, especially when the game was really all about luck in order to win.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Oct 11, 2007 22:34:17 GMT -5
Drew snickered at her little happy dance as he took the die up again. "That you are," he answered and he made his toss, doing his own little dance as the cube tumbled across the board. It landed on a two as well which put him just one behind Felicity's piece. Rather than stop his token on the correct square, he slid it on the last little bit of chute she had slid down and had his piece give hers a quick kiss.
Hey, if he couldn't do it, his pawn might as well.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 11, 2007 22:47:45 GMT -5
A few giggles surfaced as she watched what took place in front of her eyes. Adorable, absolutely so and it only made the urge she'd had to kiss him before then more prominent when she knew she couldn't, which she didn't find fair as it was teasing.
Making a face at Drew, like a young child who was disgusted by the idea of a kiss from the opposite gender, Felicity took up the die and made to roll it once more, getting another four which placed her pawn up on ten.
Leaning closer into Drew, she grinned shyly and handed him the die. "That was adorable, but I'm sure it's only because your pawn knows it won't have the chance to give a victory kiss."
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Post by Drew Thornton on Oct 11, 2007 23:15:58 GMT -5
He had thought that those butterflies had gone to bed for the evening, but when she leaned towards him, there they were, fully awake once more. For a split second he imagined just leaning in that last bit and kissing her quickly for real, but of course, he didn't, knowing that with his luck, Mr. Hjort would decide to come down to put out the cat or something.
"Adorable," he echoed with a nervous grin, thinking as always about his boxers when she said that word. "Because he's going to get the victory kiss, right?"
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 11, 2007 23:25:48 GMT -5
"We'll see," Felicity told him, not committing to actually allowing his pawn to have the victory kiss if she managed to win. Though, of course, there was no one else to give the victory kiss to, it didn't mean her pawn would have to give one at all.
Looking at the little red head she'd chosen, she flashed another smile at Drew and did another dance. "If she wins, she might give a kiss, if your pawn remains a good boy for the rest of the game."
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Post by Drew Thornton on Oct 11, 2007 23:33:16 GMT -5
"Wait... I thought the victor got the kiss, not the other way around," Drew stated. The winner got the big prize so it made sense that he'd be getting the kiss instead of giving it.
Of course it didn't really matter one way or the other. There'd still be some kissing, even if it was only between little cardboard kids.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Oct 12, 2007 9:31:47 GMT -5
Of course, Drew was absolutely correct and Felicity's writer is blaming it on lack of sleep that Felicity incorrectly stated what she meant. "Yes, usually the victor gets the kiss," the blonde agreed, nodding. "But really, if the victor gets everything handed to him or her just for winning, don't you think the victor should share a little bit of wealth and give something to the runner-up?"
That something being a kiss for finishing. Just because that pawn would be the runner-up didn't mean it shouldn't get something, and being cardboard pieces, it made it kind of hard to give anything to anyone, therefore a kiss was perfect.
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