079 - what you see is what you get

[gray_atonement]

[Private to Tim]
I want to change.

[Private to Cissie] - added a little later
I kissed Stephanie.. under the mistletoe.

[ooc; Sylar is unaffected.]

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[Private]

[notarrowette]

Oh.

Is that why you've been avoiding me?

[Private]

[notarrowette]

Was that what you meant, when you talked about the hunger and noise? Is that why you needed to?

[Private]

[gray_atonement]

Yes.

[Private]

[notarrowette]

...Did it help?

And--wait. ...Did you think I knew? And I just was, what, ignoring you? Is that why you told me about Stephanie? Is that why you kissed her?

[Private]

[gray_atonement]

Yes, to all of it. [That he can see.]

[Private]

[notarrowette]

I was not ignoring you. I wouldn't. You thought--so what was this? Why did you decide to bring up kissing Stephanie right now?

[Private]

[gray_atonement]

Because I knew if I didn't tell you now, I never would have.

[Private]

[notarrowette]

It was the mistletoe?

[Private]

[gray_atonement]

Yes.

[Private] If this isn't okay, I'll edit! <3

[notarrowette]

That's all you have to

[Aaand she's not even bothering to send that message. Instead she'll just go straight to his room looking for him. Having this conversation in text is so not working.]

[Spam~] Totally fine!

[gray_atonement]

[He was waiting for the correction to the message when he heard the movement outside his door. Sylar's greatest fear, in that moment, was that Cissie was standing there. He stood slowly from the chair, lifting a hand to unlock and open the door while still some feet away from it. The inmate froze when he saw her standing there, staring without saying a word. If she was going to come down here, she could make the first move.]

[Spam~] <3

[notarrowette]

[She had just been trying to calm herself, taking a deep breath and picking up her arm to knock when it started opening on its own. She froze momentarily, then put her hands in her pockets awkwardly, looking back at him.] Can I come in?

[Spam~]

[gray_atonement]

"Will it matter if I say no?" [He asked irritably. Cissie still hadn't responded properly to his admittance of kissing Stephanie, nor had she truly explained not visiting him in Zero. Sylar could feel the judgment, her displeasure with him having killed someone; there was no question in his mind that she was upset with him for numerous reasons. After a beat, he corrected.] "Yes."

[Spam~]

[notarrowette]

[Just as he was sure she was upset with him, she was sure he was mad at her. But she wasn't sure how to read any of the things he'd said, or why he had told her about kissing Stephanie. Did he want her to be jealous? If he did, it wouldn't be hard. She was trying to trust him, though. And now his irritable first response made her hesitate before stepping in and shutting the door behind her. She stood there by the door with her hands in her pockets, resisting the urge to cross her arms defensively.] It would have mattered, [she said finally.] If you had said no, I would have listened. ...I wouldn't have dropped the conversation, but I would have listened.

[She hesitated and took a deep breath.] What's going on, Sylar? Are you... trying to punish me for something?

[Spam~]

[gray_atonement]

"Punish you?" [He snapped back, face immediately contorting into confusion without a spare second to even think about it. Sylar still stood in the middle of his room, though he finally lowered his hand when she spoke to him. What she was asking seemed ridiculous, though.] "I haven't had time. If I had, then yes. I would have tried. It's too bad I was busy."

[Spam~]

[notarrowette]

[She hadn't expected that, despite knowing he was upset with her. It took her aback for a second, so that she stared at him for a second. She bit back her first response, a jealous and sarcastic 'Busy kissing Stephanie?' Part of her doubted he would understand how good she was being with her jealousy.] Why? What did I do?