nothing could possibly go wrong

[provocate]

[So the Baron is bar trawling because that's a thing he does when he's bored but it's too soon to blow anything else up. His moirail gave him her blessings and now here he is, sitting off somewhere in the corner and scanning the crowd for people to troll or flirt on or... possibly both lsdjf whatever's entertaining really!]

[So yes, somewhere in there his gaze lands on this greenblood a little ways from him and he watches her for a little bit before deciding that, yes, she seems odd enough...! So he sends her a drink, anonymously, to see how she reacts... cause he's a gentleman like that!]

[Or... something anyway...........]

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[augurycipherer]

[ Oh. Oh so he's playing this game too. She catches on almost instantly when he pushes away... and she's quite swiftly on her knees, pressing herself to one of his legs. She trails her hands up, slowly, keeping her gaze to the floor. ]

Don't leave yet, please~

[provocate]

[...oh goodness Reckoner B) You're lovely really. He can't help immediately setting his hand on top of her head, running some of her hair through his fingers... searching down to rub the base of her horns as she did to him]

I'm not sure I want to stay with someone so ungrateful, my dear.

[augurycipherer]

[ How kind~! She's quite quick to answer his touch at the base of her own horns with a pleased "Mmmmm!" and an attempt to press up against his hand. She'll prove she can be grateful, she'll play this game... on her terms. She keeps her gaze on the floor, remaining pressed against his legs. ]

I can be grateful~ [ Though she isn't showing it, and he can't see it, that little smile of hers is just a tad more devious... ] You could command me... [ She runs her hand up slowly, up his inner thigh... ] ...make me obey you~

[provocate]

[...pff HAHA bursts out laughing!! And grabs her hand, pinning it to his thigh... looking over at her]

Of course I could, darling. But what fun is that~? [See... he's a contrary bastard and the suggestion that she might enjoy being pushed around makes him much less likely that he'll do it... Not without some persuasion anyway which... well... he wouldn't be surprised if she was persuasive enough B)]

[augurycipherer]

[ Well he's not pushing her away...! But she's all too aware of how he's playing with her; and she does indeed want to persuade him, she's all for persuasion, but how...? ]

Perhaps even something unthinkable. [ Oh, well this is certainly territory she shouldn't be treading into, but she is. If she's going to persuade him, she needs to catch his full attention. ]

Something that you'll appreciate. [ Something small, she thinks, but... significant. ] Like a permanent mark~

[provocate]

[...omg Reckoner please. That's so tempting and it's probably obvious on his face... brightening a little at the suggestion. Tilts his head slightly... and then grins... awfully... and grabs her by the jaw, hard, pushing her head away from him slightly. Looking her over... tracing a claw lightly down one cheek]

You would let me do such a thing to you, my dear? How desperate~

[augurycipherer]

I don't get desperate~

[ Whoops. A little quick with that response, and with how he was grinning at her, how he'd moved her head, how his gaze was piercing through her? She was still grinning, but she wasn't going to let that little comment go by. ]

Generous is more accurate.

[ For playing the submissive role, she was certainly still full of defiant tendencies. Or the Baron was pulling the right strings. Either way, she'd missed that he seemed to like that little suggestion, so don't mind her before she gets on the same page with him; she'll catch on quick enough. ]

[provocate]

[Oh ho... still so feisty. He adored it even if it was rather obnoxious in this case. Lets go of her jaw, hand waving idly... elegantly through the air]

I hardly need your generosity, darling. [...and just as suddenly as he let go, he moves to slap her across the cheek... nowhere near as hard as he could, but certainly enough to sting for a bit]

[augurycipherer]

[ Well, she's about to say more, to try a different approach. He didn't need her generosity? Well, that just made her want to be that much more defiant. ]

[ Until he slaps her. ]

[ More or less, that instantly has her looking away, more out of shock and surprise. As playful as she could be, it was a quick reminder that he was a highblood and that came with certain risks. If he tried to look, she was forcing her smile; it wasn't as easy, now. Honestly, he'd caught her off guard, and it showed. ]

[ Quietly, she spoke, ignoring the stinging sensation from her cheek. ] Don't do that again.