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[hexuality]

[ accidental video ]

—here! I'm here, sorry, sorry ...

[The feed starts with a jolt, the image jerking all over the place as if the device is being held in a fist of someone running. Which it is. From what you can see between Ginny's fingers, it's a clothes shop—Passione, which she now co-owns with Angela, who is on holiday as of today.

Of course, today is the day Ginny is late to work.]

Overslept, must've hexed my alarm clock when it went off—

[The video finally comes to a halt when Ginny does, the device set down face up on the counter that she's leaning across, speaking to Ellis the NPC who has been assigned to be her extra pair of hands and eyes while Angela's away. Thank Merlin.]

Hey, you're fine. It's okay. [A hand creeps into the frame and points at something, a clock, offscreen.] You got five minutes.

I'm not late?

[There's a self-congratulatory yes quickly followed by Ginny's hand and arm reaching across the device and yanking Ellis to her over the counter; and without preamble, she plants a hard, bold kiss on his mouth.

Poor Ellis startles and his hand knocks the device off the counter and it goes clattering to the floor, ending the feed.]



[ooc; Come at her, bros. Ginny will be working at the shop, out getting coffee, and probably flying later today, as usual. She's a Gryffindor, she celebrates small victories all the time. WON'T YOU COME AND JOIN HER. (P.S. she's 20 years old now, no one has to feel creepy.)]

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[conesoldstober]

[Of course Howl is a patron of Passione. Of course he is. He's browsing his way through a rack of the more hipstery brightly-coloured men's shoes as Ginny walks by.]

Excellent! These are my size.

[Which of course means that Ginny is getting swept up in a swoon-worthy kiss. Your welcome!]

[studmuffin]

There's some serious weirdness going on today.

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[hexuality]

[Yes, and all she was doing is passing by and trying her hardest to be at least somewhat helpful with fashion. Which is... still kind of foreign to her, even after Cinna's generosity and spoiling. And she's wearing heels today to look presentable so her balance is off and it's a lot easier for Howl to sweep her into quite the kiss.]

Bloody h—

[Yup. Well. At least she's a fantastic snog.]

[hexuality]

What, you mean the random snogging? It's not, er, too unusual for this place.

[studmuffin]

Really? [ Because it's the most action he's ever gotten. ]

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[conesoldstober]

[Oh, she is. Howl pulls back eventually, grinning. She seems a little unsteady so he keeps his arms around her waist. Helpfully. Obviously.]

Hello.

[hexuality]

Mistletoe during Christmas is a pretty reliable curse.

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[hexuality]

Hello.

[She is not entirely sure what merited a kiss and she looks down at the arms twined around her and back at the wizard who owns them.]

Shopping, are we?

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[conesoldstober]

That's correct. Working here, are we?

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[hexuality]

That's correct.

[She politely disentangles herself.]

Were you stalking me for a snog or did you actually want to buy something?

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[thenormalsquint]

If no one reports it, I didn't see it.

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[conesoldstober]

[He holds up the shoes.]

I suppose a combination of the two.

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[hexuality]

Well, don't let my brother know about the first bit.

[She looks down at the shoes then grins, crossing her arms.]

Excellent choice, sir. Want me to check if we have them in your size?

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[hexuality]

Angela! Hi.

[She's laughing.]

With all the snogging going on, I'd be surprised if anyone reports anything.

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[candothat]

Ginny, you are also cursed?

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[hexuality]

Yes, I suppose so! No harm done.

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[candothat]

The harm depends on who you kiss.

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[hexuality]

It's a curse, Pavel.

[Her brows knit.]

It's not like we're doing it on purpose.

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[thenormalsquint]

Ellis might. He looked like he was about to die.

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[candothat]

No, this is true, but I have never kissed anyone without meaning something by it before. This is... unsettling?

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[hexuality]

He was surprised.

[Ginny glances over her shoulder and calls,]

You didn't mind, did you? [Ellis presumably makes some sort of expression or gesture in return and Ginny looks back to the camera, grinning.] Perfectly fine.

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[hexuality]

It is.

[She admits as much, but she's also been through so many of these kissing curses by now that she's forgotten how unnerved she was the first time she'd encountered one. Because what he says is true; up until she came here, every kiss she'd given had been meant.]

I don't want to tell you to not go outside, but sometimes on curses like this, it's best.

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[candothat]

Oh, yes. Once I was compelled to kiss Howl, I decided that I would be staying in my room.

I forgot to ask! What would you like for your birthday, Ginny? I have something, but I worry it will not be entirely to your liking.

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[conesoldstober]

I am the picture of discretion.

I happened to find the correct size, actually. I believe this is why I was rather in the mood for celebration.

[intheblanks]

[He doesn't keep much track of who's working where - so far as he remembers this place had a dramatic (and possibly gay) male designer at its helm. Or was that the place down the street?

Either way, he pauses by the window, fingers knitted behind his head as he considers whether he could try something more colourful. The answer is likely to be a no. Recently it usually has been.]