fic - two chances : 1
I was out-of-towning and missed the proper start date here. To anyone following along at home, I'm backposting the start of this year's set to fake consistency, and also because I haven't done anything to really earn an extra three days to get this done.
The following collection of ficlets is not intended to take place in any single timeline.
Two Chances : 1
"Oh. You going?"
"Yeah. I wasn't planning to, but then they announced the raffle, and..." Duo seemed slightly abashed. "I mean, most of that stuff, I really don't care about, but they're giving away that weekend getaway package..."
"You're interested in that?" Heero didn't mean to sound dubious. He wasn't sure if he succeeded.
"Ah, well, actually, I've got this friend at the shelter, she's about to get married, but she was saying there wasn't anything in the budget for a honeymoon, so... I don't think it'd be too offensive if I gave it away? If I won?"
Heero huffed. "I don't think that would stop you."
"Well, all the same..."
"You can have my ticket."
Duo paused for a second, then shook his head. "Nah, you have to actually attend to win. You have to stick around until, I can't remember, like ten-thirty?"
It didn't take very long for Heero to decide. "That's not too terrible."
It took a while longer for Duo to process what Heero had said. "Wait... You're willing to attend?"
"The people at the shelter do good work."
"That's... you're willing to do that?"
Heero's slightly raised eyebrow said, "Don't make me repeat myself."
"Uh... Oh, maybe you can just give me your ticket, I'll put it in at the start, and then you can maybe just show up around ten-thirty?"
He waved the offer off. "It's fine. I'll live."
Duo fidgeted. "Well, I kind of have a higher bar for that, for you, for how you spend your time."
A corner of Heero's mouth tilted upward. "Hm, well, if you're offering, I suppose you can keep me entertained, then."
"Me?" He really didn't feel like he was on top of his game at the moment.
"Price you'll have to pay, to double your chance to win."
"Oh." Something in the nonchalant way Heero threw that out there, followed with direct eye contact, finally clicked for him. "Well. I think I can manage."
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The following collection of ficlets is not intended to take place in any single timeline.
Two Chances : 1
"Oh. You going?"
"Yeah. I wasn't planning to, but then they announced the raffle, and..." Duo seemed slightly abashed. "I mean, most of that stuff, I really don't care about, but they're giving away that weekend getaway package..."
"You're interested in that?" Heero didn't mean to sound dubious. He wasn't sure if he succeeded.
"Ah, well, actually, I've got this friend at the shelter, she's about to get married, but she was saying there wasn't anything in the budget for a honeymoon, so... I don't think it'd be too offensive if I gave it away? If I won?"
Heero huffed. "I don't think that would stop you."
"Well, all the same..."
"You can have my ticket."
Duo paused for a second, then shook his head. "Nah, you have to actually attend to win. You have to stick around until, I can't remember, like ten-thirty?"
It didn't take very long for Heero to decide. "That's not too terrible."
It took a while longer for Duo to process what Heero had said. "Wait... You're willing to attend?"
"The people at the shelter do good work."
"That's... you're willing to do that?"
Heero's slightly raised eyebrow said, "Don't make me repeat myself."
"Uh... Oh, maybe you can just give me your ticket, I'll put it in at the start, and then you can maybe just show up around ten-thirty?"
He waved the offer off. "It's fine. I'll live."
Duo fidgeted. "Well, I kind of have a higher bar for that, for you, for how you spend your time."
A corner of Heero's mouth tilted upward. "Hm, well, if you're offering, I suppose you can keep me entertained, then."
"Me?" He really didn't feel like he was on top of his game at the moment.
"Price you'll have to pay, to double your chance to win."
"Oh." Something in the nonchalant way Heero threw that out there, followed with direct eye contact, finally clicked for him. "Well. I think I can manage."
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