Double Feature [closed]

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A stack of pizza boxes appears suddenly on the coffee table in Topher's apartment, followed by a stack of DVDs, and then, not long after, Gabriel himself is sitting comfortably on the couch in his living room.

He leans forward to pick up the remote control. Once he's got it, he leans back and props up his feet. He figures that the sound of the TV will bring in Topher from wherever he is.

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Gabriel leans back and smooths down the front of his shirt, grinning at Mira as she pulls away. Even if it wasn't actually real, there's no denying that it was pretty hot.

Mira straightens her shirt with a quick tug and shrugs off Topher's hands. She rolls her eyes in his direction. "I'd figured that one out myself, thanks." She turns her gaze to Gabriel, but continues speaking to Topher. "As of now, this...person is presenting a security threat that is not acceptable. If he refuses to return the classified material, I'll be forced to bring in security."

"Oh come on, Mira. You know that's not going to accomplish anything. I'll just mojo my way of here with the information. No, won't work."

Mira props a hand on her hip while the mansion doorbell screams on the tv screen. "So what will work?"

"Oh, nothing big." He makes a show of making space beside himself on the couch. "Join us. Have a slice of pizza." She sighs and rests her face in the palm of her hand for a moment, as if she's contemplating just when her life took a turn for the weird.

"Fine." She finally says. "I will eat a piece of pizza and if you touch me, I'm going to cut off your hands." Speech given, she sits down not far from Gabriel and pointedly retrieves a piece of pizza.

Gabriel just smiles over at her, a little engrossed in her (his own) performance. "Yes, ma'am."

She takes a bite of pizza and a hint of a smile emerges on her face when Gabriel hands her a beer. She reaches for it, then directs her attention to Topher. "Sit down, I'd like to get this over with."

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Apparently Topher was overly optimistic in thinking he could just have a nice normal night with a potential friend. That's not how things are done in this universe.

He doesn't really think Gabriel is trying to be a security threat, just a pain. Or possibly he's flirting - mostly he can tell it's flirting because of Mira's reactions. Topher's not certain how regular people flirt, much less someone like Gabriel.

And he's not sure where this is going, or how it's gonna end up, but once again, perhaps he'll just have to roll with it.

"Right." He stops gaping at the both of them, and sits down on the couch. And grabs his beer again. Because he's starting to suspect he might need a little alcohol to deal with this.

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The movie keeps going for a little while as they all watch before Gabriel remembers what he'd been asking Topher before. "So you like Tim Curry?" So he may have been mind reading. Just a little bit.

Mira finishes her piece of pizza, but doesn't seem in a particular hurry to get up and leave or make any more demands from Gabriel. He props his arm behind her on the back of the couch. If this were the real Mira, he knows he might be pressing his luck, but that's the fun in her not being real at all.

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"Yyyeaah," Topher answers hesitantly, not sure if that's just a guess or assumption, or if he did feel Gabriel's mind brush against him there for a second. He's a bit too distracted from the whole Mira situation, to be honest.

"Yeah, he's great. Especially in Rocky Horror," he answers, taking a drink and trying to watch the movie instead of sideeyeing the other two.