For Yuna! (Whereishe). Continued Cuteness

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Title:Continued Cuteness
Who:Yuna and Alex Mercer
What:Cuteness in an evolving friendship
Open/Closed:Closed
Additional Details:Originally based on a meme, set in the Explorers setting.

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[lessandmorethanhuman]

Distress signal been put out and alert, for the rest of Yuna's team along with their coordinates. At least as far as could be extrapolated. First thing, after getting Yuna settled, Alex had done when he'd been picked up in the shuttle as they headed back to the main-ship.

Yuna'd half-woken up once, but had gone back to sleep soon enough. Probably her body's way of still healing from its brush with hypothermia. That was alright, wrapped in a blanket to keep her warm, even if she still was curled in his jacket. Alex supposed he could get it back later.

Not difficult to move her or carry her to her room either. Settling her gently on her bed, blanket and his jacket still there. From there, Alex went and turned in his data, and went back to his usual work. They'd have to talk, but it could wait.

[whereishe]

She shifted in her sleep and moaned softly as her fingers curled around her pillow. The sweet familiar scent of the pillow brought her mind back from the convoluted canvas of her dreams. Her eyes fluttered opened and she writhed slightly in the cocoon of blankets and jacket.

"Alex?" Her voice was soft as her vision focused on his sold form. "Where are we?"

This certainly didn't feel like the cave where he had been holding her.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

The door to her quarters had been left open, and he'd taken a seat at her desk. Going through, organizing the recent data, and then organizing some of the other stuff in his crew-role. Charge of daily-operations, fun--by which he meant boring as hell.

"Back on the main Exploration ship." Voice quiet as well. "You slept a long time."

[whereishe]

"Ah!" She tried to sit up but the forced and entanglement of the blankets kept her pinned to the bed. She wasn't as important as daily-operations manager but she had things that she needed to do.

"I slept that long? Why didn't you wake me?" Yuna managed to push part of the blanket off of her but she didn't think to remove Alex's jacket. Part of her wanted to keep that.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

"Because you likely needed it." Alex sounded amused, more than anything. Putting down a data-pad, and turning in the desk-chair to face her. "Think of it as if you'd burned through a lot of magic. You need time to rest and regain that energy yes? Well, your body lost a lot of heat, even if we kept it from being too bad, so you needed the rest."

Entirely matter of fact, hands in his lap and one leg crossed over the other where they were stretched out. Seemingly at ease. "I'd prescribe hearty, warm, food, and something to drink--but I'm not in charge of medical." Didn't mean it wasn't good advice.

[whereishe]

She stopped her struggling and looked over at Alex's with a pout. "You certainly sound like a doctor." She preferred to use magic than to work with doctors. It was her stubborn streak kicking in and she found that doctors always tried to tell you what to do.

Her hands freed themselves from the blanket and she placed them on the blanket. "I'm not hungry."

[lessandmorethanhuman]

"I do have my Ph.D in Genetics and Genetics Engineering, so I can use the title." A half-smirk on his face, as he watched her. "Even if you're not, you should eat."

Shrugging his shoulders, going back to his neutral expression. "It's a suggestion though, not an order."

[whereishe]

"I guess I should then... if it's a suggestion." The only problem was that she was still tangled in the mess of blankets. She shifted her legs again and almost growled in frustration at the blankets.

Yuna wasn't hungry but she was dying of thrust.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

Alex is just watching, then raising an eyebrow. "I'm not sure if I should be worried, or not, that the blanket is winning." He hadn't thought he'd bundled her up that tightly...

[whereishe]

It was her own flailing that tangled the blankets and her cheeks heated at his comment. She didn't want him to see her like this and it was very embarrassing.

Yuna leaned back against the mattress and turned so her back was facing Alex. "It's not winning because I'm refusing to fight it."

[lessandmorethanhuman]

He definitely sounded and looked amused. "Would it help if I offered to go back to my work at the desk until you were untangled?"

[whereishe]

She let out a soft sigh and slipped a signal leg from the blankets and then another. "No."

Yuna sat up with her back still facing Alex. She was sure he was going to bring up what had happened but she wasn't sure what he was going to say and the whole situation made her nervous.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

"Still cold?" Moving to tuck his data-pad in his hoodie-pocket. "I should get food too, so it's not as if I'm ignoring my own advice." Even if he hadn't had mild hypothermia.

He had used up resources keeping himself and her warmer though.

[whereishe]

She turned towards him and stood in one fluid motion. "Lets go get food. What should we eat.." Yuna paused with a smile. "Doctor?"

[lessandmorethanhuman]

An eyebrow-raised; alright, he supposed she could wear his jacket until they were done with food. "Not the medical kind, aka the kind who patches you up or heals the sick. I have first-aid and field-medicine training though, but that's not why I can be called Doctor."

Alex honestly wasn't sure if the definitions were the same between worlds, if her worlds had Doctors or what. He knew she understood at least what the medical-kind of doctor was, even if she preferred her magic.

[whereishe]

"I know I know." She waved a hand with a soft smile playing across her lips. It was something inconsequential but the banter made her relax.

Yuna stood and walked around the bed, still wearing Alex's jacket. Her finger tips could barely be seen over the sleeves edge and it smelled like him.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

"Didn't know if you knew for sure the difference about different kinds of doctors." Alex replied easily, teasing her and sticking his hands in his hoodie-pockets. "I know you're more used to using your magic for most things, after all."

[whereishe]

"There are scholars in my world and yes I like magic. I'm used to it besides, magic is everywhere. Even if you can't see it."

She lightly poked his chest as she walked by and headed to the mess hall. Yuna had no idea what she wanted to eat but she was starting to get hungry.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

A half-smirk on his face, amused when she teased back. "Good to know then. I know we've talked about your magic and generalities, but not much has been said otherwise about your world." Following behind her, casual and interested in this conversation.

[whereishe]

She shrugged as she walked down the hall. "You never ask. I don't mind telling you anything you want to know." yuna wanted him to know about her world but she wasn't sure he was ever really interested.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

"Dunno, seems impolite to pry, so I don't unless I have a reason most of the time." Not that curiosity didn't count--but he didn't pry when he actually respected someone, unless needed. He liked hanging around with Yuna, and so hadn't ever wanted to pry.

Besides, their bios when they'd first been chosen as crew had been plenty detailed for his liking.

"Besides, not sure what I'd ask."

[whereishe]

Yuna looked back tilting her head to the side. "Well if you ever want to know, feel free to ask. Assuming you can think of a question." She was trying to think of what might interest Alex from her world but she wasn't sure what he might want to know.

"If you want to know about magic or the technology of my world."

[lessandmorethanhuman]

"Things I don't understand always interest me, like your magic. You don't talk about your technology much, either." Alex countered.

Still casual, and reasonably relaxed. "I think we talked about how there is no such thing as magic in my world. Not the way you use it, anyways."

[whereishe]

"I'm sure its there. You just might not be able to use it. You have to be in tune with the planet." They were getting close to the mess hall and Yuna awkwardly changed the subject.

"So um.. what do you think I should get to eat?"

[lessandmorethanhuman]

That made him laugh quietly to himself, honestly. If there was ANY world not in tune with the planet...it was his. Especially where he was from. So any chances of using magic? Pretty zippo, as far as he was concerned.

"I'm definitely sure I can't use it." No, he was a creature of pure science. In more than one sense of the word.

Shrugging, recognizing her wanting to change the subject. Why was an interesting question, but he'd have to approach it carefully. "What do you feel UP to eating?"