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[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

[Chocolates were supposed to be harmless, weren't they? So it was something else making her feel like this, all warm and needy and stupidly French. Tabernac. Home, it would be easy enough to get rid of this feeling. There were always things to do -- sports or even just going for a long walk in the snow. Nothing like piles and piles or snow or a good shootout to get your mind off of dirty things.

And so that's why Maggie's in a stream. Not on the bank or floating down it or anything like that, just standing there with water up to her knees, the bottom of her skirt wet from every time she bends over to pet one of the colourful fish in the stream.

She's well aware it's not dignified in the slighest but honestly, the thoughts in her mind right now need to go.]

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No problem at all! ♥

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

It's just a skirt, maman. It'll be fine.

[sororite]

The water is dirty... If you want to go swimming, just take your clothes off.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

No! No, that's a horrible idea. Clothes need to stay on.

[sororite]

You'll ruin them! [Slips her shoes off... And then takes her skirt off too and wades out to meet Canada.] Honestly, you're hopeless.

[Such is your mother, Canada. At least she kept her blouse on.]

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Maman!

What are you doing in the water? Honestly, they're fine. Look, my skirts even nearly dry from when America tackled me.

[sororite]

I can't come spend time with my dearest? Oh la la, ma chère, look at this... Amérique is exactly the reason you shouldn't be wearing clothes then, come on. Off with it, you can let it dry properly then.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I'm fine. Really. You should go. I'm just having alone time.

[sororite]

[Starts to tug on her skirt.] Come now, you're being silly. Off with it!

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I would much rather stay dressed!

[sororite]

But you'll ruin it and it's such a cute pattern and... [Sighs.] Where did I go wrong...

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Oh... The thing is! I couldn't find a bathing suit. And I didn't want to be here in just my underwear, because that seems a bit indecent. So I figure a slightly stained skirt is a small price to pay for getting to spend some time in the water.

[sororite]

[Practice.] There's nothing indecent about your body, chèrie, be proud of your landscape. Besides, it's not as if there are any men here. You don't have anything anyone else here hasn't seen before.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it's my body and I'll show it off as I please, regardless of who might be seeing it.

[sororite]

Well, it's just me in this case, and you don't get a say in whether or not I see it. Take the skirt off at least, ma petite.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't you rather I just got out of the water?

[sororite]

... I suppose, but I wouldn't want to spoil your fun.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's fine, really.

[sororite]

[F-follows. Don't leave her with the fishes.] So difficult!

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Just remember that I'm the easier of my sister and I at least, eh?

[sororite]

[Fish are food, not friends.]

Oh, I would never doubt that, ma petite. [Stands nearby, hands on her hips, watching her. She doesn't make any move to put her skirt back on.] ... Is everything okay?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Of course. I just... am feeling a bit odd today. Nothing to fixate on.

[sororite]

Hm... [Lifts Canada's skirt.] Are you hiding something from me?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Ah... I'm... Well... rappelez-vous the other day, when I was being very adamant that any sort of intimacy with anyone was the last thing on my mind?

[sororite]

I remember you saying some very silly things, oui...

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

D'accord. Well, now it's not. The last thing on my mind, I mean. Suddenly and without reason and it's very upsetting.