[ closed ] you're in my arms, and all the world is calm

[commandertoolbelt]

By the time Natalie arrives, he's long finished moving things around and has gone back to working, diminishing hangover deliberately ignored. Leo has been working on some new modifications for the dragons in his spare time - upgraded mechanisms for Festus to replace the ones that are starting to wear out, new sight features for Scout, new harnesses for the live dragons... All a matter of course.

When she gets here, he takes a moment to put everything down and out of the way before turning to look at her, the outfit making him smile. It's not often he gets to see her in something like that, nice and dressy but still casual enough to be comfortable. Very Natalie. He likes it.

"You look good," Leo tells her unnecessarily. What he thinks of her has never really been in doubt, not since they started dating. He likes to make sure she knows at every opportunity he's presented, and this is no exception. "But I think the real question is, are you ready?"

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[clearasil]

Natalie still blushes, appreciating the praise anyway, one arm tucked around her back, hand wrapped around a knobby elbow. "I don't dress up for, like, anything, so yeah, I'd say that I'm pretty fucking ready."

She's not good at multitasking, working diligently at spells, creating new ones, reading, and practicing piano on the sly. She adjusts a bobby pin in her hair, keeping some of it off one side of her face. "This is supposed to be the kind of thing you wear to dance lessons," she continues, pressing one hand down the skirt.