Posted by Commander Dr. Royal Sinclair (Executive Officer) in Ships In The Night No More (Tag Dalton)

Posted by Lieutenant Corinne Dalton (Scientist) in Ships In The Night No More (Tag Dalton)

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Her smiled crept up her face, crinkling the corners of her eyes. Gods he was adorable! Cori leaned in, a playful smirk on her lips. “Well, I’m certainly not going to object. Though it does beg the question of how much I can push your buttons before you decide otherwise.” She reached out over the platter as if she might be reaching for him and simply plucked another pakora from his side.

“Your pick on our next adventurous choice.” Of course she meant food. Right?

~Corinne Dalton

He leaned forward and smiled. “If I didn’t know any better, I would say that you are teasing me. But you wouldn’t be doing that, would you?” and he took her hand in his and pulled it forward slightly and he took a bite of the pakora she held. He chewed slowly, never taking his eyes off of hers. Swallowing, he said “Because that would be.... ‘pressure’… would it not?” and then he chuckled.

Royal

There was this palpable energy between them as he took her hand as his teeth came do delicately close to her fingers. A shiver swept down her spine as her expression softened and deepened. “It’s only pressure if you feel forced to up the ante.” She gently took her hand back and popped the fitter into her mouth, letting her fingers linger just a moment before nonchalantly chewing and reaching for her drink.

“Still your turn to pick the next appetizer.”

~Corinne Dalton

Sinclair looked at her and then a mischievous twinkle lit up his bright blue eyes. “Ok.” he said. He surveyed their choices and then his gaze stopped as it fell on a small bowl with what looked like dumplings in a bright red sauce. He grinned and said “Here. Let’s see how… intense… you like things to get.” He picked up a deep-welled spoon and scooped up one of the dumplings in one spoon, then the other in a second spoon. He handed one spoon to her and said “Another favorite of mine… steamed dumplings in szechuan chili sauce.” He held his spoon out towards her for a toast, grinning.

Royal

Cori eyed the bright red sauce with suspicion but there was a gleam of determination in her eyes. Tapping her spoon against his, she brought it to her lips and took a small bit of the dumpling. At first it was fine, but then the heat spread across her tongue and the roof of her mouth and her eyes went wide. Cori drew in a sharp inhale and then chewed quickly. It tasted great, but the heat! Her eyes teared up. All she had to drink was her gin fizz and wasn’t there something about no drinking water with hot stuff, that breads and dairy eased the heat? “Oh my god, that’s good, but, the heat,” she all but wheezed.

~Corinne Dalton