Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side-sim: New Normal

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Rand noticed the way his features changed when she complimented him. He liked it, and she promised herself she would make it a habit, but only genuine and honest ones. Roman should know how impressed he was to her. She leaned into him when he put his arm around her. “Oh…um… historical?” She liked historical pieces, Roman would know. Most of, bit not all, her performances were historical and period pieces. But she was far too distracted by how he was looking at her to have an opinion on genre.

Rand

Roman smiled. Rand liked historical pieces, and he knew it. Most of the performances on her disk had been historical. But she didn’t seem very interested just then, and nor was he. He had a suggestion. “Make it a romance, and we’ll kiss every time they do,” he said softly, still looking at her.

~ Roman

Rand’s eyes widened and her mouth opened in a small ‘O’, Roman’s comment taking her totally by surprise. Then very quickly she flushed a bright red. Nervousness and agreement equally chasing across her features. The perfect film was discarded before ever being truly considered or acknowledged. Instead, “Don Juan,” was her softly blurted suggestion. The 1926 film version of Don Juan, staring John Barrymore set the record for the most kisses ever in a single movie - 127.

Rand

Roman couldn’t help but grin. He was aware of the movie and its kiss record. “Don Juan it is, then,” he said. The main character of the movie was a bit of a playboy, but Roman knew that wasn’t the point - it was that with that many kisses, they’d essentially be kissing for the entire one hour and thirty seven minute runtime. Something he was more than okay with. He reached over her and grabbed his PaDD, checking if the movie was in the Sentinel’s memory banks, and it was. So he started it and set up the PaDD, with the movie on its menu screen. “Ready?”

~ Roman

Rand nodded, licked her lips from a suddenly dry mouth, “Ready.” Rand wasn’t sure she was, she thought her pulse might be racing and she felt a bit light headed, which made her lean in closer to him. She wasn’t sure where to look though. Keep looking at Roman or was she supposed to watch the movie and start counting? Good lords, what had she gotten herself into. It wasn’t even five minutes into the movie when it started.

Rand