open } { random dialogue prompt starters

[iluvroadrunner6]

1. Pick one of yours.
2. Pick one of mine or ask me to surprise you.
3. Pick a starter. (You can also ask me to surprise you here too, and I'll RNG it.)
4. Profit.

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[tornadoinheels]

Are you sure that you really want to go there?

[It's not that she doesn't mind a little friendly competition every now and then, but she and Neal were both stubborn, stubborn people, so when one of them issues a challenge that needs to be proven, it often becomes a challenge they can't take back.

(Not that the stakes are that high, but sometimes it can be fun to pretend that they are.)]

Because the last time you asked me to prove something, you lost that wager.

[exconsult]

All the more reason for me to win back my mantle. Unless you're [ gasp ] afraid.

[tornadoinheels]

[Her eyebrows go up a bit at that.]

Oh really? That's the card you're going to play?

[exconsult]

Depends. Is it working?

[tornadoinheels]

[She eyes him for a moment, not wanting to give in to the first part because she wants to out last him, simply by the virtue of being stubborn. But at the same time ... it's kinda working, a little bit. He knows her too damn well.]

Maybe.

[She huffs.]

Okay. How am I going about proving this, exactly?

[exconsult]

You said that even you could pull a grift like that, so prove it. We'll pick a good target, and all you have to do is convince them to let you inside without a badge.

[tornadoinheels]

Fine. You're on.

[She doesn't feel ... one hundred percent great about this, but Neal is good at a lot of things and that includes getting her to act against her own self interest, or prove things she shouldn't have to prove.]

Do you already have a target in mind?

[exconsult]

Are you implying this wasn't an entirely spur of the moment bet, and I've instead been subtly steering the conversation towards this the whole time? I'm slightly offended, and also [ he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small slip of paper, handing it to her between two fingers ] here's the address.

[tornadoinheels]

[And she laughs, because of course he already had this planned. But she takes the address from him anyway, because a challenge is a challenge.]

And why are we targeting this poor soul, exactly?

[exconsult]

Is it enough to go with "someone deserving"?

[neal no]

[tornadoinheels]

You know, if we're going to be partners on this, we should be partners don't you think?

[It's not the stealing things that bothers her, it's the secrets.]

[exconsult]

You're serious about this? [ he looks both slightly aroused intrigued and skeptical ] You feel okay with that?

[tornadoinheels]

I'm always serious about a challenge.

[He dared her, and she's not about to back down.]

And I'm trusting that you're not stupid enough to pick a target that would jeopardize your deal with the FBI.

[exconsult]

I don’t think criminals count. Just from my own personal experience. He’s an insurance scam artist. Is that clean enough for you?

[tornadoinheels]

That sounds like I'm just doing my job.

[Granted that depends on the type of insurance, but she's pretty sure she could handle all types.]

[exconsult]

Why do you think I'm asking you.

[tornadoinheels]

Ahhh. So this isn't a dare, the dare was just your way of conning me into helping you.

[She doesn't sound mad about it, just amused that he thought he had to con her into doing her job.]

[exconsult]

The spirit of the dare is very much intact.

[tornadoinheels]

Good. Because I'm still going to win.

[As if that was in question.]

So shall we?

[exconsult]

[ the twinkle in his eye makes it seem like he thinks he's won already, somehow or other ] After you.

[tornadoinheels]

[And off they'll go! To bust up some insurance fraud and save the day, all while doing this ridiculous con. And she's going to ignore the fact that the bet was just a way of getting her to have some fun on his side of the line, because she did have fun.

She'll just never admit it.

At least not until they're back at the loft for celebratory drinks.]

I think I've managed to prove myself, don't you?

[exconsult]

It's almost like you were made for this. [ the words are slyly delivered as he tops off her glass ]

[tornadoinheels]

[She smirks back up at him before taking a sip once he's done.]

So what did you get out of all of that?

[exconsult]

You mean besides a little turned on?

[tornadoinheels]

[She laughs, before leaning in to kiss him softly.]

I would have figured that was a given.