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Hmm. Maybe he stood on a chair.

[ Yeah, she's been standing by the door for a moment, but she hadn't wanted to distract him. Or maybe she enjoys watching a man stretch. Can anyone blame her for that?

Either way, now that she's announced herself, she's going to move closer with her heels clicking on the floor now that she's not sneaking. Once she's closer to him, she reaches her hand up and twists her fingers in the air. The totem on her wrist lights up and a little wisp of air twirls around the sprig caught in the ceiling until it drops easily into Leonard's hand. ]

Or maybe he did that. I can put it back if you want to keep struggling, though. It's kind of cute.

( He turns on the seat at her voice, startled, pressing his empty hand to the wall to steady himself. Leonard huffs a short, dry laugh. )

Probably jumped, too.

( Though he's contemplated that, he'd rather not risk breaking his neck if he falls, wondering if he ought to find that ladder Quill was slinging around a couple weeks ago. Zari, of course, makes things entirely less complicated altogether, and he stands there for a second, sprig in the palm of his hand, looking at her with open appreciation, and a slight smirk. )

Thanks. Only 'kind of cute', though?

( Giving the hem of his shirt a tug where it's ridden up, McCoy twirls that bit of green in his fingers, and steps back down from the chair to meet her. )

That should be the last of them for now, but I'm sure we'll still find more down the line. Think they still work? ( And here he's just flirting cheekily for the sake of it, lifting that sprig over his head with a playful air. )

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I don't know. Magic's not really my expertise and it's possible all the magic's worn off by now.

[ She pouts, stepping closer into his personal space and looking up at his hand, which also happens to put her face very close to his. Her cheeks are warm and she has to bite her lip to keep from smiling. ]

Come to think of it, you might just be even cuter up close, but if I kiss you now, how will you know if it's because you're cute or because the mistletoe made me do it? I don't know if I could do that to you.

( Very few times in his adult life has Leonard McCoy been called 'cute', much less more than once in a single setting, but he wouldn't even think to object to it now, now when Zari sidles in close to him like that, pouting like that. She can call him whatever she likes. )

Hmm. ( The sound rolls up warmly from his chest, low and deep, as he contemplates this minor crisis of theirs. ) I'm sure I'll survive the blow to my ego somehow, but--

( Here he drops his hand behind his back with the other, wrapping his fingers around his wrist in the small of his back. Clearly defenseless, vulnerable, though the corner of his mouth threatens to twitch up. )

What about now?

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[ Zari's not quite used to this--something playful but not juvenile, a show for just the two of them and not millions of followers. She's only recently had anything other than fame and internet attention to focus on, but she likes it. She likes the person that being around the Legends has turned her into and she likes the person she can be here on this ship.

The smile that's been threatening to break out on her face takes over now. ]

Yeah, still cute.

[ She twists her fingers in the front of his shirt and tugs him down for a kiss. ]

( The playful back and forth is very welcome, as his short laugh goes muffled in that kiss.

Guided by Zari's fist in his shirt–impossibly hot, okay, he likes it–the press of his mouth is sweet, inquisitive, a breathless surrender to the heady taste of her lips, a far cry from the chasteness of Christmas morning. Leaving the collection of mistletoe tucked against his other palm, McCoy brings his other hand around to her shoulder, thumb sweeping the crown. )

[ It's a nice kiss, neither shy nor demanding, and Zari lets herself enjoy that. It's an aimless pursuit of sensation for now, because the flirting is nice and there is no reason that two attractive people can't have a little fun if they want to.

She only pulls back once she needs to breath and even then she stays close, face a little flushed and clearly pleased with herself. ]

See? You earned that kiss all on your own. No magic required.

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