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Characters: Frigg and Bes
Date/Time: May 1st.
Location: A room in L'Hotel de Jeu Ancien
Rating: Probably just PG with these two
Warnings: TBD, but probably only a little language at worst
Summary: Frigg and Bes must work together.

Frigg had gone to bed in a simple, long-length nightgown. She had been looking forward to some sleep that night as she had been making the final preparations for her move out west. So when she moved and suddenly found her arm around a body, her first thought was "Did Apollo sneak inside?" However as she wakes up she realizes that wasn't possible and then gasped when she saw the stranger in her bed. "Dios mio!" she gasped out, quickly moving away and out of the bed. Except when she did, she noted the chain on her wrist, linking her to the sleeping man.

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"The hotel?" Bes paused until the light dawned. "That hotel you all used to get kidnapped to? Where Erato had Alex?" Even as he spoke, he eased himself into a seated position and drew the sheet better around his waist.

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"That's the one," Frigg confirmed. "Wait, you know Erato? I don't think I've ever met you before. I'm Frigg," she offers, feeling it rude to ask someone who they without introducing one's self."

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Her name made him temporarily forget his awkwardness and he grinned at her over his shoulder. "Frigg?" he repeated. Twisting a bit, he managed to offer his hand for an introductory shake. "I finally get to meet you face to face then. Not to mention saying thank you for what you did for Erato. I'm Bes."

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"Oh yeah," she said, smiling a bit herself as she returned the handshake. "I remember you now, and no thanks needed. Erato needed help and I was happy to be there."

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"And I can see why the recent thing upset you so much, too, with that kind of caring." Bes paused at that, a little awkward in his compliment, and then seemed to remember about their situation. He looked around with a frown. "So... We've been kidnapped and handcuffed together and I really should apologize about, well, this." He made a sheepish gesture to himself. "Erato's been visiting me," he added in explanation.

"So, uh, what are we supposed to do now? Is there a key around or at least, well, pants?"

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"Heh, it's okay," she assures when she notices his awkwardness. "Thank you." Frigg bit back a chuckle. "You don't have to explain. Could you scootch over so I can check this dresser?"

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"Sure. Actually..." Gingerly, Bes stood and wrapped the sheet more firmly around his waist. There was still more skin on display than he was used to but it was a vast improvement to his sense of calm. He stepped towards the dresser with her and reached for a drawer. "You think Gaia was nice enough to give us clothing?"

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'Oh my' was the first thing Frigg thought when she noticed his uncovered upper body. 'Good for you, Erato.'

"Guess it depends on why she's doing this. Still, I think it would make sense if she did. Ah, here's some stuff."

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"Yeah?" Leaning over her shoulder, he peered into the drawer, oblivious to her mental fist-bump. "I hope there's something with an extra-long inseam in there," he admitted. "It's kind of tricky finding pants that fit right."

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She chuckled. "Don't worry, Longshanks. I'm sure our hosts wouldn't have put us in here without clothes that would fit us. Ah, here we go." Frigg pulled out a pair of jeans. "How about this?"

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He took them from her and held them to his waist. "Looks great to me. I'm impressed... But I still don't like the idea of us being kidnapped like this."

Bes moved to her side and poked around in the drawer more until he found a pair of boxers with an unfortunate cartoon-ish print and a t-shirt. "Do they keep us long when they do this?"

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"None of us do, hon," Frigg assured.

Frigg started skimming around for something she could wear. "Depends a lot on us really. Usually whenever they bring us here it's for some purpose. Like when they brought us here so the babies could be born or when we were granted more of our former powers. Other times..it's a lot less obvious why they do what they do. Three words: Christmas.Carol.Play." She pulls out a nice, green dress that she holds up to herself. Yep, this would work. "It can go from days to weeks..to months. Plus time doesn't work the same here. It could feel like several days have gone by but when we get back only a minute has."

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"I hope that's the case. The shortness, I mean. I can't keep missing work and I'm worried about Erato." Bes gave her a crooked little smile. Then he lifted his hand, the one chained to hers. "So how do we want to do this? Should I close my eyes and turn away or do you want to try if the chain is long enough to go between the bathroom door?"

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"Let's see how long we can get this to go." She smirks. "Not that I don't trust you or anything, just that having a door between us world be nice."

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"No, no. It's okay," he was quick to answer as faint color crawled up his neck and he offered another sheepish grin. "No offense taken. How about we, uh, just head over to the bathroom and we'll make it work?" Suiting actions to words, he led her over to the small room with its protective door, careful to keep his steps better matched to hers so there was no pulling on her wrist. Then he gave the door a push and made a vaguely gentleman-like gesture for her to enter. He took up position on the other side of the door jamb and waited for her to try closing the door.

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"That works for me," she assures. She thanks him before entering the bathroom, carefully negotiating her nightgown off. "So, how long have you and Erato been seeing each other?"

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"Our first date was Valentine's Day. She and Mel flew out east and, for some crazy reason, she agreed to go with me while I chaperoned the dance at the Boys and Girls Club." He smiled to himself as he remembered how she looked and how the night went... and ended. Then he gave himself a little shake and, knowing she was safely on the other side of the door, he dropped the sheet from his waist and awkwardly climbed into first the boxers and then the jeans they had found. It was hard doing it one-handed and required concentration. So much so, that he didn't notice how the chain between them had grown, expanding until they had more than enough leeway on either side of the door to move at least three feet from the solid object.

"Anyway, she was amazing. I almost lost her to ever teenager there. They all fell in love." He laughed. "And she knew right away to pick out the shyest one and get him to dance with her. He was Mr Popular for the next three weeks. So, yeah, since Valentine's Day."

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"Aw, that's so cute." Frigg slipped her nightgown off and was now putting the dress on, also oblivious to the chain. "How's little Alex?"

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"He's great. He's..." Bes abruptly trailed off. "Frigg? If we're here and Erato is probably here somewhere... Gaia wouldn't hurt Alex, would she?"

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And at first that has a cold ball of fear settling in Frigg's stomach. However, she manages to think about it logically.

"No..no I don't think so. They once brought us to a safe place where the babies could be born. Plus Sigyn told us that there was an implication that Gaia wants us to give birth to a new generation. It wouldn't make sense for her to hurt Alex."

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Her words calmed him and Bes took a slow, deep breath. "Okay. Right. You know more about this than I do." He paused and stared down at the shirt in his hand before tightening his fingers on the soft fabric. "But I swear if anything happens to him or the other kids..."

The threat was evident and, given the earlier range of embarrassment and sheepishness in his voice, a startling reminder that Bes was, after all, a deity in his own right.

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"You and me both," Frigg agreed with steel in her voice.

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"I figured you would agree." The tension still lingered in his shoulders but the storm cloud of his expression eased at her words and tone and Bes glanced towards the door between them again. "Uh... I don't know how I'm going to get the shirt on with this chain in the way," he admitted after a moment. "You don't mind if I just forget it, right? I'd rather work on how to get out of here and find Erato and the kids."

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Frigg managed to get the strapless dress on when Bes asked the question. "Won't bother me any," she assured.

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"Great." He looked around the room. "How about we check all the drawers and under the furniture first? Just to see if there's a key around. Then, if that doesn't work... Uh, we'll think of something else."