It was a dark and stormy night.  In space.  Somehow.  Meara entered the home, drenched from the storm.

Oh, wait, not that kind of crackfic.

Drenched with ions.  Because it was an ion storm.  Because.... Space.

Brun called from the kitchen, "You're late.  Again.  And don't ionize the rugs.  I just got them clean."

Meara was always ionizing the rugs.  A constant battle.  That Brun lost.  Every.  Time.

"The ions make me feel tingly!"

Brun sighed.  That was her response to everything.

The meatloaf makes me tingly.

Watching holovids makes me tingly.

Sleeping makes me tingly.

What did it mean??  Brun agonized daily over this question.  Was it a good thing?
A bad thing?  Both?  A stroke?  He'd never figured it out, but he had to keep trying.  The Space Kingdome depended on it.  Somehow.

If I wasn't working from home I would have to explain to my coworkers why I just burst out laughing.

I feel victorious....

Does it make you tingly?

Yes.  Oh crap!

Tingle, Tingle, Kooloh-Limpah!

Alternately, my favorite part of Final Fantasy XIV to date.

Water, water, froth and foam!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ldTM27mlc4

Can't watch the video right now but will try later.

Just wanted to note that the above sounds like some dirty Teletubby stuff and I'm confused again....

Tingle is very much supposed to illicit that kind of reaction, yeah.

Y'aaaall XD

Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tingler

FP for Gwydion!

Yay! Now if only I could transfer some of these over to poor Franz. :P

Franz can get a bunch of hunting compels when Fiona distracts him with a string.  Or a ponytail.  Or she just bends over to work on an engine.

None of these distractions would be intentional.

I wouldn't. You aren't quite on dear ol' Dad's level yet and he got Wrekt so...

To be fair to both dear ol' Dad and Gwydion, trying to parry being eaten by something whose jaws are bigger than you are doesn't work so well.

*takes off helmet*

I am no filthy casual.

I can't believe I actually rolled well.  I was sort of hoping for a -4 because this is what Meara's really bad at doing.

Woman wears her emotions on her sleeve at all times!  Except now, apparently.

It could be that she's overreacting just the proper amount that people expect. "Euryleia moves? Whaaaaaaaaaaat?!"

It would be more the "I was there and already knew this and didn't bring it up and also was the one who brought it up before and then asked MerLN and oh gods why is this coming up NOW" panic setting in.  Which is exactly what it is.

Meara operates on the idea that everyone knows more than she does about most things because it hasn't failed her yet.

It's fine.  Everything's fine.

Try on this noose?  I suppose, though I'm not sure why...  Odd request.

There does seem to be a lot of rope you're giving me with it too...

Quite possibly enough to hang my...  Oh.  I see.

Thank you, Brun, for dashing Meara's hope upon the rocks with a casual smile as if it was just another Tuesday.

She's basically the Alex Norris "oh no" right now.

You are welcome.  Brun will always choose dashing!

Another thought!

Could I try Create Advantage - Respectable Knight?  To represent trying to give no other cause to doubt, to give the impression of someone who has been and can still be trusted?

Expecting to use on a roll to Overcome or "Attack" in a social "conflict" with the stakes being his and Euryleia's freedom?

Conflicts don't always have to be violence, eh?

Absolutely! That feels like a Chivalry roll to me. Go for it!