Marina had a killer headache, she knew it was a bad decision to stay out that late. She wasn't much of a drinker, and she was a light-weight. She knew yesterday, but Eight had still convinced her to have a few, which turned into a few more. He used the, 'we just defeated the Mogs just have a few drinks' card.
She turned over to see Eight standing over her with a cup of what she presumed was coffee. She didn't usually drink coffee either, but apparently winning an alien war changed her into a different person.
Marina sits down at the table across from Eight and graciously accepted the cup of coffee, taking sips despite how horrible it tastes. When she felt as if she was finally able to think straight, she asked Eight, "What did we do last night?"
Eight gives her a wild look and asks, "Do you not remember, Marina?"
"Did we?"
"No," Eight says as Marina lets out a sigh of relief, "I knew you weren't in your right mind, so we did something else instead."
"Well if we didn't, um, you know-"
"Marina you can say the word sex, it won't kill you, I promise."
Marina asks, "Fine, if we didn't have sex, then what did we do last night?"
Eight says calmly after taking a sip of his coffee, "What any drunk couple does when they don't have sex, we got matching tattoos."
"What? Where?"
Marina starts to lift up her shirt looking for her tattoo.
"As much as I love the view Marina, your tattoo is on your shoulder."
Marina pulls down her shirt, embarrassed. She slides her sleeve down and sees a butterfly.
"Really? Out of all the tattoos we could have got, why a butterfly?"
Eight smiles and says, "That's what you wanted."
"Why do you seem to remember everything from last night while I know next to nothing?"
"I'm just better than you at certain things, Marina."
Marina examines her tattoo once again. She says, "Eight, please don't take this the wrong way, but I don't want this tattoo anymore."
Eight says, "Gee, I wonder how someone could take that the wrong way. I'm just going to pretend that it doesn't hurt that you want to get rid of the tattoo that showcases my love for you."
Marina rolls her eyes and says, "I don't need a butterfly tattoo to know that you- wait, did you just say you love me?"
Eight nods and says, "Yes, but if you still want to get rid of the tattoo, I understand. I will even do it for you right now."
Before Marina can even process what he is doing, she feels something cold and wet on her shoulder. She turns around to see Eight rubbing her tattoo with a wet washcloth. He says, "The tattoo was a temporary one, and I've already washed mine off."
Marina looks up at Eight and directly into his eyes. She says, "I love you, too."
