A/N This one just sort of spilled out! Didn't have it in mind to write till about an hour ago... I've got another chapter half-done after this one, and then it will probably go quiet for a while, unless people have prompts they'd like me to try. I forgot to say last time: shout-out to Ali! Loved your reviews but couldn't reply since you weren't signed in. Much appreciated.
Hope you enjoy :-)
Pretty Please
"Please?"
"No."
"Pleeease?"
"No."
"Pleeeeeeeeeease?"
"No! And quit tryin' to make me look at yer! I toldja, I ain't lookin' at yer till you stop stickin' your lip out!"
"But it's tradition."
"I don't care! I'm a big, scary merc - and we don't do that."
"Not true - you've done it on multiple occasions. Two hundred and eighty-seven."
"That was different- wait: you counted?"
"Not important. The empirical evidence is overwhelming."
"Usin' long words ain't gonna get your way, neither!"
"Why won't you?"
"You know why."
"Explain it to me."
"You're the gorram genius - you don't need me to explain nothin'."
"You're the big scary merc - what're you afraid of?"
"I ain't afraid! And didn't I tell yer to stop mimickin' me?"
"Your reluctance suggests fear."
"I ain't afraid! It just ain't a manly thing to do in public."
"So, you're afraid people will think-?"
"I AIN'T AFRAID!"
"..."
"What?"
"..."
"Why you gone plumb quiet?"
"He shouted."
"I didn't mean to. What are yo-? Are you cryin'?"
"..."
"That ain't playin' fair! Moon- stop! Stop it! Okay, fine. Fine! You can do it! Just stop, okay?"
"You will let her?"
"I said I would, didn't I?"
"You promise?"
"Ai ya! I promise!"
"Okay."
"..."
"..."
"You happy now?"
"Yes."
"Well, then quit grinnin' like a loon and get over here. If we're gonna be kissin' in public, we better get some practice in."
"Yes, zhàngfū jiāngyào."
Glossary:
Ai ya! - Aah!
Zhàngfū jiāngyào - Husband-to-be