"Beatrice, you like me don't you?"
"Yes, Ava"
"No…" the Halo bearer sighed and rolled her eyes. "I mean as in really like me. I've…" she lowered her voice, "I've heard you moaning my name in bed"
"Wha-" Beatrice went bright red from embarassment. "Ava, whatever you heard was just me thinking about you and training"
"Bea, I'm like you – you know that. I can tell you that theres nothing to be ashamed of"
"I know, but I took Holy Vows and whatever temptations are sent my way, I can not give in to them" Beatrice was ashamed that Ava had so shockingly shattered her walls. Her parents had sent her to a Catholic boarding school when they discovered their daughter was a lesbian which, in hindsight, was the worst place to send her.
"So I'm a temptation?" Ava leaned over the bar and mocked her words in a teasing tone that made Beatrice's heart flutter and a warm feeling spread to places that she'd rather not think about.
"I've got to think about you at all times to protect and train you, Ava" Beatrice tried to concentrate on paperwork for the bar.
"Beeeeaaaaaa?" Ava drew the name out.
"Yes?" Beatrice gritted her teeth.
"You took a vow of chastity, right?"
"Yes"
"So you can't have carnal knowledge of a man"
"Of course not" Beatrice started wondering if Superion would let her harm Ava in the guise of training.
"To quote Éowyn 'I am no man'" and Beatrice looked sharply up at Ava's mischievous look as she processed that last sentence. Almost half a minute passed by before Beatrice's mind spluttered back to life and she grabbed Ava's hand and started dragging her from the bar.
"HANS!" she shouted to the German behind the counter.
"Yeah?" came the reply.
"WE'RE GOING HOME EARLY"