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The moment she had learned about the game that had risen in such popularity lately, Shierra knew exactly who she wanted to play it with! It would be a double edged sword to play such a thing with Aleksi, but it would also surely be worth the risk! She had played a little with her coworkers while working, but no one dared do anything too crazy while on the job. Her tasks were almost done though, so she focused on them to hurry through while leaving any customers to the others to deal with.

Buzzing back and forth to get the shelves restocked, Shierra almost missed that Aleksi was even there. She did a double take, repressed the urge to smile, and nodded with a wave in return. She held up seven fingers, and got back to work even more hurried than before. She was good at the work though, and soon enough had the box of inventory emptied and put away. She told her coworkers that she was done so that they could tell the boss she was done, and quickly headed for the door. She grabbed at Aleksi's arm on the way and tugged. "Hurry up before bossman comes out and finds something else for me to do. I got plans for us!" Now her grin showed, full of mischievous play.

Shierra couldn't help tossing that sneaky grin over her shoulder at Aleksi. "Plaaaaans!" She yanked the tie from her hair so that the long curls fell and bounced with the movement as they fled. Freedom!

She slowed down and took a deep breath of the fresh air. "We're safe at the moment. When we start the game, however..." She stopped suddenly and spun on her heel to face Aleksi so that she stood as close as she could without touching. "Truth or dare?" she asked with that same grin. "You gotta pick one. If you pick truth, I get to ask you something and you have to tell the truth. If you pick dare, you have to do whatever I tell you to. If you don't follow the rules, you gotta face the consequences. Like... swishing around a mouthful of seawater. Then, you get to ask me something." She leaned her head forward a tiny bit more and lowered her voice. "Feeling brave? Truth. Or. Dare."

Shierra's grin was simultaneously sharp and sweet in reply. Aleksi was safe enough.

Truth..... Ooh, so many tantalizing options to choose from. She'd given her options some thought beforehand, but now it was time to actually pick one to start with. "Okay. I can avoid lewd for now. Truth; tell me something you're glad your mother doesn't know about you."

While her expression was unfazed, Shierra noted Aleksi's reaction as something to be addressed another time. What sort of secret did he have that would cause that? She readily allowed that moment to pass though. "Just gotta pick one thing; not the whole list," she teased lightly. Once she got the answer, she started laughing. "I don't doubt for a second you were one of the biggest trouble makers. That title fits you like a glove."

Then Aleksi flipped the question, and a faint heat tinted Shierra's cheeks. "You're such a sap," she playfully scolded with a swat to Aleksi's arm. She dug a coin from her little purse and gave it a flip, following Aleksi's example. "Hmm... Truth." She looked up at him and batted her eyes sweetly. "Be gentle~"

Shierra grinned playfully. "Maybe both." Considering her own history, being a trickster wasn't going to scare her away anytime soon.

She waited quietly while Aleksi thought up his dare. While she knew she would be on the receiving end of things eventually, her eyes still narrowed suspiciously at the smirk she saw rise in front of her.

Ah s**t!

It took quite a bit of self control to keep her expression collected. "Wouldn't have considered you to be the desperate type," she observed to give herself a moment. It was tempting to play coy and take the punishment for refusing to answer... She took a deep breath, her gaze level as she looked right at Aleksi's face. "I was.." the truth... "incredibly... happy." Her cheeks inadvertently deepened to a dark blush, though her eyes were a conflicted mix of hopeful and challenging; daring him to make fun of her feelings. He had come all this way, but did he truly feel.. was it really for her? Was that possible?

The throwback earned a tiny smirk and a sigh. It was rather wild to think back to how this whole thing had started. A trip out to Belrea to stay with her sister for a while... and now here she was, seriously feeling butterflies just from seeing Aleksi smile in response to her admission.

So, this is how it is now? "I think we can manage to find some way to enjoy the day," she teased, a playfully coy smile rising suddenly as she took his hand. They'd yet to discuss when Aleksi would be going back home, so she had to make the most of whatever time they had. Her free hand crossed to dance her fingers up his arm lightly. "I dare youuu to sweep me off my feet." She lowered her voice and tipped her face up. "Like at the hot springs~"