bestfeature | for @keenely.

What, that one?

[ He peers over at the case, raising an eyebrow before glancing back at Nancy with a slight grin. ]

That bad, huh? Alright, alright, we'll steer clear of it.

[ With a shrug of his shoulders, he continues down the aisle, glancing up at the wall. His gaze shifts back over to Nancy when she asks him to jog her memory. ]

Or we could just, you know, start looking at all the cases and see if we can find a cover that looks like that.

What? No, no. I think this is important. I would really, really like your expert opinion on finding this movie.

[ the end of the sentence starts to trail off as the laughter bubbles up a bit, but she tried. she tried really hard to say that seriously. she shouldn't tease steve though, she knows she shouldn't. it probably won't help with the whole... rebuilding whatever friendship they could manage to have. still - she's aware he's more likely able to rattle off the names of the starting line-up for his favorite baseball team than knowing the movie she's talking about based on the tiny bit of information given, so. this is all very amusing to her, okay ]

Although I suppose I could really just pick out whatever I want, tell them I forgot, and actually pick something I'd like to see.

Wow, okay.

[ He crosses his arms, giving her a mock frown. It doesn't sting as much when it comes from Nancy — just like when Robin ribs him endlessly about how he knows jack. Still, her suggestion gets a chuckle out of him as he relents ("relents"), lowering his arms again. ]

I mean, it's your right, isn't it? They made you come out here to get it. If they wanted their movie, they should've just gotten it themselves, you know?

Exactly. So! Let's see what we got.

[ she rubs her hands together, looking at the wall with a whole! new! perspective! and-!

she still can't seem to spot anything that immediately jumps out at her as interesting, just based on the cover. and after another long moment, she sighs a long breath, cheeks puffed out. ]

--I still don't know what to pick. Maybe you should just pick for me. Or I can close my eyes and point to one, and that'll be it. [ she laughs, but it's the mildly pathetic kind ] Why does this feel like the most impossible task?

Because you're putting so much pressure on yourself for this.

[ He gestures vaguely at the wall, but— it's true, isn't it? That was Nancy when it came to anything. She had to do this, she had to do that, she had to get it right — it was one of the many, many things he'd loved about her, back when they were still dating. It was almost cute, how she'd work herself up like this.

Now he just gives a soft little half-smile as he reminsces quietly before shaking his head. ]

Look, you've got two choices. You can either pick up one of the action comedies and your dad and Mike'll enjoy it after they get their complaining out of the way. Or, you could just get what you want and tell them to get their own damn movie the next time if they really want a certain one so badly.

[ #attacked

but no, he's right. she knows he's right. and her little huff of a sigh is as close to an acknowledgement of that as she'll give him for now, even if she does spare him a quick glance just to back up that vibe. yeah, yeah, yeah... he's always been her ..anti-fun-police. calling her out when she's being too serious. it used to get on her nerves, a tiny bit, but it was also kind of sweet and absolutely his way of looking out for her. one of like, a million ways. it's fine. ]

I think I like that second option the best. Yeah. Let's go with that. [ it only takes a moment of looking again, and then she's reaching up for a video with a silly kind of smile ] Footloose. Classic, right? [ is she joking? we just don't know ]

[ it's totally fine.

He smiles a bit more as he glances over at the case. Footloose — or, as he knows it, "the one where Kevin Bacon dances a lot and the dude from Glitter Dome is no fun whatsoever. Not his pick, certainly, but it makes for a relatively light-hearted night. ]

It'll send a message, that's for sure.

[ Mr. Wheeler and Mike wouldn't dare send Nancy off on her own to get a movie once she comes back with this one, at least. ]

[ she snorts a laugh, one that's quickly hidden by a cough, a dip of her face until she's sure she's got it under control, and then she's putting footloose right back on the shelf. ]

I need to be more subtle than that, I think. Or maybe I'll get Footloose with something else. Something I actually want to- watch. [ her eyes light up a little bit when she comes across another one she recognizes. purple rain. wow. prince is- wow. ] I could always go for that one and sing along. Really teach them a lesson.

[ she takes a breath like she might even start singing right there on the spot, but then she stops herself, pressing her lips shut. no. and then she laughs, embarrassed. even though she didn't do the embarrassing thing. cool. ]

[ Normally, that would be his cue to break out some Prince in the worst falsetto he could muster. Normally. Hell, whenever they put the copies back out, he and Robin would often compete for who could do the worst Prince impression.

But this was Nancy, and things were different.

So instead, he just laughs a bit as well, reaching over to grab a copy and hold it out to her. ]

So teach them a lesson. [ He smirks a bit at that. ] You're no errand girl.

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