Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday Afternoon and Evening

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The Copacabana Hotel was certainly... statuesque. The front facade stood high and formal in the middle of lovely Rio, though, like a mullet, all the fun was in the back - at the beachside, where fun and sun would be waiting come tomorrow.

The Fandom contingent had managed to get their hands on some beachside rooms, though it was probably best not to ask who or what had made this much money change hands. Because it wasn't like anyone running this gig had any interesting off-shore accounts...

[[ ocd up! | rooms | the pool | the spa | samba parade | arco do teles and beyond | ooc ]]

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[necroslacker]

"What're you preparing yourself for?" Sam asked, leaning back on his hands. "Planning on having a rousing debate with some locals? I'm sure you can get by with what you know."

[whenshewasnice]

"I'm just interested in being polite." And being a geek. Mustn't forget that. "It's not a full language course."

[necroslacker]

"Nerd."

Yep, Sam said it because it was true.

"You even taken a look around the room to see what we've get to enjoy for a week or so?"

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie rolled her eyes at the namecalling, then made a show of letting her gaze sweep across the room.

"It's a room. With furniture."

A nice room with nice furniture, but still. She'd just figured that with a week spent there, she'd have time to get acquainted with it.

[necroslacker]

"Yeah, that's exactly what it is," Sam said, shaking his head again and getting up so he, at least, could enjoy the view. It was pretty damn beautiful. Nothing like he'd ever seen in Seattle and he'd been up in the Seattle.

[whenshewasnice]

"Don't judge me," Natalie quipped, with another glance at her book. How did you ask for the vegetarian choices in Portuguese, anyway? "I'm getting acclimated."

Being this far south was weird.

[necroslacker]

"Who's judging?" Sam asked, glancing back at her. "I'm not. I'm just looking out the window and deciding what I'm gonna do with my night."

He liked Natalie a lot but he didn't think he could stay in the room on the first night in Brazil.

[whenshewasnice]

Well, Natalie wasn't intending to, either. Hah, assumptions.

"And what is the view telling you concerning that important decision?"

[necroslacker]

"Dunno yet." He shrugged and glanced over his shoulder at her. "Maybe take a swim. Get something to eat. Just go for a walk, find some music. I dunno. But, I'm not gonna plan it either."

[whenshewasnice]

"How bohemian of you," Natalie drawled, putting her book aside so she could get up and slowly stretch her arms above her head. She hadn't even changed into properly weather appropriate clothes yet.

No rush.

[necroslacker]

Sam shrugged and crossed his arms, still staring out at the view in front of him.

"I just wanna relax," he murmured, letting his thoughts wander a bit while he took in the view.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie wandered up behind him, quietly. She hovered there for a moment before leaning in to rest her chin on his shoulder and wind an arm around him.

Call it something left over from the week before, except without the immediate desire to jump him.

"Relaxing doesn't sound like a bad goal," she said.

[necroslacker]

Sam sighed and leaned back against her, a little surprised at the offer of comfort but accepting it easily. He covered her arm with his.

"You think you'll wanna come out with me sometime while we're here?" Sam asked quietly.

[whenshewasnice]

"Don't ask stupid questions, Sam," she told him, lightly and quietly. "I'm the one who's bothered to even learn some of the language."

It would've been irresponsible to let him just wander all alone all the time. Or something.

[necroslacker]

Snickering, Sam shook his head and said, "I was more asking you out on a date. Dates. Plural. I don't know where the dates'll be or when but yeah, just asking you out officially and all."

[whenshewasnice]

"It's still a stupid question," Natalie replied without missing a beat, even though she'd gotten that wrong at first. Not her style to get flustered. "But, consider this my official affirmative answer."

[necroslacker]

"Okay. Good."

He sighed again and let the silence lengthen comfortably before he decided to say something else.

"We've got two beds."

[whenshewasnice]

"I noticed," she replied, oh so idly, and gave him a little squeeze because she could. "Hmm."

[necroslacker]

"You want your space this trip?" Sam asked quietly. He knew she was particular and he could deal with that.

[whenshewasnice]

"You're assuming stuff again," Natalie remarked. "I didn't say anything other than that I noticed there are two beds. I didn't put in a request for that."

[necroslacker]

"I wasn't assuming. I was actually asking if you wanted space on the trip," Sam explained, shaking his head. "I didn't think you'd put in the request. I was just asking if you'd prefer the two beds."

[whenshewasnice]

"I haven't really thought about it." That was probably unsurprising, in light of how he'd found her. "Why, would you be up for reorganizing furniture?"

[necroslacker]

"I would be up for sleeping with you for a week, yeah," Sam answered. It wasn't the exact answer to the question but it was a good answer nonetheless. "But, if you'd prefer to stretch out, I can deal too."

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie just barely shook her head. "I don't need that much space."

Which he probably knew from previous experience. She didn't move around a lot while she slept.

[necroslacker]

"Do you wanna share a bed with me?" Sam asked quietly.