Ajax looked absolutely appauled at her first sentence. "I- oh- er- um- wow- stupid- WHAT?" He stuttered. "For 1, I am not going to respond well when anyone uses the word *dudes* because that only makes me think of a dude ranch which is what Travis owned blah blah blah. For 2, WHAT IDIOT MALE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PUT ON SOMETHING THAT COULD MAKE VULTURES FALL FROM THE SKY AND DIE!!!???" Ajax started rather calmly, but his voice raised and his eyes widened at the end.

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Ajax snorted at Mercy when she spoke, glaring a little. "A puppy? No. Way. At. All." He huffed, his eyebrows furrowing and his gaze narrowing like it did when something annoyed him.

She rolled her eyes at him. "You could go for some, yknow." She teased, mockingly fanning her nose, as though to say he smelled. "Yes. One hundred percent. See, that little face you're making right now, all scrunched up like you're annoyed. It just screams lil' puppy." She teased.

Ajax looked at her with a stare that could burn the hair off of Satan. "Don't... even." He half growled, huffing slightly as he glanced away and saw that even Rooster was now sleeping. It would be good for the red-haired man... Ajax knew he barely ever slept. "If you call me that again, it will NOT end well for you." He finally threatened with a glare, his dark eyes glinting. This is where Ajax is more bark than bite... with any other demon, angel, or human that he threatened, he would most definetely act on that threat. With Mercy he just... couldn't.

She smiled at him. Mercy couldn't take him seriously and antagonizing him was just so... fun. She leaned closer to him until they were almost nose to nose. "What, puppy? Don't like your new nickname?" She teased, staring right back into his dark eyes with her piercing blue ones, currently twinkling with an amused gleam.

Ajax knew he was going to lose this one when Mercy smiled like that. -Grinning jackalopes- He thought grumpily, looking back at her steadily. Uuuunnntil she spoke. As Ajax turned his head slightly his eyes flashed, and in this light, their true color showed... an extremely dark blue. "That is a TERRIBLE idea madam smartypants, because I can think up some rather un-flattering names for you as well." Ajax huffed slightly

Her smile slipped into a small smirk. She tilted her head at the way his eyes flashed, mesmerized by the way the light hit them. She stared into his eyes for a few more moments, distracted. She leaned back and sat down, blinking a few times, having completely missed what he said. "Er- sorry, what?"

Ajax's eyebrows raised as Mercy just stared at him for a moment, her eyes glazed out, then snapped back and spoke. -Really?- He thought, raising a hand to poke her in the shoulder. "Hellooo. Come in Houston. Earth to Mercy." He commented with a small snort, but he was already thinking of what could have distracted her enough to forget about teasing him. It must have been something BIG. -Rack ze brain- He thought, then flt like snapping his fingers (but didn't). Ajax knew that very few people actually realized his eyes were blue. Mercy had been staring at his eyes, blah blah blah, the point is he was connecting the dots which meant he had a brain. Yay. "Are my eyes really that mesmerizing?" Ajax asked, taking a stab at what he thought was why she zoned out

She tilted her head at him with a smile. "Yeah, theyre-" She sighed, as if frustrated because she couldn't find a word to describe it. "Its such a beautiful color." She mused, tilting her head and looking at his eyes again. "And its just when the light hits them, they're captivating." She sighed.

Ajax couldn't really comprehend a couple things in this... 1) that someone would be interested in HIS eyes at all (ba haha) 2) that his eyes were *dramatic gasp plus voice* captivating and 3) that Mercy... noticied. "You're eyes are the same color, ya know. Just a lighter shade." He pointed out with a slight chuckle, looking comical when Mercy said they were captivating. "Wow, I barely even know what that word means. Captivating?" Ajax commented in a dramatic voice, flaring his hands out, his eyes twinkling

"Theyre both blue. Thats as far as the similarities go." Mercy smiled, watching him intently and curling her legs up beside her. She laughed at his little performance. "Yeah, captivating. It's like I don't want to look away. Especially with the jazz hands." She teased, tilting her head at him and watching his eyes rather intensely. "I think I might have found my new favorite color." She joked.