[ it's strange, that they keep ending up in this position, to be the one to gently introduce (or reintroduce) someone to intimacy - but somehow, unlike all the other things they find strange about their life in this place it doesn't make them feel at all uncomfortable.

after all, it's still love, isn't it? it's not outside of their purpose, even if it's something softer. so they smile against Hope's lips and then take her cue and press forward into the kiss, deepening it and resting their hands softly on her hips. ]