[PRP] Burnin Down the House (Roch & Alecto)

[Ice Queen]

There was a new joint that had gone up over the weekend. The music was seriously loud, the lights were flashing, and there were smoke machines blowing smoke out onto the street. It was no question of where Roch was--(his son was being babysat by his gramma again.)

The punk boil was having a blast--he had a beer in one hand and was talking with a large group of creeple. After a second, though, he looked at the stage--and the off-key piano they'd brought out--and excused himself for the song. He couldn't handle things being off-key. Well, he could, but in this case he didn't HAVE to.

Instead he leaned against the wall outside, nursing his beer as he looked up at the moon. It was a good night. He should have brought a pal, though.

Syusaki

 

[Syusaki]

Somehow, sometime, Alecto had decided it was a perfect moment to slink out of the demon dorms and head to town. It was nearby and the perfect place to escape to whenever the hellhound grew bored out of her minds. Megaera hissed for her to finish her schoolwork, but Tisiphone cackled over her, shrieking for Alecto to run into the nearest store and go wild. If all ended well (to Tisiphone, at least) then the store would be crumbling to ashes by the time they scampered out of the doors.

But the moment the dog stepped onto the street, her ears perked up when she caught the scent of smoke. Was something on fire? Glowing gold eyes looked around for warm light, but found none. Regardless, she continued to follow the smell until she managed to walk into a club. (Oh Jack no.) [Oh Jack yes Alecto grab a drink before they ask for a card—] Still sniffing the air, she whipped her tail around as she tried to take in the bright lights and piano music.

Ice Queen

 

[Ice Queen]

He watched her for a moment, staying somewhat in the shadows, taking in facts before saying anything at all. First, she was either a demon or a monster, secondly, with those eyes, she was possibly fire related--the hands, he noticed, added to that conclusion. The tail, in fact, nailed the final nail into the coffin. He was best friend to a fire demon, after all.

"You are jackin' SMOKIN'," he said, since regardless of whether she took it as a pick up line or not, she probably (ok, possibly) wouldn't kick him for it. "There's no possible way you're alone. Are you?" He stepped out of the shadows, only then noticing he was just a bit over a foot taller than her.

She wasn't--nah, a kid wouldn't come to a club...

(Actually, he'd been to TONS of clubs when he'd been a kid, he was just ignoring that fact.)

Syusaki

 

[Syusaki]

(Oh Jack no.) Megaera let out an internal groan that rattled the inside of Alecto’s cranium. So loud and filled with scorn, it caused the canine to go cross-eyed and briefly shake her head to try and pull her alter egos back into place. “I amam,” she answered with an innocent tilt of her head. Her glowing gaze focused on the boil’s shoulders fist. Once she realized he was tall, she finally raised her head to stare at him face-to-face.

Lips coiled into a pleasant smile, a canine tooth poking out as Tisiphone crossed her arms. “What about you, hm?”

Ice Queen

 

[Ice Queen]

That reaction, the tilt of the head--his expression changed to a grin, one that wasn't nearly as "I'm hittin' on you." He'd picked up on Alecto--but he hadn't picked up on Tisiphone yet.

"I'm alone tonight--but I really shoulda brought a pal," he said. "You like to dance? Other than the piano they got a great band," he added, offering a hand. "Wanna party?"

The sudden urge to offer candy was far too close to luring a kid into a kidnapping situation, he decided, finishing off his beer even as he left his free hand out for her to take. He tossed the empty bottle into a trashcan a good ten feet away.

Syusaki

 

[Syusaki]

Her tail flicked back and forth as she hummed loudly, making a point to eye him from tip to toe. Tisiphone already knew her answer and she knew Alecto was willing to play along with just about anything, but Megaera on the other hand—

The slight slouch in her posture disappeared as Megaera straightened her back. Eyes narrowed to slits as she twisted her lips and angled her head away from the reaper boil. “Indeed, the band is atrocious. You could freak out some human scarelings with it, I’m sure.” Her tone dripped with venom as she eyed the outstretched hand in disdain. “You’re at least an adequate dancer, right?”

Tisiphone snickered. “Not that I mind, but—“

“—Alecto isn’t a veryvery good dancer herselfself!”

Ice Queen

 

[Ice Queen]

For a moment Roch just stared at her, wondering if he'd drunk more than he had, or if someone had slipped him a roofie. When he ran his tongue over his teeth, though, he didn't taste anything funny. And he'd always been good at holding his liquor, so a beer or two wasn't enough to make him think someone was either A) crazier than hell, or B) more than one personality (not that the two were necessarily exclusive, mind you). The vocal intonations (pitch perfect hearing and all that) made him lean a liiittle bit towards the second option...

But hell, she was hot and she looked willing to dance! "I'm decent," he said. "I make a livin' off of hanging out in clubs, I would at least hope I could dance." Although it'd taken him a bit of work to learn how in his school days. "Come on, live a little!"

Syusaki

 

[Syusaki]

Wide eyes and ears perked up, Alecto held one clawed finger to her lips as she looked up at Roch. “Isis that so? That’s goodgood!” She tried pointing her ears even higher. “Alecto isis living! She is not a zombie or ghost.” Her lips formed a pouty upside-down ‘v’ but decided to let the comment slide for now. The boil had asked her to a dance and she was more than willing to comply.

She could hear the grating of Megaera’s teeth in her head, but she ignored it in favor of reaching for one of the reaper’s wrists and tugging him toward the dance floor. Her glowing eyes looked around the crowd for an example to mimic. She tried moving like the ghoul next to her—arms up, bouncing and hips twisting. “Hmm?!??”

Ice Queen

sorry for the late tag o(--<

 

[Ice Queen]

He grinned, dancing with her and absently accepting a beer that was tossed to him. It seemed he'd made some friends already. The music was a lot better this go round--maybe someone told them they were out of key. He pocketed the beer rather than drinking it, reaching out for her hand. "You know how t'spin?" he asked over the loud music, motioning with his hand.

Syusaki

Same OTL

 

[Syusaki]

She raised her ears when she noticed the boil catch something. Alecto honed in on the bottle while somehow completely ignoring the label at the same time. “Whatwhat’s that?” A clawed hand ignorantly reached for the drink as she heard laughter and screaming inside her head.

“Spin?” Her arm stopped suddenly, and as she threw him a questioning look she gave Roch a quick, simple turn. “Like thisthis?”

Ice Queen