“Can a man not celebrate a victory with a close colleague?” ‘Sure, go find one.’ Eve thought sourly, a single delicate brow raising as she watched the Casino heir rummage in his robe. His ungracious words about the ability to drain positivity made a surprise laugh bubble from her throat followed by a tiny snort. The candy heiress crossed her arms over her chest as her unwanted companion continued speaking causing another snort though this one held no laughter.
“The only thing that drains positivity is that charred organ you call a heart. I was perfectly content to avoid you all evening, you could have continued to dazzle the couple you were playing with, but instead, you sought me out.” Evelyns tone was leveled but light, these conversations always reminded her of a carousel. Around and around they went, over and over again. Never getting off, just pausing before they started again. Those azure eyes narrowed into slits as he flashed her company's candy bar wrapper at her. She could recognize that bright blue and yellow wrapper anywhere; anywhere but here. Those bars were only sold at selected locations; such as the Le Masque. He had brought that deliberately just for her eyes to see. Those supple manicured fingers dug into the soft flesh of her upper arm, her nails leaving little crescent moon imprints in their wake. ’Could you be anymore extra?’
“Lies? Daddy issues?” It took mere seconds for the young woman to cross the distance between herself and Cyrille. A dainty hand reached back behind the young heir and rested on the back of the lounge chair, while the other gently caressed the casino heirs cheek. Evelyn’s knee moved the heir's legs slightly apart, steadying herself to keep her small frame from falling forward. A pair of blue eyes soon locked onto a pair of green orbs. “You want to talk about daddy issues? Mine is dead, I’ve accepted that. I just need you to fill in the blanks. You’re the one that can’t accept what a monster your father has become or do anything about it.” Her voice was sickeningly sweet and low as if she were exchanging honeyed flavored words with a lover. “We both know the reason you get me alone and it has nothing to do with being close..or maybe it does, I don’t care. If you need me to yell at you for you to have a good time, fine. But don’t treat me like those that don’t know the real you. I’ve seen your scales and felt your fangs enough to know when you’re faking. Drop the mask.” She almost growled the last three words as her thumb darted out, wiping the corner of his mouth that held some of the melted dark chocolate.
‘Like dealing with a child.’ Without batting an eye, Evelyn placed the side of her thumb in her mouth. A soft rap on the door was the only thing that made Evelyn move. Just a swiftly as before, she pushed off the back of the lounge chair. Nimble fingers tried to smooth out wrinkles on her lacey dress as she sauntered over to the doors, pulling them open as her gentle smile appeared. “Oh, little petal, I am envious of your outfit. That looks far more comfortable, would you like to trade?” Evelyn reached out with both hands, fixing the shoulders of the young lady's cardigan ever so slight. “Hm, that goes well with your complexion..maybe it looks cute and comfortable because it is on you.” Evelyn mumbled absentmindly as she dropped her arms back to her sides, those azure eyes flickering down the hall to land on a bypassers form.
“Ah," Evelyn cleared her throat, "Sir? Sir Doublet? Buttons? WINNER OF THE CHALLENGE? The candy heiress called out different names until the only one that would like to register with the stranger was called out. Whispering 'just a moment' to Daisy and a wave behind her back to Cyrille, Evelyn scuttled down the long hallway to the unfamiliar man. The young woman didn't realize just how tall the stranger was until she was standing in front of him, slightly out of breath. It didn't help that she had trotted down the hallway in heels. Her ankles felt like she had attempted to murder them. 'I need to start working out or sprinting whenever I see Cyrille. Eve patted her chest as she caught her breath. "Woo. That was more difficult than it should have been," Evelyn smiled sweetly, holding out her hand to the nights champion, "Evelyn Monroe, Candy Queen of Bishop. And you are...?" Evelyn paused giving the man a moment to speak before she continued. "If you would be so kind, would you accompany me for the evening?" A giggle escaped her lips at how the sentence had settled once said out loud. "Not anything of a questionable nature. I just ran into a snake earlier when I was alone and I don't feel quite safe anymore... Would payment of candy help?" Evelyn didn't wait for a response, as the man's hand was still trapt in her handshake. The candy heiress simply pulled her newly gained companion with her back with her into the theater room.
"Sorry for disappearing lovelies. This is...pudding." It had not even been five minutes and Evelyn had already forgotten his name. Still pulling Rasputin with her, Evelyn walked over to Cyrille. Eve snatched the candy bar out of the heir's hand and gave it to her hostage with a polite smile."This is a special brand, we only sell it at four locations. I'll have one sent for you too, little petal." Evelyn added, peering around the man to give the smaller woman a wink. Finally, Evelyn let go of her newly captured guardian and took a step back, gesturing to the large tv in the room with her now free hand. “Do we want to go on with the tour or shall we stay here for a moment? Is either of you a fan of horror movies? There is this delightful one about parasites that I just adore.”