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 Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:20 pm
-Residence- What Alice would call home is a hidden room within her establishment. It could be called a studio due to it's small size. It has a kitchen, dining set, couch, and bed all together in one room, the hallway keeping the closet and a door that leads to the bathroom. -Residence Members-Meant for only one strip-club owner, - Alice Ladd, 32
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:34 pm
Bela sat at the table, silently awaiting punishment. Though she was a storm of emotion and rage inside, she would only fuel it on Keith later. Right now, her focus would be to hold in her rage and not piss off Alice. Well, more than she already is, that is.
Bela was already imagining going up to Keith and slapping his face for the heck of it, and then kick him in the groin and possibly strangling him afterwards... Was she getting a little out of hand? She didn't think so. She frustratedly drummed her nails along the wood of the table, getting impatient at Alice taking so long.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:47 pm
 ____________________________________________________________ - Alice 'Madame Mia' Ladd - ____________________________________________________________ It took a bit, but finally she had managed to close the whole damn club. Yes, she cursed it. Must've been that headache talking though... Right now, only Bela's nails were heard in the room, accompanied by Alice's heels thudding with the carpet. If only to help the tension or frustration for Bela. She didn't say anything, not yet, as she pulled out one of her chairs and took a seat. Still nothing said as she picked up one of the cigars in the bowl on the table, lighting it up quickly and taking a few to-Whether to prolong this or to calm her head, both were good guesses. "Now... Miss James, before I outright do anything that might get me in a lawsuit, would you explain just what the ******** happened here?" Well Alice didn't waste time there... Though she really wanted to know why Bela couldn't handle herself in the night she left her in charge... Her tone was stern, still pissed, but slightly-no yeah, definitely pissed.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:00 pm
What was this, a ******** court of law? Bela took a deep breath, to calm her nerves. Alice didn't seem as pissed as she expected, but this woman could go from 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds. So she started, "I was minding my business, watching Keith up on the stage and such, you know? When I see him get down and walk to the bar to talk to some b***h, not even announcing his break or anything. Then, his friend got there, but that isn't important!" she waved her arms frantically, trying to maintain the other woman's interest and make her seem that much more desperate.
"The important thing, is the twins! When they arrived, Keith had come up to me with a proposition. To double team them, and get some extra cash. And we did so, but when I was coming upstairs to sleep with the cocky brother, I see the naked one. This is where you come in and the whole mess..." she shook her head, "So, Keith abandoned me! Wussed out, the p***y. I didn't even know why he did it, because he was gonna give me all the money he got. I just knew, I wanted the money. And that's why I did it. He used me!" she tried to explain, and it sounded like the truth, 'cause it was the truth! She didn't know why Keith wanted to do it, just that he did. It wasn't a bad thing that she was a b***h for money, hell, it shouldn't even be a surprise.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:14 pm
____________________________________________________________ - Alice 'Madame Mia' Ladd - ____________________________________________________________ Alice didn't even nod, hell did she even blink? What she did do was let out a minimal sigh. "Then I should fire the BOTH of you right now. What the hell was in your mind? YOU were supposed to be in charge. For a night" snapped the woman, just as Bela had predicted. "You were damn lucky some cop didn't decide to come tonight and who knows how you'd get out of that one!" There was some teeny, tiny concern there- "More importantly" -and out the window it went. "Who the hell told you, you could bring men to MY room? If you could snag someone to ********, the least you could do is make them pay for a room! You know, the broom closet would've been a better idea than MY room on MY night off!" Idiots! She had hired idiots! Maybe she was the idiot for hiring them... Oh she could-she could do so much right now... But, she wouldn't. No... she'd handle this to her convenience. As Bela went with desperate, Alice threw rage. She'd get these two... she knew how. But first... let Bela breathe, because during that outburst, Alice had ended up standing over the blond, looking down on her with that one blue eye, expecting and waiting for whatever the other had to say.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:28 pm
Bela had let out a whimper, a ******** whimper, "Alice..." she started, "I wasn't bringing him to this room, I was going to take him to one of the private quarters further, but the other brother was already there! Causing a commotion, which is when you found me!" she defended herself, because how stupid would she b be to bring an stranger to this room when Alice was inside? On other nights, that hadn't been the case; but it was this time. Alice had to believe this, Bela couldn't lose her job!
"Besides, what about Keith?" Bela growled as soon as the name slipped her lips, "He's the one who orchestrated all this!" she stared back defiantly, but this was her anger over Keith, not renewed passion to her defense. She had slowly stood up, too. Though, she took a step back when she realized she was standing up to her boss!
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 1:44 pm
____________________________________________________________ - Alice 'Madame Mia' Ladd - ____________________________________________________________ Much better reply-until she mentioned Keith... and stood up. Alice merely took a breath before looking to the other woman. "But YOU were the moron who went along with it!" Keith, well if it had been only him, she'd have a field day with the kid. But as infuriating as Bela was, Alice figured the other had somewhat of a brain to use! Really! Maybe she was taking this way out of proportion, but the two had messed with customers, and who knew what else could've happened there. More importantly, what control was there without her? None from what she saw. "Keith will be punished by his check tonight" she didn't care how much, but as hell he weren't getting anything worthwhile. His tips were screwed now. "As for you... Start packing up your things Bela." How would the stripper take this? Well that was a good question.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:59 pm
Bela gaped, her mouth making a big O of horror. "Alice, are you seriously throwing me out? Me? Practically, your right hand stripper?" she asked in disbelief, because this was Alice! Practically her only friend in this shitty town, at all. Where would she go? Nobody liked her that much, and she refused to go stay at that tacky Inn! "Where would I go, Alice?" she asked with a frown, sincerity dripping from every pore in her being. She may not have looked it, but this was a cry-- no, a scream for help.
"I have nowhere to go." Bela confessed, which was also true. She wasn't using them as guilt-bombs, well, maybe she was. A little bit.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:38 pm
____________________________________________________________ - Alice 'Madame Mia' Ladd - ____________________________________________________________ "Bela, I don't want to hear it" immediately countered Alice. "I need my room. You need yours so you can do these stupid things in your room. So. OUT. I don't care where. As long as you get a place, live, and get your a** back working tomorrow night, I don't give a damn!" True, Alice did consider that thing as... her... friend... As hard as it was to admit sometimes. But they needed their space, and Bela was crossing the line as an employee. Besides, Bela could always rack up the cash, so no use in punishing her paycheck too much, this was truly punishing her. The brunette took a step back and leaned against the bed's tall frame. "There's an inn here... at least until you decide if you want to get an apartment or something" replied Alice oddly calmer. She was still her... friend.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:34 pm
Bela frowned, but then took a deep breath and nodded. Glad that she never unpacked her s**t, because she knew this was bound to happen, at some point. "Ok, I'll go then." she said giving Alice a small smile, a sad smile, nevertheless. As she made her way around Alice, to get her bags.
"I'll see you tomorrow, then." Bela said with a laugh, which was very ironic. And with that, she was out the door. [Bela exits]
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:35 pm
-The next night-
It was before his shift or any shift at the Grindhouse started. Pip had come into the place, having a key to open up if he got in early. The perks of working here.
The Frenchman was dressed up (like the sig pic) in a button down white shirt and black dress pants. He was all clean and his hair redone in a Frenchbraid that Integra had assisted him with.
Adjusting his eyepatch momentarily Pip had snuck up the stairs as discreetly as possible and knocked lightly on the door of Bela's room. He knew the woman lived here after all. One arm was behind his back, a boquet of Japanese Lillies in his hand.
"Mademoiselle?" Pip called gently. He had to apologize for last night. The drinking.. his behavior.. the kiss...
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:50 pm
____________________________________________________________ - Alice 'Madame Mia' Ladd - ____________________________________________________________ It was still early... well on Alice's term. She had spent the whole morning getting rid of that hangover from last night. Normally she knew when to stop to avoid this, but she really got drunk last night. Luckily no one had been upstairs when she was truly drunk. With her senses almost back to normal, she lazed about on her sofa in a simple cotton slip on dress. Honestly it was a surprise when a knock came to her door. For a second she'd figure robber... but who knocks before robbing? In any case... or was it time for work already? Neither sounded good right now. Still she shuffled over to the door, opening it slightly to find Pip there. That was an even bigger surprise. She'd figure after last night... "Pip..." said the woman softly, opening the door completely to face the man. "It's a bit early for your shift... isn't it?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:00 pm
"Oui Mademoiselle." Pip smiled to her his gaze meeting hers. "I came 'ere to-" Pip started to say as his gaze went over what Alice was wearing. Mon Deiu... Pip swallowed hard and he pulled out the boquet of Lillies and offered them to Alice. " ..apologize." Pip finished gently. "I was.. out of line. I shouldnt 'ave drank so much, or tried to kiss you." Pip said though his smile disppeared instantly on that one. Unlike others Pip's emotions were pretty well read. He didnt hide them, not evenm through a fake smile or some witty banter like Walter or Integra tried to do.
Of course he hated admitting he shouldnt have kissed the woman he was crushing on. And it even made him advert his gaze for a moment, while his thoughts went back to the slap he had gotten.
Pip shook his head and met Alice's gaze again with his emerald one. "T'ats all. I just wanted to apologize.. and t'ese are for you, Mademoiselle. I 'ope you are not allergic.. and t'at you like t'em." Pip said as he pointed to the flowers a light smile coming back to his lips. "To make up for being an idiot, no?" Pip tried to laugh that one off but it didnt last long.
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:16 pm
____________________________________________________________ - Alice 'Madame Mia' Ladd - ____________________________________________________________ Oh... Alice's gaze softened, if only for a second, at the bouquet. It was beautiful. She took the flowers, glancing down at them as she listened to the man. After a moment she looked up to meet Pip's gaze, a very slight smile grazing her lips. That was sweet... but sweet wasn't her thing... She let out a breath, thinking a bit. "...Well you were an idiot... but I shouldn't have slapped you..." replied the brunette before turning her gaze to the floor. Before anything else she had to straighten it out with the man. "...I should put these inside..." trailed off the woman before stepping back into the room. "...You can come in Pip. I don't intend to just leave you outside" offered in a way Alice before moving to look for a vase or something to leave the flowers in. Well... she liked them. A lot. So the one that usually loomed empty on her table worked. After stopping at the table, she wondered why this man had set his sight on her... really. Now her home wasn't much, but considering how she lived the night downstairs, it was perfect.
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:28 pm
Pip nodded at that one, though it made him frown. Yeah he had been an idiot.. but she shouldnt have slapped him? Now that spiked his curoisity. He watched as Alice left to go find a vase for the flowers. At least she didnt throw them in his face, he had that happen before.
Pips gaze was traveling along Alice's innocent but sexy garment. It was like a sexy girlfriend wearing the boyfriends oversized shirt after a night of hot sex. Pip blinked. Oh he was being invited in? "Oui." Pip snapped from his thoughts and stepped into the room. He shut the door behind him and turned to look around the place. He stayed near the door though.
He he wasnt one to be intruisive... unless he was drunk. And even then it only came in the form of wanting to get laid. "T'is is a nice place. Small but 'omey." Pip said as he leaned over to examine something further his braid slipped from his shoulders and dangled infront of his chest.
"So um... if you say you shouldnt 'ave 'it me... t'en.. why did you Mademoiselle?" Pip asked after a long silence passed and his gaze went back to Alice. Damn she looked good in that. It was that sexy girl next door look. It had the Frenchman's gaze traveling unbeknownst to him and he was biting his lip lightly. He slipped his hands into his pockets as well to keep himself from touching.. really anything at this point. Mostly her.. in fear that he would get hit again.
Pips question was mostly stupid. But he didnt know what else to say. He was sure Alice's answer would be obvious.. she hit him cause he was being an idiot. But the Frenchman was loosing most of his thoughts to his 'other brain'. In a sense he was distracted... horribly.
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