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 Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:31 pm
A Look on Groanspring lately had Mot worried. Xiu wanted to test out her dream diving, but had made it as an open request to multiple students of Amnity. The ghouls he wasn't worried about. It was the boils. One in particular seemed a little.. sleazy. At least to Mot.
Now the reaper was worried his friend might find herself in a compromising position. He wanted to warn her, but the topic was sensitive. Too much to be posting for all to see on the interweb.
Mot left his dorm, texting Xiu on his eyephone as he made his way toward the demon dorms.
'Where are you? I need to talk to you.'
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:56 pm
Xiu, sadly, had been completely oblivious to the double meaning of the boil's answers on Groanspring. She had replied naively and in such a way that it seemed as if she were playing along...which, had she known what he really meant, she would have been mortified at her answer.
The Baku in question was back on Groanspring this very moment, reading over the message--including the one from the boil--and getting ready to send a reply when the vibration of her phone indicated that she had received a new text. Perking up, she immediately grabbed it to check who it was from. Oh! From Mot? She beamed, curious what her friend wanted. After reading over it, however, her smile fell slightly. Was something wrong? Concerned, she quickly sent a quick reply:
'I'm in my room right now! Room 166. Is something wrong?'
She supposed that she didn't need to ask if anything was wrong--if he was visiting her, then he would let her know when he arrived.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:30 pm
Mot didn't bother replying to her last text. He got what he needed, and she would know soon enough what he wanted. The long legged reaper stuffed the eyephone back into its case on his belt and made his way into the Demon Dorms.
It didn't take long to find her room, and he knocked a couple of times on the door. "It's me." He called out to her.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:42 pm
Even though she had been expecting it, Xiu jumped at the knocks on her door. Scrambling to her feet, she quickly hurried over to open the door. "Mot! Um...please come in!"
She moved aside to let her friend enter, but it was clear from the expression on her face that she was worried. Had something happened to him, or one of their other friends? Or maybe Xiu had accidentally done something to upset the reaper? It seemed that until she learned why he was here, she was going to be making up frightening potential scenarios in her head.
"What...what brings you here?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:52 pm
Mot nodded his head and moved inside the room. He was in no way mad with her, simply worried about her well beng. The reaper had no idea he had made the ghoul worried in return.
"Well, I am a bit concerned about you, actually." Mot replied, stopping in the center of the room and turned to face her. Well, face her was a poor choice of words. His face was hardly seen, save for his mouth and part of his nose. "You've been offering your services lately, and I am worried you are attracting some... unwanted attention."
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:04 am
"Concerned about me?" The question surprised her, and caught her unaware. What was there to be concerned about? Had she possibly done something to upset Mot or another student? Her expression grew even more worried, but before she could say anything, Mot had gone on to explain why.
And it was an explanation that just made her confused, judging by the sudden blank look that she had taken on.
"My...services?" Xiu repeated, speaking very slowly. What in Halloween was he talking about? "M-mot, I...I'm not offering any 'services'? And I don't think I've...attracted any attention from anyone, nevermind unwanted attention?" Clearly he had gotten the wrong Xiu-Ying!
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:45 am
Mot resisted the urge to facepalm. Maybe he wasn't clear enough.
"No, what I meant was... On Groanspring." He slipped his hands into his pockets as he spoke, watching the ghoul through the shadow of his hat's brim. "I understand you want to practice dream diving. I'm all for it, really. But.." He tilted his head as he tried to think of a nice way to say this. "Do you know all of the people you're asking very well?" Maybe this Deacon boil was just joking, but it still worried Mot if Xiu was left alone with him.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:33 pm
Aah, was that what he was concerned about? The Baku smiled in relief, though it was clear that she wasn't entirely sure what he was worried about. Still, she appreciated the concern. "I...I don't know all of them, since anyone can add me," She admitted, though she didn't look too troubled by this, "They're all students from this school, though! I'm sure I know some of them from class."
Oh, naivety. The confused doe-eyed look that the Baku was giving the poor reaper indicated that she sincerely didn't see anything wrong with asking over Groanspring. It was probably a good way to acquaint herself with some of her peers too, right?
"Everyone who offered seemed nice." She added, as if this were a very important fact.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:05 pm
Okay, so Xiu at least was aware anyone could see and answer her public questions. Still, she seemed to assume that just because they were students, they were safe to interact with. Not good.
"Seem nice? I'm sure they do." Mot sighed a bit. He needed to be more direct about this. "You need to be careful about boils you don't know well. Especially that one guy.." Mot rubbed his neck. He really hoped he would not have to go into much explaining like he had to with Lizzy at Prom during the sausage incident.
"Do you know who I mean? The one with the orange hair?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:10 pm
"Orange hair, orange hair..." Furrowing her brows, Xiu hummed thoughtfully as she tried to recall who Mot was talking about. Finally, after a minute or two, she perked up. Ah ha! She knew the boil that her friend was referring to!
"The one who asked my bed or his?"
...Yup. "That was an awfully weird question though. It doesn't matter whose bed, and as I told him, it could be done anywhere, not just on a bed." Yes, the only opinion that the Baku had about the orange-haired boil was that his question had been a little silly, but he seemed innocent enough! Actually, she appreciated the fact that he offered and agreed to her request at all.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:39 pm
This time? Mot facepalm'd.
He groaned into his hand, rubbing his face for a moment before returning his hand to his pocket. While he did not want to take away the innocent mindset Xiu had, it posed a danger to her considering the circumstances.
"Oookay... the thing is..." Mot tilted his head back and forth, trying to muster the nerve to say what he needed to. "My Bed Or Yours: It basically means he's asking if you're looking to... fool around." He caught himself this time. "And by fool around, I mean.." Ah Jack, why was this so difficult? Oh right, because it involved a subject he was not comfortable with. A kiss on the cheek was enough to freeze the reaper, never mind explaining the rude mind of a teenage boil.
"Well, it is possible he was kidding, but even so. The things he was eluding to were probably of a sexual nature."
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:52 pm
Xiu was puzzled by the boil's reaction, but the reason for his exasperation wasn't made clear until he explained to her what had been bothering him. At first, the Baku didn't look like she understood what he meant by "fool around", but after he mentioned "sexual".
Well.
"What?! A-are you sure? Because, I mean...he..." Now that it was brought to her attention, that particular boil's responses did seem a little...strange. And the way she had responded to him, oh Jack. "But I...in that case...I'm sure he was just joking!" Mot had brought that up as a possibility and, with Xiu's mentality that everyone usually had good intentions, she grasped onto this more positive possibility.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:00 pm
Mot could not prove if the boil had been joking or not. He'd never met him, so he had no right to say. Still, those comments made him fear for Xiu's safety. "Maybe." Mot softly replied. "Still, I want you to be careful, Xiu. If you go to see a boil for dream diving, take someone with you." Maybe the ghoul was capable of defending herself, but he just didn't feel right knowing she was out there jumping into unknown boils bedrooms.
"I just thought I should let you know in private. It didn't seem right to bring it up on the interweb where everyone can see." He gave her a friendly smile, hoping his talk wasn't scaring the ghoul.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:10 pm
Xiu was silent as she mulled over what he had told her. Yes, now that he mentioned it...perhaps it really wasn't safe to meet any random person who she conversed with on Groanspring. His suggestion was a good one, but at the same time, the Baku couldn't help but frown a little at it, wilting slightly. "I...I don't want to be a nuisance to anyone though. It's no fun just sitting there while I go into people's dreams. I don't want to have to impose on a friend and have them accompany me, especially if they have something better to do."
There was a pause, and then, "Maybe Arashi, though." At his name, the Storm Melonkit poked his head out from his favourite hiding place: under the desk. Alright, so he wasn't really threatening looking right now, but...he would be a suitable protector, right?
Turning back to Mot, she looked at him silently before she finally smiled. "Yes, thank you for telling me, Mot! You're a good friend!" Would giving him a friendly hug be too awkward? She wasn't sure, but she gave him a very light one anyways.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:06 pm
Mot looked over his shoulder and spotted the mini pet. A guard mini. It was a good idea! Mot smiled and turned back to Xiu with a nod. "I'd feel better if you brought Arashi along with you." Mot conceded, taking his hands out of his pockets now. It didn't look menacing, but maybe it would protect it's owner?
Mot accepted the hug, patting her on the back. "I try." He released her and took a step back. He was ready to leave, but another thought struck his mind. He remembered Xiu saying something about learning to defend herself. "Did you ever find someone to help you defend yourself?" If she had some knowledge of that, then perhaps having that skill coupled with the guard pet would be good enough.
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