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 Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 4:29 pm
Victoria was walking behind one of the local Coffee shops, he'd planned to meet up with Plou again. It was a colder night than it had been lately and he'd wished he'd gotten some warm drinks.
However it seemed that Asha had indeed actually thought to bring the drinks. "Plou!" He greeted the other with a wave as he watched him round the corner. He'd felt the chaos aura but he had been comfortable that it was indeed the Agent that he'd gotten to know.
"How're you fairing with this wacky weather?" He asked resting against one of the building walls.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:52 pm
Meeting Victoria was always a pleasure, but with the turning of the year, Ashanite was beginning to become impatient with himself. He had been dancing with the handsome Senshi for months, and even if no one had externally applied pressure to get it over with and seal the damn deal, he was applying it to himself. He had tugged, he suspected, too hard on the leash, saving Scholomance and Mont Blonc.
It was time, he felt, for a proper show of loyalty. Victoria would be his, would be delivered to the Negaverse.
When he met the Senshi, he was smiling, holding a cup of tea for himself and coffee (decaf, just in case) for Victoria.
He was also bundled up, a little, a sweater and gloves pulled on under his uniform jacket. It was finally cold enough that shirtlessness was impractical, powered cold resistance or not.
"Victoria," the name came out with an edge of flirtation, as he offered the drink. "Fared well enough for a while, but eventually I had to give in and start layering. You?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:22 pm
Victoria smiled as the other greeted him and nodded as he explained, "Wishing I'd be smart enough to keep a jacket and scarf. Thankfully magical leggings seem to be okay for the chill."
Though he wasn't about to mention one his jackets was actually a pokemon themed hoodie. He wasn't sure how well Plou would handle that level of nerdism. He took the coffee greatfully. "Thanks!" He added as he puffed on the drink to make sure it wasn't too hot to sip.
He looked towards Plou, "So did you do anything for new years?" He asked curiously.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:45 pm
Ashanite laughed a little. "Well, hopefully the warm drink will help a little," he said, and when Victoria took the drink, he let their fingers brush - "accidental," idle flirtation and manipulation. And the tiniest, barest whisper of pulled energy.
A small shrug of the shoulders. "No, not really. What about you? You've mentioned a family - was there a party?" He shouldn't be digging himself so deep into this. He shouldn't be getting to know Victoria's family, or his life outside of being a member of Princess Iris's Court, lest he end up feeling guilty for taking him away from it.
He took a sip of his tea, to focus on anything but what he was going to do.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:01 pm
He chuckled as well, he had flushed a little when Asha's fingers brushed his but the other was playing it off. Victoria shifted slightly and shrugged a little, "We watched the fireworks. My sisters were insistent on it. Afterwords I kind of scooped out a few parties; but since I didn't have anyone to hang with I didn't bother going to any of them. Just went around to make sure no one was doing any serious damage ya'know?"
He tilted his head a little towards Asha as he said this before sipping again on coffee. It was cold out after all and there were goosebumps on his arms from the cold, at least what little skin was exposed. "Did you want to do anything interesting tonight?" He asked curiously maybe they could do something, move keep warm. Maybe they could explore one of the abandoned buildings surely that was warmer than the cold of an alleyway that funneled air? Though he kept his ideas to himself at least, he'd wait until Plou offered any suggestions.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:59 pm
Ashanite laughed, just a little. "Even playing the hero on New Year's? How brave of you," he said. He took a step closer to Victoria, to run gloved fingers up the man's bare, goosebumped arm, and then his hand lingered just at the base of Victoria's sleeve.
"I should have thought to bring a jacket for you," he said, idly. He glanced around, considering. This alleyway was secluded enough, certainly, but perhaps one of the buildings nearby? And that would let them move a little, give him more chances to draw energy from Victoria subtly.
And once he was tired enough...well. That was when things would get interesting.
"Perhaps we should get indoors? Even an abandoned bulding has to be better than standing outside."
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:09 pm
Victoria laughed and shrugged, "Nothing was really going on that I saw worth bothering with beyond a minor youma. Looked more like a chihuahua." He shivered when Asha ran his gloved fingers up his arm.
He shook his head and shrugged, "Ah it's my fault it wasn't this chilly when I left out or I'd been smarter."
He nodded though when the other suggested one of the buildings, "If nothing else we could always build a small fire in a can on the inside so we can have light to explore by?" He offered, after all the metal trash cans often made a nice place to build a fire. Victoria didn't realize though that he was being energy drained, as the cold often made him a little tired anyways. He took another sip of his drink.
"Which way then? There's a few buildings all over the city that are abandoned after all."
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:43 pm
Ashanite hummed. "I'm glad you didn't run into any of my...comrades," the word was delivered with a level of dubiousness appropriate to his playacted role, "so few of them are willing to be friendly."
He withdrew his fingers, and with them, another dribble of Victoria's energy. Drain slowly, just so he wouldn't be string enough to run when Laurelite came for him. Not that there was much running from a General-Queen, but he didn't want to deliver a gift and have Victoria resist.
"That we can," he said. "Warm up by it, a little." He glanced around, considering. "There's what I think used to be an old department store not more than a block from here? Multiple floors, possibly abandoned inventory - all the fun, hopefully not too much of the risk," he teased, lightly. "And certainly...private."
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:53 pm
Victoria nodded, "Indeed, I've ran into enough of them for a little while." He said with a soft frown, "At least the unfriendly ones . . . that try to drain when they steal kisses." He was totally oblivious to what Asha was up to though despite the other subtly stealing energy; largely thanks to the cold weather.
He hummed and nodded thinking about where Ashanite was suggesting to head and smiled "Sure! I think I know where you're talking about." He giggled a little silly-like, "because private is always good."
He was thinking before sliding closer to Asha, "Besides I'm sure we could find some old fashion's too." He wanted the body warmth from the other man, as they walked. "Bet my sisters would enjoy some new outfits if there's something they could wear. Though I hate to admit I enjoy dressing up too when I have the chance." He sighed softly cheeks a little red in embarrassment at having admitted this unsure how Asha felt about such secrets. However, Vicky hardly ever bothered with much in the way of new clothing for himself or even indulging in wanting to dress up beyond his youngest sister's games, because he was more concerned with getting the four of them clothing. He was so glad the schools provided school uniforms around here it helped a lot.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:09 pm
Drain when they steal kisses. Ashanite blinked, and tucked the idea away for later, taking a long sip of his tea as he strode off. He could have teleported both of them there, of course, but it would have been unnecessarily tiring, and he needed to save his strength. He had yet to see Victoria's magic in practice - could only imagine what Glory might become, in powers.
He didn't want to have to fight - but if he had to, he would. Victoria would be subdued, tonight, one way or the other.
"Plenty of things to amuse ourselves with, certainly," he said, and his grin was blatantly flirtatious. Continue to insinuate that what he wanted from Victoria tonight was...personal, not Negaverse business, and he would keep Victoria off-balance. "I'd love to see you dressed up, I haven't seen you in anything but your Senshi attire." Tragic that there wouldn't be time for that tonight, but perhaps after, depending on what Victoria retained.
Once they got to the store - that would be the perfect time.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:16 pm
Victoria nodded and smiled, "Well no tellings what's left behind, hopefully there's plenty of fun things." He certainly seemed to be looking forward to whatever fun they got into and at the very least it'd keep them warm.
"Mm... yeah this senshi attire is a bit. . . " He shrugged a little, it at least matched his hair well and that was about all he could manage for it.
He continued to sip on his coffee one arm around Asha trying to keep warm, sure the other didn't mind the invasion of personal bubble space. Victoria had to occasionally wonder if he was too close, but surely if he continued he could get Asha to come back to their side right? He never voiced the thought though, he wanted the other to ask him. . . since after all he knew a Princess, it just had to be Plou's idea.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:27 pm
"Hopefully it hasn't been too badly ransacked," Ashanite said. He laughed, a little, sliding an arm around Victoria's shoulders and pulling the shorter man close. "At least you get a shirt, hmm?" He teased, fingers playing a little with the Senshi's hair.
Victoria was so much smaller than him - fit against him nicely, really.
"Ah, there," he gestured with his other hand towards the entrance of the store. He slipped away from Victoria, offering the Senshi his tea. "Hold this for a moment, darling?" He asked. "The door is probably locked, but," and he withdrew a card - a visa gift card, his preferred way to hold money, and also convenient for opening doors. "Apparently, whoever I used to be, I was very multitalented." He winked, a teasing grin on his face.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:35 pm
Victoria chuckled, "Yeah, the cosmic tailors did at least give me a shirt." He looked up towards Asha with a smile as the other man wrapped his arm around his shoulders.
He leaned in sighing contently the extra warmth was welcomed. When they reached the store he frowned slightly but happily held the others tea as he went to open the door. His cheeks grew a little brighter red when he was called Darling. "Hopefully it's a lock that'll work on, and not the tumbler lock." He said softly thinking back to the skate store's doors.
He smiled though, "You're totally handy though~" He added with a nod. He couldn't disagree with that. He took another sip of the coffee while he was watched Asha open the door, noticing it was starting to get on the cold side.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:46 pm
"My hope," Ashanite said, as he knelt and pressed the card between the doors, "is that since it's been left to sit this long they're not too worried about security - ah!" He'd been working as he spoke, and the lock gave, letting him push one of the doors open. He slipped inside, beckoning for Victoria to follow.
There was, in fact, a fair bit of inventory left - the place had clearly been abandoned with intent to clear it out later, but the chain either hadn't yet or never would go back. Business in Destiny City was a dangerous thing.
It was distinctly warmer inside, even if the open door offered a bit of chill.
"Set the drinks on the front desk? I'd like to take a look at something further back, but I won't make you wait too long." An excuse, really, to get a moment to call Laurelite.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:49 pm
"I doubt they even have power on it by now." He said as he watched the door open with little trouble, that wasn't bad.
He whistled at the inventory left, yeah they cleared out with intention to come back but never did. He nodded though when asked to sit the drinks on the front desk, "Sure, the coffee's getting a bit cold anyways."
"Of course, I'll look around here." He said as he moved closer to some of the boxes sitting around.
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