"Noooo, please come off...." Beth wasn't entirely sure that using the tap to clean the muck from her shoes was exactly an approved usage of the potable water they had to drink. But if it was cursed, there wouldn't be much use for it anyway. Besides, as long as her heels didn't turn into mice or mini cows and run away, she didn't see the harm in it.
Of course, the water was doing nothing to spray the dirt and grime from the shoes, and Beth was loath to use her beautifully manicured nails to scrape it off. Who knew when they would be back in civilization to fix any damage? She knew that she should resign herself to messing up her hands in some fashion, but she would rather it be later than sooner.
And to say nothing of her dress! Her little excursion in the woods did no favors for her clothes and now that she was back, she could afford to grumble about what chasing after Misha had done. Of course she was happy to have her friend back! She just now wished they had lost her in the middle of a metropolis mall. With stores every few feet. And air conditioning. And no witches.
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Character Name:Beth Almasy Brief description of character: A sweet but skittish beauty who's lived in the lap of luxury her whole life, Beth doesn't quite know what she's doing. She's always willing to support and cheer on her friends, mostly so she doesn't actually have to lift a finger. Weapon: Whip (agile ranged) HP: 47/47 Deity: Hera WC: 208
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:28 pm
“I swear, when we get back, I’m taking a long bath and then going out for pedi-manis,” Lex said to the air and collapsed next to Beth, watching her scrub at her heel. “That.. isn’t going to do anything.” Lex shifted and sighed, sitting up slowly.
“Probably going to need to get them professionally cleaned… specially if they are suede, but I think they are just leather?” He hadn’t got a good look at them, but they looked expensive. “A good tailor might be able to do something for your dress…” and he was so glad he had been wearing simple clothes.
“How... is your friend?” He remembered them faintly running into the woods after the chosen that turned into a cat. Lex rubbed at his hands, they were sore and bruising from the earlier battles, and he worked the brass knuckles off, setting them in his lap.
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Beth let out a defeated whine and set her shoes down in her lap. She looked at Lex sadly. Her friend was probably right. There was no helping it. She had gotten everything she could off it. It would just have to wait until she returned home. "Dream a little bigger, darling. I am booking the first appointment with a masseuse when we get back. The bath and the mani-pedi are just part and parcel of it. I'll take you, if you ask nicely." She smiled at Lex, though there was tension in it.
At his question, Beth thought about how best to answer it. Although Misha seemed to have her humor and charm, she was still a cat and rather difficult to converse with. "She seems fine, after that initial...fit. I think she was just disoriented by the transformation. I mean, wouldn't you?"
Noticing his pain, she gave him a concerned look. "Are you all right?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:39 pm
"Ooh, a masseuse would be heavenly, I don't think I been to one since mmh, last Mother's day. My sister's treat, nice family day." He gave a soft wistful noise and fluttered his pale eyelashes at Beth. "If I may, pretty, please Beth?" He asked.
"Ooh, yes." Lex grimaced slightly, imagine how he would react if turned into an animal. "Disoriented, traumatized, maybe even in pain. I'm not surprise any of them ran, or how they acted."
"Ooh, I will be. Just punched a gator.. who probably a chosen. And lost my scarf keeping their mouth closed. I don't think anyone wants to chance them taking a bite out of someone by mistake." He rubbed at a bruising knuckle. "My weapon of choice just ended up being a bit more hands on."
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Beth pretended to think about it, and then replied with a smile, "I think we'll have some room." She looked away from him, trying not to remember what last Mother's Day had brought her, and simply said, "I don't have any siblings, but that sounds wonderful."
"Those poor people." She hoped Lex would accept her dip in mood as a consequence of the rumination of their fate. "I hope we find a cure or...break the spell. Whatever it is."
Beth made a soft, sympathetic cooing noise, for once grateful for her choice in weapons. She reached into her bag and pulled out the first aid kit they had found while searching the inn. "Maybe there's something in here we can find to help? If all else fails I have lotion for aches and pains that might do something?"
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WC: 138, Total: 503
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:22 am
"Siblings," Lex started, giving a small half smile and eyeroll. "They are a mix bag of fantastic and horrible." He paused thoughtful. "Well, Lyra been rather great. She's older then me by six years."
"Mmh, I'm hoping there is something to fix this... I keep going out there hoping to find something. But, my clothing a bit more survival friendly at the moment." Though if he had worn something from the more expensive side of their closet, he had the choice to strip and run about mostly naked.
"That might..." Lex said, making a small hopeful noise at the first aid kit. "A cold compress probably work."
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"Is Lyra your only sister?" Beth was genuinely curious. She had not heard much about her friends' families. For some reason, they were hesitant to talk about the time before, except as needed to justify their identities. Brian was the Cop. Misha was, well, Misha. She was more or less convinced that Briiva had floated to the top of some vat of beer as a baby. But she couldn't recall much about their families. Perhaps she had been monopolizing the conversation. She would need to do better about that next time.
She laughed a little. "I know what you mean. I wish I hadn't worn these dratted heels today. I wish I hadn't worn this jacket. And, of course, it's always hard to do something that might shred your pretty clothes." If she wanted to be completely honest, that was the bigger bulk of the reason she didn't go out and wrangle more Chosen, rather than her previously and at length discussed moral compunctions. But she wasn't exactly about to say anything to that effect.
She popped open the lid of the kit, rummaging through the objects for the instant cold compress. After a few moments, she sighed, coming up with nothing. "Just bandages and sunburn stuff--if you think aloe will help." She set the kit to the side so Lex could look through it if he wanted. She reached into her bag and drew out a small black tub. She unscrewed it to reveal a pink lotion. "It's for feet," she said, a bit apologetically. "But it cools and relaxes, so maybe it'll help your hands?" She handed the tub over as well, so Lex could make his choice.
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WC: 281, Total: 784
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:57 pm
Lex looked over the first aid kit, eyeing the aloe doubtfully before taking the small black tub, and dipped his fingers in to rub against the back of his hands. Probably better then nothing, might help.
"Mmhm, Lyra my only sibling. She's taller then I am and has long straight strawberry blonde hair. She really likes photography and travels a lot." Lex rubbed the lotion in. "I mostly follow her on tumblr, and we chat in there message service."
"I know how that goes," Lex nodded to the heels. "They do you no favors in this environment and it isn't as if you can run around barefoot." It was a swamp and gross, and who knew what was hidden under all the mud. "I think I'm going to make a emergency duffel bag and just leave it in the hearth. And have clothing and shoes in it I don't mind getting destroyed."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:31 pm
Beth noted the soft correction. "Somethings just have to be experienced in person. For everything else, there's photography." She smiled gently. "She sounds very worldly."
Beth nodded, but didn't look happy about the idea of buying clothes just to get them dirty. "Just keep a duffel bag where ever you go. One never knows where one will be when the call comes." She sighed. "You know, all of my fashion woes would be nonexistent right now if I favored a look that incorporated distressed articles. But I don't. It's a smart idea though. And here I thought I was forward thinking by keeping my makeup and some toiletries in a bag in case we got called out again."
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WC: 118, Total: 902
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:07 pm
"I've never really got the distressed article fashion trend.... well a bit in leather jackets. A bit of wear can really add to it, but certainly not in jeans or shirts." Lex gave a soft click of annoyance at holely jeans. "If I wanted holes in my jeans, I could do it myself for cheap."
"Mmh, you and I shall go garage selling, get some decent clothes cheap, clean them, and then toss them in a duffel." He nodded. "I wish I brought some of my make up with me. And some sanitize." He paused, pushing his hair out of his face. "And some pins or barrettes to keep my hair out of my eyes. We shall be more prepared next time."
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Beth nodded in agreement. She too could never understand buying something that already came ripped or unfinished. It seemed too sloppy and careless. It was the mark of good work when it was properly seamed and effortlessly perfect. This, by necessity, meant being pristine.
"Spa day, first, I hope! We'll remind each other to grab it before going into the Hearth. Because once we get there, it's all over. Though I've never really been one for light packing." She was already opening her bag up when Lex mentioned missing makeup. "Oh, I have that too! I'm not sure what you need, though." She pulled out her brush pouch, some blotting paper, and the tubes of BB cream that she had found in the bag. She didn't offer her eye makeup or lipstick, but did have some foundation and blush that might work. "I don't know if you have sensitive skin, but at least this might make a difference? Make you feel human?" The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, and she almost choked on them. Awkwardly, she said, "...here." And handed over the makeup.
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:31 pm
"Of course! Well, bath and new clothes first... I don't think we would be let into a spa or even a garage sale like this," he motioned and made a face, pulling a chunk of dried mud from his jean's helm. "Ooh, .. is that BB cream?" He took the bottle, and paused.
"Right now, no. I don't do much more then eyeliner and gloss as this gender... though mmh, not sure if this is even my shade." They were so very very fair. "Thank you, though Beth. It was nice of you." He smiled slightly, offering the bottle back.
He reached up, fiddling with the necklace under his shirt, finger tracing over the pronoun plates and sighed. "I think right now, what I miss most of the things I didn't grab, is my cigarettes and zippo."
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A bit put out that she couldn't be helpful, she said, "Oh, okay. Sorry!" She packed the makeup back up and looked at his necklace curiously, but restrained herself from asking. If it was something he needed her to know, he would. She didn't want to be rude. Carefully, she responded to his craving with, "I can imagine not having something to take the edge off in this high stress of a situation." It was a sentence she thought might come out of Brian's mouth and it heartened her.
"How did we get wrapped up in all of this? I mean, obviously, we said yes to something we didn't know the full ramifications of. But like...this is quite the wreck."
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WC: 120, Total: 1,220
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:29 am
Lex laughed and sighed, looking up at the sky. "This, is some messed up s**t is what it is. "He said finally. "I guess evenyone's doing the best they can. She was suppose to be dead. And well... " He shrugged and looked at Beth. "I guess all we can do is the best we can do. And try to get our own s**t together and fix and save who we can."
"Not very save the world, but I think we can do something... with a heck of a lot of luck and work."
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:04 pm
For some reason that she couldn't put her fingers on, she was comforted by Lex's words. "I guess you're right. All they can ask from us is our best. It's hard feeling so helpless, even though we're Chosen and blessed. But at least we all have each other." She smiled a bit faintly. Even transformed and mad, their fellows were still being rescued. There would be a cure. She had to believe that. Sometimes it seemed so hopeless, but she had to pull herself out of it.
She instinctively reached out to give Lex a hug and thank him for his kindness, but did not know how he would welcome the move. Instead she gently patted his hand. "Punching gators, huh? You must be very brave to take one on yourself."
