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 Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:07 pm
Cheomseongdae was patrolling in the general area around her home, far enough that she was unlikely to encounter anyone she knew in civ life, but close enough to feel any trouble that might happen. She had done some of her usual forcing herself to test her fear of heights against her new abilities, and was DONE for the day, if she had any say in the matter. It was not her favorite activity, and it often left her out of sorts... which is why she did it first, so that she would have the time during her patrol to get herself back under emotional control. She was close to ready to go home, and was thinking today was going to be a fairly relaxed day, with a simple run... When she sensed something she did not recognize. It was not a high powered General, and it was definitely not someone on the side of Order. Whoever it was, they were Chaos and they were in her patrol zone. She bit her lip, wondering if she dared to pretend she did not sense them... But shook her head, because what if they went after someone with a child, or a child directly? She could not allow that to happen. She turned, sharply, and jumped over a fence, then up onto some roofs. She was glad the houses here tended to have a fairly wide roof trees, making it easier to run along them, though she had to focus in front of her. Finally, she got close and jumped down, then darted behind a tree, trying to find who she had sensed.
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:47 am
People who were on the side of the white moon were…rather predictable. Periclase was going to go after the sweet aura at first, but then decided to just stay put where she was, resting in a tree and see if whoever it was would come to her.
And lo and behold…it worked.
She looked down as the poor little thing ran right under where she was and shook her head, smirking lightly.
Their cats were cute, but…perhaps their soldiers were a little dumb.
Quietly, she drew her hand to her mouth, whispering. “Hemlock’s Kiss”, and then let the magic fall onto the girl with the pretty hair before giving a soft laugh.
“It was pretty silly of you to not think about looking up when trying to find someone. I’m going to assume that it was me you were looking for? Well. Surprise. I found you first.”
She stretched lightly, watching with almost cat like amusement. “I do hope you enjoy my magic. I hear that it’s quite uncomfortable.” And with that, Periclase jumped out of the tree and landed before her, swinging her long pigtails back. “But, I can assure you that there’s more to me than just parlor tricks. If you care to have a go.”
Her eyes flickered for a moment to the page’s lips. “Or we could do something a bit more fun. Just who are you, anyway?”
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:18 pm
Cheomseongdae hissed in discomfort at the sudden feeling of dizziness and trembling that overtook her body. She reached out and grabbed the tree, clinging for a long moment, and then her head jerked up as she stared at the young woman who dropped down in front of her. The first words she heard made her let loose a soft curse at herself for not thinking of it... Even though she had not yet learned to move in trees, and the only person she'd seen use the trees was one of the Guardian cats, she SHOULD have thought of the possibility that someone else might, even if only as a perch. "I have no desire for any 'fun' with you. My 'fun' log is thoroughly filled by my paramour, not that this is any of your business." Her eyes narrowed a little at the demand for her name. She considered refusing, but then gave a mental shrug, figuring it would distract the other woman long enough for her to get her bearings back and maybe find a way around too much trouble. "Cheomseongdae, Page of Cosmos. And you?" In the course of their words, and the other woman's movements, enough time had passed that she felt she could support herself better... But she did not show it. Instead, she pretended to still be feeling weak, to try to throw her surprise opponent off balance.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:55 am
Periclase laughed, enjoying the look on the page’s face. Ah it was everything she had hoped it would be, though her words…her excuse for not wanting to mess around made her pause. “…Your paramour? So…you won’t fool around with a pretty girl because…you’re in a happy relationship with your illicit lover? You’re already betraying someone but you won’t go against the one you’re sleeping with on the side? Oh, aren’t you amusing!”
She sounded almost delighted, and for a moment wanted nothing more than to know more about the page. Cheo…whatever.
“That name’s a little long though. Do you have a shorter version, I’m afraid I’ll never get yours quite right. I’m Periclase. Corrupt senshi of Hemlock, at your service.” She gave a mocking bow and grinned, her teal eyes moving over the page once again, enjoying what she saw.
“You are pretty though. I could be a second paramour for you, if you’d like.”
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:22 pm
"Paramour does not, in fact, have to be an illicit lover. It has come to imply that in modern years, but in older times, it simply meant lover, as it is from French, and I just happen to prefer the term to 'lover' when talking to strangers... It sounds far more elegant." She said with the tone of someone speaking about things they'd studied thoroughly. "If you must, Cheom is the preferred shortening of Cheomseongdae." The other woman was less then interesting to her... She had seen people who saw her as nothing more then something for a bit of fun in the past, and she was not going to encourage someone who thought she was up for that again. And she loved her partner, anyways. She wasn't looking for anyone else. "I am flattered, but I truly have all my needs fulfilled. I understand my partner, he understands me, and he would never accept another into our lives." She shifted, just a little, putting her back to the tree.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:00 pm
“Huh.” Periclase shrugged and twisted a lock of her hair around a finger, looking a little put out, though the wicked glint in her eyes had faded just slightly.
“…Is it nice? To just have someone who loves you like that? No tricks, no jumping through hoops…” She broke off and glanced away for a moment, then shrugged and looked back at the girl.
“It is a shame. I could have been good for you, I think. I’m…not a bad kisser. And I don’t think I’m that bad of…” Peri broke off again, suddenly feeling utterly unsure and off balance.
“It’s no matter. It’s for the best, I’m sure. And you say that you’re happy but. If you’re never not.” There. There it was…solid ground. She could handle solid ground. “If you’re never not. My arms will be here for you, Cheom, I promise.”
Not really a strong finish…but hey. This wasn’t something that was being graded…at least she didn’t think Stella was anywhere near.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:23 pm
Cheom was entirely off center at the way this discussion was going. She had figured she was going to have to fight this woman, fast, and then flee. She had not figured on talking about being in love, or even figured on getting hit on by the Chaos Senshi. After a moment, however, she chose to answer the question. "It is nice. It's nice to know that I am valued for me, and not for what I can provide someone. It is nice to be respected, treated as an equal. Love is... wonderful." And then they were back to the nonsense. She considered for a moment, her brows lifted. "I'll keep it in mind. For now... I'm the happiest I've ever been. So." Her brows lifted and she considered. She wanted to get home, to be safe, so she could CALL her partner, her dear Nate. And while the other woman had attacked her... She wasn't one to just slug off. She preferred to have an opponent coming at her, that was how she had trained. React, not act.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:17 am
“Ah.”
Peri drew away and shrugged. “Things can always change. You might not even know it’s coming but all of the sudden you’re going to just be in a situation where you realize that they didn’t like you at all…or they just pretended to like you more than they did and you were…”
She shook her head, rolling her eyes. “Nevermind. Just. Remember that you should always be the most important person in your life, I guess.”
Suddenly, the corrupt just wanted to be gone. This hadn’t gone well at all, and she felt oddly uncomfortable.
“Well then. I suppose…I’ll leave you be, since you’re obviously not interested in having any fun tonight…I’ll…keep you in mind down the road when…well. I…”
Periclase drew in a deep breath and turned away, running and taking a leap onto the nearest building and disappearing into the night.
Next time…she wouldn’t get so distracted. Next time she’d…do something differently.
…She just didn’t know what that was yet.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:30 am
"I'll keep that in mind." Cheomseongdae said, baffled as ******** at the sudden turn of events. If she had had someone to talk to, gossip about this stuff with, she'd have gone and found them, to turn this WEIRD AS HELL evening over and over, discussing every point of it from the bottom up. After all, who the hell wins what started as a battle by unnerving their opponent by BEING IN LOVE? This was definitely the weirdest experience she'd had to date, since powering up. She wondered how much further down the rabbit hole of Weird her life would go, in the end. Surely it couldn't get that much further. Surely. She turned and headed off, sense fully on, just in case, but made it to her Power Down point safe and sound, still weirded out.
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