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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:10 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:10 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:12 pm
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"Jack, all your hard work..." Amrita continued on, gaze dropping sadly to the chandelier all over. The ghoul seemed about to offer help, but the Plague Doctor's 'sudden' voice startled her into realizing that they weren't alone. The realization brought with it an oddly coloured blush and she stepped back a bit, starting to fidget by twisting some of her hair between her hands.
"Hi, Mal." She murmured sheepishly, feeling bad for not having noticed it before; it was holding onto Chris' arm, she had no excuse! "Junko! Hi, um, this Prom is awesome, great job!" Her greeting came easily (albeit still sheepish since she was very sure she had been very rude) as she glanced to the people immediately near her, from one to the other until Riley came into view.
Wait.
Wait!
Riley?! As in---Riley?! Whatever she had been about to say on reflex caught in her throat, leaving her with a strained little squeak of shocked surprise. How was that possible? How?! Recognition was chased by very visible pain as she tried to say something again only to once more come up short. She just stared, torn between the two very contrasting feelings of relief and pain.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:14 pm
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"...." The ellipses were practically audible.
"Yes, well. Ah. Shall we.... perhaps retreat to the photo booth, mia cara?" Malodore said, clearing it throat. Belatedly, it also waved at Sibyl, who seemed delighted - si, it had kept its solemn vow!
And then, Amrita- oh. Oh dear. For a moment, Malodore extended its empathy and felt her shock. Had she not been told? "Amrita..." it said, quietly. reaching out to put one hand on her shoulder. "Mi dispiace, I thought... thought you had been told..."
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:15 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:16 pm
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It was pretty clear right away that Shaheen didn't think much of Chryses, which, well, Mitzi wasn't sure what to take from that. She had just met the horsewoman, but at least she seemed level-headed, if a bit prone to thinking of things in combat terms. And, well, admittedly, the demon did not seem like he'd be much of a fighter at all. Or a lover, either. In fact, Mitzi was quickly becoming pretty sure he wasn't the type of boil she'd normally hang out with, let alone go on a date with, but, well. Again, at least she had a date for prom. He'd even brought her a corsage, which she had very much not been expecting. She accepted it with a more genuine smile and slid it onto her wrist, admiring it for a moment as the horsewoman and demon introduced themselves to each other.
Of course, then Shaheen made the outrageous comment about their relative heights. The Reaper ghoul had felt a flush just start to color her cheeks, but it was quickly short-circuited by Chryses's spluttering. Somehow, the sound coming from a demon who had clearly done his best to look - well, not suave or elegant, but at least dressed up - the ghoul suddenly found the comment more hilarious than humiliating. Even with some pink still staining her cheeks, she found herself stifling snickers, half at Shaheen's apparent assumptions, and half at the demon who seemed to be just as flustered by them as she had been at first.
Once she had herself back under control, she quickly explained, "Shaheen can't find her date, I offered to help loo..." She was cut off mid-word by the crash of the chandelier. Facing the other two, she'd had her back to the middle of the room, and so she had no clue what had caused the sound. She spun, summoning her spear without even thinking about it, her heart pounding. For a split second she had expected some rather more major sort of disaster - seeing broken glass scattered everywhere was almost a relief. None of it had come near the three, so she turned back to the others, a bit sheepish for overreacting.
Chryses was probably lucky she had, as she had (mostly) missed his response to the dropped chandelier. She did, however, distinctly recall a rather un-manly scream that she could not at all imagine coming from Shaheen, which left only one other person. She gave the demon a look, raising her eyebrows, now convinced that her earlier conclusion about his fighting skills was right on the money. Which certainly didn't raise her opinion of him at all.
"It looks like the cleanup is already under control... do you still want to look for your date, Shaheen?" Neither of them had actually described him yet to Chryses, although Mitzi would probably stick with her date at least for a bit even if they did spread out to look for him. She could always repeat the horsewoman's description for him once they split off from Shaheen.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:16 pm
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Why was everyone she met a Reaper. Eventually it would drive Amarus insane, being a Ghost, seriously. "I cannot speak for meat on the bones," she replied, wryly, making herself intangible voluntarily and returning to her tangible state. Yeah, she usually kept herself fully tangible from ankles upwards, but she wasn't above making it obvious she was a ghost. She just preferred not to, because it made her ... sad, in a way. It was not pleasant being a ghost, not for Amarus. "Mot... you have excellent hair," she reassured him, as he came up lacking with a "positive trait" to reply to Hel's accusation that he was bony.
Was that a compliment from Amarus? Yes, yes it was. Was it a good one? Probably not. But at lease she had not complimented his a**. Which she could equally have done?? No probably not but maybe. Who knows. "Habits are not necessarily a good thing, but... bowing is how I understand my relationship with another." She certainly did not bow to her close friends. She'd never bow to Kettil, or to Neil. Forget that! She'd sooner punch Neil, and Kettil was the only boil she hugged. Ever. Okay, well, not the only one, now.
"Hel... you would fight me barehanded. And with your spear," Amarus' eyes sparkled. Her heart throbbed. Fighting? Yes please. Oh my gosh yes please. She did not, however, notice Hel making a sour face. She was still royally awful at realizing when someone was upset.
Well, if he preferred to stay quiet, she could understand that. After all, unless she was comfortable with someone, she usually remained quiet, too. The only reason she was so talkative with Hel was, well... fighting. Hel could talk to her about pretty much the only thing she understood fully. Emotions? Just acquired them, couldn't handle them. Chatty-girl-talk? No clue what that even meant. Electronics? Gtfo, she could barely even figure out how to open her eyePhone. But talk about battle? She was so there. Still, perhaps there was a topic she could use to involve both of them...?
"I recently learned I can both dance and use combat moves at the same time. Should I so desire. But ... I am not very good at it. I just get confused that I cannot punch anyone," she admitted. "But I do love swing!" This was Amarus trying to socialize. Look at her, being all chatty. Useless and chatty.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:20 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:26 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:26 pm
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At Valentine's, Barth had been nearly drunk with the stuff.
He had said it to Calder then.
But it was, on the whole, a sort of shameful emotion for a demon of his expertise. Lust, alright, it wasn't his specialty but there was a place for it. That was all well and good and proper. Love-
It was easier for monsters, he supposed. A very visceral thing, love. Good for manipulation, of course, it made the creatures involved pliable. It was easy to lie about. And deceit was proper too, so all this would be very commendable if he was only lying and pretending-
So under the moonlight, with his own goals in mind, the words should have come with a well-oiled shine, pitched to charm and entrance.
The damnable thing, of course, is that only worked if he was lying.
Which instead of being smooth made the entire situation extremely awkward. He looked briefly at Calder, and then down at their feet.
"I- well, yesss," he said very softly. "I do. Love you." The word was small, and fragile.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:30 pm
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