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 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:05 am
The female tikbalang folded her arms across her bare chest, jutting her hip at the pair, a surely-you-jest look written all over her face. Of course with Needle admitting her sight was poor and all those letters from her nephew stating that the Engravers were lacking in the vision department, this display may have been wasted on Needle. She hoped it wasn't on the strix boil.
Oh well~
"You don't knooooow? Reeeeally?" her mouth curled in amusement, "Outsiders taking over a task that was meant for one of our own? Whatever were the Elders thinking?" Petro may have spoken highly of the sisters and Petro's mother may have believed him but Girlie had less faith in the boil's judgment. "Ah but 'Matis tends to have blinders on when ghouls are involved." She sighed with a dramatic shake of her head.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:13 am
Muka blinked at different times. He had no idea what the ghouls were talking about. He was totally spying a cute dress behind her on a rack. No he was listening. Seriously. He just had no idea what she was talking about. Fashion wins out.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:38 am
Needle, for the first time in a very long time, was getting seriously uncomfortable. This ghoul was acting like she should know something, that it should have been obvious. Normally that would have been okay, but right now? She didn't like it. As the pieces fell together, mostly the meaning of an outsider taking over a task, she felt like she was starting to understand. There was only one thing she and her sister did to Petro that was usually his clan's job.
"Oh? You mean his Tattoos?" Well, since it was less her and more their work, the talk was okay she supposed. "We had permission from Petro, that is enough for us." Needle said calmly, easily speaking for Lattice as well. It was up to Petro to make certain things were okay on his end, on theirs all they needed was the client's approval. "I would hope though, that he allowed us to tattoo him due to our skill and friendship, not our gender." Though...he certainly was very gentlemanly towards ghouls, but still...for something that important? It was silly to go by gender alone.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:48 am
Girlie snorted most unlady-like, "For his sake, you'd better be right. Else we're gonna have to erase it," at that she began to crack her knuckles, intentionally stretching her arms to sound the ligaments and joints. "Anyway, the name's Girlie, Tita Girlie to little 'Matis mind you," she added. It seemed very important to this ghoul that she impressed upon these two students the notion that Petro was in some sort of trouble.
"Are you two," she pointed to Muka, narrowing her hazel eyes before snapping her fingers twice near the strix's face, and then pointed towards Needle, "-close to little 'Matis?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:39 am
The sound of the girls stretching drew his attention but he sound of popping bones and ligaments merely made him hungry. He started to think about the food court but the slight tense of Needle's fingers and the subtle indications that she was uneasy made him a bit more aware of the conversation. He caught on to the insinuations and from context could figure out the strange terms the ghoul used.
And then she snapped in his face. The strix, though a gentle monster, was still a bit of a beast. The snapping fingers became a game, a target, and as fast as she snapped he had snapped back. His vicious teeth struck out in two lightning fast clacks. He immediately giggled to his own reaction.
"We are all good friends!" His response was quick and happy, as if the snapping never happened. To Muka, every friend was a good one
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:59 am
"It's nice to meet you, Girlie." She said on reflex, though the introduction was somewhat belated on the other ghoul's part. Behind her mask, Needle cringed. She did like the sound of popping bones and snapping ligaments because they generally implied pain and, lets be honest, she was a creature of pain...but the way this Girlie did it made it feel like she was riling herself up for something. It made her somewhat on edge, instinctfully preparing for some sort of fight. As always, Muka's giggles made her feel a little more at ease, even if the snapping made her shiver. He wasn't worried, she shouldn't be either. The tattooed fingers were followed with her eyes only, and when she found she was being pointed at, her head tilted.
"Of course~ Very good friends." She agreed alongside Muka. "He protects us. Ah...My Sister and myself, I mean." More Lattice than herself, but then again Lattice needed more looking after than she did. "Are you one of his cousins?" She didn't sound much older than they were. "...And if I may ask, what does Matis mean?" Matis didn't sound anything like Petro...so if it was a nickname, it was a really weird one.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:06 am
Girlie's lips were going to be pursed for most of the duration of this little reconnaissance mission it seemed. Hazel eyes narrowed at Ulmuka, assessing him for... something that the female tikbalang wasn't going to say. At least not in front of Needle. Or to Ulmuka at all. Especially when the strix snapped at her fingers. Oh if that beak had broken skin and drawn blood... Girlie shook her head. She was supposed to be the adult here. Supposed to be, being the key phrase.
She had to keep this conversation going. This wasn't over, not by a long shot, but the older ghoul did give the pair a smile that was all teeth and actually reached her eyes when Needle asked about the little pet name. "Haw! 'Matis is short for kamatis. Tomato. It's what we call Petro back home." Girlie decidedly left out the detail that only a handful of them continued to use said nickname. "You mean he ain't never tell you stuff like that?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:12 am
Muka could feel the slight shiver in Needle's hand and he smiled a bit more, only a tad more, but as the conversation continued he was once again at a loss. Girlie's drawn out questions just didn't seem to apply much to him. Petro was someone he'd only met recently and the extent of their talking had to do with the twins and prom.
With his continuous stare he waited. His talons idly ran over Needle's wrist as he held her hand. It was more of an idle affection cause by the teasing of boredom in the back of his brain.
Yes.. he wished he could be shopping.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:47 am
...Okay so it was a nickname, but she had been right to think it was a weird nickname. The ghoul tilted her head a bit but paused as Muka's talons brushed along her wrist. It tickled as any brush tended to do, but it was distracting. Nobody had ever tickled her until Muka showed up, and thankfully she had enough restraint to not startle away or burst out laughing. Instead she merely shivered again, and even that was only internal.
"No, he...doesn't often talk about himself..." She was very curious about his nickname though. Part of her wanted to ask this ghoul, but...somehow, she wanted to hear it from Petro instead. "He talks about his clan often, but he himself is a very private person." Unless you harassed him with questions and he caved, anyway.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:50 am
Everything sounded about right, but just to be sure, "When you see him next time, ask him about it. He rarely if ever says no to ghouls." she smirked. Another one of those hmmm I see, looks flitted across Girlie's face. "Sooooo you two," she pointed at them once again while rolling the shoulder of her other arm, "Are you two together?"iloveyouDIE last post need sleep @ 3@
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:05 am
Muka's head tilted when the ghoul asked if they were together. It was an odd angle for his head but he giggled as if her question were almost a foolish one.
"Of course we are!" He patted Needle's hand happily and then tilted his head to the other side, resting it on top of Needle's in an affectionate nod. They were indeed together. Right now. At the maul. His answer was made quickly, almost surprised that she would even bother asking.
Of course nothing in his tone indicated that he was missing her insinuation and all his touches and treatment of Needle were affectionate and sweet. For all appearances, they could have been a proper couple.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:29 pm
"I will~" Needle promised, that ghost of a smile returning to her lips at the idea. Oh, this would be fun! Mostly because Petro never spoke about himself outside of clan life. Now she had ammo. Whatever that meant.
Again she was pointed at, and the ghost's tiny smile disappeared, almost pressing her lips into a brief, thin line. Together? That was a silly question. It was obvious they were together! She let Muka's answer hang in the air, content to leave it there and ponder on how silly Petro's family member was being. It was almost a reflex though, to nuzzle her head lightly against his when he put his cheek against her. She could feel the scruff of his growing beard, and the way it scratched her amused her no matter where they were. Needle always did like contact, and Muka supplied it in droves...which could easily be misinterpreted.
The Engraver had been about to point out what a silly question it was when she paused as though realizing something, opened her mouth, closed it, pressed her lips together, and then tilted her head slightly. "Wait..." There was a second little pause as she tried to properly form what she wanted to ask. "It is obvious we are in the maul together...are you insinuating we are together as in dating?" It was a very important distinction, she thought. At least when it came to telling this ghoul what she wanted to know, and the truth at the same time.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:52 pm
HELLO I AM A PROXY POST Huni Pi Unlike Petro who, for reasons of efficiency and clarity and how it helped him avoid headaches, refrained from using euphemisms, Girlie reveled in them. It helped her provide the much needed spice in her otherwise mundane life. Not to mention it allowed her to read into things better (though some might argue she read into things too much but they weren't here at the moment).
The body language of the two younger Halloweeners only served to confirm her suspicions on Petro's current mail-silence. Oh poor, poor little Petro, did he often witness this sort of display between them? Don't worry, Tita Girlie will find you a nice ghoul to take your mind off of your pain. She clucked her tongue and shook her head in disappointment, even when the Engraver attempted to correct her. "If I am insinuating anything, you two are certainly doing a good job of confirming it." She shrugged, one hand idly toying at the wrap of cloth around her waist. "Between you two, who did the asking? Sino sa inyo yung nanligaw?" There was a smile on her lips, but it did not reach her eyes and her tone bordered on menacing. Or maybe that was just a quirk she took whenever she used her native tongue.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:02 pm
"OH! Insinuations!" Muka absolutely seemed elatedly pleased with something new like that. He wasn't very good with those and perhaps he would learn something. He often had a hard time with his own brother because the demon was so crafty with his words.
"Well if you'd like me to clarify.." he tapped his lip with a talon. "I would say yes, we are dating." He turned to Needle and gave her a nod, as if to confirm that she as well believed that multiple dates meant dating. "And as for who asked first?"
Muka giggled thinking of the awful flyer his father had posted at the school, the advertisement for a prom date that he didn't even know about until Needle saw it. Thankfully she was a reasonable and likable ghoul, amused by the circular.
"I would say it was a completely mutual agreement. We both seemed to have the same goal, yes?" Not a lie! "And so we've embarked on this journey together." It was almost exact wording of what the two had decided. Perhaps the ghoul in front of them would take his vague statement for prudence or some romanticized summary, but it was not.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:21 pm
Needle tilted her head up towards Muka as he turned to her, her lips pursing thoughtfully as he clarified. Well, when it was put like that...
"Huh. Well, I suppose we are, then." They went to Prom together, but they had also been out for food and midnight strolls to the beach among other things, and of course had more planned for the future. Perhaps, then, they were dating? The concept seemed strange to the ghoul, but the more she thought about it, the more their little arrangement sounded like dating.
Huh.
"Yes~" Needle agreed; that part at least didn't need her thought on it. They had agreed to take a journey together! She just never realized until now that it did sound an awful lot like dating. Interesting! "Though...I do believe it was your Father that started this. We would not have gone to Prom had it not been for him." Needle mused more towards Muka than to Girlie; in fact, it was very likely that she forgot the other ghoul was there. For the moment, anyway.
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