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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:55 am
"Okay, sounds like a fair deal." She replied with a smirk. Meant she didn't have to do much work.
A while later, after she had set him to task putting up some fixtures and fittings in her simple apartment Anais carried a tray of hot chocolate and cookies in. She placed them down on the makeshift coffee table and took a seat on the reclaimed sofa.
"Can I ask you a slightly personal question?" She asked with a smile.
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:02 am
Cyrus was working intently on making sure he did not screw the light fixture he was hanging too tight. He didn't want to accidentally crack the screw or ruin the fixture. He was so intent, he did not notice when Anais returned to the room with goodies. Glancing down as she spoke, he smirked slightly and then put the final twist on the screw.
"You can. But I can't guarantee that I will answer," he smirked slightly and lowered his large arms so he could face her properly.
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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:17 am
That made Anais smile, she could imagine he rarely did anything that he did not want to.
"What are you?" She asked, watching him. "You're not human are you?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:23 am
He liked her smile. It was sweet, Cy thought as she looked up at him. Her question caused him to smirk and he looked away for a moment.
"No. I am not human," he replied simply, turning his eyes back to her. Breathing in deeply, he set the screwdriver down and put his hands together. Feeling stronger than before entering her shop, it was easy to bring a little flame to life between his palms. Lifting them, he held the friendly little flicker out so she could see it proper. "I am a djinn. What many people call a genie," he scoffed slightly at the common word.
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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:30 am
Anais watched as he conjured a flame and leaned forward to get a better look. She reached her hand out close enough to feel the heat but did not touch it. She wasn't stupid.
"Wow, like in the stories." She looked up at him with a million questions in her mind. "Um, this might be a silly question but do you grant wishes, or is that a myth?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:40 am
Cyrus watched the wonder on her face. As she reached out towards the flame a light smile tugged at his lips. It was such a sweet, innocent gesture. As if she couldn't believe it was real or not. As she looked up at him with curiosity burning in her eyes, he looked down at the flame in his hand and smirked at her question.
"It is not a myth. But we are only required to grant wishes when we've been enslaved," he replied and waved his hand to make the flame disappear. "Why? Did you have a wish to ask?"
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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:52 am
Wow, so just like in the stories. She thought.
"No, why, would you grant me a wish?" She looked up into his eyes and gave him a teasing smile to show she was playing.
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:55 am
Cy gave a deep laugh that came from his large chest. Moving to slowly take a seat in one of her chairs, he lifted a shoulder in a shrug.
"Perhaps is you asked nicely," he teased right back. "I am just curious about what you would wish for. It is a pretty heady experience, having the whole world at your disposal," he continued with a bit more seriousness.
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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:01 am
"Phenomenal Cosmic power." She laughed, reaching for one of the hot chocolate mugs and handing it to him. "I don't know what I would wish for to be honest, I have most of what I want. I have my shop and a home, I suppose companionship, the return of people lost. Can;t wish for that though, can't wish for love either." She smirked "I remember the stories. So I'd have to wish for something superficial maybe, money or, oh! Are you enslaved? I'd wish you free, that would be good use of a wish."
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:09 am
Cyrus took the mug she offered to him and smirked as he listened to her rabbit away. He would give her all of those things if he could he thought, then blinked at himself. Aside from Isambard, he had never truly wished to satisfy the desires of another. Perhaps it was because Isambard did not ask him for things either. Just for his help when it was needed.
"No. I am not enslaved," he smiled and shook his head. "But thank you. That would be very generous of you. Do you like animals?" he asked.
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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:14 am
"Oh, well that's good. I'm glad you're not enslaved." She didn't think she would like that very much, it would certainly put the god of Industry low in her estimation.
"I do like animals. I like dogs and cats and horses and most things that are sweet and fluffy."
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:21 am
Cy grinned at her reply and realized he expected nothing less from her. With a bit of a cheeky glint in his eyes, he stood once more and stepped into an open space in the room. Slowly, he began to twist his hands around each other as he whispered an ancient incantation. As he spoke a breeze seemed to pick up within the tiny apartment. A few bits of paper scattered across the floor. Then as quickly as it had begun, it stopped as he clapped his hands together. There, on the floor before him, was a little white puppy. It gave a little whine as he knelt down to pick it up in his large hands.
"What do you think?" he asked as he walked over to kneel down before her.
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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:29 am
Anais watched him and grinned as a small white puppy appeared before her.
"Awww." She said, shifting off the sofa and towards him so that she could pet it. "It's beautiful, is it real?" She knew that was a funny thing to ask. "What I mean is is it permanent?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:42 am
Cy smirked a little and nodded.
"Yes. She's real. She's permanent, and she can be yours if you want her? She has no home or family. See... I cannot create something completely out of nothing. I found her on the streets," he replied and began to scratch the pup behind her ears. "I think you would give her a good home."
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midnight_medea Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:00 am
Anais took the puppy from his arms and hugged her, grinning as she tried to lick her face.
"I think I'll call her Jin." She smiled, "She's beautiful. I'll take very good care of her."
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