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 Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:30 pm
“Or it’s going to turn into the swamp thing! Maybe even flood your house and cover everything in its slime of death.” Bav said with utter logic in her voice. It only seemed right to her.
“You got into the old movies I have, didn’t you?” Trin lifted a brow at her girl. A little smirk twitched on her lips. It would figure… but at least she was learning that Bavaria enjoyed movies. If she had noticed the motion Jack made with his cigarettes pack, she made no sign of it.
... Well, ok, she did feel guilty for it being destroyed, but there wasn’t anything she could do about it. She didn’t really know what to do about it, honestly.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:36 pm
Jack gently picked up the glass and held it to the light. He was quiet for a moment, watching the light shine through it, refracting in a strange pattern. Finally, he smiled and set it down again, carefully. His fingers straightened the bit of blue silk automatically. "Well, we'll just see what comes out, eh?" He turned the smile on Trin and it was warm and devoid of his usual wicked charm. "Anyway, stupid as it sounds, I wanted you t' meet it."
"So you know what to tell the police when they find our drowned corpses," Brunswick chimed in. It was hard to tell now if he was actually mad or if he was just enjoying playing the doom-sayer and creating outlandish deaths for him and his bond.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:44 pm
“You need to stock up on salt. Salt will kill the slime monsters, like it does snails.” Bav informed him with a little nod. “I can’t have my brother dieing on me!”
The small, pleasant smile that was on Trin’s face grew to a grin at Jack’s information. “Well then, it looks like I -did- come at a good time, yes? How long do you reckon it will take before something with it will happen?” She was very curious as to what it would turn into. Feien’s came from flowers. Little Rhea came from a book… Gaia had so many strange beings that came from odd things!
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:51 pm
"Not a clue." He shrugged. "Hopefully, soon. Then I don't have t' spend my time shooin' Bruns away from it. I swear he wants t' turn it into a jacuzzi."
Brunswick leaned over and whispered in his sister's ear, "It's about the right size, though, right? I bet Soho and Marne would go for that. Pink water is a surefire draw for girls." He looked thoughtful for a moment. "Except you, BeeVee, because you're not a girly-girl."
Jack again reached out to touch the glass and he looked thoughtful. "I have t' admit that I've been tempted t' try some scannin' spells an' the like but I don't know if it would hurt it or not."
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:00 pm
“I don’t think it would be safe to try it, not knowing if it’ll work or not. Like you said, it could hurt it.” Tb agreed as she watched the man and the cup. Her eyes did a little glance at the two feien, just to make sure they weren’t sneaking off to cause trouble.
Bav was other wise considering her brother’s words. “It might need a little more and maybe a candle or an incense burner thing to stand on. One of those that you put a candle under? Or whatever that thing is…” She had seen it once in a picture. Her shoulders gave a little shrug. “And I’d prefer blue water.”
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:10 pm
"Of course you would, BeeVee." Brunswick grinned. "Everyone knows that blue is the best color ever." The fact that both of them had blue markings clearly only proved the point to him.
"Wouldn't wanna do that." Suddenly, Jack straightened and moved towards his kitchen, touching Trin's shoulder with the barest of glancing motions as he passed. He chuckled under his breath as she kept looking at the glass, barely registering his touch. "Bloody hell, luv," he teased. "You keep lookin' at it like that an' I'll have to share custody o' it with you. Fancy bein' mum t' a cup?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:26 pm
Trin jerked around to look at him, then gave a nervous little laugh. “I’m sorry! There’s just something about it that draws you to it.” She muttered. And, seeing him in the position to head elsewhere, she obediently started to follow him.
“And those who don’t know, haven’t yet seen the truth.” Bav nodded. Then hearing the word ‘mum’ coming from Jack’s lips, she turned a light glare on him.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:33 pm
"But we'll show them." Brunswick patted his sister's shoulder and then leapt from the table, winging his way to land on Jack's shoulder. Only then did he scowl and mutter, "Knock it off, Jack. You're being a jerk again."
"Am not." Turning his head to look over his unoccupied shoulder, Jack smiled at Trin. "Fancy a drink? Not that one, of course."
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:42 pm
“Tea, of course.” Trin smiled at him and stuck her hands in her pockets, for lack of something better to do with them. “And drinking the liquid in the cup might be a bad thing.” She added, simply because she could.
Bav thought that Jack should drink it, as long as it didn’t kill him. She took her own place on her own bond’s shoulder and gave Jack a pointed look. “Got any grapes to eat?” It was a random question, yes, but she might as well take advantage of the host.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:53 pm
"Sure do, Bavaria," Jack drawled as he moved to the refrigerator. "Bruns made me pick some up so he could try 'em. Green ones okay?"
Brunswick sank down into a crosslegged meditation position and smiled. "Better," he announced. "And we'll have some juice, too."
"Yes, master." Jack straightened, hands balancing the milk, the juice, and a bunch of grapes. Neatly, he transferred it all to the counter and plucked two grapes. He rolled them towards Trin. "For the kids, darlin'," he announced with a laugh. "Black tea, right?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:04 pm
Ohh, black tea, the strong stuff. One brow lifted on the cat-girl’s face, but she said nothing against it. Rather she picked up the grapes and started to wash them off of whatever might be on them. Then she presented one each to the feiens. “That will do just fine.” She finally answered.
Bav took hers with a smug little smirk. Then fluttered off the shoulder and onto the counter to eat. It was a good thing she moved too, for her bond started to wash off the rest of the grapes, so that she and Jack could eat them, if they wanted.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:12 pm
As Brunswick joined his sister on the counter, Jack gave Trin a strange look. "Not proper black tea," he finally explained. "Just without milk an' sugar. I don't have fancy tea in this house." He grinned. "Not so long as I can get my PG Tips, nope."
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:19 pm
Trin gave a small chuckle. “Ahh, now I understand! I was thinking -real- black tea. It’s quite strong. Like a tea version of an espresso. I think I shall wait and see after the first sip, then see if I want the other stuff in it.” She gave him a grin.
Bav just gave a little snort and started to munch on her grape.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:26 pm
Brunswick nudged his sister in her side, ducking his head behind the grape for better privacy. "I like your bond, BeeVee, but is she always this dim?"
"Yeah, I know. It's paint-peelin' stuff." Jack neatly filled the kettle and set it to boil. Then he retrieved two mugs. This time, one mug was lavendar and featured a cheekily grinning cat while the other was spotted black-on-white like a cow and said "Up until the cows come home." Setting them down on the counter, he began the ingrained ritual of pre-tea-preparations. Tea bags in both, milk and sugar in the cow mug. "I'm just a workin' class bloke, pet," he assured her. "No refinement t' me at all."
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:33 pm
“Sadly she is. That’s why I’ve gotta make sure people don’t take advantage of it. It’s a wonder how she even got on without me around!” Bav whispered back behind her own little grape and gave the subject a sad little shake of her head.
“Bah, it’s fine, Jack! My great-grandpa loves tea. I don’t think he could get through a day without at least one big mug of the stuff.” Without other’s paying for it. The last was never said out loud. “And my great-grandma likes it, and my father and mother. I guess it kinda runs in the family. Peppermint tea is also good, and I do like catnip tea…” And where she was from, that was a favored tea. Jack and the feiens would more than likely find it very icky.
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