Acquisition
Users: Zac & MS
Characters: Kami, Zac, Yoru, Kori, Tsurara
Setting: Outside the Doll Shop
Linkie: Page 1, post 1 - Page 3, post 6
Happyzac
"Eww, eww, eww!" Zac darted out of the shop as fast as she could; the stares from the dolls were just too creepy. She did, however, make sure to grab the box that the shopkeeper handed to her. Aik, Ick, Ike, something to that effect. The name didn't matter anyways, all that did matter was that the shopkeeper did not look human. It didn't take Zac too long to realize that she was missing Kami. Her boots screeched as she skidded to a halt on the cobblestone path. "Kami! Kami, over here!" She wasn't quite sure if Kami could hear her or not, but anything that broke the previous silence from the doll shop was welcomed.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami raised an eyebrow at the absence of her friend. She shrugged in a way that could be best described as uncaring, causing her jacket to slip farther down her shoulders. She ignored the blank stare from the shopkeep on her back as she walked out of the creepy store with her newest toy held loosely beneath her arm. It was at this time she heard Zac and her loud mouth, and it was this time that she became annoyed. "I told you dolls can't hurt you, so you don't need to be scared. It's not like they are going ot come alive!" Kami said in a tone somewhere between serious and sarcastic as she approached Zac. "If they do, they would take you out just because you are annoying them by being so scared..."
Happyzac
"That's not funny Kami!" Zac folded her arms and stuck out her lower lip. She was acting like a child... a spoiled child. It was hard to believe that one of her life's goals was to become a mom. She stuck out her tounge at Kami and straightened up, obviously feeling triumphiant in this battle of whits. She then remembered the rather large package that she was squishing against her breast. "Kami, how much do I owe you for the doll?" Zac wasn't even quite sure she wanted one, after all she never asked for it, but either way she knew it would be wrong not to pay her friend back.
Kami.no.Kurai
"Consider it a present. I always forget your birthday, anyways..." Kami turned her attention away from her friend-- her somewhat annoying friend-- and to the box under her arm. She lifted up to hold it with two hands and stared at the front of the box. "I bought these without checking what was in them, but if she listened to what I told her, we should like them," Kami thought aloud. She lifted the front cover of the box to peer at the doll inside. She grinned and gave a playful poke at the clear plastic blocking her way to her precious doll. "Yes, I think we will like them quite a lot."
Happyzac
Zac grinned at her friend. "Hey thanks!" She peered over her friend's shoulder to gaze at the doll box. "Your doll's funny looking... in a sorta neat way." She pulled back the front cover of her own box to look at the doll inside... or rather dolls. "Kami, I've got two dolls! They look like twins; they have matching hats, aswell." Zac waved her box up to her friend's face, though whether it was to show them off or to give her a better look is unknown.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami either ignored Zac or wasn't all that impressed, for she closed the cover to her own doll and took a seat on the pavement without answering. She had already decided that if someone decided to trip over her on the sidewalk that she would make sure to get revenge- tenfold, of course. She held the doll box close to her chest to protect it, just in case. After a few moments of silence on her part, Kami finally decided that she should acknowledge Zac, at least a bit. "They're cute, and I think they fit you pretty well. Of course, I have no clue what we can do with them now. Just set them up in our rooms, I guess."
Happyzac
Zac grinned and hugged the doll box close to her chest without bothering to she the cover down tight, therefore bending it out of place. "Yeah! They do fit me, huh?" She plopped down next to Kami and smiled. "I'm gonna put mine right on the coffee table in my den after I clean all the old pizza boxes and phonebooks off of it! Won't they look just darling there?" Zac was definately not known for her cleaning skills, so it would be quite a challenge for her to clean the small table entirely, coffee stains and all.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami twitched at the thought of Zac's house and anything, including human body parts, coming out without some type of, as Zac would put it, an oopsie. The destructive powers of the house could leave scars. "How about... we keep them at my place?" Kami suggested between nervous laughs. "You can come visit them whenever you like... You do still have the key to my apartment, don't you? You didn't try to take it with your medication again, did you?"
Happyzac
Zac rolled her eyes. "Ha, ha. I go to the emergency one time because I swallow a key and you have to make a crack at it all the time! It's not like it was an uncommon thing for me to do!" She hugged her box closer to her chest, continuing to ruin the collectors' value of it. Having her dolls at Kami's wouldn't be fun, but neither would breaking them. "Alright, whenever I get my apartment cleaned up I'll put them in my living room. Until them they need to be kept safe..." Zac remebered how creepy Kami's doll looked before finishing her thought, "...and far away from your doll."
Kami.no.Kurai
"Until your apartment's cleaned up? Then they're never going home!" Kami whined as she took to her feet. Her expression suddenly changed from that of a brat, to anger, and then finally to a crazy grin, one that said that any time she could snap. Of course, that was any time with Kami anyways, but the grin made it look even more obvious than usual. She stood up straight and stuck her nose in the air as high as she could, which actually wasn't too high, considering her height difficulties. "I'll make sure they stay far away from each other."
Happyzac
Zac placed her hands on her hips and towered over her friend. Her box was tucked neatly under her right arm as she did this. "Well you'd better! I don't want to come over there and see my dolls broken!" The silly brunette then grinned and used her left arm to give Kami a hug/headlock. "After all, you spent a lot of money on these little guys, that would suck for you to spend all that money and then have them break."
Kami.no.Kurai
"That was exactly what I was thinking," Kami said through somewhat-exagerated gasping breaths. This was basically true; Kami just left out the angrier, more violent parts of her thoughts. Kami shifted
her doll box so that is was under her left arm, also known as the place as far away from Zac as possible. "Now let go of me so we can pick out a proper a place at my house for them."
Happyzac
"Kay!" Zac released Kami from her hug of death and stood up straight once again. At almost six feet tall she really was just a loveable Baby Hughie.* Her grin spread from ear to ear as she enclosed her free hand over Kami's. "Let's gooo! I want to pick out the perfect spot! Perhaps on one of your end tables. You still have those right? You know, the ones made out of wood."
*Baby Hughie was an old cartoon about a giant duckling that was very nice, but way too big. He would always come tumbling in and screw up all the other ducklings' games.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami thought about pulling her hand away from the death grip Zac had on her, but then she decided it probably would result in more pain if she did. "No, they're made out of geletin now," Kami said in the high-pitch, sarcastic tone that she always uses. "Of course I still have them! Why wouldn't I? It's not like I'd actually throw something valuable away..." Kami stopped to think for a second, something she figured was foreign to Zac, "Yeah, I still have them, and there should be at least one that is safe for your dolls."
Happyzac
"At least one? What do you have on the other ones, magazines? I don't own any magazines," Zac stated a-matter-o-factly. She seemed so proud of herself that she didn't cave into the evil hypnotic rants of the magazine salesmen. They were all after the little money she had! She flashed her teeth with a quick grin one more time before starting to walk towards the apartment complex that they both resided in. It didn't matter if Kami wasn't ready to leave, Zac was and she was also bigger.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami wasn't ready to leave, of course, but she went along with Zac anyways. One reason could be that she thought she was less likely to be hurt if she didn't fight. The other, more probable reason could be because Zac is bigger. Kami also suspects that at least one of Zac's many drugs and medicines gave her superhuman strength... It was either that or Kami was weak, and Kami wouldn't accept that. Or it could be, as Kami would put it, that maybe she just liked being nice to "special" people like Zac and went along with it.
Happyzac
Hm...... De.... Dum..... De, dum... dee... dee... dum.... dee... da.. dum.. de.. dum.. de.. daa.. dum...
She hummed quietly to herself as she walked. It was peaceful, and Zac almost forgot that she was in the midst of dragging Kami home. In fact, she didn't realize that they were even near the apartments until she walked right into the rusted green gate signifying the entrance to the complex. "Gah! Is it locked again?" Her grip on Kami gradually loosened as she rattled the gate on it's little track. "Open up! I forgot my ID card to get in!" It never occured to her to see if Kami had one.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami flexed her now free hand to see if everything was intact. From what Kami could tell, her hand was fine, even if it was a bit sweaty and numb from holding hands with Zac. She wiped her hand off on her pants then slipped it into her pocket. From this pocket she pulled out two objects then proceeded to wave it in front of Zac. She was hoping that Zac would realize that Kami had her ID card, espeically since she was waving it in front of her face, and that she didn't need to keep banging on the gate. Zac did have a tendency not to notice things, such as the warnings on her medication, but she thought Zac may be able to notice it and the extra-shiney coin that she just happened to have in her pocket today.
Happyzac
Shiney? The moment she saw the glinting in the sunlight her attention was diverted from the evil gate to Kami's hand. "Hey! That would go great in my shiney box... I mean... my... collection!" Yes, Zac had a shiney box that was covered in foil and filled with all sorts of odds an ends. It was more like something a ferret would own. Stepping forward to snatch what would be her newest addition to it from her friend's hand, Zac instead grabbed the ID Card. Ah well, good enough. Without a word Zac slipped the card into the slot and watched the gate open. She then retrived the card and returned it to Kami, very businesslike. Before stepping through the newly opened passageway, she grinned to herself. "I'll trade you that coin for your ID."
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami didn't ask any questions and simply raised an eyebrow. She knew asking Zac questions is confusing for those who listen to her and Zac herself. Well, at least Zac sounds confused when answering questions, but, then again, it seemed like she always was. It can be fun confusing Zac at times, but this was not one of those times. Kami opened her hand and held it out to Zac, palm up. The coin sat in the middle, just simply glistening. It must have been out of fear, Kami thought. Zac may be able to scare inanimate objects. Kami held the box under her left arm tighter, then simply, plainly, she said, "Okay, then."
Happyzac
"Deal!" With her long, talon-like fingernails she greedily plucked the coin from Kami's hand and shoved it deep within the confines of her forboding pants' pocket. Without really knowing if Kami was ready to grab her ID, or really caring, Zac threw the ID in the air to let it start floating down to the pebble-covered ground. Once again without waiting to see if Kami was ready, she impatiently started to sprint off towards the apartments. It didn't really matter to her which one she was running to, as they were at about the same place. Zac's was on the second floor, Kami's on the first.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami allowed the ID Card to finish its journey to the ground before she bent down to pick it up in her free hand. She walked after Zac, not really caring how far Zac got ahead. She was going to the same place as Zac, or at least she was planning to end up in the same place. Kami could see Zac getting lost on the way to her own apartment, but, then again, she could also see Zac losing her finger in an envelope. After, of course, Zac would be going around yelling and crying for someone to help get her finger out. Then a frightening thought struck Kami. What if Zac went into her aparment, her somewhat-clean, safe apartment, before she got there? Kami lengthened her strides, which, of course, even with her long legs wasn't very far. She thought that she had time to get there even if Zac did have the key. Finding the small object and actually being able to get it into the little hole without loosing interest seemed like a hard task for someone such as Zac.
Happyzac
Zac made her way to Kami's door, but nearly collapsed from exhaustion. She was nowhere near being an excellent runner. Leaning her weight onto Kami's door, she started to fish around in her pocket for the key. "Key... Oh Key.... where are you?" Her fingers lightly brushed the shiney coin she had acquired from Kami and her own ID card that she had forgotten about previously. No key. With a defeated sigh, Zac slumped down while still leaning on the door. Her face instanteously lit up when she remembered where her key was. After digging around in her hair for a bit, she found the key tangled up in a huge knot. "What? Why is it all tangled up? It works in the cartoons.... Or is that hairpins they keep in their hair?" Her fingers tried to rake the key out, but that only brought tears to her eyes from the pressure of the knot. Looks like she'd have to wait for Kami after all...
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami finally made her way to her apartment on the first floor. She twitched when she saw Zac leaning against the door, afraid that Zac's craziness might have rubbed off on it. She couldn't have her place infected, too. She shifted her doll box to the other arm then dug into her pocket with her left hand. She took out the key and same stray lint, dropped the lint, and leaned over Zac to get the key into the keyhole. A quick turn of the key and doorknob then a push, and the door was open. Now was the difficult challenge of getting past Zac...
Happyzac
Zac only noticed Kami after he door she was leaning on opened and caused her to topple over. She stood up with her fingers in her hair and gave a pleading look to her friend. "Kami, could you help me please? This really hurts..." By now Zac had completely forgotten about her doll box, but luckily it only dropped a little ways when she slumped down. The dolls inside were completely safe.
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami rolled her eyes at the stupidity of her friend, then, without a word, began to try and unwrap the hair around the key bit by bit. It didn't work very well, so she stopped, a bit embarrassed. She
opened her mouth, closed it. Open. Close. Open. Close. Finally, she just shrugged and said it, "You're going to need to bend down a bit do I can actually see what I'm doing." This height difference was really quite annoying. At least it was better than that time when Kami had to ask Zac to get something down from the top shelf for her... Now, that, that was frightening.
Happyzac
Zac bent her knees so that her leg was just a bit below Kami's. After a few seconds, she decided that the flamming sensation in her knees was not worth it and just sat her butt down, which cauesd even more pressure on her scalp. "Hurry up Kami..." She was whining like a little child, and acting like it too. With a series of huffs and sighs Zac impatiently pounded the ground with her legs. "I want to find a place for my dollies! This isn't fair!"
Kami.no.Kurai
"Be patient! And if you stop moving around it will be a lot easier!" Kami yelled as she struggled with the knotted hair. She was a bit less gentler than before, but she was also working faster, which meant that she could get Zac in and out of her room faster. She finished untangling Zac's hair, leaving the place where the key used to be a tangled mess, and stepped back. She didn't give the key back immediately but instead walked around Zac to get into her apartment. Everything looked right, so she guessed that it was right, at least for now. She set her doll box on the coffee table. She stayed close to it to guard it from any attacks that may occur while Zac was around.
Happyzac
"Ehhh! Owwwie! Stop being so rough, you know I'm sensitive..." Zac was crying and rubbing her scalp throughout the entire process. Kami could be so heartless sometimes.
After Kami had stepped over her she stood up and combed her fingers through the knotted jungled that was her hair. Her box was still bent out of shape, but overall unharmed. Zac grabbed it and cradled it in her arms as she walked into Kami's apartment. "Where's the end table that I can put them on? Everything was so neat and clean here, she wondered how in the world Kami could find everything...
Kami.no.Kurai
Not only was the apartment clean, but it was also organized, probably adding to Zac's troubles in the house. In the living room, the room that they just happened to be at the time, one could find some of life's necessities, including a couch to sleep on and a television. The television was near the middle of the left wall, across from the couch. In front of the couch was the coffee table and Kami. There was an end table on each side of the couch and next to one of the doors opposite the entrance. It was, all and all, rather plain and normal. Kami pointed to each clear end table, or in other words, all but the far end table next to the couch, which had a lamp on it. "Any of these will work. I don't spend much time in this room, so it doesn't matter to me."
Happyzac
"Heehee!" All Zac could do was giggle with delight. She chose one of the end tables and ran over to it, though to her which end table she chose didn't matter. With a light brush of her hand she dusted it off then worked at opening the doll box with the bent packaging. When her wrestling match with another inanimate object was done the two dolls were free and rested gently on the table. Zac beamed and glanced over her dolls once more. "Yep, that's perfect. I think that it's going to be great having these dolls, don't you Kami?"
Kami.no.Kurai
"If you don't break them, yes," Kami mumbled, mainly to herself, as she began to open her own treasure. She was slower and more careful than Zac at this; she did not want to mess up anything that she bought, just in case she planned to use it later. She had finally opened the top with precise care when she finally started speaking to Zac again, "Be careful with dolls, Zac. Don't do anything that may harm them. Got that? I don't want something I spent money on broken. Don't try to feed them, either. They're dolls." Kami reached her hand in and pulled the porcelain doll out. It stared at her with its cold eyes, and she stared back. She blinked, losing the contest. She then turned the doll to face Zac. Grinning, she said, "I rather like this doll's expression. What do you think?"
Happyzac
Zac gave Kami's doll a cursory glance. "Mmm-hmm, it's real nice." It wasn't until she looked at it a second time that shivers seemed to inch all the way down her spine. "It looks like it's... plotting something..." She turned her attention back over to her twins. "The boy looks so happy... but the girl looks a bit sad... I wonder why?" In an attempt to cheer the doll up, Zac reached out and stroked her solemn, pale face. "I think we should give them names."
Kami.no.Kurai
Kami carefully sat her doll back onto the table. Her expression quickly changed then, from fairly happy to annoyance. "Names? They're dolls!" Then she stopped. Yes, they were dolls, but maybe names weren't a bad idea... For one, Zac may take better care of something if she can actually give it a name. The best reason, though, is the fact that Kami could complain about them to herself and her own doll while using their correct names. It would make things a while lot easier on her. "I think I will call mine Yoru, then," she thought aloud. She took another quick look at her own creepy little doll. She pulled on its little hat a bit so she could get a better look at its eyes. She really liked those eyes. "Yes, Yoru will be his name."
Happyzac
The beautiful silver hair of her dolls reminded Zac of snow. Not that beautiful blue snow you see in her Durem home in the winter... more of the grey snow you see in the industrious Aekea. "I'm gonna name her Kori... you know, for snow. She then looked at the boy doll staring back at her with emerald green eyes. "And you'll be Tsurara, for ice." She seemed satisfied with her choice of names. "There, I'm sure Tsurara, Kori, and Yoru will be the best of friends!" A thought then crossed Zac's mind. "Yipes! I'm late for a blind date the landlord set me up on! I gotta go!" Bending down to hug her two dolls with the up most care Zac made sure to coo an extra-sweet goodbye to the both of them. "Bye Kori. Bye Tsurara." Before leaving she gave a quick wave-of-the-hand goodbye to Kami and Yoru. "Seeya later!" With that Zac left, and the strange adventure of acquiring the dolls came to a pause.
