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 Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:37 am
This is a Private Roleplay for
Rivener (Aphismet)
and
Lazarus (Kyoupiruchi)
Location: "The Flagon", an old-style pub in Barton
Time: Night
Weather: Crisp and cold, no clouds in the sky
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:46 am
Rivener hadn't needed to think very long to decide who he'd like to come with him. It's not like Freis had a lower body to process this kind of thing, so that cut out most of Rivener's friends. Of the Sigels, the choice had been made for him! It couldn't be Melisande: she'd not fit in that type of place at all, too delicate. It couldn't be Roux: Rivener still didn't know how to get in contact with the icy one since they'd bumped into each other on the street! It DEFINITELY couldn't be Eiry: that would be like inviting a child-eating troll into a kindergarten!!!
Laz was the only option. Not that Rivener was in any way reluctant to invite the fire Raevan, oh no!! He was actually GLAD Laz was the only option! It was a great excuse to give if the elder wasn't willing right away. Rivener had picked up the phone and dialed Laz's number, ready to plead and argue if needed...
But Lazarus had been surprisingly cooperative. "Want to go for a drink with me to celebrate the new year?" had been met with the stunning reply "yes", or something to that effect. In fact, Rivener sat in the pub this very moment with that stunned expression still on his face, unable to believe it'd been that easy. Sure they were friends now, but Riv still found it so hard to get past that part of his life where the elder Sigel had wanted nothing to do with him.
The Flagon was a lovely pub in Barton, somewhere both Sigels would have to travel to roughly the same distance. It was quaint and, more importantly, open very late. Rivener sat at the bar, a tall glass of beer sitting untouched in front of him. He wanted to wait for Lazarus to get here before he tasted the thing. There were quite a few people here, but it wasn't crowded: a perfect amount, actually. Enough to be jovial without making you feel boxed in.
"Are you ever gonna drink that?" the bartender asked, having gotten used to floating half-bodies roughly five minutes after Rivener came in.
"I'm waiting for someone; I'll drink it then." Riv popped a peanut into his mouth instead, chewing absently and still looking rather stunned.
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:47 pm
I'm think I'm late. Lazarus thought as he floated swiftly pass the evening crowd towards his destination. If only it weren't for Kyou to suddenly asked him to make coffee for him, he could've left the lab five minutes earlier, and he wouldn't miss the bus by a mere few seconds too. In the end he had to wait in the cold for the next bus to arrive fifteen minutes later.
Lately Lazarus had been thinking that he should get out more often, for the most of his life he had been cooping in the lab and in his room far too much. He realized that he may be missing a lot of things in his life, friends, events, experiences. So when Rivener's call came inviting him out for a drink, he need not hesitate to say yes. Besides, he haven't really seen Rivener in a long while, ever since the time when he brought Xiu into the lab anyway. They need to catch up big time.
Going through the busy street, he scanned the shop fronts for the name that he is looking for. The Sigel had never really been in Barton much, so this part of town was a total stranger to him. After a bit of difficulty, he finally saw the pub that he was looking for - The Flagon. He had seen pubs on TV before, but he haven't actually been to one. Well, there is always first time experiences, besides, he was looking forward to get out of this cold. Placing a warm hand on the door, he gently pushed it open and entered the pub. It was definitely a lot more warmer inside, Lazarus found himself wonder idly as the door closed behind him. Red eyes scanned the dimly lit pub for the person he was supposed to meet.
"Rivener!" he called out as he spotted the scorpion Raevan sitting by himself at the bar counter. Why was his expression so odd?
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:02 pm
Rivener turned when he heard his name called out, blinking at Lazarus in complete bewilderment. H-he actually showed up! It took until Laz was half-way to the bar for Rivener to come to grips with reality: Yep, Laz was here and they were going to have a drink together. The Scorpion suddenly grinned broadly, happy beyond measure. He was flattered to have the fire-Sigel's company, and for the first time Rivener's attraction to Laz seemed to have calmed itself to mere "friend" level. That was a first! Perhaps living with Zul for a few days now had finally tempered Rivener's, ah... promiscuous tendencies to "love the one he's with"?
"Hey Laz! You're a tiny bit late, the bartender was starting to glare at me for not drinking my beer. What do you want to drink? First one's on me since I invited you." Riv motioned the bartender over, waiting for Laz to decide what he wanted.
Once the drink was ordered, Rivener pulled his own glass closer and peered at it. "Have you ever tried any of this stuff before? ...It's kind of new to me, I'm wondering if it's gonna be good."
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:06 am
Lazarus chuckled softly as he settled down in an empty seat next to Rivener, not really 'sitting' but more of a 'letting the ribbon settle over the seat and dangling in front'. "Sure, can I have mango schnapps please?" He motioned to get the bartender's attention as he ordered. There wasn't any need to consider or choose which beverage he wants, because this particular beverage had been his recent favourite ever since his discovery during Christmas.
His attention was immediately grabbed by Rivener as he posed the question. The Sigel stared at the tall glass that the scorpion Raevan had in front of him, it looked awfully familiar. He was sure that he had seen it too often in TV before. "If that is beer..." he paused for a moment, his expression settled into a frown. To tell the truth, Lazarus wasn't sure at all if it is really beer, since he like Rivener, is also new to all this. "...then it's not good." The Sigel was reminded of that one time when he had snitched some of Tsu's beer supply a while ago, he didn't like the taste of it at all. "But then again, that's only me, you wouldn't know if you don't try it right?"
Lazarus's drink arrived then, decidedly in a smaller, more charming glass compared with Rivener's. Nodding his thanks to the bartender, he picked up the glass gingerly. "Uhm, I think this is how we do this." The firey Sigel carefully lifted the cup in the air. "To a better 2010!" One of the purpose of this drinking session was to celebrate the new year right?
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:01 pm
"Mango Shnapps?" Rivener repeated Laz's order, snickering. That sounded like such a girl's drink! Why did Riv get the impression the fire Sigel would be drinking something manly? ...at least not something that tasted like candy!
Apparently the two Sigels shared their distaste for the other's drink: Laz quickly declared beer to be Not Good, and Rivener scowled at the glass like it was the thing's fault. Oh well, maybe Riv would like it anyway. He'd give it a shot. Picking it up, the Scorpion turned towards Laz and clinked the glasses after Laz propped up his own. "Oh god yes, to a better 2010. It can't really get much worse than 2009, can it? With all the depressed Brothers and Love problems and Guardians breaking up and Infections and-... Oh, ugh, this really IS bad." Riv put his beer down, crinkling his nose at it. One small sip was all it took: bitter and fizzy and just plain weird, it tasted like the inside of an old leather glove. Disgusting.
Riv waved the bartender over and gave back his beer (who cares that he'd have to pay for it anyway: the whole point of coming here was to try new things!), ordering something else after. Some strange coffee-flavored drink, suggested by the barkeep once Riv was asked about his favorite flavor.
While the drink was being mixed, Rivener turned back to his Elder and leaned his chin in a fist, studying the other's face. "So what kind of crap are you hoping for in 2010? A full body perhaps?" Riv made a face, clearly showing what he felt about the prospect of having a complete lower body.
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:15 pm
Lazarus's red eyes narrowed at Rivener as he snickered about his drink of choice, elbowing him in the side. He had not tasted this drink before, so the firey Sigel forgive him for now for his insolence.
At the mention of the infection though, the smile on the Sigel's face faded a little. "Yes, to a better 2010." he repeated, his expression had a hint of grim and his voice seemed distance. However, he quickly waved it out as he recalled what Rivener just said. It seemed like the scorpion Raevan had been through one hell of a year too. For a moment he was curious as to what Rivener did while he was infected. Assuming he did since he mentioned about it. Lazarus had only seen Zul and Xiu during the period he was infected.
Taking a big sip from his cup, he sighed contentedly as the fruity flavor filled his mouth and flowed down his throat. The tingly warm feeling that rose to his face later was welcoming as his face took on a hint of red. He glanced sideways at the other Sigel as he posed the question, impatiently taking another sip from the cup. "A full body?" he repeated Rivener's question, although he didn't notice the face that the other Sigel made. "I'm not sure really. I mean, it would be nice I guess, but I don't know when I'm going to grow yet either." he replied truthfully.
There's only a quarter of the Mango Schnapps left in his cup by then, good things always finished really fast. As the bartender arrived with Rivener's drink, he asked the man to mix him something with Mango Schnapps in it. Like Rivener, he wanted to try some new things too.
"Lately I had found out another new ability of mine, I think." Lazarus began as he stared thoughtfully at nothing in particular. "It could be a sign of growth? I'm not very sure myself. How often do you develop new powers anyway?" A chuckle escaped the Incubus's lips as he finished, feeling the effects of the alcohol getting to him already.
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:03 pm
Riv watched Lazarus drink from his fruity-colored cup, the fire Sigel's face already flushing with effect from the alcohol. It was rather funny to see, but the Scorpion was eager to feel what it was like for himself! Where was that damned bartender with his drink?
Lazarus answered that perhaps it would be nice to have a full body, and Rivener made a face again, glancing up at the ceiling. Pah. The longer he went without growing the better, as far as Riv was concerned! His drink arrived while he was busy contemplating this, and the dark Sigel quickly snatched it up for a taste before the bartender could leave, just in case it needed to be replaced. It was cool and smooth and delicious, the coffee flavor slipping into Riv's throat with a pleasant tingly warmth that must be from the alcohol. Rivener grinned and took another drink, nodding to himself. This stuff was good! And the warm tingle was amazing! But not enough to get his cheeks to redden yet.
"A new ability?" Riv asked, turning to Laz again and chuckling at the other Raevan's face, flushed like that. "What new ability? And as for me, I got, let's see. Well, I got one new power when your blood was transfused into me, remember that? Then I got another power when Eiry's blood was transfused into me. But both those are just kinda... Not real powers, only boosting my real power of poison-making. Then when I grew into this," he pointed at himself, "I discovered a new power: I've kept it a secret from most people, but I'll tell you: I can hear the stars talking! They talk about the future, but most of the time I don't know what they mean until it's too late. It's really annoying, too, they chatter whenever I try to feed. And uh, I don't think I've developed anything since then. So what's this new ability of yours?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:58 pm
The second face that Rivener made however did not go unnoticed as Lazarus stared at him for a bit. The scorpion Sigel doesn't want to grow? Why? The firey Sigel wondered as he tipped his glass for the last time, draining the last bit of mango schnapps from his glass.
Placing his empty cup to a side, he folded his hands together and watched thoughtfully at Rivener. "I didn't know you got a new power when I transfused my blood to you." Damn, that incident seemed like ages ago now that he think about it. Lazarus's eyes widen with interest as he listened to Rivener describe his new power after he grew to a Sigel. "The star listening power is neat too. What language do they speak? English? Or you just naturally know what they mean?"
"Here's your Fruity Russian." The bartender said curtly as he returned then with Lazarus's new drink before going about his job again. The Sigel stared at the drink curiously, it was served in a stout rocks glass, which Lazarus decided looked manlier than the glass he had just now. And the drink was almost the same shade of brown as Rivener's. Momentarily he wondered if the bartender mistaken his order for someone else's, because by the looks of it there wasn't a hint of mango in the drink. I guess its worth a shot. Lazarus thought idly as he picked up the glass and took a small sip. This drink was a lot stronger than the mango schnapps he had just now, cold on the tongue, but warm as it runs down his throat. It was smooth, tasted like coffee but there was a hint of the mango in it. It's not too bad he decided.
His gaze turned towards Rivener once more, his fingers still touching the glass as he settled it down on the table. "I don't know how to explain my powers." he began, trying to find the right words to describe his newfound ability. "It was like, if I concentrate enough while looking at someone, I can kind of control them with my words." It was an exciting prospect, if he can indeed do that.
An idea struck Lazarus then. "You know, I've never really used this ability except for that one time. Do you reckon I could practice it on you?" He grinned mischievously at the scorpion Raevan. "I promise I won't make you do something horrible."
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:23 am
Rivener downed the rest of his coffee drink in one go, putting the glass back down and blinking over at the other Sigel. "You didn't know I got power from you? For like a whole week right after, I could set s**t on fire if I touched it and tried real hard. But after that faded, I was still left with a kind of fire-poison: I inject it and it kinda smolders inside, like embers eating away at paper... It looks pretty damned painful." He didn't go into the details of how he knew this. Thankfully he'd never used it on a person, but the teddy bear he'd injected while infected had slowly been burned away by that toxin.
"As for the stars, they don't TALK talk. It's not a language, really, no. Just, as I stand there and the stars glow, I kind of feel their words. Like you feel rain, only it's words. Weird, hunh? And they all talk at once so most of the time it's a big jumble." The bartender returned and Riv quickly pushed his empty glass towards the man, lifting three fingers. Might as well get a good stock of the drink now, so the poor man wouldn't have to keep coming back.
Riv's attention returned to Lazarus as the Sigel explained his newfound power. The Scorpion raised an eyebrow, impressed by what he learned. "Control someone with your words? Badass! You could tell Kyou to give you money, hahah!" Riv laughed, stopping himself short when Lazarus asked to practice on him.
Well that was certainly a no-brainer. "Sure, practice away!" Rivener answered, grinning. He knew whatever Laz did wouldn't be all that awful. Even if he was ordered to kiss the other Sigel, Riv wouldn't mi-
"Ah, but no making me kiss you!" Rivener quickly said, raising his hands and backing away a little, looking startled at himself. He can't believe he was already thinking of letting other people kiss him, a few hours after he'd made his resolution! "Kissing folks has gotten me into enough damned trouble, no more kissing! So as long as you keep it civil, go ahead."
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:48 pm
Lazarus stared at Rivener with interest as he described the fire poison and the star hearing powers. "So the stars chit chat a lot eh?" He mused. Being stuck in the sky is probably quite boring compared with the various things people could do on earth. The Sigel pitied the poor stars. Then again, perhaps what happens on earth provide enough entertainment for the beings that live up in the sky.
The Incubus smiled widely when Rivener agreed to be Lazarus's practice subject. Deciding to take a satisfied sip from the drink before he began, he raised the cup to his lips. But when Rivener mentioned about the idea of him kissing the scorpion Raevan, he almost choked. "What?" He cried, his expression was a mix of bewilderment and shock. "No!" Lazarus almost blurted that out loudly. "What makes you think I'm going to make you kiss me? That sounds absurd." He didn't know who or what Rivener kissed to put him in troubles, but the thought of kissing the scorpion Raevan never once crossed his mind. What was Rivener thinking?
The bartender came back again then, distracting both the Sigels as he delivered all three cups of Rivener's drink, which Lazarus is thankful for. Taking another sip of his drink, he threw the disturbing imagery of him kissing the scorpion Raevan into the furthest recesses of his mind.
"Okay, look into my eyes." he turned fully towards Rivener as he spoke. Looking into the other's red eyes, he tried to recall the feeling he had back then. It wasn't very long ago, but the first time he triggered it he wasn't in his right mind, so he wasn't sure if it will work this time either. But nonetheless, he tried to block out the rest of the bar as he gazed into Rivener's eyes, his brow furrowed in concentration. "Touch your horns." he said plainly.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:16 pm
Rivener frowned. Alright, he didn't want to kiss Laz and Laz didn't plan to kiss him either, but what was with that reaction?! Rivener was a GREAT kisser, dammit, and anyone should be glad for the chance to-... NO, no no, it was better this way. Riv just needed to get over it!
"People with mind-control powers on tv always make people kiss them," the dark Sigel muttered to himself, frowning sideways and grabbing one of the drinks he'd been brought, swigging it completely down in one go. With a distinct sound he clapped the glass back to the countertop, reaching for the other and drinking about half.
...Okay, he was starting to feel it. That warm, pleasant tingle was spreading from his lower body to his face now...
And that's when Lazarus turned to face him, staring at him deeply. Riv got the impression he should be doing to same to, maybe, facilitate the power or something. So he turned and faced Laz, staring back. He tried to let his mind open up and allow commands to be put inside, but Riv didn't really know what that was supposed to feel like. He simply listened for the command...
And then burst out laughing. "PFFFTT-AAAHAHAHAH! Touch my horns?! That's the best you got? You could order someone to do anything at all, and all you got is Touch my horns? HAHAH!" The Scorpion leaned sideways on the bar, laughing heartily. His cheeks were red from the growing effect of the drinks: in fact, the Sigel chugged the third glass and continued sipping from the second, already motioning the barkeep for three more. "Oh, sorry Laz, that didn't work at all! I didn't even touch them, hahah! T-try again, go on, I swear I won't laugh. Well okay maybe I'll laugh." He wiped at his eyes, keeping his gaze on Laz.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:13 pm
Lazarus's face was already flushed from the effects of the alcohol, and as Rivener burst out laughing at his failed attempt, he felt his face practically burning from embarrassment, the alcohol just seemed to be the perfect aid for the effect. Grabbing his drink, he chugged down all its contents in one single gulp. The strong burning sensation in his throat seemed welcoming at this moment. He tapped his cup on the counter as well, signalling for the bartender for another one.
The firey Sigel stared heatedly at Rivener as he settled down again for another go, looking at him with that smug grin on his face. Alright, so that was pretty lame, touch his horns, pfffft. But this time, this time he has something better on his mind as he gazed at the scorpion Raevan, a smirk forming on his lips. He had to make sure he get it right this time though.
Closing his eyes he sighed softly, calming himself down. Trying to ignore the burning blush on his face that was fading a little too slowly. Then he tried to recall that specific part of his memory during the infection, how he was feeling then, and tried to emulate that feeling. When he opened his eyes again, there was a different glint to them. It was not so much an intent stare but more of a smouldering gaze as he looked again into Rivener's red eyes. Slowly and deliberately, he opened his mouth and whispered softly. "Slap yourself."
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:38 pm
Rivener's chuckling died the instant Lazarus looked at him like that. It was a look Riv knew well, one he used himself quite often. The bedroom look, the one that oozed honey and velvet, the one that burned in a liquid way. Rivener's entire body warmed up and he couldn't quite blame it on the alcohol this time. He'd admitted to himself he didn't feel attracted to the elder Sigel earlier that night, but holy hell Riv was wondering if he'd been wrong now. He could swear that if Laz told him to, Rivener would have kissed him like there was no tomorrow.
But what was asked instead was-...
Rivener gasped in shock as he felt something slap him across the face. "H-Hey!" he snapped, frowning in confusion. Lazarus hadn't moved... Red eyes turned down in time to see Riv's own hand placing itself back on the counter. "Whoa!" He'd done that to himself! Just like Laz had asked!
And now that Rivener had managed to look away, he didn't want to look back. Just in case this not-looking would break the connection of the VERY ACTIVE new power Lazarus had uncovered. "Uh. Okay, so it works. You can stop that now. ...Do you HAVE to look so unbearably sexy when you use that power? I could have sworn you were about to ravage me." ...Not that I'd totally be against it, apparently, the Scorpion added to himself, shuddering. NO MORE KISSING PEOPLE, he reminded his over-active libido.
Riv reached for a new glass of his drink just as the bartender put it down, chugging one whole drink and half another. His cheek stung now. Riv put the cooled, half-empty glass against his bruised skin, sighing at the feel of it. "I really got myself hard, too. Ouch."
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:24 am
Lazarus jumped a little as Rivener slapped himself, effectively breaking his spell on the scorpion Raevan. The act, although Lazarus had really wanted it to happen, when it did still made the firey Sigel a little startled at himself. He did it! He actually used his words to control someone else's actions! Now that he got a rough idea of how to use his powers, he just needed to practice more to get used to it. A satisfied grin plastered on his face as he chuckled heartily. "I'm sorry about that, Riv." He said as he patted the other's shoulder gently, still grinning.
However the Sigel never knew how he looked like when he used that power of his. So when Rivener mentioned about it, he would've choked on his drink again if he actually had one with him. "Un-unbearably sexy?" He repeated the other Sigel's exact words as his grin faded into a look of surprised embarrassment, the red on his face darken some more although for a different reason this time. "I... didn't know that." Averting his eyes from Rivener, he looked at the Fruity Russian that the bartender was passing towards him then. Well that changes everything. For one, he was not going to practice that ability on Rivener again anytime soon. And secondly, he needed to be careful who he would use this on as well in the future.
Although deep inside he was secretly pondering on how to fully utilize this added effect as well. It would totally work in his favour if he knows how to play his cards right.
Lifting his cup he took a small sip, the alcohol already working it's magic on the Raevan as his brain started to feel a little... clouded. "So... what had you been up to lately? Aside from chit chatting with the stars?" He changed the topic, deciding that the powers experimenting phase of the night officially over.
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