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 Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:47 am
There. They were sorted. Matteo took a deep breath and clenched his trembling fingers into fists. No need to be nervous. All he had to do was talk to this Frost in the Storm person. Fifteen measly minutes.
Fifteen measly minutes of embarrassment because he had no idea what he was doing.
But he couldn't leave now -- he really was genuinely curious as to who his 'date' was, and as tempting as climbing that tree and scouting them out sounded, sometimes up-close confrontations were necessary. The whole thing probably wouldn't be 'bad' as much as 'awkward'. He could deal with that.
Matteo drifted over to the sea of blankets, choosing the one farthest away from the gloombox (and giving the infernal contraption a swift kick as he passed it). Gingerly, he placed Peppino beside him. His assigned partner hadn't arrived yet, so Matteo amused himself with the contents of the basket, helping himself to some chocolate and terrible poetry.
Several pick-up lines later, Matteo had scribbled his name on the back of one particularly awful card, and Peppino stood on his head, waving it around at passerby. If he was going to stay, he had to make sure his partner actually found him.iStoleYurVamps I'm sorry for this awful title ahaha
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:11 pm
The fact he was supposed to find his partner by name alone was a bit difficult, not to mention he didn't even have a scent to go off of. At least with a scent he would be sure. Names more or less, meant he was playing the guessing game. Still, with a bit of shuffling and bothering, the ghost noticed the ones not yet with their partner, floating to nearest one, a boil with two tone hair. "Pardon." He gave a small bow. "You wouldn't happen to be the one called Matteo would you? For the uh- ' speed dating'." He used finger quotes around the word. "I'm Frost in the Storm."
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:39 pm
So this was Frost in the Storm? The boil in front of him was impeccably dressed, and seemed to have good manners, to boot. Awkwardly, Matteo inclined his head in return. At his question, he flashed a brief grin and pointed out the card still in Peppino's hands. Large block letters spelled out the name "Matteo".
"Yeah, you've found me. I'm Matteo, and this is Peppino."
His fingers twitched, and Peppino swung down from Matteo's head to approach the ghost, as if in wonder.
"You're pretty." The marionette said in a voice coarser than his reaper's. Matteo coughed.
"We're new at this... dating thing. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about..." A single silvery blue eye peered at the boil curiously. "What about you? Have you done this before?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:41 pm
A small chuckle, Frost nodded, then bowing he move to sit. "I am not new. I did this last year and it was... interesting to say the least." He offered his hand. "A pleasure then Matteo, Peppino." Tail flicking back and forth the ghost looks around. "At the very least this year there doesn't look to be exploding ghouls. Or pants less rock stars." Or pink elephants. "Er... how long have you been around if you don't mind my asking?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:06 pm
Matteo took the proffered hand and shook it, gingerly. Peppino grabbed it with both of his cushiony arms and shook more vigorously, until a tug of his strings dragged him back to Matteo's side.
Ignoring the marionette's scowl, Matteo grinned. "I don't know. That sounds pretty fun."
"I think we're gonna like it here!" Peppino said, exasperation forgotten. "Why couldn't something like that happen this year? Instead we get flowers and dumb songs -- and... whatever this stuff is supposed to be." He kicked at the basket beside them. "Rockstars and explosions sounds awesome. Go make it happen, Frosty."
Again, Matteo coughed. "Yeah, um... It would've been an interesting welcome to Amityville. We're new. Really new. Like two weeks or so kind of new."
Sensing an opportunity, Peppino perked up. "Don't suppose you would mind showing us around sometime, Frosty? Give us a tour, show us the fun stuff to do around here? Wouldn't want to cut things off with you so soon~"
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:29 pm
A barking laugh escaped him. "Well, I actually was at the time in a very deep culture shock. I hail from the far north, and so many of the things introduced to me were more than new. But truthfully..." A claw tapped his chin. It was hard to explain it give then sheer absurdity of it. "It was rather alarming. Not just for myself but others. That aside, Mr. John Dangerous is most... concerning. And the ghoul was very.. glittery? Hrm. I am running for the student council presidency. My advocacy towards the blowing up of students would be a bit ill minded. Its not a thing I support anyway." He gave a small shrug before sniffing at the basket. No meat. Or tea. "But new is not bad. Scarentines is a rather festive time after all. And of course." A nodd, ears flicked back and forth. "I know the grounds rather well, and rather enjoy giving tours. But, that will need to be at a later time. Today, we are supposed to... hrm.. chat? I might have done this last year, yet I always am unsure the purpose of this aside from meeting possible companions."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:10 pm
As Matteo listened to his words, he couldn't help but notice the terms chosen; impeccable manners, indeed, and the ghostly boil had such a formal way of speaking. And he was running for president? He certainly looked and sounded the part.
Matteo tugged self-consciously at the ribbon around his neck. Maybe he should have tucked in his shirt before coming here. He hoped Frost didn't notice.
Of course, Peppino was unperturbed. "Right, so since you talked about yourself, it's our turn. We're from the Nightmare Circus! We moved around a lot and used to do some performances until Teo's dads wanted to settle down. Hey, do you perform? What do you like to do?" The marionette's sharp grin widened. "Let's get all the dumb questions out of the way. What's your favorite color? What do you like to eat? How come you sniff so much? Does Matteo smell? I think he smells too much like mint. Where'd you get that suit? I want one."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:49 pm
Red eyes stared at the puppet before looking at the boil. "Well, your companion certainly is a talkative fellow." Tail curling around, Frost nodded. "Alright, lets see. While I know you're from the Nightmare circus, you'll have to tell me what that is I'm afraid. Is it a sort of pack that preforms? I... well, I suppose this shows that there are simple cultural things I've yet to encounter. A circus." Arms folded, Frost's ears flicked before he smiled. "As to your questions, I preform ceremonies and certain dances back home, as well as play instruments. My enjoyments vary, though here I tend to enjoy sparring and relaxing in the tea room. My favorite color is white, I eat mostly what I can catch, and scent is how I track and help identify things." He gave a small sniff to Peppino. "Mint is not a bad smell. Its one I prefer to be honest. And the suit was bought in the maul. It apparently attracts ghouls I am told." He motioned to the boil. "And you Matteo? I feel like Have elaborated on myself yet I have not asked much of you. Tell me of your home, this Nightmare Circus."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:30 pm
"You know all those big fancy words and you don't know what a circus is?" Peppino asked in disbelief. "... I guess I can forgive you. That suit works on boils, too."
The puppet's sharp-toothed smile seemed to grow bigger, until Matteo's palm pressed flat on his head and shoved him aside. Aside from a slight furrow of his brows and a tinge of color in his cheeks, he managed not to look nearly as embarrassed as he felt.
At least this was keeping the conversation going.
"Um. It's... sort of like what you said. We perform and travel together as a group. There's dancing, instruments, all sorts of things... but it's not nearly as formal as a ceremony. The main goal was to scare people, so we had a lot of dangerous stunts. Fire-eating, sword-eating, abyss-jumping..." He paused. "There were lots of accidents. So... we had a lot of zombies and ghosts."
"Tons of creeple blew up." Peppino recalled fondly. Matteo's lips twitched.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:21 pm
Frost nodded. He never had met a circus. If that was a thing to meet. "I was unaware the suit worked on boils. Or rather,.. I did not consider it." He tugged at the cuff absentmindedly. Even if Matteo seemed a bit embarrassed, Frost was much more at ease than he'd been the previous year. Much more at ease. "Ah, so it is more festival like? Though, the accidents seem rather unfortunate. Not a bad thing being a ghost or undead however." He left himself float up a few inches before falling back down to the ground. "But you are not one of my race, nor do you appear undead. A reaper then?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:59 pm
Matteo's cheeks turned slightly darker, but he soon forgot most of his embarrassment as he watched Frost's feet float above the ground. It wasn't an unfamiliar sight, considering how many ghosts he grew up with, but he smiled all the same.
"One of my dads is an undead, actually. But yeah, I'm a reaper. A Puppeteer... you probably figured." He peered curiously at Frost's ears and tail. "Tell me more about your place. What kind of ghost are you?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:20 pm
"Ah, I've always wondered how that must be, having a parent not of one's own race." His head tilted, he gave a small shrug. "My own family is all the same. We're all white wolfos. Not many know of our kind, as the various clans don't travel from our homeland. Born of fear of wolves and winter as the saying goes." Smiling, it wasn't hard to miss the fangs. "But I've actually never met a puppeteer before. Magic is fascinating to me, even if I cannot practice it."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:51 pm
"It means raw food all the time. My papa could never cook in front of him -- you know, zombies and their thing with fire." He glanced at those pointy teeth and flashed a bigger smile in return. "You'll have to count me in, too. I've never heard of white wolfos before..."
Pausing for a moment to bite lightly at his lip in consideration, Matteo held up his fingers, where Peppino's strings were attached.
"... I think we're almost out of time. But maybe I could show you my magic sometime, and you show me how to spar."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:00 pm
The mention of raw food had Frost licking his lips, thinking about the possibility of going for some wild hare. It would be a bit of a trek to get to the scarefari but hey... he'd done it before. "The undead and fire... yes. The worst it can do to me is melt but, that's easy enough to fix." Standing, the ghost dusting himself off before offering the reaper a hand. "I think you're right about the time though. And of course. I would love to see what you can do, and a spar is always enjoyable." Overall, Frost was pleased. Matteo was quite kind, and Peppino was a bit exuberant if anything. It was a nice change of pace.
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:41 am
Matteo snickered at the mental image of a puddle of ghost. "You'll have to show me that, too." He stood up, drawing himself to his rather diminutive height, aided only by the unruly blue hair piled on top of his head and the large slabs of wood affixed to his back. With a light flick of his arms, Peppino swung up by the strings to land on Matteo's shoulder.
This time, when Matteo returned the handshake, his hold was firmer, and his smile a bit more visible. "It was nice meeting you." He said, sincerely.
One of Peppino's plush arms raised in a wave. "See you around, Frosty! Don't forget about that spar!"iStoleYurVamps Annnd I think we're done here! Thank you for RPing with me! c:
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