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 Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:21 pm
Brooklyn was more nervous than excited to meet up with the lolita clad stranger once again, but she thought she was doing this the best way she could. She wore her jacket, gift from Atticus, and made sure to hide the small pink switchblade that she had been given by an older girl in her foster house right before she aged out. When Brooklyn had been given the gift she had been grateful, but honestly didn’t want to envision a situation where she’d want it on her…having such a weapon would land her in a position where she could have more than just thieving on her record but…
But tonight, it felt like a good idea to keep it with her. Just in case.
Arriving back at where she had seen the older girl before, Brooklyn took a seat on the bench and waited, half hoping that she wouldn't show up, half hoping that it had all just been some kind of a joke and that…she had fallen for it.
That seemed like the least dangerous option to hope for, at least.
As she waited, Brooklyn rubbed at her nose, wishing she would have brought her blanket along for a bit of extra warmth…she could have used it with how the wind was blowing right now…it was getting rather chilly.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:48 pm
Xenia had been waiting, just out of sight of the bench. And frankly, she wanted to show off--to see how Brooklyn reacted to something a little more than just a pretty outfit.
So she let the girl sit for a while, but not too long--let her get antsy and anticipate, but don't let her get bored.
And when Xenia decided it had been long enough, she teleported.
Directly in front of Brooklyn.
She reached out and booped the other girl's nose with her index finger, grinning brightly.
"Hey, look at that! You came back! Smart girl, that's step one on our very exciting journey!"
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:23 pm
Brooklyn didn’t jump, but it was a near thing. She did stiffen when the other girl just suddenly appeared in front of her, and her eyes narrowed in some confusion. “...Explain yourself, please. How did you do that?” Truthfully, she wasn’t sure that she wanted to know the answer and was half afraid that she had just blacked out or something…but. “You just…appeared in front of me like you had good sense.”
She stood up, stepping away after her nose was booped. “I think I deserve to know how…and just what kind of a journey this is.”
Now, while she felt utterly cautious…she couldn’t stop herself from adding. “Also, did you bring my dress, or was that just wishful thinking on my part that it would be here today if I helped you?”
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:57 pm
Xenia grinned. "I did just appear in front of you. Like magic, right?" She winked, playfully.
"Because it is magic."
Ah, yes, that was an excellent way to introduce all of this. Whatever, at least this cutie wasn't currently in a shitload of danger, with some youma about to bite her face off. Just a very friendly Corrupt Super who maybe got a little overeager.
"This little trip is your very own hero's journey, you could say!" She reached out and tapped the center of Brooklyn's chest. "See, some people out there have a star in their hearts. The ability to become special. Magical. And I want to offer you that chance. Because I bet you've got a star in your heart, we just have to wake it up. All I need is for you to help me with a few things. Prove you can handle this."
She laughed, softly. "So no, no dress today. But a dress and magical powers down the road."
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 4:51 pm
Brooklyn took another step away, scowling at the fact that the girl touched her again. It felt more like an intimidation tactic than something that should be comforting and it…made her feel uncomfortable. “Well. Okay, kind of false advertising but. Okay. What do you want to do tonight then?”
Did she buy into the whole magic thing?
No, not at all but. Whatever. If it got her a dress eventually, she would go along for the ride, at least for the time being.
Thankfully, no information had been exchanged yet and this…girl…couldn’t find her outside of these meetings…so if she chose to never come back again, that would simply be that.
“How long until I get my dress, do you think?”
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 5:20 pm
Xenia hummed, and tapped her cheek thoughtfully. "How long? Let's say...two weeks? Maybe three? I really just need to make sure you're cut out for all of this,." And wasn't that just Xenia doing her due diligence! Much better than randomly tossing someone a pen.
"Tonight, well. One of the jobs I have to do is draining energy, to make srue I can keep doing this amgical thing. It doesn't do any harm, really,just makes people tired. But I'm going to need you." She smiled, sunnily. "To scout out a good target for me. And maybe distract them a little while I work. Sound good?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 5:32 pm
Two weeks? Three? Brooklyn sighed and shrugged. “Guess I don’t have much of a choice, but I wish you would have outlined how much I’d have to work and that it would mean me becoming…” She held her hands up, making air quotes “Magical in order for me to get the dress. What if I don’t even get a dress? What if you’re wrong about me and there’s no fancy star or whatever you said anyway?”
She wasn’t special, Brooklyn knew she was the furthest thing from special, so…all of this simply sounded like a big, stupid hoax.
“Sure whatever. We can go find someone. Just. Lead the way and tell me what I should do, I guess. And tell me just what kind of a thing has you draining energy…and just…what do you mean by draining energy?”
Now that she was thinking about it…she had a hell of a lot more questions than she had answers.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:33 pm
Xenia shrugged her shoulders. "You could just walk away," she said, "but I think you don't want to, right? Because you want to follow through. And I promise, we're gonna make you magical, no ifs, ands, or buts." It didn't have to matter, right? Xenia had certainly never heard of anyone not being able to be made into an officer.
But, okay, maybe she shouldn't have specifically promised a pretty dress. Oh well, she was already deep in it now.
She folded her hands behind her back, and started to sashay off, casually.
"Stick close! I'll be really upset if you try to run off now." Her tone was cheerful, but there was a distinctly threatening undercurrent. "Anyway, I work for an organization called the Negaverse. It gives me all kinds of fancy abilities, one of which iiisss energy draining!"
She tilted her head to the side.
"Here, it's easier to just show you. Give me your hand?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:42 pm
The…Negaverse? God, even the name sounded dumb. “You’re really handsy, aren’t you?” Brooklyn couldn’t help but let the annoyance seep into her voice, though…she held her hand out anyway, curiosity overriding her common sense, at least for the moment.
“I’m not going to run off.” At least, she wouldn’t run off tonight…now, would she return? That was…debatable but. She wouldn’t just run off.
She wasn’t a coward. And honestly, the very implication that she would made her dislike and distrust this girl just that much more. “Show me then. Come on. I’m not going anywhere.”
It didn’t really. Seem like a good idea considering that the girl could just. Appear out of thin air too, but she wasn’t going to bring that up.
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:05 pm
Xenia shrugged. "You could say that. I like touching people. It's nice. Makes me feel like a person."
She didn't even blink or flinch when he said that--as if she had just made a perfectly ordinary declaration, and not implied that she was in some way inhuman or less than human.
She took Brooklyn's hand, and casually began to pull energy, letting it collect in an orb in her palm, which she then presented to the girl. "So, this is energy. It's the stuff that makes you go. A visual representation of your ability to....do...stuff."
Awkward. Oh well. Xenia barrelled onwards.
"Anyway, the Negaverse uses it for all kinds of things, including letting us do tall the pretty sparkle transform magical stuff. Which means it's super important to gather, so I'm like, always working on that." She sighed, dramatically. "So much effort, you would not believe."
She squeezed the orb and let it pop so that it flowed right back into Brooklyn. "You can keep that. For demonstration purposes only, I promise."
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:56 am
Brooklyn wasn’t sure what was going on, but when the ‘energy’ or…whatever was taken from her, she felt a little dizzy, a little tired. LIke she hadn’t eaten in a day or so…it…wasn’t a great feeling, and she was relieved when the other woman returned it to her, and drew her hand away, swallowing slightly. “...Okay…well…so…I have to help you find someone to take that from?”
It…didn’t sound so hard…and if it got her one step closer to a dress…
The whole idea of magic was…stupid but. Clothes…
“All right. I’ll do my part, just…lead on and I’ll follow.”
…And hopefully…this wouldn’t be another mistake. Though…depending on how the night continued to go…she just really might not show up the next time.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:13 pm
Xenia smiled. It was a very bright smile, but there was distinctly something dangerous about it, and she seemed far too cheery about the whole thing, considering what she was asking.
"Yep! Not a big deal at all, right?" So easy. So simple.
A little piece of this sweet little girl's soul, perhaps, but that was the price one paid for power.
And Xenia was feeling very, very pleased with herself for this whole arrangement.
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