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 Hot: 2 | Cold: -1 | Volatile: -1 | Dark: 1 --- Experience: 4/5 | Harm: 0/4 | Conditions: - Slut, Put in her place "Hmm, hard to pick a favorite, I like to try different things, no point just sticking to what you know, right? I've been wanting to try Ethiopian, but there isn't anywhere for that in Holbrook." Not a lot of choices really, "have you had pizza before? I don't mean the stuff Gutermuth serves at lunch, but like, real pizza? There's a pretty good place in town if you haven't." I don't know if they do pizza in Japan... I grab us one of the double seats on the bus, and lean myself up against him - resting my shoulder against his, nothing intentionally sexy about it, not that that idea doesn't have potential - and continue to talk about food and life in general as the bus takes us into town. Partway through the trip, I can feel the knowledge that Cassidy just kept her promise, and start grinning uncontrollably. I wish I didn't have to wait until I felt my phone vibrate with some texts before I could thank her for it, but it'd be weird if I did before she told me. Still, once it comes in, I take my phone out to send a few messages back at once. @Cassidy posted:counts in my book I look at the sent messages for a moment, then look back up at Kenji, I told him I'd have dinner with him, so I'm definitely not going to back out on that, but... "Hey Kenji, keep it a secret, okay? But Cassidy just hit Rosabella for me, so we're probably gonna be ditching the party. Do you mind if she comes to join us for dinner? I don't know how much you wanted it to be just us, so I'm seriously, if you do mind, just say it, and I don't be upset or anything, I said I'd come along, and you're paying and all that, so this is your party- but thought I'd ask. I'm sure we could have some fun the three of us." I was thinking of the kind of fun three friends could have getting drunk and maybe getting shown a glimpse of Faerie, but after I said it, I started thinking of other ways the three of us could have fun... though I'm not sure if Cass is into guys at all.
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 Hot: 1 Cold: -1 Volatile: 2 Dark: -1 Harm:1/4 Exp: 1/5 Conditions: Location: Hallway So, I know I should feel bad about what I did to Rosabella. Girl's as fragile as a twig, and she's probably going to be feeling that pain for a good, long while, but ya know what? I don't. It felt drat good. She's been playing me like a drat fiddle, using my own emotions against me. She thought she could tame me into being her pet dog. Guess what, sister? Turns out ya can't tame a wild animal that easily. I'm done being your puppet. Oh, she's gonna be pissed for sure. She's probably gonna bring down the wrath a god on me, and try to make my life a living hell. People like her? They don't forget. She's gonna do everything she can to crush me down until I'm nothing but dirt under her heels. And I say bring it on. I'll take whatever you throw at me, Rosabella. If it's a fight you want, you better be prepared to go all out, cuz I'm done holding back. Heh, I can't believe I'm actually getting excited for this. It's been a long time since I've been this excited for a fight. Oh, my phone's vibrating. Alicia? A smile creeps across my face reading her message. God, I can't stay mad at you, can I? Alicia posted:u'll make her regret it? lol wow alicia i didnt no u had a mean streak. u shud show me that sometime Kenji'll probably be there, too. But I don't think I mind? Who knows, maybe it'll be fun to hang around with him? Like, fun in a "let's grab a couple of beers and get totally shitfaced" kind of way. Not the... other... thing. Guys aren't usually my thing. I mean, they're okay, and they can be decent lays, but... yea, not my thing. But if it's what Alicia wants... Gah! Now's not the time for that! I still need to find Dana. I've wasted too much time with Rosabella. Just keep following the scent, and you'll find her.
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"She hit Rosabella? Wow." I hate myself for feeling the slightest pang of worry; I saw how Cassidy was with Donny and that was over pretty much nothing, so I'm concerned -- really concerned --if Rosa's okay, but at the same time... ugh. Maybe she deserved it. Probably she did. And it made Alicia happy, so... I can at least not let on that I care. Even if I'm a little more scared of Cassidy now, that just makes it more important that I figure out how to get on her good side and stay there. No better way to figure them both out than to see them together, right? "Yeah, of course she can come. We were headed out here to get away from all that Rosabella bullshit anyway, right? Sounds like she needs it most of all." I give Alicia's shoulder a little squeeze and glance out the window. Yeah, it'll be great, as long as Cassidy doesn't find some reason to kick my rear end, too.
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 Hot: 1 | Cold: 2 | Volatile: - 1 | Dark: -1 Exp: 3/5 | Harm: 1/4 | Conditions: Terrified, Drained Dear god this pain - it's unreal. In my life... I mean, sure, I've been scared before. I've been worried, anxious, a mess. But never this kind of visceral pain. Still, it's not the worst I've ever felt. How would you feel if your father showed up at home early from work one day, out of the blue, and just started packing? Just... took everything he cared about... and took off. Leaving you behind. How would it make you feel? And then the days and weeks following, to be hounded by the media, to be ridiculed by classmates, to be ripped as a traitor, as a terrorist, as an enemy. And then interviews with the FBI, the CIA, the SEC, all sorts of special hearings and interrogations. Like I even cared what my father was up to all that time. How was I supposed to know he was entertaining business meetings with North Korean spies? He was barely home two months out of the year. And now, never again. Leaving me and my mother to fend for ourselves. And with her now wrapped up in some sort of early-to-mid-life crisis, I'm basically all alone in the world. Why do you think I surround myself with these... people? Huh? I don't like them, but... you don't have to like your family, right? I sure don't. But still. Family. People that won't hurt me. People that won't do what Cassidy just did. I crawl to my feet and slowly rise, propping myself up on the lockers nearby. It still hurts to do anything but less so now. So I walk slowly to the nearest restroom and splash water on my face, slowly coming to my senses. I see a couple text notifications on my phone, and quickly browse through them. The always-reliable Emmie is doing her thing perfectly. And... oh, poor Newt. Had to go and fall in love with a literal bridge troll. I sigh, typing out a fast response. To Newt posted:Yeah saw her Might as well let her down easy in person. Another sigh. Why is everybody so set on doing the things that hurt them the most? And that, in this case, includes me, for trusting Cassidy to be smart and let me take lead. I stare into the mirror, focused on one thing. One single, solitary thing. And as the pain radiates from my stomach, I can feel a sense of weakness as I meet my own, beautiful eyes. 20:46 Ferg rosa gaze 20:47 Ferg .roll 2d6-1 20:47 Platonibot Ferg: 8 (2d6-1=6, 3) Asking: How can I hurt Cassidy the most? Lucid and detailed, taking Drained condition
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"Absolutely fine. I'm still not uh, entirely used to American pizza, but I'm okay with that making me the weird one." I'm completely prepared to defend the honor of mayonaise on pizza if I have to, though American mayo is just as different as everything else. They put so much sugar in everything here. Not that having sweeter things is so bad. I won't lie, I'm already wishing the bus ride was longer than it is. "Maybe I just haven't had what counts as a good one." While Alicia's messing around on her phone, I pull out my own and tap through a few menus. It still feels weird to me to look at when I'm with people, and kind of rude, but... I can stop having to pretend I'm not worried, and scolding myself about being so, if I just get this out of the way. I find my earlier message to Rosabella and tap a quick reply in, just three words. When I turn off the screen, I'm greeted by my own dumbfounded reflection on the blackened glass. Why did I bother? Text @Rosabella posted:Are you OK?
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Hot: 2 | Cold: -1 | Volatile: -1 | Dark: 1 --- Experience: 4/5 | Harm: 0/4 | Conditions: - Slut "Like I said, you can't judge american pizza by what they have at Gutermuth." The food there is pretty good, but you just can't do good pizza in large enough quantities to feed an entire school. I pull the line for the bus to stop, and then stand up, using Kenji's shoulder for support to stop myself falling over. "Here we go." Whoo - it's cold! When did the temperature start dropping this fast? Or maybe I just forgot to bring my coat. Yeah, looks like that. I huddle up closer than ever to Kenji as we make our way down the windy street to the glowing warmth of the Pa's Pizzeria - Est 1923. "I g-guess I should o-order then?" Even inside, I'm still a bit shivery. "You not eat meat or anything?"
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"What? Nah, I'll eat anything if you put it in front of me." Aah, Alicia's cold. It gets chilly quick this time of year, doesn't it? I don't mind helping her warm up, though. Even with the looming threat of Cassidy showing up hanging over me like a stormcloud threatening to electrocute me at any moment. We've got a bit. "Go ahead and get whatever you want -- I guess a large and we can split it? Or bigger, for when Cassidy gets here?" I shrug; price isn't a problem, thankfully, and I'm just happy to have someone to hang out with so I don't mind paying. One thing I am thankful for is that my parents don't monitor my spending. I think it's mostly because they're too busy to, but it's really convenient for me at times like this. They never gave me money to 'go have fun' before, not really, and it's liberating not to have to worry about catching an earful when I have to deal with Mom on the weekend. I'm distracted as my phone buzzes -- at least Rosabella isn't dead -- and don't pay too much attention as Alicia orders, instead reading the reply. I almost sigh aloud at it, but instead settle for mentally rolling my eyes and quickly typing back to her. Text @Rosabella posted:I asked because I care, don't be dense and make stupid assumptions especially about me + Alicia that's really weird I am almost positive it's really bad form to text things you wouldn't say around the people you're hanging out with, so I lock my phone and put it back in my pocket really quickly.
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Cassidy: "I can definitly promise that, since I really doubt people would believe me. So what happened back there?" What do you do? Rosabella: "Oh, yeah." He gives a nervous laugh and looks a bit awkward when you wink at him. He clears his throat and says, "Well I don't know if I'll be speaking much during it, I'll just help watch over it. But thank you." Mr. Cotterill gives you a String on him As you go to leave, he says, "Ah hold on a second. Kenji said you were the one organizing it? But it's Emily who is actually setting it up? I guess I'll talk to her then. Where is she?" You realize that both you and Kenji must have told different faculty members different things about what's going on. If he doesn't see either of you at the decoy event, Mr. Cotterill might realize something's going on. What do you do?
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Hot: 1 Cold: -1 Volatile: 2 Dark: -1 Harm:1/4 Exp: 1/5 Conditions: Location: Student paper room "Heh. Point taken." I scratch the side of my forehead. How do I even begin to explain all this to her? Gah. I hate thinking. Why couldn't this involve punching? Punching is so much easier. Okay, I think I've got something. What if I try to be indirect about it? Dana's smart enough to pick up on what I'm trying to tell her. "Hey, remember that one movie night we had? The one where we watched a whole bunch of old, schlocky horror movies? Remember American Werewolf in London? Man, how much did it have to suck to be David? But hey, it could always be worse. Can ya imagine if he could, I dunno, turn at anytime? Or if it was like controlled by extreme emotions, and not the moon? How terrible would that be. He'd have ta like, suppress his emotions, like, all the time, or else he'd turn, and everybody'd see him for the monster he really is. He's be hunted down like a wild animal, or worse, hurt the people he cares the most about." I look directly at Dana, with a sad expression on my face, "If only David had a friend. Yea there was Jack, but he's an undead rear end in a top hat. I'm talking about, like, a real friend, that he can trust with his life, and his secrets." Yea. At this point I think it's pretty clear I'm not talking about the movie anymore, "It'd be, like, a giant weight off his chest. It'd be nice to know at least one person who doesn't hate him, or is scared of him." I turn my head away from Dana, and stare down at the cold tiles below me. "...But that's only if that friend trusted him back. David... wouldn't force them. If that person never wanted to speak to David ever again... he'll respect their decision and leave them alone." Tardzilla fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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Hot: 1 | Cold: 2 | Volatile: - 1 | Dark: -1 Exp: 4/5 | Harm: 1/4 | Conditions: Terrified, Drained I frown and turn back to Mr. Cotterill as he again demands answers. This man... sigh - another problem. I raise an eyebrow, changing my tone harshly, "Mr. Cotterill. And if Kenji told you that you were to supervise, he was wrong. But if you insist, feel free to contact Emily and hound her further to follow the 'rules' that we've been following just fine up until now." I push back my hair again, staring daggers at the man, "But, of course, if you dont feel the rules are being followed, I can ring Emily up right now and cancel the entire event." 12:24 Ferg2 rosabella shut down mr. cotterill 12:24 Ferg2 .roll 2d6+2 12:24 Platonibot Ferg2: 7 (2d6+2=4, 1) "I'm sure the principal will be pleased that you took charge." Giving him the On Thin Ice condition. He gives me one back.
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I close my eyes for a minute, trying to block out the smell of grease and trying to remember about home. The good parts. The things that didn't chase me away, because Alicia didn't deserve to hear about those, and I know there were pleasant things, I just have to find them in my memories. Just because 'my home' was terrible does not mean that my homeland was. "I'm from Shinjuku, which is one of the cities in Tokyo. Uh, one of the biggest -- there's so many skyscrapers, and businesses, and... and people. There were gardens and parks in parts and um, even some of the buildings were beautiful, but you could never find a place to really be alone. Um, I guess you could compare it to New York, but everything I've seen of it makes it look noisy and ugly, and Shinjuku isn't either of those, not really. At least, not in the same way." It's hard to think of specifics, because I was always busy with school. It's not even that school was difficult, but you had to either work or look like you were working, and I had to take a train for an hour to get to and back from school, so there just wasn't... time. Maybe other families aren't like that. Maybe other people my age got to have fun after school. I didn't even get to join the club I wanted, because my dad wouldn't have approved of it. (I was in the Go club. It was okay but I don't miss it.) "You're not from Holbrook, right? Where'd you come here from?"
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Cassidy: Dana smiles a little. "Yes, we are." She briefly looks at the assignment. "Well, we probably have time over the weekend to look over it. Tomorrow maybe? You can head out for the day if you want." What do you do? Rosabella: He glares back at you. "All right, all right, I was just trying to do my job. No need to cancel everything on my behalf." He's clearly catching on that there's something more to this event then you're letting on. He gives you Suspicious "I suppose I'll just talk it over with the other faculty, see what's going on." He begins to head off. What do you do?
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Hot: 2 | Cold: -1 | Volatile: -1 | Dark: 1 --- Experience: 4/5 | Harm: 0/4 | Conditions: - Slut "Hmm... I've never been to New York, but there's probably nice places there, just hard to find." It's hard to imagine what any Faerie would look like, but New York... practically impossible. "That sounds a lot nicer though. Still, it must be tiring never getting a chance to be alone. I can see why you'd like the garden." I smile at him, and give his hand a gentle squeeze. I want to comfort him, draw him in close up tight and nurture him into something better, happier. And get him out of whatever it is that's casting a shadow over his Fae. His family maybe? He never seems happy when they come up. "I'm from... well I'd say a small town, but it's a lot bigger than Holbrook. It's a college town - do they have those in Japan? Basically it's a town like Holbrook, except we have a sizable college there, so it grew a lot bigger, and get's really crowded with people during the school year, a lot less busy over the summer. But there's so many great places to visit, little coffee shops, bookstores, I love bookstores, they're like their own little world..." I go on for a bit out some of my favorite places back home, eventually stopping when the pizza arrives. "I wish I could show you some of them..."
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Hot: 1 Cold: -1 Volatile: 2 Dark: -1 Harm:1/4 Exp: 1/5 Conditions: Location: Student paper room -> The car -> Pa's Pizzeria I smile back at Dana, and give her a big hug. "Thanks. You're the best!" I get up, grab my bag, and prepare myself to head out. I take one last look at Dana before I leave, and say, "If you ever find yourself in trouble, just give me a call, and I'll come running. Doesn't matter where I am, I'll always be there for you." I guess today hasn't been that much of a shitshow after all! I got to tell my best friend my biggest secret (and she didn't run away!), I get to go on a date (?) with Alicia, AND I got to hit Rosabella! Things are finally looking up for me! Speaking of Alicia, I've probably been keeping her waiting for too long. I head to my car, an old, worn-out jeep, given to me by my dad, get in, and start the engines. I should send Alicia a quick message to know I'll be there soon. @Alicia posted:
quote:Hugzilla> Cassidy turn on Alicia -- I park near Pa's Pizzeria, and head on in. The smell hits me right away. Oh yea, one of the bigger advantages of having a heightened sense of smell? You can tell right away how crappy a restaurant is, but this place? It ain't crappy at all. It smells great. Me and the team would come to Pa's to celebrate after a big win, but we haven't been doing that as much lately. Not since little miss bitch Veronica took over. Ah, whatever. This day isn't about Veronica. It's about me... and Alicia. ...And Kenji, too, I guess. I walk over to their seat, and give Kenji a friendly (if a bit rough), slap on the back, "Hey, Kenji." I sit next to Alicia, and throw an arm over her shoulder. I pull her in for a quick kiss, "Hey babe. Did ya miss me?" I grin. "You two haven't been fooling around without me, have you?" Tardzilla fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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Hot: 2 | Cold: -1 | Volatile: -1 | Dark: 1 --- Experience: 4/5 | Harm: 0/4 | Conditions: - Slut I stare at the pictures when they arrive, and would have kept staring for awhile if Kenji wasn't right there and Cassidy didn't want anyone else to see them, and also because it'd be kind of rude to ignore him in favor of my really hot and adorably embarrassed probably soon to be girlfriend. So I save the pictures and send back a quick reply before returning to my conversation with him. @Cassidy posted:uuuuugh Cass why are you so hot? I'm being entirely honest in that reply, but I probably wouldn't have said it quite like that if she didn't look so uncomfortable doing it. Her shyness about that really just makes it hotter, but I thought she could use some encouragement. And now back to talking to Kenji about home and all that like before. Tell Cass what I think she wants to hear, won't spread the photos and that she looks really hot About ten minutes later, just like she said, in comes Cassidy, looking less hot but way sharper in her suit. I wave her over enthusiastically, patting the cushion next to me for her to sit down. "Hey Cass! Mmm- you know it~" I return the kiss with one of my own, slipping my free arm around her lower back, and snuggle up against her. "I wish, Kenji's a looker, isn't he? But he's too much of a gentleman to push himself on me," I give Kenji a nudge in the side and a wink, and pat the small amount of empty cushion between my butt and his. "Scooch up Kenji, it's too cold out to sit too far apart." Indicating the freshly arrived pizza, and grab a slice and pull it onto my plate. "Good timing, pizza just got here, lets load up. Cass, I only got a class for me and Kenji, you'll have to share mine." I don't think she'll mind. Leaning in closer to her, I turn my head to bring my lips up next to her ear, and whisper, "how do you feel about guys?" Turning my head back to give her a chance to whisper back, I taking a bite of my first slice and immediately gasp a little, dropping it back onto the plate so I can fan my mouth. "ah, hot hot hot!" Dousing my tongue with icy root beer, I look at the others and try to play cool. "Careful, the cheese is hot." [21:15:00] <HugzillaPhone> headers are for nerds [21:15:08] <GodFish> !r 2d6+2 [21:15:09] <Krysmbot> GodFish, 10+2 = 12 [21:15:31] <GodFish> and turn on Cassidy, I guess~ [21:15:36] <GodFish> !r 2d6+2 [21:15:37] <Krysmbot> GodFish, 5+2 = 7 GodFish fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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Hot: 1 Cold: -1 Volatile: 2 Dark: -1 Harm:1/4 Exp: 1/5 Conditions: Location: Pa's Pizzeria "Uh..." Alicia's question catches me by surprise, and I find myself blushing a little. I absentmindedly grab a slice, and hold it in front of me. Guys, huh? I don't care for them that much, personally, but if it makes Alicia happy, then- "OW gently caress!" I held onto the pizza for too long, and some of the cheese dripped onto my wrist, and it loving stings like a bitch! I lick off the cheese on my wrist, and blow on it a couple of times to try to cool it down. "Yea, you aren't kidding." I lean over to Alicia, still nursing my poor wrist, and whisper back, "Guys are okay. Not my usual cup a tea, but," I take a moment to eye Kenji, "I can make exceptions." Weird. I thought I'd be way more upset about this. A few hours ago I woulda kicked Kenji's rear end for being so close to her in the first place. I guess the whole thing with Dana really mellowed me out. It helps that Kenji isn't half bad looking himself. Telling Alicia what she wants to hear; I'm willing to deal with a guy for her. Tardzilla fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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"A college town seems like an odd place to grow up. Wouldn't like half the population leave every four years or so?" I try to imagine the sense of... I don't know, temporariness? That would come with such a place; in the end, it probably isn't that much different from how Holbrook feels for me, maybe. "I'd love to see a place like that. I think I'm starting to understand why some people travel so much, or want to." Too bad that isn't realistic. For me, at least. Wait, nevermind. I can do anything I want to. Except get rid of Cassidy, I guess. "Hey, you made it!" I greet her as warmly as I can manage, and -- oof -- get a slap on the back for my troubles. They're whispering about something, but I'm both too distracted by the newly-arrived pizza to care, and should probably give them privacy anyway. Did hitting Rosabella really put Cassidy in that good of a mood? Crap, she scares me. Her and Alicia are really cute together though, I have to admit... I scoot closer to Alicia again anyway, since I was invited to. Cassidy can't kill me if it was offered. "So I guess your day got better after homeroom?" I ask Cassidy curiously -- then swear under my breath as I try to grab a piece of pizza. It's really hot!
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Hot: 2 | Cold: -1 | Volatile: -1 | Dark: 1 --- Experience: 4/5 | Harm: 0/4 | Conditions: - Slut "Oh, yeah, definitely. All the people in schools were the same, but the... population of the town, I guess, the most visible parts anyway cycled through constantly. It was just how things are though, so it didn't seem very weird to me." I nod a couple of times in enthusiastically, and agree with a whistful tone of voice,"Yeahhhhh... I'd love to travel more, but... the money... Wouldn't it be cool to do like... a road trip over the summer, just us and a couple of friends?" It's hard not to laugh a little as they both manage to burn themselves on the cheese, even after my warning, but I don't try very hard, and enjoy a good giggle at their mutual expense. Snuggling closer to Cass, I whisper back, "Only if you're willing, I don't want to force you into anything, okay?" If she'd said she wasn't into them at all, I would have shut down the idea right there, but she's making it sound more like... picking a good pizza and a great pizza, so I don't have to feel bad here. I can feel Kenji move closer, so I reach out to wrap my hand around his waist, pulling him up nice and tight - and maybe give his butt a tiny squeeze in the process. "Nice and close~" [i][21:14:59] <GodFish> turn on Kenji [21:15:00] <HugzillaPhone> headers are for nerds [21:15:08] <GodFish> !r 2d6+2 [21:15:09] <Krysmbot> GodFish, 10+2 = 12
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Hot: 1 Cold: -1 Volatile: 2 Dark: -1 Harm:1/4 Exp: 1/5 Conditions: Location: Pa's Pizzeria "My day? Oh, it had it's ups and downs, but..." I look down at Alicia, who's snuggling next to me, and I a warm smile appears on my face, "It wasn't all that bad, in the end." I ain't gonna lie, the thing Alicia is subtlety suggesting? It's starting to sound reaaallly appealing. Kenji is trying his best to hide it, but I can see it. He's nervous. Just being around me is making him anxious, and I like that. I love it when guy's are intimidated by me, shows them that I'm the alpha around here. I give Kenji a wide, toothy, hungry grin, and look at him like a predator would look at their prey, "Hey, Kenji. What's wrong? You look a little... nervous." I shift my weight forward a little, to get a little closer to him, "Don't tell me you're scared? Does being around two, incredibly hot, strong, attractive women frighten you that much?" My grin grows even wider, "Or, maybe, you just don't think you can handle us? Are you afraid we'd break you?" "Or, would you like to prove me wrong? Come on, show me how much of a man you are, if you can." quote:<Hugzilla> Cassidy turn on Kenji
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Giving self. Have fun, you crazy kids. Also sorry for the delay. This... Isn't what I expected. I'm probably blushing. No, I'm definitely blushing. Alicia's encouragement here isn't exactly the most shocking, but Cassidy? She was supposed to want to kill me, not... share me. Wow. I mean, there's no other way to read this situation, right? I'm not being an idiot, or naive? And -- okay, yeah, I'm intimidated by her. By Cassidy. I think that's normal. I think anyone would be. But when I'm put in a cramped booth with Alicia touching my rear end and slowly realizing she'd probably been suggesting this from the start, I... I can kind of see the appeal. Of Cassidy's dominance, her power, her -- strength. I can see what Alicia sees in her, if only because I've been put in this position. I'm seeing her from a different angle. I meet her eyes with a grin of my own, embracing the craziness of the situation. Letting my own darkness show through a little bit, because abusing my Power is the only charm I have. "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not that easy to scare off, Cass." But I think it's what she wants, right? I lean closer to her and lower my voice to a rough whisper, a husky tone that I didn't know I was capable of, my lips tantalizingly close to her ear. "But you guessed that, didn't you? It was part of the appeal~..." Turn On Cassidy w/ my bff dark power: 2d6+1 8
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Hot: 1 Cold: -1 Volatile: 2 Dark: -1 Harm:1/4 Exp: 1/5 Conditions: Location: Pa's Pizzeria "Just so we're clear," I grab Kenji by the cheeks, and glare at him, "Only Alicia can call me Cass." I let go of him, and a smile returns on my face, "But I'll let it go, just this once." He's right, I did know that. Kenji is the type of guy who'd punch back, just like me. For a moment, I swear I saw something... familiar in him, something similar to my own powers. It just makes him even more appealing. I lean in closer to Alicia, and whisper, "I'm going to enjoy breaking him." "My car's outside. Let's get the bill, and find someplace a little less... crowded. We can head back to the dorm rooms, unless you two have a better place in mind." Giving self.
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Hot: 2 | Cold: -1 | Volatile: -1 | Dark: 1 --- Experience: 4/5 | Harm: 0/4 | Conditions: - Slut Oh my god, Cassidy talking dirty like that to Kenji is just... too much. Too much! First her alpha-female talk, and then Kenji firing back, I just can't wait to watch them struggling back and forth with me there in the middle. I'm already flushed by the time Cass whispers her remark to me, and I look between the two of them, feeling a long shiver running down my spine just thinking about it. I move my lips to her ear, kissing it lightly before I reply, "you're too loving hot Cass, how do you do it?" Trying to compose myself for a bit longer, I wave at the waiter for the bill. "I know a good spot to park a car in Holbrook, if we'll all fit in the backseat." I don't really want to wait to get back to campus, and we might run into teachers or something. Better to stay here. The back of the car might not be a bed, but it's... intimate, with three of us. As long as no one objects, that's where I'll be leading us as soon as Kenji's paid the bill.
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"Yes, ma'am." I rub at my face where Cassidy grabbed it, and give a little half-shrug to show it doesn't bother me, and that I wasn't being as sarcastic as it might have sounded. "I'm sure we'll be able to make room. At least it won't be cold," I add with a sly look at Alicia. Honestly, if either of them asked me to jump, I'd probably only ask how high they both wanted at this point.... But that doesn't mean I'm going to be the whimpering pushover Cassidy thinks I am, either. Especially not when Alicia clearly wants us both (even if she likes Cassidy more, and they're actually dating and stuff). I'm playing by Cassidy's rules because I want to, and because it's exciting, but that doesn't mean I'm any lesser than her, dammit. I'm not Donny from homeroom, and I won't collapse if she turns her aggression me. Apparently it's actually pretty hot, in the right circumstances. But if she wants to keep pushing me, after, I guess she can find out what I'm like for herself. I disentangle myself from the pair, startled by how much I don't want to. I'm not sure how I composed myself enough to pay the bill, really. Signing my name -- remembering to tip (America!) -- remembering how much to -- these shouldn't be difficult things. Amazing how much my brain just isn't working. But it gets done, and I thank the staff politely, with no sign of struggle in my voice. Thank God. I offer a hand to Alicia to help her from her seat, though I'm sure Cassidy will probably bite it if I try the same thing for her. "Lead the way, you two~"
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