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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 12:40:11 GMT -8
A box made of dusty old plywood is painted to look like the deck of a pirate ship. It's been long faded to pastel colors.
Chloë leans against a sheet of wood painted in pale aquas to look like the ocean, not very convincingly. She curls up at Sophie's cruel words, sobbing.
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DKender
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Post by DKender on Feb 3, 2014 12:46:38 GMT -8
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 12:49:23 GMT -8
Chloë sobbed into Babette's shoulder. Her tears were there, but it was almost as if she had a hard time crying enough to feel like she was expressing her sadness. Chloë- "I know everyone hates me but there wasn't anything I c-could do... They don't even know, those vampires are like a million billion years old and they'll kill everyone if they want to!"
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DKender
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Post by DKender on Feb 3, 2014 13:06:29 GMT -8
"That's not true. I could never hate you. Never! I love you. ~~Don't doubt the depth of my feelings.~~" She patted Chloe's back in the standard, 'there, there' comforting manner.
"Let's sit together until the families arrive. It'll be nice. We haven't spoken much since the movie. But maybe ... if we must reinvent ourselves, you and I can be real sisters. What surname do you fancy? I think something Bribois may be nice."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 13:16:19 GMT -8
Chloë- "Thanks Babette, I love you too."
She wiped her eyes. Chloë- "I'm glad I don't get a runny nose any more. All my allergies got cured." She seemed to be comforted and leaned against Babette, her body didn't feel so cold this evening, for some reason. Chloë- "That's a fun idea. I never thought of it before. If I came up with a new name I hope I wouldn't forget it. I might still use Blue 'cause it's not real anyway. Wintour is so boring though. Oh how about Winter? Is that too similar? I'll miss calling you Babette but I'm sure you'll pick something pretty."
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Feb 3, 2014 14:17:58 GMT -8
"What a coincidence. Did you know that 'Valentine' isn't my real name, either?" Noooo waaaay! "I guess we don't need to change a thing. You can call me Babette forever. Hu-rah! Say. Who is the Priest? I'm worried now." Was it Dragomir? Why did his children (well, she assumed they were his) dislike the Divine? Irony? Poor, dear Ru. Victim of a cosmic joke.
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 3, 2014 14:53:53 GMT -8
Ru- Ru had appeared after following behind them at a distance, seeming somewhat somber and about 100% miserable.
Babette hadn't noticed him hiding behind a prop for a while to cry, which he hoped was silent. Tears from a man were just pathetic, and he was already a wretch, and he was sure, a coward too.
He couldn't seem to bring himself to talk to the traitor Chloe, and he certainly didn't feel like talking to the duplicitous Wilhelm. He found himself able to say precisely nothing and hung back, listening to Babette talk. It was almost calming except for how readily she accepted the situation.
It would be better in the long run, he decided, but he couldn't help but feel miserable.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 15:06:02 GMT -8
Chloë- "Oh the priest, he's the old guy. He's really scary... Someone told me something bad about him but I don't even want to talk about it. Just try to not be around him, okay? He made a big show of being scary at this other party I went to, he had giant sharp teeth.. Oh but we all have those..."
She cried a little again. Chloë- "Babette, I know you always take care of everyone else but take care of yourself too. I'm glad you'll get to live forever but I hope we can be friends too. I hope you'll forgive me someday."
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DKender
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Post by DKender on Feb 3, 2014 15:31:49 GMT -8
"Forgive you for what? Chloë. You've done nothing wrong. We are abused by the same master ..." She stared into the distance."... that master is fate. Bad things will happen. Tragedy consumes every wretched mortal creature. It's inevitable. Such is life. We must struggle to find happiness in this flood of pain. Some people don't accept that. They cast blame, because it's easy. I will do no such thing." There was one person who cared for Babette, whether he realized it or not. She was glad that Ru joined her in undeath. And this relief made her feel like a monster."Sorry, Darling. I wanted to cheer you up, but that was dreadfully gloomy."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 15:43:53 GMT -8
((LOL dk, I love it)) Chloë- "Babette, you're so smart. You're right, this situation is just... totally f-ing wack. Y'know you always hear you shouldn't go somewhere with strangers and look, boom, everyone's vampires. It sucks!"
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 16:06:28 GMT -8
Chloë- "Hahaha, oh my gosh I didn't even mean that. You're funny."
Chloë- "Do you know who you're going to go to? You got like ten million flowers, I think that's good. Everyone likes you."
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DKender
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Post by DKender on Feb 3, 2014 16:18:54 GMT -8
"Hmm. I haven't the foggiest. Hopefully Thierry. I told Ru at the party ... he's like high school all over. We used to know a girl named Amy Lenninger. She was your height, if that. Wore scrappy jean jackets with studs and faux leather, scribbled arcane symbols on all her schoolbooks, habitually glared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. We got along swimmingly. Every time somebody annoyed her, she muttered in a make-believe language and said, 'I hexed that motha fucka.' Oh my gosh. SO cute. She's an accountant now, I think. Moved from the city. Pity, that."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 16:42:53 GMT -8
Chloë- "Oh my gosh if you do get him, he's totally going to hit on you. It's weird too, 'cause he looks like a baby but he's actually really old. So weird." Someone approached from the other side of Ru, and tapped on the plywood. Wilhelm- "Yoo hoo, your parents are arriving. Thank you for cheering up Chloë, I will take care of her."
Chloë- "*Sigh* Okay. We'll see each other again really soon, Babette."
Wilhelm- "Of course, 'zere are films to produce." He didn't bother to wait around for any sassy repartee, and walked away, leaving Chloë to glance back over her shoulder before she followed. Chloë- "Bye..."
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Post by DKender on Feb 3, 2014 16:52:15 GMT -8
Fortunately, she had plenty of experience diverting unwanted attention. Some of the customers at work mistook her polite manner for head-over-heels lust. It was baffling. Maybe they thought 'can I offer you dessert tonight' was a veiled come-on. "Take care, Darling." She leaned over to give Chloë a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving the pirate ship set. Babette didn't seem surprised to find Ru nearby. Briefly, she looked like she might cry again, but it quickly passed."Let's go."
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