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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on May 16, 2016 14:43:22 GMT -8
A week or so into the time skip...CHLOË: Okay mister, we need to do something goofy ASAP and you have to decide --
A: Watch something super low-brow and not at all gothic
B: Play Dance Fever at the arcade until we get kicked out
C: Karaoke night at Sugar Crush -- CHOOSE WISELY! \(☆▽☆)/
VITUS: Damn that is a big decision. What would you want to watch? First option.
CHLOË: Aw yeah! Have you seen Monster Princess yet? It looks cuuuute! (⌒▽⌒) ~☆
VITUS: Isn't that based on a children's book?
CHLOË: I think they spiced it up 'cause it's PG-13! Can you handle it? 
VITUS: Sure, I'll come. It's better than karaoke.
CHLOË: You better, or you'll have to do karaoke WHILE we play Dance Fever. (*＾▽＾) ☆*°
VITUS: How's tomorrow night?
CHLOE: I'm there! IN THE FUTURE! 
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on May 16, 2016 14:58:53 GMT -8
Chloë waited outside the movie theater, gazing wistfully at a cup of coffee.  
Chloë-
"Heyyy! Aww it's so good to see you out and about!"
Vitus approached on foot, having left
his new economy car in a parking lot. 
Vitus-
"Hey, it's you."
Chloë walked up and shuffled around a little, like she might
be considering whether to try to hug him. She held out the
coffee cup instead.
Chloë-
"I'm so silly, I bought this without even thinking
about it. Want to smell it? Hehe...
That's what I've been doing while I waited."
Chloë-
"Did they have coffee when you were young?
I mean-- a young, um, human?"
Vitus-
"That they did, and I can smell it from here.
It's interesting. So what do you know about
the film? Is anyone else here tonight?"
Chloë-
"Ohh it's just me, is that awkward?"
Vitus-
"Just a little. I'll get over it."
Chloë-
"Oh gosh, I didn't even think about it!
Me and Jack-- um, we used to do stuff all the time..."
Chloë-
"Augh, sorry... Anyway, yeah! This movie looked really fun but
Wilhelm would just, like, tolerate it. Come check out the poster!
I kind of want the one with the prince for my room, haha..."
She walked him to the front of the theater, and showed him the huge
set of posters advertising the movie, including the voluptuous heroine
and her shirtless love interest, surrounded by strange, colorful monsters.
Chloë-
"It's kind of goofy but I love silly stuff like this."
Vitus-
"..."
Vitus-
"Hm. Silly, quite. Looks... fun."
Chloë-
"I already bought our tickets! Let's talk inside
with our super-indoor voices. Don't worry, I don't
talk during the movie though, or text either!"
 
Vitus-
"I'm sure. Let's get to it then."
They passed through the sparsely attended lobby, Chloë
sadly deposited her cold, untouched coffee in the trash.  
Chloë-
"I wish we could have popcorn. They have buckets the size of my torso!
I used to get so sick but it was worth it."
Vitus-
"I have a memory of a memory of something like that. Good times."
Chloë-
"Do you remember seeing a movie for the first time?
Wilhelm said they used to have a piano player
who'd play along as people watched. That sounds so cool!"
 
Vitus-
"I was out of touch with everything until film was
about ten years old. And yes, those were piano days.
Sometimes it would be an automatic piano, though."
They took their seats, and Chloë unwrapped a million layers of knits
and flannels, which took up the entire other seat beside her.
Chloë-
"How are you feeling? I like your shirt,
it's my favorite color! Not just because
my name, but that kind of helps I think."
Vitus-
"It's a little weird taking a night off. Demetri
doesn't have work for me every night, but
then I kinda have to spend a lot of time with
Eli and our roommates."
 
Chloë-
"Aww, you need time off sometimes
or you'll get burnt out! It's really nice
of you to take care of them."
Vitus-
"Mm, it's OK. I think it helps to be
literally dead inside. I've read about
the work therapists do, how they cope
with its difficulties. Stress can't have
a lasting physical effect on us, which
is good to remember."
 
Chloë-
"Oh gosh, you're a cool guy, you don't have to be
everybody's therapist all the time! You should
be our DJ instead, what do you think? DJ Veets?
Bet you can come up with something better."
Vitus-
"DJ? Like at a club? Are you starting a
club now? What sort of music would I play?"
 
Chloë-
"Hmm, you should get a piano player to play along
while you spin Dr. PinkPink tracks! Hehehe!
I'd dance to that!"
Vitus-
"Why not? Maybe an automatic piano."
Chloë-
"What kind of music do you like? I showed Wilhelm
how to put songs on his phone, I could help you too
if you'd like it!"
Vitus-
"Oh I still have Eli for technological help.
Last I listened to music was the college station.
It's been a few weeks though. For some reason
these noisy adverts are making me think of
Guy Bopper, which makes it hard to think
of anything else. I gather you like
similar fare to Jack?
Chloë-
"Haha, my dad loves Guy Bopper, he's such a nerd.
Umm, yeah I like some of the same stuff as Jack,
he's better at dancing so he goes to more clubs--"
Chloë-
"Um-- He went...? I shouldn't
say it that way..."' Vitus-
"Yeah, good thinking."
Chloë-
"Anyway, Do you know Sensitive Wolf People? Sometimes I like
things to be mellow, it's the best if you're trying to draw or take
a nap or whatever."
Vitus-
"Oh yeh, they play that on the college station,
it really discards traditional music structure
in favor of a kind of naive impression of
older, um, 'hippie music', as it were."
 
Chloë-
"You were an artist, right? Do you still do anything?
I haven't gotten to draw since-- you know, but I really
want to start again soon."
Vitus-
"Do some people still go to art school because
they are expected to be bettering themselves
and it seemed like the easiest option? I did."
Chloë-
"Haha, aw! Some people do it, it's true.
The worst ones do their assignments at
lunch and come up super smart sounding
reasons why it looks crappy.
But you're not crappy, you're great!  "
Vitus- "You think so?"
The lights lowered, and the obnoxious trailers
began, vibrating floors and skeletons.
True to her word, Chloë did not talk or text during the film, but showed
effusive reactions, thankfully with her weak, quiet voice. Lots of OMGs,
and Awwws and Ewwws! If Vitus had been Jack, Wilhelm, August, or
any number of other boys (or girls, honestly,) he would've been getting
grabbed on during scary or tense scenes. Instead, she squeezed her pile
of scarves as a surrogate.
Vitus was amused by her still human-shaped Chlomonkë styles and
satisfactorily entertained by the story of the warped offspring of the
Monstervitch clan rising to claim a fantasy land, only to be put down
by the heroic titular princess. Also by her endowments, like dyamn.
He was glad involuntary reactions to such stimulus were not a problem.
At last the lights came up.  
Vitus-
"What can I say? I liked it."
Chloë-
"Yayyy!! Oh I hope they make plushies
of the monstervitches! I need them all!"
Chloë seemed like the kind of person who'd let the rest of the audience
escape first, and she had about 10,000 scarves to unwind anyway.
Chloë-
"It totally doesn't work for my body type, but I kinda want to
be her for Autumnal. Do you ever dress up? Oh my gosh you'd
be a really cute prince! You could um, wear the
outfit where he had a shirt on.
Since... it's cold out! .gif) " Vitus-
"Prince Stone? Yeah, not built
for his shirtless get-up. Still, fun is fun.
She buried her face into her scarves briefly. 
Chloë-
"Ahhh I'm so awkward! Sorry! Vitus-
But this was super super fun." "Not so awkward after all. The
princess saved the occasion..."
Vitus-
"...Um, I don't want to spoil your
Chloë- mood, but I've got a question."
"Sure, what's up--"
Chloë-
"--Oh no, did I do something
wrong? I'm sorry!" Vitus-
"If anything I'm about to
do something wrong."
Chloë-
"Oh-- oh? Oh! Oh my gosh...
Vitus? Really? I don't? Oh??! Vitus-
I guess-- um??? M-maybe???" "What? Er, oh. Oh. No. Heh, er,
I guess Monster Princess is more my
type, not that you aren't, er, well..."
Vitus-
"I just meant, I'm probably going to
mess up your good mood. I just want to know,
do you feel like looking after me so much as, well,
a sense of obligation to Jack? Because I
Chloë- don't think you should do that, really."
"Oh..."
Chloë-
"Well, maybe a little at first. I wanted to tell you that one thing,
and you seemed really sad. I always feel like I wanna help sad people
not be sad but that's not really very nice 'cause it's mostly to make me
not be sad 'cause I'm sad when people are sad... oh man, I promised
I wouldn't use that word..."
Chloë-
"Anyway, then we talked some more and you're really cool and smart
and I miss having a boy friend -- I mean, you know, a friend that's a boy.
I have August and those guys, but he's already besties with Cameron
and Ru's besties with Babette and Wilhelm's Wilhelm... I dunno.
What do you think? Can we be friends? I don't wanna bug you..."
Vitus-
"It's fine then, I think
I understand what you mean.
Chloë-
"Oh good! Yayyy! Hey it's cool if you
don't wanna do silly stuff like Dance Fever,
maybe you pick the next thing, okay? Vitus-
Oooooh we should do a book club!" "Maybe so. Or just strolling
and sightseeing, used to do that
with Helen and ... others..."
She got her hat and million scarves on, by now the theater was completely empty.  
Chloë-
"I don't want to make you sound like you're a dad or something,
but sometimes I'd give my dad these coupons for his birthday,
it'd be for me to do some chore like wash the dishes or whatever.
Do you think you'd like that? Maybe I
could help with those new people?" Vitus-
"Hm. Maybe you could
take them to your little film set,
get to know each other."
They walked to the parking lot as they talked.
Chloë-
"Sure! I'd love that. Maybe
they can help us with the art."
Vitus-
"Plus that Jess is the only art critic in Harlan,
so she could get a good word in for you."
Chloë-
"Yeah! That sounds great.
Aw, I guess I can see
why everyone wants to
tell you their troubles." Vitus-
"Well, it doesn't take much to help
some people out. You're a good egg, Chloë."
Chloë-
Aw thanks! You too, whatever the best egg is!
A chocolate egg. Or like, hmm... a golden egg!"
They arrived at their cars. 
Chloë-
Thanks a lot, this was super fun. Vitus-
"I'm not very available
right now but I'll do my best
to be available for you when
you need it."
Chloë-
"Well thanks, I feel very honored.
See you soon." Vitus-
"Yeh. " <<bearbeite>> -- add in canon ending
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