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Post by Brandi on Jan 9, 2008 18:57:55 GMT -5
"I'll let him know."
*Brandi pursed her lips a moment, glancing around the room.*
"You know...I don't mean to be rude, or cruel. I've just...been around here for a while. A girl like you could end up in a situation that you don't expect. Sometimes...you think you want something, but it turns around on you."
Believe me, Dracula almost raped me. I know how it is.
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Post by Malefica on Jan 9, 2008 19:06:59 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled sadly, remembering her childhood in Hell. The first five years of her life... locked in a cage hanging from the ceiling. A cage so narrow she had to crouch... Her own mother and all the devils stabbing her with spears... The humiliation by being dragged in a wagon in the streets, shown off for money as The Green Monster of Hell....*
*Quietly she studied her arms. These were the visible scars....*
"I turned Dracula into a frog when I was five." *she said quietly.*
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Post by Brandi on Jan 9, 2008 19:09:29 GMT -5
*Brandi gave a gentle giggle, a sympathetic sound.*
"No wonder he's so pissed off."
*She gestured to the scars that Malefica was examining.*
"Don't fret about those. Don't you know that scars are sexy?"
Especially on the 'verse.
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Post by Malefica on Jan 9, 2008 19:14:24 GMT -5
*Malefica giggled as well.*
"He mocked me for my green skin. So I made him look like Kermit in The Muppet Show, just to show him how it feels."
*Malefica looked surprised at her scars. She had never found herself sexy.*
"Are they?"
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Post by Brandi on Jan 9, 2008 19:23:06 GMT -5
*Brandi shrugged.*
"I'm not sure that I'm the clearest perspective on such things."
Not with Erik/Julian, Andraste/Ashur, Demiselle/Death, hell...even Thatcher and Sylvia is pretty messed up. Man, I miss Crane...
*She straightened, as if her mind had wandered.*
"But yeah, you don't seem to have a problem with finding boys to attend you, right? I mean, it's not like you're lonely here."
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Post by Malefica on Jan 10, 2008 1:53:08 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled.*
"Neither am I."
Nobody must ever know the scars in my soul
*She straightened her back, fighting back her childhood memories. She smiled sadly, the pain of her wounded heart showing in her beautiful doe-eyes.*
"I have been treated most kindly."
Stupid Malefica, who would ever love you? No matter how much your looks have changed, you are still the Green Monster of Hell...
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Post by Brandi on Jan 10, 2008 9:02:10 GMT -5
"Hey now!"
*Brandi lifted a chiding finger.*
"No pouting. Most people would be content that they were beautiful now, that they had guys lined up for them, ones that even get rid of their problems."
*She sighed, trying to explain in a way that would be most helpful.*
"I get the white hat thing, really. But you can be good and still self sufficient. Believe me when I say that the wilting flower kind of girl doesn't thrive well here. There are lots of predators. Like... a lot. If you want to be truly happy, you're going to have to find a balance of good and kick ass. Because in the end, I'm worried that you'll be unhappy with the kind of fellows that you attract here with your big eyes and delicate demeanor. They'll hurt you Malefica, and well...it's in my best interest for you to stay happy. So what do you need to get out of this self-demeaning funk?*
When did I become such a hypocrite? Oh yeah, like right now. Guess Cry-Baby is making me deal with some of my own stuff. Who'd have thought?
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Post by Malefica on Jan 10, 2008 12:17:19 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled. In spite of Brandi's stern talk, she couldn't help but liking her. And when Malefica thought about it, she felt this was a talking-to that she had deserved. She laughed, and her good sense of humor returned to her eyes, making them glitter.*
"Thank you," *she said and meant it. "I really deserved that one. I have acted like a complete idiot. I ask your forgiveness for all the troubles I have put you through. And I admire your honesty. Nobody has ever dared to talk to me that way before. I could really need a friend like you, to give me a good talking-to from time to time, when I sink too deep into self-pity."
*She reach her hand against Brandis.*
"Friends?"
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Post by Brandi on Jan 11, 2008 7:49:31 GMT -5
*Brandi sighed, but offered a smile, taking Malefica's hand.*
"Sure."
Compared to my time on the 'verse, this is not any trouble.
"You just be careful alright? Sometimes we get more than we're looking for around here."
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Post by Malefica on Jan 11, 2008 7:57:51 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled back*
"I promise I'll be careful. I hope I will learn to... how did you say it? Kick ass?... in the future. If you should ever need my help, I live in the Opera House, in the Dormitories. And Brandi.... if Dracula should ever bother you again, I'll be happy to cast a spell on him for you."
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Post by Brandi on Jan 11, 2008 8:09:26 GMT -5
"Thanks, but..."
I think we're good. I did give him his wife back, even if she is in the body of a small child at the moment.
*Brandi smiled knowingly.*
"...I don't think that he'll come looking for anymore trouble. He got what he needed last time."
*Brandi paused and glanced to the door. She gave a small private grin and turned back to Malefica.*
"I should go. I don't want to...well, yeah."
*She started towards the door, glancing back as she opened it.*
"Just watch your back, ok? Not everyone is what they seem around here."
*She found herself face to face with Icarus, lifting his key to the lock. He frowned for a moment in confusion, but Brandi gave him a wink and lifted her finger to her lips as if there was some secret to keep. Then she slipped out and down the hall.*
*Icarus made his way in and looked to Malefica, his brow arched questioningly.*
"A friend of yours?"
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Post by Malefica on Jan 11, 2008 8:13:45 GMT -5
*Malefica brightens up at the sight of him. The images that flashed through her head during the death scene in the park, had not been pleasant. She throws herself in his arms*
"Oh Icarus, I was so afraid! Are you all right?"
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Post by Icarus on Jan 11, 2008 8:18:26 GMT -5
*His initial response was the urge to push her back, as a man that is rarely touched by another, but he found that it was not so bad and allowed her to remain, stroking her back gently.*
"Of course I'm all right. He wasn't too big of a fuss in the end."
*He leaned back to look down to her, brushing back her hair gently.*
"And you? I do hope that nothing unpleasant happened while I was gone."
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Post by Malefica on Jan 11, 2008 8:23:54 GMT -5
*Malefica felt safe in his arms. Safer than she had ever been before. The images from the park slowly faded away. She looked up at him, blushing when she saw his face so close to hers. Her tiny body was trembling by his touch, and she had to focus on answering his question.*
"Oh, that?" *she replied in her light voice.* "That was Brandi. She came to see me, and we became friends. I like her."
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Post by Icarus on Jan 11, 2008 8:27:53 GMT -5
Hmm...
*Icarus glanced back to the door for a moment, as if trying to figure something out, then smiled back to her.*
"So now that you have your freedom, what is it that you will do?"
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