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Post by Poe on Aug 15, 2007 11:24:42 GMT -5
*Poe stared at him blankly.*
"But sir...I did not know that you had the ability to change your shape. I assumed..."
That I got it wrong the first time.
"Do you have such talents?"
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Post by Erik on Aug 15, 2007 14:34:18 GMT -5
*Erik suddenly noticed how very odd Poe was. It wasn't just the shape-shifting, but her manner, her patterns of speech... He hadn't noticed at first, perhaps because his notions of syntax were somewhat original as well. In any case, he could hardly clam up now. He'd always had such a difficult time keeping his mouth shut.*
"No," *he said hoarsely.* "Whatever it is you do, Erik cannot. Erik was... a well-meaning and delusional girl was granted a wish from a fairy to make me... handsome. For most of Erik's life, madame, he has been as you saw in your mirror."
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Post by Poe on Aug 15, 2007 14:59:29 GMT -5
"Oh."
*Poe blushed and lowered her lashes shyly. She had been so eager to assume. She reached out and touched his hand timidly.*
"But...you were unhappy, being the way that you were originally? And it is better now, this way?"
*She sighed.*
"I am sorry to bring up such memories."
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Post by Erik on Aug 15, 2007 15:37:01 GMT -5
*He stared at her hand, as if unable to believe she would still touch him. It was all a little much to process.*
"How can you ask such a thing? Did that face not repulse you? Woman have run screaming from the sight. That face... which earned a mother's fear and loathing... has meant nothing but hardship and suffering. Is it not obvious to you?"
*He moved away and started pacing.*
"And it does not explain your ability to... to take on Erik's face at will. To alter your body so completely. Erik has seen many strange things in his cellars of late, but nothing..." *He shivered.* "Nothing like that."
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Post by Poe on Aug 15, 2007 15:51:11 GMT -5
*Poe pursed her lips, turning away slightly.*
"You have said that you will not speak of what I tell you outside of this room..."
*She swallowed, looking for the best way to explain it.*
"I was bred to do this. It is my primary function. I have the ability to take on the forms of those that I have...been intimate with."
*She looked up to him hesitantly.*
"I am sorry if I offend you with my ignorance, but that face does not repulse me. If anything...I find such a thought quite interesting. It is unique. I find such things most intriguing."
*She shrugged slightly, quickly correcting herself.*
"Although your new form is exquisite as well."
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Post by Erik on Aug 15, 2007 16:02:16 GMT -5
*Erik stopped pacing to turn and watch her as she spoke, seeking some sign of deception. He saw none.*
"You initiate sexual relations, after which you can alter your shape to theirs at will?" *he confirmed. He shook his head.* "Erik certainly will not tell anyone of this; he has few enough friends as it is, and those he has consider him half mad. But you merely mean to comfort me, though I cannot think why, with your reassurances. I know quite well I was ugly. I lived with that face long enough to know it's power."
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Post by Poe on Aug 15, 2007 16:08:46 GMT -5
*Poe shrugged. Why wouldn't he believe her?*
"Sir, I do not say it to comfort you. By my limited understanding of the human preferences, I have collected far more disturbing specimens."
*She tilted her head.*
"I could show you, if you'd like."
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Post by Erik on Aug 15, 2007 16:34:35 GMT -5
"Yes, do."
*He could not resist such an offer. Even had his personal pride not been involved, his natural scientific curiosity dictated that such a display be accepted.*
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Post by Poe on Aug 15, 2007 21:06:49 GMT -5
*Poe lowered her face and nodded as her skin began to shift and her bones relocated. She grew tall and reptilian but kept her body posture shy. She spoke gently.* "You see? The other form is little in comparison." *Unfortunately for Erik, the native language of the species sounded like a strange blend of growls and hisses.*
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Post by Erik on Aug 16, 2007 10:44:44 GMT -5
((That is so awesome.))
*Erik nearly jumped back, but deliberately kept his place. He would not show fear in his own Opera house! But the strange creature was not what he had been expecting, and its garbled sounds less than comforting.
It didn't look anything like a person, so the comparison was somewhat lost; people, after all, had a basic set of parameters to live up to. If he thought about this creature as... as a lizard, it was fascinating and majestic.*
"What... what is it?"
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Post by Poe on Aug 16, 2007 10:49:27 GMT -5
((Glad you like it.))
*The creature sat back on its haunches before shrinking back down into Poe's more familiar form. She looked a little worried. And she was. She wasn't sure if he would allow her more congress after seeing her do something like that. She shrugged.*
"Kobalian."
Third specimen I ever collected.
"I hope...that it did not disturb you too much."
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Post by Erik on Aug 17, 2007 10:53:45 GMT -5
*Erik stood transfixed as she shifted again, into her pleasing woman shape. He didn't understand how it was possible. Bones couldn't just move like that.*
"You... you mate with these creatures, and then use their form? For what?" *he demanded, suddenly feeling anxious about his old face been so readily available at this woman's whim.
And it meant that his form, as far as this... this alien's functioning was concerned, was the old one.*
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Post by Poe on Aug 17, 2007 10:58:52 GMT -5
*Poe pursed her lips. He had taken it better than expected, but he still seemed slightly distressed by the thought.*
"My people are very curious, sir. They have bred Collectors for the purpose of seeking out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before to investigate potential new allies and species of interest. We study and record, then return and recite."
*Her brow furrowed.*
"Have I displeased you?"
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Post by Erik on Aug 17, 2007 19:55:23 GMT -5
*His face darkened, even as he chuckled mirthlessly.*
"Displeased? No; no more than it should, finding myself confronted with the source of all my misery and unhappiness. Such a face... is not appreciated in this world. And Erik must assume you do not belong to it, as he has traveled far and wide and knows many things about it. If you want his advice, it is to leave this place, for no good ever came of Man."
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Post by Poe on Aug 18, 2007 9:56:22 GMT -5
*This wasn't going well at all. If he was telling her to leave, it didn't look at all likely that he would copulate with her again. Her brow furrowed, wounded that he would think less of her. Looking to the floor, she spoke quietly.*
"Sir...I have no choice. I must remain here until I am reassigned. But I..."
*She looked up to him with eyes glistening.*
"If you no longer find pleasure in my company, I can take my leave of you."
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