[Considering that as far as Peace understands it, her boss fell off the face of the earth after the Valentine's Day Party, it will probably come as a shock to receive this casual note acknowledging absolutely nothing strange.]
I will be in the office tonight.
I trust you are well.
I will be in the office tonight.
I trust you are well.
hey do you have a minute? i need to talk to you.
i promise it's not as ominous as that makes it sound
i promise it's not as ominous as that makes it sound
There once was a boy who was a Halloween fanatic. He loved dressing up for Halloween, he loved pulling pranks and watching horror movies, and above everything else... he loved candy. One fateful year, while he went trick-or-treating, he visited a house. This house was creepy as hell! It was big, it was old, it smelled like a grandmother and it was owned by a happy, old rich couple. The boy came here thinking that he would be handed out big chocolate bars, because it was a rich person's house but when he knocked on their door... he was handed a bag of that shitty candy that nobody likes! Tootsie rolls, shitty flavoured dum-dums, those weird... peanut things... needless to say, the boy was heartbroken. He was so heartbroken that he died, right there on their porch and now, every Halloween he goes out and finds people to curse. He wants everyone to suffer the same way he did!
Everybody is already suffering from his curse!! Send this to ten people to break the curse, or to avoid getting cursed, or you'll be stuck looking freakier than usual for the rest of your life!!!!!!!!!!
Everybody is already suffering from his curse!! Send this to ten people to break the curse, or to avoid getting cursed, or you'll be stuck looking freakier than usual for the rest of your life!!!!!!!!!!
[The evening after their conversation, Eridanus arrives to the victorian-styled manor right on time. In fact, he pulls up his suit jacket's sleeve to reveal the silver watch tightened about his wrist, and stays himself from knocking until right when the hand reached 8PM.
A quick, three-rap knock is done, and he looks down at the flowers he held in his hand. He hopes that the bouquet of daisies and irises will be enough. He waits patiently until the door is opened, then greets Peace with a bright smile.]
Good evening, Miss. [He flourishes a bow and presents the bouquet,] are you ready for our evening?
A quick, three-rap knock is done, and he looks down at the flowers he held in his hand. He hopes that the bouquet of daisies and irises will be enough. He waits patiently until the door is opened, then greets Peace with a bright smile.]
Good evening, Miss. [He flourishes a bow and presents the bouquet,] are you ready for our evening?
Just a minute!
[Peace had been primping, just a little. It was dinner, after all, out and not at home where she was comfortable, so that meant a nice dress that had been tailored to fit her long, fluffy tail. She didn't wear much make up to begin with, but with a little careful application of a girlish sheen of light champagne lipstick and a bit of mascara and eyeliner, she was ready to go.
She greets Eridanus with a big smile, delight apparent at the flowers. Her red-tufted ears wiggle. ]
These are lovely, thank you! And I am super ready, birthdays are meant to be celebrated, you know?
[Peace had been primping, just a little. It was dinner, after all, out and not at home where she was comfortable, so that meant a nice dress that had been tailored to fit her long, fluffy tail. She didn't wear much make up to begin with, but with a little careful application of a girlish sheen of light champagne lipstick and a bit of mascara and eyeliner, she was ready to go.
She greets Eridanus with a big smile, delight apparent at the flowers. Her red-tufted ears wiggle. ]
These are lovely, thank you! And I am super ready, birthdays are meant to be celebrated, you know?
[Peace will find a dried wildflower bouquet on her desk come morning, tied with twine, with a note affixed to it:]
Mlle,
Deliver this to the grave of M. Jean Valjean. You have the afternoon to spend as you please with that vampire-boy of yours. Treat yourself to one of those cloying pumpkin spice monstrosities.
I will return to the office tomorrow.
Regards,
JAVERT
Mlle,
Deliver this to the grave of M. Jean Valjean. You have the afternoon to spend as you please with that vampire-boy of yours. Treat yourself to one of those cloying pumpkin spice monstrosities.
I will return to the office tomorrow.
Regards,
JAVERT
It's my third no sleep night in a row.
Also I'm seriously glad you're okay.
Hope your house is still standing. Didn't want to look because I have this weird.... game of chicken going on with one of your housemates. I call him Richard?
Also I'm seriously glad you're okay.
Hope your house is still standing. Didn't want to look because I have this weird.... game of chicken going on with one of your housemates. I call him Richard?
coffee and normal sleep went a long way, but why aren't you sleeping?
also thanks, it was seriously scary to think i slept that long.
and yeah, house is still standing; apparently, jongdae tried to oil my countertops with lemon verbena???? the boy can't clean. which one is richard?
also thanks, it was seriously scary to think i slept that long.
and yeah, house is still standing; apparently, jongdae tried to oil my countertops with lemon verbena???? the boy can't clean. which one is richard?
[On Peace's desk, she will find a neatly-wrapped parcel all in black, a small spray of winter irises tied in with the bow. Inside the package she will find a fur-trimmed white winter cloak fashioned to resemble the stunning white dress she wore in the dreamshare world. Beside the parcel is a potted poinsettia plant, and a small note:]
Joyeux Nattensfest.
You are entitled to two days' holiday to spend as you wish.
To your health, Mademoiselle.
-Javert
Joyeux Nattensfest.
You are entitled to two days' holiday to spend as you wish.
To your health, Mademoiselle.
-Javert
Peace is a good friend and a good coworker- of course he's got her a gift. On Christmas there's a gift for her, a new pair of earrings and a matching necklace
[On Christmas morning, Peace will find a small wrapped gift outside her room with a small card that simply reads:]
Happy Nattensfest.
- Altair
[Inside is a tall, ceramic black coffee mug with a purple rose painted on the side.]
Happy Nattensfest.
- Altair
[Inside is a tall, ceramic black coffee mug with a purple rose painted on the side.]
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[ due to the fact that they share a living space, peace's present actually arrives right when it's supposed to!
it's a box wrapped in glittery silver paper but it's pretty clear that jongdae did not realise that you can just pay a professional to wrap stuff for you. but he's done his best! he even tied a little bow around it because he can, in fact, tie shoe laces so that's easy.
inside the box is a little glass bottle that looks a little like medicine, what with the amber colour of the glass and the eye dropper in it. opening it makes it really clear what it actually is, which is lemon verbena oil. underneath it there's a little note: ]
i hope this is the right smell or at least really close
cuz if not lemme know and i'll dunno like give you the cash for it instead
figured you'd want more of this cuz it can run out so yeah
enjoy !!!!
merry christmas !!!!!!
- jongdae
[ there's something else in the box as well, but it's been wrapped up in cloth to keep it a little separate. removing the cloth reveals why, as it's several different grades of........ sandpaper! there's a note with this also: ]
a jewellery guy told me they polish stuff really nice with this so i thought maybe it would help with like
very pretty shiny for you
like a manicure
only not for your hands for your rock.. things
do it before a date !!! hehehe
merry christmas !!!!
- jongdae
[ he's doing his best. ]
it's a box wrapped in glittery silver paper but it's pretty clear that jongdae did not realise that you can just pay a professional to wrap stuff for you. but he's done his best! he even tied a little bow around it because he can, in fact, tie shoe laces so that's easy.
inside the box is a little glass bottle that looks a little like medicine, what with the amber colour of the glass and the eye dropper in it. opening it makes it really clear what it actually is, which is lemon verbena oil. underneath it there's a little note: ]
i hope this is the right smell or at least really close
cuz if not lemme know and i'll dunno like give you the cash for it instead
figured you'd want more of this cuz it can run out so yeah
enjoy !!!!
merry christmas !!!!!!
- jongdae
[ there's something else in the box as well, but it's been wrapped up in cloth to keep it a little separate. removing the cloth reveals why, as it's several different grades of........ sandpaper! there's a note with this also: ]
a jewellery guy told me they polish stuff really nice with this so i thought maybe it would help with like
very pretty shiny for you
like a manicure
only not for your hands for your rock.. things
do it before a date !!! hehehe
merry christmas !!!!
- jongdae
[ he's doing his best. ]
[This is an ambush. A rather awkward ambush, really, in which Javert unceremoniously drops a plant-of-the-week in front of her and folds into a seat on top of her desk.
He intentionally quells the Fog of his coat-and-mantle around his secretary. Certainly, the tendrils of his tattered hemline still move and roil of their own accord, but at least the air is dry, his eyes glow only subtly, and his voice carries no whisper in the undertone. He is quite fragrant, however, an odd bouquet of smokey rose and dank black leather. His nails scratch an awkward and impatient fuss on the desk surface.]
It strikes me that I have been remiss in asking after you, after recent events, [he remarks stonily.] Are you gucci?
He intentionally quells the Fog of his coat-and-mantle around his secretary. Certainly, the tendrils of his tattered hemline still move and roil of their own accord, but at least the air is dry, his eyes glow only subtly, and his voice carries no whisper in the undertone. He is quite fragrant, however, an odd bouquet of smokey rose and dank black leather. His nails scratch an awkward and impatient fuss on the desk surface.]
It strikes me that I have been remiss in asking after you, after recent events, [he remarks stonily.] Are you gucci?
[Peace gives him a long look before dissolving into giggles.]
I'm sorry... I'm sorry..!
[Once the giggling Has Passed, she wipes her eyes and grins up at him.]
I'm gucci. And also you used it the right way. Being absorbed by a malevolent jell-o wasn't great, but you know. Silver linings.
I'm sorry... I'm sorry..!
[Once the giggling Has Passed, she wipes her eyes and grins up at him.]
I'm gucci. And also you used it the right way. Being absorbed by a malevolent jell-o wasn't great, but you know. Silver linings.
[It takes a great deal of hemming and hawing and false starts, but finally, after what feels like an eternity of loitering outside the door to Peace's room, there is the softest taptaptap. Souma waits a moment, then quickly falters and rethinks this, and starts to turn to go but changes his mind and tries to steel himself and fasten his feet to the spot.
No, he doesn't want to go. He wants to give the gift he is carrying in his hands. It is a box about the size of a bakery cake box, wrapped in a deep maroon wrapping cloth. There is a bouquet of peach, pink, and orange-hued hothouse flowers cradled in his left elbow. Lisianthus, but Souma knows them as something else. They smell like vanilla and cloves.]
No, he doesn't want to go. He wants to give the gift he is carrying in his hands. It is a box about the size of a bakery cake box, wrapped in a deep maroon wrapping cloth. There is a bouquet of peach, pink, and orange-hued hothouse flowers cradled in his left elbow. Lisianthus, but Souma knows them as something else. They smell like vanilla and cloves.]
[Peace groaned and rolled herself out of bed. Both Javert and Handsome Jack had given their staff the day off, and since she was so sensitive to the daylight anyway, Peace had decided to languish in bed until she couldn't see the sun through her window. (A noble, if incredibly slothful, sacrifice, in her opinion.)
Still, she could hear the tapping on her door, so she struggled out of her nest of bedcovers and padded her way to her door, pulling a soft robe around her as best she could despite her opals. Her red hair was fluffed around her head, and her red cat's tail was equally as bed-tousled as the rest of her, wrapped around her leg.]
Hi, Souma, you're up early.
[Read: earlier than she expected anyone to come looking for her, that is.]
Still, she could hear the tapping on her door, so she struggled out of her nest of bedcovers and padded her way to her door, pulling a soft robe around her as best she could despite her opals. Her red hair was fluffed around her head, and her red cat's tail was equally as bed-tousled as the rest of her, wrapped around her leg.]
Hi, Souma, you're up early.
[Read: earlier than she expected anyone to come looking for her, that is.]
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[ yes of course he's texting and especially because after all that happened this month he's not looking at anyone directly but also especially for this reason in particular. ]
hey uh
i have maybe
a question
you're still like
dating a guy or whatever right ??
what would you do if you had to choose between two people
hypothetically
I'm bored indulge meeee
hey uh
i have maybe
a question
you're still like
dating a guy or whatever right ??
what would you do if you had to choose between two people
hypothetically
I'm bored indulge meeee
last i checked, unless he's not dating me, lololol.
hypothetically? uh... well, i guess it would be up to their personalities, right? which one keeps me interested, and makes me feel good the most would win out.
like, if it were between say: someone who i like, and likes me back and i could see myself being with for a while, vs someone that i like, and likes me back, but it might be shortlived because... idk they live dangerously...
then i guess that it would be like, i'd pick the longterm bae over danger bae.
hypothetically? uh... well, i guess it would be up to their personalities, right? which one keeps me interested, and makes me feel good the most would win out.
like, if it were between say: someone who i like, and likes me back and i could see myself being with for a while, vs someone that i like, and likes me back, but it might be shortlived because... idk they live dangerously...
then i guess that it would be like, i'd pick the longterm bae over danger bae.
[ She should have come back sooner. Should have realized that she wasn’t fucking processing, she was just avoiding, as if this was something that could be ignored until it went away. As if she didn’t know about the frenzy that tended to alight upon those that purposely starved themselves.
Coraline huddles deeper within the dark alley, gnawing on the bones of the… Person she killed (at least it was only one) to get to the rich marrow within. She moves to wipe her tears away, only to hear footsteps approach her location. In her panic, her tail thrashes, hitting the wall with an audible thump that is quickly followed by a string of curses as she begins losing the battle against her barely held back panic attack. ]
Coraline huddles deeper within the dark alley, gnawing on the bones of the… Person she killed (at least it was only one) to get to the rich marrow within. She moves to wipe her tears away, only to hear footsteps approach her location. In her panic, her tail thrashes, hitting the wall with an audible thump that is quickly followed by a string of curses as she begins losing the battle against her barely held back panic attack. ]
[The "perks" to working for a vampire meant that you kept pretty late nights. Tonight was one of them. The scent of blood caught Peace's attention first, whatever horrible, reptillian part of her brain that was now more monster than human perking up at the thought of a snack. She threw the thought away - directly in the brain trash where it belonged.
The person having a panic about eating someone threw her off and looked familiar. . .]
Hey, Coraline... You good?
[Clearly not. But.]
The person having a panic about eating someone threw her off and looked familiar. . .]
Hey, Coraline... You good?
[Clearly not. But.]
I need a voice of reason.
Tell me why I shouldn't accept offers from Black Hat.
Tell me why I shouldn't accept offers from Black Hat.
oh damn, i'm the voice of reason??
ok, one because he literally tricked a little kid into murdering someone
two, taking advice from someone who claims to be literal evil usually comes with some kind of caveat that will fuck you over.
three, if you don't take it, it'll make him mad and there's nothing i love more than making evil people mad. (source? my entire ass name).
ok, one because he literally tricked a little kid into murdering someone
two, taking advice from someone who claims to be literal evil usually comes with some kind of caveat that will fuck you over.
three, if you don't take it, it'll make him mad and there's nothing i love more than making evil people mad. (source? my entire ass name).
Greetings to you Lady Peace
I am going to go shopping in town tomorrow and I wish to ask
After you finish work for Monsieur Javert, would you care to do the thing free people do when going to stores while carrying money and look at small and cute things that we may or may not buy?
I want to get cat and dog toys for Yoru and Nozomi-chintan
Also paint for Altair-san but I don't know where to buy it
If you wish to go with me, maybe it's fun time!!!
Sincerely yours,
Souma
I am going to go shopping in town tomorrow and I wish to ask
After you finish work for Monsieur Javert, would you care to do the thing free people do when going to stores while carrying money and look at small and cute things that we may or may not buy?
I want to get cat and dog toys for Yoru and Nozomi-chintan
Also paint for Altair-san but I don't know where to buy it
If you wish to go with me, maybe it's fun time!!!
Sincerely yours,
Souma
[What's this? An opportunity to meddle with Jongdae and get him to stop uwu-ing and confess?
Weeeelll, thank you so much, Souma.]
Hey, Souma!
That sounds good; I don't really have a *lot* to do. Just bring my parasol with you, OK? I don't want to faint while we're walking around window shopping (that's the term you're looking for: window shopping)
Maybe we can find something nice for Jongdae. Sort of like a pick-me-up since he was down.
Weeeelll, thank you so much, Souma.]
Hey, Souma!
That sounds good; I don't really have a *lot* to do. Just bring my parasol with you, OK? I don't want to faint while we're walking around window shopping (that's the term you're looking for: window shopping)
Maybe we can find something nice for Jongdae. Sort of like a pick-me-up since he was down.
Do you want to bake brownies and be not in boy land for a bit?
I noticed you live with all guys. We could hang out at my place by Lake Dala and enjoy some peace and quiet. :)
I noticed you live with all guys. We could hang out at my place by Lake Dala and enjoy some peace and quiet. :)
[ DEEP BREATHS! ]
So June 4th is coming up. I wanted to throw this out there before I get ahead of myself.
I like you. I really like you as more than just friends.
I would also love to take you out to a nice and kind of swanky dinner. You're pretty amazing and totally deserve to be wooed.
That is if you're interested.
[ And now she waits. ]
So June 4th is coming up. I wanted to throw this out there before I get ahead of myself.
I like you. I really like you as more than just friends.
I would also love to take you out to a nice and kind of swanky dinner. You're pretty amazing and totally deserve to be wooed.
That is if you're interested.
[ And now she waits. ]
[Peace stares at the message for a long time, and knows it's probably going to leave Annie in agony if she doesn't answer sooner than later. So, there she sits, in her room with her damp hair tied up in a beaten-to-death t-shirt wrap as she tries to figure out her feelings.
Annie is... really cute. But also younger than she is. Does that make her a bad person for being into her? Maybe. But Annie's the one approaching her, so maybe the onus is now on Peace to reject her as the older party...
But she doesn't want to.
And then there's the whole Altair situation to think about it. They're into each other and she really cares for him. Would he be upset if she started going around with Annie? Peace worries on a claw for another moment or two before writing a reply and hoping for the best.]
You know, I was kind of unsure if I ought to accept this, but we can talk about things like that in person. I'm down to be wooed and I'm down to dress cute.
I accept your date. <3
Annie is... really cute. But also younger than she is. Does that make her a bad person for being into her? Maybe. But Annie's the one approaching her, so maybe the onus is now on Peace to reject her as the older party...
But she doesn't want to.
And then there's the whole Altair situation to think about it. They're into each other and she really cares for him. Would he be upset if she started going around with Annie? Peace worries on a claw for another moment or two before writing a reply and hoping for the best.]
You know, I was kind of unsure if I ought to accept this, but we can talk about things like that in person. I'm down to be wooed and I'm down to dress cute.
I accept your date. <3
[After midnight strikes the day of December 24th, Javert calls away from her desk for a task. It's something menial but busy, like reorganizing the case files and haphazard evidence cataloguing to her liking.
When she returns to close up for the morning, Javert will be nowhere to be found, though his familiar damp, smoky, earthy smell lingers in the air. He left recently. Upon her desk she'll find, tied with a black-and-red-trimmed bow, a goblet-shaped jar filled with a carefully arranged assortment of plants. Taken individually, the plants are quite loathsome and ugly, with the signature tooth-like sticky traps of carnivorous flora. But placed together as carefully as they are, they make an unusually attractive, if quirky, little garden.
A note accompanies the gift.]
Mlle. Gregory,
Consider this an improvement from M. Mushy, and please accept my pardons for his decline in health in your absence. This must do as a substitute.
You may take your holiday through the week-end. Do not return until Monday.
A good day to you, and to your health,
Javert
When she returns to close up for the morning, Javert will be nowhere to be found, though his familiar damp, smoky, earthy smell lingers in the air. He left recently. Upon her desk she'll find, tied with a black-and-red-trimmed bow, a goblet-shaped jar filled with a carefully arranged assortment of plants. Taken individually, the plants are quite loathsome and ugly, with the signature tooth-like sticky traps of carnivorous flora. But placed together as carefully as they are, they make an unusually attractive, if quirky, little garden.
A note accompanies the gift.]
Mlle. Gregory,
Consider this an improvement from M. Mushy, and please accept my pardons for his decline in health in your absence. This must do as a substitute.
You may take your holiday through the week-end. Do not return until Monday.
A good day to you, and to your health,
Javert
[ A lovely wrapped package is left on Peace's bed with an equally dress. There is also a nice crystal vase with a lovely flower arrangement.
Pink roses for happiness with tarragon for lasting interest paired with irises to represent hope. There is even a guide on the language of flowers from Annie. She will let Peace puzzle over the meaning. She hopes Peace sees she still has feelings for her and has hope for the future.
They seriously need to talk.]
Pink roses for happiness with tarragon for lasting interest paired with irises to represent hope. There is even a guide on the language of flowers from Annie. She will let Peace puzzle over the meaning. She hopes Peace sees she still has feelings for her and has hope for the future.
They seriously need to talk.]
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[On the night of December 24 Peace will find a a neatly wrapped package by her room with a small card that simply reads:]
Welcome back Peace. Happy Nattenfest,
Altair
[Inside is a nice wooden box with a painted chess set inside. The wooden edge of the board is painted black with purple roses. It’s his way of thanking Peace for seeing the beauty in his violet eyes, and him, despite the darkness that comes with them. The pieces and the board are painted to look like her black and white opals and there are tiny flecks of silver mixed into the paint on the board to give it a starry look.]
Welcome back Peace. Happy Nattenfest,
Altair
[Inside is a nice wooden box with a painted chess set inside. The wooden edge of the board is painted black with purple roses. It’s his way of thanking Peace for seeing the beauty in his violet eyes, and him, despite the darkness that comes with them. The pieces and the board are painted to look like her black and white opals and there are tiny flecks of silver mixed into the paint on the board to give it a starry look.]
I'm not leaving my room/ the attached sitting area.
At least not unless it's an emergency. I still have a concussion and I'm just too tired.
I can't believe it, but I also may need to ask for help at the bakery? I'm massively behind, but I also need to rest. Literally everything is setting me off BAD.
Help?
At least not unless it's an emergency. I still have a concussion and I'm just too tired.
I can't believe it, but I also may need to ask for help at the bakery? I'm massively behind, but I also need to rest. Literally everything is setting me off BAD.
Help?
[ At some point during the day, the Ring-Spirit locates Peace somewhere within the Gregory house. Ever since he and Altair had seen the contents of the locked room, he's been pondering certain matters, ones which Peace may be able to help him with. ]
Hey. Got a minute?
Hey. Got a minute?
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[He catches her in what is normally a sun room. Unfortunately for the light-sensitive troll, she has to enjoy it with the blinds all drawn, so it's fairly dim in the room. Peace props her head up on one hand and blinks at Ring-Spirit with her upper eyes, lower eyes firmly closed.]
Yeah, what's up?
Yeah, what's up?
Hello, dear.
I've returned from the beyond, apparently. I heard you're still around so I thought I'd say hello.
I've returned from the beyond, apparently. I heard you're still around so I thought I'd say hello.
[Well, there's a handle she didn't expect to see ever again.]
i'm glad you're back! we packed up your stuff a little while ago, but your room is open if you'd like it back.
having recently returned from...wherever that other place is myself recently, welcome back. everything still you? because right now i've got three faces and wings.
i'm glad you're back! we packed up your stuff a little while ago, but your room is open if you'd like it back.
having recently returned from...wherever that other place is myself recently, welcome back. everything still you? because right now i've got three faces and wings.
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