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[carreau]

Who: you
Broadcast: if you want
Action: also if you want
When: right. goddamn. now.

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[ladiesss]

[...ah... she reaches up and takes the bone in those delicate little hands of hers, trying not to get too excited about it. it doesn't work. she can't keep the smile off of her face.]

So, how are things with you?

[as she quietly... sucks on the bone shard.]

[heresyandlace]

[he feels very pleased with himself, and he doesn't bother trying to hide it. he's just all smug as he starts digging marrow out for himself with sharp little teeth.]

Uncomfortable, generally. [it's the easiest way to sum everything up.]

This place almost makes me miss the tower.

[ladiesss]

[she makes a surprised sound around the bone, looks up to fix him with a questioning expression.]

Really? I would have totally thought the opposite.

[heresyandlace]

[and he peeks over with a subtly surprised expression of his own.]

Oh? And why's that?

[ladiesss]

Well... There's a lot more going on here. Mystery, drama, way more people, especially at the end, there... I guess I just assumed you'd think the whole spaceship thing was way more interesting.

[she turns back to her bone, shrugging.]

But... Then again, I guess it's also cramped and isolated and... weird, too.

[heresyandlace]

Yes... Though, in this case, I'm beginning to wonder if 'interesting' isn't worth it.

[he can't really argue any of her points, and that leaves him thoughtful. and gnawing on bones always help him think.]

The tower was empty, but there was an entire city there. And I had such a nice room...

[ladiesss]

[she's quiet for a moment, thinking about that room (it was very nice)...]

Yeah. I miss my bone collection. I don't think I could really keep a bunch of boxes full of pieces of dead people on these little ships, though...

[heresyandlace]

Well, I mean you could. Don't know what your crewmates would think about it, though.

It would be a pity to have it all jettisoned out into the infinite black of space.

[ladiesss]

...Hey! I've got it!

[she turns to him suddenly, pulling her legs up onto the bench and pointing her bone shard at him.]

Let's make a deal.

[heresyandlace]

[she may not be able to speak very loudly, but she still manages to surprise him quite a bit. he leans back, blinking... before slowly drawing up a wall of suspicion.]

...A deal? ...What kind?

[ladiesss]

How about... You get me magical things to eat, and I'll magic whatever you want into comfy things for your room.

[she sounds very confident about this! seems like a great deal to her.]

[heresyandlace]

[her confidence is probably what sets off the warning bells, he manages to narrow his eyes in further skepticism, instead of look immediately interested.]

Explain.

[ladiesss]

No, I just... Need magic stuff to eat, and you can do that thing where you make stuff rot, and I can get some glamour back from that. If you give me enough of it, I can use the extra I don't need to turn your lame blankets into soft, cozy blankets.

[she shrugs. her enthusiasm is fading, somewhat, since she has to explain herself--which makes her doubt herself. but she still thinks it's... uh, it should be a good idea, right?]

I mean, they'll probably change back after a month or something, but I can always do it again.

[heresyandlace]

[seeing her waning enthusiasm and learning that there is kind of a significant catch to the deal... is actually pretty reassuring. he can trust this way more than something that sounds too good to be true.]

Ah-- the transformation would be temporary. I see.

[ladiesss]

Yeah, but... For like a long time of temporary.

[TOTALLY worth it.]

[heresyandlace]

Still... the trade seems a little uneven, don't you think?

[he might need to be convinced. this is how the game goes.]

[ladiesss]

No way. You'd love the chance to watch plants die and get comfy pillows. Don't even pretend you wouldn't.

[she doesn't get why he's not jumping on this, seriously.]

[heresyandlace]

I suppose you do have a point...

[because he could never give her the satisfaction of his excitement.]

...What can you do to them, exactly? How would this work?

[ladiesss]

I just change their form, so... [she shrugs.] Probably anything within the realm of my imagination. It's kind of hard to quantify, but, like, I'm not a jerk like you are, so I won't try to rip you off.

What if we did--ooh, what if we did like a lunch or something every couple of weeks, and I could change your stuff then?

[heresyandlace]

[pfft. he laughs a little bit.]

Despite you so rudely calling me a jerk, lunch dates sound perfectly acceptable.

[ladiesss]

It was kind of rude, yeah...

[she sits normally again, going back to sucking on her shard of bone...]

Good. This'll be fun.

[heresyandlace]

[he isn't going to confirm or deny the 'fun' part. instead, he wants her to prove herself, of course.]

Can you show me an example? I want to see what you can do.

[ladiesss]

You're just trying to get a freebie.

[oh, the bone shard kind of... disappears into her mouth.]

[heresyandlace]

And you're trying to keep me interested in the deal. Don't you want me to make nice things for you?

It's all part of negotiating.

[regardless of the fact that the deal has kind of been decided on.

also, she's not getting another bone shard. his own splinters of bone are beginning to disappear as well.]

[ladiesss]

[ugh, she kind of thinks that's a good point... slumping down a little against the bench.]

...Okay. Fine. But I'm really starting to run into my reserves, okay? So only once.

[she crosses her arms like a sullen teenager.]