mingle post? mingle post. MINGLE POST!!

[carreau]

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

[ It's a mingle post. IN SPACE.

Just comment and tag around. ]

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[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.]

[heresyandlace]

[oh good. now that he's sure he's won, he's earned himself time for a quick question.]

...What happens if it runs out?

[not that he's darkly curious or anything.]

[ladiesss]

Oh, I shrivel up and die. I forget all about magic and turn into a normal human.

[she shrugs, straightfaced.]

Eventually my soul would disappear entirely. I'd be reborn, someday, somewhere, in another person... Assuming there'd be enough magic left in the world for that kind of thing. You know. Whatever.

[heresyandlace]

[he... can't help but take a moment to laugh under his breath.]

...See, you're already getting better at this negotiating thing. That is an excellent way to make sure that I make you only the best of delicious treats, chock-full of magic.

[ladiesss]

Ah... [how is she supposed to take that...? how very nice of him? she... reaches over and pats him on the shoulder.] Thanks, Tek.

[heresyandlace]

No problem.

...Now, show me.

[ladiesss]

...With what?

[heresyandlace]

[oh, hmm. he hadn't thought that far ahead.

and after thinking over it for a minute, he lazily waves his hand, gesturing at Krista's boring teenage outfit.]

I don't know--what do you have?

[ladiesss]

Uh...

[she looks down at her own clothes... maybe it would have been a good day to wear a hat... not that she has one to wear. after a moment, she frowns and somehow sounds more deadpan than usual.]

I don't know, my bra? I need all my clothes, Tek.

[heresyandlace]

[haaa he smirks.]

Oh... your bra wouldn't fit me.

[really completely said just to pick on her. he shrugs right after that.]

I don't really care if I get to keep whatever it is or not. I just want to see it.

[ladiesss]

Uuuugh... [she shoves his shoulder. which might have been offensive if she had more than one dot in strength. she probably just pushes herself over.]

Fine, whatever. Give me a leaf or something, you'll have to put up with a stupid ritual for it.

[heresyandlace]

[it makes him laugh, even as he's looking disgusted by her suggestion.]

You're going to waste it on a leaf? Why don't you use it on something that you can keep... like making your shirt look nice or something.

[ladiesss]

[tiny gasp!]

My shirt looks fine, thank you very much. Ugh.

[she's so annoyed. she's just going to sit there. annoyed.]

[heresyandlace]

[she makes this too easy.]

Oh, you just have no imagination, do you?

It will go back, you know. You said so yourself.

[ladiesss]

[big, tortured sigh.]

I need to go find a bunch of twigs to build an effigy or something. I'll be right back.

[GETS UP walks away. she's going to go find something to make a bunk with.]