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cutting_edgex23) wrote2008-10-03 10:31 pm
cutting_edgex23) wrote2008-10-03 10:31 pm
Hijinks 1. HI CASS.
This place--and how they got here--has become increasingly strange the longer they have stayed.
X has no idea how to get back to Milliways. And the door in front of them--
It will not take them back, either. She can tell. But there are people behind it.
Maybe they will be able to help.
She exchanges a look with Cass, head tilting. Is it okay to go in?
X has no idea how to get back to Milliways. And the door in front of them--
It will not take them back, either. She can tell. But there are people behind it.
Maybe they will be able to help.
She exchanges a look with Cass, head tilting. Is it okay to go in?
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When he sees two obviously shy young ladies standing in the doorway - well, there's clearly only one thing to do.
Which is POUNCE. In a cloud of rose petals.
"Welcome, princesses!" he cries, swooping in front of them and sweeping into a deep bow.
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The rose petals, however, make her sneeze. Just once.
"I am not a princess."
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He leans in closer, his voice lowering seductively.
"- and we their most devoted princes."
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He is so in her personal space.
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X is still studying the stranger, eyes narrowed.
"They are not useful."
She'll interpose herself between Cass and Tamaki in a moment. Because X is used to people being in her personal space.
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"Hello!" The only verb applicable here is chirps.
Nobody should be able to fit quite that much perkiness into a smile.
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Tamaki ignores the head for a moment, because he is too busy being utterly perplexed at the girl's implication.
Please pause for a moment of processing.
Oh! But of course. It's so obvious that she's never met a real prince type before, and so has no conception of the value of one.
"Ah!" he says, switching on again like an extremely handsome light switch. "I know it's rare to encounter someone who is perfect both on the inside and the outside - but for people like that, it's our responsibility to share our beauty with as much of the world as we can! Is there anything more useful than the pursuit of beauty, a beauty dedicated to the happiness of women? Is there anything more noble than -"
Someone might want to stop him soon; he's likely to go on a while.
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Is he for real?
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"You are shedding."
There are flower petals. It is very strange.
Her attention flicks to Tamaki.
Silence.
Then--
"I do not want to have sex with you."
Just so they're clear.
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Tamaki himself turns a bright shade of maroon that would be unflattering on anyone else. Then he turns white. Then he wisps away towards the ceiling.
Uh, Tamaki might be out of commission for a little while.
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Instead, he just blinks at X and Cass with wiiiiiide, concerned eyes.
(And with complete confusion, just for the record.)
"You shouldn't say rude things like that," he advises them, slipping around the door frame to better gaze up at them confidingly. "Tama-chan is very susceptible to shocks."
The confiding earnestness switches to a bright, encouraging smile. "You should apologize, okay?"
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She takes half a step back. Just in case.
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"He cannot hear me."
Beat.
"It is not relevant."
Does she sound a little relieved?
Only because Tamaki is very disconcerting. And he makes no sense.
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Kaoru loads a slingshot (don't ask where he got it), aims, and fires.
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"Tama-chan will be back to talk to soon," he assures them.
He might have noticed the slingshot. Or he might just know his friends.
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She knows what he is.
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Prophetically, Tamaki comes back to himself, with a vengeance and an apple-sized bump on his head.
He whirls around. "Those villainous twins!" Of course when inappropriate words are spoken they would be lurking nearby! He whirls back around to the girls. Suspiciously: "Have you been associating with them?"
HAVE THEY CORRUPTED THE PRINCESSES?
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"The Stepford Cuckoos are triplets."
Beat.
"Now."
She scents the air again.
"And they are not here."
She tilts her head, watching him carefully.
"I do not understand."
She's not ignoring Honey, but Cass seems to have that situation in hand. For now.
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That's a lie. She is, of course, keeping one eye on Honey, but something else has captured some of her attention.
There is a cake.
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"They're a corrupting influence."
He stands up straighter and heaves a tragic sigh. "I do my best to keep them in hand - but I'm afraid they must have been saying inappropriate things to you. You are in their class, aren't you?"
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"You guys can come in." ^_^! says Honey. "We can eat cake!"
Why yes, he does say this to all the girls. (And boys. And stuffed animals.)
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And, eventually--
"I do not like cake. It is too sweet."
Um.
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Smiling seductively: "What need does perfect sweetness have for sweets?"
BACK IN THE GAME, BABY.
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Because X is known for her killer instincts and her emotional distance, but definitely not for her taste in desserts.
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A sign of how confused she is, really.
She'll start following Cass in a moment. Really.
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"Cake!" Honey cries gleefully, which is totally all the explanation X could ever desire, and bounds cheerfully after Cass.
THEY CAN SHARE!
(A tall, dark-haired young man watches them pass, and turns back to being silent at his group of adoring girls.)
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Well, that's fine! Tamaki knows when to relinquish the stage. He sweeps another bow, gesturing them in the direction of Honey and cake, and proclaims, "Welcome to Ouran High School Host Club!" before swooping back off towards his admirers.
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It is very sad, but there is nothing to be done about it.
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She does not want to know what a Host Club is.
Spend enough time on the streets in New York and working for Lilly in Milliways, and it's not that hard to guess.
Even if they are scandalized by the thought of sex.
It is very strange.
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Creepy laughter is heard from beneath the black hood, and the puppet appears to be twitching somewhat spasmodically as if it is laughing itself. The figure looks up, causing just a smile in a pale face to be visible below the hood.
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Cass says it very eloquently, though.
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Then--
"You are not a mutant."
Because really, who else walks through walls? Or makes portals appear?
He has the look of a supervillain, too. Who knew?
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He sounds oddly excited, and entirely believes you will be interested in joining him.
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Nekozawa is going for the big sell, and looks extremely hopeful. The doll is such a potent draw!
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"I am not good at magic."
Beat.
"It is okay."
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Is that right? She's not sure.
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If Nekozawa were a used car salesman, this would be his moment of triumph!
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Cass does not move toward the door.
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But, because she is helpful and friendly, she does make an observation.
"There are candles."
At least this time she does not sneeze?
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"Do you have an enemy you wish ill luck upon?"
He pulls a cat voodoo doll from within the volume of his cloak.
"Write a name on the back of this doll and that person will be cursed! Its power is great and irresistible."
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This is an obvious* pantomime intended to convey her illiteracy.
*(Pantomime may not be obvious in all States. Void where prohibited.)
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As though he has just received a brilliant idea from his doll, Nekozawa perks up:
"There is also ritual chanting!"
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It seems relevant.
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And Cass is worse.
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He wordlessly concedes defeat, waiting for someone to distract the two visitors before retreating back into his dark chamber.
Muffled, fading laughter is heard as he exits...
and a small, cat-shaped hand puppet lies, forlorn, on the ground in front of what appears once more to be an unbroken wall.
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It might be useful later!