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Post by Shade on Oct 31, 2008 15:37:18 GMT -5
Her little lie had the desired effect, Shade noticed with an inward smirk. "Sure you can." she said. "do you think you can do it with your eyes open? It´s kind of a brave thing to do cause it´s really weird when you can´t see yourself, but well, now you know that it´s all very safe and nothing can happen and all."
It was strange, but Shade found that the earlier awkwardness was gone. She even almost had to chuckle at the thought of Gambit asking later what she had been doing with Connie while he had been outside. ´Nothing, just made her vanish.´ That was kind of ironic...
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Post by Gambit on Oct 31, 2008 16:01:55 GMT -5
"I don't want anything to happen to me," Connie confessed, again fidgeting nervously. What if something happened when her eyes were open? The best kind of scare was with your eyes closed, always.
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"Followers, uh-huh," Gambit nodded, having his own interpretation of Kate's words. It sounded totally like a cult of some kind. Thank you very much, he had one of his own.
"Yeah," she said again. "Hey, you could join us, too. You know, the kind of life you lead, you'd fit in, absolutely."
"I don't wanna fit it wit' anyone," Gambit informed her. "I'm fine wit' where I am."
"But you'd love it!" Kate said with fervor. "I mean it, this is the perfect millieu for you! Besides, you know-" a knowing smirk appeared on her face. "The kind of women we have, you won't find anywhere else."
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Post by Shade on Oct 31, 2008 16:07:20 GMT -5
Shade smiled, resting her chin on one of her hands. "I could promise you nothing will happen." she said. "cause I´m helping with the magic and it´s ... my magic I´m really good at." She gave a shrug. "but if you´re not sure then let´s not do it."
Which took away one possibility of how to keep the kid busy till her mother came in. She was starting to wonder what they were talking about. Well, obviously there was no serious argument going on cause she couldn´t hear anything about raised voices.
Wait, she thought... didn´t we have some ice cream left?
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Post by Gambit on Oct 31, 2008 16:19:05 GMT -5
"I don't know..." Connie sighed, then looked at the window and back at Shade. "Well, maybe... or no. I don't know-"
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Wait a second, Gambit thought. I've heard this sh*t before. With the kind of clothes, and the description... Was she talking about the Hellfire Club restored in its original version? But then, she was nobody, why would anyone recruit her in the Hellfire Club?
He feigned deepest interest about the subject of women. "Now I guess I wanna hear more," he said.
"Right," Kate smiled, knowing she'd found the right spot to rub. She stepped up to Gambit, running one finger up along his stomach to his chest in a seemingly casual manner. "Is there some place here we could discuss it, um... in a more private setting?"
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Post by Shade on Oct 31, 2008 16:25:32 GMT -5
"Okay." Shade said, deciding that the girl was too insecure to go further there. "Let´s just leave it at that then, all right? I told you you can do it so you can be really proud."
She got up and glanced towards the nearly ready cooked dinner. She sighed inwardly. The evening had started promising, now it had turned out as something really strange. And she knew the matter would probably overshadow things even once Connie and her mother had left.
"You know what?" Shade said, her voice not betraying any of those thoughts as she walked towards the fridge and opened the freezer inside. At least something she thought as she took out half a box of vanilla ice cream. "I said we don´t have candy, but what do you say about ice cream?"
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Post by Gambit on Oct 31, 2008 16:38:41 GMT -5
"Ice cream, I don't know..." Connie said, swinging her legs under the table. "Can I have some?"
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"Sho," Gambit grinned. Even if he was playing her to get information out of her, didn't mean he couldn't fool around with her for a minute or two. The thought of Shade didn't cross his mind at the moment.
He pulled Kate into the bedroom, closing the door carefully behind them.
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Post by Shade on Oct 31, 2008 16:50:08 GMT -5
Connie sounded less enthusiastic than the had a few moments ago. Probably she was wondering what took her mum so long and why she had to hand out with a stranger.
Shade opened the ice cream box and got a small bowl and the chocolate sauce from the fridge. She dug a generous portion of the ice cream and added an equally generous amount of chocolate sauce before she returned to the table and placed the ice cream and a spoon in front of Connie. "There you go." she said.
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Post by Gambit on Oct 31, 2008 17:07:57 GMT -5
Connie became excited at the sight of ice cream, and scrambled up onto her knees on the chair, leaning onto the table with her upper body while Shade was preparing the treat. She took the spoon, beaming, and dug into the ice cream immediately without another word.
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"Well-well," Kate pressed herself against Gambit, pushing him towards the bed until he fell backwards onto it. She climbed onto him. "The story is short but exciting," and she trailed her finger again over his body, higher towards his neck, where she paused her hand. "The splendor begins at night... Luxury cars, posh outfits... you'd love it. Oh, the parties we throw..!"
Keep on talking, Gambit thought. She was still being vague about the subject, and he wondered if he had enough patience for the entire presentation.
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Post by Shade on Oct 31, 2008 17:18:59 GMT -5
Now that Connie was busy with her ice cream, Shade had once more the chance to have a proper look at her. She sat down opposit of the girl again, her chin propped on both her hands, wondering how insanely funny it was that the kid was completely unaware of what this whole situation was about. For now she couldn´t think of anything to say or ask, because she had run out of random things to ask and anything further would dig into areas that didn´t seem appropriate to ask since it would make her feel as if she was trying to get information from her. Which would be unfair. Therefore she merely kept sitting there, thinking through the last couple of minutes.
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Post by Gambit on Oct 31, 2008 17:31:56 GMT -5
Connie kept eating the ice cream, liking the chocolate sauce and everything. She wouldn't mind, probably, if Shade actually asked any questions, but she was simply too engrossed in the process of enjoying her ice cream.
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"Uh-huh," Gambit said, "who and where and what?" he asked, wondering if Kate was ever going to be more specific about all of this. It was nice that she was all over him and everything, but his mind was on other things now, and considering the suspicions he'd been having about her ever since he had opened the door and found her there looking and behaving like this, he wouldn't allow her to distract him completely.
"Well, we're about two hundred people," Kate told him, tracing her fingers up and down his neck. "We have several mansions at our service around the country, and special transportation services, too. The world is yours, think about it."
"It's mine already, the way I see it," Gambit smirked. "I still don' see your point."
"Hmm," Kate straightened up. "What if I told you... that we have means..." she leaned down again, speaking in a low voice close to his ear. "To significantly extend your lifespan?"
Been there, Gambit thought bitterly, done that. "What means 'xactly?" he asked.
"Completely natural," Kate crooned, "you could view it as exchanging life force with the members of our, um, community."
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Post by Shade on Oct 31, 2008 17:38:25 GMT -5
Shade´s thought didn´t lead anywhere in particular and she was actually starting to wonder when Gambit would return. Just as he had been wondering earlier what took her so long in the corridor, she now did the same. She couldn´t hear anything from where she was and therefore had no idea what they were talking about or what as going on. She had to refuse the urge to tap her feet or do some other random repeating movement to express her slight bewilderment.
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Post by Gambit on Oct 31, 2008 17:46:25 GMT -5
"I like chocolate ice cream the most," Connie said in between two mouthfuls of the white stuff. "But strawberry is okay, too. And then I also like jell-o," she added before continuing to eat.
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"Now that sounds weird," Gambit said, feigning complete naiveté and lack of experience in esoteric department. "I now imagine two hundred people engaged in an energy-exchange ritual-"
"Oh," Kate laughed, "this is much more exciting than that. It's not our own energy that we share..." she leaned closer to him and then planted a kiss onto his neck, she was unable to resist the temptation.
Gambit wondered if he would be able to hear the rest of the story before she'd lose herself completely. Somehow, however, it seemed that her behavior was in accordance with her words, and not a separate thing. Something was definitely off, and it was giving him some faint ideas about her true nature.
(( I better go to sleep now. ))
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Post by Shade on Oct 31, 2008 17:51:29 GMT -5
Shade gave the girl a lopsided smile. "I could give you some more chocolate sauce." she said. "if you just mesh it with the vanilla ice cream it´s pretty much chocolate."
She was starting to think that it was strange he was staying outside for so long. It was a feeling she couldn´t pinpoint and probably it was nothing more than her nerves being a little bit overtaxed right now anyways, but she had to fight the urge now to get up just for the sake of casually moving closer to the door to listen. She refused that urge, but felt kind of uneasy.
((Okies. Sleep well))
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Post by Gambit on Nov 1, 2008 6:29:39 GMT -5
"Uh-huh," Connie agreed readily. More sweet stuff? Bring it on! She was feeling completely content and at ease around Shade now, and she had no idea her mother was in the same apartment - she had even forgotten her mother was supposed to come.
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Gambit placed his hands on Kate's waist, more like to have some control over her body just in case, if she got any funny ideas. He had noticed no weapons on her, and as far as his experience with Bella Donna went, noticed no places in Kate's outfit that could be disguised as hidden pockets for concealed blades, but that gave him only that much certainty about his own safety.
"Whose, then?" he asked, although it was increasingly difficult to continue the conversation in this context.
Kate didn't reply, as her fangs extended slightly in that moment, piercing Gambit's skin on his neck slightly. "Ya know, chere, that kinda hurt," he remarked, mistaking it for a particularly strong nibbling on his skin in a kiss, "I think ya better stop." In order to distract him, she moved her hand downwards, cupping his member through his jeans.
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Post by Shade on Nov 1, 2008 6:52:57 GMT -5
Shade got up once more and grabbed the bottle with chocoate sauce, let it vanish in her hand and sat down again letting it appear just when it left her hand and was pushed over to the girl. Just some entertainment, not that Connie looked like she was uneasy or bored... but Shade was unconsciously trying to get the girl´s trust now for reasons not entirely clear to her. Maybe it was because she was feeling kind of restless. What took Gambit so long?
"Say, your mommy, what´s she like?" she asked, sounding random just as if it was a small talk question.
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