(Bastard), how may I serve you?

[pirate_maid]

Who: Alice Kirkland
What: Lost, but pretending she's where she's supposed to be
Where: (Your character's gender's) Dormitory Hallway
When: Weekend
Why: In search of a couple of troublemakers

Comments

[diosorogloria]

[Staring, because. He never expected to see this outside of his fantasies that Maid Cafe he frequented]

...Kitty?

[pirate_maid]

[Dear lord, the bloke was handsome. Alice believed this school was filled with only handsome men. First, her charge, Alfred. If he wasn't as loud and women ignored that mouth of his, they would be throwing themselves at his feet. The Japanese boy, the charming Frenchman, and now this. She'd invite them all into her personal (reverse) harem, or her gang. BUT, it was all to remain in her dream. Curse Julius for the rules!]

[She allowed him stare, but walked on, and quietly wished him luck finding his cat.]

[diosorogloria]

[Blinks at the utter lack of a violent reaction. Strange. Is "she" ill? Is he dreaming? Did he take too long a siesta today?]

[Curious, he follows "her"]

What's this? [He smiles. It matches his tone, which is a touch teasing with a side of flirtatious] You're letting me call you that out in public now with no protest?

[He has still to figure out that this isn't his Kitty, obviously]

[pirate_maid]

[There was no one else in the hall.]

[Alice sighed and half-turned towards him.]

Sorry?

[What was he saying?]

[diosorogloria]

[Blinks at the sound of "her" voice]

You even sound different...

[Stops before her and leans, looking at her closely]

Arthur, are you all right?

[pirate_maid]

[Her cheeks darken. He smelt rather nice.]

You have the wrong person. Perhaps you need glasses, Sir.

[She took off her own red-rimmed glasses, gingerly slipped it on him, and let it rest carefully on the bridge of his nose.]

How is that? [Am I a woman now?]

[diosorogloria]

[A bit startled at the glasses being put over his nose, blinking. He looks at this person who looks like his Kitty and figures, this can't be "her" at all. "She" won't be so... well, uninhibited and cute at the same time. Unless "she's" planning on tricking him again]

[Nevertheless, he smiles]

Better, I think.

[He straightens and continues to look at her curiously, though now he looks amused and maybe more dashing with the glasses over his eyes]

May I ask why you're here, ah... [Eyebrows lifting as he probes for her name]

[pirate_maid]

Alice. [She bowed slightly to him.]

[This must be the men's dormitory if a man was here.]

I'm looking for my Master. [Her eye twitched slightly.] Alfred F Jones.

[diosorogloria]

Alfred F. Jones... [He wants to ask if its the student or the teacher, but he figures it's none of his business]

I haven't seen him around, unfortunately.

[He sees the twitch and he laughs softly] You don't seem happy about this.

[pirate_maid]

Goodness, no. He is nothing but trouble you see. [She blushed. Alfred has his good side too.]

[She sighed and rubbed her temples.] Thank you, Sir, but I must be on my way.

[diosorogloria]

[Another chuckle. The poor dear...] Alfred seems to cause trouble no matter where he goes.

Are you sure? You seem tired. Maybe you'd like to take a break. [Antonio did always have a soft spot for English maids who look like they need taking care of]

[pirate_maid]

Quite so! [She groaned at the memory of his last masterpiece. It was a nightmare.]

Hmm, a break? [To think about it, she leaned on the hand on her temple. She looked at him and his rather handsome face.] Certainly you don't mean an ordinary break...

[What do you really want?]

[diosorogloria]

[Blinks at this] An ordinary break?

[And he does look genuinely curious about the term. Eyebrows lifting as he asks] There's such a thing as an "extraordinary break"?

[He still has to grasp what that could mean, which is probably odd. Antonio isn't an innocent. Far from it]

[pirate_maid]

No. I suppose not. [Alice shook her head, and reached back to unknot her apron.]

It's good to know you're an idiot. [She muttered, taking her glasses back from the dashing fellow.]

[diosorogloria]

[An idiot, but not deaf. Antonio laughs softly as he lets her take her glasses back]

So I've been told many, many times...

Now, for that break. [And a charming wink] Would you like some hot chocolate, Alice?

[pirate_maid]

[Whoops, he heard that.]

You poor thing. [She replaced her glasses on and flipped her hair to freshen up slightly.]

[She'll take a break, and enjoy it.]

If it's free, fine. I'll go with you.