✽❀ GARDENTASTA ❀ ✽
Who: Everyone and anyone! Yes, everyone is invited!
What: The ❀ GARDENTASTA ❀! Aka, a giant costume party for everyone!
When: August 12th! Yes, this is being posted in advance.
Where: The gardens attached to the labs in the bottom of the ship!
Warnings: If any threads go above PG-13, please warn about this in the subject line! The basic party ( Read more... )
What: The ❀ GARDENTASTA ❀! Aka, a giant costume party for everyone!
When: August 12th! Yes, this is being posted in advance.
Where: The gardens attached to the labs in the bottom of the ship!
Warnings: If any threads go above PG-13, please warn about this in the subject line! The basic party ( Read more... )
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[there's smoke on his mouth again, but it smells a bit different than what he used to breathe]
[he watches the woman bend over and tilts his head, dark mauve hair framing a curious and watchful visage with that purple mask weaved over]
[it's a chuckle that will catch her attention]
Are we shirking our duties today, Une?
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[slowly, she sits up and straightens the skirt of her dress; careful to make sure her fingernails don't catch on Miwako's exquisite beadwork]
[more than anything, it's a nervous tic rather than an attempt at looking presentable]
Catching my breath.
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[it wouldn't seem so -- the upper floors of Thor are mostly safe, if ignoring the hospitality of the Amanto, which he's long-since been accustomed to]
[the dress is lovely, no doubt, gaining a rake of his eye for a moment only, and despite its beauty, he holds a bit of detest for it. foreign thing; few women are wearing proper kimonos; he still hates the blends of culture]
I was watching.
[it's rather frank]
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[sitting still, bathed in the light of a false moon and false stars upon a holographic sky; she eyed him with casual appraisal]
I don't doubt your surveillance. Nice mask, by the way. Opting to accessorize your usual disguise?
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[beneath the bandages is the lie, the weakness, and the frailty -- the eye shrunken with insanity and the mouth curving in reverent bliss are his current truths, sunken into with every fang]
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[she keeps her hands neatly folded in her lap lest she start fidgeting; maintaining cool composure was of the essence]
But that's of no concern to one who seeks oblivion.
You're a rare sight. Why deign to honor me with your presence now?
[patronizing, of course]
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[patronising in return, of course; his smile is plastic, though his words are honest]
You're quite the workaholic, Une.
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[stealing a glance at her feet; sandal straps still beckoning her to undo them]
How have your labors been?
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[he notices it -- she may be a lover, but he will always be a fighter]
If you came for a break, don't let me stop you. Those things look dreadfully uncomfortable.
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[and she leans down to undo one strap then the other, freeing her feet]
[carefully, she lays her soles down on the cold floor of the gazebo before sitting up and permitting herself a small sigh of relief]
Admittedly, it'd be easier to run to an emergency this way.
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Women go through such pains for their beauty.
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[it wasn't particularly cold and it had been starting to feel heavy on her shoulders]
You think so?
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[a snort, though it's ash-less]
It is comforting to be so close in mannerisms to our animal brethren, is it not?
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