[After The Elemental Plot; Puppy] [Directed to islandsplash, but open to anyone]

[trickstersparx]

When he walked into his house, he was relieved that it was no longer the manor. Which meant no Dragon Guard following his every move, no creepy Slizzath, and certainly not having to report back to Aristotle for anything he did or was planning to do. Admittedly, he felt somewhat bad for the old man, but he also didn't appreciate what his true

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[shadowofaclown]

There came a knock at the front door of the house, as Duela stood at the front steps, looking nervous as she leaned forward on her crutches.

She was, of course, not in her costume, and rather, her "civilian" clothes.

[trickstersparx]

Normally Lightning would have yelled at Thunder to go and get the door, but seeing that Thunder wasn't home when he came in, he got up to answer the door himself -- while trying to get the puppy to stop trying to take the belt off of his waist and hanging off of it, and failed when the puppy ran away with it.

He opened the door and he saw Duela standing there; he didn't immediately recognize her, giving her a glance over. And by seeing the crutches, he got a little paranoid and hoped this wasn't somebody from that one incident last week coming to get their medical bill paid. "Yes?"

[shadowofaclown]

"Uhm... hello," she said, smiling uneasily. "My name is D-Duela... I met you in the Nexus..."

[trickstersparx]

Okay, he was curious now, and a little relieved that it wasn't what he thought it was. "I do not think I know that name -- although you look familiar," he admitted.

[trickstersparx]

"That certainly sounds like a stupid way of thinki--" y halo thar memories of first arrival in Jump City. "... All right, so that is kind of true, but it only works if the hero is aware of what the 'villain' is doing." Lightning didn't necessary consider Duela a villain. Compared to Slizzath and Aristotle, from his perspective, she looked like Super Man on a sugar high right now.

"From what I am seeing, it seems that you have." He glances over over again, crutches and all. He was curious about what exactly happened, but he's not trusting her just yet. He still wanted to see if this was genuine or not.

[shadowofaclown]

"Well..." she straightens up a bit, shakily. "I... I just wanted to let you know. I made a m-mistake, and I c-came clean..."

"I understand... if you're angry," she replied, quietly. "But... but I hurt enough people already. I worked with... with some bad people. I blew up that store, to get y- someone a present. I may not'a gotten it as bad as I should'a, but I've come to make up for it."

She shrugged, looking mostly tired and miserable. "I... thanks for.. thanks for giving me a chance to say I'm sorry, at least."

She waits for what he wants to say next, but she also looks as if she's prepared to leave.

[trickstersparx]

"Admittedly, this is not the worst thing that I have heard of somebody's intentions this week. Although I am not a fan of the... 'stalking,'" he put it that way, "you... are really sorry, right?" Haha, nervous? Well, a girl with smoke marbles and who just destroyed an entire store is somebody for him to be cautious around. But hey, at least he's being more... 'open,' looking for a polite way to put it.

[shadowofaclown]

She didn't even hesitate before answering.

"I really am," she said, plainly. "And... I would still like to be your friend, if I still have a chance..."

[islandsplash]

She was dressed in darker colours for once, and wearing her winter coat. it wasn't too cold out, but she wanted to be prepared if it snowed. Ophelia smiled as she neared Lightning's house, and knocked on the door, calling out, "Hey! You guys home?"

[trickstersparx]

He had finally retrieved his belt from the dog and put it back around his waist, after washing the drool out of it. And, hey, a voice he recognized! He called out, "It's open!"

[islandsplash]

She stepped inside, took off the coat, looking around some, and grinned, seeing Lightning and the little dalmation. "Hey! How are you doing?" she asked. It hadn't been too long since she had seen him, but considering the circumstances they all parted on, she felt it was important to make sure all was well. Not to mention she was curious about the little christmas gift she left him that was now gnawing on a sofa cushion. "So what did you name her?" Ophelia laughed.

[trickstersparx]

Lightning was about to answer when he saw the dog and the cushion and let out an "ACK!" noise before rushing over to stop her. "Oh? Her name? Well, er. I could not think of a more... 'creative' one, so, er," drop in voice, "Panda." >_>