[She straightens, looking quite pleased, and holds her hand out for Garry to take. It might seem strange (and it is), but she is a person that really thrives with physical contact.]
Mm, there's not much of one. I hate going there alone, and you can't go over there alone, so it makes sense right?
It makes sense, but it wouldn't hurt to give me some notice beforehand, you know! That tunnel really takes it out of me... [ and now he's had no mental preparation!! gosh.
The offer of a hand really catches him off guard, though. Come to think of it, she'd done this the other time they met too. Wasn't that a little intimate? Perhaps she doesn't know that. He's got no idea what to make of it, and looks rather awkward. ] Er... You want to hold my hand?
[ his tone's not judgmental, just unsure - and maybe a bit embarrassed. ]
[ hold his arm?! That's even worse! At the very least, that reaction confirms his suspicion that getting close wasn't her intent. Sort of. She's just an odd duck. Garry shakes his head fervently. ]
No, that's quite all right. It's just a little bit... [ misleading. But the last thing he wants to do is make her mad at him for some obscure reason before she leads him into the tunnel of death. So, after a short sigh, he takes her hand in his and just hopes that no one he knows sees them and gets the wrong idea. ] ... Nevermind. You're a strange girl.
[ he follows after her, stepping up a bit to keep pace and pushing open the doors to the apartments. ]
... I'm all for breaking old traditions, but you really don't think anything of holding a man's hand? [ this feels like dangerous territory to be treading into... ] ... And I'm not trying to suggest anything, for your information.
[ Garry blinks - then, with a little sigh, he shakes his head, turning away to look forward. ]
No reason. If you don't know, then there's no need to complicate matters more by explaining! Now, let's get to those tunnels. [ after all, if she doesn't see anything peculiar about it, he won't, either! Besides, it'd be harder for her to run off and leave him with all those tunnel beasts this way... ]
[Oh... Well this answer is okay, since her huffiness subsides, and she just shrugs a little]
You're probably just thinking about it too much, you know. I want to hold hands because I like holding hands with people. It's not really anything more than that. It's...
[She hums thoughtfully, since she knows exactly what this stems from, for once. For all the years of no contact at all, anything at all still was a comfort. But of course she can't say that.]
[ It's more of a mumbled repeat than an actual question. Apologies, Diva -- he really is thinking she's strange now. Not in a bad way - that was such an innocuous thing to say that there's no way he could hold it against her. But what kind of vampire liked holding hands with people? How could she freely admit to murdering without remorse and simultaneously tell him she liked the warm feeling of holding hands? Garry blinks at her, looking rather surprised. Still, the fact that he'll take that explanation at face value says something about how his opinion on her has changed since they met. ]
... You know, for being so old, you certainly say some childish things... But if that's really all it is, then I don't mind. [ he glances back away, rummaging around in his other pocket with his spare hand until he pulls out a box of cigarettes. ] In times like these, I can't say I don't understand that sentiment...
[She's quiet for a few moments, and it seems like she's dropped the conversation there. It's not until he's probably lit his cigarette that she speaks up again, sounding dismissive.]
...It's not childish. [But she doesn't sound mad, at least. Even though she just denied it, she knows that it totally is...] I guess if I were to explain it to you, it's just that I never really got to be around people like this before. When I hold hands with someone that I don't really like because it's what I'm supposed to do, that's a cold feeling. I've chosen you myself, so it's nice.
[ Oops. Did he go too far? When she doesn't respond, he becomes quite nervous, and is on the brink of apologizing as he brings the smoke to his lips, but she breaks the silence first, to his relief. ]
Never got to be around people? [ he looks over at her curiously. Well, maybe if she wouldn't talk so blithely about murder, that wouldn't happen... he holds his tongue on that one. ] Mmm... I suppose you are the queen, you said. Did they not let you talk with the common folk, or something like that?
R-Right, [ he replies somewhat belatedly, looking distinctly uncomfortable about said 'food.' It was getting too easy to forget that she probably looked at him like a snake did a feeder mouse sometimes. But he was doing his best to believe what she'd told him. So he clears his throat, trying to move on. ]
You lived like that for a hundred or so years...? I never had too many friends, myself, but that sounds more like being in prison than on the throne...
It's lonely, but it's not a prison. No human even really knows what a true prison is like.
[Because she's stepped a bit ahead of him, he won't be able to see her face, but that it adds much to what she's said. Diva doesn't give him time to question it, though, since they've arrived at the entrance to the subway, so she turns lightly on her heel to face him.]
Hey, so can I carry you? That would probably be the easiest.
[ what. Whatever he was about to reply to her other statement with, he promptly forgets. Did he hear that right? She wants to carry him? He immediately looks mortified, cigarette nearly dropping from his mouth. ]
[It's a better reaction than she could have hoped for, so she steps closer to lean up towards his face and giggle. Clearly the smoke doesn't bother her??]
Not at all! It'll be the fastest way to get there, unless you want to hang around and watch me fight my way through them.
Well, it's pretty much the only way, since me just holding your hand would take off your arm. I'm going to go really fast so that I don't have to waste time, you know.
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Mm, there's not much of one. I hate going there alone, and you can't go over there alone, so it makes sense right?
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The offer of a hand really catches him off guard, though. Come to think of it, she'd done this the other time they met too. Wasn't that a little intimate? Perhaps she doesn't know that. He's got no idea what to make of it, and looks rather awkward. ] Er... You want to hold my hand?
[ his tone's not judgmental, just unsure - and maybe a bit embarrassed. ]
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Yes...? I could hold your arm instead if you want.
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No, that's quite all right. It's just a little bit... [ misleading. But the last thing he wants to do is make her mad at him for some obscure reason before she leads him into the tunnel of death. So, after a short sigh, he takes her hand in his and just hopes that no one he knows sees them and gets the wrong idea. ] ... Nevermind. You're a strange girl.
It's ok I have been too drunk to rp anyways...
Strange? That's not really strange.
[But she doesn't deny being strange herself...]
you crazy kids!!
... I'm all for breaking old traditions, but you really don't think anything of holding a man's hand? [ this feels like dangerous territory to be treading into... ] ... And I'm not trying to suggest anything, for your information.
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...No? Why should I?
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No reason. If you don't know, then there's no need to complicate matters more by explaining! Now, let's get to those tunnels. [ after all, if she doesn't see anything peculiar about it, he won't, either! Besides, it'd be harder for her to run off and leave him with all those tunnel beasts this way... ]
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No, I want to know. Why is that strange?
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R-really, Diva -- you're more than three times my age! You must know something about... Well, erm... [ he looks for a word. ] Relationships?
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Of course I know about them! But it's not like men really complain when I want to hold their hand. You're the strange one!
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I'm not complaining! [ well, maybe a little. ] It just -- surprised me, that's all! I never know what you're thinking.
[ maybe she just honestly likes being close to people... which is rather concerning in its own right. ]
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You're probably just thinking about it too much, you know. I want to hold hands because I like holding hands with people. It's not really anything more than that. It's...
[She hums thoughtfully, since she knows exactly what this stems from, for once. For all the years of no contact at all, anything at all still was a comfort. But of course she can't say that.]
It's warm, I guess. I like it.
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[ It's more of a mumbled repeat than an actual question. Apologies, Diva -- he really is thinking she's strange now. Not in a bad way - that was such an innocuous thing to say that there's no way he could hold it against her. But what kind of vampire liked holding hands with people? How could she freely admit to murdering without remorse and simultaneously tell him she liked the warm feeling of holding hands? Garry blinks at her, looking rather surprised. Still, the fact that he'll take that explanation at face value says something about how his opinion on her has changed since they met. ]
... You know, for being so old, you certainly say some childish things... But if that's really all it is, then I don't mind. [ he glances back away, rummaging around in his other pocket with his spare hand until he pulls out a box of cigarettes. ] In times like these, I can't say I don't understand that sentiment...
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...It's not childish. [But she doesn't sound mad, at least. Even though she just denied it, she knows that it totally is...] I guess if I were to explain it to you, it's just that I never really got to be around people like this before. When I hold hands with someone that I don't really like because it's what I'm supposed to do, that's a cold feeling. I've chosen you myself, so it's nice.
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Never got to be around people? [ he looks over at her curiously. Well, maybe if she wouldn't talk so blithely about murder, that wouldn't happen... he holds his tongue on that one. ] Mmm... I suppose you are the queen, you said. Did they not let you talk with the common folk, or something like that?
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That's basically it! I wasn't allowed to see anyone that wasn't my Chevalier unless it was for business.
[a beat]
Or if they were food, but that's not the same.
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You lived like that for a hundred or so years...? I never had too many friends, myself, but that sounds more like being in prison than on the throne...
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[Because she's stepped a bit ahead of him, he won't be able to see her face, but that it adds much to what she's said. Diva doesn't give him time to question it, though, since they've arrived at the entrance to the subway, so she turns lightly on her heel to face him.]
Hey, so can I carry you? That would probably be the easiest.
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[ what. Whatever he was about to reply to her other statement with, he promptly forgets. Did he hear that right? She wants to carry him? He immediately looks mortified, cigarette nearly dropping from his mouth. ]
N-no! You're kidding, right?
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Not at all! It'll be the fastest way to get there, unless you want to hang around and watch me fight my way through them.
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N -- Not particularly, but... Carrying me? That's a bit much!
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Well, it's pretty much the only way, since me just holding your hand would take off your arm. I'm going to go really fast so that I don't have to waste time, you know.
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... Really fast? How fast are we talking here?
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[how helpful...]
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puts a dolla in yo gstring... i mean inbox
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eeek!!
madamemoiselle!!!!!! wait
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nO THAT ICON IS SO CUTE stop it diva!!
bite m--oh wait
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this is cute all of the sudden wtf
i blame diva
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