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Spear of Cerberus
Posts: 109
Preferred Name: Varmun
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Character Name: Dante Vasari
Main Account: Isaac
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Post by Dante on Aug 9, 2015 8:13:03 GMT -5
Nnnnnope, that still didn’t sound right. Dante wanted to give his brain a quick smack, since clearly it was screwing with him. There was no way her name was Bikini. He had to focus. He needed to really listen next time he asked for her name and—Oh my god, it really is Bikini.
When Bikini gave her full name, repeating that word for the third time, Dante was sure he actually heard her correctly. Granted, Gutierrez was not a name he had ever heard before—and it was very possible that his brain was making things up again—but it wasn’t “Tanline” or “Tubetop” or any other perverted thing Dante could accidentally imagine.
“O-oh. Okay, cool. It’s great to meet you, too, Bikini.” Dante couldn’t keep his cheeks from burning with blush no matter how hard he tried to relax or laugh off his nerves. Nothing he did seemed to help, not even changing the subject. “And my last name is Vasari. Dante Vasari.”
What did work, however, was Bikini’s sudden offer of her money chips. By the time he realized she had grabbed his hands, Dante felt a dozen chips fall across his palms, and he looked to her with shock. “Whoa, wait, I can’t take these. They’re yours.” Dante pushed his hands back toward her, offering the chips back. “Don’t worry about the boom box, seriously. I made enough money on my own.” That was, however, a complete lie. Dante didn’t know exactly how much he had made today, but it wasn’t enough to buy a boom box, not even a cheap one. Well, not if he still wanted to buy pizza for Isaac and him tonight—which he did.
“But—uhh—you know, if you want to pay me back…” Oh no. Dante was about to try and be charming. Get your hard hats, people. “Maybe you could promise to dance with me again sometime?”
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Post by Bikini on Aug 9, 2015 9:09:59 GMT -5
Bikini's big eyes looked rather confused to Dante when she felt him push her hands away and put back her chips in her hands, drifting down to see the ships just sit there randomly in her palms. "But I broke your music case..." she said again, so he didn't want her money? That was a first for someone. Everyone wanted her money, and if not her money-- her service. She looked back up to him and smiled just a little, trying to show she was happy for him that he could afford his own. He must of been rich or something. The chips she earns only pays enough for old rotting produce at the crappy grocery outlet in the black market.
But then she had an opportunity come to her as he began to talk, she smiled big as her wings perked up and opened, at the ready to accept any favor to do for him-- only to be shocked and confused as to what he just said next. "You want to see me again? To dance?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. Someone actually wanted to see her again. To dance. Bikini wasn't sure to be scared at this, or to be flattered. Does this mean...? "So... wait." Bikini blushed, squirming her tail and legs together, her sleeved hand began to play around with the hem of her dress while the other one placed itself in the middle of her chest, her expression a bit unsure and her face full of flushed red and hot. "So you... and I...?" She leaned in so she didn't have to talk louder nearly whispering at such an idea, "You want me...? To be...?" She squinted at him as she seemed rather uncomfortable and embarrassed, "Your...."
"... friend?"
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Civilians
Spear of Cerberus
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Character Name: Dante Vasari
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Post by Dante on Aug 9, 2015 9:39:20 GMT -5
As Dante waited for her answer, his smile started to curl down, and his face slowly fell. He felt his chest tighten and his cheeks burn. The way Bikini mumbled and hesitated unsettled him. Oh god, was that too flirty? Did I ask her too soon? Please, please, please tell me I didn’t screw up.
Bikini then leaned in closer, and Dante prayed she wouldn’t hear his racing heartbeat. She was so close, and her whisper was only making his blush worse. Did I really make it sound like I wanted to be her boyfriend? I mean, that’d be awesome, but that’s way too soon. I didn’t mean to pressure her and scare her off—
But just then, Bikini finally managed to speak, and what she said surprised Dante. His face relaxed all at once, and he looked at her curiously, again wondering if his head was messing with him.
The way she had said “friend” had sounded so unsure. It almost sounded like she had never heard the word before, but she somehow still knew it. Wait, what? Is having a friend really so strange to her? All of this confused Dante, but he did his best to smile and said, “Y-yeah, of course. I mean, if you want to, that is. You don’t have to be, but I’d love to be your friend. You seem like a really nice girl, Bikini, and you’re an amazing dancer.”
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Post by Bikini on Aug 9, 2015 9:57:14 GMT -5
Bikini's smile slowly came back as Dante reassured her that she was understanding all of this correctly, that yes. He did want to be her friend. Her heart fluttered and was heavy in her chest, her eyes sparkled like someone was shining a light in her sapphires, the blue flames dancing about in sheer happiness. Could this be possibly the best day of her life? Most definitely in the top three, no doubt about that.
"I-I..." she began to say, her fists up to her shoulders, her whole shy being vanishing right before Dante revealing another side of her, the daring bold side, "I--- DO want to be your friend!" she said, then blushing as she put a clothed hand to her mouth to quiet herself. She giggled, but when Dante told her she was an amazing dancer all of her excitement that she bottles up all the time by her paranoia and distrust to people exploded out and she leaped for Dante to hug him tight, her hair and clothes smelled of lot of sunshine and outdoors. "YES! Oh, thank you, Dante...-"
That's when she realized she was overstepping her boundaries and she backed off, smiling she blushed heavy, stepping a few paces to give him space. "I-I mean. I'm delighted to be your friend." She giggled, her eyes finding his again and smiled, "You're an amazing dancer too."
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Post by Dante on Aug 9, 2015 22:36:00 GMT -5
Dante’s entire body rose up with a wave of energy. His smile grew wider when Bikini suddenly exploded with excitement and joy. Her giggle was like a xylophone, a sweet, chiming harmony. Her smile was so bright that it hid all of the dirt and scrapes along her body in its brilliant light.
But before Dante could go on describing her beauty, Bikini tackled him with a lunging hug. “Whoa!" Dante managed to keep his arms from getting pinned to his sides, and he wobbled backwards, flailing his arms to try and remain standing during Bikini’s surprisingly powerful hug. Dante’s only saving grace was the wall behind him. He pushed one hand against it to right himself just as Bikini let go. And when she did, Dante let out a laugh. He didn’t notice the blush on Bikini’s face, and he might have been making it worse, but he hunched over with his hands on his knees and laughed.
“Oh man,” he said when he calmed down. “I wish I got that every time I made a new friend.” He straightened up, chuckling a few more times. “I’m delighted too, Bikini.”
And now, Dante finally felt comfortable. He had so many things he wanted to talk to Bikini about, to ask, to share. Her beauty had stunned him, but now he was ready to learn more about her. But right when he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered something Bikini had said earlier: “It’s been really nice meeting you.”
“Oh, hey, so did you have to leave or anything? You looked like you needed to go earlier. I mean, don’t go if you don’t have to. I’d love to hang out, but if you have to go, I totally understand. Just… let me know when I can see you again, okay?”
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Post by Bikini on Aug 10, 2015 1:34:07 GMT -5
Dante's response to her hug made her blush even more, apparently he's not met the kind of friendliness Bikini had to offer. And it flattered Bikini even more, to be perfectly honest. She's just being herself-- her real self, so she liked to think.... but that was another issue.
Bikini smiled even more when it seemed that things between Dante and herself were at least comfortable just being near each other, no uncomfortable feelings or impressions to one another. But then he asked about maybe spending much more time now that they established being new friends. Bikini looked down and her wings lowered, her stomach wanting to rumble but she tried not to think about it too hard.
Usually, after Bikini performs she'd go straight to the black market to buy the rotting produce to eat for the day, then try and sleep to regain her strength to go dancing and partying again. As much as she wanted to eat, she didn't want to disappoint Dante either. "Leave?" she said, shaking her head violently, "-Of course not! I don't have much planned today..." besides eating. "B-but uhh, how would I contact you?" she asked, blushing then trying to get out of that stupid question she just set herself into. "I-I don't have any service." she said, not entirely the truth, BUT not at all a lie. She could be too poor for communication service, or it's broken that particular part. "Is there a place I can find you?" she asked, her body shrinking down into a curl, feeling to intrusive into his own personal life.
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Spear of Cerberus
Posts: 109
Preferred Name: Varmun
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Character Name: Dante Vasari
Main Account: Isaac
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Post by Dante on Aug 10, 2015 14:44:02 GMT -5
Dante cocked a brow at Bikini’s question. Granted, it had taken him a long time to learn how to call people with his implant, but he thought everyone else in the world already knew. He started to answer her, but she cut him off, explaining her lack of service. “Oh,” he said, surprised. “Oh wow, that sucks. Is something wrong with your implant? You should probably go see an engineer. You know, when you get the chance.” The suggestion came out nervously at the end when Dante realized that Bikini probably didn’t have the cash to get a repair. She didn’t even have enough money for shoes, clearly. On the other hand, she had some crazy gene mods. Those wings were unbelievable, but they could have come from a parent, so that didn’t mean she had money.
“Well, anyway, my schedule’s a little whacky right now. I work weird hours, so it might be better if I came to see you instead.” Dante then rubbed the back of his head, thinking. Asking Bikini where she lived or where she often went seemed like a bad move. It had probably been a bit too forward of him, or perhaps even lazy. “But umm… let’s see.” He tapped his chin, thinking hard about potential meeting spots. He could always tell her where he lived, but—um—no. Again, too forward.
“Okay, how about this? When I have a day off, I’ll go to the park again and wait by the fountain at noon. Exactly at noon. We can meet up like that. You know, until you get service again. What do you think?”
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Post by Bikini on Aug 12, 2015 8:45:12 GMT -5
Dante's friendliness as well as his obliviousness to her implant made her blush and feel a bit more bad about it. At least he didn't expect her of something else... like maybe she had none. But he soon let off the topic and switched it, then made her blush even more when he asked where to find her most of the time. Bikini didn't exactly live anywhere, take it or leave it she just slept anywhere that provided shelter or even a rooftop when it was warm out. In which she didn't want to tell him that either. Oh boy, she was beginning to feel really lame now.
Then finally Dante thought up of a even better idea that made Bikini's tail and wings perk up, her eyes glimmer with excitement and her smile grow bigger from an uncertain frown she had earlier. Getting more giddy with the proposition she gave him one big nod that served as a bow as well, "Mnn! That sounds like a great idea!" she giggled, stepping closer to Dante but not too close that it's overstepping personal space. "By the fountain, right?"
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Character Name: Dante Vasari
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Post by Dante on Aug 12, 2015 16:27:47 GMT -5
Yes! Dante finally had a good idea. He mirrored Bikini's big smile and nodded as well, saying, "I'm glad you think so." Then, Bikini stepped in closer, and although she wasn't too close, the mere fact that she stepped closer to him got his cheeks a little rosy again. He stared into her eyes, his heart pumping faster as he felt her excitement pour out and wrap around his body. It took him a moment to even realize she had said anything.
"Y-yeah, the fountain. Right where we were before. I'll be there exactly at noon on any day I have off. Promise." Then, as if someone had snapped their fingers in his head, Dante's face jolted, his smile dampening as he said, "Oh, but I can tell you right now I'm not gonna have a day off for at least three days. My schedule is all sorts of crazy, but I know I can't have another day off for a bit. So—uh—maybe start coming by the fountain by Thursday? Yeah?"
Bikini agreed, and after they talked for a few more minutes, she left. Dante watched her go, her hair flowing in the breeze, her rainbow wings gently bouncing up and down as she stepped, her snake tail swaying back and forth. The girl was captivating, and maybe Dante was rushing things in his head, but he wanted to see more of her. He wanted to talk to her again right now.
Once more, as she left, he called out, "Exactly at noon. I won't be a minute late." He would do his absolute best to be on time. And if he couldn't, he knew Isaac could kick his butt for him.
"Oh wow," he muttered to himself. "I've gotta tell Isaac! Holy crap, he's gonna be so jealous." Dante chuckled, then burst out laughing, cheering and punching the air before he turned around and sprinted back home, eagerly awaiting his next day off.
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