But here she was, after somehow climbing up that pit of despair, eying the heavenly fruit known as plums but unable to buy it because she was, strangely, someone who listened to her manager. Eva sighed. She hoped that someone would drop out of the sky in some odd fashion to both entertain her and distract her. But what were the odds of that happening?
A Strange Episode [Alice|Invite]
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Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:56 am
But here she was, after somehow climbing up that pit of despair, eying the heavenly fruit known as plums but unable to buy it because she was, strangely, someone who listened to her manager. Eva sighed. She hoped that someone would drop out of the sky in some odd fashion to both entertain her and distract her. But what were the odds of that happening?
Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:19 am
When she finally caught the guy, or well she was holding on to his backpack while he was flying up, good to know she wasn't too heavy for him, she heard something that made her eyes blink rapidly and her bright red coloured head swing from left to right in the no sign. There was a sound of something ripping and she was sure as hell that she knew what it was. For a second she was just hanging on to one strap of the backpack while five seconds later she was dropping down back to earth, thanks to gravity, with the backpack in her left hand and no idea what to do with her mind. Maybe since the loss of her companion she had changed into a daredevil, but she quickly changed into an armour to let the damage be little. Unfortunately she fell right through the roof of a market stand, full of plums and damaged it properly, Most of the plums were okay, considering they were on the ground, but it wasn't the best idea she had in mind. She had hurt her back quite and there was someone yelling at her, she had no idea what was going on.
Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:39 am
“My plums,” she whispered, her eyes still on the round little plums that she wanted to eat only moments ago. “My sweet little plums,” she wanted to lament but was forced to pull herself together when a crowd gathered around them, hiding her wailing self behind her perfect masks.
She coughed and straightened up. “Uh uhm Alice, what are you doing here?” she ran over to the woman, crouching down to help her up if needed. “Where is your puffy little companion?” she looked around for the little thing that usually circled around Alice like a mother.
“Uh Hum!” she heard someone clear their throat behind her. “Do you know this woman?” the man with a potbelly and balding head narrowed his eyes at the two woman. “I want my payment for this damage right now!” he exasperated, much to Eva’s annoyance. It wasn’t like she intended for someone to drop out of the sky and dis- oh, wait, she actually did think that.
Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:44 am
She stopped moving, there was probably blood in her long orange hair but her heart broke a little when Eva asked about Ophelia, "She eh.. isn't around anymore." she said it in a way that some would think it would be that she left and others understood she might have died. Which is what happened, she took a deep breath to get up. But damn Ophelia her healing power would be nice now. "The council will pay, don't worry." she said as she switched back to her normal clothing, instead of the heavy armour, "You think people would appreciate us capturing culprits but no." She muttered a little too loud as she tried to get up but swayed too much from left to right.
Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:58 am
She spotted little drops of red on her hair and quickly looked around for a medic, having no healing powers of her own. Eva looked around, finding a scared looking boy with a white medic’s coat a few steps away from them. Pushing a smile up front of her face as she gestured for the boy, who flinched, to come over. He did as he was instructed, however, and moved up to face Alice, using his healing powers to stop the bleeding.
Eva wasn’t exactly the most sensitive or emotional person in the world, but even she understood what Alice meant when she said her companion was no more. She contemplated whether to ask more about it or let the conversation slide, deciding on some other topic to move onto. “So what happened to the culprit with that backpack?” She asked, helping the boy with healing her by sweeping the orange locks aside, curiously tapping the back of her neko ears with a finger.
Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:55 pm
Alice only knew she was feeling better thanks to whatever they were doing, she had not really since the medic. She did twitch her ear when Eva touched it but apart from that didn't react. She was focusing on the topic, "He is a thief. Stealing left and right from jewelers and other merchants and take the roofs to leave. They asked me because I'm nimble to trace him. They forgot to tell me he could fly or I guess they didn't know. All I could was hold on to his backpack and I fell as the straps were torn apart thanks to me hanging on, I guess." she said as her sight finally got better and the healing was almost done. The medic told her that she needed to be careful with sleeping and all but it would probably be alright. She thanked him, handed him some jewels and turned back to Eva. "I guess I should find him again and fill in the papers about that shop."
Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:43 am
She let a hand hover behind Alice to support her in case she lost her balance again but it seemed that the medic’s healing magic had done the trick since Alice was already back on the case with the thief. “Which way did it go? Maybe we can go after him together,” Eva suggested, not having anything to do now since her precious plums were all gone. It seemed to be a perfect day for catching a thief anyway. “By the way, does those neko ears work like a regular cat’s ears?” she asked, subtly poking the small thing again.
Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:10 am
She was glad to know that Eva was helping her a bit, for some unknown reason she always had the feeling that Eva hadn't liked her while she sort of did her best. She wasn't hurt by it really, but it was sometimes a bit uncomfortable. "Oh that would be great. You have wind magic right? I believe he has something like that too." She pointed though up in the air, "Towards the north, through the air, so that's the only way I know." She already took a few steps when Eva poked her ear again, so she had felt it right, "If only that were true. My hearing is the same though I do have to say because the ears are on top of my head, that sounds weird, anyway they aren't blocked by hair and everything which makes listening a lot easier."
Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:08 am
They must have ran around for a long time since Eva felt sweat rolling down her back and face. It made her hair stick to the sides of her face and urged Eva to keep sweeping them back behind her ears. “Kyaaaah!” she heard an extremely high pitched voice coming from their right down a road that was a popular spot for rich people to spend time by gambling or attending strange parties and clubs that Eva, personally never attended, despite bearing the Vanderbilt family name herself. “I think we found him,” she told Alice, pointing towards the shadowy figure that seemed to jump over their heads, a triumphant expression on his face.
Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:19 am
It must look stupid if you had no idea they were knights but thank god the both of them weren't dressed in obvious Rune Knight outfits. She would not be embarrassed but they would be stared at more than now. If they passed people they looked on for a few seconds than continue with whatever they were doing. Her ears twitched to catch sound and just like Eva she catched the pitched scream easily. Alice turned to look at Eva and nodded, she grinned now that she had an idea, "Shame I have no bow." she stretched her right hand to make space and a straight spear showed up with only a bit of light. "Bit of a shame I didn't think of this earlier." She closed one eye to make sure she got the location pinpointed before she opened it again and threw the spear. She seriously hoped that.. oh.. she hid him already and he dropped off the roof, "Let's be quick."
Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:13 pm
Eva wasn’t sure if she should be scared or amused when Alice aimed at the flying man. All she knew was that by the time Alice threw it, Eva had unconsciously taken a few steps away from the orange haired neko. ‘I shall remember to never get on Alice’s bad side,’ she suddenly found herself agreeing with her inner thoughts, looking over at the man that now laid flat on his back, knocked out completely. “Fatality!” she suddenly yelled, impressed and strangely feeling comic for once.
Eva approached the guy and crouched down, searching him for whatever items that he may have taken from the old, fat lady that ran up to them. “Oh My precious purse!” she squealed, reaching for the small diamond studded purse the thief had on him. “Oh what a wonderful pair you two are,” she turned to Alice and Eva, looking absolutely pleased with the two of them. “Tell you two what, I’m a fashion designer. Drop by my shop at some point today and I’ll have you two fitted for some free outfits!” she beamed at them, handing Eva a small business card that read “Madam Felicity”. She looked over to Alice. Somehow, the strange day was starting to become rather interesting.
Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:05 am
Alice blinked a bit in surprise but her tail went from let to right in curiousity and her cat ears were upright, not really showing how suspicious she was. "Thank you." said Alice to madam Felicity, she wanted to say it was just their job but the woman didn't want to hear a thing about it. She looked to Eva as well and shrugged, she didn't mind, she couldn't help but grin. "Should we first take a break, I can use a drink after that run. I mean after handing this man in." she said as she held out her hand to get something out of her dimensional pocket, "By the way do you like plums?" She would hand it over to Eva if she said yes. Since the plums had accidentally fallen into her pocket.
If everything was going alright she would bring the unconcious man to the Rune Knight office in Magnolia, and she would sign the papers quickly to send jewels to the shop owner of the plums. It was quickly finished.
Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:04 pm
Eva agreed when Alice asked if she wanted to grab something to drink. “I was about to tell you the same thing. We had been running around in this heat for too long. Maybe we should grab some lunch while we are at it. Do you have any recommendations for a nice restaurant in Magnolia?” she asked while helping Alice with handing over the fallen thief over to the Rune Knights office and complete all the paperwork.
“I do like plums quite a bit. When people around me usually go crazy for chocolates, I would easily pick plums over them any day,” she told Alice, slightly spirited as their topic of conversation just happened to be her favorite thing in the whole world. “A lot of people just don’t understand the greatness of plums,” she said. “Oh, and here’s a funny thought. I had been eating plums for the past few days for both dinner and lunch that last night, my manager actually told me to stop eating them and go out to eat junk food instead. What kind of manager for a model even says that?” she chuckled.
Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:45 pm
"I only like chocolate from time to time." she said with a frown on her face that showed her dislike for chocolate. "I prefer strawberries over everything." but she had to laugh about Evangeline her fondness of plums, "Oh you are a model! Surprising that you are told to eat junkfood. I thought you were barely allowed to eat anything. Do you have a like special diet if you don't mind me asking?" she asked curiously, while she made her way to one of the restaurants that Evangeline agreed on, since she had no preference. And it wasn't like she was afraid after her encounter at the bagel house, besides Eva was with her. Two knights might be able to capture him.
She touched her cheek because of that and looked at her side but there was no Ophelia there and she felt a little bit empty. "Can I ask you, some advice?" she suddenly said a bit gloomy, though she sure as hell tried to hide that. Should she tell about the letter or not?
Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:23 am
When the conversation tipped towards her modelling career, Eva hummed a bit in response, trying to find the right words for a career she was only doing until her true passion for dancing took off. “I was only asked to eat junk food because Hanase san got worried about the way I ate plums all day but he was half joking. He said something like “go act as a real youngster” or something and confiscated all my plums.,” she pouted at that. “And, yeah, we do have special diets and stuff but since I work two jobs, and the important one being a Rune Knight where I’m always active, my diet is packed with foods that could make me last longer. I had to train up on my stamina too,” she told her, remembering all the days of training she had to go through to build enough energy to balance both her jobs.
They had almost arrived at the restaurant when Alice suddenly turned serious, asking for advice. Eva didn’t know if she was the best person to advice someone when her own life was a big lie, but she guessed that she could hear the neko out, especially since she had grown on Eva during the past few days. “Yah. We ca go into the restaurant and talk if you want”.
Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:43 am
She would go inside before touching the topic again, she had only nodded. She asked for a table for two and the lunch menus and went to sit down before she said anything to Evangeline again. "I have gotten a letter. From a dear friend of mine." she lied, "The letter mentions that this person has done something wrong and that it might change our friendship." This lying was going way too easy for her liking. "The person also wrote the town where they are going to stay at the moment. Do you think, if you would like to give me advice, I should go after and go to that city?" She held out the menu in front of her nose, she would pick something random perhaps.
Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:25 am
“Having two jobs at once is definitely difficult,” she told Alice as they walked in. “The biggest problem is the schedule. Modelling jobs have a certain schedule that can’t be changed no matter what because getting things done for ads is only one step of many other things. I can’t completely ignore my job as a Rune Knight either because that actually concerns with the safety of Fiore. So I’m usually running around doing both work, my progress on both is slow as a result but I get to do what I like. It’s a blessing that I have someone like Hanase san with me. He might not like plums, but he is a capable man,” she answered. “Ah, but I remembered something,” she hit the palm of her left hand with her right hand making a fist. “Since we are on the topic of jobs, I heard something going on around the Rune Knights but this has been the talk among us for a little now. I heard they were considering you as a new Lieutenant. I guess they are finally recognizing your work,” she told Alice, having indeed heard something about it through some source.
When they sat down and Alice told her about her real concerns, Eva’s inner self went quiet although Eva herself looked perfectly alright. If this was some sort of relationship advise, she wasn’t sure how to go with it but she didn’t know who this person she was talking about and she decided that she might as well step back and give her a real answer. “I’m not going to guess that person’s intentions but if you feel that something had been left incomplete, I suggest you find that person and have a good talk,” she told her, reserving her other prejudices and bias back into her own thoughts. She didn’t want to do that. Instead, Eva busied herself with ordering food for them.
Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:39 am
She would tell Eva about the letter but she made it a little bit different. She had been able to tell Tori considering how Tori liked him, how she said he was a good man. Evangeline was a Rune Knight as well, she shouldn't give all the details in this case. "Maybe that's indeed the best to do. Especially for my own worries and so on." she gave a small smile and turned back to the menu to order some pasta salad and a water. She would wait for Eva to order something too.
Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:02 am
“Hmm, shouldn’t it be that you must become a lieutenant and grow in both ranks and power because you couldn’t protect her?” Eva asked, completely serious with the conversation now. She held a small smile on her lips but otherwise, her expression was unreadable. “Because you didn’t have the ability to protect her, you must now gather it and if I was ever left in your shoes, Alice,” she paused, her eyes quickly glowing the deep red of her contract symbol, almost for a split second, “I would grab any sort of opportunities to pull myself higher, whether I deserve it or not would be the least of my concern," she sounded like her real self for once. But she quickly gathered herself before she could give more of herself away. “In short, I would accept it and work harder in the future, Alice,” she smiled brighter.
As for the matter with the letter, Eva quickly dropped it on her own accord. She didn’t want to continue a conversation that could potentially turn her mood sour. Alice had looked like she wanted to follow that person anyway. Eva had only purposefully played on that side to keep her outer chara up. She would order the same thing as Alice, only swapping out water for some orange juice. “We still have that designer to visit. Should we drop by after lunch?”
Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:10 am
Alice had closed the menu and looked at Eva when it came about their conversation about her a possible lieutenant. It was a sort of fire it felt for Alice, that Eva talked with and she stared at the table considering what she said and her open surprised look changed into a harder one as she understood that idea and the prospect of her becoming stronger to be able to protect, instead of to run away and to stop being able to. She turned her hazel eyes back on Evangeline and gave that same smile, "You are absolutely right. I shall work hard to remain the only candidate."
The whole idea of the letter and leaving Magnolia to go to Orchidia, was her own worries now but it was always nice to see what someone else would do and that's why she had basically asked Evangeline too. Since they were waiting for their order to come, she nodded about the suggestion of the designer, "Sure why not. It's been a while I got fancy clothing."
Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:42 am
“I want to get some new outfit for work,” she said as a waitress got back to them with their order. She dug through the pasta with her fork as she talked, “I had had this one I usually use for a long time now and it is really old and uncomfortable now. I’m thinking of getting some new ones fitted. Some really beautiful ones, too. And, this person did say we could get it for free,” Eva’s eyes gleamed at the word free. She worked as a model, she worked as a Rune Knight, and she had a ton of money saved up but the word ‘free’ still caught her eyes wherever she went.
She quickly went through her plate of pasta, keeping the orange juice to the very end. She felt like a kid whenever she ordered orange juice in a restaurant but she wanted something that could supply her better with more energy than plain water. She would go through her salad quite quickly, too, being used to any sort of vegetables after long years of working as a model. “We’ll get going as soon as you’re finished,” she said as she wiped her mouth with a tissue. That had been a good meal. Now she was fully ready for some fashion.
Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:56 am
Alice thought about what Eva said about a new work outfit. She could use one as well. She had not wore the other ones much because she didn't like them. She prefered her own clothing or else she would change into an armour set. But it couldn't harm, especially not if you were a candidate for lieutenant. "That's not a bad idea. I can use some as well." And indeed the free option made it so nice.
She noticed how Eva enjoyed her food and after running, using her magic, Alice wasn't far behind on the eating rhythm. She would last a bit longer but it was also very tasty. She finished with a last sip of her water before she asked for the bill and either paid or split it with Eva. She would take the card from Miss Felicity and find the shop together.
When she entered, her ears were perked upright and not really moving as she was just seeing everything and caught most of the noise which was the designer self, whom immediately came towards the two of them and said something that Alice heard in a half attempt to listen, the woman turned towards her and that she did hear, the words she said next. "Dear, cat ears were so last year." Her ears immediately dropped on the back of her head, "Well, I'm half cat."
Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:18 am
The bigger highlight of the day, the one that left Eva giggling to a side, was the designer’s comment on Alice’s neko ears. She had to place a hand over her mouth to not laugh too hard at the situation. Even the designer looked dumbfounded at the confession. She probably didn’t expect it. However, Eva did do something that she would usually not do. She poked at Alice’s ears a couple of times and laughed, “Yeah, Alice. Didn’t you know that cat ears were so last year?” she teased, dropping her head in to whisper close to Alice’s ears. “Wait till you show her your tail,” she sing-songed and walked up to the designer, leaving Alice with that bit of thought.
“We would like to get some new work outfits,” she told the woman who immediately snapped back to reality. “Oh yes! You two are in luck! I just finished some new designs for work related outfits and some of my favorites are the Rune Knight ones,” she beamed at them, quickly ushering them into another room where there were several other attendants to help them get fitted for the new outfit.
Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:31 am
She would be ushered towards a changing room or something in which her sizes were all written down and she found it awkward when someone touched her all over the place, one of those people gasped about her tail and she looked at Evangeline and shook her head with that small grin, "Half cat!" she yelled. But it wasn't all that difficult, some were even interested and got over the shock of her ears and tail and worked on her new uniform soon, which was rather comfortable and she liked it. Maybe even more because it was indeed free. She stared at herself in the mirror, she had been a bit afraid it would clash too much with her orange hair but it was fine.
Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:11 am
When they were finally done, the sun was starting to set, painting the sky in a golden red color. Eva and Alice both exited the shop after the thanking the middle aged designer and her attendants, each carrying a bad containing their outfit. “Ah, that was a really good day,” Eva said, fully satisfied with how the day had turned out. “I should go home before Hanase san starts worrying again, though. I’ll see you later, Alice. It was really nice spending a day with you,” she told her honestly, smiling and waving as she walked off.
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