xi.

[stabdads]

[Somebody sent him flowers? Oh goodness me! Slick is just a-giddy with excitement. Skipping merrily to the flower vase, he daintily picks up a carnation and sniffs in its lovely fragraokay who am I kidding Slick immediately sets the flowers on fire.

Unfortunately for him, he may have caught a little whiff of the smoke from the vase before dumping the ashes outside...]

[action, Febuary 14th]

[IF YOU ARE ABOVE THE AGE OF 13, Slick will approach you brusquely, without any sort of provocation whatsoever, and will shove a small, carefully wrapped box in your hands without so much as a greeting.]

This is for you.

[Meanwhile, if you're under the age of 13, Slick will instead hand you a black suit, a fedora, and a suspiciously-wrapped L-shaped package.]

We don't have much time so I'll keep this short. I'm your new dad, call me Papa Slick, and you're part of my Crew now. We've got a heist planned for noon, here's your suit and your hat and your gun. Meet me in the car when you're dressed. Oh yeah, bring an apron, I'm gonna teach you the best places to stab a guy.

[Well this isn't terrifying at all.]

Comments

[stabdads]

[he pauses in the doorway, and then pokes his head back in.]

Hey you. [the most polite.] Did you change your hair or somethin'? Something seems different.

[ex_seventh238]

[She must have gotten used to it by now, somehow. Not that they talked much, but minding one's own business was an unspoken house rule she could follow.]

I haven't, but I did smell something burning a while ago. [The smell's weakened though, so no need for alarm.] ...Are you okay?

[stabdads]

Yeah that was me. Somebody sent us flowers, but don't worry I took care of it. Seriously though, you look different, what'd you do? You wearin' makeup or something?

[ex_seventh238]

It's probably the town's holiday prank for Valentine's Day. [This is where she quietly sends a prayer to god thanking Him that she hasn't been affected. ...Yet.] But... Thank you, that was... thoughtful.

[...

erm.]

I'm wearing another pair of glasses, but both are of the same looks and model? [No she's just making that up, but maybe it's best to make him believe something did change rather than fervently deny it.]

[stabdads]

Huh. That must be it. You look, I dunno, better.

[...]

You doin' anything tonight?

[ex_seventh238]

[...Mayfield...]

I don't have anything planned, no. [Other than going to the Church but that's not exactly an obligation.] But I'll be starting dinner at around 5, do you have any request?

[stabdads]

Nah. Don't bother makin' dinner, let's hit the town tonight, you and me. Find a nice restaurant and shchmooze it up a little. Whaddaya say?

[ex_seventh238]

[COVERS MOUTH AND COUGHS LOUDLY


yeah she's just secretly hiding the fact that she slightly choked herself there. Spades wat.]

I... suppose I wouldn't mind... But I cook better than the restaurant here!

[stabdads]

Great, yeah. Nice dinner out, then maybe... how do you feel about knife fights? It ain't a proper date unless we rough it up a little.

1/2

[ex_seventh238]

[--wait wat.]

2/2

[ex_seventh238]

Would you be okay with short swords or daggers? [NO WHY IS SHE SUDDENLY GOING ALONG WITH THIS...]

[stabdads]

I ain't picky. [HE REALLY ISN'T.]

[ex_seventh238]

I'm okay with that. [This is just interesting now. mO_Om Well she knows Marisa's complained about how the guy is apparently a knife nut, but nothing noteworthy's happened since she moved in. This might be a good chance to gauge what Slick can do, even if flowers somehow made this possible. ...Now will he remember the results once this wears off...] Do you have a specific time and place in mind?

[stabdads]

Tonight. Backyard. Don't be late.

[ex_seventh238]

[She'll just give a small nod, semi-wondering if the effects might've worn off by then.]

What time exactly? [No harm waiting on time, she'd be okay with if he recovers his senses before then and wanders off doing something else too.]