16th ☆

[adropofjupiter]

[Action - School]

[Marisa is sitting on top of the table in the cafeteria, legs crossed, as she's finishing up telling a tale to the other students sitting around her at lunch.]

...and that's why you need to be careful when you see lots of flowers just suddenly appearing all over the place, like they did here, ze. They could be a bunch of dead people just waiting for a lazy shinigami to take them across the Sanzu to Higan.



[Action - Makeout Point - Evening]

[Anyone attuned to the flow of magic with the capacity to sense it feel a surge coming from Makeout Point. In fact, this sudden concentration feels VERY much like Shana's Guren no Souyoku Unrestricted Method that grants her wings of flame.

Only it doesn't feel quite right. It doesn't feel like fire, but... starlight? A shimmering yellowish glow can be seen from the Point.]


[Phone]

So who wants to go to the Drive In? It's almost dark and I feel like seeing a movie on that really big screen with popcorn and some friends and b--

[She cuts herself off. No, no drinking tonight because... The phone is partially muffled as Marisa yells something back into her own house.]

Oi! Ciel! I'm taking the car tonight. No, I'm not going to drink. Yes, I know how to drive. And no, you're not stopping me. I already got the keys, ze.

[And back to talking on the phone.] So who wants to come with me? No boring people allowed.

Comments

[ex_seventh238]

Apology not accepted. And if you're referring to yourself, I'd rather sooner kill myself than having to contemplate such heresy for even an instant.

[GLANCES TOWARDS MARISA...]

But he's right about one thing. If he insists, you wouldn't be able to stop him no matter how hard you try. [why does everyone in this room suck. :|||||||]

[splitthebaby]

[Oh god, he is laughing. What sheer mirth.]

What a bold statement!

But I'll retract my insistence to go under one condition.

[His left arm disappears and a familiar white rat appears in his right hand. He offers it over to Marisa.]

You take my friend instead.

[adropofjupiter]

[Marisa rolls her eyes at Ciel and then looks at the Rat King. She remembers him.]

Yo. You're far cooler than Merem.

[She holds her hand out so he can crawl on her if he wants to.]

Do you like popcorn?

[ex_seventh238]

[son SHE WILL COME OVER HERE]

You gave up easier than I thought. No, he just likes cheese. [YOU DON'T GET TO ANSWER THAT ONE, MEREM. >:|]

[splitthebaby]

[The rat does speak up screw you!]

If there is cheese on the popcorn....

[As for you, Ciel.]

I didn't give up. I simply wished to discuss with you our future arrangements.

[adropofjupiter]

[Yeah... 'future arrangements'. Riiiiight. So that's what vampires are calling it these days.]

I'll make sure there's some cheese popcorn for you then.

[Her eyes move to Ciel with a warning look. She doesn't want Merem here any more than absolutely necessary. She doesn't want him anywhere near her workshop in the basement, nor does she want her wards down there tampered with. And she really hates that she has no control in the situation. Because Merem sucks.

Though, she supposes she could ask Arc for help since Merem is absolutely infatuated with her.]

[ex_seventh238]

[Unfortunately for Marisa Ciel and Merem is a complicated mess. She'd be the first to kill him but she would also be the first to whiteknight him. No it doesn't have to make sense because it really doesn't. He's just annoying, but as far as Ciel's concerned, he's still harmless.]

You could have just waited for my patrol. Do you actually miss me, Merem?

[splitthebaby]

Hardly. Doing what's most inconvenient for you is always the best option.

[Of course, the rat speaks at the same time.]

That's good then. Thank you. Should I take a different form for this trip?

[adropofjupiter]

[Marisa will pay attention to Ciel and Merem's conversation, but focus mostly on the Rat King.]

You can do that? That's kinda neat. So far, just my girl friends are coming along, so... I dunno. They'll probably think you're the cutest thing like this. Except Shana, but Shana likes to pretend she doesn't think anything is cute and stuff.

[ex_seventh238]

But you're not just inconveniencing me, you're also troubling third parties. Do you really mill out enjoyment over such pointless things?

[peers over]

Oh, please tell Hirai-san to not do anything to him, otherwise I'll have to go talk to her myself!

[splitthebaby]

Ask me that again when you get my age.

[Why Ciel.]

A-Are you sure. Being a teenage girl may be easier...

[adropofjupiter]

Shana won't be a problem, ze. And if she decided to get all Flame Haze-y, I'll just stop her.

[Does Rat King like to be pet? Cause Marisa tries to pet him a little.]

If you want to... I guess it's okay. You'll take up more room and all, but if you really don't want to be cooed over and able to sit on my shoulder to watch the movie... alright.

[ex_seventh238]

No way, I don't ever want to be that senile. Not even as a joke or a nightmare.

[Why Merem.

Why Marisa.

Why here.]

Please and thank you, then! [Yeah Shana overdoes things sometimes...]

[splitthebaby]

[The rat looks heavily in debate. He doesn't want to have too much attention focused on him. He is a rat, after all, not a cat or a dog. But then again, he doesn't want to be a burden. Aahh, the choices.]

Why don't we just let the girls have fun and wait to discuss this when they're gone.

[adropofjupiter]

... or you can just hide on my hat, ze.

[Regardless, she heads out to leave the vampire and the nun to BOND. And go get some cookies to bring along.]

[ex_seventh238]

You almost sounded mature there. [Turns to look towards Marisa's direction] I better not catch you out on my patrol later, Marisa!

[She'll throw a half-hearted warning, idly watching her not!daughter bounce off before looking back at Merem.

so what do you want... :|]

[splitthebaby]

[He waits for them to leave.]

I'm going to make an attachment onto your house. I'm sure you won't complain. After all, it keeps me within sight as long as I stay there on the infrequent basis allowed to me.

[ex_seventh238]

Why exactly would you want something like that? [inquiring =/= complaining, nope]

[splitthebaby]

Because you're fun to be around. Do we really need to have this conversation again?

[ex_seventh238]

Maybe.


You'll have to elaborate on 'attachment'. I won't allow something too crude to look at.

[splitthebaby]

Don't give me that look. You think someone like me would wish to live in something crude?

[ex_seventh238]

I wouldn't put it past you. Your tastes are probably awfully old-fashioned.

[splitthebaby]

My tastes are wise and cool.

[ex_seventh238]

You're just a 'hipster' way too ahead of his time.

[splitthebaby]

Thanks to the fashion cycle, we are all technically hipsters. Though, it's almost as if the idea originated from me. I'll take credit for what plagues half of the world.