[002] -- mary had a little lamb

[candled]

[filter to Nea;]

It's just us.

[no Earl, none of the other Apostles... none of their family. none of the Exorcists beside the boy and the General. no all-out 'war,' no Akuma... everything is different.

so then...]

...Aren't you lonely?

[filter to Pharos;]

Do you want to play, Pharos? ♥

What do you do for fun?

[/filters]

[town;]
[there's a little girl walking the streets in town, tonight. she's headed out toward that fancy mansion that may or may not house some redheads, but she's taking her time about it. she's got an umbrella open to ward against falling snowflakes, idly twirling it as she meanders languidly through on her business -- but an over-sized lollipop falls out of one of her (cute) coat pockets behind her, though she doesn't seem to notice.

be a good Samaritan? stop and chat? tell the little girl she shouldn't walk town alone?]

[ooc: obligatory link to this, just in case! ♥]

Comments

[Rhode] - Written

[save_the_souls]

[This answer probably comes much later, at night while Allen is asleep.]

Are you, Rhode?

[nea; written]

[candled]

[making her wait. so like a boy.]

That's not an answer.

[rhode; written]

[save_the_souls]

[Damn right!]

I hardly can tell the difference here.

[nea; written]

[candled]

[...]

You're still family.

[rhode; written]

[save_the_souls]

Hm. I know.

Are you lonely, Rhode?

[nea; written]

[candled]

What would you do if I said yes~?

[rhode; written]

[save_the_souls]

I could chat for a little while, I suppose.

rhode

[bedninja]

I would enjoy playing quite a bit!

Though what I do for fun... I like to watch people, and spend time with Zelman, and get cookies from the kitchen.

[Among other things. He probably won't mention Uru to Rhode; he likes her, but he isn't blind to how that could be potentially dangerous for Uru. Zelman he probably doesn't need to worry about, though.]

pharos

[candled]

[she's on her best behavior! mostly. but if Uru was friends with Pharos, then Rhode wouldn't play with that particular toy. she knows how to share. ♥]

You like sweet things, too?

rhode

[bedninja]

[So kind, Rhode! If only he knew that. As far as he can tell, people are much more prone to play with the things of others when they are mentioned than otherwise.]

I do! But I am especially fond of cookies that have chocolate on the bottom and stripes on the top. Someone gave them to me some time ago and I have been fond of them ever since.

What sweets do you like?

pharos

[candled]

[Pharos is like family! she wouldn't take away from him. that's unspeakable... he'll find out about her sort of devotion, one day ♥]

I like cookies, too! But I really like lollipops. Do you?

rhode

[bedninja]

[He'd probably rather like her sort of devotion. It would remind him of his to Minato... ♥ ]

I cannot say that I have had any lollipops recently that I can recall. [He's sure Minato did when he was a child, but as Pharos doesn't see the need to eat exceptionally often, he doesn't indulge in sweets often. or much of anything else. .......except cookies.]

Perhaps we should remedy that, if you are so fond of them.

pharos

[candled]

Are you busy? [no time like the present, right?]

because I'm so so so horrible

[spiritusaequitas]

[from his perch on the church steps, Murph sees the sweet fall and stubs out his cigarette on the railing, then gets to his feet, jogging over to scoop it up]

Hey, uh - you dropped somethin'.

horribly... awesome?

[candled]

[Rhode turns as this guy calls after her, looking at him in nothing short of innocent curiosity.]

yes that

[spiritusaequitas]

[he smiles and holds out the lollipop] S'yours, aye?

<:

[candled]

[she looks surprised to see it in his hand, digging into her pocket before giving a little smile and reaching out for it.]

You found it~. [aww, look, you're a hero Murph!]

[spiritusaequitas]

Sure did. [he smiles] Maybe you should have a lil' backpack or somethin' ... pockets're pretty easy to lose things out of.

[candled]

[she turns it over to make sure it didn't get ruined by the snow.]

I haven't seen you before. Are you from the castle?

[gunslinger]

[ Well, he likes to shop. How can it be helped? Oh damn, what do? ]

[candled]

J~r~!

[soon as he exits the next storefront, his arm is getting unceremoniously hugged and dis little lady is leaning into his side as if they're best buddies.]

[gunslinger]

[ What just happened? It's all of a sudden very horrible, very quickly, and Jr. tries to detach her from his arm (gently for now) while his brain catches up. Oh there it is. YOU BITCH YOU TRICKED ME RAGE RAGE RAGE I'LL MELT YOUR FACE OFF. ]

What the hell?! You got some nerve!

yeah this is late DEAL WITH IT. <3

[exanimatus]

[did someone say mansion that may or may not house redheads? because this guy is home and hanging conveniently around.]

well this is later so. YEAH. YEAHHH.

[candled]

[yup! sure did, Zelman-poo.

she comes up to the front door, licking the lollipop that's been rescued and contemplatively looking up at the mansion with a lazy expression of curiosity. hm. is he going to notice her, or will she have to announce herself? ♥]

[exanimatus]

[oh, he'll notice. and it would probably be good of him to act the host and see what his guest (or intruder) wants. but no one said he had to be proper about it... so he just hangs out at the top of his grand staircase and calls down.]

And who do we have here? I don't remember inviting anyone over.