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Post by Lurid on Feb 23, 2012 18:34:05 GMT -5
Lurid stared at the two dolls, almost shocked how terrified they became—falling to the ground and curling up and crying out like they were. Even though she’d just behaved very aggressively, they were acting HORRIFIED, as though she were the most terrifying monster they’d ever seen. Even as a SKULLBEAST she had never crippled dolls so much from her mere presence, and though she was used to scaring others, it hurt a little this time. She’d thought becoming a doll would make her LESS scary, not more… Even if she were ugly, she’d hoped she’d be less threatening now. Apparently she’d hoped in vain. To make matters worse it seemed these two HAD had permission to come, according to the fluffy one. Which meant they were friends with Ven. Which meant she had just… been as obnoxious as she could be.
Suddenly timid and unsure, Lurid hunched into her armless shoulders and glanced away from the dolls. She had half a mind to drop to the ground and splay herself in skullbeast submission as an apology, or approach them and try to groom them in comfort, but she had a feeling that might frighten them more, as upset as they already were.
In the end Lurid decided to lower herself to her knees, to just be on their level without going over-the-top about it. She eyed the weapon the blue doll held for a moment before dipping her own head and looking down at the ground. “I’m sorry… I didn’t know you were friends with Ven. I won’t hurt you, it’s okay…” Lurid felt a little strange saying that last part, as she didn’t have any way to attack or even defend herself, but she decided not to bring that up. She winced internally as the blue doll let out a brief shriek for Lurid not to kill her, and she shook her head quickly with a strained whine. Was she really that scary? “Um… ah… My name’s Lurid.” The skull-faced stitchpunk tried to continue meekly, now a shameful little huddle in the dirt. “I’m… mates with Mikey who’s Donnie’s son who’s friends with Ven… How do you know him?” Lurid wasn’t the best conversationalist, and she usually felt shy when alone with strangers, but she felt like she owed it to these two now. She didn’t want there to be any bad blood under Ven’s roof.
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Florin
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Post by Florin on Feb 23, 2012 21:18:53 GMT -5
Florin stared at Lurid for a moment. Clearly, her and Dove's actions had offended her. Not that Florin wanted to honestly apologize. Served her right, she thought. Still, it'd be unladylike to say so. Nevertheless, she shakily rose up to her feet, taking a moment to look the doll over.
" I'm Florin... forgive me, my dear... you... startled us. A lot. I didn't mean to offend."
Heh, this thing had friends? And a MATE? Truly, she was far from Racketeer territory. As for this... Ven, she honestly had never heard the name. Luckily, what Florin lacked with the sword, she made up for with the pen. Lying, among other things, was one of her specialties. Racketeer, after all.
"I.... I met Ven a while back, on one of my first trips here. It's been some time since I last came to visit. I apologize for coming unannounced. I was told I could visit anytime. Forgive me."
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Post by Dove on Feb 23, 2012 21:43:14 GMT -5
Lurid sounded just pathetic. Now Dove felt guilty, wonderful. She let her head drop slightly, looking down. "M'sorry.." She tried to make it sound as convincing as possible, which was easy since she felt like a terrible person now. On still somewhat shaky legs, she let herself stand with Florin, still keeping behind her just in case. At least Lurid didn't actually look like she would hurt her now! She was sort of nice Dove thought, so maybe they could be friends with she and Florin. As long as this wasn't some sort of trick; that skull was a little bit frightening. Lots of beasts have skulls, you know.
Now, who was Ven? And Mikey? And Donnie? She didn't know any of those names! Perhaps she'd seen them before, just passing by some place but not really knowing it. It was unlikely, though. Oh, so Florin knew Ven? Or, at least met him once? "You did?" Dove asked Florin, looking up at her. "Who'se anyways?" She looked back and forth from the two dolls, expecting explanation.
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Post by Lurid on Feb 24, 2012 1:28:32 GMT -5
As everything settled and everyone calmed down, Lurid relaxed a little, allowing herself to climb to her feet with the others and shake herself to get the dust off. She moved very precariously, almost falling over with each big motion she made and just catching herself, as though she weren’t used to moving around. She gave a soft purr to show she was feeling better, and regarded the two dolls happily, though her skull face revealed no emotion.
“Offend…” It took her a moment to remember what that word meant, but when she did she shook her head, “No no, you’re okay Florin! I’m not mad, I just got scared you were intruding! We’ve been attacked a lot…” She meant Mike and herself, but like usual she didn’t think to elaborate. She purred a little louder and nodded as Florin explained how she ‘knew Ven,’ believing every word without question. “Ven’s really nice like that isn’t he? He’s been nice to Mikey’s family for a long time, since he was a button! And he’s so pretty…”
Lurid paused, distracted as the blue doll approached Florin and asked who Ven even was…
Immediately, Lurid was on the alert again, hunching her head as she arched her back and hissed fiercly, taking a step towards them. “If you don’t know Ven then you shouldn’t be here! This is his house!” She took another step, suddenly nervous that perhaps these WERE both intruders and a threat to her loved ones.
“Do you really know Ven? Why is she here with you if she doesn’t!” She snapped at Florin, growing scared.
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Post by Florin on Feb 24, 2012 5:43:47 GMT -5
Florin quickly grabbed Dove's shoulder and pushed Dove behind her, as if shielding her. Not that she really would. "Please, it's alright! I found her on the way here. It started snowing, I didn't want to just leave her outside..."
She turned her head to glance down at Dove, into her optics. For a slight moment her own pupils narrowed to slits, her gaze switching back and forth between Dove and Lurid, silently gesturing to Lurid. Her hand squeezed Dove's shoulder, not enough to harm, but enough for her sharp fingers to poke into Dove's skin, as a warning. Hopefully, the gestures where clear.
'Play along.'
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Post by Dove on Feb 24, 2012 13:35:28 GMT -5
Dove tensed, taking a step back. For a moment she wondered if she should beg not to be killed again, but maybe it was better to let the "grown ups" do the talking. Miss Florin could protect her, maybe if she were really nice! She had pushed her further behind her; like a shield! Maybe she WOULD protect her! Oh goodness, Florin was going to be Dove's friend! The thought didn't keep her from being scared, though.
For a moment, Florin confused her, before she realized that she was saying what she was to keep them from getting kicked out. Dove looked up at her(being that Florin was about a head taller than Dove), trying to figure out exactly what she was supposed to do. It took a few seconds, before she caught on. "Oh!" Dove looked back at Lurid "I got lost. Snow's cold n all. . so uh, shuh let me go with'er!" Dove gave an uncertain smile, hopefully her acting was better now than it was earlier, when she had tried to fake a frown and failed horribly.
"Wuddn'at nice of'er?" By now she'd given up on talking proper; the stress of the situation really didn't help.
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Post by Lurid on Feb 24, 2012 14:22:15 GMT -5
Lurid trembled a little as she stood there in her hostile pose, at a loss of what to believe and too conflicted to think of a way to get them to prove it. If she had grown up around people instead of machines, she might have thought it was suspicious when Florin turned around and seemed to secretly communicate with Dove, but she didn’t even understand that that’s what Florin was doing. As the blue doll chimed in to confirm the story, adding how it was cold out there and such, Lurid slowly began to slump into a relaxed pose again, feeling bad for the girl. She took a step back, dipping her head, and gave a whimper of apology.
“I’m… I’m sorry I keep getting mad I… I just wanna keep our family safe…” She whimpered again, shaking her head, and settled on the ground in a submissive way, feeling rather awful now. She wished Mike were there with her—she wasn’t good at this and it was making her freak out a little. These dolls didn’t SEEM bad—they were acting perfectly civil and nice, even when afraid… She was… she was just being paranoid. She needed to calm down; not everything was out to exploit or hurt her.
Nodding to herself, Lurid turned back to face the two dolls, and let out a loud purr in place of a smile. She was ready to accept them. “Alright. I’ll stay with you just in case, but she can stay until Ven says otherwise…” She curled her legs to rest her head on her knees, just quietly regarding them for a long moment and letting them be.
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However, after a time, she had a thought.
… “I’m… I’m sorry Florin but… just…. just to be safe… Could you describe Ven to me? What he looks like and how he acts?”
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Post by Florin on Feb 24, 2012 14:37:00 GMT -5
Florin's pupils shrank again at the question. Damn it. She had hoped Lurid would've just dropped it. She was smarter than Florin gave her credit for. Well, she wasn't about to admit to lying. Granted, it probably would've been better just to tell the truth in the first place, but it seemed a better alternative to being attacked at the time. She hadn't originally thought of this doll to be civil in the least.
Florin suddenly clasped her hands together. "Oh! That reminds me! It's been ages since I last saw him! Perhaps we could visit? I promise, we mean no harm to you or your family. We'll surrender any weapons as well, if you wish. "
Perhaps it wasn't too late to make a few new friends here. Friends were always good to have. They could be quite useful.
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Post by Dove on Feb 24, 2012 17:34:56 GMT -5
What a relief; she believed them. Dove let herself relax, glad they were out of dangers way. In truth, she wasn't sure exactly how Lurid would deal with them if they were found to be fibbing. She didn't have any arms, so Dove let the image of Lurid trying to swing her head at them float into her mind. It looked funny the way she imagined it, but probably wouldn't feel funny if it actually happened. "Yay" Dove commented after Lurid said they could stay.
The odd looking stitchpunk was quiet for some time, Dove figured she didn't know what to say. Then of course, Lurid just had to ask that question. How did Venn look. She looked to Florin, ready to feel panic again if Florin was unable to think of something fast. Thank goodness she did, though! Dove was growing tired of having to be scared of Lurid getting violent; certainly Florin's answer would be enough! Dove thought it was pretty believable at least.
"I wanna meet'em too! Is'e nice?" She had already taken hold of her needle that she had in her pocket, sharp side up so as not to poke a hole in it. It was a good idea for them to give up weapons, that would make them less threatening! Not like Dove was threatening at all really, she didn't even know how to fight! "Here's my needle" Lurid hadn't agreed yet, but Dove thought Florin was pretty convincing, so Lurid just had to think so too. She'd believed them up to now, right?
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Post by Lurid on Feb 25, 2012 15:44:24 GMT -5
Again, if Lurid had been raised amongst people, she would have probably caught on immediately that Florin’s sudden change in topic was a dead giveaway that should couldn’t answer. As it was, however, Lurid simply became confused, even moreso as the blue doll eagerly supported Florin’s desire to go looking for Ven.
“Aren’t… aren’t you visiting right now?” She asked in slow confusion, “You’ve been here before… you should know where to find him.”
Lurid paused and flinched back, even taking a couple steps backwards as the blue doll approached with that needle. It took the doll explaining, “Here’s my needle!” before Lurid caught on that she was just giving up her weapon, but all Lurid could do was shrug and shake her head.
“I can’t hold anything… No arms,” she wiggled her shoulders, “and no jaw.” She lifted her head to show off her mostly toothless skull and the bare wiring underneath. She really was a wretch of a creature ffff.
…. “Ven might be out, actually,” Lurid added after a thought. “I’ll… I’ll just stick with you until he gets back.” She goes to settle again to just watch the two dolls do whatever. Good job, Florin and Dove; you’ve successfully made Lurid forget her question.
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Post by Florin on Feb 26, 2012 0:04:00 GMT -5
Florin let out a soft sigh. She'd been successful, for now. Best she not press her luck. This doll was kind for now, but if she found out Florin had been lying, there was no telling what may happen. She might understand, or she might attack them. Not a chance Florin was ready to take.
She took Dove by the arm and pulled her a little ways away, making it seem like she was simply guiding the girl over to something. She leaned down slightly to Dove, so that only she could hear her as she spoke. "If that thing finds out I'm lying, we might not be walking out of here. If we run for it now, it'll definitely know. Do you have any ideas?" She spoke softly, her voice a hushed whisper.
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Post by Dove on Feb 26, 2012 0:40:25 GMT -5
Oh yeah, no arms. Right. She wasn't used to that. "Oh. Sorry." Who would honestly make a doll with no arms, she thought. It must be awful frustrating for Lurid not being able to hold things. She put her needle back into her pocket and looked back at Florin, not knowing what to say and do next. Florin moved her closer, so maybe she had a plan on what they were going to do now.
"Do you have any ideas?" Guess she didn't have a plan after all.
"Hmmm." Dove looked off thoughtfully, but didn't really have any good ideas to give Florin. She didn't want to disappoint her though, so she would have to think of something. Keeping her voice low like Florin had, she said "Maybe w'could- .. um." Nope, Dove couldn't think of a thing. "No." She hung her head, feeling bad. "Do you?" Her hands went to the middle feather over her chest, idly poofing out the sides as she tilted her head to glance up at the fluffy doll before her.
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Post by Lurid on Feb 28, 2012 12:40:11 GMT -5
(( I’m so sorry for the delay! School and work attacked me this weekend and Monday ))
Lurid just sat in quiet politeness at this point, letting the two dolls do what they wanted. She had made them frightened and uncomfortable; she could understand that they wouldn’t want to interact with her casually. She absently scratched at her side with her bulky foot, then slumped a bit with a sigh—she wanted to be back with Mike, her mate, again. Not here. These dolls didn’t want her company… they honestly made her feel something like a pariah despite their politeness. She could feel a bad vibe from them, particularly the fluffy one. But, this just made her more sure she needed to stay—she had to be careful. She had to protect her family and Ven’s home.
Lurid spent a time just drawing crude flowers in the dirt with her heel, then paused and looked up at the two dolls again.
“I know your name, Florin, but what’s your name?” She focused her question on the blue doll, tilting her head curiously.
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Post by Florin on Feb 28, 2012 22:25:51 GMT -5
Florin turned to look back at Lurid, though she knew the question wasn't directed to her. She released Dove's arm, allowing her to do as she pleased as she stepped back away from her. Perhaps it wouldn't hurt to converse with this doll, or at least let Dove distract her.
A part of her kicked herself at the very thought of using Dove as a distraction. Only part.
Florin was fully aware she wasn't the most compassionate stitchpunk in the world. In her years she'd learned survival is key, and though she knew companions and friendships had their perks, sometimes just staying alive was more important. It was just a way of life. But still, Florin's soul was very much human, and very much female. She still held the protective instincts of a human female, much to her dismay. She couldn't leave this innocent little doll on her own if this other one decided to attack... could she?
While she struggled with this internally, she gingerly brushed off a nearby brick that had broken off of the building ages ago, and sat down on it, crossing her legs and folding her heads neatly on her lap as she did. She looked towards Dove, awaiting her response. Perhaps a civil conversation was worth a try... if that failed, maybe she could at least out run Dove.
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Post by Dove on Feb 29, 2012 18:58:40 GMT -5
Lurid seemed to address her, so as Florin stepped back she turned herself to face the funny looking doll again, still confused on what she was supposed to do. Dove supposed since Florin didn't give her any instruction, there really was no need for any. It was just her name after all. "I'm Dove." She gave a smile, trying to not look as nervous as she felt. This was easy; talk. The only problem now, was she was scared of saying the wrong thing. "Um." She looked over her shoulder at Florin, who was now sitting on a brick, then back at Lurid. "I like birds." Speaking of birds, she just had to tell Lurid all about them. And Florin, too! Maybe they already knew everything about birds but Dove liked talking about them anyways.
"Like, birds and their feathers-n-stuff. Never seen one, but I've pictures of'em back home! They fly y'know. I do wish I had wings, but I don't. Probably too heavy ta fly anyways." She spoke fairly quick, but not too quick, and used hand gesture to go along with it. Dove then realized maybe neither of them cared much if she liked birds or not, even though she was really only talking to Lurid she hoped Florin would maybe share her enthusiasm. It wasn't likely though. In truth she probably should have just left off at her name, instead of boring Lurid with her talk. But birds- oh birds. She couldn't help blabbering about them after she brought them up!
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