022 - We Have Found Each Other Thirsty

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Visitors? More like pests.

.... The stupidity here just rises higher and higher.

[ A scornful huff. ]

As charming as your presence is, I'm in no mood for mindless chatter. Keep out of my way.

I wonder if she's out here? With her pitiful lapdog?

[Private to Diva ]

Let me know if any of these newcomers disturb you.

[ Private to Dr. Chase ]

I have something to ask. A request.


[OOC: 4th Wall is go! Have at him! Open for video/text/audio/action xD ]

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[ He's disappointed there's no Saya today. He'd love the chance to finish their battle again. ]

I - would. More than you know. [ His instincts are to serve her. Worship her. Even if the presence of two if bending his mind like a psychedelic taffy. ]

Amshel. [ Eyes shading. Amshel is one family member he never wants here. ] I haven't seen brother Amshel. He isn't in the City.

[... Pause. ] Solomon is.

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[ Why? Because he's better? ] He's not? He will be. Soon...

[ she laughs softly before her mind catches her Chevalier's next words. Solomon. How bad of him. He hasn't come out to welcome her at all... ]

Solomon?

[ her voice turns up in pleasure ] Then why isn't he here? [ now, at her side? Poor Diva doesn't know he defected. ]

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[ Yes. No. Because he'd try to control Karl and Diva again. Put them back in 'test-tubes'. ]

Soon...? [ He dearly wishes not. But the fear is eclipsed by the next remark. Hearing her say Solomon's name - so delightfully - stings. Always does. But also suggests she hasn't learnt of his betrayal. She's not from the point in time. ]

...He's - under an enchantment of sorts. I'm sure he'll be most disappointed when he returns to his senses. He couldn't greet you.

[ He'll lie, in his small way. Spare her any anger or smote pride. Amusing as the idea of a livid Diva hunting Solomon down is - he'd prefer her smiling instead. ]

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You don't want him here? [ oh dear, that's going to make Diva sad. she's only ever been a test specimen. What's life without being poked and prodded and loved? ]

[ she laughs again, tossing her phone in the air and catching it without missing a beat. ]

Then we'll have to save him. Poor thing. He must be pining. [ for Diva, who else? Certainly not for Saya although she does know of that little infatuation. ]

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We had our - differences. [ He hates his guts. Oh no! Don't be sad! ] But that's of no consequence. If you want him here, I will obey. Always.

[ He smiles as she flings her device up. For beat, everything's a blur. Always so playful, his Diva. That never changes. ]

Poor thing. Yes. [ Hardly. He's torn about Solomon. He wants to help his brother. But he wants to slaughter him, too. How Solomon betrayed Karl - betrayed Diva - is unforgivable. ]

Shall I head out to find him? Bring him back to you?

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[ she frowns and taps a finger against the screen, thinking. ]

No.

He'll find me on his own. [ and for each day that he's late, Diva will devise a new punishment, a fitting punishment. She'll make him pay. ]

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[ He'd enjoy watching her punish Solomon. It's no less than he deserves. ]

If that's your wish.

[ Eyes lit with a softer light. ]

Do you know which part of the City you're in? I'll come to you.

[ And keep safe distance between her and her pregnant counterpart. ]

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For now...

[ she trails her fingers through the grass, thinking. ] I'm in a park. [ a zoo to be exact. She can see a chimp staring at her from the shade. Silly thing. It wants his rock back. ]

Don't hurry. There's plenty here to keep him occupied. [ indeed, there may be one less chimp in the world when Karl arrives. Or maybe one or two lost pedestrians. ]

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[ He doesn't care about the chimps and pedestrians. Diva is as Diva does. Let her have her fun. But he'd worry if she got in any trouble. Visitor or no, she's his Queen. He must look out for her. ]

Of course.

...I'll be over to fetch you the place should bore you.

[ Maybe they can play tag~ ]

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You think I'm bored? [ oh, how presumptuous! She'd merely take a nap. But a game of tag does sound like fun. Should the up the stakes? Loser gets impaled? ]

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No, Diva.

You always find ways to amuse yourself.

[ It's what he adores about her. That, and the volatility. You never know which side of the coin to expect. ]

I merely hope to show you other parts of the City. If you'll permit it.

[ If she wants to impale him, he'll obey. He exists to serve her. ]

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[ that's no fun; he's supposed to struggle. ]

That depends. Do you have my rose. [ it was the one thing Karl was good for, nurturing the blue roses. But she can't sit here forever either.

Such a pity. ]

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[ He never said he'd obey with docility. Impaling isn't ...pleasurable. ]

I do. [ He's found several blue rosebushes, while wandering in Xanadu. ]

Shall I arrange a bouquet for you?

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[ will he scream? ]

If you want me to play nice... [ she laughed and caressed her screen, Karl's face. ] You haven't changed. [ so eager to please, so eager to do whatever she wanted. For once, she didn't mind. ]

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[ He'll always scream for his Diva. In bliss or despair. ]

I exist to serve you.

[ Smiling wistfully as her fingers trace the screen. She hasn't changed either. And he hopes she never will. His Diva is like a butterfly - beautiful, elusive. ]

[ Meant to fly free. ]

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Then hurry. [ before her mood changes again. And with a simple twist of her fingers, the phone flies across the cage, landing in a pond. She has no need for such things, not when she has Karl. ]

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[ And there goes Karl to greet her. ]

[ Up, up and away~ ]

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[ Don't go too high, the sun might burn and then where will Diva be? Surely not plucking the petals off a daisy. There are a few flowers still strewn across the zoo. ]