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[beyourarmy]

While I do need to keep an eye on Alexiel, I should be able to fly off for a bit here and there. If anyone needs help today in winding up just hit me up with a message. [Big grin - it's nice to be unaffected by this.] I'll be out today looking, too.

[Filtered to Karl;]
After midnight, I'm staying over.

Comments

Private

[beyourarmy]

No. Just wanted to go over. I wanted to a while ago, remember?

Private

[worldofourown]

You did.

But I expected you to forgo that. What with your darling sister in town, and all.

Private -- want to slip into action later?

[beyourarmy]

No way. Just because she came doesn't mean I don't want to visit. [He already learned that lesson, a long time ago.]

Do you really think I'd just do that?

Private - Sure ^^

[worldofourown]

You wouldn't.

Unless there's some sort of trouble in paradise.

Private - Setsuna might just to shut him up, because, lol, no, Karl, you're actually kinda important

[beyourarmy]

What? No! Where'd you even get that from?

Yeah, sure, I'd like to spend time with her. Did that. There are other people I know here and stuff I wanted to do, regardless. When I'm done, I'll be going back home to her and the others.

I do need to get out a little, but that's not the same thing.

Private - He refuses to believe it and thinks you are craycray c:

[worldofourown]

It's not, hm?

[ A knowing smile. ]

Definitely trouble.

Private - Well, Setsuna is NOT sane, for sure, but it is actually true!

[beyourarmy]

[FACE PALM.]

You stupid vampire!

There is no trouble. There's no relationship right now for there to be any trouble. Other than sexual frustration!

Private - xD

[worldofourown]

[ You walked right into that one. ]

So that's why you're coming to me. She's not putting out! [ Mock-huffy. ] Well, I refuse to be your second fiddle.

Private

[beyourarmy]

[He did, but still...]

Karl, how many times I gotta explain this? I'm not the one that wants to sleep with you.

Private

[worldofourown]

You're cute when you're in denial, Set-chan.

Private

[beyourarmy]

I'm pretty sure you're the one that's in denial. I just can't figure out WHY.

[CLICK. And that's the end of it. Or, no, not really.]

[Thirty minutes later some rudeass blond-haired kid is going to just walk right in through the front door to the manor without KNOCKING first.]

Hey! Anyone home?

Private

[worldofourown]

[ Karl leans with his elbows on the staircase railing, smiling down at the noisy invader. ]

Such won~derful manners.

Action

[beyourarmy]

Nah! I don't have any!

[He does have a grin, though, and a cup of still rather warm tea in his hand, which he gives to Karl as he passes him.]

That's for you. It's green tea [and his blood], because that's the only one I could remember you liked. Oh, and I'm staying the night. What room do you have open?

Action

[worldofourown]

Always honest, too.

[ He frowns, examining the cup with no small amount of suspicion. ]

Why tea? It's not like I have a cold. [ He pauses, then waves a careless hand in the direction of the east wing. ] Most of the rooms there are empty. Pick whichever you like.

Action

[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna notices this and examines the cup, then Karl's face.]

I thought you liked tea? You can't get colds anyway. ...can you? If you don't want it, I'm sure Nathan or someone'll take it.

Action

[worldofourown]

I do and I don't. [ Answering both questions. At the mention of Nathan, he scowls. ] No need. [ The cup is downed in one gulp. He pauses, and a smile blooms, sly and secretive. ] Is that your blood in here?

Action

[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna stares for a while.] That was really fast. I wasn't expecting that.

[A shrug.] Yeah. Thought if you like it so damn much, I could flavor the tea with it as payment for barging in here. Or something. [He's trying to be nice to you, Karl. Sort of.]

Action

[worldofourown]

What did you want me to do? Spit it out? [ Honestly. ]

...Is that so? [ The smile widens. ] Not everyone makes payments in blood, you know. It's a rather intimate exchange. [ It's like offering sex for room-&-board. What've you done, Sets? ]

Action

[beyourarmy]

What? No! I don't want you to spit it out. Just...don't most people savor it? Or was it mentioned Nathan that made you do that?

[BLINK. What is this intimate stuff, Karl?] What do you mean by intimate? You just go after it a lot. ...I thought it might get the urge to go after it this one night out of your system, or something.

Action

[worldofourown]

It doesn't matter. [ Obviously it was the mention of Nathan. Only Karl gets tasty Cherub blood. And Diva, if she asks. ]

...Others might view it as something of a tease. An appetizer~

Action

[beyourarmy]

It matters to me. [He wonders...what's so bad about Nathan? He kinda likes him. A little weird, but considering ROSIEL? Yeah, Nathan's not that bad.]

What?! [He outright slaps his own forehead at this.] I didn't think of that. I didn't mean it that way, either.

Action

[worldofourown]

What matters to you weighs less than the lightest of my thoughts. [ There's nothing wrong with Nathan. He's infinitely preferable to Amshel. Most of the time. But Karl's a possessive brat. ]

Are you sure? Don't be shy~ [ Look what seeds you've planted in his festering mind. ]

Action

[beyourarmy]

Only to you. [That would explain everything! But Setsuna has quite yet to put it altogether, even knowing Karl's a brat.]

Of course I'm sure! If I wanted to tease you I'd cut my arm right in front of you!

Action

[worldofourown]

[ With luck, he'll never piece it together MWAHAHA!!! ]

Cut your arm off? [ Oh, behave~ ] Now you're just making cruel promises.

Action

[beyourarmy]

[It's Setsuna. It's totally possible he could, eventually.]

I never said anything about off. Just cut. And I wouldn't do it for you, anyway. I haven't had any reason to do anything like that in a while. Last time I did was for Rosiel.