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Post by Bella on Apr 11, 2021 20:50:55 GMT -8
Bella zips around the La Palazza Mansion setting up tables and chairs while listening to Rob Zombie, trying to get things set up for a informal meeting with her Court Mates. Her Heelies click occasionally on the floor as she cheerfully goes through the house not at all concerned about its sordid past. Once everything she finishes, she sits down and takes a few sips from her massive travel mug thats pitch black with bats and cobwebs and reads 'Resting Witch Face' before sending a mass text to the court with a ghost emoji and the address.
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Post by Rowan on Apr 12, 2021 18:34:40 GMT -8
Rowan had the address written on a piece of paper. Standing outside the mansion, he had to double and triple check to make sure he wasn't at the wrong place. He looked like a tourist, with his Golden Knights cap and black t-shirt that was three sizes too big for him. The ensemble, such as it was, was finished with sunglasses and jeans sorts, his stark white socks fully unrolled. It was clearly an attempt at fashion, albeit a poor one.
Checking the paper one more time, Rowan headed inside. Whatever he had expected, it felt short.
Manic pixie goth - there was no other way to describe what he saw. She was rolling around the room in honest-to-God Heelies before drinking from an enormous mug. Everything about felt like a something pulled right out of a cartoon. She was unapologetically her.
"Hi," he said, waving at her. His tone is somewhere between unimpressed and bored. He was, however, very much impressed. "I'm Rowan. Nice shoes." A frostbitten finger pointed to the Heelies, before the Darkling stomped with the heels of his own running shoes. Red and blue lights start blinking across the see-through soles.
He looked at the Wizened expectantly.
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Post by Bella on Apr 12, 2021 18:42:55 GMT -8
Bella smiles and waves at Rowan.
"Hi! ohmygoshitsonicetoseeyou!howareyoutonight?didtrafficgiveyouanytrouble?pleasehaveaseat!ohthankyouiloveyourshoestoo!" She says in her usual hyperactive near breathless way of talking when shes excited. Bella then giggles before running up to Rowan and giving them a hug before pirouetting away using her heelies to skate around the room
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Post by Rowan on Apr 12, 2021 18:51:15 GMT -8
He felt her hug against his cold skin before he even had time to process. Rowan just, stood there, trying to make sense of what had just happened. After being unable to come up with a response for several uncomfortable seconds, he just gave her a thumbs up.
"Um. No, not really. Public transit," he answered her. She still hadn't given him a name, but he decided against pushing her for one. "So what's poppin'? What's the meeting for?"
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Post by Bella on Apr 12, 2021 18:56:30 GMT -8
Bella still smiling nods at Rowans words.
"Oh sorry, My name is Bella Knott and i just figured i'd offer a chance to just meet up and hangout. Isn't this place just neat?!" She says before looking around the dilapidated, creepy, uninhabited other than them mansion. She then turns back to him, her mouth still stretched into a mischievous grin that seems to cause her eyes to shine
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Post by Rowan on Apr 15, 2021 16:57:36 GMT -8
Social call then. That made Rowan uncomfortable. He still felt raw after everything and would have preferred another case to take his mind off of things. A haunting, maybe? No, he still hadn't solved the Golden Boy Mystery.
"It's fine." He shrugged. Whatever Bella found in this place, Rowan clearly wasn't getting it. It was difficult to keep his straight as he scanned the said place. It was decidedly something. "I um- I haven't hung out in a while. I've been busy." It wasn't that weird of a place, he told himself finally. Definitely something the Scarecrow Ministry would enjoy. For all Rowan knew, this was where they held their annual Bingo Night.
"I guess this place has... atmosphere?" He still sounded like he didn't get it.
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Post by Bella on Apr 15, 2021 17:06:37 GMT -8
Bella nods enthusiastically, beaming widely at Rowan"Yeah! isnt it such a charming place? its so cute here!" She says in adoration of her surroundings. "I hope others show up. I'd love to hang out and chat with Daddy Sam for a bit. poor guy need some good old TLC." Bella says with a nod |
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Post by Rowan on Apr 15, 2021 17:11:04 GMT -8
The Darkling looked at Bella like she was speaking gibberish.
"Daddy Sam? You mean Saturday? You- You call him Daddy?" Who was she? Either she was her own brand of crazy, or Bella really was close with the Autumn King. Either way, that was off-putting. Her Mantle wasn't much more pronounced than his own, however. Either she was crazy, or crazy good at deception.
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Post by Bella on Apr 15, 2021 17:18:15 GMT -8
Bella shrugs with a smile
"I mean....i havent been told to stop calling him Daddy Sam by him. i think he likes it, I dont think the poor guy has any kids... we helped give me a place to call home in what was a new and somewhat scary place." She says with a wistful smile. "Does...Does no one else talk to him informally?" Bella asks owlishly. After asking this Bella's demeanor seems to drop sharply. "We should do something nice for him on his Holy day this year." She then says with a smile.
Bella then excitedly zips around the room singing and humming to herself(which oddly sounds like a funeral dirge)
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Post by Rowan on Apr 15, 2021 17:24:33 GMT -8
"I've only met him once, at Samhain, when he smashed a Sentry all over the floor." He moved at her pace, keeping up with her Heelies-powered speed, while wondering what her deal was.
"Besides, I don't get out much." He dismissed his admission of social awkwardness to return to more interesting matters. "Do you seem him regularly? I mean, I know he holds open court, but after that Sentry..." Rowan shuddered a little at the memory of that night.
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Post by Bella on Apr 15, 2021 17:28:15 GMT -8
Bella frowns and shakes her head
"No, Not as often as i'd like to visit. i've been busy with my studies. When is the next day that he's holding open court? I'll bring him some of his favorite things." She says with a caring smile.
Bella eyes go wide and she says " Oh! by the way, im super sorry for hugging you without asking first. it was rude of me... i got excited and freaked out and lost my manners. I'll ask from now on before i hug you okay?" Bella asks with concern for her Court mates comfort
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Post by Rowan on Apr 15, 2021 17:32:52 GMT -8
"I was surprised, is all," he offered to her apology. "But thanks. I'm usually too cold to hug."
Eager to change subject again, Rowan focused on an area he was more familiar with. "What do you study? If you don't mind telling. I've been meaning to expand my horizons."
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Post by Bella on Apr 15, 2021 17:36:55 GMT -8
Bella nods and smiles before practically vibrating with excitement.
"Ooh! So im studying to become a Mortician and i also study the Occult as well. I want to fix up peoples loved ones so that they can get to say goodbye without being traumatized by any potential injuries they might have sustained before their last breath." She says with a kind smile. "I study the occult because i find Magick and the supernatural world extremely interesting and want to learn as much as i can." She adds happily
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Post by Rowan on Apr 15, 2021 17:42:19 GMT -8
Rowan chuckled. "We're Autumn. Of course you study Weird Stuff. It's like, a prereq or something." 'Though everyone studied it for their own reasons', he thought, but didn't say. "I study for my GED in my spare time. Can't go far in society without a diploma, apparently."
"What's your brand of Weird? I do kiths mostly." And by mostly he meant almost exclusively.
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Post by Bella on Apr 15, 2021 17:52:23 GMT -8
Bella giggles before replying
"Mainly Ghosts but i dabble in other spirit beings and the like. IF you need a study buddy for your GED let me know! i'd be happy to help out a friend. " Bella finishes with a kind smile.
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