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Post by Copper on Jul 14, 2015 23:30:31 GMT
Judas nodded, scratching the back of his head. "I'll, uh... I'll go dust the machines at the front. You clean up the lab."
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 0:23:53 GMT
"Sounds good," she agreed quietly, not meeting his gaze as she hurried past him to the lab.
(I'm just gonna do a little timeskip here since there's really no point in roleplaying them cleaning)
Later that evening, Victoria sat in the windowsill with her knees drawn up to her chest. The storm was dying down, but fat, lazy flakes still drifted down towards the street. She watched outside as one by one, street lamps were lit. Occasionally, a horse would clop by, plowing through the snow with its rider. She reached up to touch her scarf, only to remember that she'd hung it up in her room to dry out, which had been a difficult parting.
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 0:35:16 GMT
Judas was in the kitchen, humming old samba tunes that his mother used to love as he moved around, throwing ingredients into a soup. The kitchen was pleasantly steamy and warm, and the work did well to keep the Alchemist from thinking about his own emotions as he danced around the counters.
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 0:52:53 GMT
Victoria eventually got up, lured by smells of food. Judas must be cooking. Her stomach rumbled loudly, a harsh reminder that she hadn't even eaten anything all day. She padded to the kitchen on quiet feet, smiling when Judas's humming came into hearing range. She chuckled softly to herself when she saw him dancing around the kitchen, covering her mouth with her hand to muffle the sound.
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 0:56:00 GMT
Judas stirred the soup, humming the beginnings of another song as he tapped on the counter with a spoon. The smell of the soup was enticing, his mother's recipe; spicy and sweet all at once.
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 1:00:59 GMT
Victoria's stomach growled again and to her, it sounded even louder than last time. She ducked behind the doorframe, certain Judas had heard.
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 1:06:38 GMT
Judas turned around, eyes wide as he caught sight of her ducking behind the doorframe. "Please tell me you didn't see... any of that."
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 1:21:28 GMT
Victoria sighed. Great. He saw me. She came out of hiding, rubbing her shoulder self-consciously, but nodded. "I did," she confirmed quietly, risking a small smile.
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 1:29:33 GMT
"Not one word," he warned, pointing the ladle at her before he turned to pour some soup in bowls. "Not one word."
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 1:44:24 GMT
She felt her smile grow slightly, and before she could stop herself, blurted, "It was cute." Her eyes widened a bit at her own words and she broke eye contact quickly, desperately wanting to crawl into a hole and hide for the rest of her life.
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 1:47:50 GMT
"Of course it was," he said, keeping a straight face-- save for the crinkling corners around his eyes. "I'm cute."
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 1:59:15 GMT
She looked up at him again, almost suspiciously. "Yes," she agreed, though with some degree of hesitation. "Very cute, if I do say so myself." What exactly is going on here?
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 3:29:06 GMT
"Eat up," he muttered, passing her the bowl. "We need more corn, by the way. We're almost out. I think we should wait until after Christmastime to buy it. It's not exactly cheap."
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 3:58:11 GMT
Victoria stared down at the bowl for a minute before nodding slowly, still quite confused. "Yeah, okay..." She took a bite of the soup, closing her eyes at its warmth and spice.
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 11:36:33 GMT
Judas finished his bowl rather quickly, putting the spoon down. "I think I'll turn in for the night. I'm sure there's going to be lots of customers when the storm lets up."
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 13:33:46 GMT
Victoria stayed silent for a few moments longer. "Probably so..." she said softly. After another awkward pause, she spoke up again. "Hey, uh... There's something I haven't told you yet. I'd been meaning to for a while, but um... I thought you might not really care."
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Post by Copper on Jul 15, 2015 13:45:02 GMT
Judas frowned, sitting down at the table across from her. "What is it?"
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 15, 2015 14:04:24 GMT
"My birthday is soon." She paused. "Tomorrow, actually. I'll be nineteen..." she continued, not meeting his gaze. Victoria punctuated her announcement with a small shrug, not saying anything more.
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Post by Copper on Jul 16, 2015 0:28:11 GMT
"You never did tell me your birthdate when I first asked," Judas murmured thoughtfully. "We'll have to get you a gift. And cake."
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Post by Silaluk on Jul 16, 2015 0:31:01 GMT
"No, that's really not necessary," she assured him with a self-conscious laugh. "I don't need anything. I just thought you should know."
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