Herods Maids 6

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Session 6 Start!
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06[19:31] * [Mys]Melody wanders the hallways with a distant look in her eyes... somewhat sad.
06[19:31] * [kiri]Alicia is readong something. The cover said "Twilight"
06[19:33] * [Mys]Melody walks by the open door of the office and glances in at Alicia...
06[19:34] * [Mys]Melody grabs her shoulder gently and gives it a squeeze.
[19:34] <[kiri]Alicia> 15 Edward~
[19:34] <[Mys]Melody> 14"Ahn~ Alicia-sama"
[19:34] <[kiri]Alicia> Oh, huh? Hey, Melody. What's up?
06[19:35] * [Mys]Melody panics a bit
[19:35] <[Mys]Melody> "Ah-uh, um?"
[19:35] <[Mys]Melody> "h-h-HI ALICIA!"
[19:35] <[Mys]Melody> "i-i I mean..."
[19:35] <[kiri]Alicia> Whoa whoa whoa! Calm down!
[19:35] <[Mys]Melody> ...
06[19:36] * [Mys]Melody looks at the ground and lets her vibrant hair cover her face.
[19:36] <[kiri]Alicia> Hey, what's the mattter? you look down.
[19:36] <[Mys]Melody> "Alicia? I have to tell you something..."
[19:37] <[Mys]Melody> "s-something came up... I'm sorry..."
06[19:38] * Ayelen walks around in the garden, holding onto the two tickets which Melody graciously gave her and still trying to work up enough courage to go ahead and ask Vargas to go...
[19:38] <[kiri]Alicia> Sorry for... what?
06[19:38] * [Mys]Melody looks up at a wall intent at not meeting Alicia's eyes.
[19:39] <[Mys]Melody> Well, some... some things came up. So we won't be going to the Hotsprings together like I thought...
06[19:40] * [Mys]Melody bows quickly
[19:40] <[kiri]Alicia> oh? So you're busy?
[19:40] <[Mys]Melody> I am truly sorry.
06[19:40] * [kiri]Alicia pats Melody's head.
[19:40] <[kiri]Alicia> It's fine. I can wait.
[19:40] <[kiri]Alicia> We can still go together, right? I mean later.
06[19:40] * [kiri]Alicia smiles.
06[19:41] * Ayelen wonders silently as she wanders. ( Vargas... I've never really asked something directly of her... )
06[19:41] * [Mys]Melody 's heart pangs.
06[19:41] * [Mys]Melody can't muster the strength to straighten from her bow.
[19:42] <[Mys]Melody> y-yes... Later.
[19:42] <[kiri]Alicia> Hey. It's not the end of the world or anything.
06[19:42] * [Mys]Melody smiles while her vision becomes a little blurry.
06[19:42] * Ayelen similarly can't quite yet muster the strength to pull herself from these garden paths to ask Vargas.
06[19:42] * [Tess]Vargas is shuffling papers in her office. Maybe she should go see what the girls are up to...
[19:43] <[kiri]Alicia> We can have a semi-hotspring trip in our place, if we really want to.
06[19:43] * [kiri]Alicia shrugs.
[19:43] <[kiri]Alicia> I'm cool with whatever.
06[19:44] * [Mys]Melody nods vigorously as she stands straighter, hair still covering her face.
[19:45] <[kiri]Alicia> Sheesh, giddy up, will you?
06[19:45] * [kiri]Alicia swipe the hair that's covering Melody's face, reveaking her---
[19:46] <[Mys]Melody> [revealing*]
06[19:46] * Ayelen holds the two tickets out in front of herself, inspecting them.
06[19:47] * [Mys]Melody 's gold eyes brim to overflowing with tears of agony and relief. She blinks rapidly in a last ditch effort to hide them.
[19:48] <[Mys]Melody> A-Ah! Work! Work!
[19:48] <[kiri]Alicia> Huh----
06[19:48] * Ayelen muses to herself.
06[19:48] * [Mys]Melody turns immediately and rushes away.
[19:48] <[kiri]Alicia> Melo----
[19:48] <Ayelen> 14I wonder how it will be...?
06[19:48] * [Mys]Melody 's heart wont stop pounding.
06[19:48] * [kiri]Alicia call out to Melody, but she disappears.
[19:49] <[kiri]Alicia> .....
06[19:49] * [kiri]Alicia is deep in thought.
[19:51] <[kiri]Alicia> Oh well.
06[19:51] * [kiri]Alicia get back to her book.
[19:51] <[kiri]Alicia> 15 Edgeworth~
06[19:51] * [Tess]Vargas gets up and walks out of her office, wandering the halls to see if she'll run into someone.
06[19:52] * Ayelen detects a sort of instinctual pang from back towards the mansion, and her thoughts turn to Melody. ( She seemed really happy about those tickets before, i hope she's alright... )
06[19:55] * [Mys]Melody retreats to the kitchen and hums some musical numbers as she starts baking.
06[19:56] * Ayelen makes a silent resolution. ( I should do something, give something back, even if she has been weird... )
06[19:57] * [Mys]Melody Barely anytime passes at all before the wonderful smell of freshly baked cookies fill the kitchen. The heart shaped confectioneries are perfect.~
06[19:58] * Ayelen 's mind turns back to the tickets and Vargas once more. ( but how to ask, since i hav- )
06[19:59] * Ayelen sniffs the shifting wind around her.
06[19:59] * Ayelen looks back towards the mansion. ( ...cookies? )
06[20:00] * [Atai]Maria daydreams happily of killing everyone in this place as she hangs the laundry out to dry.
06[20:01] * [Tess]Vargas comes across Alicia, still calmly reading a book.
06[20:01] * Ayelen accidentally crumples the tickets slightly as she holds onto them and breaks into a light, four-legged run past Maria to the kitchen window.
[20:02] <[kiri]Alicia> 15 Wright X Edgeworth~
06[20:03] * [Tess]Vargas crouches down to get a better look at the title of the book. Twilight...?
06[20:03] * [Atai]Maria finishes hanging it up, and heads inside, cheerily contemplating wholesale murder.
[20:04] <[Atai]Maria> Mmm... needs more red.
[20:04] <[Tess]Vargas> Hey, Alicia?
06[20:05] * [Atai]Maria . o O (I'll make a rug out of the chupacabra, definitely.)
06[20:05] * Ayelen stands up again to get a view of the kitchen, her eyes and ears just barely poking above the windowsill.
[20:06] <[Tess]Vargas> Alicia?
[20:06] <[kiri]Alicia> Oh, Uh? Ah, Yes. What do you require, boss?
06[20:07] * Ayelen compliments Melody's cooking with her thoughts as she looks over the baked goods. ( Those smell really good... )
[20:08] <[Tess]Vargas> Feel like doing anything? See what the girls are up to. Oh, and tell Maria to stop by my office.
[20:09] <[kiri]Alicia> Gotcha. Will look into it.
[20:10] <[Tess]Vargas> Thanks, I appreciate it.
06[20:10] * [Tess]Vargas leaves back for her office.
06[20:10] * [kiri]Alicia close the book. Edgeworth x Franciska will have to wait for now.
06[20:10] * [Mys]Melody continues filling trays and cookie molds with dough. Switching out finished trays with unfinished ones.
06[20:10] * [kiri]Alicia set out to look for her fellow meidos.
06[20:11] * [Mys]Melody hums the Megaman 3 opening~♫
06[20:12] * Ayelen considers sneaking in and trying one without asking, but refrains and continues to watch.
06[20:13] * [kiri]Alicia found Maria working on the laundry.
06[20:13] * Ayelen 's ear twitches.
[20:13] <[kiri]Alicia> Hey, Maria. Got time?
06[20:13] * [Tess]Vargas arrives in her office, turning and sitting in her chair. She crosses her legs and swings them up onto her desk, and lowers her hat over her eyes. One hand falls across her torso, the other into an open drawer.
06[20:14] * [Atai]Maria looks up. Oh. it's the alux. Probably shouldn't kill her.
[20:14] <[Atai]Maria> Time for what?
[20:15] <[kiri]Alicia> A chat, maybe?
06[20:15] * [Atai]Maria sets the empty basket aside.
[20:15] <[Atai]Maria> I suppose so. What did you wish to discuss?
[20:15] <[kiri]Alicia> Oh. So you're finished.
[20:16] <[kiri]Alicia> I thought I could help you with that, but if you're already done there's no need to waste your time.
[20:16] <[Atai]Maria> Yes. The first two baskets were delicious, but I don't think I could stomach a third.
06[20:16] * [kiri]Alicia nods to the direction of Vargas' office.
[20:16] <[kiri]Alicia> Bo--, I mean, Miss Vargas just call you to her office.
[20:17] <[Atai]Maria> ...Oh?
[20:18] <[kiri]Alicia> Don't know why. I just come to give you the message.
06[20:19] * [Mys]Melody sets the last of a heaping pile of heart shaped cookies out to cool and takes a bite out of one.
06[20:19] * Ayelen 's ear twitches again as she notices the conversation a little distance away, then turning to listen.
[20:19] <[Mys]Melody> Mmmm~
[20:19] <[NPC]Narrator> [It's been a while since Smith's left, and work for the day is finished. Though hopefully the best possible course is for things to remain uneventful, one never knows... especially in a profession such as this one. Vargas has asked to see Maria to talk to her as Alicia looks for the other maids...]
06[20:19] * Ayelen 's eyes, however, remain on the apparently delicious cookies.
06[20:20] * [Atai]Maria . o O (...Fuck. Did I slip up? I'm sure I haven't taken a noticeable amount yet from the supplies. Maybe they found the gun I swiped from one of that poor bastard's bodyguards? FUUUUCK.)
06[20:20] * [Atai]Maria nods, and smiles.
[20:20] <[Atai]Maria> Thank you, Alicia.
06[20:22] * [Mys]Melody leaves to tend the gardens. A daily task with all the fast growing weeds and exotic trees.
06[20:22] * Ayelen licks her lips. ( Those cookies... maybe she'll let me have one? )
06[20:23] * [Atai]Maria sets off for Vargas' office at once, but carefully scooting a couple tables and stands into positions slightly off from where they were, here and there on the way
06[20:23] * [Mys]Melody .oO(I should find Alicia later and give her some of those cookies. Ahn~ I hope I can watch her eat my cooking!~)
06[20:24] * [Atai]Maria arrives at Vargas' office, walking as silently as she can, and presses an ear to the door, listening for anything suspicious before she knocks.
06[20:24] * [kiri]Alicia gather the basket Maria left and head to the storage room.
06[20:24] * Ayelen starts to move so she may intercept Melody to ask her precisely that, but then catches herself. ( Yeah, she's already given me something... )
[20:24] <[NPC]Narrator> [Vargas' office is the same as usual, except for Vargas who's still slouched in her chair. She stirs when the door is knocked, but doesn't rise.]
06[20:25] * Ayelen opens her hand, slightly startled by how crumpled they are.
06[20:26] * Ayelen quickly smooths them down as best she can, and stares at them.
06[20:26] * [Atai]Maria waits.
06[20:27] * [Atai]Maria . o O (Shit. Maybe she's listening on the other side?)
06[20:28] * Ayelen leans her back against the outdoor wall, musing to herself.
06[20:28] * [Atai]Maria stands before the door, stock-still, in a pose of maidly standby-ness.
06[20:29] * [Tess]Vargas doesn't answer, but though she shifts her position a little makes no more noise than a grunt.
[20:29] <Ayelen> 14it really does sound fun, and Vargas won't go unless I ask...
06[20:29] * [Atai]Maria . o O (You ain't gonna hear SHIT, woman. Unless you're a mind-reader. In which case FUCK YOU, LADY. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU.)
06[20:31] * Ayelen studies the tiny duplicate pictures on the tickets, thinking how happy the people seem to be...
06[20:32] * [kiri]Alicia look around for more meidos.
06[20:32] * [Atai]Maria . o O (Come on, bitch! I know you've got to have more than just a backup revolver in there! Better plug me now, because sooner or later, I'll be dancing on your goddamn grave and wearing your entrails as a thong! Whatcha got in there, wired bombs? Built-in machine gun in the desk? Trapdoors? COME ON, PUSSY! USE THEM!)
06[20:33] * Ayelen leans herself off of the wall now, her mind and spirit set. ( yeah, i'll ask her. )
06[20:34] * [kiri]Alicia taps Ayelen's shoulder. "BOO!"
06[20:34] * [Atai]Maria pauses for a moment, and considers the likelihood of all those things. ...Given the Minister's actions so far, none of those seem too unlikely. A little chill runs down her spine, and she resolves to pay more attention whenever inside here.
06[20:34] * Ayelen smiles as she stows the tickets away and dashes off towards Vargas's offi-
06[20:34] * [Atai]Maria 's mind finally returns to the subject at hand: Her, going inside the office.
06[20:34] * Ayelen jumps over the bush next to her in surprise, landing with a small thud.
06[20:34] * [Atai]Maria ...shit.
[20:34] <Ayelen> BWAA!
[20:35] <[kiri]Alicia> Ahahahaha! Gotcha good huh You jumpy maid you!
06[20:35] * [Atai]Maria shrugs, and pushes the door open meekly, keeping herself out of the (potential) line of fire.
06[20:35] * [Mys]Melody cuts, trims, mows, fertilizes, and tends the gardens with care.
[20:35] <[Atai]Maria> ...Minister?
[20:35] <[Atai]Maria> You wanted to see me?
06[20:36] * Ayelen frowns at Alicia from her spot on the ground.
06[20:36] * [Atai]Maria risks poking her head in, just a little.
[20:36] <Ayelen> that wasn't nice...
06[20:37] * [kiri]Alicia ruffles.
[20:37] <[kiri]Alicia> Ehh~? Kind of fun, if you ask me!
06[20:37] * Ayelen pouts a little, though she doesn't seem outwardly upset. In her mind, however... ( How did she sneak up on me? If i were a better fox... )
06[20:37] * [Tess]Vargas is unmoving, slouched in her chair and with her hat over her eyes.
06[20:38] * Ayelen 's thoughts quickly flee, however, as she tries to scoot away from the ruffling and smiles a bit.
06[20:38] * [Mys]Melody finishes. Glad to see the gardens looking in peak shape. Her feelings of sadness now muted, and slightly hopeful at the prospect of Alicia still wanting to spend time with her, Melody returns to the mansion to see what Alicia is up to.
[20:39] <[kiri]Alicia> So... hey! What's this? Cookies?
[20:39] <Ayelen> mwaa~, but you scared mee...
[20:39] <[kiri]Alicia> You made this huh?
06[20:39] * [Atai]Maria scrutinizes Vargas closer. This is a trick, right?
06[20:40] * [Atai]Maria takes a cautious step inside, fighting every urge to look up above her as she enters.
06[20:41] * Ayelen pats herself down as she rises, hands ending on her chest. ( Ah good, they're still there... )
06[20:42] * [Atai]Maria . o O (I'm just a maid, just a maid... maids don't survey the room for traps, maids don't check to make sure the room is clear before entering... not their boss' office, anyway. Just... a ... maid. Not a soldier. Not a murderer. I'm normal, see?)
06[20:42] * [Atai]Maria steps in, looking slightly concerned. She isn't dead, is she?
[20:42] <[Atai]Maria> ...Minister? Are you all right?
06[20:43] * [kiri]Alicia note Ayelen's posture.
06[20:43] * [Tess]Vargas is snoring a little quietly.
[20:43] <[kiri]Alicia> Mmm... what?
06[20:43] * [kiri]Alicia is munching the cookies. Now she only need milk to go with it.
06[20:44] * Ayelen cocks her head at Alicia curiously, not noticing herself and not changing her stance.
[20:44] <Ayelen> what what?
[20:44] <[kiri]Alicia> what is the what are you doi---blargh I nearly bit my tongue.
[20:46] <Ayelen> hm?
[20:46] <[kiri]Alicia> Mm?
[20:46] <[kiri]Alicia> What are you hiding?
06[20:46] * [kiri]Alicia is now suddenly interested.
06[20:47] * Ayelen blinks, her eyes suddenly taking on a "deer caught in the headlights" look.
[20:47] <[kiri]Alicia> Lemme take a lookie~!
06[20:47] * Ayelen quickly drops her hands from her (flat) chest back to her sides, and retreats.
[20:47] <Ayelen> eh? No!
[20:48] <[kiri]Alicia> Naah! I know there must be something hidden there!
06[20:48] * [kiri]Alicia hand wriggles.
[20:48] <[kiri]Alicia> I'll have to...."inspect" you!
06[20:49] * Ayelen blushes a bit with all of the attention and intention, then crossing her arms over her chest and turning away a little.
[20:49] <Ayelen> No!
06[20:50] * [Atai]Maria . o O (Her hands. Where the fuck are her hands? Mother of Jesus, if this isn't a trick, I'm going to-- I don't know what. Ideally I would violate her when the time finally comes, but I can't trust this woman not to kill somebody, even bound and gagged. Where the fuck are-- okay, there's the one there, duh. Is she wearing a shoulder holster? I'll need to look, next time she's up and about....
06[20:50] * [Atai]Maria ...It's pretty hard to hide that. But fuck, where's the other hand? ...For all I know, she's got it on a shotgun, another revolver, a detonator, a trapdoor switch... No, Mari. You've got to play this shit like you're normal. ...You ARE normal, but, like... REALLY normal.)
06[20:50] * [Atai]Maria steps closer, sounding a little worried, now.
[20:51] <[Atai]Maria> ...Minister? Um. Are you... 14awake..?
06[20:52] * [Atai]Maria 's tone drops down as she nears the desk.
[20:54] <[kiri]Alicia> I won't let you get away with just a simple no!
06[20:54] * [kiri]Alicia steps closer.
06[20:56] * [Tess]Vargas rolls onto her side, with a small interruption in her breathing. She settles almost immediately, resuming her earlier demeanor.
06[20:57] * [Atai]Maria starts, and then pauses.
06[20:58] * Ayelen tries to repel Alicia by clipping at the air in front of her, even though she is still both retreating and blushing.
[20:58] <[Atai]Maria> 14...Minister..?
06[20:58] * [Atai]Maria . o O (STOP FAKING IT, YOU WHORE)
[20:58] <[kiri]Alicia> Nuh-uh! You can't underestimate a martial artist's reaction!
06[20:58] * [kiri]Alicia 's hand is FASTER THAN LIGHT!
06[20:59] * [kiri]Alicia is of course, exaggerating
06[21:01] * Ayelen 's eyes shift around, looking for some way to escape. ( I can't let her find these! )
06[21:02] * [Tess]Vargas yawns, and slowly slides her legs off her desk.
06[21:02] * [Atai]Maria looks a little flustered. She doesn't want to wake her up, but she WAS called down here. But if she wakes her up, she mi--- Shit!
06[21:02] * [Atai]Maria looks a bit more relieved.
[21:03] <[Atai]Maria> ...Minister? Are... um. Are you ... awake, now?
06[21:03] * Ayelen notices Melody a little off in the distance, and twitches her ears in a silent plea for help.
06[21:03] * [Atai]Maria . o O (LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN, ALL ALONG)
06[21:03] * [Tess]Vargas looks at Maria through underneath her hat, her eyes very near closed.
06[21:04] * [Mys]Melody stares with dead eyes and no smile at the spectacle in front of her.
[21:04] <[Tess]Vargas> 14Maria... Ah, right...
06[21:05] * Ayelen becomes slightly worried, seeing Melody's demeanor.
06[21:05] * [Mys]Melody whispers to herself, "So that's how it is..." as she turns and walks away.
[21:05] <[Tess]Vargas> I was going to ask you about that Vives girl... Were you doing something?
06[21:06] * Ayelen then looks back to Alicia, that tiny glint of worry piled on top of her present own.
[21:06] <[Atai]Maria> Oh! No, Minister. I had just finished putting the laundry out to dry. The weather is nice today, after all.
06[21:07] * [Tess]Vargas leans back into her chair.
06[21:08] * [Mys]Melody retires to her room for awhile.
[21:09] <[Tess]Vargas> What I'm most curious about is when she left, but we'll look into that later. You said you knew her from church?
[21:09] <[kiri]Alicia> ?
06[21:10] * [kiri]Alicia didn't saw Melody.
[21:10] <[kiri]Alicia> Ah, Okay. I'll stop.
06[21:10] * [kiri]Alicia back off.
06[21:12] * Ayelen 's blush fades a little.
[21:12] <Ayelen> 14ah, thanks...
06[21:12] * [Mys]Melody procures one of Alicia's uniforms and hugs it to herself as she lies on her bed.
06[21:13] * [Mys]Melody doesn't know how to feel with everything that has happened recently.
[21:14] <[kiri]Alicia> Now that I've done what miss Vargas told me, I'll get back to my reading.
[21:14] <[kiri]Alicia> I'll be in the main room, 'kay?
06[21:14] * [Mys]Melody presses her fingers underneath the bandage over her bullet wound, and presses hard.
06[21:15] * [kiri]Alicia secure the cookie into nearby jar.
[21:15] <[kiri]Alicia> Mmm... I'll take this to the office. Miss Vargas might want some.
[21:15] <[kiri]Alicia> Hey Ayelen. Are you free?
[21:15] <Ayelen> eh?
06[21:15] * [Mys]Melody grits her teeth as she moans. In searing pain and ecstasy... Blood wells up and stains her bed.
06[21:16] * Ayelen snaps out of her thoughts. ( Is Melody alright...? )
[21:17] <[kiri]Alicia> I want you to get some tea and follow me to miss Vargas' office.
[21:17] <[kiri]Alicia> But if you're busy I'll do it myself.
[21:17] <[Atai]Maria> Oh... um.
06[21:17] * [Atai]Maria thinks.
[21:17] <[Atai]Maria> Yes... that's when I saw her most often.
[21:18] <Ayelen> ah.
06[21:18] * Ayelen 's blush fades almost entirely, now.
06[21:18] * [Mys]Melody As her fingers continue to press in and out of the open wound, Melody tosses on the bed covers clutching the empty uniform with an image of Alicia in mind.
[21:18] <Ayelen> yeah, i wanted to go see her.
[21:19] <[kiri]Alicia> Figures.
06[21:19] * [kiri]Alicia sigh.
[21:19] <[kiri]Alicia> Go ahead.
[21:19] <[Mys]Melody> "a-ah-ah...hah..."
06[21:19] * Ayelen cocks her head at Alicia.
[21:20] <[Tess]Vargas> Was she a close friend of yours? I can't find much on either her or her mother, but apparently they were relatively large figures where you lived...
06[21:20] * [kiri]Alicia get a bottle of milk instead.
[21:20] <Ayelen> ah...
06[21:20] * [Atai]Maria feels suspicion slowly creep back in.
[21:20] <[Mys]Melody> "AH-AAAAHN~"
[21:21] <[kiri]Alicia> Keep her company, will ya? She's kinda... I dunno, strange?
[21:21] <[kiri]Alicia> See ya.
06[21:21] * [Mys]Melody lies limp on her mattress. Content with her fantasy world. With just her and Alicia.
[21:22] <Ayelen> yeah, seeya...
06[21:22] * [kiri]Alicia set the tray with the cookies and three glass of milk, and heading to the office.
06[21:22] * Ayelen lets her question about Alicia's comment drop, instead speaking something more important.
[21:22] <Ayelen> 14before that-
[21:23] <[kiri]Alicia> mn?
06[21:23] * Ayelen 's eyes hold that little glint of worry that they did just a little bit before.
[21:23] <[Atai]Maria> Yes... I didn't have too many friends apart from some of the children at the farm, back then. I stayed mostly at home, and was privately tutored.
[21:24] <Ayelen> 14um, 1maybe you should check up on Melody...?
[21:24] <Ayelen> she seems...
[21:24] <[kiri]Alicia> Me? Naah. You should. She likes you.
[21:24] <[Tess]Vargas> Mm, I see. So you were saying, if I recall, that she'd... moved away?
[21:25] <Ayelen> I dunno, strange...
06[21:26] * Ayelen thinks to herself a small quip on that, but persists. ( Yeah, but she hasn't been going through my clothes recently, at least... )
[21:26] <[Atai]Maria> Yes. I don't ever know what happened. I asked my mother and father about it, but they said had no idea, either.
06[21:27] * Ayelen coyly makes a direct request of Alicia.
06[21:27] * [Tess]Vargas chuckles. I wonder, should I bring this up now...?
[21:27] <Ayelen> 14well, could you just check up on her anyway? 15i dunno...
06[21:28] * Ayelen swishes her tail slowly a little, unused to making overt requests like this.
[21:28] <[kiri]Alicia> Sure. If you want to take over this and deliver it to them.
06[21:29] * [kiri]Alicia hands Ayelen the tray.
[21:29] <[Tess]Vargas> Sorry, I'm going off on a tangent here, but how do you deal with information that greatly interferes with how you see things?
06[21:29] * Ayelen takes the tray and nods, some of her worry relieved.
[21:29] <Ayelen> ah, thanks.
06[21:30] * [Atai]Maria 's brow wrinkles in polite confusion.
06[21:30] * [kiri]Alicia is off, destination : Melody's room.
06[21:32] * [Atai]Maria . o O (...The fuck kind of question is THAT? I think she's making fun of me. Fuck you, whore.)
[21:32] <[Atai]Maria> ...I'm afraid you've lost me, Minister.
06[21:32] * Ayelen puts the tray down and quickly throws together various things from tea-related cabinets, as is one of her her usual rituals before heading off to Vargas's office.
06[21:33] * Ayelen places the teapot and some teacups on the tray, enjoying its smell. ( I think it's better than last time, even! )
[21:33] <[Tess]Vargas> You see... inside my coat there's a folder that has some information you may not want to hear. If you ask I'll tell you all about it, but it might contradict something you may have been keeping in your mind. Up to you.
06[21:33] * [kiri]Alicia knocks on the door.
[21:33] <[kiri]Alicia> Melody?
06[21:34] * Ayelen smiles as she pads off towards Vargas's office, for two reasons this time rather than the usual one.
06[21:35] * [Mys]Melody has long since passed out from the sudden drop in blood pressure and exhaustion.
06[21:37] * [kiri]Alicia knocks again.
[21:37] <[kiri]Alicia> Hey. If you don't answer, I'm going to open it.
06[21:37] * [Mys]Melody 's blood stains most her bed as it drips across her floor. Past some mechanical bits and pieces left out on the floor.
06[21:38] * Ayelen 's tail swishes as she walks, her movement now just barely audible from Vargas's office.
06[21:40] * [kiri]Alicia try the knob. It opens without any resistance.
[21:40] <[kiri]Alicia> Melody? I'm in now.
[21:41] <[kiri]Alicia> are you oka---What the hell?!
06[21:41] * [kiri]Alicia rush to Melody's side and carry her up.
[21:42] <[kiri]Alicia> You okay, girl? Answer me! Are you still awake!?
06[21:42] * Ayelen feels a pang of... something from across the mansion, placing a worried look on her face just as she becomes visible in the doorway.
06[21:43] * [Mys]Melody stirs.
[21:43] <[Mys]Melody> 14Ali... cia?
[21:43] <[kiri]Alicia> Yeah, It's me! What the hell just happened?!
06[21:44] * [Mys]Melody tries to wrap her arms around her dream girl
06[21:46] * [Mys]Melody 's arms fall limply on herself. On the spare uniform of Alicia's that is matted to her chest.
[21:47] <[kiri]Alicia> Gah! 15Always give me something to worry about every fucking time!
06[21:47] * [kiri]Alicia opens the door and yells across the house.
[21:47] <[kiri]Alicia> BOSS! WE GOT A SITUATION!
[21:48] <[Tess]Vargas> Oh, hell. Maria, we'll talk about it later...
06[21:49] * [Atai]Maria . o O (...Okay, Carla's probably dead. That's... that's going to hurt a bit. But i-- the fuck?)
06[21:49] * [Atai]Maria looks up in surprise.
06[21:49] * Ayelen enters the office proper then, all semblence of previous elation temporarily lost.
06[21:49] * [Mys]Melody is having a dream where Alicia is holding her close as they watch a sunset.
06[21:49] * [kiri]Alicia rips her apron to shreds and bandage the gushing wound.
06[21:49] * Ayelen just hurries in, places her tray on Vargas's desk, and looks straight at Vargas.
06[21:50] * [Tess]Vargas gets up and flicks her fedora up, then takes one of the cookies and munches on it before addressing Ayelen.
[21:50] <[Tess]Vargas> Go find out what it is, and be quick about it. Alicia's too levelheaded for this to be nothing.
06[21:50] * [kiri]Alicia forgot how she did it back in the platoon, and make a mess out of that.
[21:50] <[kiri]Alicia> Oshi---!
06[21:50] * Ayelen nods seriously, and tears out of the room towards Alicia's shout.
06[21:51] * [Atai]Maria glares that the annoying, interrupting monster, and then looks back to Vargas.
[21:51] <[Atai]Maria> Shall I go with her as well, Minister?
06[21:51] * Ayelen arrives at Melody's room almost as quickly as she left, and is shocked by what she sees as she enters.
[21:53] <[Tess]Vargas> Go ahead, but tell me now so I can concrete it later: do you want to hear this or not?
[21:53] <[kiri]Alicia> I need a medical support right now!
06[21:53] * Ayelen 's eyes are still wide but she nods and prepares to begin-
06[21:54] * Ayelen then realizes she has no material, and just a moment after that, what Alicia had been using to try and bandage this.
[21:54] <[Atai]Maria> ...I suppose so.
06[21:54] * Ayelen looks at the remains of Alicia's apron.
[21:54] <[kiri]Alicia> I'm no medic so this is the best I can do! hurry!
06[21:55] * Ayelen nods and tears off Alicia's apron, then removing the awkward bandaging and working to replace it with her own.
[21:56] <[Tess]Vargas> Alright, let's go take care of this first.
06[21:56] * [Tess]Vargas rushes out of the office, heading to where she thinks she heard Alicia.
06[21:56] * [Atai]Maria 's eyes flick back to where she'd heard Alicia's voice. Medical kit nearest there would probably be in the bathroom. Nearest gun... she suppresses a growl. None yet. Well, it had better be a medical emergency.
06[21:57] * Ayelen finishes perhaps too quickly, but the result looks at least halfway decent. It could be seen as excellent, if one knew that she was merely trying to copy the bandaging she saw before.
06[21:58] * [Mys]Melody continues to dream deeply and soundly.
06[21:58] * [Atai]Maria pauses briefly, and peers back, behind the desk, at where Vargas' out-of-sight hand was resting. What the hell was down there?
[21:58] <[Mys]Melody> 15...licia...
06[21:58] * Ayelen backs away, though she still seems worried.
[22:00] <[kiri]Alicia> Situation repor---- I mean, what happened, Melody?!
[22:02] <[NPC]Narrator> [The desk drawer has nothing of value in it, but there's a smaller compartment built into the top of the drawer.]
06[22:02] * [Mys]Melody tosses a little in her sleep. She looks paler then usual, but otherwise she might just be asleep...
06[22:02] * [kiri]Alicia sigh.
06[22:03] * [Mys]Melody giggles softly while grasping weakly at nothing.
[22:04] <[Mys]Melody> 15...licia~...
[22:04] <[kiri]Alicia> She's like a kid.....
06[22:04] * [Tess]Vargas arrives at the scene, quickly turning to Alicia.
[22:04] <[Tess]Vargas> Report.
[22:04] <[kiri]Alicia> Sir.
06[22:04] * Ayelen stands at the side, quietly.
[22:04] <[kiri]Alicia> Melody fainted. Loss of blood. Cause unknown, but probably from repoened wounds.
[22:05] <[kiri]Alicia> [*reopened]
[22:05] <[kiri]Alicia> We bandaged it back again, but the loss of blood might be unhealthy.
06[22:06] * Ayelen still looks worried, but looks at Vargas meekly from the side of her view.
06[22:06] * [Atai]Maria 's hand reaches for it, but draws back. No time, and god knows what kind of trap might be set.
06[22:07] * [Atai]Maria scampers after Vargas, stopping only to duck into the bathroom and grab a first aid kit.
06[22:12] * Ayelen speaks softly.
[22:12] <Ayelen> 14I knew something was wrong...
[22:12] <[kiri]Alicia> For now I'll take her to my room and seek proper medical care. Permission?
06[22:13] * [Tess]Vargas crouches, taking a closer look.
[22:13] <[Tess]Vargas> Not yet. Let me see how she's doing first.
[22:13] <[kiri]Alicia> Gotcha
06[22:14] * [Mys]Melody twists a little as Vargas' breath sweeps across her bare skin.
06[22:14] * [Tess]Vargas kneels and puts her ear next to Melody's mouth to listen for breathing, while pressing fingers into her neck for pulse.
[22:14] <[Mys]Melody> 15...cia~sama...
06[22:15] * [Mys]Melody breaths steadily if a bit fast.
06[22:15] * [Atai]Maria shows up with the medical kit and assesses the situation. Bullet wound reopened? Ugly.
06[22:16] * [Atai]Maria can't remember anything much beyond "clean the wound first," though.
06[22:17] * [kiri]Alicia is waiting for further instruction
06[22:18] * [Tess]Vargas gets back up.
06[22:18] * Ayelen watches Vargas as she rises.
[22:18] <[Tess]Vargas> Permission granted. Maria, leave the medical kit to Alicia... if anything else happens let me know.
06[22:20] * [Atai]Maria nods, and hands off the kit.
[22:20] <[kiri]Alicia> Nah, Miss Vargas. I'm not a medic. better leave her to a more capable hands.
[22:20] <[Tess]Vargas> Well, then who?
06[22:20] * Ayelen thinks about stepping forwards, but refrains. ( I didn't really know what i was doing, so...)
06[22:22] * [Atai]Maria . o O (Well, if the alux is any good at medicine, I'll have to make sure she-- oh, she isn't? Well, shit. Who am I supposed to protect if there's a shootout? I have to keep the person best qualified to patch up my shapely brown ass alive, but if it's NONE of them... )
[22:24] <[Tess]Vargas> ...I don't like doing this, but I'll contact a station for a medic. She'll hold out fine, from what I can tell, but just in case.
06[22:25] * [Atai]Maria . o O (...Yep, it's none of them. Fuck it, I'll learn first aid myself, and they can go and rot.)
06[22:26] * Ayelen nods in agreement.
[22:27] <Ayelen> 14yeah, that's the best choice, probably...
[22:28] <[kiri]Alicia> Please do.
[22:28] <[kiri]Alicia> I'll take her to my room then.
[22:28] <[Tess]Vargas> Carry on. Still, this is probably a good reminder that I need to brush up on my medical skills... haven't needed them for some time now, but who knows when that time'll come again.
06[22:31] * [kiri]Alicia nods, and carry Melody away.
[22:31] <[kiri]Alicia> I'll leave the cleaning to you Maria.
06[22:31] * Ayelen places a hand on her chest again, and thinks before speaking carefully. ( Since she was kind to me, i should... )
[22:32] <Ayelen> 14ah, 1I'll help carry her.
[22:32] <[Tess]Vargas> Well, let's head back. I still have to tell you about that, so... first, actually, need any help carrying her?
[22:34] <[kiri]Alicia> I'm fine by myself.
06[22:34] * Ayelen looks at Alicia.
06[22:34] * [kiri]Alicia looks back.
[22:34] <Ayelen> ...are you sure?
06[22:35] * [kiri]Alicia sigh.
[22:35] <[kiri]Alicia> Yeah. This is not back then. Sure. Give me a hand.
[22:36] <[Atai]Maria> Certainly, Alicia.
06[22:36] * Ayelen moves over to help carry Melody.
06[22:36] * [Atai]Maria . o O (...Gee, thanks a lump. ...Bitch.)
06[22:37] * [Tess]Vargas pulls a yellow folder out of her coat.
[22:37] <[Tess]Vargas> So...
06[22:37] * [Atai]Maria begins pulling off the bloodied sheets.
06[22:38] * Ayelen glances at Maria for a moment, but then carries on. ( Odd... I never thought i'd do something like this... )
[22:38] <[Tess]Vargas> Want any help there? I'm not above that sort of thing.
[22:39] <[kiri]Alicia> Get the doc, maybe?
[22:40] <[Tess]Vargas> Right, right.
06[22:42] * [Atai]Maria places them in a pile, and goes for the pillowcases next. Not much on them, but there's still some.
[22:42] <[Atai]Maria> ...Damn. there's some on the underlying mattress, too.
[22:42] <[Atai]Maria> [shit, should be a thought bubble there]
06[22:43] * Ayelen speaks softly to Alicia.
[22:43] <Ayelen> 14uh, how to carry her?
[22:43] <[Atai]Maria> [FIX THAT IF YOU WOULD, KIND LOGKEEPER]
06[22:43] * [Tess]Vargas puts the folder back into her coat and walks over to a nearby desk, unhooking a phone on it and dialing a number.
06[22:44] * [kiri]Alicia is more comfortable carrying the girl alone, but...
[22:45] <[kiri]Alicia> Well, how about you take her leg side?
06[22:45] * [kiri]Alicia awkwardly shifts Melody around.
06[22:45] * Ayelen nods awkwardly.
[22:45] <Ayelen> 14um, alright...
06[22:45] * [Tess]Vargas talks into the phone for a few simple sentences but puts it down rather quickly, and sighs.
06[22:46] * Ayelen picks up Melody's legs.
06[22:47] * [kiri]Alicia and Ayelen somehow reaches the room.
[22:47] <[kiri]Alicia> Whew. That was more tiring than it should be...
06[22:48] * Ayelen pants a little.
[22:48] <[Tess]Vargas> I really shouldn't have to do this... well, I'll look into getting back into practice. So, let's see...
06[22:48] * [Tess]Vargas pulls the folder out of her coat.
[22:48] <[Tess]Vargas> Want to hear this now?
06[22:50] * [kiri]Alicia set Melody down on her bed.
06[22:50] * [Atai]Maria has gotten a scrub brush and some ammonia in the mean time and is making decent headway on the bloodstain on the mattress. She pauses at the question.
06[22:50] * [Mys]Melody mumbles and squirms. A smile adorning her slightly pale face.
[22:51] <[Atai]Maria> ...If it is something as shocking as you say it is, Minister, it will likely be something I wish to read alone.
06[22:51] * [Atai]Maria resumes scrubbing, eliminating the last of the stain.
06[22:52] * [kiri]Alicia 's room is nothing fancy. There's a small bookshelf dedicated to novelsand comic books. A generic-looking bed and a locker.
[22:52] <[Atai]Maria> ...Assuming I am allowed that.
[22:52] <[Mys]Melody> 15...ore~ Ali~...
06[22:52] * [kiri]Alicia sigh.
[22:52] <[kiri]Alicia> little troublemaker.
06[22:52] * [kiri]Alicia stroke Melody's hair.
06[22:53] * [Mys]Melody fidgets a bit as her eyes open ever so slightly.
[22:54] <[Mys]Melody> ...
06[22:54] * Ayelen stands aside silently, looking a little at Melody and Alicia, then around the rest of the room.
[22:54] <[Tess]Vargas> I understand what you're saying, but it's a lot of roundabout. This folder has lots of papers in it, and some of them might be ones you can't understand. Is it really all that bad if I tell you? I could leave right after if you prefer.
06[22:54] * [Mys]Melody ugh
06[22:54] * [kiri]Alicia check for fever.
06[22:56] * [Mys]Melody blushes madly.
06[22:57] * [Mys]Melody .oO(This must be some kind of fever dream. This is Alicia's room. What is she doing. Oh god, I'm not wearing my blouse...!)
06[22:57] * [kiri]Alicia is puzzled. She's not really good at this kind of stuffs.
[22:58] <[kiri]Alicia> Gah. Let's do it 'ol skool.
[22:58] <[kiri]Alicia> Ayelen. Strip.
06[22:58] * Ayelen looks to Alicia.
[22:58] <Ayelen> eh?
[22:59] <[kiri]Alicia> I mean strip Melody, please. I'm going to wipe her with a wet towel.
06[23:00] * Ayelen sighs in relief.
[23:00] <Ayelen> 14a-ah...
[23:00] <[Mys]Melody> ...eh?...w-w-...
06[23:01] * [Mys]Melody still sounds woozy.
06[23:01] * Ayelen still blushes a little as she moves closer to Melody. ( ...This is weird, a little... )
[23:01] <[kiri]Alicia> I'll get the water.
06[23:01] * [kiri]Alicia leave the room for a bit
[23:01] <[Mys]Melody> wait...
[23:02] <Ayelen> eh?
06[23:02] * Ayelen moves to the side of the bed.
06[23:02] * [Atai]Maria flips up the mattress by the window to let it dry.
[23:02] <Ayelen> ...Melody...?
[23:03] <[Mys]Melody> ...ugh...eh?
06[23:03] * [Atai]Maria gathers up the sheets and pauses.
06[23:04] * Ayelen watches Melody from a short distance.
[23:04] <[Atai]Maria> Now is as good as any other time.
06[23:04] * [Tess]Vargas nods.
06[23:04] * [Atai]Maria steels herself for a load of hurt and/or bullshit.
06[23:05] * [Mys]Melody .oO(Wha... ah. I remember now. Explains why Ayelen is in her room too...)
[23:05] <[Tess]Vargas> First of all, there's this. I think it's easy to guess from what I've said, but the first paper here is a death certificate for Carla Vives. It's been a while, but I don't know if you know yet... well, I'm sorry.
06[23:05] * [Mys]Melody stares up at the ceiling in silence.
06[23:06] * [Atai]Maria . o O (Come on, you withered cunt. TRY ME. I haven't thought about Carla in years. I've got bigger fish to fry. She was raped and murdered? Shit sucks, but it can wait until AFTER YOU'RE DEAD. She's a hooker? I'll ask Manuel to do something about it if he can. She's dead? I'll send flowers to her grave.)
06[23:06] * [Atai]Maria lets her shoulders slump. Nailed it on the head.
[23:07] <[Tess]Vargas> Still, it isn't the point. What I wanted to tell you was what I found out recently after looking through the related papers.
[23:07] <[Atai]Maria> It's... not surprising, I suppose. People don't just... vanish like that, and stay alive for long.
[23:07] <[Atai]Maria> ...related papers?
06[23:08] * [Atai]Maria . o O (Oh, what now? Come on, superbitch, TRY ME.)
[23:08] <[Tess]Vargas> Mmmhm. Besides that, there's a couple reports and ticker updates, as well as a transcript of an interrogation.
06[23:09] * Ayelen looks at Melody curiously.
[23:09] <Ayelen> ...Melody? 14You're awake, right?
[23:10] <[Mys]Melody> ...yeah...
[23:10] <[Mys]Melody> ...awake...
06[23:11] * Ayelen 's voice takes on a concerned tone.
[23:11] <Ayelen> 14...are you alright...?
[23:11] <[Tess]Vargas> To begin, I recall you'd mentioned that she'd moved away at a certain time. I checked the dates, her death isn't long after that though I can't make an exact comparison from what you said. Before I keep going, I'll mention that the cause of death listed is a "bullet impact to the temple", so I guess you could see why I investigated.
[23:11] <[Mys]Melody> ...me?
[23:12] <[Mys]Melody> ...fine. I'll be just dandy.
06[23:12] * Ayelen hears the sound of Melody's voice, and isn't convinced.
06[23:12] * [Mys]Melody smiles up at the ceiling at little.
[23:13] <[kiri]Alicia> Oh. She's awake?
[23:13] <Ayelen> ...
06[23:13] * [kiri]Alicia arrived with warm water and a towel.
06[23:13] * Ayelen turns around, noticing Alicia.
[23:13] <Ayelen> ah, yeah...
[23:14] <[kiri]Alicia> Good.
[23:14] <[Mys]Melody> ...don't make fuss over me. I...
06[23:14] * [kiri]Alicia put a wet towel on Melody's temple.
[23:14] <[Mys]Melody> ...I'm peachy.
06[23:14] * [kiri]Alicia ... and forehead.
[23:14] <[kiri]Alicia> Hush.
06[23:14] * [kiri]Alicia place a finger on Melody's lips.
06[23:14] * Ayelen turns back to Melody, frowning slightly.
[23:14] <[Mys]Melody> ...but
[23:15] <[kiri]Alicia> No buts.
[23:15] <[kiri]Alicia> Just lie down and relax.
[23:15] <[Tess]Vargas> Anyway, the later ticker updates record when she'd been found and so on, but the more important thing I found out from the interrogation transcribed here.
06[23:15] * [Mys]Melody 's heart races at the touch of Alicia's finger.
[23:15] <[Atai]Maria> ...interrogation?
06[23:16] * [Atai]Maria shudders despite herself.
06[23:16] * [kiri]Alicia wipe Melody's face.
06[23:16] * [Mys]Melody slowly stretches her hand into her skirt pocket.
06[23:16] * Ayelen watches the two, silently.
[23:17] <[kiri]Alicia> how about you give me a hand, Ayelen? Her back's yours.
06[23:17] * [Mys]Melody pull out a cookie that crumbles slightly as she brings it in front of Alicia.
06[23:17] * [Atai]Maria recalls it having been mentioned earlier, but it only now seems to catch her attention.
06[23:17] * [Mys]Melody 's hand trembles .
[23:17] <[kiri]Alicia> ?
06[23:17] * Ayelen blushes a little and gulps, but moves ahead to help anyway.
[23:18] <[Mys]Melody> ...for you...
[23:18] <Ayelen> 14yeah, i can do that...
[23:18] <[kiri]Alicia> Oh?
[23:18] <[Tess]Vargas> ...I won't bother to ask you about Pablo Castillo. One of his lieutenants turned himself in to collaborate, citing that he couldn't deal with that line of work anymore. He gave police just about all the information needed to find hideouts, fields and the like, and a chain of police raids started not long after that.
[23:19] <[Tess]Vargas> What I wanted you to know was the exact reason he said he couldn't work there anymore.
06[23:19] * [kiri]Alicia take the crumbled cookie, puzzled.
[23:19] <[kiri]Alicia> Uh... okay?
[23:20] <[kiri]Alicia> I doubt the cookie is the cause of your huge bleeding right here, but I'll let that slide.
06[23:21] * Ayelen is not sure what to think of Melody's gift, and Alicia's reaction.
06[23:21] * Ayelen 's ear twitches.
06[23:22] * [Mys]Melody .oO(Watching my heart crumbling in Alicia's hand... Guess this is just how this day has been going from the start.)
[23:23] <[Tess]Vargas> I guess it's easy to connect the dots, but he made it pretty clear. It was surprising for someone that close to Castillo would leave, he said that he was close enough for her daughter- you, I suppose- to call him "uncle". Apparently Castillo was paranoid about the flow of information, and immediately blamed people who surrounded him for things that had been found out through electronic ears.
06[23:23] * [Mys]Melody laughs quietly to herself.
[23:23] <[kiri]Alicia> ?
06[23:23] * Ayelen feels something just... wrong about Melody, currently.
[23:24] <[Mys]Melody> Ayelen?
[23:24] <Ayelen> ...yes?
[23:24] <[Mys]Melody> ...come here a second.
[23:25] <[Tess]Vargas> Interrogating people in his command structure didn't turn anything up, but he was adamant. So, and I have no goddamn idea how he came up with this, he interrogated Carla Vives since he knew her and her mother, not to mention you had a lot of contact with her. Now, where was that part...
06[23:25] * [Tess]Vargas leafs through the papers.
06[23:25] * Ayelen walks toward Melody slowly and carefully, not knowing why Melody has asked this of her.
[23:27] <[kiri]Alicia> I'll be right back. Checking the doc.
[23:27] <[Tess]Vargas> Ah. Here. "She wouldn't admit to anything at first, so he hung her upside down and set her coat on fire... A coat her best friend had given her for her birthday, I think. She panicked and begged forgiveness... he took it as a confession and warned her before letting her go, but just put a hit out on her the next day."
06[23:27] * [kiri]Alicia quickly slips out of the room.
06[23:28] * Ayelen looks to Alicia as she goes, wishing that she'd remain, but remains silent and comes to stand next to Melody again. ( ...I don't know how to handle this... )
06[23:28] * [Mys]Melody starts to sit up in bed. The striking pain from her shoulder immediately waking her up fully, she props herself up on her elbows.
[23:30] <[Mys]Melody> Ahg... ah... You still have those tickets I gave you?
06[23:31] * Ayelen reaches just into the light garment that covers her chest, and pulls out the tickets.
[23:31] <Ayelen> ah, yeah...
[23:32] <[Mys]Melody> ...Have you asked Vargas out properly yet?
06[23:32] * [Atai]Maria feels disgusted. This woman would stoop so low to try and convince her so fucking underhandedly that it was right to have had Papa get Disappeared?
06[23:32] * [Atai]Maria 's hands clench the sheets as she tries to contain her rage.
06[23:32] * [Mys]Melody shifts her weight forward and now sits slightly hunched forward in bed.
[23:32] <[Tess]Vargas> There aren't any reports about the next events... Tickers say a few things. What I can piece together is that she somehow found out and did her best to flee, but was caught on the way to finding protection. I hadn't remembered this for a while, but she called me and asked for help, saying she was going to my workplace, and that she wanted to leave a message for you in case she didn't get there.
[23:32] <[Tess]Vargas> Last thing she did. I wrote it down, it's the last paper in this folder.
06[23:32] * Ayelen blushes slightly.
[23:33] <Ayelen> 14um, i was on my way to, but then Alicia found you...
[23:33] <Ayelen> 15I bet that tea's cold by now, too...
[23:33] <[Tess]Vargas> Still, I have enough sense to let you read that one by yourself. I'll hand it to you when you like.
06[23:35] * [Mys]Melody stretches a bit where she is.
[23:36] <[Mys]Melody> Well? I didn't give you those tickets so they could go to waste. I was sorry for always getting in the way between you... you and Vargas.
06[23:36] * [Mys]Melody looks at Ayelen.
[23:37] <[Mys]Melody> ...sorry...
06[23:37] * Ayelen averts her head a bit, and her tail begins swishing nervously.
06[23:37] * [Mys]Melody gulps.
06[23:37] * [Atai]Maria . o O (You ugly wicked useless donkey-swallowing whore's dick! You can't fool me with this ... this BULLSHIT.)
[23:37] <[Mys]Melody> Anyway, you shouldn't let an opportunity like this slip away!
06[23:38] * [Atai]Maria stretches out a hand behind her, wordlessly.
06[23:39] * [Tess]Vargas silently takes the last sheet of paper and places it in Maria's hand.
[23:40] <[Tess]Vargas> Want me to leave?
06[23:40] * [Mys]Melody reaches underneath her bedsheets and pulls a small plate of cookies from somewhere unseen.
06[23:40] * Ayelen remains silent for a long, blank moment, but then clears her throat and speaks softly.
[23:40] <[Mys]Melody> Here, I know it isn't the tea you made, but go ahead.
[23:40] <Ayelen> 14um-ah...
[23:40] <[Mys]Melody> To make up for all the tea of yours I served.
[23:41] <Ayelen> 14...thank you...
06[23:41] * [Atai]Maria nods.
06[23:41] * Ayelen takes the plate, but sets it aside for the moment.
[23:42] <[Mys]Melody> ...eh?
06[23:42] * [Tess]Vargas nods, puts the folder back in her coat and leaves, closing the door behind her.
06[23:42] * Ayelen closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.
06[23:43] * Ayelen then stands up a little more straight and opens her eyes, having prepared herself ( a little, at least ).
[23:43] <Ayelen> but...don't apologize.
[23:44] <Ayelen> 14you were injured, so that definitely takes priority.
06[23:44] * Ayelen 's voice becomes even softer.
06[23:44] * [Mys]Melody laughs a she shifts her legs over the bed.
[23:44] <Ayelen> 15I can't let the kindness you just showed me go without return...
[23:45] <[Mys]Melody> What was that?
06[23:46] * [Tess]Vargas internally debates whether to hang around outside or leave. She paces a little, unable to come to a decision.
06[23:46] * Ayelen pauses for a moment to gather herself.
[23:47] <Ayelen> 14um...
[23:48] <Ayelen> 14You've showed me kindness, so you should get some back.
06[23:48] * [Mys]Melody shakes her head slightly.
[23:49] <[Mys]Melody> I'm sure I've gotten plenty of kindness just working here.
06[23:51] * [Mys]Melody stands, a bit wobbly before taking the few steps needed to kneel next to Ayelen.
06[23:51] * Ayelen seems a bit alarmed by Melody's movement.
[23:51] <Ayelen> 14you need to rest...
06[23:52] * [Mys]Melody puts a hand on Ayelen's back and pushes her gently towards the door.
06[23:52] * Ayelen remains in place, however, even if she is blushing and bashfully looking away.
[23:52] <Ayelen> 14eh?
[23:52] <[Mys]Melody> I'll head back to bed, but Vargas is probably waiting for you...
06[23:53] * [Mys]Melody nods in encouragement as she picks up the plate of cookies and holds it for her.
06[23:54] * [Atai]Maria takes it, and waits until Vargas leaves. Then she opens the window in Melody's room, and steps out onto the lawn, and shuts the window behind her. She then walks a ways off, out of sight of Melody's room, and takes a deep breath before looking at the despicable pile of lies handed to her.
06[23:55] * Ayelen pauses for a moment and looks at Melody, but then slowly takes the plate from her.
[23:55] <Ayelen> 14ahh...
[23:56] <Ayelen> 14you're too kind...
06[23:57] * [Mys]Melody gives another soft push without another word.
Session Time: Mon Jul 06 00:00:01 2009
06[00:02] * Ayelen walks carefully to the door and turns back to Melody just as she reaches it, giving her a bright, large, and warm smile.
06[00:02] * Ayelen 's smile softens a little immediately afterwards and is accompanied by a small blush as she hurries off.
06[00:09] * [Tess]Vargas leans against the wall, waiting for something to happen.
06[00:10] * [Mys]Melody has returned to her spot in bed.
06[00:11] * Ayelen pads quickly down the main stairs, her tail swishing happily as she hurries to Vargas.
06[00:13] * [Tess]Vargas hears Ayelen padding towards her and turns, knowing what to expect from the sound. She smiles, adjusting her hat.
[00:13] <[Tess]Vargas> What is it, Ayelen?
06[00:17] * Ayelen comes to a halt just in front of her Vargas bearing a plate full of cookies, smiling, blushing, and with her tail swishing back and forth happily.
06[00:17] * [Tess]Vargas takes one and proceeds to eat it, looking inquisitively at the arrival.
06[00:18] * Ayelen averts her head coyly, though she still smiles.
06[00:19] * Ayelen then quickly looks around for somewhere to put the plate of cookies down, and settles with temporarily putting it on the floor.
06[00:21] * Ayelen then pulls herself back up and looks at Vargas again, holding her hands behind her back while unable to keep from smiling and blushing.
[00:23] <Ayelen> 14ah...
06[00:23] * Ayelen giggles a tiny bit, unable to come out with it quite yet.
06[00:24] * [Tess]Vargas nods for her to continue, finishing off the cookie.
06[00:26] * %Alicia is back at her own room, with Melody inside.
[00:27] <%Alicia> I'm back. Everything's fine and dandy. Doc's gonna be here soon.
06[00:27] * %Alicia sits on the bed.
[00:27] <%Alicia> I have this red-ish pills I got when I donated my blood. It's supposed to help with anemia, so...
06[00:28] * [Mys]Melody grins and opens her mouth saying "ahhh..." as she sits up.
[00:28] <Ayelen> 14Vargas... would you...
[00:29] <%Alicia> steady, girl. You're not supposed to be up and about.
06[00:29] * %Alicia supports Melody
06[00:29] * Ayelen 's cheek flush a little deeper as she brings her arms from behind her back and rests one hand on her tube top.
06[00:30] * [Mys]Melody shakes a little with awkward laughter as she leaves her mouth open waiting.
06[00:30] * [Tess]Vargas crouches down to Ayelen's level, looking straight at her.
06[00:31] * %Alicia get a glass of water.
[00:31] <%Alicia> Okay. Down it in one go.
06[00:31] * [Mys]Melody nods her head while looking straight into Alicia's green eyes.
06[00:33] * Ayelen shyly averts her gaze a little as she slips her hand down into her tube top.
[00:33] <Ayelen> 14...go to this place with 15me?
06[00:34] * [Tess]Vargas giggles.
06[00:34] * %Alicia help Melody with the pills.
06[00:34] * Ayelen removes the hand, producing two slightly crumpled hot springs tickets.
[00:34] <[Tess]Vargas> Oh, alright. Sure, I'll go. But... aren't those...
06[00:36] * Ayelen 's heart swells as she smiles and looks at Vargas, then hugging her.
06[00:36] * [Mys]Melody swallows the pills and drinks the entire contents of the glass
[00:37] <Ayelen> 14...what is it~?
[00:37] <%Alicia> That's the best I can do for you, for now.
[00:37] <[Mys]Melody> A-Actually...
06[00:38] * [Mys]Melody scratches the side of her nose with a finger...
[00:39] <[Mys]Melody> ...there is something you can do...
[00:39] <[Mys]Melody> for me....
06[00:39] * [Tess]Vargas hugs her back briefly, but continues.
06[00:39] * [Mys]Melody trails off
[00:39] <[Tess]Vargas> Didn't I give those to someone?
[00:39] <%Alicia> Hm? sure.
[00:39] <%Alicia> You're the patient here. You have the right to be clingy!
[00:40] <Ayelen> 14Melody gave them to me...
06[00:40] * Ayelen breaks from the hug, still smiling.
[00:41] <[Mys]Melody> ...well... i-I think I may have something in my eye...
06[00:42] * [Mys]Melody rubs her left eye idly
[00:42] <%Alicia> Oh? okay. Let me take a look.
06[00:42] * [Mys]Melody leans forward a bit.
06[00:43] * %Alicia get closer to Melody. Their face is dangerously close to each other.
06[00:43] * %Alicia doesn't mind that a bit.
[00:43] <[Tess]Vargas> Well, I'll ask her about it later. What do you want to do now?
06[00:44] * [Mys]Melody as Alicia's face looms in front of her own she leans forwards just slightly more to plant a kiss on her lips.
06[00:45] * Ayelen grins and grabs the plate of cookies, eating one.
[00:45] <Ayelen> I don't know~...
06[00:46] * Ayelen 's mind is already thinking about the hot springs trip, unconcerned with other things right now.
[00:46] <%Alicia> !
[00:46] <[Mys]Melody> Metal gear solid sound effect
[00:47] <[Tess]Vargas> Well, for one let's go eat these in my office. We'll decide from there.
[00:47] <%Alicia> Wha--!
[00:47] <[Mys]Melody> [erase that last line of mine]
06[00:47] * %Alicia is startled a bit. Did Melody just kissed me?
06[00:48] * [Mys]Melody stares unabashed at Alicia, who seems a bit flustered.
06[00:48] * Ayelen nods quickly, smiling.
[00:48] <Ayelen> yeah!
06[00:48] * Ayelen is particularly upbeat now, and it shows.
06[00:49] * [Tess]Vargas gets up, turning.
[00:49] <[Tess]Vargas> Well, let's go.
[00:49] <%Alicia> I mean... uh... wha--?
[00:49] <%Alicia> *cough*
06[00:50] * %Alicia blushes.
06[00:50] * [Mys]Melody rubs her eye again.
[00:50] <[Mys]Melody> I guess it was just some dust after all.
06[00:51] * [Mys]Melody A tear streaks down her cheek as she lies back down in bed and throws the covers over herself.
06[00:51] * %Alicia is silenced.
06[00:52] * Ayelen leads the way back to Vargas's office, tail swishing the whole way.
[00:59] <Ayelen> [Quicksave~!]
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Session 6 End!
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