(4:31:09 PM) ***Xiaozhi is up on the roof of the clinic, practicing her kung fu in her old waitress uniform, the silver silk clinging tightly to her as she goes through her moveset.
(4:33:50 PM) Glacier_Jade: She hears someone clapping nearby...
(4:39:04 PM) Xiaozhi: One of her ears twists around on top of her head, though she doesn't stop. "Why, thank you~ To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?"
(4:40:06 PM) ***Glacier_Jade is sitting on the edge of the roof nearby, grinning. "Just visiting~"
(4:42:40 PM) Xiaozhi: "Oh, well, that's fine~" she say cheerily. Her routine goes on for a couple more minutes before she finishes with a bow to nobody and turns to Jade. "So how're you adjusting to Hell so far?"
(4:43:34 PM) Glacier_Jade: "Well, the views are nice~" She sticks out her tongue.
(4:46:53 PM) ***Xiaozhi strikes a little pose, pulling the silk cheongsam against her body even more tightly.
(4:47:16 PM) ***Glacier_Jade licks her lips visibly, looking her over.
(4:56:07 PM) Xiaozhi: Athletic to the core, with a gymnast's build, killer legs, and a decent rack straining under the silk garment--nothing as large as Jade or Liangxiao, but perfect handfuls--not to mention her feline features, Xiaozhi is more "cute" than "sexy" most of the time unless she tries. She also wears an inch-wide collar around her neck; there's no mistaking the D-ring on the front of it.
(4:56:08 PM) Xiaozhi: She giggles at Jade, though. "If you're *that* hungry, you could have gone to the teahouse~"
(4:57:49 PM) Glacier_Jade: "Nah, as I said - I came to visit~"
(4:59:03 PM) Xiaozhi: She nods. "Well, you can come in, or we can hang out up on the roof here, either-or."
(5:00:38 PM) Glacier_Jade: "Likely inside. I've got some things I'd love you to see~"
(5:03:18 PM) Xiaozhi: "My, how forward~" she jokes, pressing a hand to her chest. "Alright, c'mon. Mimi's minding the actual clinic for now, so it'll just be you and me upstairs here." She heads over to the roof access door and beckons for Jade to precede her in.
(5:04:10 PM) ***Glacier_Jade heads through, hips swaying widely.
(5:05:54 PM) ***Xiaozhi gives Jade a spank as she passes, then heads in herself, shutting the door behind her. The narrow staircase leads down into a place that actually looks fairly nicely furnished and finished, especially given the quality of construction in Smoke's little series of shops. It's very clean, homey without being cluttered, and doesn't actually have an explosion of pink.
(5:06:24 PM) Glacier_Jade: "No insult intended to you but I'm glad about there not being too much pink here right now~"
(5:09:33 PM) Xiaozhi: "Oh yeah?" she asks, tilting her head curiously. "I mean, I get enough just from myself. It's not like I'm that obsessed with the color. I like silver and blue, myself."
(5:10:04 PM) Glacier_Jade: "Purity on the other hand, her brain is full of pink." She rolls her eyes.
(5:11:36 PM) Xiaozhi: Her green eyes narrow slightly. "She wasn't wearing much pink...is that where you found Ra--uh, Storm?"
(5:13:22 PM) Glacier_Jade: "Yep. I was debating trying to seduce her on Purity's bed but that would have been icky. You know, purity being involved at all."
(5:16:01 PM) Xiaozhi: "On her bed? Eugh." She shivers, even as she steps across to bring out a tea set. She fills the pot with hot water and adds some leaves. "You probably would have caught something vile."
(5:16:57 PM) Glacier_Jade: "I know, right? I'll have to try somewhere else then~"
(5:23:24 PM) ***Xiaozhi rolls her eyes with a smile as she stirs the tea, water already darkening from the fragrant herbs. "Just be careful with her, okay? She's a very dear friend and was very, very hurt in the past."
(5:24:10 PM) Glacier_Jade: "I saw that, yeah. But I'm awesome and she needs hugs and kisses~"
(5:26:57 PM) Xiaozhi: "She does," nods the catgirl, pouring two cups of tea and setting them on a coffee table in front of a small couch. "Just don't push too hard, okay? I made the mistake of doing that way back and it hurt both of us more than we needed."
(5:27:37 PM) Glacier_Jade: "I'll do my best. Now, on the topic of people who I DO want to push hard enough they get hurt. I stole Purity's Diary~"
(5:29:48 PM) Xiaozhi: "Oh ho~?" Both pink eyebrows lift as she sips at her tea. A similar cup sits in front of Jade, steaming, and smelling slightly of citrus. "What was in it?"
(5:30:26 PM) Glacier_Jade: "Crazy. The shallowest crazy ever. I made a copy!" She puts it down on the table and takes a sip of her own tea.
(5:31:54 PM) ***Xiaozhi sets her tea down and turns the copy around so she can read it, flipping through the pages. Jade can see her eyes move quickly as she scans the overly-florid handwriting.
(5:33:31 PM) Glacier_Jade: It's more or less as Jade said. Shallow and full of horrible things.
(1:07:51 AM) ***Xiaozhi makes a face as she goes through the copied pages; the face only intensifies as she hits the more...choice bits.
(1:08:19 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Want to see Purity as a kid?~"
(1:08:38 AM) Xiaozhi: "Sure," she says, sounding distracted as she skims the pages.
(1:11:32 AM) ***Glacier_Jade pulls out her smart phone. She took pictures of the photos of Melody as an ugly child.
(1:16:51 AM) Xiaozhi: "...Oh, my. I've heard of kids growing up to look nothing like what they used to, but that's a little...extreme."
(1:17:54 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Well, most kids are not like 60% plastic by this point~" She shows the pictures of Melody on her way to surgery.
(1:20:01 AM) Xiaozhi: "...Huh. Well, that explains a lot of things." She strokes her chin with a finger.
(1:22:54 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Yeah, as opposed to me." She poses a bit. "I'm all natural~"
(1:23:34 AM) Xiaozhi: The catgirl giggles as she looks up from the copied diary. "I know you are~ I can spot cosmetic work from a mile away!"
(1:25:09 AM) Glacier_Jade: "And we're a lot closer than that~" She grins. "But yeah. Ugly girl. Ugly Soul."
(1:27:54 AM) Xiaozhi: "Yeeaaah." She closes the copy softly. "I'll admit...I was kind of hoping to find a shred of decency. But after reading that? I...don't really think there's anything to find."
(1:28:43 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Oh, I found a few shreds. Pity it's all things she took as a trophy from a wannabe hero." She rolls her eyes.
(1:32:01 AM) Xiaozhi: "Trophies? Like...ears and teeth, or slightly more civilized...?"
(1:36:11 AM) Glacier_Jade: "That sort of stuff. I dunno, I heard her talking about it."
(1:42:42 AM) ***Glacier_Jade grins "Anyway, I have a plan~"
(1:47:45 AM) Xiaozhi: "A plan for what?"
(1:48:01 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Righteous Vengence~"
(1:50:32 AM) ***Xiaozhi rolls her eyes, but she's grinning too. "Right, sure. Well, let's hear it."
(1:52:22 AM) Glacier_Jade: "I saw things in her room. Her diary, her wardrobe...and the target of this righteous vengence. We will begin Operation: Bearnap."
(1:54:48 AM) Xiaozhi: "...Bearnap?" she repeats flatly. "You...know that operation names aren't supposed to be close to what they're for?"
(1:56:10 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Fine. NotABearNap."
(1:56:37 AM) Xiaozhi: "I...okay, sure, that works."
(1:57:44 AM) ***Glacier_Jade sticks out her tongue.
(2:00:32 AM) Xiaozhi: "So what does Operation NotABearNap entail? What's the target, how are you getting it, blah blah blah?"
(2:01:20 AM) ***Glacier_Jade pulls up another picture of the Frankenbear. "This furry abomination~"
(2:03:10 AM) Xiaozhi: Her first instinct is to aww at it, but then she hesitates. "Something about that is just...all kinds of wrong..."
(2:03:35 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Yep. Which makes sense, concidering it's owner."
(2:03:54 AM) Xiaozhi: "Yeah.." She actually shivers slightly at that. "So...?" she prompts.
(2:04:36 AM) Glacier_Jade: "I'm going to steal it...and then get a priest to purify it before returning~"
(2:07:04 AM) Xiaozhi: "I'd suggest a tailor to make it look more normal, too, but she might not recognize it then."
(2:08:10 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Yeah. I'd prefer it to look normal at first glance so she can realize the holy betrayal of her bear when she hugs the anti-care bear." She laughs musically.
(2:11:21 AM) Feldi [[email protected]] entered the room.
(2:26:08 AM) ***Xiaozhi shakes her head at the laughing, though she smiles too. "I wonder how she'll react..."
(2:26:34 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Likely with screaming and cursing and beating the shit out of her own followers~"
(2:31:41 AM) Xiaozhi: She looks thoughtful for a moment. "I'd almost feel bad for them, but...they're all Black Lotus."
(2:37:10 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Yeahhh...kinda hard to feel bad for them after that. Anyway, I really want to put the icing on that to get her REALLY mad~"
(2:37:29 AM) Xiaozhi: "What sort of icing?"
(2:38:50 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Well, when I returned her diary I MIGHT have left a note saying that she's ugly and her soul is ugly...signed with a big blue lipstick kiss~" She licks her lips.
(2:44:13 AM) Xiaozhi: Her eyes follow Jade's tongue, and then rest on her lips after. "Alright...so you're going to, what, leave another one on the bear?"
(2:44:56 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Yep~" She grins. "I'd rather make out with her bear than her~"
(2:45:40 AM) Xiaozhi: She giggles. "You know, you don't *have* to make out with everyone you meet."
(2:46:12 AM) Glacier_Jade: "No but this will piss her off." She grins wider. "And so many people look like they need a kiss~"
(2:48:42 AM) Xiaozhi: "Just be careful 'cause at some point you'll smooch the wrong person who's way stronger than you."
(2:50:01 AM) Glacier_Jade: "And? What's wrong with that?~"
(2:51:10 AM) Xiaozhi: "Well, the whole 'the wrong person' thing would suggest then that they would probably hurt you. Not 'try,' I mean 'actually do.'"
(2:53:59 AM) Glacier_Jade: "I dunno, Ma Sin wouldn't mind~" She sticks out her tongue.
(2:56:27 AM) Xiaozhi: "No, but Madam Ma's not the 'wrong person' either~"
(2:57:06 AM) Xiaozhi: "Look, I know your kung fu is strong, but I worry about my friends, okay?"
(2:58:13 AM) Glacier_Jade: "It's fine, it's fine~" She reaches over and pets Xiaozhi's ears.
(3:01:42 AM) Xiaozhi: She lets her eyes slip closed at the petting. "Mmm...anyway...so steal the bear, have it purified and blessed, return it with a big lipstick smudge, watch the fireworks. Sounds like a decent plan."
(3:02:14 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Wanna help?~ Either that or spike her drink with something to mess with her plastic surgery~"
(3:02:40 AM) Xiaozhi: "I could...probably do both."
(3:05:54 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Up to you~"
(3:07:44 AM) Xiaozhi: "Why not both?" she smirks. "Something to...convince her body that all that plastic makes her allergic to it?"
(3:10:21 AM) ***Glacier_Jade laughs. "Interesting~"
(3:13:32 AM) Xiaozhi: "It'd make her boobs inflate like balloons~"
(3:14:55 AM) Glacier_Jade: "You think so?"
(3:15:19 AM) Xiaozhi: "The body's usual response to an allergic reaction is inflammation."
(3:15:25 AM) Xiaozhi: to an allergen*
(3:16:41 AM) Glacier_Jade: "...she'd look like a sex toy if she inflated any more~"
(3:18:28 AM) Xiaozhi: "And they'd be painful and overly sensitive."
(3:20:38 AM) Glacier_Jade: "That sounds amazing. I support sex toy Purity~"
(3:27:29 AM) Xiaozhi: "Yeah. I'll just have to calibrate the dose so it doesn't mess around too much with the Lotus drugs in her system. Luckily, I have a supply of Lotus pills and drugs that we captured from some people stealing from the lotus~"
(3:28:22 AM) Glacier_Jade: "I don't think anyone will complain if there are side effects. Well, anyone we care about."
(3:36:16 AM) Xiaozhi: "Well, no, probably not. Even so...straight-up poisoning her like that just doesn't...feel right."
(3:36:35 AM) Glacier_Jade: "I WOULD like to punch her in the face. A lot."
(3:46:16 AM) Xiaozhi: "You and me both," she nods. "We'll see what happens, I suppose."
(3:47:12 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Yeah. So, you up for helping with Operation: Bearnap?"
(3:50:02 AM) Xiaozhi: "I believe I said I was, yes~ When do we start?"
(3:50:57 AM) Glacier_Jade: "Hmm...not a clue. Soon?"
(3:57:59 AM) Xiaozhi: "Sure. Just let me know. Mimi's learning so fast, I barely have anything left of what I know of medicine to teach her, so I have a bit more free time."
(3:59:53 AM) ***Glacier_Jade chuckles. "Sure thing. We'll make a date of it~"