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  1. -- nitroMerc [NM] began trolling absoluteAltitude [AA] at 09:00 --
  2. -- nitroMerc [NM] has finally found Paloma's hive. She goes up to it and kicks the door!! Because that's what normal people do. --
  3. NM: Hey!! ☼pen uuuup!
  4. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] is alarmed when she hears her door getting hit! She hustles out from her respiteblock, where she was just making lunch. --
  5. AA: <\ Coming! />
  6. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] opens the door and... --
  7. AA: <\ Oh, Cucali! Hello! />
  8. -- nitroMerc [NM] tries to push past her to get inside. --
  9. NM: Is this y☼ur hive?? Sheeeeesh, it's s☼ small!
  10. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] steps aside to let Cucali in, closing the door behind her. --
  11. AA: <\ Well, it's not like I'm a seadweller! />
  12. AA: <\ Would you like some lunch? I was just making some. />
  13. NM: Lunch? Ha, g☼☼d timin', I'm staaaaaaaarvin' here!
  14. NM: Y☼u kn☼w h☼w far away y☼ur dumb hive is??
  15. NM: I had t☼ walk aaaaaaall the way here!
  16. -- nitroMerc [NM] pulls up a chair and puts her feet up on the table. --
  17. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] doesn't seem to mind too much. --
  18. AA: <\ Okay, just a moment...! />
  19. -- nitroMerc [NM] waits, stifling a yawn. --
  20. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] heads to the nutritionblock to finish up the sandwiches she was making. Meanwhile, in Paloma's nice, neat hive, with lots of dove statues and little ornaments... --
  21. -- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S] dovemom flies down the stairs, and perches on the banister. She almost seems to be /glaring/ at Cucali, sizing her up. --
  22. -- nitroMerc [NM] sees the lusus and smirks. --
  23. NM: Sheeeeeesh, y☼u're a squirt!!
  24. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] makes the sandwiches extra-nice - not that she's trying to impress Cucali or anything. She puts them on a couple of plates, and gets some glasses of soda, putting it all on a tray which she begins to take out to the dwellingblock. --
  25. -- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S] dovemom fluffs herself up, pacing back and forth on the banister. --
  26. -- nitroMerc [NM] gets up to poke fun at her--literally and figuratively. --
  27. NM: L☼☼k at y☼u!! Y☼u pr☼bably w☼uldn't even make a g☼☼d wing!
  28. -- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S] dovemom takes to wing and swoops at Cucali! --
  29. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] comes into the dwellingblock at that very moment. --
  30. AA: <\ ARMISTICE! No! />
  31. -- nitroMerc [NM] asfkgpth swats at the lusus! --
  32. NM: Get ☼ff me!!
  33. -- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S] dovemom flutters in Cucali's face for a moment, only leaving when Paloma puts down the tray and runs over to shoo her away. --
  34. AA: <\ Stop trying to scare my friends, darnit! />
  35. AA: <\ Just go back to the respiteblock like a good custodian! />
  36. NM: Y☼u heard y☼ur dumb charge!! Get!
  37. -- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S] dovemom coos in an /incredibly disapproving way/, but when Paloma raises her hand and points to the staircase, she heads up. --
  38. AA: <\ I, I'm so sorry about that... />
  39. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] turns to Cucali, looking worried. --
  40. AA: <\ Armistice hates me having people over. I think she thinks I'm going to get attacked in my own hive or something. />
  41. -- nitroMerc [NM] looks grumpy (what's new about that?) but is otherwise okay. --
  42. NM: Ha!! S☼unds like my lusus.
  43. AA: <\ Anyway! I brought sandwiches! And soda! />
  44. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] tries to distract Cucali from her lusus ahahaha...ha...ha... --
  45. -- nitroMerc [NM] ;D --
  46. NM: Great! These d☼n't l☼☼k thaaaaat bad, I guess!
  47. -- nitroMerc [NM] snatches the biggest sandwich and gets to chowing! --
  48. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] has made some nice oinkbeast, lettuce and cheese sandwiches. And the soda is cherry flavoured, because cherry is the best flavour! --
  49. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grabs a sandwich and nibbles at it herself. (Swoon, she doesn't think her sandwiches look that bad!) --
  50. -- nitroMerc [NM] munches happily away! This is all so good i mean this is deeeeeecent! --
  51. NM: G☼tta admit, y☼u g☼t s☼me g☼☼d f☼☼d!!
  52. AA: <\ Thanks! />
  53. AA: <\ I might not be the best cook overall, but I know my sandwiches! />
  54. NM: At least y☼u kn☼w s☼☼☼☼methin'!
  55. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins. --
  56. AA: <\ I know a lot of things! />
  57. NM: Fiiiine. But n☼t all ☼f 'em are useful!!
  58. AA: <\ So you admit that the art of the sandwich is useful? />
  59. NM: ☼☼☼☼nly slightly!
  60. NM: It's n☼t like any ☼f y☼ur skills w☼uld make any difference, anyway!
  61. AA: <\ Hey! Some of them are useful! />
  62. NM: Yeeeeeeah, but n☼t useful like mine!!
  63. NM: ☼h, yeah, speakin' ☼f my awes☼me talents!
  64. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] tilts her head. --
  65. -- nitroMerc [NM] casually reaches into her pocket and tosses a blood-splattered necklace on the table. --
  66. NM: Y☼u want this shit?
  67. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] blinks, looking from the necklace to Cucali and back again. --
  68. AA: <\ You, you're giving this to me? />
  69. -- nitroMerc [NM] shrugs! --
  70. NM: ☼nly because I g☼t en☼ugh shit in my sylladex!!
  71. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] blinks, reaching over to pick it up. --
  72. AA: <\ Were you just on a job...? />
  73. NM: Yup!
  74. NM: Target put up a hell ☼f a fight, buuuuuuuuut!
  75. NM: I was triumphant!! As always!!!
  76. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles, turning the necklace over in her hands. --
  77. AA: <\ Well, I'm glad you won. />
  78. NM: Pfff, y☼u didn't even have t☼ d☼ubt the ☼utc☼me!
  79. NM: But yeah. Y☼u g☼nna take it ☼r what?
  80. AA: <\ Of, of course I am! Thank you! />
  81. NM: Tch, whatever!
  82. AA: <\ Excuse me a moment, I'll go get this cleaned up! />
  83. NM: Yeah, yeah, y☼u g☼ d☼ that!!
  84. -- nitroMerc [NM] chugs down some more soda. --
  85. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] gets up and goes to the ablutionblock and cleans the blood off of the necklace. She puts it on, checking it in the mirror, and then comes back out. --
  86. AA: <\ ... there! How does it look? />
  87. -- nitroMerc [NM] blinks. The necklace actually fits Paloma pretty well! But she won't admit that and just shrugs. --
  88. NM: Y☼u l☼☼k decent!
  89. AA: <\ Thanks! />
  90. AA: <\ Oh, would you like some more soda? />
  91. NM: Fill that sucker up!!
  92. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins and disappears to the nutritionblock again. She soon returns with a bottle of soda, which she uses to fill up their glasses again. She puts the bottle on the table and sits herself down again. --
  93. AA: <\ There we go! />
  94. -- nitroMerc [NM] chugs it right down. Fighting makes you thirsty, okay? She kicks back in her chair. --
  95. NM: S☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼. What have y☼u been up t☼, huh??
  96. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles to herself. Cucali is being friendly with her and giving her things and visiting and... shh she's very happy right now. --
  97. AA: <\ I've been flying, of course! And attending to work, and I've been going to a lot of poetry slams lately. />
  98. AA: <\ Oh, and I've been visiting Tursun and Amaloc, and a bunch of my friends too! />
  99. -- nitroMerc [NM] makes a face at the mention of Tursun and Amaloc. Ew >;/ --
  100. NM: Riiight. I f☼rg☼t that y☼u were stuck with the tw☼ dumbest tr☼lls f☼r y☼ur quadrants!!
  101. AA: <\ Tursun might be a moron, but Amaloc isn't dumb at all! />
  102. NM: Suuuuuuure!
  103. NM: He's just d☼wnright irritatin', that's all!
  104. AA: <\ Pfah! You only think that because he's trying to keep me safe. />
  105. AA: <\ ... he, he hasn't threatened you, has he? />
  106. NM: I think that because he's an ann☼yin' n☼sy prick!
  107. -- nitroMerc [NM] shruuuugs. --
  108. NM: Yeah, ☼nce ☼r twice.
  109. AA: <\ He is not annoying or anything like that! But, but I'll speak to him. I don't really want him threatening you... />
  110. NM: What??
  111. NM: Hey, I can take him ☼n!
  112. NM: He's just s☼me ☼l' wheezin' fleshbag! The hell can he d☼ t☼ me?
  113. NM: I'm n☼t afraid ☼f him!
  114. AA: <\ I don't think you are! But I don't want you two fighting, okay? />
  115. NM: D☼n't w☼rry y☼ur dumb thinkpan ☼ver it! We already g☼t a truce d☼wn.
  116. -- nitroMerc [NM] doesn't sound too happy about it though. --
  117. AA: <\ That's good... />
  118. AA: <\ Thank you for honouring it, Cucali. />
  119. NM: Tch! H☼n☼rin' n☼thin'! It's because ☼f my m☼irail, that's all!
  120. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles. --
  121. AA: <\ Ehehe... that's two of us who don't want our moirails hurt, then. />
  122. NM: Yeah, yeah, c☼unt y☼urself lucky ☼r whatever.
  123. AA: <\ I, I do. />
  124. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] reaches up to touch her necklace, still smiling. --
  125. -- nitroMerc [NM] notices and scoffs, blushing a little. --
  126. AA: <\ What, what about you? I guess you've been up to lots of cool mercenary work? />
  127. NM: Yeah. I g☼t my plate filled fuuuull ☼f c☼ntracts this week!
  128. NM: But I'm halfway thr☼ugh. All ☼f my targets are chumps!
  129. NM: I'm practically wastin' my b☼mbs ☼n 'em!
  130. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles, taking another sip of her soda. --
  131. AA: <\ It's okay, so long as you blow them away! />
  132. NM: Pleeeease, m☼ssybl☼☼d, I bl☼w pretty much every☼ne away!
  133. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles to herself, glancing away. --
  134. AA: <\ Yeah, you do. />
  135. NM: Geez, will y☼u st☼p bein' c☼y!
  136. NM: It's n☼t cute!
  137. AA: <\ Ehehehe... sorry! />
  138. NM: An' st☼p sayin' s☼rry!!
  139. AA: <\ Sorr-- hey! What do I even say to that?! />
  140. NM: Y☼u d☼n't say anythin'!
  141. AA: <\ Okay! Then I won't! />
  142. -- nitroMerc [NM] glares at Paloma, skeptical. --
  143. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins to Cucali. --
  144. -- nitroMerc [NM] takes a sip from her soda, still watching her suspiciously. --
  145. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] giggles. Oh god she just can't keep quiet. --
  146. -- nitroMerc [NM] tries to keep a straight face, but eventually she winds up laughing too. --
  147. AA: <\ Okay... okay... not saying anything is a terrible idea. />
  148. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] manages to stop giggling long enough to get out the words. --
  149. NM: Y☼u're damn right it is! What's s☼ funny anyway?
  150. AA: <\ The silence is what's funny! />
  151. NM: There's n☼thin' funny ab☼ut it, y☼u weird☼!
  152. -- nitroMerc [NM] is still laughing a little still, though. --
  153. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins. --
  154. AA: <\ Then why are you laughing? />
  155. NM: Because y☼u're laughin', dumb☼!
  156. AA: <\ Well, good! Laughing is good for you! />
  157. NM: Greeeeat, way t☼ kill the m☼☼d there! N☼w y☼u s☼und like my lusus!
  158. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] wrinkles her nose, letting out her breath in a puff. --
  159. AA: <\ Hmph! I do not sound like a custodian! />
  160. NM: Y☼u d☼!! Are y☼u sure y☼u aren't actually s☼me dumb cust☼dian in disguise??
  161. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] looks down at herself, mock-surprised. --
  162. AA: <\ You mean to say this troll skin is just a disguise?! />
  163. AA: <\ I never knew! My life is a liiie! />
  164. NM: Yup! Better thr☼w in the t☼wel and wander ab☼ut, ad☼ptin' m☼ssbl☼☼d tr☼lls left an' right!
  165. AA: <\ I've seen the light! Thank you, Cucali! I mean, SCREE KLICK GRR! />
  166. -- nitroMerc [NM] falls over laughing. --
  167. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] shakes her head, laughing. --
  168. AA: <\ Hey, careful of the floor! />
  169. NM: Pfff!
  170. NM: Y☼u're a perfect lusus!
  171. AA: <\ It's obviously my true calling, screech caw caw! />
  172. NM: Maaaaaybe y☼u can replace my m☼irail's dumbass lusus!!
  173. NM: Y☼u'd ☼bvi☼usly d☼ a better j☼b!
  174. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins. --
  175. AA: <\ Maaaybe I would! />
  176. AA: <\ I'm pretty good at scolding folks! />
  177. NM: A little t☼☼☼☼ g☼☼d, if y☼u ask me!
  178. NM: If y☼u keep sc☼ldin' pe☼ple y☼u're just g☼nna be kn☼wn as that ann☼yin' tr☼ll!
  179. AA: <\ Bah! I do plenty more than scolding! />
  180. NM: Right! Y☼u d☼ shitt☼ns ☼f blushin' and gigglin' like a f☼☼l!
  181. AA: <\ And I engage people in their interests to have cool conversations! />
  182. AA: <\ And I have my own hobbies, too! />
  183. NM: Yeeeeeeah, s☼me pretty lame h☼bbies!
  184. AA: <\ You seemed to like my singing! />
  185. NM: It was ☼kaaaay!
  186. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins. --
  187. AA: <\ I could sing for you again if you wanted. />
  188. AA: <\ I've got to entertain my guests, after all! />
  189. NM: I--
  190. NM: Whatever!!!!
  191. NM: It's up t☼ y☼u! I d☼n't care at all!
  192. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles gently, and clears her throat. --
  193. AA: <\ Gonna pack up all my cares and woe... />
  194. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] settles into a jazz tune, crooning with a dove's voice. --
  195. -- nitroMerc [NM] closes her eye, listening. --
  196. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] hits low notes in her song, but her voice remains sweet throughout. When she finishes, on a line about blackbirds, she looks up to Cucali and smiles. --
  197. NM: ... n☼t bad.
  198. AA: <\ Thanks... />
  199. NM: S☼ng's waaaay t☼☼ peaceful an' depressin' f☼r my tastes, th☼ugh!
  200. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins. --
  201. AA: <\ I guess jazz isn't for everyone. Want me to sing something more upbeat? I have a lot of war tunes. />
  202. NM: Suuuure! We g☼tta pass the time in s☼me way, anyway!!
  203. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] grins. --
  204. AA: <\ I'm glad you think my singing's worth passing the time with, Cucali. />
  205. NM: D☼n't jump t☼ c☼nclusi☼ns!! It's ☼nly because there's n☼thin' else t☼ d☼ ar☼und here!
  206. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles, and settles into another song. This one's a war hymn about lovely bloodshed. How nice! --
  207. -- nitroMerc [NM] leans back and listens, feeling oddly at peace and... even happy, maybe? --
  208. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] keeps on singing, moving from song to song. Sometimes she pauses to sip at her drink, but never for long. She's happy to sing for Cucali, after all, and... she likes the way Cucali looks when she's listening to her music. --
  209. -- nitroMerc [NM] has fully relaxed now. Paloma's voice is very pretty and strangely soothing, even though she'd never admit it. A smile eventually creeps to her lips and she forgets that she's supposed to be actively denying the fact that she's /happy/ in the dumb mossblood's company. --
  210. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles when she sees Cucali smiling. She /knew/ she enjoyed it! She keeps singing, and one of her songs in particular tells a story of a warrior slaughtering on the surface but pining for their ship and their fellow trolls. --
  211. -- nitroMerc [NM] at the mention of ships she stiffens. She knows that it's probably just a coincidence, but it still makes her nervous, hearing Paloma singing anything remotely romantic. So she pushes herself away from the table. --
  212. NM: ☼kay, ☼kay!! I wasted en☼ugh time here. I g☼tta g☼--
  213. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] blinks, falling out of her singing reverie. --
  214. NM: Nice listenin' t☼ y☼u, yadda yadda, see y☼u later!
  215. AA: <\ It was nice to have you here, Cucali... />
  216. AA: <\ Feel free to visit anytime! />
  217. NM: Yeah, maybe I will.
  218. -- nitroMerc [NM] waves, opens the door, and... --
  219. -- nitroMerc [NM] FUCK WHERE DID THE SUN COME FROM. --
  220. -- nitroMerc [NM] slams the door shut >;/ --
  221. AA: <\ Oh, oh dear! />
  222. NM: ... h☼w fuckin' l☼ng was I here?!
  223. AA: <\ I, I don't know, it must have been a while... oh dear, I kept you too long! />
  224. -- nitroMerc [NM] rubs her temples. --
  225. NM: Waaaait.
  226. NM: Fuck, d☼es that mean I have t☼ stay here?!
  227. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] bites at her lip. --
  228. AA: <\ You can have my cocoon for the day... />
  229. NM: N☼, y☼u kn☼w, I d☼n't need a c☼c☼☼n. Fuck y☼ur c☼c☼☼n! I'll just sleep here ☼r s☼methin'.
  230. AA: <\ But the nightmares... at least take some slime, okay? />
  231. NM: Fiiiiiine, I'll d☼ that McFussyfangs!
  232. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] looks relieved, and she smiles. --
  233. AA: <\ Good. />
  234. NM: D☼n't get y☼ur dumb feathers all rustled.
  235. AA: <\ So long as you're okay, I won't. />
  236. NM: Uuuugh, there y☼u g☼ again, bein' carin' and shit!
  237. AA: <\ Does my caring really bother you that much? />
  238. NM: ☼bvi☼usly!!
  239. NM: Just... st☼p it! I can take care ☼f myself.
  240. AA: <\ You should be happy I care, at least right now! />
  241. -- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S] expression softens, though. --
  242. AA: <\ I know you can take care of yourself, okay? />
  243. AA: <\ I'm not doubting that at all. />
  244. NM: Just shut up and g☼ t☼ sleep. I'll share s☼me ☼f y☼ur damn slime.
  245. AA: <\ Okay, okay... />
  246. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] goes to put the bottle of soda away, and when she comes back, she's carrying a bowl with her. She goes upstairs, and collects some slime from her recupracoon. --
  247. -- nitroMerc [NM] yawns. Whoa. All that sleep is catching up with her. She's thrown herself on the sofa, waiting. --
  248. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] comes back down soon afterwards with a bowl full of slime. She sets it down on the table next to the sofa. --
  249. AA: <\ Here you go. I hope you don't sleep too badly, Cucali. />
  250. NM: Yeah, yeah, I'll be sure t☼ d☼ that.
  251. NM: Just st☼p fussin' and let me sleep!!!
  252. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] smiles to her. --
  253. AA: <\ Good day, Cucali. />
  254. NM: G☼☼d day, m☼ssybl☼☼d!
  255. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] turns and heads back upstairs. --
  256. -- nitroMerc [NM] covers herself with slime and quickly falls asleep. --
  257. -- absoluteAltitude [AA] changes into her sleep clothes and crawls into her cocoon. She coos to herself as she drifts to sleep. --
  258. -- nitroMerc [NM] gave up trolling absoluteAltitude [AA] at 13:56 --
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