post-onsen RP

[22:49] <Tangent> There's a glimmer of light, and a small girl appears from nowhere in the early evening Belfast street, stepping forward onto the cobblestops with the relaxed air that comes from long, long practice. She glances to her companion. "So...What're you thinking?" She asks. "Ah, sorry, didn't know she'd...um...Do that..." She says, a slightly sheepish smile tugging at her lips. Despite her words, she herself doesn't seem to have minded that much.
[22:52] <Jran-Kri> Alexa stares straight ahead, refusing to look at Amelia. She seems thoughtful, staring off into space until Amelia rouses her. Turning a faint reddish shade, she shakes her head. "I, um, I... I... Well! I, um, I wasn't... It wasn't... entirely unpleasant, I suppose."
[22:54] <Tangent> Amelia bites her lip at Alexa's initial reaction. "Um...Yeah...It wasn't..." She fidgets. "...Are you mad at me?" She asks abruptly, suddenly sounding a bit worried.
[22:55] <Jran-Kri> Alexa hesitates. She turns to stare at Amelia with her bright blue eyes. She bites her lip. At last, she shakes her head with a sigh. "No. No, I-I'm not mad at you. Just... I don't know. That was... strange."
[22:58] <Tangent> Amelia looks back, anxiously...then nods. "...Y-yeah, kinda...I mean...It was definitely...I didn't know she was going to..." She trails off. "...Iris isn't a bad person." She adds, feeling obliged to defend her other friend. "She just...I'm not sure she's used to being around people. You...You okay?"
[22:59] <Jran-Kri> "Fine," Alexa says, completely without hesitation. Her gaze has turned flat, verging on a glare. "Yes, I can tell. Where did you find that... her, again?"
[23:05] <Tangent> "Well, you know how I've been going around the Overcity lately, right? Just looking for monsters and stuff?" Amelia starts, then continues without waiting for Alexa's response. "Well...I ran into her about a week back, after that time we went together and didn't find anything...She was lost." Amelia smiles. "So yeah, I said I'd help her find the portal, we ran into some of those zombies."
[23:05] <Tangent> "We smashed them together and she headed off to her world." Amelia shrugs slightly. "Um...it was a bit more exciting than I'm making it sound...I guess you had to have been there?"
[23:06] <Tangent> "But yeah, that's how I found out about...those things."
[23:10] <Jran-Kri> "Hmm," Alexa hums, staring flatly at Amelia. A frown creases her face. "Well. That certainly sounds... exciting." She looks ahead of her again. "What do YOU think of her?"
[23:15] <Tangent> "She's great." Amelia replies instantly. "I mean...She's nice, really friendly even if she's kinda...quiet and doesn't get some stuff, and she's trying to make her world better and..." Amelia mumbles something, cheeks going pink in the gloom. Something about a stutter and cute? "Yeah." She hastily adds, meaninglessly.
[23:15] <Tangent> *and...doesn't really get some stuff
[23:17] <Jran-Kri> Alexa stares at Amelia out of the corner of her eye. Her nostrils flare. She turns a bit red, too, though for a wholly different reason. She clenches her fists -- then unclenches them. "... I see," she says quietly. "I see. You have a way of seeing the best in people."
[23:22] <Tangent> "Ehh...I guess? I mean...she's probably the nicest magical girl I've met in a while..." She notices Alexa's a bit distracted... "Hey, um, what is it?" She frowns as she connects the dots- a few of them anyway. "...What do you think of her?"
[23:25] <Jran-Kri> Alexa grinds her teeth hard enough to risk wearing them into dust. She is silent for some time, stewing in bitterness. "She's... fine," she says at last, forcefully. "She... doesn't seem... ill-intentioned."
[23:28] <Tangent> Amelia looks at her. "...Look, I'm really sorry about today..." She starts, looking as guilty as she sounds. "I...I'll ask her not...not to do something like that again..."
[23:29] <Jran-Kri> "Oh no, oh no," Alexa shakes her head, waving a dismissive hand. "No, if getting naked together in a sauna is her idea of fun, don't let me stop you."
[23:30] <Tangent> Amelia flushes. "I...I'm s-sure she didn't...didn't think it through l-like that..." She stammers, distractedly.
[23:31] <Jran-Kri> Alexa snorts, flicking her head. "You know, I could believe it. She strikes me as the type who doesn't think through much."
[23:36] <Tangent> "Hey...She...probably just didn't...know? I mean she's from a world where...there are monsters everywhere..." Amelia mumbles, shaking her head.
[23:38] <Jran-Kri> Alexa opens her mouth to speak again, her lip curling into a sneer. Then she stops, closing her eyes. Her lips move as she mumbles, barely audible. "Hail Mary, full of grace..." When she finishes she opens her eyes again, calmer. She pinches the bridge of her nose, pushing up her glasses. "Yes. I suppose she didn't. And... I... had fun. At times," Alexa forces herself to admit. "But she really needs to work on her
[23:38] <Jran-Kri> communication."
[23:40] <Tangent> Amelia nods, relieved. "Well...I guess she needs our help then, right?" Amelia asks. "She seemed to like you too..."
[23:43] <Jran-Kri> "... Yes. Yes she did," Alexa continues to pinch her nose, eyes screwed shut. "I'm trying to do the same, I am. Didn't say anything to her face, leastways."
[23:46] <Tangent> Amelia chews her lip, not quite sure what Alexa's getting at. "Hey, if you don't want to hang out with her, I
[23:47] <Tangent> *...you don't have to. I'll...I'll make something up for why you can't show, if you want?"
[23:51] <Jran-Kri> Alexa considers this option, rolling her head this way and that. At last, however, she shakes her head. "No. No, I'd like to come with. Besides, she wanted to come here, didn't she? I certainly have to be here for that."
[23:55] <Tangent> "Great!" Amelia smiles. "Well, you could call in sick..." She suggests jokingly. "I mean, I wouldn't be as good as you at it, but I could probably show her around...if you didn't want to."
[23:56] <Jran-Kri> Alexa shakes her head again, though a faint smile tugs at her face. "No, no. It's my city, I have to treat her as a guest should be treated. At least, that's what Kreimhild always says."
[23:58] <Tangent> "Eh, fair enough...though not sure if taking her to see Kreim is a good idea...Don't want to scare her off." She jokes.
[00:00] <Jran-Kri> "... Oh yes," Alexa snickers under her breath. "Yes, I suppose she might give the... wrong impression. Somehow I don't think Kreimhild would be too happy to see her."
[00:03] <Tangent> "Yeahh...better not..." Amelia shakes her head. She offers Alexa a smile, happy now that the awkwardness seems to be over. "Hey, you can tell her you've been to Japan now though." She comments. "Overcity's convenient like that..."
[00:03] <Tangent> (Want to pause here for the night?)
[00:06] <Jran-Kri> "Huh. I suppose so. I wonder where she's been..." Alexa trails off, thinking. "Yes. If you know where to go, at least. Marvellous!"

[22:09] <@Tangent> The front door of Kreim's apartment swings open, and Amelia pauses in the doorway. "We're h-" She starts to call then looks to Alexa. "You want to say it?" She asks, half-seriously.
[22:12] <Jran-Kri> Alexa snorts in amusement at this observance of custom. Smirking, she saunters in, brushing past Amelia. "Kreimhild, we're home!" She calls out, like a daughter greeting her mother. Little more than a loud grunt of acknowledgement from deeper in the apartment answers her.
[22:19] <@Tangent> Amelia shrugs with a quiet meh, and walks in. There's a flicker of blue sparks and her outfit vanishes, leaving her in her hoodie and jeans. She looks over to Alexa. "So...What'd you want to do before dinner?"
[22:21] <Jran-Kri> Alexa's own outfit vanishes in a flash of red light. She takes off her blue fleece, hanging it on the coatrack by the door. She taps a finger against her lips. "Hmm. Well. Um. I don't know, what do you want to do?"
[22:32] <@Tangent> Amelia shrugs. "Well...we could...um...hang out? Watch a movie or something?" She suggests. "If you want to?"
[22:35] <Jran-Kri> "Oh, that sounds nice!" Alexa perks up instantly, nodding shortly. "Yes, I know Kriemhild has a few kicking around -- I'll rifle around in her collection."
[22:36] <@Tangent> "Great!" Amelia cheers. "...Just no silent movies please." She jokes. "Or black and white..."
[22:38] <Jran-Kri> "Well, that means 'Triumph of the Will' is out. Drat," Alexa shakes her head mournfully, despite her clear grin. "Anything in particular you're in the mood for?" Alexa raises her arms like claws. "Horror, perhaps~?"
[22:42] <@Tangent> "Hmm. Horror, horror..." Amelia taps her lip thoughfully. "Nah. Not in the mood for zombies...Maybe...adventure? Something with heroes and bad guys...and swords, maybe?" Amelia muses. A pause. "...Don't judge me." She mock-grumbles with a smile. "I...I just like swords, okay?"
[22:44] <Jran-Kri> "I noticed," Alexa says flatly, eyebrow arched with a faint smirk. She rubs her chin. "Hmm... Ooh, I think I saw this one movie -- The Princess Bride! It, um... it has a sword on the cover. At least one."
[22:45] <@Tangent> "I..." Amelia blinks. The name's familiar. "That...is it good?"
[22:46] <Jran-Kri> "... I don't know, I've never seen it," Alexa shrugs. "But it's worth a try."
[22:47] <@Tangent> "Princess Bride it is." Amelia grins. "I'll get the popcorn?"
[22:47] <@Tangent> "...Wait, does Kreim have popcorn?"
[22:50] <Jran-Kri> "It's in the pantry. Just toss it in the microwave," Alexa pads off towards Kreimhild's room, waving Amelia towards the kitchen.
[22:51] <@Tangent> "Right, right." Amelia bobs her head, a spring in her step. Princess bride...princess bride...that name rings a faint bell...
[22:53] <Jran-Kri> She has some time to ruminate, as Alexa does not return for some time. Once turned on, the microwave -- a clearly older model, but still functional -- whirrs softly, the only other sound besides the faint noise of Alexa and Kreimhild speaking.
[22:55] <@Tangent> Amelia fidgets. Absently, she listens to the muffled chatter- over the whir of the microwave, anyway.
[22:59] <Jran-Kri> At first, it's all but inaudible, being behind several walls. However, it abruptly increase in volume as the two exit the room, still speaking. "... never heard of it? What do they teach you kids in your silly schools?" Kreimhild asks, the rapid cocking of her head almost audible. "W-well, ah, um--" Alexa stutters. Kreimhild cuts her off. "Nevermind, nevermind. Enjoy. I must go back to my paper. There is something
[22:59] <Jran-Kri> rotten in the state of Denmark," Kreimhild laughs once. A door shuts. Alexa peers around the corner of the kitchen a moment later, a small DVD box in one hand, smiling crookedly.
[23:01] <@Tangent> Amelia waves, legs swinging from the chair. "Did Kreim give you a movie lecture?" She teases.
[23:02] <Jran-Kri> Alexa snickers, stepping into the kitchen and leaning against the wall. "Yes -- she was just appalled at my lack of culture. Oh well. Soon be well."
[23:04] <@Tangent> Ding! "Yay! Time for education!" Amelia hops onto her feet, grinning at her friend. "...Kind of."
[23:07] <Jran-Kri> "The best kind of education," Alexa agrees with a decisive nod. Twirling on her heel, she tromps on back to the main room. "I'll go set this up."
[23:10] <@Tangent> "Extra butter or light?" Amelia calls.
[23:11] <Jran-Kri> "Extra!" Alexa calls back over, blissfully uncaring of her arteries state. She briefly ponders if her magic can reopen a blocked artery, and immediately ceases to care about the subject.
[23:15] <@Tangent> "Gotcha!" Amelia calls, and wanders in with her arms filled with a massive bowl she'd managed to maneuver down from the shelves- somehow and with much clambering.
[23:19] <Jran-Kri> "... Oh my," Alexa stares at the bowl from her relaxed position at one end of the couch. On the TV, the main menu sits placidly, Alexa occasionally flicking between options with the remote. "Well, that should be quite enough."
[23:22] <@Tangent> "Ah, well..I...might've underestimated how much I put in..." The bowl of popcorn on legs says sheepishly before Amelia maneuvers it into the table with a clunk. She slumps onto the couch, snuggling into the cushions near Alexa.
[23:24] <Jran-Kri> "Well, better over than under," Alexa shrugs. Without further fanfare, she hits play, already scooping up a handful of pocorn.
[23:24] <@Tangent> Amelia mirrors her snacking, pushing her hair out of her eyes as the movie starts...
[23:31] <Jran-Kri> The movie passes by quickly, the particular sharp wit and high-flying action that made it such a classic on full display. Some time throughout, Alexa scooched closer to Amelia in between handfuls of popcorn.
[23:47] <@Tangent> Amelia snorts at a particular good exchange, leaning forwards slightly as she watches. She feels Alexa brush by her, but she's entranced by the movie- and wouldn't mind much anyway...
[23:53] <Jran-Kri> Alexa is momentarily distracted, staring at Amelia out of the corner of her eye. She licks her lips -- just because of the salt, of course. Shaking her head, she stops, reclining against the backrest with an amused smile.
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[23:59] <@Tangent> Amelia glances over to Alexa after a particular scene, smiling happily. "It's pretty good, isn't it?" She comments.
[00:03] <Jran-Kri> Her cheeks puffing out like a hamster as she shovels popcorn into her mouth, Alexa merely nods enthusiastically with a fond smile.