> Paloma: Cling to Cucali during movie night.

-- absoluteAltitude [AA] began trolling nitroMerc [NM] at 12:22 --
NM: s
-- absoluteAltitude [AA] gave up trolling nitroMerc [NM] at 12:22 --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA] began trolling nitroMerc [NM] at 12:22 --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  and Cucali are going to watch a movie! Perhaps unwisely, Paloma's letting Cucali choose which one... --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  has dug through the deepest, darkest depths of her sylladex to retrieve the most horrible movie she could find. Forget her promise to find a fluffy romance!! Those are lame! She hides the disc in a deceiving case that bills itself as a romantic comedy. --
NM: *grub
-- nitroMerc [NM]  puts it in and settles down next to Paloma. --
NM: Ha!!! Are y☼u ready, m☼ssybl☼☼d?
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  smiles to Cucali. --
AA: <\ Of course! />
NM: Aaaaall right!
-- nitroMerc [NM]  starts the movie. The title screen seems rather... ominous for a romantic film with all those uh. Dark effects and all. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  settles back into the lounge to watch. She's made a little suspicious by the title, but... well... these are /trolls/, after all. --
AA: <\ Um, is this a black romance...? />
NM: Yup! It definitely is!
NM: But trust me, it's hilaaaari☼us t☼ watch.
AA: <\ Oh, okay! />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  smiles and begins watching the movie. It starts out just fine, with a kismetic couple arguing about where they should go on holiday. But... --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  smiiirks. The couple decide to stay at an isolated hotel, to help the yellowblood focus on his writing. But the redblood moirail they brought along has been showing some disturbing psychic powers... --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  is beginning to get suspicious about this movie. There's not much comedic about it at all...! In fact, it's full of suspense, and Paloma is beginning to get a little /scared/. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  waits patiently. She knows her plan is going to work!! >;D --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  The redblood, Dannie, heads to room 237, and suddenly has a vision when he touches the doorknob, revealing two creepy little troll girls, staring right at the screen. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  lets out a little scream and latches onto Cucali, hiding her face against her shoulder. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  laughs out loud. --
NM: Haha, c☼me ☼n!! It ain't that bad!
AA: <\ This, this isn't a comedy at all! />
NM: What're y☼u talkin' ab☼ut?
NM: This is the m☼st hilari☼us thing ever!
AA: <\ No it isn't! />
AA: <\ It's, it's horrible! />
NM: C☼me ☼☼☼☼☼n.
NM: It gets better!
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  bites at her lip, cautiously looking back towards the screen. But she doesn't quite let go of Cucali's arm. --
AA: <\ Okay... />
NM: Sheeeeesh, y☼u wimp.
AA: <\ I, I am not a wimp! I just didn't expect this... />
NM: Well, stick ar☼und!!
NM: It gets better
NM: *!
-- nitroMerc [NM]  The movie goes on, and then it comes to the troll equivalent of this scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vulNlhUI6m0 --
NM: *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6hgh8kd0A
-- nitroMerc [NM]  not the above one!! --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  can't even blush at the lewdness of the scene, with how /terrifying/ everything is. Cucali can probably feel her jolt when the mirror reveal happens; she holds tight onto Cucali's arm and hides her face against her shoulder again. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING SHE DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS OH GOD --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  is smirking sooooo hard. She lets out a laugh, which echoes creepily with the lady's on the screen. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  shudders, and tries to suppress a scared little noise. Tries. --
NM: Aaaaw, what're y☼u scared ☼r??
NM: *f☼r
NM: It's just a m☼vie!
AA: <\ It's, it's terrifying! />
NM: Ha! I've seen w☼rse.
AA: <\ Well I, I haven't! I like romantic movies! />
NM: This is waaaaaaaaay r☼mantic!
NM: Sh☼uldn't y☼u like this??
AA: <\ It, it's downright unsettling is what it is! />
NM: Pssssh!! Truuuuuust me.
NM: It gets beeeeetter~
AA: <\ I... />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  hesitates. She /wants/ to trust Cucali, but this movie... ... ... well, let's face it. She wants to trust Cucali. --
AA: <\ ... okay. />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  grins and throws an arm over her shoulder to show it's aaaaaaaaaall okay ;D Really. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  does blush a little at that, but she just nestles in next to Cucali, wrapping her arms around her waist and resting her head against her. The movie can't be that bad, right? Right. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  The movie goes on, coming to the best scene of the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TVooUHN7j4 --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  flinches with every swing of the axe, burying her face against Cucali's chest. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  stifles her giggles. She doesn't want to ruin the scene after all ;D --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  can't see the scene... but she can still /hear/ it. And it's much worse in the troll version, believe me, viewers. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  The movie goes, on, finishing with Jack chasing Danny through the maze: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=WgxAkocAPmg --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  remains latched onto Cucali for the entirity of the scene, and she's obviously disturbed by Jackke's madness... but she at least keeps watching up until the end. The end /clearly/ makes her flinch and look away. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  stretches, yawning like it's nothing. --
NM: Wasn't that a great m☼vie???
AA: <\ That, that was, I don't, I... />
NM: I th☼ught it was the beeeeeest r☼mc☼m that I've ever seen!!
AA: <\ That, that was neither romantic nor a comedy! />
NM: Whaaaat, y☼u didn't see that ridicul☼us kismesis pair??
AA: <\ One of them went, went crazy and tried to kill the others! />
NM: Yup!
NM: Hilaaaari☼us, I tell y☼u!!
AA: <\ That, that wasn't, that... />
AA: <\ That was terrifying! />
NM: Well, I th☼☼☼☼☼ught it was hilari☼us!
NM: Y☼u kn☼w what, let's watch it again!!!
AA: <\ NO! />
AA: <\ I, I mean, no I don't think that's a good idea. />
AA: <\ Let's watch something else, okay? />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  griiiiins. --
NM: N☼ pr☼blem! I have t☼☼☼☼ns ☼f m☼vies like this!
AA: <\ No! Not something else like this! />
NM: ☼☼☼☼☼☼h, I see~
NM: Then let's watch s☼methin' fun!!
-- nitroMerc [NM]  gets another innocent looking movie grub. --
AA: <\ W, well, okay... />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  plugs this one in and jumps back on the couch. She's so excited, tonight's a great night ;D --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  scooches a little closer to Cucali as the movie starts. Why is that guy in an ablution trap, and what's that glimmering thing which just went down the drain...? --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  casually scoots a little bit closer to Paloma. Just to make sure the mossyblood doesn't freak out too much or anything, you know. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  promptly latches onto Cucali again as it's revealed that two hacksaws provided in a plastic bag are meant for the feet of the trolls shackled to pipes. It's horrible! If one of them, Lawren, doesn't kill the other before the evening is out, his moirail and matesprit will be murdered! And it's all the work of the Jigsaw Killer! --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  waits impatiently as it goes through the flashbacks, explaining the killer's m.o. Get to the gory parts already!!!! --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  whimpers as the movie promptly gets to the gory parts, showing a troll in a cage of razor wire, his digestive acids dripping into the ground. Another scene shows a troll walking barefoot over glass as he holds a candle up to the wall... his skin glistening with oil. Guess how THAT scene ends? --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  grins through it the entire time, taking it all in stride. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  just ends up burying her face against Cucali's shoulder through the rest of the movie when she looks up to see a troll trapped in a pit full of needles. She flinches when she hears particularly bad sound effects or dialogue, but now she's given up on looking at the screen, it's actually... kind of nice to be basically hugging Cucali. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  lets the dumb mossyblood hug her. It's not like she cares or anything about this ;/ Geez, what a wiiiiiimp. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  is just going to stay like this until the movie ends. Okay? Okay. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  rolls her eye. Wiiiiiiimp! Was this the same troll who stabbed a blueblood?? Ha! --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  bites her lip and buries her head against Cucali's shoulder as she hears anguished voices coming from the movie. When it's finished, she looks up at Cucali with the biggest, wibbliest eyes anyone could muster. --
AA: <\ Can we /please/ watch something I can actually watch?! />
-- nitroMerc [NM] is now an idle chum! --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  rolls her eye. --
NM: Whaaaat? This is watchable stuff!!
AA: <\ It's, it's terrifying! />
NM: S☼☼☼☼☼? Tr☼ll up!
AA: <\ Don't, don't you have any nicer movies? />
NM: These ARE my nice m☼vies!
AA: <\ Oh... />
NM: ☼h what??
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  shakes her head. (She notably hasn't let go of Cucali.) --
AA: <\ Why, why don't we watch one of my movies? />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  rolls her eye. --
NM: But aaaaaaall y☼ur m☼vies are pr☼bably b☼☼☼☼☼rin'.
AA: <\ They, they are not! />
NM: Riiiiiight.
NM: All that sexual tensi☼n's b☼☼☼☼☼rin' t☼ me!!
NM: If they wanna kiss, then they sh☼uld just kiss!!!!!!
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  blushes. --
AA: <\ It's not always that simple you know! />
NM: It sh☼uld be in my ☼pini☼n!!
AA: <\ There, there are a lot of factors involved in romance! Can't you appreciate any of them? />
NM: Like whaaaat? Tell me ☼ne interestin' thing ab☼ut r☼mance!
AA: <\ The intrigue! The subtle machinations of pity and hate! The terrible betrayals and soaring proclamations of love! The complications which arise from romance interfering with other spheres of life! />
AA: <\ Some of history's most involved moments have hinged on a matespritship or kismesissitude! />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  gives a loud yawn. --
AA: <\ Hey! />
NM: Whaaaaaat??
NM: It's b☼rin'!
NM: Yakkin' ☼n an' ☼n ab☼ut s☼me laaaame r☼mshit.
AA: <\ It, it isn't lame! />
-- absoluteAltitude... [AA...]  still hasn't let go of Cucali. What gives? --
NM: It s☼☼☼☼ is!
AA: <\ No, it is not! />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  ;/ --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  puts a hand on her face and... --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  ... casually pushes her away --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  blinks when Cucali's hand touches her face and -- doof. Paloma scoots back away from Cucali. --
NM: Shut up ab☼ut y☼ur dumb r☼mances already!!!
AA: <\ But you asked! />
NM: I didn't want y☼u t☼ blab ☼n and ☼n ab☼ut it!!
AA: <\ That's what an explanation is! />
NM: It's a b☼☼☼☼rin' explanati☼n!
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  folds her arms, looking away. --
AA: <\ Hmph! />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  sticks out her tongue. --
NM: What!! It's true!
AA: <\ No it is not! You're just impossible! />
NM: Y☼u're the imp☼ssible ☼ne!! Y☼u d☼n't like watchin' enj☼☼☼☼yable m☼vies!
AA: <\ They're unrelentingly bleak and the endings are always sad! />
NM: They're n☼t sad!
NM: They're funny!
AA: <\ What do you call an ending where the partners are torn apart by insanity?! />
NM: ...
NM: Hum☼r☼us?
AA: <\ Sad! Sad sad sad sad SAD! />
NM: Whyyy??
NM: What makes 'em s☼ saaaad??
NM: It's pretty n☼rmal!!
AA: <\ Yeah, but movies aren't supposed to show normal life! />
AA: <\ They're supposed to be an escape from reality! />
NM: I d☼n't mind that!!
NM: But all y☼ur fantasies are s☼ dull!!!!
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  blushes a little as she thinks about -- WHAT FANTASIES SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FANTASIES. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  shakes her head to hide that. --
AA: <\ They are not! />
NM: They are!!!!
AA: <\ I just want to see an interesting relationship or four, is that so much to ask?! />
NM: Yup!!
AA: <\ Well I don't think it is! />
NM: T☼☼ bad! I d☼!
AA: <\ Hmph! Don't you have any movies with happy endings?! />
NM: ☼f c☼urse I d☼!!!
AA: <\ Then, then why don't we watch one of those? />
AA: <\ Instead of these bleak movies! />
NM: Fiiiiiiine!
NM: But y☼u'll pr☼bably whiine ab☼ut h☼w scary it is an' shit!
-- nitroMerc [NM]  ;/ --
AA: <\ I just don't like that sort of thing very much, okay?! />
AA: <\ But if it has a happy ending, it's okay! />
NM: Uuuuugh.
NM: Fine, l☼ser.
NM: Let me get the happiest damn thing in my library.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  smiles. --
AA: <\ Great! />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  retrieves TROLL JAMES BOND: TOMORROW NEVER DIES. She plugs it in, grumbling the entire time. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  smiles and settles in next to Cucali. Movie time! --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  folds her arms, still a little pouty >;/ No chances for hugs this time i mean this will be so boring --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  just sort of... casually... tries leaning on Cucali a little as the movie goes on. Hey, look! Explosions! --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  is cheered up /just/ a little by the explosions (and by Paloma wait no ugh nope she is not!!). --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  is still pouting a little though ;/ --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  /casually/ reaches up to hold one of Cucali's arms as more explosions happen. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  freezes, like she miiight push Paloma away. But then she relaxes and lets her. It's okay right?? This whole tenderness and shit. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  can feel it, and she doesn't do anything more than hug Cucali's arm. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  focuses on the screen. Don't look at the lowblood don't look at the lowblood don't be a fool. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  watches the movie as more explosions happen, leaning lightly against Cucali. Did... did she just make a noise like a dove? Yes, that was definitely a soft cooing sound, if Cucali can even hear it above the sound of shit blowing up. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  blushes of all things at that sound. Why is she blushing?? She's not supposed to be like this goddamit! Who cares if the mossblood made practically the most adorable and lovely sound she ever heard? She doesn't give a shit! God, /Paloma's/ not the one who's supposed to make her uncomfortable here! --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  smiles gently, watching the movie. She is incredibly content! Not only does she get to snuggle up to her not-matesprit, she gets to do it while watching a movie which doesn't scare the shit out of her. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  fixes her gaze on the screen because explosions are more important than mossbloods, right?? Right. But she'll still sneak a glance at Paloma. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  coos softly again, still smiling as if all is right with the world. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  blushes brighter. Ugh, just focus on the movie!!! --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  might be blushing a little herself. Can anyone blame her? She's practically in Cucali's arms! --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  is glad when the movie ends. That means this weird awkward tenderness thing is over, right?? --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  blushes brighter when the movie is done, because that means she gets to face up to what she was doing. She's reluctant to move, but... after a moments hesitation, she straightens up off of Cucali, releasing her arm. She laughs, looking at the credits and /not/ at Cucali. --
AA: <\ See? That movie was really good! It had everything, including explosions! />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  quickly turns her face away. --
NM: Tch, it's ☼ne ☼f my ☼kay m☼vies!!
AA: <\ Only okay? I thought it was good! />
NM: Sheeeeeesh, y☼u want me t☼ write up a m☼vie review ☼r s☼methin'??
AA: <\ Nope! />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  sounds pretty chipper. A little embarrassed, but quite happy. --
NM: What were th☼se dumb n☼ises y☼u were makin' anyway??
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  blushes again, looking away. --
AA: <\ I, um... />
NM: What were they even supp☼sed t☼ be??
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  murmurs, quietly: --
AA: <\ ... I make those noises when I'm really happy, that's all... />
NM: W☼w, that's laaaaaaaame.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  blushes brightly, biting at her lip. --
NM: S☼ y☼u s☼und like s☼me dumb birdie whenever y☼u're happy??
AA: <\ ... my, my lusus is a bird, you know! />
NM: Well, my lusus was an eel, but y☼u d☼n't see me g☼in' ssssssss!!!
AA: <\ But, you didn't like your lusus! />
NM: S☼?? Tr☼lls d☼n't always have t☼ c☼py their dumbass lusii!!
AA: <\ I, I don't usually do it... just... />
NM: Sheeeeeesh, y☼u big sap.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  smiles ruefully. --
AA: <\ I, I guess I kinda am. />
NM: Whatever!!
NM: If y☼u want t☼ be dumb and c☼☼ like a bird, g☼ right ahead an' d☼ s☼.
NM: Wh☼ cares!
NM: N☼t me!!!!
AA: <\ You, you really have no reason to care... />
NM: Duuuuuh! Why else w☼uld I say that??
AA: <\ I was agreeing with you! />
NM: Y☼u didn't make it s☼und like that!!
AA: <\ Well, that was how I meant it! />
NM: Riiiiight.
AA: <\ It's, it's true! />
NM: Sheeeeesh, will y☼u st☼p insistin'!! I already t☼ld y☼u that y☼u can make all y☼ur dumb lil' d☼vey n☼ises.
AA: <\ Okay, okay... />
-- nitroMerc [NM]  is still blushing a little and refusing to look at her. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  notices when she glances over to her. She opens her mouth to say something, but she hesitates. --
AA: <\ Um... />
NM: ... um what??
NM: Just say it!
AA: <\ I was just... um... I know that song which played over the end credits, so if you'd... />
-- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S]  voice goes quieter. --
AA: <\ ... like me to sing it for you... />
NM: ................
NM: Sure.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  clears her throat quietly and begins to sing. --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  listens closely, leaning back into the sofa. She's still not facing Paloma, though. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  sings softly, sweetly, and when the song is finished she looks back towards Cucali. --
NM: Y☼u're still pretty g☼☼d.
AA: <\ Thank you... />
NM: Yeah, yeah. D☼n't think that this means I like y☼u.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  smiles to herself. --
AA: <\ I, I won't. />
NM: G☼☼d!
NM: N☼w get y☼ur ass t☼ bed. It's fuckin' late.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  nods. --
AA: <\ Okay... you'll be okay on watch, right? />
NM: Duuuuh!
NM: What kinda stupid questi☼n is that!
NM: Just g☼ t☼ bed and c☼☼ y☼urself t☼ sleep ☼r s☼methin'.
AA: <\ Ehehehe... />
AA: <\ Goodday, Cucali. />
NM: G☼☼dday, Pa-- m☼ssybl☼☼d!!!!!!
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  blushes and smiles. She almost did it! She almost called her by her name! --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  picks herself up and heads off, still smiling. --
-- nitroMerc [NM] gave up trolling absoluteAltitude [AA] at 17:05 --