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Post by bane on Aug 6, 2006 22:41:26 GMT -5
Casual steps, that made the normal appearance, and the clean attire, well it made a common appearance, frankly it didn't appear Val will and always be that freak in the corner although Freak was a lack of better terms. Talented but held the social skills of a dog, or something like that anyway, and at this moment was wasn't sniffing anyone's butt, just walking through the spaced crowds. She observed couples, old people, and kids, but she gave no effort today to walk up to one and then keep them company the long walk to the store they were looking for, or until they realized they needed to tell her to leave them alone.
It wasn't that no one was interesting, but she had a purpose today, she was going to look at some instruments, or rather play some and then look over for some play books to learn playing the piano properly, but if you hummed a few bars she'd probably be able to play the same as your hum. It was wacky but the effort you put into things granted you talent whether you wanted to show it sometimes or not, or if it was beneficial or an old hobby. Well there was a long list to go if you thought about it but she wasn't one to think, just go and do and at this moment she needed to do something.
Valentine needed to get into the store before too many people entered, she didn't like being crowded, she didn't have asthma and she didn't hyperventilate but she really just didn't like it. It was her new little mission or sorts and as she passed store to store she finally found the place she was looking for, she ran in, and then practically leaped to the side to avoid a large stack of CD's, and with wide eyes, then a small laugh, she almost laughed, and paced herself as she looked for the electric keyboard.
Giving a small wave to the cashier person, and then disappearing behind space, she was early but it meant less people, and less chances people would bring more people. This was a tester, and maybe she'd get Gabriel to buy it for her, clicking the on/off thing with her fingers, and then lifted her shoulders and palms. She stood in front of it, and she played a two handed piece, the Moonlight Sonata, and of course the volume was lowered and after she played Numb, ranging and then shifting the tone of the keyboard.
Maybe she’d buy something for staying too long or she should be bad for the advertisement she was when playing that other piece, whatever it was she couldn’t remember but she almost screamed because there were so many people, actually, she did, and scared off a few, she didn’t mean it but when people start to get annoying, Val have no reason to stop acting weird.
A hum sounded from her throat and she stopped it immediately once she realized it, and changed the song to the tune of some rap song she forgot, and then she shifted to Obsession from an anime she was watching in the store a few days ago. She needed food now she thought, she should've taken some before she got here, and a small growl emitted from her stomach.
"Poor thing you are, I'll feed you, don't worry."
With one hand still playing, she let her other pat the growling thing and as if taming it, the growling actually stopped and she smiled down at her stomach as if it were being a good little puppy, which it was at this point, and shifting carefully as to not irk it to redo its little growl, she put her hand back and continued playing.
"Any requests ladies and gentlemen?" She whispered to herself, just like singing in the shower.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 7, 2006 3:03:43 GMT -5
"You're sure you don't want me to go to the foodcourt?" Eva eyed the group of, truthfully, strange and unfriendly looking people in the mall's music store before turning to look at Jack.
"I mean.... I know you want to look around here, but I could, like, swing by the bookstore for awhile, then go get us food and do something that doesn't make me feel like the only tone deaf weirdo in the store." Eva blushed, looking around. She saw the normals, the punkers bouncing around, looking at guitars they'd never, ever afford, the goths brooding over a drum set, whiny emo boys looking to start a band with only their long hair and way to tight pants as credentials.
Suddenly, though, there was something new; and music to go with it. Eva fell silent, tilting her head slightly to take in the music. Beethoven, Linkin Park, rap..... eclectic tases, especially for the odd looking girl she saw standing by the noisy keyboard. A pale, dark hair, almost ghost of a girl..... almost went with the notes, an emotional procession, if you wanted to get vague and dreamy about it. Dark, haunting beauty, but peaceful, with time, turns to apathy, which turns to..... something rappish? Not a song she new. But then, suddenly, it changed again.
Obsession. Dot Hack. SeeSaw. A good song, and one of Eva's favorites. She hummed a few bars, off beat and off tune, but smiled to herself. Time to do something a bit rash, but her mother HAD always taught her that there was no such thing as a stranger. And thus, without a word to Jack, she walked over to the keyboard section. "Um..... excuse me."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 7, 2006 3:19:38 GMT -5
“If that’s what you wanna do…” Jack trailed off as Eva walked away, heading towards some girl he was pretty sure he’d never seen before.
“Yeah, that’s real freaking nice,” He muttered under his breath, turning back to the guitar section. “ ‘Cause I was done talking.” He picked up guitars at random, tuning them when they needed it. As exciting as tuning guitars was, he was done pouting and he wanted to see who Eva was talking to.
He headed in their general direction, pretending to look at the merchandise.
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Post by bane on Aug 7, 2006 3:49:18 GMT -5
Like snapping back to reality, she swiveled immediately on the back of her boot heel, and turned with a sense of grace as she didn't seem to fall or lose her balance as she came to face this girl. This stranger was looking her way too, was this an uh-oh or no uh-oh, her fingers still mid-air she lowered them and shook the thought from her mind and brought a smile to her lips, with some effort.
“Yes?!” A bit testy at the moment and rather startled mostly, but pausing her fingers slid together behind her back, she gave a big breath, whether or not that seemed weird, it helped, it relaxed the adrenaline that just surged through her vessels and brought ease.
“Sorry, scared me half to death!” She exclaimed widening her eyes and then simply giving off the friendly smile, the same smile she gave to the stranger she had kissed good bye, but that was only because it was demanded of her, and yes, it was a girl who didn’t realize too much even after the kiss. No doubt, she’d take to thinking about that situation too much but gave a curious tilt of her head and that questioning look.
“Did you want something?” It was much more sincere then her last quote, half turning back to the piano, she was mid-way into another tune and she had just realized one hand had found it ways back to the piano when she was talking to the girl, and she didn’t look embarrassed but smacked the absentminded hand with the other.
“Bad.” She whispered, scowling almost, and then turning back to the girl, stuck out the hand that punished his fellow hand.
“I’m Valentine, but everyone calls me Val. Do you sing?” Val had heard the hum, she had good ears, and besides that she could hear most of the things happening around her while she was playing.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 7, 2006 3:59:28 GMT -5
Eva laughed softly, taken over by the friendly strageness of this girl. "Evlyn, but call me Eva." she shook the offered hand, a pale reflection of her own. "I sing occasionally, and as for what I want..."
Her smile turned lazy, eyes half a challenge. "You're a good keyboardist- one of the best I've heard, and I happen to manage a band. You're looking sorta hungry, do maybe you and I could talk over lunch?"
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Post by bane on Aug 7, 2006 4:47:19 GMT -5
"A band? Its not a marching band is it, because I don't like those very much, although if they play something nice...then its all good." Giving a wandering though, her finger tips eased on the switch and turned the keyboard off before giving an affirming nod with her eyes lowered back to its attentive state.
"Oh, I mean, pleasure to se- meet you Eva." Shaking the hand with a sense of effort, although less exaggerated then her punishment of a hand held its loose oddness, turning her head to an odd appear male figure, or rather he seemed awkwardly posed, getting nearer and nearer.
Shifting forward, she leaned forward, and then turned to face Eva, and pointed at the brunette.
"Is he with you? " Her head tilted in question and her hands fit into the pocket or her knee torn pair of black pants, and leaving her posture at the best, for the moment made a slight face while looking at the guy. "He's weird a bit."
"Oh, but I'm hungry! Lets go eat...oh, and please."
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 7, 2006 4:54:01 GMT -5
"Nah, I don't think half the band members could walk and play at the same time if you paid them." Eva laughed, blushing slightly at..... whatever the other girl had been about to call her. "And I suppose they might play 'something nice' depending on you definition."
Eva followed her gaze when she pointed at Jack, trying to keep from fuming at the weird comment. She kept her smile easy, reminding herself not to be too overprotective. "He's one of the members, mine. Weird he may be, but you're hardly the standard on normal, Val. Now, food court, my treat for the first, say, ten dollars." she had learned better about 'my treat' from the rest of the bandmembers, who regularly emptied her wallet
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 7, 2006 4:59:13 GMT -5
Jack moved closer. There was a subtle art to sneaking up on people; act too inconspicuous and you stick out like a sore thumb, but with years of practice under his belt so he liked to think he was somewhat good at it. But then he got busted.
“So, you gonna introduce me to your friend or are you just gonna leave me and go to lunch?” He asked Eva as he grinned at the girl.
“And I prefer the term different.”
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Post by bane on Aug 7, 2006 5:03:26 GMT -5
At the anger, if she had gone off and fumed right there, Val would have probably blinked blankly at any point and nodded her head and then responded after the fumes were out. The girl merely nodded at the words and when the point came to herself, the smiled proudly at the comment.
"You think? I'm unique then right? ...no, no...." There was no point in answering the question she was off in her own daze, mouthing words, and stating things, although most were probably too quick and besides that she was half mouthing the words and half thinking of them.
Blinking rapidly at the offer, and then looked at the manager, before nodding in agreement, sure, she didn't mind although she had planned to pay for her own food. With the shrug of her shoulders, she stepped forward, and then spread one hand.
"Lead the way Miss Eva-" Ah, the appearance of the weirdo, she stuck her hand out and then bowed rather shaking his hand.
"How do you do, its Val." The bow ended as she was back up, and smiling although 'different' seemed to change her expression.
"Different? I don't think thats good enough, we need a thesaurus."
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 7, 2006 5:09:56 GMT -5
"Jack, love, you were between us and food. Never safe, so I would have treated you to lunch before you started chewing on my hair again." Eva laughed slightly, a little more at ease with him next to her
"And I prefer the term 'special' when it comes to him." Eva rolled her eyes, laughing. "Alright, food court, erm..." she left the music store and looked around, a little lost
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 7, 2006 5:26:53 GMT -5
“How about abnormal? I’m Jack, if you didn’t pick that up.” Jack shook her hand and followed after Eva.
“And if you don’t want me chewing on your hair you should stop using that peach shampoo.” He grinned, turning Eva towards the food court. He glanced over his shoulder to make sure Val was still there.
“So, Val, how do you feel about smelly old warehouses?”
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 7, 2006 5:36:51 GMT -5
"Aaaah, but I LIKE the peach!" Eva complained, striding off towards the food court like she'd known the way the whole time. "I don't even think I HAVE any other-- no, I've got some, uh, champagne kiss shampoo, is that better for you, or would you stick me in a frosted chalice?"
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Post by bane on Aug 7, 2006 5:42:33 GMT -5
"Hm..better." Val stated with the nod of her head in agreement and a rather serious expression as if the matter was that important, but her common expression was left as they exited the music store, and she glanced around, keeping herself in the more spaced area, shifting to the side before some wore caught her attention.
"Peach shampoo?" A blank expression and then a curious one, she swept herself up in a quicker pace and slid up one the other side Eva, being quite careful as she took a strand of the girl's hair and gave it a little sniff as she leaned forward, although kept a fair distance. Releasing the strand as quick as she had it in-between her fingers she nodded to affirm the smell and luckily before Eva strided forward so she didn’t pull a lock.
"That's a nice smell, but I don't think it taste like peaches." She took a step forward, taking a place in front of them as they made it to the food court and glanced back at Jack.
"They're probably haunted." She blankly said, no further enthusiasm on the sense of ghosts.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 7, 2006 5:49:44 GMT -5
"Would you like to taste it, too?" Eva rolled her eyes, wondering why everyone seemed to want to mess with her, hair especially. "Maybe I should open up a taste test booth or something, you think?"
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 7, 2006 5:58:34 GMT -5
“That would explain why all the fuses keep blowing. Yeah, the ghosts like pissing Cain off too, sweet.” Jack smirked, watching Val smell Eva’s hair.
“Nah, I might split my knuckles on some jackass’s teeth.” He replied to the taste testing proposal. “And that hurts.”
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Post by bane on Aug 7, 2006 6:05:44 GMT -5
"Cain...?" The curiosity that struck but her attention lingered on the establishments in interest, and she stared a moment at several menu's before turning and gazing at the two.
"Ooh, that should be fun, a black out." Arms lifting and wide spread, like a loud sound and a grand entrance, and she stared up, it was a moment, and then her hand was on her side, and she pulled lightly on sleeve of Eva's shirt.
"What to eat?" She questioned, and then glanced at Eva's hair as an optional seeming literal sense.
"Well, its an idea but Jack might scare them off and we'll end before they start."
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 7, 2006 6:14:45 GMT -5
"Yes, but you'd get to chew on my hair as much as you like." Eva sighed slightly. "Alright, do you want fake burritos or fake burgers, or any one of our other delightful types of fake foods arrayed around the food court?"
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 7, 2006 6:31:23 GMT -5
“Yeah, tall guy, heir to a fortune, a real jerk when he wants to be.” Jack smirked, scratching his neck.
“You know Eva, you take all the fun out of eating grease.” He looked around, trying to decide what he wanted.
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Post by Rose Karter on Aug 7, 2006 15:44:25 GMT -5
"Aww, but that's part of her job." Rose laughed from behind them. "She's gotta keep us in shape and lookin' hot if we want to get gigs for the band." She stepped up and flung an arm around Eva's shoulder. "So, was I missed at all today while I slaved away serving booze to those who enjoy killing their liver cells?"
She looked to Val and flashed a pearly white grin. "Hey, I''m Rose. Who might you be that's hanging out with our band manager and her boytoy/our guitarist?"
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Post by bane on Aug 7, 2006 21:34:49 GMT -5
A thoughtful expression like she was thinking with her head lifting and her gaze to the sky as if she was trying to read something. Both her hands stuck out, a first, and her other an open hand, her index finger tapping the knuckle of her fist hand as she murmured something to herself.
"Cain is...tall, heir to fortune, and jerk." When she finished she turned to face the newcomer, and gave a glance to the food with a whine, she wanted to go now, after all that talking because the growling was starting in her stomach even if the food here was fake, she was hungry and the smell was partially good.
"More..?" A tired sigh, but then she shook her head, pat her stomach and stuck her hand out in front of Rose.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Val...and..she invited me….boy toy?" Her head tilted after her words but she shook the thought off, she didn’t care too much to address it now because she could address it later, after she fed her precious stomach.
"Okay...Jack..Eva's boytoy. She gave another note by pointing at another knuckle of her fist hand and put her open one back out for the shake.
Pointing was rude but never did Val figure that out, her index finger directed at Eva before she pointed at a random stand all of a sudden, then her mouth and then waved, walking off herself to get something before more people showed, she headed for getting french-fries and an orange soda maybe?
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