On Luceti and hunting for more CV castmates.

[relictusdeus]

Come now, my dear mundane... did you truly believe Hector lodging with me was naught but a mere twist of fortune?

[He slouches deeper into his seat with a laugh, smoothly crossing his legs. But it's not long before his smile fades and he looks unimpressed like a spoiled prince presented with a lackluster offering, rolling his eyes in a silent, 'oh fuck me'.]

...Imagine for but a moment if you were to do more than to consume air and space -- perhaps then you would have little trouble acquiring more of your beloved 'castmates' you go on about every waking moment of my life. Now are you finished? I should like to enjoy a moment of quiet - that is to say, if I must simplify it further for you, that I can do without your whining voice burrowing its way into my ear. 'twould behoove you to remember that, for your own sake.

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[regretzio]

[strum]

♪ Be careful, be careful, looking to be left alone
And protesting about your current town
Because if you get out of it, your new zone
May be the same thing, only upside-down ♪

Haha, nice!

[relictusdeus]

[Isaac stops following about halfway through, but he is in a mood to nod and smile with cool politesse.]

Such charming wit and music unasked for. Bravo~. [He offers the tamest of applause, tapping a hand against his palm.] ...And what more have you for me?

[alwayskidnapped]

You... you've nothing to complain about!

[ Hello, Isaac. Long time no see. Cue a somewhat panicked Annette, huffing and placing her hands on her hips. Defiant whilst looking as though she may or may not burst into tears at any moment. ]

At least you have someone dear to you at your side...

[relictusdeus]

Oh dear-- [He drawls in his most sympathetic tone.] -- run off again, has he?

[Hector... someone dear? He won't touch that statement with a ten foot pole. Not even a five foot pole.]

[alwayskidnapped]

Not exactly...

[ She taps her foot on the ground for a moment, before pacing back and forth briefly. ]

The home your mun has placed you in... carries out experiments of sorts, does it not? [ A beat, and then she stops pacing. ] ...How do you handle it?

[relictusdeus]

I fail to see of what concern it is to you. But your mundane is most welcome to drop you here so that you may see for yourself what it is like. Do try not to get yourself killed.

[He giggles in his throat.]

...I imagine you shall find yourself in captivity every other week.

[alwayskidnapped]

Oh, good God, do NOT give her ideas! She already has me in the most horrible of places...

[ She huffs at his statement, because well... she's already gotten herself tagged for experimentation in her game. So he's not too far off there. ]

That is not at all true!

[relictusdeus]

[Her reaction only pleases him.] Oh, do forgive me. [He answers, and with a thin smile curving his lips.] Once a week, is it?

[alwayskidnapped]

O-of course not! [ His smile only has her frowning deeper, her hands balling into fists at her sides. ] I am not that defenseless!

[ Except she is. ]

[relictusdeus]

Of course you aren't. [He nods politely, his words dripping with sarcasm and condescension.]

[alwayskidnapped]

It's... it's true! Oh, why am I even bothering to attempt this conversation!

[ Her patience has never been one of her strong points. So with a huff, she throws her arms up into the air, clearly already frustrated. ]

[relictusdeus]

You come here a terribly flustered and envious creature, and have the gall to pout and place blame upon me when your pathetic, thinly-veiled excuse of a conversation falls flat on its face. And yet, here you are still. [There's a scornful, snarling curl to his smiling lips.] Lingering.

[He regards her for a long moment before his voice drops to a deep, velvety purr, his eyelids lowering.] ...You long for the taste of sin once more.

[alwayskidnapped]

I am not lingering. I simply wished for a civil conversation... and to ask about experiments. Nothing more, nothing less.

[ Annette blinks, stares, and then flushes a deep crimson. ] No!

[relictusdeus]

Really now. [That cruel, patient smile never falters.] Well... if you are made to feel less ashamed of yourself to believe as much... [He gives a negligent wave of his hand.]

[alwayskidnapped]

I am hardly ashamed, Isaac. I am merely telling you the truth. I had no idea your ego had grown so much.

[relictusdeus]

[The word 'ego' is lost on him, but he has something to say regardless.] Oh yes, of course, do forgive me. It has been so very long, you understand. So you mean to tell me you are a brazen whore, then.

[Twisting words is his favourite pastime. She had said she was 'hardly ashamed', after all.]

[alwayskidnapped]

[ A displeased noise bubbles up from Annette's throat, but she continues smiling anyways, despite the fact that she is absolutely furious, and that at least shows in her eyes, it's something that she cannot mask easily.

Annette is not a cruel woman, usually. But when furious enough, even she can't seem to hold her tongue, and this is one of those rare moments, it would seem. ]

A brazen whore, am I? Then what would that make you, Isaac? Richter always seems to regard you as some sort of dog, and I am beginning to think he is correct in his assumptions. Perhaps you truly are nothing more than some sort of wanton dog in heat, chasing after anything that might remotely sate your desires even for a moment.

[ By the end of her little tirade, her smile has faded. ]

Perhaps we are both the same, in the end. There is a difference between you and I, though... unlike you, I've got the love of my life at my side. So tell me, dear, how exactly is your beloved? Do you have him grovelling at your feet for your affections and love yet? Do not think I am not aware just who you were envisioning that evening. I'll say it again; I am not proud of what I did, but I am certainly not ashamed.

[relictusdeus]

[In an instant, a dizzying sense of fury and heat surges through him, the air of mischief about him transforming into something far darker. A snarl curls his upper lip, cruelty and cunning flashing across eyes narrowed to slits. But no – while it shakes every fibre of his being, he won’t be giving this human woman the smug satisfaction of enjoying a reaction stronger than this. There’s a deathly calm to his answer after he’s drawn a quiet breath, still in his seat.]

Do you? [He smiles expertly, almost disarmingly, through the bitter sting.] Then where is your love now? [Regarding her cooly through half-lidded eyes, he tilts his head.] Hm? [After a beat, the corners of his lips curl with sly pleasure.] …Enjoy your new home.