idk what i'm doing but he's been floating around my head for ages

[cherryslush]

I've got two words for you, mundane: Jet Steele.

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[littledhampir]

[Rose would like it noted for the record that she was completely against this because she knows you're from a point in time where you basically can't stand her. Or maybe mostly can't stand her. Or... whatever.]

...

In my experience? The ones who do the typing aren't big on the whole listening thing.

wOW EVEN THE USERNAME IS PAINFUL ?? (sry i accidentally a formatting)

[cherryslush]

I'm not too worried; nobody can resist me for long.

[ except of course for you, little dhampir. ]

And if I'm going somewhere virtually, then I'll need a badass alias. That's where Jet comes in.

[ he's a bit irritated that he never gets to see you anymore because of a certain tall formerly-undead russian guy but you did promise to give him a chance so all is not lost!! ]

Hideously so! (I'm winging the canon point here so just let me know what you want to run with!)

[littledhampir]

[It's probably safer if she doesn't comment on that, a tight smile all Rose manages in reply. Hey. He's not yelling. This is... progress.]

And you went with Jet Steele? Very secret agent of you.

[For what it's worth? She misses you too... She's just not sure you want to hear that.]

Though you could just go with Adrian. Your reputation does seem to precede you. [Beat.] Or.. however that saying goes.

you're good! i think i'm going w/after he confronts her about dimitri + commitment in book... 5?

[cherryslush]

(Sorry, sorry! I've been having connectivity issues all day. /shakes fist)

Dunno, little dhampir. I think there's a rule about never using your real name on the internet, or something.

[ not that he's not flattered - since he's taking that as a compliment whether it's meant as one or not, of course. ]

Perfect! And slightly less hideous LOL

[littledhampir]

(All good!)

Oh. Well great! Why am I always the last to know these things? Mine's been throwing mine out there for over a year.

[Rose may or may not have issues with her Mun. Rose however tends to have issues with a lot of people so this is hardly a surprise. Still. She makes an effort to focus rather than throw poorly veiled digs at her writer.]

So... Do you know what they're planning to do with you? I mean I get it it's none of my business what you do I just don't want to see you end up somewhere bad.

ikr i like a miserable/destructive adrian but i like his rapport with rose more so (open 2 ideas??)

[cherryslush]

I'm sure I could come up with a fitting alias for you, given enough time. [ sly smile ] Not exactly the only one here whose reputation precedes them.

[ well it is sort of your business, since you're dating him. he wrote up that proposal when you got back from russia, and everything! unless there's something you're not telling him - his mun is that way too, especially lately. ] I don't really pay too much attention to her. She keeps saying I've got 'emotional issues' to work through. There's something about the color yellow, too.

It's cool though, I keep telling her we've already worked everything out. Just point me in the direction of space! Or top-secret government missions or -- [ don't tell anyone cause it'll ruin his cred okay but ] it wouldn't be so bad to see you in person again, Rose.

(So gonna hit you up in PM so I don't get character limits LOL)

[littledhampir]

Hey I - That's, entirely not the point! The Alias might not be so bad though... But please, something much cooler than Jet Steele.

[Well you did break up with her. Kind of. She thinks? It felt a lot like a break up. Not that she didn't deserve it.] The color yellow? [Mundane understands Rose, don't worry.] I always liked you in green personally.

[She notably doesn't argue with you about the issues because. Well. Pot, kettle.]

You have? [Hope flares.] Does that mean... You're not as mad at me about. Things. [That whole thing where she basically ignored you while she was running around after Dimitri. That thing.] I mean I get it if you are but you should know that, I'm sorry... And I would really like to see you. In person... Though I don't know if you really wanna come to me. It's a toss up between an underwater prison and an island with homicidal collars... Among other things.

[cherryslush]

[ smug smile ] I knew you'd come around to my charm, eventually.

We talked about this, Rose. I won't lie and say I'm at all happy about the ...situation that you've gotten into. [ gotten both of you into, since he's trying to be a supportive friend - more than anything else, probably ] You're stubborn, though. And persistent. [ and he really really really likes you ] If you'll really give me a shot this time - a fair shot - then I'm willing to forgive and forget.

Homicidal collars, huh? [ eyebrow raise ]

[Oh by confrontation - do you mean pre or post Church scene with Dimitri?]

[littledhampir]

I will. I want to... And Dimitri and I. [Maybe one day she could say those words without it hurting.] He's the past. I was stupid to think him coming back wouldn't be confusing but that doesn't mean it changes anything.

[Of course, the reason for that lack of change had a lot more to do with where Dimitri stood on things but she was choosing not to focus on that.]

I know I'm hardly up for girlfriend of the year here but - [She tries for a crooked smile.] I want to make this work.

[Oh. God and then he had to ask about those.]

Really? You prefer that to the underwater prison scenario? [Grimacing.] Yeah they ya know. Tighten. Unless you do things to loosen them.

[Oh come on they've just agreed to try things again, he really doesn't want to hear about the homicidal collars.]

The island is nice?

[uptake]

[ w o w. christian is just going to roll his eyes. ]

Seriously?

/sidesteps possible fireball oops

[cherryslush]

Uh, yeah. It sounds cool.

[ duh ]

huff god just ruin my plan right out of the gate why don't you

[uptake]

No, it doesn't. It sounds like you belong in Star Wars.

[ smugsmugsmug. ]

i'd apologize but it's adrian lbr

[cherryslush]

That's the one where Carrie Fisher's handcuffed and wearing a bikini, right?

[ muahahahahaha. ha. ]

stupid perfect adrian

[uptake]

Yeah, to the giant space slug.

[ because that's hot. ]

shhhhhh he does enough preening on his own (i hope im doing ok i'm so nervous rn u have no idea)

[cherryslush]

Up until she's liberated by [ kerWHOOSH imitation!explosion noises ] Jet Steele: bounty hunter and bootlegger of -- illegal space stuff.

[ when he dreams about this later, princess leia is going to look suspiciously like rose nbd ]

are you kidding me i'm laughing so hard you are fabulous

[uptake]

Illegal space stuff. [ oh my god. this is seriously the guy he had jealous fits over about lissa. this is a thing that is happening. ] I think Han Solo's got this one, Jet Steele. You can sit it out.

*_* the threads with lissa i might/might not've read were cute js

[cherryslush]

[ uh clearly you're still jealous that you/your name could never be as cool you wish you were a bounty hunter etc etc ]

Nah, he needs an heir. [ he needs a sidekick but adrian doesn't really do sidekicks? ] Isn't he like eighty-seven? Way too old to be rescuing girls in space.

jgkfdml lissa is walking sunshine

[uptake]

I'm pretty sure he married Leia. But I mean, you're totally welcome to rescue some other guy's wife. He'd probably appreciate it. [ some hand weighing motions and then: ] Shaking hands with his overgrown dog might be a bad idea, though.

[ okay maybe a little. jesus adrian how do you even exist. ]

[dragomir]

Is that...an alias? Definitely not the most inconspicuous.

!!! fave friendship

[cherryslush]

Inconspicuous is just another word for boring, cousin. [ aaaaand he doesn't even know the half of it ...yet ]

8D yes - I just started bloodlines yesterday so~

[dragomir]

I'm not sure that exciting is the point.

[It's funny, though.]

Don't you ever miss when things were boring?

(is she queen yet idk??)

[cherryslush]

[ adrian thinks the last time things were boring was also around the time both of you still thought you hadn't specialized - so hm ]

Much as I enjoy skating through life via the charity and effort of other, more motivated people... it is nice to feel useful. [ and healing people comes in really handy so thx for that ]

SURE why not. End of LS?

[dragomir]

I guess I'm just nervous. It's a lot to live up to.

[And not everyone is happy with what's happened, with her being elected.]

But I know what you mean.

suuure up to you (though i'm not quite @ that point in ls - i read bl first oop)

[cherryslush]

[he does think his aunt was a better ruler than some people gave her credit for but -- ] Our government needed a new voice, cousin. Yours might not be the loudest, but I think it's the most evenhanded.

Her coronation is the last thing that happens <3

[dragomir]

[Lissa would have liked to get to know her better.]

I agree, but I never expected it to be mine.

[She laughs, though.]

[cherryslush]

[ adrian thinks she would have been happy to have you as a successor - maybe not as happy that you won't have legions of beautiful moroi superbabies together in addition to being queen but aunts can't control everything ]

Nah, but everyone loves an underdog. They did vote you in, didn't they?

[dragomir]

Yeah. They did.

[And she sounds pretty darn proud of that, too. She had to pass those trials in order to get where she was, and plenty of the nominees didn't even get that far.]

I can't let them all down.

[cherryslush]

I doubt you could if you tried. [ he doesn't think she'd do that either though, considering that it's lissa ]

Besides, if they really thought you weren't qualified enough, they probably could have come up with a loophole from some ancient book in the archives that nobody's bothered to read. And now that they have, they'll have your guardian to contend with - as well as the rest of your supporters. [ he tries to be cheerful, though saying rose's name aloud is still just painful enough to be unmanageable ]