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 Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:58 am
 AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
I can't fall asleep here.... She heard the voice of her conscience float on the fuzziness of her brain before feeling that sensible thing sink back into the folds of her mind. She swallowed. Should Cara.. Carta. Should he what?
"You know... maybe I have had too much tonight." She stretched her toes and feet slowly out. Maybe she could make her way out of the chair. But these sturdy chairs were meant for tall hunters and she wasn't one of those.
Yes! Good answer! ... That was right, delay it for when she was thinking straight! If she could keep her mouth shut just long enough to-
"... Should you what?"
But she was curious. Apparently her influenced mind was curious.
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:06 am
 Cartaphilus
★◆★◆★◆★◆★◆★ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loudNot a lot of difficulty on his own end was shown of his feelings towards her. This open mind of his was easy to express. Mixed with some wittiness and care, Cartaphilus was a natural at making another person quiver or feel possibly uneasy under these scenarios.
"If you've had too much to drink... then why aren't you stopping me? It's clear you've got control, darling." He kept his lips close to her own with a breath of his own scent traveling onto her skin. He did smell the toxins of alcohol on her breath but she didn't give him much reason to know if she was completely wasted.
The hand he once had on her wrist, moved to lay on the side of her neck. "This...-"
No sooner did he cut him and her off with a press of his lips to her own. He held this embrace for no longer than five seconds before leaning back to see what her reaction might be.Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:16 am
AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
Control? The bold human spirit cried out affirmatively that she had control! She hadn't lost her mind just because she had a few drinks, but really if it was a feasible answer and excuse, why not make use of it to possibly make the situation a hint less awkward and distract her from the incredibly intimate proximity of the-
His hand was on her neck. The hint of a trembling shock leapt from the back of her skull and down her spine as he closed the distance between them. A muffled note of surprise was heard from her. ...
Five seconds did not feel like five seconds for the mind that was puzzled and that struggled to work through what had just happened. The... this.. Demon... Carta, the demon Carta liked her.... but affirmed liking her.
He pulled away from her. She felt the phantom pressure linger on her lips a few moments longer. Her violet eyes stared and a lot of her emotions tumbled on her face, clear as day. A hint of interest, but swamped also by surprise, and hesitation. This couldn't be right. Demons, by definition, couldn't really... was this a trick? A trap?
"I- ... I need to think about this." She stuttered and pulled her feet back, tucking them under the chair.
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:28 am
 Cartaphilus
★◆★◆★◆★◆★◆★ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loudThere were expectations on his own end to be met. Had he not shown interest in this human nor test what his emotions were feeling, well... this moment he started wouldn't even begin in the first place. His mind taunted him for over a week after meeting her.
The fact she did not try to run and actually listened and conversed with him... it meant a lot.
He wondered... he felt curious... to know if she had even the slightest of infatuation with him. She showed slight fear and possibly shock from this confrontation. Something he knew all too well in his victims. He did not like sensing such an emotion as it just told him that this wasn't right.
Only once did she move her feet back, that he pulled away. "I-... right." He pushed himself to his feet and stepped back to distance himself.
"Excuse me." He turned or rather she turned around to walk away. The moment he... she had spoken, was the moment she shifted forms. Her emotions plagued her abilities and compelled them to destabilize for a moment.Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:36 am
AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
Anastasia watched Carta distance from her and watched the transition as it happened. Anastasia was slower to stand. She found her drink beside the empty glass. Her own emotions were also confused and in strange upheaval with this situation. This strange demon, this one who was more of a friend than many who had crossed her path...
It couldn't have been that easy. There was no possible way that strong emotions could rise so quickly. Could they? Between them?
She fought the temptation to down the remainder of her glass. She turned back and saw Carta as the demon... demoness form, turned away. Anastasia pondered for a moment, and she began to seriously think about this. They were from different worlds, of this there was no doubt in Ana's mind. Was it possible for them to have a safe relationship? She didn't know. Her experience, her knowledge, was limited to her understanding of vampires and lycans and their war against eachother and against humankind.
I need to think about this... Anastasia began to walk back inside. She ensured the door was left open. This... She didn't trust her mind after a few drinks. She wasn't sure she knew Carta well enough to make this kind of choice. But she had questions... Questions that only Carta could answer.
"Let's talk in the morning... okay?"
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:43 am
Cartaphilus
★◆★◆★◆★◆★◆★ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loudCartaphilus might of shown these emotions rather quicker than ever but it was hard not to fight against her feelings. Emotions run thick in the demonic world. More so than others. Being tortured, pushed and tormented over these years can leave someone incredibly corrupted. She was one of them. Her idea to cling onto someone who showed kindness and interest had been something Carta sought out.
It seemed unclear if she was just using Anastasia for a mere swing. Acting on emotions can be difficult at times. That became clear when she backed away.
She walked downstairs and into the bar that she once sat in. Empty as per usual but filled easily when the voice of Ana came echoing her way.
The demoness peered back to look at the female before only nodding and moving over to a stool left unoccupied. She did not require sleep at all. Demons could replenish strength with time. So this meant the demoness now had to listen to her own thoughts and wait for the morning to come.Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:47 am
AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
The moment was decidedly awkward, but in a different way than before, Anastasia concluded. She brought in the two glasses and closed the door, making sure to lock it up. She went through her rounds, which meant turning off most of the lights, and then she made her way to her room after quickly rinsing out the glasses. She would wash them properly in the morning.
Once in her room, she closed her door, pulled the curtains closed, and after changing into her sleeping attire, she climbed into her bed. Because of the drinks, her mind was able to shut down a little faster and sleep came a little bit sooner. There were no dreams this night.
When next she woke, she picked herself up and tried to ignore the mild headache that was irritating her skull. Into normal clothes, out into the main room, a glance at the clock and the light outside.... And she made a beeline for the medicine cabinet and to get herself a giant glass of water out in the main room.
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:53 am
Cartaphilus
★◆★◆★◆★◆★◆★ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loudNo words came from her mouth throughout the entire night. She sat in the dark and stared at the pictures on the wall. They were hard to make out but what she saw was photos of people smiling. It caused her expression to dull down for a time with emotions that just reflected so easily inside her mind.
Carta did not move from her spot even when daylight sprung. With so much time spent in hell and living on Earth, time seemed to flow a little more quickly here. It didn't disturb her but it did make her slightly agitated to see Ana again. What she did was a violation of the human's space and now the demoness will have to face the music.
She looked over at the doorframe to see Ana enter the slightly dimmed room. "Morning." An effort to smile was made before it faded and she looked away.
"Sleep well?"Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:01 am
AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
She sat down not far from Carta, with her giant beer mug filled with water on the table and filled to the brim. One could only imagine that she had swallowed as much as she could before filling it again.
"Good morning." Anastasia determined not to look at the windows and greet the beautiful sun. Her headache wasn't too sharp, but it was just enough a bother that she needed not to look at the sun. "I did, thank you."
She blamed the drinks for that, though. She didn't drink often, and she suspected that having a few of them tipped her body chemistry enough so that she slept heavier. Made about as much sense as any other theory she could come up with.
"How about you?" The large mug was lifted to her face. Quite a contrast to the image from the day before.
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:08 am
Cartaphilus
★◆★◆★◆★◆★◆★ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loudSomehow she figured Ana maybe has no memory of last night's encounter. Carta didn't sense it in the air nor was there much implications of it happening yet. This was in a way a relief to the demoness. It gave her small reason now to turn and face her supposed friend.
She looked at the female with a perspective that showed she was hung over. A light drinker, she guessed. The big jar of water caught her eye for only a moment until Ana spoke and grabbed her attention once more.
"Demons don't sleep." She crossed her leg over the other and leaned back into the counter with a large exhale. "Such a pain, to be honest."Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:12 am
AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
Did she remember? Well, even Ana wasn't certain how much she remembered and how much felt more like a dream. But on the other hand, she was feeling the side effect of having a few glasses to drink. .... And darn was it tasty. It's been a while.
There was a reason it had been a while.
"Oh... Yeah, that does sound like a pain." Anastasia admitted as she glanced down at the large glass of water. ... So much to drink in the hope that it would help clear her head. "Say, is it okay if I ask you a few questions?"
What? Now?
.... Well, they were both here, and there wasn't anyone else around to overhear the questions Ana was seriously wanting to know.
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:18 am
Cartaphilus
★◆★◆★◆★◆★◆★ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loudFor as long as she could remember, no one in a demonic lifetime could ever sleep. Be knocked or killed is a possibility but to actually rest under the sheets of a bed, has not happened yet. Being corrupted meant the soul is in a constant state of torture. Never sleeping and mostly never knowing peace. It's a struggle for all demon kind and clearly a struggle for this one who dreaded to hear the question that was asked.
A few questions... This was something Carta hoped to avoid. Last night's events were unforgettable. Now that it was morning, she expected the human to forget about it. She hadn't. Great...
"Yes... ask away." She didn't want to be confronted now but it was happening and now she had to deal with it.
She rubbed her hands together while watching Ana's slightly hung over eyes.Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:23 am
AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
"Alright." Ana rubbed her eyes and tried to ignore the mild sting from the pressure she exerted. Her hand soon joined the other loosely around the large glass. Best not to think too much about why she had these questions.
"What do you think about relationships?"
She lifted the water to her lips again. She was present, and she was starting to ignore the headache.
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:29 am
Cartaphilus
★◆★◆★◆★◆★◆★ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loudCarta brought her head back only slightly. She couldn't really think straight about this conversation they were having, as she didn't exactly prepare herself for this morning.
"Relationships? Uh... interesting, intriguing... I cannot really say to be honest." She couldn't even recall the last time that her body and mind belonged to another. Finding comfort in these dark ages proves to be difficult due to the outrages of war. Not a lot of people could have the chance of finding love or even possible friendship. Death becomes more certain and for demons, it just is an everyday scenario for them.
"Why do you ask?"Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:35 am
AnastasiaShe listens.
You expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace
Anastasia's blink was slow and she lowered the water filled mug to the table. She swallowed and waited a moment to see if the water was working. The medicine was just starting to kick in, at least.
"I wanted to know what your stance was." Anastasia honestly began the conversation and answered. "You probably can't speak for all demons... but frankly, I don't know enough about demons to know whether a relationship is a good idea. ... So, I wanted to ask you some questions."
Maybe she was wrong and Carta hadn't had a relationship. Anastasia wasn't sure what to think about that.
"So... next question... what would it mean if we did..." She shifted awkwardly in her seat. "I mean... yeah."
Time for another drink of water!
All and all I guess we should have known better...
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