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middaeg2020-12-02 10:17 pm
noblegarnet) wrote in middaeg2020-12-02 10:17 pm
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[semi-closed] 🔶 the soap opera of his life begins
Who: Ferran Gallagher & CR
When: Deceuer
Where: Karen's Patisserie, the Light/Karin/Rikku house, and around town.
What: Catch-all! Closed threads and a wildcard for any new cr (hit me up below!)
Warnings: nothin
A. 2nd | Closed to Lightning
[Between Rikku's injuries and his own emergent problems, Ferran is certainly having a time of things as he tries to keep himself occupied. Between small jobs, working with his magic, learning about this world, and obsessing over any potential future changes, physical or otherwise... ugh, maybe he should look for some kind of steady employment. It would take out some of the anxiety, at least.
He's not thinking of the place as an option when he steps inside, but the thought occurs to him as he walks up to the counter, intending to order something nice for himself so he can try to relax and stop thinking (and thus worrying) so much. His fur-lined cape is drawn closely enough around him to hide the still-fragile flaps that could technically be called wings, in an attempt to keep them from being touched by the cold. It's only mostly successful.]
B. 4th | Closed to Leanne
When Rikku is finally allowed to go home to rest, Ferran's hovering takes him that way as well—and although he hadn't sought out the naga who was responsible for the situation, he finds himself sharing the space with her more often than he was anticipating. Even though she seems to have their mutual bond's well being in mind, their proximity in relative privacy draws up his defenses significantly.
And, well, the best defense is a good offense.
A day or two after they meet, he pulls her aside for a moment with a light touch on her shoulder, a serious but carefully neutral expression on his face.
"Can we speak outside for a moment?"
Wildcard.
[OOC: Check out Ferran's info over here, and hit me up over pm or at![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
lumieresdedragon and we can figure something else out! This month, Ferran can be found buying a few art and baking supplies and small Modranicht decorations, as well as studying illusions and enchantments in the Coven library. He could also be roped into the Written in the Stars or Personal Shopping quests!]
When: Deceuer
Where: Karen's Patisserie, the Light/Karin/Rikku house, and around town.
What: Catch-all! Closed threads and a wildcard for any new cr (hit me up below!)
Warnings: nothin
A. 2nd | Closed to Lightning
[Between Rikku's injuries and his own emergent problems, Ferran is certainly having a time of things as he tries to keep himself occupied. Between small jobs, working with his magic, learning about this world, and obsessing over any potential future changes, physical or otherwise... ugh, maybe he should look for some kind of steady employment. It would take out some of the anxiety, at least.
He's not thinking of the place as an option when he steps inside, but the thought occurs to him as he walks up to the counter, intending to order something nice for himself so he can try to relax and stop thinking (and thus worrying) so much. His fur-lined cape is drawn closely enough around him to hide the still-fragile flaps that could technically be called wings, in an attempt to keep them from being touched by the cold. It's only mostly successful.]
B. 4th | Closed to Leanne
When Rikku is finally allowed to go home to rest, Ferran's hovering takes him that way as well—and although he hadn't sought out the naga who was responsible for the situation, he finds himself sharing the space with her more often than he was anticipating. Even though she seems to have their mutual bond's well being in mind, their proximity in relative privacy draws up his defenses significantly.
And, well, the best defense is a good offense.
A day or two after they meet, he pulls her aside for a moment with a light touch on her shoulder, a serious but carefully neutral expression on his face.
"Can we speak outside for a moment?"
Wildcard.
[OOC: Check out Ferran's info over here, and hit me up over pm or at
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Boy, is that girl gonna get a lecture when she's feeling better!
In the meantime, she's keeping herself as busy as always, working at the Patisserie in between bigger jobs with the higher payouts. This is just to keep the girls afloat, and to put food on the table... It's not like she likes working here or anything!
Especially when Karen decides to put her out front, instead of in the back where she initially asked to work. So when Ferran wanders up to the counter, his face not striking any familiarity with her, Lightning is absolutely thrilled to be the one to greet him.]
Welcome to Karen's Patisserie, [she says in a low, droning voice, straightening her stupid happy-face croissant apron.] What do you want?
[That should be "what can I get for you?"]
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An earl grey tea and a honey croissant, please. [As he's pulling out his wallet from somewhere between five layers of clothing, a thought occurs to him. Damn, he really needs to get to know Rikku better, but...] Ah, what's in season right now? I'm thinking of getting something to take to someone when I'm done...
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This part she can do.]
Ignore the in season stuff. What does this person like?
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That's the problem... I haven't known her long enough to know what she likes yet. [And with the situation, it wasn't like favorite flavors was at the top of his list of concerns.] I was just hoping something fresh would distract her from boredom, since she's stuck in bed right now.
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If it were me, I wouldn't mind something with fruit. Like a piece of shortcake, or lemon cakes.
[As she motions to the cakes on display as she mentions them, a brow lifts.]
Your friend alright?
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Shortcake. Yeah, that might be nice.
[At the question, though, he pauses. That plus the slight furrow in his brow might be enough to tell Lightning he'd been asking that question himself recently.]
She will be... as long as she actually stays in bed.
[At this point, he has to wonder if he's anxious purely because of his own worries, or if some of Rikku's impatience has managed to make its way through their bond.]
so sorry for the wait! 😣
[Lightning's otherwise dull tone is coloured with some worry beneath it, and she starts to cut smaller sample size pieces of both the strawberry shortcake and the lemon cake for him to taste. Not that he asked, but it's better to know what you're buying, right?]
She's stubborn about it... [First, she hands Ferran the shortcake.] She's probably snuck her way outta the house by now, if Karin's not home.
:> np
The realization happens very quickly—connecting Karin to Rikku and their third roommate hardly takes an instant after the former's name is mentioned, and the relevant parts of his talk with the harpy also fall into place. ... however, that doesn't mean he's prepared for the conversation, and he ends up staring for a little longer than might be polite.
Okay, play it cool. Maybe relating over it is a good approach. He tries to give her a mild smile as he accepts the piece of shortcake, some exasperation over his bonded's mentioned stubbornness.]
I wouldn't put it past her... Rikku doesn't seem like she knows the meaning of downtime.
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You know her?
[And he seems to know her well, judging by the way he talks about her. She really doesn't know the meaning of downtime or taking it easy, much to her housemates' dismay.]
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Ferran is particularly grateful he didn't just say my bonded without thinking a few moments ago. If nothing else, it's bound to help him navigate this conversation a bit more easily, at least for now. He can get to that part later... perhaps much later, if he's lucky.
His expression doesn't change; he'd expected the scrutiny, so he's at least somewhat prepared for it.]
Yeah. She really helped me out when I got here, a couple of months ago. You're Lightning, right?
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You know me too then, huh...
[Well, isn't that great. Not that Lightning's strong suit is making great first impressions, but...]
Do I wanna know what Rikku's said about me?
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Karin brought you up, actually.
[If he was a little more manipulative and a little less confident in his ability to talk his way out of a situation, he might try to turn Lightning's attention on any negative things Karin might have said, to keep the topic off himself. Maybe some full moon in the future he'll be more inclined towards that sort of thing, but for now he's not going to attempt any unnecessary strife.]
But I'm sure if I did ask, Rikku would say plenty of nice things, too.
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Karin is the preferred method of indirect introduction if she had to choose one of her housemates to do it. At least the two of them have more things in common with one another, and their personalities and preferences are closer matched than the younger housemate.
Of course, she would have liked to do it herself, but... that comes with being the least social person on the planet. She'll take what she can get, she supposes.
Even still...]
Whatever it was, take it with a grain of salt.
[Karin probably had nothing but good things to say about Lightning, but she also can admit she isn't the most pleasant person to be around, even on her best days.
With that, she holds out the cake once more.]
Just doing my job here. Someone's gotta pay the bills.
[That is to say: she's being nice because that's what she's being paid to do. Not because she wants to be, that would be crazy!!!!]
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Heh, alright...
[Ferran takes the offered samples for now, not about to argue with a couple of free treats while he waits for his own order. Before he retreats to a table, though—]
Unless she's allergic to something, maybe I'll just take her one of both. What do you think?
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[She's just going to start feeling sick to her stomach instead!]
I say take one, let her eat it, and if you wanna give another, come back. [Lightning clicks her tongue.] Knowing her, she'll eat 'em both in one go. Then what's she gonna do with herself?
[is she wrong, though]
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I was just thinking a small slice...!
[Still, it gives him an idea. He is not above manipulation.]
But maybe I can bribe her to rest like she needs to with the second.
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....
Lightning remains silent for a moment, as if mulling over the idea, before she pulls out two small cake slice boxes instead of one.]
You know her pretty well. [As in, she's almost 100% sure that his plan would work.] If I can't threaten her [????] to stay in bed, do it with the promise of cake. Not bad.
[And as she boxes up the two slices she's offered him samples of, she lets her eyes narrow in his direction.]
How'd you say you know her again?
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Ferran smiles at her assessment, either way. After getting to know so many teenage girls, you start to get the hang of this kind of thing, with or without a bond. A thought occurs to him as he pulls the appropriate amount of cunes out of his wallet, and he holds back a chuckle. If only he hadn't already committed to having his own tea and treat here, he'd be tempted to come out with the full truth and immediately depart... which could have been especially fun to see, and he'd be interested to find out whether Lightning would feel obligated to remain at her bakery post or try to chase him down.
Oh well. Another time. There's still a brighter glint in his eye when he replies, though.]
We met the day I got here. She really helped me get on my feet, so we've been hanging out a lot.
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[It'll take a lot more information than that for her to piece the whole thing together. She's still on the hunt for the people responsible for putting Rikku in that situation in the first place, but she isn't about to jump to conclusions here. He seems like a good guy, and wants to take care of her, so she'll let the questions slide. For now.
And when he holds the cunes out, she lifts a hand and is prepared to give them a gentle shove away from her and the counter.]
Don't worry about it this time.
[She's got this.]
Just keep her company. If you're seeing her a lot, make sure she stays outta trouble.
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Yes, ma'am. Thank you. I'll do my best.
[It's only meant with the utmost respect. He was raised to be polite, and it's only fair that he responds properly to both the offer and the request. He'll make sure the cake is used to good effect.]