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Post by alice on Jul 13, 2011 23:00:16 GMT -5
Alice was taking in her surroundings now. She had no idea what part of New York she was in.... Actually, she hadn't known to begin with, so it was no surprise that the girl would be lost were it not for her temporary companion who seemed to know where he was going. When he spoke, it was as if she suddenly remembered he existed, her gaze turning back to watch him gasp for air. "I don't care." She really didn't. Any food would be fine.
Her gaze wandered once again, her thoughts somewhere completely different. She was contemplating his power. He used the shadows to travel. She should have felt his presence inside her shadows instantly. She'd never thought it was possible for someone to enter the shadows though, so she'd never thought to look in them for people. Odd... "Is that all you do? Travel through the shadows?"
Obviously she had lost all thoughts of food, more focused on figuring out if he was limited to just traveling through them. After that... she was curious to see how her power might affect him in the shadow world... She smiled a little, wanting to experiment. She'd probably end up hurting him in the process... But her psychotic nature made it impossible for her to feel sympathetic.
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Post by Night Wolf on Jul 13, 2011 23:11:51 GMT -5
Night Wolf watched the girl, her thoughts were elsewhere. He was also sure it wasn't at the same place his where at, food. His thoughts became split between what he should eat and what she could be thinking of. What she said caught his attention though, she recognized that they didn't teleport like most people who he had dealt with always thought but that he actually traveled through the shadows.
" I can enter the shadow plane and sit there between it and this plane and see and hear what happens in a spot as if I was there as well. I haven't tried to explore anymore then that at this point on that power though. I do have another power though that isn't related to the shadow manipulation." Night Wolf said to her question.
He got the feeling she was already planning something in her head, and he didn't like what it might be. He would try to figure it out though as soon as he got some food into him and could think straight once more. He had to feed the wolf this close to the full moon after all or things could get, interesting. He looked over at the girl silently for a moment.
" So shall we get some food now? I don't think my poor stomach can stand smelling all that cooking meat much longer without getting some." Night Wolf said as a slight amount of drool could be seen at the corner of his mouth and his stomach growled again.
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Post by alice on Jul 13, 2011 23:31:38 GMT -5
"I see." It would be impossible to figure out just where her thoughts were as he mentioned shadow manipulation. What exactly would he be capable of with the power? If she had to guess, it must be similar to hers in someway. But apparently his power didn't twist his personality like her's did.
Now she wanted to experiment even more so. Still, she'd have to wait until later. Wait until she saw, or felt him in the Shadow plane... If all went well, he'd be in for a very rude awakening.
She didn't explain her power. He had no idea what she was capable of, and yet he hadn't asked. It was at that moment she heard his stomach growl. Maybe that was why he wasn't curious. Far to hungry. "I guess so." How he'd restrained himself for this long, considering how hungry he seemed to be, was beyond her. Why had he waited for her? She couldn't help but look back at him, and realize that he looked like a wolf staring at a steak that it couldn't reach. If she'd known how dead on that saying was...
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Post by Night Wolf on Jul 13, 2011 23:50:54 GMT -5
Night Wolf saw her looking at him. He knew that gaze, it was the gaze of someone who wants to do something. He started to feel slightly uncomfortable, not from her but from a memory he would rather not remember. He looked back to the restaurant for a moment then turned his gaze back to her. He smiled at her.
" So shall we go in now?" Night Wolf asked as he held his hand out to her.
He wasn't sure why he had offered his hand out to her. It could have been due to the approaching full moon or due to the feelings he had gotten earlier. He still wasn't sure of it himself. He was far too hungry though to care about it too much at this point. He knew it was better to go with his instinctual actions at times like this rather then trying to control them completely. He waited a moment, but something told him she wasn't going to take his hand, so he reached out and took her hand himself and began to gently lead her towards the restaurant.
" A good steak or two sounds so good right now. Ah with some fried onions on top of them would be amazing too. And a cherry cheesecake or cherry pie for dessert would just complete the meal so well. What do you think?" Night Wolf said as he looked over at the girl with a smile on his face.
He dodged the areas with the brightest light without realizing himself as he lead her to the restaurant.
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Post by alice on Jul 14, 2011 1:29:36 GMT -5
Alice didn't even notice his discomfort, and if she had, she wouldn't have cared at all. No sympathy, remember? Still, she wouldn't do anything to him... Not for now at least. And she'd only be able to experiment if she found him in the Shadow plane. And it wasn't like he'd willingly subject himself to her mad idea...
She didn't accept his offered hand. No more touching. Once was her monthly limit. She didn't care if she was rude, no way in hell was she accepting a gentlemanly offer. It seemed her decision in the whole matter was taken away from her though, because, when he seemed to realize her refusal, he'd just reached out and took her hand, tugging her along behind him.
Instantly she was scowling, not liking the whole idea of being pulled along like a misbehaving child. If he looked back, he'd notice the extremely dirty look she was giving the back of his head. Before he did look back though, she'd manged to wipe away some of the intensity, so it was more of a very sour expression rather then a death glare. "You're the one paying. I don't care as long as it's food." She wasn't a picky eater after all.
Somehow, but some miracle, he'd avoided the brightest areas. Whether it was intentional or not... She didn't know. But she was grateful for it. If only because she'd rather not see spots right now.
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Post by Night Wolf on Jul 14, 2011 1:39:28 GMT -5
Night Wolf pulled the girl into the place, which was dimly light on the inside. He sat them at a table far in the corner, which also happened to be the darkest spot in the place. A waiter walked up to them, but before he could say anything, Night Wolf began to ramble off, " Yes I would like to get two orders of your new york strips with fried onions on top as well as a slice of both your cherry pie and cherry cheesecake. I'll take a glass of water to drink with that as well. Oh and this will all be on the same ticket."
The waiter was completely caught off guard by his sudden ordering of food off the menu before he had ever taken a look at one. The waiter put the basket of bread on the table and quickly pulled out his order pad and a pen and began to take the order. After he had finished, he turned to the girl and said, " And what would you like today miss?"
Night Wolf didn't seem to notice how fluttered he had made the waiter, since he began to devour the bread rolls as soon as the waiters hand had left the basket. He quickly had eaten all but two of the rolls from the basket. He pushed the basket with the remaining two rolls towards the girl as he waited for her to order.
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Post by alice on Jul 14, 2011 2:04:12 GMT -5
Again, the older man was avoiding anything bright. Maybe it was his own affiliation with the shadows that drew him involuntarily towards the darkest places he could get. Maybe it was intention. Who knew. What he didn't know though, was that he was making it easier for Alice to continue to keep him company.
She sat opposite him, her gaze and thoughts wandering once again. The girl was a deep thinker, every chance she got, her thoughts went who knew where, as if detached from reality. It wasn't until he blurted out his order to a stunned waiter that she returned to the real world, the gaze traveling from tonight's companion to the waiter, who was frantically jotting down the large order. She slowly blinked as he asked for her own order. What did she want? "..... Just a slice of apple pie with vanilla ice cream on the side." The girl wasn't necessarily hungry, but he'd still offered to pay. No reason to refuse.
She glanced back at her dinner companion, noticing instantly that he'd wolfed(pun intended) down almost all the rolls. "Did you remember to chew, or just inhaled them?" It was a little impressive, how quickly he downed who knows how many rolls.
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Post by Night Wolf on Jul 14, 2011 2:23:06 GMT -5
Night Wolf watched as the waiter quickly left to go put the order in. He turned his gaze back to the girl and gave her a smile. He was feeling better now that he had a buffer to his hunger and could actually focus on the girl. He laughed slightly at what she said.
" I remembered to chew, I also left you some rolls so go ahead and eat up if you want them." Night wolf said this with a smile.
The girl was far more chatty right now then she had been earlier. He couldn't really tell if she was enjoying herself or not though. He was glad she had ordered something though, he half expected her to just order water.
" So did you have any questions you wanted to ask of me? I did tell you I would answer your questions once we got here." Night Wolf said as he watched her.
The feeling of a strange awareness of her came back over him. This time he could actually focus on it and try to figure out what it is. He sat there looking her over slowly. He seemed to be trying to take in every detail about her.
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Post by alice on Jul 14, 2011 2:48:36 GMT -5
Alice didn't believe him. He hadn't even taken a breath between each roll! "I noticed." She picked up one of the last two rolls, pushing the basket back to the middle of the table, (in case he felt like inhaling the last roll) and nibbled on the one in her hands. She didn't try to make any more conversation after that point. Again, her thoughts elsewhere as she slowly consumed the bread. It really was freaky how quickly she moved from conversation to complete oblivion.
Hearing him speak, she glanced up, a slightly surprise look on her face as she returned to reality. "......." She blinked. Questions... What questions did she have..? "You're name." It wasn't that she was genuinely interested in his name, it was more or less just meant to be a response. And she wasn't going to give her name without him asking. So might as well get the introductions out of the way, right?
His looking her over was most definitely noticed, and was met with an eerie look. It wasn't that she seemed to mind, but more or less... Like she didn't want him somehow learning something about her in his examination. "A picture out last longer."
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Post by Night Wolf on Jul 14, 2011 2:58:18 GMT -5
Night Wolf smiled at this odd girl before him. He contently went off into her own world, but always seemed to come back to reply to him. She also seemed to have noticed he was looking at her since she began to look back at him.
" You can call me Night Wolf. And you don't talk with people much do you? I was like that a lot when I was younger as well, not that I'm old by any means." Night Wolf said with a smile on his face.
He still wasn't sure what it was about this girl that got his attention so much. She was very odd that was for sure, but it was something else about her, something more primal. He felt as if the more animal like side was aware of what it was, and yet his human side had yet to pick up on it. He was begining to have an idea of what it might be that was causing him to be so drawn to her.
" Say, your powers are similar to mine aren't they?" Night Wolf asked of her in a serious voice. " I'm guessing you are a shadow manipulator as well."
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Post by alice on Jul 14, 2011 12:31:18 GMT -5
This guy, Night Wolf, as he called himself, was... trying to relate to her now? Great... Just what she needed... "I don't talk to people because everyone is stupid. They let irrational, sympathetic emotions run their lives." She wasn't exactly making herself look sane. If anything, he'd catch on to her instability. He'd probably think she was a Sociopath, or, if he was smarter then most, he might even consider her being a psychopath. "I'm Alice." He hadn't asked for her name, but he'd done his own introduction, which was always followed by your own.
Alice's blue-green gaze wandered, taking in every detail she could about the restaurant... As if making sure she knew where all the exits were. Actually, that was exactly what she was doing. If she had to make a quick exit, she needed to know just where they all were. His sudden realization made her slowly look at him out of the corner of her eyes, expression unreadable. He caught on quickly...
She stared for several moments, before smirking. "A little more then manipulation." She wouldn't give away all her secrets, of course, but why not reward him just a little for his guess?
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Post by Night Wolf on Jul 14, 2011 14:38:43 GMT -5
Night Wolf looked at the girl across from him. He could tell she had some problems, but its not like that changed anything. She wasn't your average mutant though, he could tell that now. How could he not tell earlier though? He n0rmally could sense the general range another mutant's power would fall into shortly after getting close to them. How come he knew this girl was powerful, yet he didn't feel any sense of danger? He needed to get her talking more, the problem was he didn't have a clue how.
" I see, and people are idiots. The only problem is that everyone is an idiot, including me and you, and that always causes problems." Night Wolf said with a smile. " I have to ask you though, what do you sense when your around me? Do you get some weird feeling you haven't felt before? Do you feel threatened or alert in any way? Or are you calm and feel safe?"
He just threw several questions at her just now, but better he ask them now and get her mind on it as quick as he could before she started thinking about something else.
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Post by alice on Jul 14, 2011 23:16:41 GMT -5
Alice smirked a little. She didn't consider herself an idiot. At least, not in the same way as the sentimental creatures she was forced to call her brothers and sisters. "They're stupid in a different way then me."
His next question was a surprise, her smirk vanishing as she stared at him, trying to figure out what he meant exactly... ".... threatened or alert..... calm or safe..." She was thinking aloud, muttering the words as if they'd make more sense if she was the one saying them. Finally, she seemed to come to some conclusion. "I know you won't try to hurt me, if that's what you mean. But safe... I... I don't know. Is safe something you normally feel around people you don't believe will try and hurt you? If that's true.... Then I guess I do... But I don't consider most people as threats to begin with...." She paused, deep in thought. "I feel... like I can trust you...." It wasn't a person to person trust though... Which was strange. It was something else... What... She didn't know.
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Post by Night Wolf on Jul 14, 2011 23:53:42 GMT -5
Night Wolf smiled at her hearing what she had said. She didn't seem to understand what he meant by what he said to her. Maybe he should explain to her what his sense of safety was. She might understand, but at the same time she might not have. There was a word that he had heard used to describe this kind of thing before but hadn't really understood what people meant by it till now.
" Cute..." Night Wolf said thinking out loud.
It took him a moment to realize what he had just said out loud. He did something just now that he hadn't done before, he blushed. He feel some embarrassment, but mostly shock. He had a general idea of what had just happened and it amazed him he could actually feel that way. Something about this girl was causing him to feel things he hadn't before, and he wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
" Uh, if you want I can explain to you what it means to feel safe around someone for me." Night Wolf said this in a slightly hurried way.
It was obvious he was trying to change the subject, but he didn't care. All he wanted was to try to keep from falling into the trap that was the strange moment for him just now and figure out why he was feeling this way. He knew for a fact now that whatever was causing it, the full moon's weird effects on him weren't the cause, it was all this girl.
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Post by alice on Jul 15, 2011 0:53:48 GMT -5
.... Cute?
What... the... Hell? Why had he used that word? Had it been directed at her? Something she said? Something he was thinking about? Something in the restaurant? To say she was confused was an understatement. She looked flabbergasted. "What's cute...?"
His offer to explain was just as confusing. Had she not answered right..? Had she somehow misunderstood in someway? He seemed to think so.... "Isn't that what safe is though...? I thought safe was the same for everyone..." How could she have gotten it wrong? Safe was when you didn't feel threatened. And she couldn't remember the last time she felt threatened.... Ugh, she was so confused now!
What was he trying to accomplish, anyway? Asking her these questions? What did they mean? Was he just trying to make conversation? A very odd conversation if that was the case... Or was it something else? Was he hinting that there was something about her that was odd to him? Sure, she was odd, but this didn't sound like the sort she was used to... "Why do you ask? You're questions don't make any sense."
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