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[ It's... hard to read this girl. Nonon can't seem to look away at all, eyes laser focused on Cinder as she moves that piece of her hair. Her hair looks amazingly soft, almost wishing she could just touch it herself... But she tries not to think about that, quickly looking away with an embarrassed look on her face. ]
You really want a dance? [ Nonon turns back, taking in a deep breath. Sure, she's danced to music like this before. She's even danced with girls. Well, at least ONE girl. She feels a little confident, until she sees Cinder looking at her like that, offering her hand.
Nonon has no idea any of the underlying reasons for this... but she doesn't care. She's happy to be given the offer. And so she takes Cinder's hand. ]
I thought you'd never ask. [ How cliche! ]
You really want a dance? [ Nonon turns back, taking in a deep breath. Sure, she's danced to music like this before. She's even danced with girls. Well, at least ONE girl. She feels a little confident, until she sees Cinder looking at her like that, offering her hand.
Nonon has no idea any of the underlying reasons for this... but she doesn't care. She's happy to be given the offer. And so she takes Cinder's hand. ]
I thought you'd never ask. [ How cliche! ]
[ impressive. well, as far as saving yourself from planting face forward into the dance floor. cinder doesn't play fairly, not at all. but there are points to be given, value to be sought when someone is able to handle it with a fair amount of grace. even more so if it inspires the necessary revenge to later undermine her. as the saying goes, "keep your friends close and your enemies closer" but. that's almost too far of a step ahead.
basically, petty and belittling as this all is, cinder finds this worthy and amusing in equal measures. ]
Actually, it does.
[ you'd be surprised by how it applies to situations outside of a dance floor. when cinder is lead, twirling at pace others would unlikely be able to keep or or expertly maneuver. she manages. just as it seems she's about to fall, she steadies herself only because she has the strength and improbable balance to do so. ]
Seems I almost slipped. That could have been... embarrassing. [ and she stands herself up as if, of course. she planned all that. (obviously she didn't). ] You're better at this already.
basically, petty and belittling as this all is, cinder finds this worthy and amusing in equal measures. ]
Actually, it does.
[ you'd be surprised by how it applies to situations outside of a dance floor. when cinder is lead, twirling at pace others would unlikely be able to keep or or expertly maneuver. she manages. just as it seems she's about to fall, she steadies herself only because she has the strength and improbable balance to do so. ]
Seems I almost slipped. That could have been... embarrassing. [ and she stands herself up as if, of course. she planned all that. (obviously she didn't). ] You're better at this already.
You have my gratitude, then. For choosing to spend your time with me.
[ with that, she draws her hand back. eyes darting to the sea of dancers and the still, embarrassed newcomers. if schrodinger wants to talk more then she's more than happy to oblige him but if he'd rather do anything else. well. he's already humored her enough. ]
You should go on and enjoy yourself. After all, at a ball like this... I'm sure there's plenty of interesting things to do.
[ with that, she draws her hand back. eyes darting to the sea of dancers and the still, embarrassed newcomers. if schrodinger wants to talk more then she's more than happy to oblige him but if he'd rather do anything else. well. he's already humored her enough. ]
You should go on and enjoy yourself. After all, at a ball like this... I'm sure there's plenty of interesting things to do.
Um... doing something unique and entertaining? I don't think it's too far from the normal definition...
( continued from here. )
[ it'll be good for both of them, then, not to fully recall the weiss from the winter ball. since a slightly off-centered weiss isn't really the formidable one fourth of the rwby team she'd like to get to know better. when the snow-haired girl opens her eyes and props herself up, cinder offers a false look of surprise and concern then follow the other's glance afterwards to the body that still lays unmoving although just barely breathing. ]
A good question. It seems like you had a rather dedicated admirer.
[ she can hear a groan coming from him and vaguely wonders if maybe, she should have killed him? if she wasn't all that concerned about staying clean during her stay in cerealia then maybe she might have. a shame. stepping towards him, she notices the camera laying on the ground makes quick work of it. shattering it with her heel.
because in the end, she still needs to punish him. ]
How clumsy of me.
[ turning back to the blearily, just awakened princess; she offers out a hand to her to help her stand on up on feet. exemplifying the image of the savior that she really wasn't. ]
[ it'll be good for both of them, then, not to fully recall the weiss from the winter ball. since a slightly off-centered weiss isn't really the formidable one fourth of the rwby team she'd like to get to know better. when the snow-haired girl opens her eyes and props herself up, cinder offers a false look of surprise and concern then follow the other's glance afterwards to the body that still lays unmoving although just barely breathing. ]
A good question. It seems like you had a rather dedicated admirer.
[ she can hear a groan coming from him and vaguely wonders if maybe, she should have killed him? if she wasn't all that concerned about staying clean during her stay in cerealia then maybe she might have. a shame. stepping towards him, she notices the camera laying on the ground makes quick work of it. shattering it with her heel.
because in the end, she still needs to punish him. ]
How clumsy of me.
[ turning back to the blearily, just awakened princess; she offers out a hand to her to help her stand on up on feet. exemplifying the image of the savior that she really wasn't. ]
Really? I wasn't the one playing hard to get.
[ despite the comeback, cinder is actually quite appreciative that request wasn't shunned. when her hand is in nonon, the interaction if followed by an airy and amused hum as they stride their way to the dance floor. despite the ill-intentions of maybe some day using nonon in the foreseeable future, should cinder ever gain her trust, it's nice to... to simply partake in a dance. after all, why have the space and the music? most of her dances thus far have been power plays and while this falls under that purview, this has the added benefit of maybe being slightly entertaining.
as they reach the center, cinder does the polite thing. letting go of nonon's hand to courtesy before offering it back to her. ]
Care to lead?
[ the startling height difference is more than obvious to cinder but she's learned from their conversation that nonon seems to prefer to be... in charge. while she sure nonon knows who's really in charge, deep down, cinder is not against letting her think that for a night. and this is the chance for nonon to impress her. as far as dancing can. ]
[ despite the comeback, cinder is actually quite appreciative that request wasn't shunned. when her hand is in nonon, the interaction if followed by an airy and amused hum as they stride their way to the dance floor. despite the ill-intentions of maybe some day using nonon in the foreseeable future, should cinder ever gain her trust, it's nice to... to simply partake in a dance. after all, why have the space and the music? most of her dances thus far have been power plays and while this falls under that purview, this has the added benefit of maybe being slightly entertaining.
as they reach the center, cinder does the polite thing. letting go of nonon's hand to courtesy before offering it back to her. ]
Care to lead?
[ the startling height difference is more than obvious to cinder but she's learned from their conversation that nonon seems to prefer to be... in charge. while she sure nonon knows who's really in charge, deep down, cinder is not against letting her think that for a night. and this is the chance for nonon to impress her. as far as dancing can. ]
[Now that's something I haven't heard in about a year...]
It just happens to be something that I like to do. Even at home... my law office eventually came to double as a talent agency.
...My daughter's a magician. [That won't sound random as hell.]
It just happens to be something that I like to do. Even at home... my law office eventually came to double as a talent agency.
...My daughter's a magician. [That won't sound random as hell.]
It's only natural for a girl to play a little hard to get.
[ Nonon pretends as she if she's not intimidated or at least just attracted to Cinder, following the other girl's lead to the dance floor. She has no fear for her skill, that's one thing she can be more than confident in. She learned how to dance sometime ago, like any other super rich girl, she had been to galas and fundraisers and balls, and had learned how to dance for them. ]
Of course. I'm sure you know what to do? [ Something about Cinder... makes Nonon think she's just as classy and cultured as she is. Or maybe that's just the teenage hormones kicking in, making her think Cinder is better than she might otherwise be. Either way Nonon finds her hand on the tall girl's hip, and holds her other hand out to take Cinder's. A box step at first seems smart, to get them both used to the song, and each other, to make sure they can move in sync... ]
[ Nonon pretends as she if she's not intimidated or at least just attracted to Cinder, following the other girl's lead to the dance floor. She has no fear for her skill, that's one thing she can be more than confident in. She learned how to dance sometime ago, like any other super rich girl, she had been to galas and fundraisers and balls, and had learned how to dance for them. ]
Of course. I'm sure you know what to do? [ Something about Cinder... makes Nonon think she's just as classy and cultured as she is. Or maybe that's just the teenage hormones kicking in, making her think Cinder is better than she might otherwise be. Either way Nonon finds her hand on the tall girl's hip, and holds her other hand out to take Cinder's. A box step at first seems smart, to get them both used to the song, and each other, to make sure they can move in sync... ]
[ looks who's suddenly cocky. who knows whether cinder comes from a family of riches, haute couture and other fine extravagances. but cinder easily gives the impression that she's made of all that and more, irregardless of how far from the truth. it's a fairly simple affectation to create. so for a moment, she is humorously affronted by the implication that she might seem otherwise. ]
Do I give the impression that I might not?
[ once she's led to the dance floor, cinder proves her fluidity with how promptly she takes to the steps. moving her feet to match the rhythmical movements of both the music and her partner. the flow uninterrupted by bulk and clumsiness usually prevalent in an amateur. how nice. there's a future for nonon in cinder's limited circle of friends if her aptitude in battle was similar to her penchant for dancing. ]
Do I give the impression that I might not?
[ once she's led to the dance floor, cinder proves her fluidity with how promptly she takes to the steps. moving her feet to match the rhythmical movements of both the music and her partner. the flow uninterrupted by bulk and clumsiness usually prevalent in an amateur. how nice. there's a future for nonon in cinder's limited circle of friends if her aptitude in battle was similar to her penchant for dancing. ]
[ what does one have to do with the other?? he must be a terrible lawyer if his lawyer acts as a cesspool of what, cinder assumes, is people who can perform neat tricks??? ]
Do you have difficulties financially supporting her?
[ phoenix please look elsewhere for handouts and donations. ]
Do you have difficulties financially supporting her?
[ phoenix please look elsewhere for handouts and donations. ]
No, no! She's actually good enough to support herself and me! The whole talent agency part was her idea, really... [I feel like I'm not coming across as well as I can...]
[ Nonon knows what she's doing as well, and even if she's shorter she leads Cinder easily. She's a fighter as much as Cinder is, having trained with Satsuki for so long in her life, having had to learn to move, to be agile, to fight, and her body is stronger for it. She moves perfectly with each beat of the song, turning Cinder as they step, her only mistakes coming from when she meets the other girl's intense sort of look directly. ]
No, it seems like you must have done this before, I think. Was your family rich, or did you just like dancing?
No, it seems like you must have done this before, I think. Was your family rich, or did you just like dancing?
[ under the palm of her hand, she can sense that. arms that are toned yet soft implying strength and flexibility. even though it's merely a touch, cinder can understand where that excessive sense of confidence comes from. hard work and entitlement from brute effort. it's good to know that for a soldier she seems to have the requisite physique. it's what makes life easier for her down the road.
as their dancing continues, cinder positions her head to the side. playing coy as nonon inquires about her. cinder likes asking questions but that doesn't necessarily mean she likes getting them asked back. it doesn't work both ways when one perceives themselves as the superior. ]
Are you curious about me? [ the question is voiced playfully like she's simply teasing nonon's attraction for her rather than simply trying to avoid answering it. but this is cinder so a non-answer is good enough and basically counts. ] Let's just say, I'm good on my feet.
[ ha ha ha. do you get it... ]
as their dancing continues, cinder positions her head to the side. playing coy as nonon inquires about her. cinder likes asking questions but that doesn't necessarily mean she likes getting them asked back. it doesn't work both ways when one perceives themselves as the superior. ]
Are you curious about me? [ the question is voiced playfully like she's simply teasing nonon's attraction for her rather than simply trying to avoid answering it. but this is cinder so a non-answer is good enough and basically counts. ] Let's just say, I'm good on my feet.
[ ha ha ha. do you get it... ]
You sound almost happy about that.
[ technically, he sounds sheepish but she has to wonder why he can even act remotely proud about it. but then again, his pitiable life state does amuse her, mildly. maybe it gives him that same amusement? this is what she gets for trying to vet worthwhile allies in a sea of strangers. ]
[ technically, he sounds sheepish but she has to wonder why he can even act remotely proud about it. but then again, his pitiable life state does amuse her, mildly. maybe it gives him that same amusement? this is what she gets for trying to vet worthwhile allies in a sea of strangers. ]
[ Let's be frank, Nonon can't help but notice that Cinder is touching her arm. Maybe she doesn't know what she's doing, but the fact is she can feel the other girl's fingers gently pressing into her skin... it's a little strange, but Nonon just tells herself it's not. She's danced with Satsuki before. At her 16th birthday. It felt almost like this... but different too. Cinder is just crazy attractive, and it's impossible to ignore it, even as they dance. Not that Nonon thinks of herself as anything less. ]
Do you always answer a question with another question?
[ Nonon's catching on, twirling the two of them with the music, meeting the other's eyes for a moment. She's playing it calm and cool, as best she can anyway.
Though one might say she'd be even better on her back. ]
Do you always answer a question with another question?
[ Nonon's catching on, twirling the two of them with the music, meeting the other's eyes for a moment. She's playing it calm and cool, as best she can anyway.
[He is happy about it, really. He assumes a more confident pose.]
Well, I guess that I'm proud of her! She's accomplished a lot for someone so young, don't you think?
Well, I guess that I'm proud of her! She's accomplished a lot for someone so young, don't you think?
( continued from here. )
[ nah. what's the point of having henchmen and underling when you do all the work. she does the catwoman thing infrequently enough, ok.
cinder raises an eyebrow. she has no doubt about the older siblings' strength yet even she has to wonder how much dust and how powerful a semblance yang can exert on any given day. but strength and everlasting stamina doesn't necessarily equate to skill. defeating an experienced fighter against mindless beast has its advantages and disadvantages. still, even though yang looks to be on her last legs, if she's confident then...
cinder makes her way to the monsters. its interesting that yang doesn't consider preserving her strength but rather further debilitating it. weaker than what you already are is not what you want to be besides someone like cinder. ]
If you say so. [ a pause as she turns her head back. ] Try not to faint on me. [ or, again. these beach trawling monsters are going to be the least of your worries. ]
[ nah. what's the point of having henchmen and underling when you do all the work. she does the catwoman thing infrequently enough, ok.
cinder raises an eyebrow. she has no doubt about the older siblings' strength yet even she has to wonder how much dust and how powerful a semblance yang can exert on any given day. but strength and everlasting stamina doesn't necessarily equate to skill. defeating an experienced fighter against mindless beast has its advantages and disadvantages. still, even though yang looks to be on her last legs, if she's confident then...
cinder makes her way to the monsters. its interesting that yang doesn't consider preserving her strength but rather further debilitating it. weaker than what you already are is not what you want to be besides someone like cinder. ]
If you say so. [ a pause as she turns her head back. ] Try not to faint on me. [ or, again. these beach trawling monsters are going to be the least of your worries. ]
Don't go getting worried on me now.
[ Although she doesn't sound serious at all. Yang's fought long enough by now to know her own limits. She's tired, yes, but this is a far cry from the exhaustion after fighting truly challenging opponents, and... well, if they give her more of a challenge than the eels, she'll actually be pretty content.
... And there she goes, lightly jogging towards the monsters like this is really just a fun warm-up. ]
[ Although she doesn't sound serious at all. Yang's fought long enough by now to know her own limits. She's tired, yes, but this is a far cry from the exhaustion after fighting truly challenging opponents, and... well, if they give her more of a challenge than the eels, she'll actually be pretty content.
... And there she goes, lightly jogging towards the monsters like this is really just a fun warm-up. ]
( continued from here. )
[ indulging in small talk is not a past time cinder reguarly partkes in, but she has questions and curiosities regarding nanoha. her strength and capacity for power being the ones most intriguing to her. but cinder knows better than to simply ask "so how strong are you", that's the sort of information you need to weed out. so cinder tilts her head like she's pondering the suggestion. ]
If you wish. [ before simply walking ahead of nanoha in a random direction. they can walk and talk, can't they? she looks backwards for a moment. ] What would you like to know about me?
[ indulging in small talk is not a past time cinder reguarly partkes in, but she has questions and curiosities regarding nanoha. her strength and capacity for power being the ones most intriguing to her. but cinder knows better than to simply ask "so how strong are you", that's the sort of information you need to weed out. so cinder tilts her head like she's pondering the suggestion. ]
If you wish. [ before simply walking ahead of nanoha in a random direction. they can walk and talk, can't they? she looks backwards for a moment. ] What would you like to know about me?
( continued from here. )
[ there are a multitudes of way cinder can choose to interpret hawke's reasoning and subsequent question. being openly intimidating is something she reserves for allies and not something she displays to someone she considers an enemy. at least, not for the moment. her strength while relatively immense is also something she doesn't wish for other to detect. so instinctively, while she does believe that yes; hawke should be afraid of her... she knows it's better to be underestimated. ]
Have I given you any reason to be frightened of me?
[ with an outstretched hand, the monster at her side seems to heel. no longer on guard or poised to strike hawke for whatever thing she might say. until cinder changes her mind, that is. the other curious thing is hawke's admission to how she views her death. cinder's never heard of such a unique standpoint on the matter before. ]
They say those who do not fear death are unwise. Does that apply to you?
[ y r u such a bitch, cinder... ]
[ there are a multitudes of way cinder can choose to interpret hawke's reasoning and subsequent question. being openly intimidating is something she reserves for allies and not something she displays to someone she considers an enemy. at least, not for the moment. her strength while relatively immense is also something she doesn't wish for other to detect. so instinctively, while she does believe that yes; hawke should be afraid of her... she knows it's better to be underestimated. ]
Have I given you any reason to be frightened of me?
[ with an outstretched hand, the monster at her side seems to heel. no longer on guard or poised to strike hawke for whatever thing she might say. until cinder changes her mind, that is. the other curious thing is hawke's admission to how she views her death. cinder's never heard of such a unique standpoint on the matter before. ]
They say those who do not fear death are unwise. Does that apply to you?
[ y r u such a bitch, cinder... ]
( continued from here. )
[ before cinder reaches to grab his hand, she too surveys the environment again. it's almost exactly the same as her previous time here. whatever (minor) differences seem to evade her vision and cinder sighs before reluctantly holding his hand. this is one of those "it seems like it's too easy" scenarios and she wonders if rock lee has any plans should this (somehow) fail. ]
Try not to pull too hard or you may end up dislocating my arm.
[ will rock lee win in this tug of war with a possibly sentient swamp?? let's find out. ]
[ before cinder reaches to grab his hand, she too surveys the environment again. it's almost exactly the same as her previous time here. whatever (minor) differences seem to evade her vision and cinder sighs before reluctantly holding his hand. this is one of those "it seems like it's too easy" scenarios and she wonders if rock lee has any plans should this (somehow) fail. ]
Try not to pull too hard or you may end up dislocating my arm.
[ will rock lee win in this tug of war with a possibly sentient swamp?? let's find out. ]
( continued from here. )
[ the performance is nothing short of an impressive. though there is a lot of pink and bright lights; traits in attack previously assumed impossible in the world where cinder has come from — she stands by her initial assessment. nonon's announcement before unleashing her attack borders on egregious (for cinder's taste) but the devastation it causes is enough for cinder to leave a rather satisfised smirk linger on her face. if ever so briefly.
cinder's ocular implant inform her, belatedly, of her monster's demise and nonon's victory. she wonders if nonon is relayed the same information so she stands up before nonon can register the information, should she receive it. after the dust looks to have settled, cinder cinder stand up and seems to saunter towards her. whatever injury she pretend to sustain obviously gone now. ]
Thank you, Nonon. I don't know what I would have done without you.
[ and every hero deserves a token of gratitude of affection from their damsel so cinder places a hand on nonon's shoulder and leans to kiss the tip of her hat. ]
[ the performance is nothing short of an impressive. though there is a lot of pink and bright lights; traits in attack previously assumed impossible in the world where cinder has come from — she stands by her initial assessment. nonon's announcement before unleashing her attack borders on egregious (for cinder's taste) but the devastation it causes is enough for cinder to leave a rather satisfised smirk linger on her face. if ever so briefly.
cinder's ocular implant inform her, belatedly, of her monster's demise and nonon's victory. she wonders if nonon is relayed the same information so she stands up before nonon can register the information, should she receive it. after the dust looks to have settled, cinder cinder stand up and seems to saunter towards her. whatever injury she pretend to sustain obviously gone now. ]
Thank you, Nonon. I don't know what I would have done without you.
[ and every hero deserves a token of gratitude of affection from their damsel so cinder places a hand on nonon's shoulder and leans to kiss the tip of her hat. ]
I... I promise that I will be careful! [Although it seems like he didn't realize that possibility until she brought it up.
So he clasps onto her with both of his and tries to pull as carefully as he can, to see if she can be freed without any injury. He offers a shakey attempt at a reassuring smile as he does so.
But of course, he has no other plans, and the swamp's water level might be rising slightly towards his feet as he struggles to pull...]
So he clasps onto her with both of his and tries to pull as carefully as he can, to see if she can be freed without any injury. He offers a shakey attempt at a reassuring smile as he does so.
But of course, he has no other plans, and the swamp's water level might be rising slightly towards his feet as he struggles to pull...]
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