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 Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:07 pm
((All right, everyone! It's go time ^__^ For those just tuning in, Lithium has invited Neon and Actinium to his house to try Pavo's "stash." Feel free to watch the tears! the laffs! the stoners!))
Lithium sat on the steps before his house--his own house, the small one--and twiddled his thumbs. He'd managed to cart a sizable pile of brownie crumbs into his studio, he'd had Harry boil hot water, and he was fairly sure that if you held a cigarette to one of his mini lamps for long enough, it would catch a flame. Of course, he wasn't sure that they'd need all that, but it was best to be prepared in case one method didn't work.
He'd managed to get Cal out of the house by phoning in a fake call from the police, saying they'd found Pavo. Amusingly enough, as soon as she'd left the real police had called, and they had found Pavo, wandering naked through the suburban streets near Fluorescein's house. Lith was sure that something of this nature was bound to take an awful lot of paperwork and time.
He glanced down at the bits of chocolate still on his hands and grinned. This was going to be an awesome night.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:16 pm
Neon was the first to arive. She'd taken off for the buses soon after the staircase was finished, because Actinium was getting all... huggy. It was easy enough to break into Cal's house by flying through the chimney, and it was even easier to find Lith's place. Nothing much had changed at Cal's since before the breakup... that she noticed.
Not bothering to look for a tiny doorbell, Neon kicked at the door of the small gothic mansion.
"Yo Lith! Open up!"
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:26 pm
Lithium dropped down the last few stairs, creaking a floorboard, and opened the door. He grinned at Neon.
"You didn't say please. b***h." He stepped aside and held the door open. "But I guess you can come in anyway."
Glancing outside the door, he frowned. "No Actinium?" he asked.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:35 pm
Neon snorted good-naturedly.
"Yeah, like ya could MAKE me," Lith was strong, but he wasn't no Iron. And Iron couldn't make her say please either. Although it might be interesting if he tried.
"Dunno about Actinium," she surveyed the foyer of the small house. It still made her feel kind of boxed-in, but... oh well. "Let him directions, and caught myself tha bus."
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:42 pm
"Alright," Lithium said. He hoped Actinium hadn't chickened out; this was his idea, after all. "Let's go upstairs then, huh?"
He climbed the mahogany-finish steps without waiting for an answer. As he climbed, he spoke.
"I brought the brownies into the studio," he said absently. "Took me FOREVER to--"
He reached the top of the stairs, from where his destroyed bedroom was clearly visible--as were the blood spots leading to it on the floor and walls. s**t, s**t s**t. He'd forgotten to clean it up.
"To bring the crumbs in," he finished, and swiveled very stiffly toward the studio, hoping that Neon wouldn't look down the hall.
"Let's go check it out, huh?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:48 pm
"Sure thing," Neon shrugged, trying to put memories of what happened the first and last time she was here out of her mind. She was a kid. Barely grown. Didn't match her badass body yet. Neither of them knew what the hell they were doing back then.
SHe followed Lith down the hallway, towards the studio. The house was supposed to be dark, she guessed, but Neon had a way of changing things like that.
She wondered if The Replacement ruined the mood lighting too.
"So Argon's yer drummer now? What happened to tha heat guy?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:57 pm
Actinium had FINALLY managed to find the house, and he was a little shaken up from the trip over but generally ok.
It was a little strange, but... ok, he made his way up to Lith's little Mendel sized house ((I'm assuming he managed to get inside no problem >.>; )) and knocked on the door, still clasping the baggy in his hand and now Neon's instructions in the other...
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:58 pm
Lithium detected an odd undertone in her voice. He supposed he shouldn't have brought her here, but...well, so what if she had to relive her memories a little bit? It wasn't going to kill her. Maybe for once he wanted to see her squirm.
Nah. That really hadn't been his intent.
He glanced over at Neon. "Oh," he said, "poor b*****d went nuts. Lost his memory. Cal thinks it was bad for him to live here with so many people, so she sent him to her friend's house. I ran into Argon last week and he said he wanted to learn, so..." He shrugged. "I've only met the guy once. He doesn't seem like a d**k or anything, and I need a drummer, so I figure I might as well teach him." He smirked. "He's just a kid, so maybe I can teach him not to be a pansy-a** moron too."
He heard a knock from downstairs and glanced down. "Hang on," he said, holding up a finger, and then dashed down to open the door for Actinium.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:10 pm
Neon hung on. Her wings were useless in a place like this, and it really really bothered her. Had bothered her way before Lith had revealed that he didn't trust her, didn't understand what she wanted from him, fallen in love with her because nobody else was there.
They twitched, and she willed them to keep folded. Didn't want to set the walls on fire.
Instead, Neon wandered into the studio and sat down on a small chair. Waiting.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:10 pm
Actinium peered up, spotting the slight red glow from the windows, and it all seemed just a little creepy, but not... TOO bad. Finally, the door clicked open as Lithium opened it for him and he smiled, just a little bit, "Hey, sorry I'm late, Neon's not a very good map-maker." He held up the little instructions before folding them up. "I didn't miss anything did I?" He swayed slightly and peeked into the house.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:17 pm
"Not really. Neon just got here." He held open the door and stepped aside so Actinium could enter, then began to climb the stairs. He passed the wreckage of the bedroom quickly--didn't want Actinium to think he was a psychopath or anything--and entered the studio, which was eerily lit by Neon's glow.
"Whole party's here, now," he said, flashing her a genuine smile. "Now, we've got the brownies over there--" he beckoned toward the bowl of chunks in front of the drumset-- "and there's a bowl of the straight stuff over there. We've got hot water if you want tea, or if you want to smoke it instead that works too. I think."
He didn't really want to admit he'd never done this before.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:25 pm
Neon waved at Actinium, as he entered the room.
Tea? Girly.
Brownies? Even MORE girly, and Neon might be able to enjoy Oxygen's baking in quite the same way, ever again.
Smoking? KICK a**. If it involved fire, Neon was totally there. Like that albino guy in Escaflowne that kept screaming about burning things and then burning things. She admired his badass zeal, and dedication! To pyromania!!!
"Dunno about you guys, but I'm all about the smoking," Neon said, and proceeded to take some of the raw leaf, rolling it up in the cigarette paper Lithium had on hand. Hey, this wasn't so hard!
It was easy enough to light by sticking in her pinions.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:26 pm
Actinium followed inside, swaying his tail as he followed behind him. His eyes breifly flicked towards the bedroom as they passed, and he remembered what Lith had told him last time they met, about how he got in a fight with a mirror.. and other things. He frowned slightly, but decided against dwelling on it.
His markings glowed a dull blue as he traveled down the darkened hallways, then they were overcast by Neon's trademark glow. He smiled and offered her a wave, "Nice that we can all be together 'ey? This will be fun." Certainly it would!
Not hesitating a moment, he wandered over and plucked a few chunks of brownie from the bowl, before he stood off to the side. He still wanted some tea, but they were going to have that at the party too, "Smoking the leafy stuff works better, doesn't it? I'm up for that.." He said, taking a mouthfull or browny.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:32 pm
Lith was glad to see that things were going so well. And honestly, he was glad to watch Neon roll a cigarette, because now he knew what to do. He ate a chunk of brownie and licked his fingers, then promptly picked up a handful of the leaves and a rolling paper. They were a bit big, but he'd cut them as best he could.
He glanced at Neon for approval before sticking his ciggy in her left wing. It caught, and he held it to his lips, drawing in deeply.
You will not cough. You will NOT cough.
He didn't cough, but he had to fight it back hard. Still...as soon as he exhaled he felt a cool sensation creeping through his body, and his head felt a little light.
Whee. A bit more of this and he'd be feelin' good.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:36 pm
Honestly? Neon didn't really know how to roll a cigarette. She'd just always been very very good with her hands. And arms. And legs. And wings. And then there were DOUBLE the wings, and she was good with THOSE too.
Neon had to bite back choking as well, but she was used enough to her wings casting steam to not be too messed up by the vapor.
Hunh. This was... strange. Very strange. Not the burning of alchohol, not the sharpness of the rush, just a low dull sensation in her mind.
It made her more relaxed.
Neon hardly EVER relazed, so she kind of felt like fighting it, but she was a little too relaxed for that. She wasn't sure if she liked it. She wasn't sure if she cared if she liked it. Troublesome!
"How's yer music goin', Lith?" She said, lazily.
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