- ‡ bite 002. (action.)

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

[ She's not a creative type, this Oerbian. But Vanille said she needed to do a painting in her fine arts class, and had said she'd really like it if she could paint something that reminded her of home, really like it if she could paint something she already knew well, really, really like it if she could maybe just maybe pretty please with sugar on top have Fang as her subject.

So of course Fang said yes.

And now she's sitting in the fine arts room, surrounded by mostly empty easels and the smell of potted paints. She's alone for now, waiting on the artiste, and fiddling with some of the tools used to mold clay. She accidentally breaks one of the clay-cutting wire-contraptions, fumbles with it, then hurriedly puts it down before glancing around to be sure no one saw. ]


(ooc note: The post is tailored to Vanille, but any tag is welcome!!)

Comments

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

You not a big believer in abiding by the rules, then?

[ Somehow, she's gotten that impression, even though she's spoken to him only twice. ]

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

[That's a pretty good impression.]

Only in the ones made by me.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

What are those rules of yours, then?

[ She's bored with tinkering, and just props one hip against the wall, leaning back. There's an easel with sketches still clipped to it that she can see, but whatever it is the student is preparing to paint makes her think the kid is pretty damned troubled. ]

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

Telling would spoil all the fun.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

You're a close-lipped kinda fella, ey? If you're going for "mysterious" and "intriguing," you may wanna reconsider that policy.

[ Her smile is sweeter than usual. ]

It's comin' across as shady, sorry to say.

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

It's no surprise. Walking around like this would make anyone look shady, I suppose.

[He waves at the fine arts room. Taking walks in empty class rooms must seem weird.]

You'll just have to forget about that.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

Forget about it? It's too interesting to forget about. Trying to puzzle you out, figure if you're shady or just shy, is heaps more fun than sitting here by myself for who knows how long.

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

[What was that.]

"Shy"?

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

Well you sure ain't a sharer!

[ This is the first time she's gotten him to make a face like that! Point for Fang. ]

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

[He can feel the minus points coming his way. Not a good feeling. Time to turn the table.]

The first time being mysterious meant being shy. You sure aren't that, deciding people's characteristics like that. Bold.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

Better shy than shady, and better bold than either!

[ She grins wider, crossing her arms to mimic him. ]

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

[... puts his arms down.]

Better observe and speak after that, I say.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

And this is me, observing you wanderin' around empty classrooms for presumably no reason at all.

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

Can't wait to hear what you'll have to say after you're done with that.
[ He crosses his arms again, out of habit.]

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

Already told you! Seems shady.

[ She mimics it again. ]

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

[....]

Surely there's more than that.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

And you're bored. Because you're a fella who likes action, but not necessarily mindless violence, or you'd be in the training center or the fight club like we talked about earlier.

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm only taking a break?

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

A break from...? Your clothes are too pretty for you to have been working up a sweat.

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

[He'll take "pretty" as a compliment. She doesn't look like a sweet talker so maybe that's the best he'll get.]
Clean cuffs have never prevented anyone from taking a part in a fight. There's no reason why one couldn't do it in a clean way.

That, of course, does take skill and effort. Otherwise everyone would be doing it.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

Getting dirty is half the fun of a brawl, in my book.

[ She squints at him, trying to imagine him throwing punches instead of sipping tea. ]

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

[You'd be surprised, Fang.]

Clearly we have different tastes when it comes to literature then.

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

[ Can he do both at the same time, though? That'd be a trick. ]

So hygiene is high on your list of priorities. Got it. Why rub shoulders with a savage like me, then?

[ Her words are self-depreciating, but her tone and body language still say she's teasing. ]

[skyfugitive.livejournal.com]

I have always found savages exciting. [No lie there.]

[brokenbrand.livejournal.com]

[ One eyebrow makes a slow climb upward. ]

I find it pretty exciting, myself.
Being savage, that is.