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Tweak says, "Aaaahhh-mazing!!"

Beauty (i_tame) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2012-05-17 20:45:00

Entry tags:

charlie crews, honour bellaforte, ted earley

New Things (Ted, Charlie, Horse)
Fresh from her makeover with Pixie at the helm, Beauty bounded up to the door of the mansion she knew was Charlie's. And Ted's. And the Horse's! Her hair was streaked with pastel multicolors that managed not to clash with the wispy bit of pink and pattern that she liked the most of all the dresses she and her friend selected together. She wasn't completely sure of herself in this new look, but she was determined to try it. She lifted her hand and knocked, pleased with the jangling chiming sound the movement produced. Thin silver, bronze, black and gold bracelets settled back down against the delicate bones of her wrist when she dropped her hand again.

On that arm also hung a basket filled with fruit and croissants. Some of it was for Horse. Some of it was for her and Charlie (and Ted, if he happened to be a fruit eater...or croissant eater). The other arm was occupied with hugging Ted's stickered laptop against her side. She shifted her weight in the chunky platform heels she wore, then stared down at her toes. They'd been painted a candy pink. Wriggling her toes again, she speculated just how women had started the practice of painting their toenails. She would have laughed at the notion, back in Paris.

Then again, she'd never heard of bronzer before, either. Beauty sucked in her cheeks, wrinkled her nose, and stared at the door expectantly. Her lips felt sticky and heavy from the almost-clear, pinky gloss. The test, she thought, was how other people would react to what she looked like. If no one gasped, she was going to count it as a success.

Beauty realized she was a little nervous about how Ted and Charlie would react to her new look, under the buzzy excitement she'd felt with Megan. She shifted her weight again. Lifted a foot. Set it down carefully again. Platform shoes. She was getting used to them.

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i_zen
2012-05-20 03:42 am UTC (link)

"They're useful, but I like the way it was before computers." Charlie liked dealing with people, somewhat. There were things people could do that bothered Charlie, but he liked the interaction much more. He nodded slightly as if it all made sense, then continued eating his apple.

His eyes narrowed slightly at what she said; he looked over at Ted as if that would give him answers. What had the woman been looking at? He didn't think she could hack into someone's personal information if she were still getting used to computers. He looked back at Honour and smiled.

"It is good to have friends." He nodded again; it was good to have friends. "They can be very helpful, even when they don't seem to be helping." He didn't have a specific case ready to explain. It was just an observation.

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i_tame
2012-05-20 03:56 am UTC (link)

Beauty laughed. "Speaking of helping," she said, setting her champagne down and instead reaching into her basket. Out came that devilish fruit and she tossed it very gently toward Charlie. It had spikes, after all; she didn't want to hurt him with it.

"I butchered one of these trying to follow what you described to me the other day. There were seeds everywhere, all over my hands, all over the table -- it was a disaster! And then I got out a spoon and a bowl, but it still didn't help. I have no idea how to do what you said, Charlie, but I promise I tried!"

She was laughing again. It was still funny, thinking about how frustrated she'd gotten over a simple piece of fruit.

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