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[LORD] Tyki Mikk (noahism) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-10 23:21:00

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charlotte charles, dirk strider, euphemia li britannia, lacus clyne, piter de vries, rose, roxy lalonde, spencer reid, tyki mikk

[236] action; open
[devil's compass]

[Old soul or new maybe today's the day you wander into the Devil's Compass, an old-fashioned bar in Sector four. In fact the door's propped open late into the afternoon, before it shuts again with the oncoming rain and traps in the smoky atmosphere. Behind the bar for the most part of the day will be Tyki Mikk himself, a tall and dark haired man in a white shirt with the sleeves rolled back and a well fit but unbuttoned vest. He's tending to the bar with a rag, occasionally moving over to sort out an arrangement of bottles. Quite at home.]

[prayer facility]

[Sometime into the evening a faint tune is floating out of the non-denominational prayer facility in Sector five. If you care to wander in you would see Tyki sitting by the piano, playing it with lazy ease and a briefly bowed head in concentration. He's not wrapped up in the music so much as he is in trying to remember the keys, occasionally slipping and restarting sections or playing through the flaws. Practiced but not perfect, his fingers fly by on the faster sections and linger on the slower.

It'll take him a moment to realize anyone's watching. Didn't think he'd be found here of all places.]

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noahism
2013-09-12 12:20 am UTC (link)

[It does, a flash in his eyes hard to see with the way his head is tilted and his hair hangs loosely forward. The glance doesn't miss the cross around her neck and like he'd thought, it stirs a few emotions that aren't entirely his own (void, pleasure, fire) but he's pleased to see it there. If she went to see Spike, he imagines she wore it. He saw it.

That's good enough for him.] You went to see him? [Do you like playing with fate so much, Lacus?]

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fields_of_hope
2013-09-12 12:29 am UTC (link)

I happened to see him at Yuuki's concert. [Her fingers trail along the edge of one of the pews, contemplative.] If it was inevitable to see him again, I wanted it to be on my terms.

[She pauses here with some apparent significance.]

I felt the same about you, after what you did to General Cross. [She fingers the rosary beads again and they ting together quietly.] How ironic that you frighten me more now than you did then.

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	noahism 2013-09-12 01:08 am UTC (link)
	[That's interesting. Tyki takes it in with a downcast look, gliding his fingertips along the keys again but only in a ghosting touch; he shifts back the piano bench but has yet to stand. He's not entirely sure how to process those words, there's pride in them and then there's something else.] I frighten you? [Not looking at her, he lets it hang in the air.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-09-12 01:23 am UTC (link)

Yes. [The word is almost whispered; it's not easy for her to admit to fearing anything.] In the same way you have since that day, and a few new ones.

No one has had the pull over me that you seem to. Not even those I love. [He can make of that distinction what he will, be it relief or otherwise.] I am not the type of person who acts against what I know to be right. And yet I have.

[Will she again? If he hoisted her up on that piano would her disgust over his actions be enough to let her resist? She couldn't begin to guess.]

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	noahism 2013-09-14 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	It must be in my nature to be corrupting. [He smirks at this, at her heavy words. As if he's not surprised. He isn't.] You should run while you can. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-09-15 07:46 pm UTC (link)

[She smiles and stops walking, keeping her distance. Thinking things through clearly for maybe the first time since Neil and Kira left. What she needs he could never give her, and she always knew that. Which means she has to act while she's not blinded by grief and loneliness (even if, lately, that void is just a little less overwhelming).] I've been thinking that very thing.

It was a matter of time, at any rate. [They'd said as much more than once. By putting it like this she's giving him the choice to make it mutual, which is the most she can hope for in terms of him not retaliating.]

I can only hope you haven't ruined me for well-meaning men.

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	noahism 2013-09-15 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	Those are a rarity, if they exist at all. [He'll still watch to see where she goes from him; to whom.] Wise decision, though. I'm sure many will approve. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-09-15 08:49 pm UTC (link)

[His easy acquiescence is not unexpected. She's grateful nonetheless. She could use one less thing to complicate her life.] I'll take care of it in the morning, then.

But I don't much care about the approval of others. So you won't be rid of me entirely.

[She's aware she's leaving herself open in ways she shouldn't, being that red bands still allow for quite a long list of things she should definitely not be considering.]

I can't say it was ever a good choice on my part, but I have fun with you. You're a fascinating person, Tyki -- all sides of you. [That being both a neutral word and one that shows her appreciation for who he is. Even the parts that turn her stomach sometimes.] And no matter what, you're still the only person ever to inspire me to use swear words.

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	noahism 2013-09-16 12:29 am UTC (link)
	[That earns a half smile as well as a stand at the piano bench, stepping aside it. He leans against the side of the piano itself, folding his arms and regarding her.] Aha. [He takes a stride away from the piano, the start of leaving but with a curve that heads her way.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-09-18 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	[Lacus remains still as Tyki approaches, but for her fingers still toying with the rosary beads. She holds it up as he nears.] Will you be wanting this back? [The crucifix swings in slow arcs as she dangles it in the air between them.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2013-09-18 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	[His eyes flick to it, but he shakes his head.] No. [He reaches out instead to curl his finger beneath her chin, tipping it upwards; bowing his head down just enough to lay a kiss on her. One last taste is as good of a good bye as he's got.] Keep it. [And he straightens up to walk off if all seems in order.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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