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Sebastian "weirdo nerd" Michaelis (servingdinner) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-03-23 23:54:00

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angelina burnett, ciel phantomhive, sebastian michaelis, yuuri shibuya

[backdated to Day 367] classy Victorians can afford being late to the party
a;

[Watch out! When they said, "let's launch our kids into the future", they probably didn't mean this: a Victorian boy sailing at inhuman speeds over everyone's heads.

The kid's desperately screaming "Sebastian!" even as he collides with… well, Sebastian. Who just so happened to arrive in the prison a moment prior. Saying that Ciel "collides" with him is selling Sebastian short: what happens is that Sebastian, in that one moment between arriving and having a flying kid crash into him, manages to turn around just in time to catch Ciel in his arms.

It’s… not Sebastian's best heroic catch. Managing to catch someone at a moment's notice is one thing – bracing for the unexpected impact at the same time is another entirely. With a grunt he takes a stumbling step backwards—

possibly right into you. You know, if you just happened to be innocently standing there and didn't have the reflexes to move out of the way of two people who were literally not there a moment earlier. Sorry?]

[[OOC: Let us know if you'd like Ciel, Sebastian or both for this option!]]

b;

[Five minutes later and Ciel's off, doing his part in finding more intel on this place. He's approaching people at random, turning wide lost eyes on others and wandering around like a lost child. Anyone in the vicinity will hear him poshly asking for help.]

I think I'm lost. [Looks down at his jumpsuit. How awful. Not to mention ill-fitting, the sleeves spilling over his fingers and his legs being dwarfed by bunches of cloth. Looks back up.] No. I'm definitely lost. Have you seen my caretaker? Tall, dark, ridiculously useless when faced with cats? We were separated and...I don't even know why I'm here.

[So innocent. Much helpless. The powers that be definitely screwed up with this one. Feel free to spill anything you know about this place to him, even gossip if need be.]

c;

[Five minutes later, Sebastian is on the other side of the dome, to do his part of the investigation. "Try to find a way to break us out." Not the easiest task when his demon powers are restrained, but of course he'll give it his all regardless.

At least his part doesn't require any helpless act - he's changed out of the jumpsuit, is strolling alongside the edge of the dome with seemingly perfect composure before calmly stopping, looking up at the wall... you'd think he isn't a new arrival at all, acting so cool about everything. That is, perhaps, before he turns his head towards any passerby and asks, pleasantly and with a smile:]

The dome truly has never shown signs of cracking, has it?

[Maybe he is a little worried, after all.]

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soularpower
2016-03-24 05:09 pm UTC (link)

[Fine. He'll have the conversation from way up here, what does he care? His arm tightens around Sebastian's neck when she reaches for him, the other striking out to slap her hand away. He doesn't believe in ghosts, mental or incorporeal but try as he might, he's still emotionally invested in this woman. It makes his judgment, well, not quite so clear.]

Who are you?! And why are you here?

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servingdinner
2016-03-24 05:19 pm UTC (link)

[Sebastian doesn't back away when Madam Red reaches for his master - Ciel handles that well enough on his own. And if he hadn't, Sebastian would have. He adjusts his hold on Ciel just enough so that one of his arms is between Ciel and the woman.]

She is human, [he mutters to Ciel, tilting his head close. She seems human, at least. He can't sense anything supernatural about her.]

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	madamredreaper 2016-03-24 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	[She pulls her hand back when Ciel slaps it away.] Ciel.. Nephew, you know who I am... [This hurts, in her heart.] It's me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

soularpower
2016-03-24 06:14 pm UTC (link)

[He glances at Sebastian out of the corner of his eye, grip tightening on his collar in acknowledgement of the information. Sebastian never lies, and he is never wrong.

Which makes this the dilemma of the day: does he call her out for a liar and tip his hand regarding his intimate knowledge of her actions? Or does he play it safe and pretend ignorance, keeping an eye on her actions and responding to them as needed? For all he knows, she could be a magnificent imposter, though how anyone can dye their hair to be that exact shade of red is beyond him.]

Explain yourself. The last time we saw each other, it would have been impossible for you to be here. [Vague enough that he doesn't give anything away, yet enough to warn her against any deception.]

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	madamredreaper 2016-03-24 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	[Alright, she gets it. He doesn't trust her.] ...because I died? Because I wouldn't kill you, and Grell turned on me? [Does that help any?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	soularpower 2016-03-24 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	[With his feelings? Probably not. But all right, he'll give her the benefit of the doubt that she's who she says she is because that explanation? It's pretty specific.] A-Aunt Ann? I don't understand. How are you alive? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	madamredreaper 2016-03-24 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	The Wardens here, they... They have advanced technology. I woke up here who- [She was totally going to say whole, but her face fell and she touched her abdomen.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

soularpower
2016-03-24 08:02 pm UTC (link)

[Ciel doesn't miss the significance of the gesture, having seen her Record when Grell murdered her. He can't say he agrees with how she went about her vengeance, but he can understand the feeling of having something you desperately wish for cruelly snatched from you. They've both lost their family, there's no mistake about that.

But he won't insult her by offering weak platitudes.]

I see. And you've been here ever since.

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	madamredreaper 2016-03-24 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	Yes.. You were here, before, when I first arrived.. I kept your room the same, if you both want to stay with me. [Forty days is a long time to keep a room unopened.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	soularpower 2016-03-24 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	[And I suppose you'll refrain from murdering me this time, he barely constrains from saying.] Are lodgings difficult to come by here? [But maybe before that, he should have asserted,] Madam Red. I've never been here before. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	madamredreaper 2016-03-25 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	Well, no, not particularly, but I have a large apartment you... could... What? [No, there is no way, could there?] But you were here, I know you were! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-03-25 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	[Sebastian has been standing quietly holding Ciel, letting the two of them speak. Now he interjects, gently:] Pardon me, Madam... but the young master most certainly has never set foot before in such a place as this. As his butler, I would know. [Ie, "as his protective possessive demon I wouldn't have allowed him to be taken".] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	soularpower 2016-03-25 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	[Yeah. What his butler said.] Sebastian is right. He's been by my side since the day he swore servitude to me. He would know. Are you certain it was me? It wasn't an imposter? [After all, she had just suffered a trauma upon her arrival, it would be understandable if she'd been deceived.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	madamredreaper 2016-03-25 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	It was you, Ciel. I swear it. [That's it, she's going to talk to the wardens.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-03-25 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	[Because her word is so trustworthy.] If I may, [he says, glancing up at Ciel with a significant look] perhaps we might discuss the details of that once we are better situated. [The significant look basically translates to "she's cray-cray".] You mentioned an apartment, Madam? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	soularpower 2016-03-25 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	An excellent suggestion. [Ciel's also getting a dose of "keep your friends close, but keep your enemies/homicidal-serial-killing-family-members even closer" in that look. Shared living domain it is.] I hope it's not adorned in pink. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	madamredreaper 2016-03-26 09:45 am UTC (link)
	I did mention an apartment. [Does this mean they might believe her as to who she is?] I even have tea, the shops have a wonderful selection. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	soularpower 2016-03-26 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	[Oh god yes, she said the magic words. Tea pls.] Then you may take us there, Madam Red. Sebastian. When we arrive there, see to our comforts. [Translation: demon speed bake them some sweets, chop chop.] I assume from our conversation that your former butler is not here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-03-26 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, my lord. [Three different kinds of biscuits coming right up. Needless to say he's just as interest as Ciel to know the whereabouts of said so-called butler.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	madamredreaper 2016-03-26 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	I would love to know what he has gotten up to if he is not here. [She is very grumpy about this. But she does lead them to her apartment in Sector 3. She even offers Ciel the largest, comfiest chair.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	soularpower 2016-04-05 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	[A chair that practically swallows him when plops in it.] Being party to sinking a ship, if you must know. You never did explain how you first met him, Madam Red. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	madamredreaper 2016-04-05 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	[How she met Grell...] It was.. before you came back with Sebastian, after the fire... I hated them, the girls I operated on.. He came to me after I killed one of them, told me we were the same. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	soularpower 2016-04-05 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	And you didn't think it odd that he knew about your transgressions? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	madamredreaper 2016-04-05 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	No. I accepted his help, knowing what he was. I do regret what I did, Ciel. I know that it'll take time for you to believe me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

soularpower
2016-04-05 08:41 pm UTC (link)

[Good. At least she's aware that he's not going to take her repentance on blind faith. Crosses his legs and holds out his hand, fully expecting a delicious and filling hot cup of tea and saucer to be placed on it.]

Regret that you were caught or regret that you tried to kill me? [He doesn't even sound offended by the thought, merely looks curious for her answer.]

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