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Madison Montgomery (bad_witch) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-07-24 10:45:00

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klaus hargreeves (netflix)

Who: Madison (AHS) and Klaus (UA)
What: Meeting for cigarettes
When: Tuesday Evening
Where: The town square
Rating: Probably moderate for swearing

Really, should Madison have been surprised to discover when she'd died somehow a whole new kind of hell would be waiting for her? Maybe. This place at least promised cigarettes, even if some of the residents were a little annoying. And while she was dressed for the part of employee of the month, she was actually glad not to be waiting on the wrong end of the customer service desk when she'd woken up here.

But that still didn't make this place any less strange or bearable. Not yet. She just really, really needed a smoke then and there to calm her nerves. And maybe to try to wrap her mind around what was going on. As confident as Madison carried herself, she wasn't as unshaken as she appeared. If this wasn't Hell, what was this place? And who were these people? She wasn't convinced this wasn't some sort of mind-fuckery by Michael

It would be like him to toy with the coven before he murdered them all.

She was waiting with a tenseness in her shoulders that could only be described as rigid, she tried to carry herself with poise when she saw the man approach, her chin high, her eyes examining him. Great. Of course, she'd have to get her fix from the ghost of Johnny Rotten.

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quietthedead
2019-07-24 09:20 pm UTC (link)

"Lucky for us both, that's the only bit I know. So we're both saved from any more of that." He assured her with teasing smirk. Anything else would have required actually seeing the movies and well, Klaus had never quite been high enough for something like that.

Klaus would have given her another one just because she held out her hand for it, he didn't really need things like pleases and thank yous to do things. He was an evolved being, above such things. Of course that didn't change the fact that he felt some kind of compulsion to hand one over, one that though he wriggled against it just a little, more to see if he could, he found himself unable to resist. Now that was a kind of magic that piqued his interest.

"Oh yes, now that I like." He agreed with a grin. "That is definitely what we'd call useful magic." The other stuff was - well Klaus wasn't all that sure about that much. Might have made some things easier in his life but that was besides the point. "No corpses," He agreed nodding, "Guess you're just gonna have to stick to other kinds of magic for now."

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bad_witch
2019-07-24 09:33 pm UTC (link)

"Guess we will," She smiled back at him when she realized he was impressed and she could see in his eyes the same gleam she knew well. It was the kind of expression she got when she had an idea. A little selfish twinge.

Okay. This could work. Madison cocked her head to the side, already able to tell this was going to be the beginning of a beautiful and very useful friendship. "Well, I can do something for you if you do something for me. For instance, where do we stay in a dump like this?"

She figured she could use Klaus and help him out here and there. So long as he kept her supplied with cigarettes and he continued to be interesting to be around. Besides, she liked using her powers to help her friends. Well, as long as it didn't get in the way of what she wanted.

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quietthedead
2019-07-24 11:59 pm UTC (link)

Klaus wasn't entirely sure he wanted to use what she could do - but he certainly liked seeing it in action, or he supposed feeling it, considering she'd used it on him. But it worked well enough he supposed.

Her offer was appealing though, he wondered if he had anything that needed being done. "Pick one," He waved a hand around them at the houses, "You can choose any of the open ones and make it your own. They're not much to start, but you're ahead of the curve with that magic of yours." He added.

The adjustment period took some time, he knew. Especially if you were used to a totally different way of life, in truth, he wasn't sure he was entirely set on this place either, but he'd been here long enough that the routine of it had managed to get to him a bit. "Beyond that, there's the doors - I go through pretty regularly, to bring back things like this." He wiggled the pack of cigarettes to make his point.

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bad_witch
2019-07-25 12:37 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, I heard about these doors..." She looked skeptical about the idea of them, smiling at Klaus. "Guess I can't expect to have a manservant around or something like that. Oh well. I'll make do." She sighed and took another drag from the cigarette.

"Show me around. Bigger the better. Hmm, maybe I can do some renovating, hang up some art..." She was walking ahead despite telling him to show her, clearly and easily taking the lead and expecting the man to follow her.

"Ugh, first where can I get a different set of clothes?"

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quietthedead
2019-07-25 03:25 am UTC (link)

"You'll have to get incredibly lucky to find yourself with a manservant around these parts." Klaus told her, not that the idea wasn't just a little bit appealing - but really this place didn't have enough to do as it was, he'd have needed to get high every day if suddenly he had someone waiting on him like that. "Don't worry, it's not that difficult."

Klaus decided he liked Madison as she set off walking ahead of him all while asking him to show her around the place. "That's the spirit." He agreed as she started suggesting some of what she could do to make the place more livable.

"As for clothes, you'll find those this way." He said - turning and trusting her to follow, despite her setting off first, Klaus could follow a bit, but he was always happy to go off on his own. "Van Dyne's," He showed the shop front to her, "There will be clothes here, and then we've got Pancho's our one and only bar and pizzeria," He added making sure she had the important ones, "And of course, COFFEE - for all your coffee needs."

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bad_witch
2019-07-25 03:36 am UTC (link)

"That's fine. If I don't find one, I can make one." It was almost matter-of-factly the way she said it, with that slight upturn of her lip added for good measure. It wasn't that Madison couldn't do things for herself, she'd done so her whole life. But she liked knowing she could boss someone around from time to time.

Yes. Clothes first. She trusted him enough to follow him, looking around as she did. Van Dyne's. It had a decent ring to it. And a bar And coffee. At least they were trying to be civilized here.

"Do I need like, money or anything?" Not that it would matter. As Klaus had already witnessed, Madison had ways of getting what she wanted. In fact, she was already stepping into Van Dynes with the full intent on finding a new outfit.

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quietthedead
2019-07-25 04:55 am UTC (link)

Klaus quirked an eyebrow at her when she told him she could make one. But he didn't ask, because this was the sort of thing he had a feeling he didn't really want to know what exactly something like that entailed.

Honestly there wasn't much to the town so being able to show things off like this was a pretty quick process, beyond these initial things there wasn't much else to see. Everyone's homes and then of course the house.

But clothes seemed to be the first stop. And Klaus followed her inside. "We haven't gotten around to things like money." He told her, "It's all just kind of based on a good faith system." Or something like that, Klaus didn't really know, all he knew is none of them were really getting paid - but also none of them were going hungry either. So that was a thing.

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bad_witch
2019-07-25 05:04 am UTC (link)

"Even better." Because that just made things easier for the child star as she stepped into the shop and smiled at what she saw. Yes. She could make some of this work. She moved away from Klaus and immediately started grabbing things off the rack, just like a pro, smoking as she did so and then moving straight to the changing area.

An hour later, she felt more like herself with a tiny dress and a pair of large sunglasses, having all but shoved a large handful of clothes into Klaus' arms as she started to head out. "So...you were saying something about a house?"

Yes, it was clear Madison was a woman on a mission. And while Klaus wasn't her manservant, she was definitely going to take advantage of him while she had him

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quietthedead
2019-07-25 05:34 am UTC (link)

Well he could say this for Madison - the girl could shop. Klaus took a little time to look around himself while they were at it of course, you never knew when you'd need a new crop top and jeans. And today sure did seem to be that day. So with his new items and an armful of what Madison had picked out they made they way out of the shop.

"Well that is going to have to be your choice," Klaus told her when she asked about a house. "Let me show you what we've got available."

Klaus had no intention of being a manservant, but it wasn't like he had anything else going on that day, so he could take a little time and show Madison around a bit and then leave her to get settled in when the time came.

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bad_witch
2019-07-25 05:41 am UTC (link)

Madison was under no impression that Klaus was going to be a long-time servant, but she also knew he wasn't likely to complain about it. One of the reasons she liked him. And besides, she could do him a favor or two and call it even at some point. Maybe influence someone or help with...something. She had her uses.

For now, she was happy to go along with the idea of finding a place, nodding and letting him take the lead finally She even smiled a little at him, growing fonder and fonder of this Klaus guy by the minute.

And she was going to figure out what was up with his aura at some point. Eventually.

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