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LET THEM KNOW WE
WONT BACK DOWN
a marvel/dc roleplay
Research is a Pain [Log;; Evette]
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 17:53:13 GMT -5
Sinestro really should have considered how he was feeling before going to help someone with their research. He had come fresh from a fight with a large group of drug dealers, their heavily armed antics having taken a lot of time and ring energy to get under control. The factory they had been working in and out of hadn't been entirely friendly to him, either. At one point, one of the men had managed to swing a hoisted metal beam right into his back from some kind of machine, sending him crashing into a pile of debris. While the ring protected him from any real damage, he hadn't escaped the revival of a certain pain in his back. It ran up and down his spine, stabbing at him randomly. It was a pain that came and went as it pleased, sometimes not letting itself known for weeks on end. It was back with vengeance at that point, however, reminding him of when he had gotten the massive lantern-shaped scar on his back.
Not that being around a fair lady was high up on the action list, but sitting down seemed to have more of an effect on his back than his usual amount of keeping active. Perhaps he just wasn't used to sitting around for so long. Whatever the case, by the end of a long day researching chemicals, it felt like his spine was ready to leap out of his back and make a run for it. He leaned back, as he had done a couple of times that day, reaching a hand behind his back to rub where ever the nearest sore spot happened to be. Not the most effective way of dealing with pain, but his ring was of no help when it came to old wounds.
"Perhaps a bit of a break is in order," Sinestro suggested, "do you feel tired after working for so long?" He wasn't trying to be rude, he was just curious. And probably a little bit snippy from the pain.
Evette comes up behind Sinestro, perhaps a little closer than most would venture. A single finger brushes lightly at one of the places he had been rubbing. It's a short, gentle touch that one could almost excuse as accidental. Almost. "Tired? No. But sore rather frequently I'm afraid. But I have ways to deal with that." She passes by him, putting a jar up on the shelf. "It is in fact so effective that I try to limit my use of it. I'm afraid I have a tendancy to get." she pauses and bites her lip a bit, her eyes fluttering for just a moment. "Carried away."
"More of your chemicals, I take it," Sinestro replied, unfazed by her touch as he watched her move away from him again, "What does this one do, then? If you don't mind me asking." Not that he thought she did- he was sitting there, working with her on the work she had been progressing through for longer than he knew. He knew a great deal about the chemicals she used, and how they operated together. It seemed unlikely that she would want to hide something from him at that point. Still, anything was possible. Maybe there was more he didn't know than he did.
She seemed good at keeping secrets.
Whether or not she was willing to tell him everything wasn't really the top of his priority list at that moment. He was more interested in knowing what this way of dealing with her soreness was. Anything was better than just sitting there in discomfort. Since she already seemed aware that his back was hurting him, as he hadn't been too subtle about it, he imagined there was no point in trying to take like he wasn't interested in some kind of pain killer.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 17:54:11 GMT -5
"Yes, of course." Evette says as she puts a few more things away. She didn't like to leave a mess and she knew they would be wrapping up work for the evening soon. "Indigo takes away pain, on a variety of levels." she tilts her head at him, a bit of turquois hair feathering into her face. "It all depends very much on how stiff you like your drinks and how loose you like your back." she smiles at him. She has a knowing way about her, but her smile is always soft and genuine.
Sinestro watched her. She seemed to enjoy being a bit of a tease. Never just coming out with all the details. But maybe that was what earth humans enjoyed about such women. He knew her type was pretty popular within her population, even if she wasn't specifically human along with them. Korugaran women were never quite so mysterious, though perhaps all females, of any species, had an element of unknown about them. She just knew how to play hers up more than most could. A skill, perhaps, that served her well.
His back was making it difficult for him to see the amusement in it, however.
"I see," he mused when she finally did continued her review of the chemical. "The pain in my back was rekindled in battle today, but it is from an old wound. Does your chemcial really hold so well that it would be able to rid me of a pain even my ring has little effect on?" He tilted his head, unsure if he could believe just how good she was making it sound.
"Maybe I should be the judge." Was his less the nice way of asking her if she would be willing to share some of her chemical with him.
"You are welcome to try, though be sure you communicate exactly how you feel to me. This way not only can we document the effects, but I can properly gauge your reaction per concentration of the dose. Should I start you out at say... a mid level range?" she lifts a brow at him, pausing for a moment ot get a reply. She will give him whatever dosage he requests apparently. Evette, ever curtious wants to be sure she is giving him what he wants.
Sinestro nodded. "I suppose I could be a test subject for the time being," he remarked, "though I can't say I'm thrilled with the idea of my back pain being documented." Like he needed it written down that he was an old man with an old man pain that needed something to be tolerable. Maybe he really was getting too old to be a lantern- a rare feat, given the life expectancy of a Green Lantern. Most did not manage a few years without being murdered or killed somehow.
He was just a bit better than most lanterns.
Little bit.
"That sounds fine. Korugarans seem to have a lower tolerance for human medications from what I have experienced, but not too much so that it would be a problem." He wasn't too concerned with what the chemicals might do to him, his ability to show no fear once again keeping his emotions hidden. He watched her, at least enjoying the way she moved as he tried to decide whether or not he should really go through with things. Eh, to hell with it.
"Ready when you are," he said, rubbing his back once more.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 17:56:15 GMT -5
Evette smiles with a naughty twinkle to her eye. "Then we shall not write it down." She was a keeper of secrets, after all. What was one more? Evette prepairs two test tubes of Indigo. She pours in two clear liquids and then a few drops of something blue from a vial that was hidden amoung the Madame's many necklaces. The mixture has a ghostly glow to it. Evette takes one of the vials and offers it to Sinestro, the other she takes in her own hand. She hops up on the counter next to him, crossing her legs that go on for miles. Evette holds up her tube in a toast. "Salut!" She pauses, her eyes on him for a long moment before she downs her own vial. Evette sucks at the last drop from the glass and licks her lips delicately. It had an almost floral taste to it, if flowers were made from chemicals that is...
Sinestro took the vial offered to him, looking at the liquid for a moment before raising his glass along with her. Whatever was set to happen, he supposed there was no use wondering about it at that moment. Seemed a little late to be caring about that kind of thing. In any case, he smiled, watching her drink hers before taking a gulp of his. It wasn't exactly the most delicious thing he'd had, but nor was it the worst. Humans, he had found, had very strange taste buds.
At least this one wasn't horrible. Strange, for a medicine. Most form his planet hadn't been the most appealing of items to consume. Maybe it was just by accident that it happened to be okay. In any case, it was soon finished off, the red-skinned alien setting the glass back on the table.
"How long before this starts to kick in?" He asked, before a slight smile moved over his face. " Were you feeling sore, or did you just feel like taking some with me?"
"It will not be long Misieur Sinestro." Evette says gently. She sets aside her own vial and her eyes flutter to the clock against the far wall. "I am stiff, more than anything, at present. But nor do I ever let a guest drink alone." she winks playfully at him again. A reminder that though Evette was indeed business minded, she was very personable at the same time. Before long Singestro would feel the first effects of Indigo... his lips, mouth, throat... all would start to feel a gentle tingling and then nothing. A gentle numbness that would wash over his whole body. Evette has dosed him in the mid range, meaning that his aching will go away but he will not loose his senses completely. He will, however, feel a bit fuzzy. As the drug kicks in its effect becomes clear in Evette's face. Her usually haze eyes begin to shift until they are a blue so pale they look nearly white. Of course, Evette takes this stuf regularly so it is already in her system. Such a dose will not cause the violent pyshical reaction in Sinestro... but something else might happen given that he is not human.
Sinestro nodded. Farbeit for him to call her a liar. Anyway, there was something nice in knowing he wouldn't have to deal with whatever would happen to him on his own. Even if she was far more used to the effects of the drug than he happened to be, it was still somewhat comforting.
He was fairly quiet as the chemicals started to kick in, the man mildly surprised by the tingling sensation around his mouth and throat. But it didn't seem to last long, the man soonfeeling more like normal again. And then... less like normal. It wasn't right away, but soon he was feeling the pains in his back ebb away, nothing but a pleasing numbness running throughout his system. He felt... rather good, all things considered. Better than usual, in fact, even with his ring given him a boost in power.
"Not a bad feeling," he said to Evette, noticing the change of her eyes. Though his eyes often changed color themselves, they were not connected to things in his body. Rather, the rings he wore seemed to denote the color of his eyes at times, raging will power making them a bright green instead of the regular yellow. Not that yellow had been the color of his eyes from the start- the influence of the yellow entity had changed them before anything else.
"I can see why you like this drug," he informed her, getting up from his seat to stretch out his limbs. They seemed in better shape than he would have thought. How could he feel so good? Had there been pains in his body he hadn't even been aware of before they were taken away? Something was at work.
He felt like he could do anything.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 18:07:41 GMT -5
Evette lets the drug set in and then slides from the counter, getting to her feet. They click on the floor from her heels. "It is useful. You see for me to repair certain... damages... I'm afraid there is a very hands on approach that must be used. Enough of Indigo, my scalple, needle, thread, and topical doses of Red... these are the tools that allow me to reconstruct myself." Evette laughs lightly. It's a throaty sort of chuckle, from the amusment of a quiet, happy heart. "Well that and a mirror."
She motions for him to follow her. "I think that is enough of work for now, non?" she peeks back over her shoulder as she walks towards the spiraling staircase. "I find that when I am limber I like a good stretch. Why don't you join me?" She seems to purr the invitation.
He nodded when she explained her need for the chemicals. It made sense- he would need something to deal with the pain if he had to work on himself. Normally, though, his ring dealt with most of it. Maybe he was just a lucky duck in that regard.
Sinestro watched her move, arching an eyebrow. A stretch? If that was like the human 'yoga', then he wasn't going to be too interested. If it was more like sparring or anything training-related, then he wouldn't be hesitant about it. Not knowing, however, kind of made him a little unsure of himself. But he was still feeling pretty good at that moment, so why not? She was intriguing, to put it mildly.
He wanted to know what else she liked to do with her free time, particularly when this amazing drug was flooding through her.
He moved after her, heading up the stairs at her lead. "This place has more to it than I thought," he told her lightly, "perhaps I misjudged this building."
Evette leads them up the stairs and out through the hidden doorway until they are in the main atrium of the club. Each step echos in the quiet of the large space from her heels. Her hips sway with all the hypnotic fluid motion of a cobra dancing from a basket. She flips on a light so that they can see better, but is careful not to leave them in too much of it lest it burn their eyes. She stretches her arm a bit, moving in a way at first that looks normal... but that slowly looks more distorted. Painful even. But her face is utterly calm. "It is in part an optical illusion. The building looks smaller from outside because I also own the adjacent buildings, which is where many of the pockets open into. But we have been building for some time now. A theatre needs magic, Monseiur Sinestro. And magic must be carefully crafted." she straigtens her stance again, her figure rod straight from the tightly laced corset around her middle. It stood to good question that if she could move her arms in such a fashion... just what else could she do? Especially under the influences of such a drug.
His eyes, already more keen than a human's needed a moment to get used to the bright lights of the place, the red alien wincing slightly when she flicked them on. He didn't know, of course, that she had already been kind with the lights, leaving them on a lower level. Everything was just so much.. .clearer. He felt like he could even hear the fizzing of the bulbs.
Sinestro smiled. "I suppose that's quite crafty, making it look mysterious." He imagined humans liked that kind of thing- to be tricked with their version of 'magic'. He, however, had seen things no one else could ever come to know. He had seen life itself- been connected to every living being in the universe. It beat out any kind of 'magic' they could throw at him, card tricks and all. Actually, that moment in his life loosely compared to that moment, if only because his condition had been primed at that time as well. He had felt as strong and as pain-free when he had been wearing the white ring, only about a million times more potently.
It had been one hell of a trip.
"I don't believe in magic, you know," Sinestro informer her, "what would you do to prove to someone like me that this place has some kind of mystic air around it?" The question was more of a challenge than anything else, the man smiling almost mischievously.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 18:09:27 GMT -5
Evette smiles at the challenge. She turns on spot and walks towards Sinestro slowly. Her now pale eyes lock into his and her lucious lips twist into a smile. "That is easy. The right music, some light, costume, makeup..." Evette stretches her hands to indicate to the stage. "You'd be surprised what one can do with a little vision, Monseiur Sinestro. And the mere will to forge it into existance." she smiled knowingly. "Women, we make our own magic. And those that are old like me?" she winks "We have tricks that work better than most."
"Will it, hm? Doesn't sound very magical to me," he looked towards the stage. He used his ring to create several people over the performance area, The green women danced to music that didn't exist, working their bodies expertly despite coming from the ring of a man who didn't like to dance. they were all highly detailed constructs. With the exception of them being green and slightly transparent, they could have passed for completely human.
He smiled faintly to himself, before looking down at her once more.
"I suppose this place will have a little something for everyone, then, if you have everything so well planned. I'm sure those tricks of yours will come in handy as well."
"Imagination, Misieur. And Faith." Evette watches the specters with an amused sort of expression. "I do try my best." She says almost dreamily. "I'm very particular about my girls. I am, as it happens, a foremost expert on beautiful creatures if I do say so myself. I select them. Teach them. Work with them. We become very..." she chuckles a little, almost to herself "close..." Evette saunters over to some equipment and fiddles with it. Some music starts to come over the speakers. It isn't what one might expect though. It isn't loud club music. It's more blusey with a twist of smooth jazz and all French cabaret style. It's slick and sexy with distinct, emotional instruments. Another switch dims the lights, leaving only coloured, patterened lights moving across the surfaces. Many surfaces in Little Death have mirrors which catch such a light, making twinkles of light and glistening pools of black. The high celings are partially decoarted, archways being built along one side. As she makes her way back to the floor she brings a chair with her, setting it into the center. Amoung the almost ghostly dancing figures Evette is statuesque. Rather than placing the chair down and sitting on it, however, Evette takes the oppotunity to continue her little demonstration. Once it hits the floor Evette is moving, doing a sort of cartwheel over the seat and sliding onto the floor into a perfect split. She moves easily and in a way that is just a bit faster than should be possible. Her figure seems as light as a feather. Evette does not do this halfway- indeed her very lips touch the floor before she sits back up again. "I do enjoy the turn modern cabaret has taken. Even here in America. It has become so.. spirited." her mouth almost caresses the last word.
Sinestro's pointed ears literally twitched when the music came on, his hearing by far his most sensitive sense. It was far more advanced than that of a human's, though normally it wasn't so noticable to him. But he didn't complain, simply watching as she set the scene around her. If he was honest, he was a bit surprised by what he was seeing, if only because it wasn't what he had been expecting. Not that he had expecting much at all, given that he had never been to any kind of club before. Well, not that wasn't on business, Anyway. He had been to many seedy places while looking for information or certain individuals, even on earth.
This place, however, wasn't that shady at all. It actually looked like a rather nice place, even though it seemed like a joint the lesser beings would enjoy more. Perhaps the merging of two different worlds was what he was after. Was it part of that whole magic kind of thing? It was difficult for him to say with certainty, though whatever the case he wasn't displeased with what he was seeing.
She had talent with her choice of profession, just like he did with his own.
"It's all new to me," Sinestro chuckled when she delighted in her cabaret, "I do not know much about human recreational establishments, though this does strike a similar cord to some other places I've been to throughout the universe. However, this place seems... classier." He moved himself to the stage to join her, flipping himself up to where she was, without getting close enough to ruin her fun. "How much is there still left to build? I could finish this place in a few minutes."
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 18:10:25 GMT -5
Evette chuckles lightly, rising to her feet. She flips backwards with a feline grace and lands with no difficulty, even despite the tall spiked heels she was wearing. She was lithe in a way that defied appearances because her biology was simply... different... But Evette took that strangeness and made it gorgeous. There is no mistaking her for the girl next door. She is not pretty by the standards of mere humans. There is a figment that seems to exhude off of her, masked within her charm, that sings her as something wholeing onto itsel. There is nothing else in the world quite like her. Thus what standard could she be held to in terms of beauty? Somehow Evette had created her own. And could that girl work it.
“I would not wish you to hurt yourself further." She says truthfully. How had she known he was hurt? Simple.. A man like Sinestro would not complain of mere ache. She offers a smile. "Besides I am already ahead of schedule." She lifts her shoulder and tilts her head. Paired with her expression she suddenly looked like the definition of the word naughty. "I always include an incentives clause in my contracts. What one customer receives is always equal to or less than what I recover in his expenses when you consider his date or the two mates he brings with him"
Sinestro smiled. "I am not hurt," He told her, "not seriously, anyway. Like I said, an old injury of mine was exacerbated during a fight earlier today. It seems to dislike getting slammed with a large metal beam. Who knew?" Because he had nothing better to do, he used his ring to remove the top portion of his uniform, letting her see his perfectly refined chest before turning his back to her so she could see his scar. There was also a rather large bruise running the width of his mid-back, but it was healing already from exposure to his ring. It had been much worse earlier. In any case, he looked over his shoulder at her. "Not exactly having to sew myself together, but I do have some permanent memories of my own to deal with." His uniform returned, the man turning to face her once more as his dancing women faded into green smoke one by one.
He stretched his back, feeling no familiar pain as he did so. "Anyway, building this place would take no trouble on my part- I wouldn't have to do more than picture the finished products in my mind. The ring would do the rest for me." He shrugged his shoulders, looking around the building.
"I understand, though, that you have your plans to follow. It seems like you have everything already thought out in that mind of yours- I like that. It's how I like to think, most of the time." He moved around the stage, just looking at the various knooks the place had to offer.
As he walked around, his hands behind his back, he spoke again. "How long do these effects usually last? I'm not going to know by a sudden need to vomit, am I?" He hadn't even bothered to ask about side effects, even though he had been so interested in it when she had been telling him about her red chemical. Weird.
Evette smiled quietly at the compliment. It is one of two victories so far tonight... the first and greater being SInestro's decision to trust Evette enough to dose him in the first place. Evette covets this. She walks over to view Sinestro's back at close range. She even goes so far as to trace a finger along the pattern of the scar. Her finger is cold but extremely soft. "At this dose you will feel fine for roughly three hours. After the peak it will roll down into your normal sensations again. It is usually a gradual decline as it leaves the system." as she speaks she traces along the design. It was perhaps a bold move. But Evette found him interesting. Found this interesting. She had no shame in that. "You know, I could also apply a topical or subderal dose for you to localize the effects. If we do that before the comedown you will have less pain in the treated area specifically rather than throughout your body. It only works if there are traces of an innitial dose within the bloodstream." she moves around to be in front of him again, her fierce white eyes locking on Sinestro's for a moment. "Or perhaps you would not mind entertaining a question for me? A personal question, that is..." her voice asks gently though her eyes are nothing but.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 18:11:17 GMT -5
She explained the chemical some more, though Sinestro didn't bite. While he was enjoying himself with the time he had spent under the influence of her chemical, he imagined he wouldn't want to spend too much time playing around with it. She was right- it was something that could easily be used in access if one didn't have the will power to know when to stop. He could see humans growing easily addicted to it, just like his own people had grown addicted to the various drugs his father used to bring into their society. It was all a bit of a jumble, whether he should like or dislike what she had offered him. In the end, though, he decided it was probably just best to leave it as a one time wonder. Possibly two, should he ever find himself in real potent pain further down the line. At least the decline didn't sound like it was going to be like running into a wall. A slow return to normal sounded just right for him. Letting her touch the scar, he stayed put, not so much as twitching against her finger. It was not something he was used to, but he wasn't the type to back away. Sinestro watched her, his brilliant yellow eyes focused on her white ones. "You may ask," he told her, "I suppose it's only fair, given how much information you have shared with me." He had to wonder what she would want to know from him, however. It was almost exciting to wait for the question to come. Almost. Normally, Sinestro was not one for sharing, or telling people anything on a personal level. However, she really had told him a lot more about herself than he had been willing to share with her, so maybe he owed her at least one question, whatever it would turn out to be.
Evette pauses for a moment, still very close to Sinestro from inspecting his back. "In the place that you come from... what is the most beautiful thing?" She asks this question with all due seriousness. But if you only had one question why not make it this one? She wanted to know about Sinestro... and about his home. This would serve to do both. What a man treasures, after all, tells you a little about his soul. At leat that is how Evette sees it. But as she has also stated earlier... she considers beauty to be part of her profession. She wishes to learn about it in all of its forms.
Sinestro frowned. "I don't know how to answer that," he admitted after a moment, "what I consider the most beautiful things does not come from my planet, technically. But my home world does have many amazing things to it. Plants and buildings your world has never seen, in colors my ring cannot replicate," His ring produced images of various strange a beautiful plants and buildings, all from his home planet.They were fine and dandy- he believe them to be more beautiful than anything on earth. But the most beautiful thing? They weren't really up to par with what was on his mind. Sighing softly, he let the images fade, looking down at her once more. "The most beautiful thing from my planet is my daughter, Soranik. I suppose that might sound a little vain, being that she shares my DNA, but her beauty does not come from my side of the gene pool." He chuckled faintly. No, he didn't consider himself a beauty in any sense of the word- it just wasn't manly enough for him to use on himself. Maybe she was asking him about a more superficial kind of beauty, however. "I have seen many wonderful and amazing things in my travels through space. I have seen the core of life itself- the center of everything. But there are different forms of beauty, I suppose. From awe-inspiring, to the things that make your heart content. Most sights do not offer me that feeling, no matter how beautiful."
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 19:09:17 GMT -5
Evette pauses and smiles in a very knowing way. "Any father who does not put the most important woman in his life on a pedistal is lacking a very special kind of love in his life." Evette gets to her feet with a delicate action that is difficult to see for sake of how quickly she suddenly moves. Then she does her usual sashay towards him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "True Love is magic, in its way. It is a trick any wise woman knows. That love might be a woman, your child, an item, or even an idea. The difference of object makes no difference in the singleness of passion. And passion is a powerful tool Minsure Sinestro. An asset. You are lucky to have found it." she smiles gently at him. Evette means every word that she says. She is candid, raw in spirit as equally as she is refined in body. "You should use such eyes here sometime. It might be good for you." She does not mean the Little Death per say... but in an on earth, in this lifetime sort of way. Her suggestion is that he find something to love here.. be it simple or complex. Even if Earth happens to give you half a smile because you remember the best cup of coffee in time and space there.... that one tingling sensation you get in your mind as you feel happiness.... that is the thing that Evette is suggesting to somehow grab onto.
Sinestro frowned, looking away from her for a moment. It was the first time he seemed bothered by her being close to him. But it wasn't because he thought she was being too impersonal, or that she was invading his personal space. It just wasn't a topic he was entirely used to being open about. Loving something from earth? It seemed unlikely to him.
"I have already dealt with love once in my life," Sinestro said lowly, his buzz from her chemicals seemingly gone for the moment, "I do not need to experience those... problems again. There is no need to grow attached to things, or to marvel in their beauty. It is only a distraction." Not to mention too painful when love died. Literally, in his case.
He wouldn't want to open himself up to that kind of thing again.
"You should be careful with your emotions," he told her, bringing his eyes back to meet with hers, "ambition is good, but if you get too caught up in the lovey-dovey stuff, you'll lose sight and things will fall into chaos. You shouldn't think so highly of such things- it's highly foolish to do so." He moved away from her, not sure where to go from that moment. He didn't want to talk about love- it had been a mistake to answer her question after all. Thinking about Arin, and how he had let her die, was too painful for him, even knowing Soranik still lived as proof of their previous love.
Evette sighs and steps back a little, giving Sinestro a bit of space. She had come on too strong, perhaps. Her voice continues gently. "I could not disagree more. Hearts ache with reason Miseiur Sinestro and there is no injury or poison quite like its sting. One must take the thorns if they are to have the roses."
Watching her as she took a step back, Sinestro frowned. He hadn't meant to offend her, only voice his rather strong opinion in the matter of love. Many seemed to disagree with him, but he knew he was right- he was stong because he had cut love from his life. Now that it seemed to be leaking back in, he was having trouble again. There had to be some kind of connection.
Even the love between father and daughter seemed to be too much trouble for him.
"It is better not to go for the roses at all," he said with a shrug of his shoulders, "I'm not trying to upset you, I hope you understand. I just don't agree with this idea of yours. Love is more trouble than its worth." He shrugged his shoulders, looking around the building again. It felt like the chemical was still pushing through his system, which helped with the otherwise depressing thoughts. "Perhaps we should talk about something else."
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 19:10:11 GMT -5
Evette chuckles lightly, moving to the control panel to switch the house lights back on again. She lets the music stay on low. "I do not worry about being contrary, Monsier Sinestro. But yes, perhaps something else." she leans idly against the wall a bit, almost affectionately caressing part of it. "Did you have something in mind?" She looks to him with her wildly pale eyes, her intensions sweet even if her look is a little fierce.
Thoughtful for a moment, Sinestro shrugged his shoulders. "It might come as a shock, but I'm not entirely used to being in conversation with someone else. I'm not really sure what to talk about." He imagined she wasn't going to be that surprised- he had never really given the impression that he was a friendly, talkative. Curious, perhaps, but only for knowledge. He could always take things back in the direction of science, he supposed.
He looked at her, tilting his head to one side. "Do you plan on selling these chemicals if you get them sorted out? Marketing them to human beings? I wonder what we're really doing this research for. You mentioned you like big pictures. What is your ultimate goal here? Is it merely coming to understand what's at play inside of you?"
Evette chuckles lightly "You underestimate yourself Miseiur, you are doing fine." She makes her way to the chair she set out earlier, sitting in it leisurely. Though her body is utterly relaxed under the effects of the drug her posture is still stict in the corset. "What I do with them will very much depend on the state of the world when I am ready to share them. For now, however, the goal is simply to understand. That is complicated enough at preset" Evette was the only being quite like herself... and it was a lonely existance. She could not replicate the process- preserve anyone she loved quite the same way. Even if she could... ethicaly would she? It was difficult to say. For one so in love with love it was hard to say just what exactly would move the Madame in time
"I see," Sinestro replied. She seemed like a business-minded sort, but he didn't think she was lying about her goals. She also seemed like a sensible sort. Someone who wouldn't do something simply for the money to be gained from it. Maybe he was thinking too highly of someone he had just met, but he supposed it wouldn't be the end of the world to give her the benefit of the doubt. Why not? He was enjoying his conversation with her. Perhaps he would even consider her a friend at some point. Perhaps, but probably not.
He was a bit a stiff when it came to stuff like that. 'Friendship' was too close to love.
He sighed, standing with his hands behind his back. He always managed to keep himself looking formal and ready for work, even when he was taking a bit of a break from his work, as he was with her. Even the effects of her drugs didn't seem enough to break him from his learned habits.
"You mentioned you got close to your female dancers," he remarked absently after a moment, "are you one of those humans who prefers the company of females to men? A lesbian, I believe they are called, though on my planet such things are not labeled." Another blunt question, maybe, but he had been curious since she had mentioned it.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 28, 2012 19:11:15 GMT -5
Evette smiles a bit, a hint of her teeth showing. The question amuses her. "That is not what I meant Miseiur. However you would be correct in saying I prefer the company of women." For Evette being a lesbian didn't mean she never slept with mean. It meant she didn't want them. But business would always come first, and if the most efficient way to get to know someone was between the sheets Evette held no hesitations. She made her peace with men some time ago... or at least so she has told herself... "But as you said, labels are so... limiting... but they are good for Marketing, I suppose."
"I see. You are more interesting than most." He smiled faintly. The way humans divided up love, and fussed about who could and couldn't be loved, confused him, but he supposed it was all part of being a primitive culture. They would need time before they sorted themselves out, if they ever managed it. In the meantime, he would continue to judge them and think of them as pathetic beings.
Working for him so far.
"Well, perhaps the lull in conversation is my cue to leave. I don't think we'll be getting much more work done tonight, anyway. I can always return another time to let you know how your chemicals worked out, though it seems as though there won't be anything interesting to report." He imagined he could get some work done while he was still feeling so good- patrolling. Crime fighting. The things he liked to do. With the pain gone, why not? Maybe he could find more members from that drug bust he had broken up and give them a little revenge.
"You are not usually a man of words." Evette notes lightly, walking his way. She seems to be leading him towards the door but it is hard to say. The place is so big it can be easy to get turned around. "I find that with Indigo I can push farther, harder. It is glorious but it can leave one sore in the morning. Be careful it does not get you into trouble." She offers the advice gently but sternly. She knows exactly what she's talking about.
"You don't need to worry about that," Sinestro assured her, floating as they neared the door, "I always push myself too hard." He imagined it would be no different from normal. He would wake up with the same soreness he had always been subjected to. He had no idea that things would not be quite as he had planned them to be, or that the chemical reaction in his body was having an adverse reaction to his alien immune system. He probably should have had Soranik investigate the chemical before taking it without knowledge of what it would do to a Korugaran body. "I will see you another time, perhaps," he told her lightly, nodding, "it was a pleasure, as always, to spend some time with you." Next time, perhaps, they would get more real work done. It almost felt like he had just been dorking around with her for a while.
Evette guides him and leans gently on the doorframe, her figure statuesque with its curves. "You are of course, welcome any time." Evette will not push Sinestro further than he is ready to go. If he wishes to explore the drug and its effects alone then he can. If he wishes to stay he can. Evette leaves everything very open ended. But that is part of her charm. Evette gives, and in that she learns exactly what others will take. It shows their heart. Sinestro kept his well guarded, but Evette had seen enough for the time being to know that exploring more, and getting to know Sinestro better were worthwhile aims. Always a girl with a plan.
- Finished
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FORUM SKIN BY KATYA OF GANGNAM-STYLE
do not steal
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