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Love is Being Stupid Together 2: Electric Boogaloo

Who: Gilbert Nightray and Hattie of Ehvenn
When: Back-dated to 8/18, 4pm
Where: A cozy Italian Bistro
Summary: Thanks to Xerxes' body swap antics, Gilbert is inspired (forced?) to do damage control with a very.. ahem.. eager Hattie.
Warnings: /!\ Will update as necessary /!\

She had an hour to get herself together and head out to the bistro. However the law of being fashionably late always applies to Hattie, and she ends up being ten minutes late- It's not on purpose, mind, it's almost in her blood to arrive early or late. Mostly late.

Today was a great chance for her to show off a design she had 'thrown together' earlier in the week and had Ella sew; a fancy brown-gold bustledress. That color since she had difficulty making orange work. To her, there was only one reason to get together, and that was to work out the proposal in greater detail- Maybe she'd even get to meet a few of his associates afterward!

Hattie 'knew' that when this was all over, she was just one step closer to living a life of true love and grandeur. But she's late.

Ten minutes late.

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[Hattie does her best to fight back a smirk when he yelps. It seems that her method of comforting seems to be working afterward- he looks a little more relaxed at least. She's more than eager to hear what he has to say.]

Oh that's right, it isn't!

....

It isn't?

No, I...

[He sighs. Any hope of simply saying the speech that he's had in his head is completely gone, he can't remember a single word of it. His eyes move down to the table, averted away from hers completely.]

I think there's been something...ah, something of a misunderstanding. Here.

[Hattie isn't certain she likes where this is headed. From the looks of it, it seems he's starting to get cold feet. Luckily, she was anticipating such a thing.]

I understand that you may be a little uncomfortable due to these.. Circumstances, but don't you think it's a little soon to come to that conclusion?

I really think that we can have a future together, Gilbert. But I need you to give me a chance to make you happy.

N-no, I don't think we're thinking about the same circumstances!

[Out with it, out with it Gilbert! A chance to make you happy...wasn't that all he'd ever wanted for his friends? The people that he cared about; those ones that made him weakest. It's no fair to her that she's been put in this situation, but at the same time it would be cruel to entertain any idea of a relationship with her, or anyone. His flesh and bloody would only belong to his master, he's said that before and it would always remain a 'constant' with him.

Guilt still consumes his heart, however, as he finally speaks again.]

You...do you read the news on the island? The creatures in darkness and...people switching bodies and...all that...?

Oh?

[Well on one hand that is a relief. On the other, she ends up just a little more confused. Hattie does look at the news, though it's mostly for the flyers and fashion, which is really all she's interested in.]

I know of the creatures of darkness. I don't go out at night much, really.. And yes, I did hear about that! [She glances from left to right, then whispers] Do you know of Sir Joe? He was in the body of this filthy rich little boy. I thought his behavior was a little rude, but I suppose it may have been harmless in the end.. I think.

Do you have gossip about that?

Rich - you mean Ciel?

[It's enough of a startling comment to break him out of his heavy angst. Ciel and Joe had...definitely had to deal with one of the more annoying body swaps this last month. There was no way that that could have ended well, no matter who had tried to help the two of them.]

I'm not sure what there would be to gossip about at all, really...

Hmmnn.. Ciel sounds familiar.. Yes, I think that's the name! I've actually never seen him before. He's quite cute!

[Hattie is just perplexed now, she thought he wanted to gossip, and that was the only swapped couple she could think of. Have another hand squeeze!]

Well, you seem to know of Ciel; are you two friends? Did that little incident shake things up at all?

Well, it was inconvenient for everyone, if that's what you mean--

[He shakes his head suddenly, snapping himself out of it. That wasn't why he was here! Plus he wouldn't even know how to gossip if he tried! His hand tenses beneath hers.]

No - that's not what I was getting at! That incident caused trouble for a lot of people, not just Joe and Ciel!

[ Oz hid his face behind a hand, a silent laugh shaking his body. Oh, this was priceless. Better then priceless. Gilbert was actually conversing with a lady!

Although he must have a talk with the manservant later on. There was no need to protest so much! And he must have a talk with the wonder Miss. Hattie later for truly, this is the first he's seen Gilbert so unmanned. There was hand holding and blushing and the usual expected stuttering and the young lady in question was taking it all in stride.

Priceless.

Oz was so very glad Break suggested the little rendezvous and his dress felt quite comfortable after all that time spent as Alice. And a smidgeon less drafty. now to decide if he wanted the bisque or something a bit lighter. The entertainment, after all, was golden, even if the view could be better. They couldn't draw too much attention to themselves after all. ]

It's a perfect match, don't you think?

[ Although Hannah's spare uniform is a tad short on Break (and a bit too roomy in the front), it fits perfectly in the waist. Which Break would find irritating, on principle, but for the quality of this afternoon's entertainment. He has come prepared with a paper fan, which he uses to shield his face and conversation from the "lovers." ]

That ~yelping~ would put any ordinary woman off, but not Miss Hattie! ♥

[Hattie probably shouldn't teach him how, anyway. Perhaps only terrible, terrible things would come from it. Or maybe it wouldn't! Her brows raise just slightly as he seems to be trying to make some sort of point.

She just doesn't get it.]

I suppose that's what I meant.. And well, sure, I could see that being trouble, but I-

[Blink]

Wait a moment are you.. You're not saying..

*ulp*

Goodness, gracious.. Gilbert? Are you..

[Her voice drops to a whisper.]

.. Someone else right now?

[He sighs, leans back in his chair and shakes his head. Slowly, he attempts to withdraw his hand from hers. At least she's sort of catching on, but no, that's not exactly right.]

No, I'm myself right now. But back then...

[He turns his gaze down to his feet.]

The person who spoke to you before wasn't me.

[ AWOOGA! Time for an intervention! Break stands, waving a lace handkerchief at the couple. He pitches his speaking voice high and ladylike. ]

Oooooh, Lord Gilbert, what a baaaaaaad boy you are~♥

Sneaking out to meet your fiancee without your chaperones, oh the scandal!

[ With a wave of his hand, he indicates the other "chaperone," the very pretty Oz. He is fairly sure Hattie won't recognize him, having only seen him once before, on the NV. But Gilbert, however...

He's disappointed he can't see Gilbert's face, but his sputtering should make up for that, hopefully. ]

[Ooh, was it backstory time? Was this going to be the reveal of some sort of dark, twisted origin of his personality? Her brows raised in anticipation, though she jumped in surprise once Not-Xerxes called out, looking to her (and let go of Vincent's hands as well).

And yet she couldn't help but smile a bit. She'd never been in a scandal before, how exciting! She looks eagerly to her date, cheeks a bit pink.]

Oh my.. Are we in trouble, Vincent?

[Are they totally going to start running down the halls like the Take on Me video??]

[ Oz was far more interested in the conversation across the way then anything Break had to say although it did appear that they were nigh on perfect.

Perfect for trolling of course!

With a gasp, Oz jumps to his feet, following after. ] Ah, but we shouldn't judge them too harshly! He must have been eager to be alone with the lady. He probably wasn't even going to introduce us until they were engaged.

(OOC: That was my mistake, I meant Gilbert, I got the brothers confused. T_T)

[ he turns and frowns ] You were going to do right by her, weren't you, Gilbert? [ for shame! You could've at least used your real name. tsk, tsk. ]

Edited 2012-09-01 01:31 (UTC)

[Things had been going so well.

Actually, no, that's not true. It's a disaster, and Gilbert knows it's a disaster. In all honesty he's sort of hoping for 'disaster' over something like 'train wreck' or 'catastrophe'. At least a disaster is salvageable. So all things considered, it could be worse.

A lot worse. Levels of 'worse' that could only exist in his wildest, most terrifying nightmares. All he can do is keep explaining and hope that she takes it well.]

[Of course, by thinking something so cliche like 'it could be worse', he's doomed himself to this type of fate.]

[He doesn't even need to turn to look at his superior; that stupid sugary tone meets his ears and fills his mind's eye with a perfect image of him. That ridiculous cloying, happy expression, drinking in every last drop of his subordinate's misery, with or without his sight.]

[In hindsight, he should have realized that there was no way he was getting out of the house without Break noticing or overhearing or something. This had all been fabricated by him to begin with, after all, and Break has never been one not to see a plan through to the end.]

[His hands clench on the table as he fights back the urge to just whip right around and punch that idiot right in his stupid smug face ~~again~~--]

[--but it's the bizarre question from the young woman, and the sound of his young master's voice that forces him to turn around and face them both in absolute terror and mortification. Oz, he can't explain this! All of it! But the entire thing has left him tongue tied as it is, so when he twists his chair around to look upon the two of them, he has no words.]

[...Why.]

[Why are they women.]

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XD You gir- guy- people!

do you see how he suffers?!

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1/reaction spam I'm sorry

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