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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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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.]

[Why does this feel like a really, really cracky subplot to a novel.]

[So in the end, he's unable to answer Hattie's question. He can't even stand up and pull that Take On Me Video move, no matter how badly he'd like to. Anything to get away from this. He can only stare in absolute horror at both Break and Oz, eyes darting back and forth between the two. He stutters over a few words, none of them making any sense at all, and only ends up choking out a couple of painful sounding half-words as his hands and shoulders begin to shake.]

Wha-aah....wh-wha....gah - eeeeeeeeh...?!

[Little help, Hattie?]

[ This is perfection in every way. Bringing Oz along had been a stroke of genius. Had he come alone, the fun might have ended prematurely - and Gilbert might have had the nerve to out him as the author of this romance! But with double-team trolling, Gilbert doesn't have a chance.

And the dresses are just that extra special touch. He'd break his arm patting himself on the back, if he weren't so busy holding in his laughter. ]

Well - that's what weeeeeeeee're here for, Miss Ozellina. To make sure he does do right by her.

[ He moves behind Gilbert's chair and stands there, hovering. ]

Go on, Lord Gilbert. Don't let me interrupt you from your wooing~♥

[Hattie wasn't entirely certain what is going on. Vincent wasn't protesting against the claims so she a) assumed they weren't in any sort of trouble and b) this was a bit of an embarrassing surprise!]

Erm, I'm sorry, I don't really understand what's going on.. But I'm Lady Hattie of Ehvenn. We were just about to discuss the matters of the engagement, actually!

....

Oh, I get it! These were the two that switched bodies! Goodness gracious, are you girls all right now?

.. Are you his advisors?

[ Oz giggles, hiding his face with a small twist of his head as he curtsies to the Lady Hattie of Ehvenn. ]

You've guessed it right. We were the poor victims of that horrible curse! [ that's not entirely a lie. They simply weren't switched with each other. ]

[ he coughs and smiles sweetly, gesturing to Break standing next to him. ] But don't mind us. We simply couldn't let Lord Gilbert here put your good name to shame. I do apologize for not introducing myself earlier. I am Lady Ozellina Vessalius and this is my good friend and mentor, Xervinia Break.

Now, please. Do carry on. I think Gilbert was trying to say something?

[ he folds his hands gracefully in front of him, a charming smile on his face. Oh dear, were wear a pair of chairs when one needed them? ]

[Yes, he was trying to say something.

But as it is, he's got nothing. Absolutely nothing. His brain has officially turned off to save him from this incredible embarrassment and will need a chance to reboot itself now. AND OZ WHAT'S WITH THOSE NAMES.]

Wh-wh-wha--?!

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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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done!

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*crawls back from being dead of laughter*

geh, sorry for the wait.

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crawls back from being dead of laughter