Trollslum Cafe XCIX: Like a Trashy Romance Novel

[illogicalInsomniac]

º(Hmm...)º Ohh boy, here we go. º(Well, see, they've gOt a few sImIlarItIes, namely that they're bOth ObvIOusly made tO scare peOple. The dIfference between slasher fIlms and cOsmIc hOrrOr, whIch Is what I wrIte, Is thIs. In my OpInIOn, slasher fIlms are all abOut blOOd and gOre and kIllers that jump Out at yOu from dark alleys. Scary at fIrst, but It gets pretty clIche after a whIle. What I wrIte abOut Is the kInd Of thIng that seems cOmpletely mundane at fIrst, but the mOre yOu thInk abOut It, the mOre unnervIng It gets. Best kInd Of daymare fuel Is slOw-actIng.)º
Ahh, what a dork.

[Araiss]

Adinan raises up his arms and shrugs his shoulders pretending he doesn't know what Ublich is talking about.



I }{/\\/e n() i[)e/\ /\[3()ut /\nyt}{ing y()u're t/\lking /\[3()ut. Y()u're re/\lly (()nfusing /\/\e n()w.

He chuckles but then a serious look appears on his face.

[3ut re/\lly, if y()u w/\nt t() kn()w /\nyt}{ing y()u nee[) t() st()p [3eing s() stupi[). /\n[) /\(tu/\lly w()rk f()r /\ny se(rets I }{/\\/e. W}{/\t fun w()ul[) it [3e if y()u [)i[)n't?

[mr_19]

[|:| Good, you're understanding how bargaining works. Now, if you paid any HATtention, you'd realize we both have something the other wants.
He places a few cards in a few key locations. Damn good game of solitaire right here.

[Silvy]

Woah shit, she's still here? Crap, when did that happen?

[Araiss]

Well yes, I w/\nt y()u t() st()p [3eing stupi[) /\(t ()r n()t, [3ut I'/\/\ n()t sure I'/\/\ g()ing t() /\(tu/\lly get t}{/\t!, }{e}{e}{e!

He chuckles a bit, or maybe it's a cackle, but either way he laughs.

[3ut yes I [)() w/\nt t}{/\t [3l()()[). [3ut }{()w /\[3()ut /\ [)e/\l? ()r well f()r y()u /\ g/\/\/\e /\/\ig}{t w()rk /\/\()re f()r y()u.

[mr_19]

[|:| A deal is exactly wHAT, I'm looking for. You tell me you drink blood and you get some blood.

[Blank]

Mundane things fnord Hidden In Plain Sight(c) turn out to be scary fnord?
OBEY
I don't think that appeals to me fnord, I'd rather be able to laugh it off afterwards fnord.
Well I have to go fnord, Keep Calm And Carry On (c)
And she skips out of the cafe.

[redRevolvers]

And now he's here.
He spots Lenora, and gives a friendly wave hello, hoping relations haven't soured between them.
He then takes a seat at a random table, and orders a glass of ice water.

[illogicalInsomniac]

Is she- is she actually skipping out? Ambika chuckles a bit at this. º(See ya.)º
She goes back to scribbling in her notebook.


Vesper's also still here, shuffling cards out of boredom.

EDIT: Aaaand they both leave because their author needs sleep.

[Araiss]

Ye/\}{ t}{/\t...isn't g()nn/\ }{/\ppen! }{()w /\[3()ut /\ ri[)[)le?, [3e(/\use t}{/\t will en[) /\ l()t e/\sier. Wit}{ /\ l()t less /\nn()y/\n(e!

[Silvy]

Oh, it's that one seadweller. She should probably say something to him, apologize or something, right? Weren't you rude to him once, Lenora? I can't remember.
She gets up to go talk to Vallox anyways.

Uhm, hello, S|r.. She looks uncomfortable. Seadwellers.

[JellyWish]

Muride walks into the cafe, determined to actually do something this time, instead of waiting around like a delivery girl. She takes a seat at a table and orders a simple glass of water.

[redRevolvers]

And she's gone over to him. This could get real awkward, real fast.
Hey there, miss...uhh....
Aw dammit, he forgot her name.

[Fexxos Vyront]

Serkin casually enters the cafe.
He sits somewhere, kicks his feet up, and looks around.

[mr_19]

[|:| How do you expect to make a deal with tHAT sort of HATtitude, Adinan? Hell, you could just say you drink blood just to appease me..but you don't.. You know wHAT tHAT tells me right?

[Silvy]

Lenora, S|r. Just Lenora. Don't call me M|ss.

[redRevolvers]

Okay, Lenora...
While we're at it, ya don't really need t' call me "sir". Just call me Vallox.
He takes a sip of his water.

[Suds McFuddle]

Yup, still looking around, idling and such. He has yet to even finish his first julep.

[Silvy]

||t's a hab|t, S|r. ||'ll try to r-remember that, th-though. She's getting really nervous. Oh dear, why did she even approach the seadweller? Oh dear oh my oh dear oh my.

[Araiss]

()k/\y w}{y n()t?, I'll [3ite! W}{/\t [)()es it tell y()u }{/\tter?

Adinan is curious as to what he's thinking.

[redRevolvers]

So, uh... How's life been treatin' ya? Doin' okay since I last saw ya?

[mr_19]

Ublich's hands twiddle and twitch. He scans the table for everything he needs. An average drinking glass and a steak knife.
[|:| tHAT you drink blood.
Quickly, he dumps the glass out of any of it's contents and puts his left hand of the top. With his right hand he tightly grabs the knife and stabs it into the top of his left and and pulls out.
It doesn't take the glass long to get a generous amount of blood in it, the entire time it bleeds out he just watches Adinan's face.

[Silvy]

She's shaking somewhat, now.
Hahahaha, n-no, not r-really. || m-mean, || yelled a-at M|ss Ekatr|, a-and now ||'m r-really scared, really really s-scared.
Lenora why are you even telling a stranger these things? Be a man! Tell someone who cares.

[redRevolvers]

But he does care. He looks worried, now.
Do ya think she might be after ya now? Are you in trouble?

[Araiss]

Adinan stares for a moment raising an eyebrow before he sees Ublich stab himself with his own hand. His eyes momentarily widen in shock, but his face quickly turns into a grin. He answers a riddle and pulls out some noseplugs putting those in since he heard Ublich's blood stank. Then he just starts laughing.



G()[) y()u /\re }{il/\ri()us! ()r /\/\/\y[3e just (r/\zy, /\/\()re s() t}{/\n /\/\e! I'll tell y()u s()/\/\et}{ing, just [3e(/\use I'/\/\ /\r()un[) t}{e stuff [)()esn't gi\/e /\/\e /\ re/\s()n t() [)rink it. T}{/\t's like e/\ting s()p()r [3e(/\use y()u sleep in t}{e stuff!

He cackles a bit, and looks at the blood and then back at Ublich. He'd reach for the cup but he isn't an idiot.