The young lady he had found was unconscious, and what else could he do but to take her in? It was out of the kindness of his heart, of course. Or was there something else? The girl maybe had some other purpose, or he could be using her in obscene ways. No, none of these things registered when he did it, he just... simply rescued her. That was all. Regardless of what she figured this could lead to, or what purpose she really could serve, there was one thing for sure. He knew what he was doing.
He really was a good man. It brought a smile to his face. And when she came to, the smile would be the first thing she saw.]
at least, not a smile that wasn't more of a leering smirk. yelling and slurred speech were what she was used to, as well as those raspy, droning voices in her mind she'd hear from...that. being in the business of Misery was something she was used to, but wasn't something she could say she liked. which suited the creature just fine-it was what it wanted her for, in the first place.
...its a nice smile.
red eyes close, a blink, before they focus on him and only him. she doesn't say a thing.]
[Strong and silent. Well, maybe not strong, but certainly silent. He should have possibly expected a reaction like this, her eyes fixed on him. Maintaining that smile, he cleared his throat.]
You're quite the curious lady. Do you know where you are?
[ a shake of her head - no. she had no clue. no clue who this man with the nice smile was, where she was, or what had happened while she slept.
she at least sits up, not paying much mind to her clothing or hair, not bothering to brush any strands from her eyes, or to tug down her already too-short dress to cover her pale legs.]
[She seemed innocent. That was the best part of it. Innocent and uncorrupted, but it isn't as if that was true. He wouldn't know until she let him know herself.]
I figured you wouldn't. All I can tell you right now is that you're away from where you were before, from where I found you. After all, I couldn't let a girl like you freeze out there for another second. [He turns to the nightstand next to the bed she's resting on, picking up and holding out a teacup to her.]
I wasn't sure whether you liked coffee or tea, so I went with tea. Better for you anyway, better for your teeth.
[ where she was before... ah. she remember, or at least, it wouldn't let her forget. she glances down at the cup for a moment, before carefully reaching out to take it in both her hands. if it was too hot to touch, or uncomfortable, she didn't let it show at all. ]
[ her voice is faint as she watches him, her own smile fading to a look of curiosity. he had a very nice smile, and a very nice... everything. why was he being so nice to her? ]
I don't know. [ it wanted her to be there, it didn't normally explain why... ]
[He shrugs his shoulders, shaking his head.] That's a problem. A girl like you has to have a name. You aren't suited to being addressed as "you" from here to eternity.
[He stands by the window momentarily. As if mulling over the names of females he once knew, or once read about. There may have been a girl at one point. Maybe hidden away in his head, kept locked away for this moment. He murmurs "Elizabeth". But, it was too similar.
Too similar.
He turns his head, looking over his shoulder.]
You know, I think I'd like to try to give you one myself. You can feel free to reject it or accept it at your own leisure. I feel as if you would be the type of woman that a man would promise the world to. Create many that he couldn't keep. Fortunately for you, I keep mine.
[He smiles and turns his head back out the window.] I thought of one. Would you like to hear it?
[ he had such pretty words - a way of saying them which made her want to listen, even after he'd stopped speaking. eager for him to continue on with whatever he may say next.
For now, I'd just like to show you the world the way I see it. If you'll allow that. [to highlight that, he extends his hand to her. as if to say, "I'll lead you."]
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ches - 1
Date: 2019-05-06 11:01 pm (UTC)The young lady he had found was unconscious, and what else could he do but to take her in? It was out of the kindness of his heart, of course. Or was there something else? The girl maybe had some other purpose, or he could be using her in obscene ways. No, none of these things registered when he did it, he just... simply rescued her. That was all. Regardless of what she figured this could lead to, or what purpose she really could serve, there was one thing for sure. He knew what he was doing.
He really was a good man. It brought a smile to his face. And when she came to, the smile would be the first thing she saw.]
Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.
liesel - 1
Date: 2019-05-06 11:02 pm (UTC)at least, not a smile that wasn't more of a leering smirk. yelling and slurred speech were what she was used to, as well as those raspy, droning voices in her mind she'd hear from...that. being in the business of Misery was something she was used to, but wasn't something she could say she liked. which suited the creature just fine-it was what it wanted her for, in the first place.
...its a nice smile.
red eyes close, a blink, before they focus on him and only him. she doesn't say a thing.]
ches - 2
Date: 2019-05-06 11:03 pm (UTC)You're quite the curious lady. Do you know where you are?
liesel - 2
Date: 2019-05-06 11:04 pm (UTC)she at least sits up, not paying much mind to her clothing or hair, not bothering to brush any strands from her eyes, or to tug down her already too-short dress to cover her pale legs.]
ches - 3
Date: 2019-05-06 11:04 pm (UTC)I figured you wouldn't. All I can tell you right now is that you're away from where you were before, from where I found you. After all, I couldn't let a girl like you freeze out there for another second. [He turns to the nightstand next to the bed she's resting on, picking up and holding out a teacup to her.]
I wasn't sure whether you liked coffee or tea, so I went with tea. Better for you anyway, better for your teeth.
liesel - 3
Date: 2019-05-06 11:05 pm (UTC)...thank you.
[ a small smile, but its sincere. ]
ches - 4
Date: 2019-05-06 11:06 pm (UTC)That's what I like to see. You have a nice smile.
[It was a nice compliment, he felt. Of course, only he could compliment himself on a compliment.]
So then. Tell me a little about yourself. What was a lady like you doing where you were?
liesel - 4
Date: 2019-05-06 11:07 pm (UTC)[ her voice is faint as she watches him, her own smile fading to a look of curiosity. he had a very nice smile, and a very nice... everything. why was he being so nice to her? ]
I don't know. [ it wanted her to be there, it didn't normally explain why... ]
ches - 5
Date: 2019-05-06 11:09 pm (UTC)That so? Is it amnesia? [He pauses, and chuckles.] Strange question, I'm sure. I don't believe an amnesiac would know that they have amnesia.
liesel - 5
Date: 2019-05-06 11:09 pm (UTC)[ she remembered everything, she was sure. though she doesn't remember going to sleep in that area where she'd been taken from. ]
ches - 6
Date: 2019-05-06 11:10 pm (UTC)I figured. I wouldn't imagine an amnesiac to last long out here to begin with.
Is there anything you remember? ...A name, perhaps?
liesel - 6
Date: 2019-05-06 11:11 pm (UTC)ches - 7
Date: 2019-05-06 11:11 pm (UTC)[He shrugs his shoulders, shaking his head.] That's a problem. A girl like you has to have a name. You aren't suited to being addressed as "you" from here to eternity.
liesel - 7
Date: 2019-05-06 11:12 pm (UTC)ches - 8
Date: 2019-05-06 11:13 pm (UTC)Too similar.
He turns his head, looking over his shoulder.]
You know, I think I'd like to try to give you one myself. You can feel free to reject it or accept it at your own leisure. I feel as if you would be the type of woman that a man would promise the world to. Create many that he couldn't keep. Fortunately for you, I keep mine.
[He smiles and turns his head back out the window.] I thought of one. Would you like to hear it?
liesel - 8
Date: 2019-05-06 11:15 pm (UTC)...she nods her head. ]
ches - 9
Date: 2019-05-06 11:15 pm (UTC)Liesel. [He turns around, hands deep in his pockets, fixed expression upon his face.]
liesel - 9
Date: 2019-05-06 11:16 pm (UTC)[ she repeats the name, lips barely moving, before she glances down at her legs, murmuring the name again. a name for her, from him - a gift.
she nods her head once, pauses, then glances up at him. her wide red eyes stare right at him by the window, as he looks right back at her. ]
...thank you.
ches - 10
Date: 2019-05-06 11:17 pm (UTC)Well then, Liesel. I believe we have quite a lot of work to do.
liesel - 10
Date: 2019-05-06 11:18 pm (UTC)ches - 11
Date: 2019-05-06 11:18 pm (UTC)liesel - 11
Date: 2019-05-06 11:20 pm (UTC)...the world...?
ches - 12
Date: 2019-05-06 11:20 pm (UTC)It could be yours for the taking.
liesel - 12
Date: 2019-05-06 11:20 pm (UTC)[ someone like her, who was better off being a ghost instead of a human. ]
ches - 13
Date: 2019-05-06 11:22 pm (UTC)liesel - 13
Date: 2019-05-06 11:22 pm (UTC)ches - 14
Date: 2019-05-06 11:22 pm (UTC)liesel - 14
Date: 2019-05-06 11:22 pm (UTC)ches - 15
Date: 2019-05-06 11:23 pm (UTC)To see what you'd do with it.
liesel - 15
Date: 2019-05-06 11:23 pm (UTC)[ it would want it. to cover it with despair. but she...didn't want that. she liked...his idea. ]
I... want to do that you want to do.
ches - 16
Date: 2019-05-06 11:24 pm (UTC)liesel - 16
Date: 2019-05-06 11:24 pm (UTC)ches - 17
Date: 2019-05-06 11:24 pm (UTC)Maybe I'll sculpt it after you, after all.
liesel - 17
Date: 2019-05-06 11:24 pm (UTC)ches - 18
Date: 2019-05-06 11:25 pm (UTC)liesel - 18
Date: 2019-05-06 11:25 pm (UTC)[ she doesn't understand, but she kind find the words to disagree with him - she merely feels her heart tighten, and she glances down at her lap. ]
Why do you...like me?
ches - 19
Date: 2019-05-06 11:25 pm (UTC)You represent the world to me. A completely blank slate. Something beautiful, waiting for me.
liesel - 19
Date: 2019-05-06 11:25 pm (UTC)ches - 20
Date: 2019-05-06 11:25 pm (UTC)liesel - 20
Date: 2019-05-06 11:25 pm (UTC)ches - 21
Date: 2019-05-06 11:26 pm (UTC)liesel - 21 END
Date: 2019-05-06 11:27 pm (UTC)[ but she takes his hand anyway, carefully reaching her hand out to him. ]