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aphanon_meme) wrote2014-06-06 02:26 pm
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part 353 whalers on the moon
We've been here over a year now! I can hardly believe it! Dreamwidth's been pretty good, I'd say, with almost no downtime to speak of and all that! Anyway... how is your spring going? Or I guess it's almost summer, isn't it? Hopefully it's been well! I've been catching up on work and new movies, all very exciting stuff, I'm sure.
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a giant amazonian problem
Not at all. Are you joining me for tea?
[Of course you are. Peering right at you to make sure that you are, as is her usual method, and pouring a cup already. And what is that interesting parcel you are carrying, hmm]
wow rude
I am, if you'll have me. [Peering right back, excuse her, she knows turning down teatime is a crime, she's got that already. Just gonna amble in awkwardly, she's wearing one of those feminine outfits you've gifted her a while back, a pretty fluffy collared blouse, but she's paired it with highwaisted pants instead of a skirt because she refuses to wear one with eyes.gif scuttling about.
Ass kissing is in full swing.She's a little stiff in this room, everything looks expensive and ornamental and she doesn't want to trip over herself and break anyything so she literally shuffles over carefully, gift bag extended like it's a bomb and not a present.]
I've brought you a gift...Chocolates, to make amends for our misunderstanding the other day. [Expensive chocolates. And other MONTH more like it and it wasn't really a misunderstanding but ssh details. She can apologize but she is more fretful with you because she doesn't know how to please your impossibly high standards AND NOW THAT SHE THinks of it chocolates and tea kinda taste clash don't they. SHE SHOULD'VE BROUGHT CAKE]
..But, I'm afraid it doesn't go well with tea...
it is a thing to be proud of hush
Oh? How thoughtful of you!
[Eyebrows raised. Hmmmmmmmmm. What prompted this. But she graciously accepts the gift, letting that 'misunderstanding' copout go and peering into the bag- hello, fancy packaging...]
My- thank you very much, Monika, I do appreciate it. Now, now, don't concern yourself with that.
['Doesn't go'??? SHE BEGS TO DIFFER. Okay, so it doesn't go but she likes tea, she loves chocolate, this is all acceptable. Immediately opening up the package to admire and then taste them, hoho]
Mm...oh, but excuse me. How are you?
You HUSH I AM BEING SO SLOW ITI S UNFORGIVABLE
Are you certain? Really, Lieselotte, I think it will--[about to tell you it'll probably taste gross paired with tea BUT THERE YOU GO EATING IT ANYWAY and okay, you are an adult and you can make your own disastrous taste combination decisions. She is going to just shuffle over and take a seat by you, and count her luck she's avoided obnoxious cheek kisses this time.]
Well...I am very glad you like it. I'll consider the hour more carefully next time and bring you something more suitable for tea. [ahem, gonna sit up all straight and stiff at that question. God this rooms bring back memories of suffocating childhood homes. She finds rooms like this unbearable, so much unnecessary clutter. It must be a disaster to clean.]
I...I am doing well...and how are you? We missed you during the camping trip. [they did not really because you are needy but she is being polite]
shame on you, sticky one
Hmm? [Sorry, can't hear you over the taste of this chocolate. IT WILL TASTE FINE because her tea is so sweet it is practically indistinguishable in any case. Eating very delicately, but obviously enjoying it. WILL KISS YOU ANNOYINGLY BEFORE THE DAY IS THROUGH.] It's quite delicious, will you have one? There is no need for that- though, of course, I always appreciate your thoughtful gifts...
[Sipping her tea, see, it's fine. And don't say things like that, you know she doesn't like to clean.]
Quite well- very much so, I would say- and what camping trip was this? I heard nothing of it, though naturally I dislike the idea of sleeping out of doors, so I am glad of it.
touches you with my sticky fingers
If you'd wish to go out, we can, but I'd rather not change outfits. [Fair warning, she won't truss her self up to go to some fancy restaurant so if you'd like to go out to eat, it's a mom n pop diner for you. But takes a moment to take a sip of your tea--EUGH. Sweet.]
No, thank you. This'll do. [Will just take a sip and put it down and resist the urge to chide you about your health and the risk of diabetes. Frowns at that "I always appreciate your thoughtful gifts" that feels a little passive aggressive. LONG SUFFERING SIGH.]
I apologize for the way I handled that situation, Lieselotte, please forgive me, I'll be sure to behave more sensitivity from here on. [happy? Now please let it go.]
But yes, I'm glad to hear you are doing well. I was concerned you might have been feeling sick. The meme organized an impromptu trip of sorts, your male self was there, and I was surprised you weren't the one keeping him company. [she is going into this smoothly, testing the waters. DO YOU KNOW. DID YOU KNOW.]
hoses down
[Elegant tea dress is probably good enough, but not by her standards. THAT WAS NOT PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE. THAT WAS A HINT THAT YOU CAN KEEP BRINGING HER GIFTS. You are impossible. sTOP READING THINGS INTO HER WORDS]
Oh- really, Monika. I have quite forgotten it. You look very nice today, by the way. Of course, I forgive you.
[Waaaaaves it off, all casually, popping another chocolate into her mouth.]
No, I was simply at home. ...Roderich attended? Really. I suppose he went along with Julia- [...Oh, the things she knows and you do not.] Have you become acquainted?
this is getting kinky
N-No, but I thought only perhaps you lacked for my company...!! I have been busy and you haven't called. [Because you were playing with your boy toy and she disappeared off the face of the planet but STILL. AND IT TOTALLY READS THAT WAY EASILY to her, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD TAKE MORE CARE WITH MAKING YOUR INTENTIONS CLEAR. SHE CAN'T READ PEOPLE WELL]
A-Ah, I see. I'm relieved to hear it, I thought...[trails off because there's a GIANT pit of paranoia and worries on her chest that's better off left unsaid laughs]
T-Thank you, you are impeccable as always yourself...[won't even question that whole not dressed for dinner when you look like you are dressed to walk out on a movie set]
He did. [Staring at you a little intensely, you KNEW]
They shared a tent, and yes...we have. [Looking away at that ho boy. THAT "YOUNG LADY" IS RINGING THROUGH HER HEAD AND mORTIFYING HER AGAIN. AUGH. SHE FEELS HOT. COloring a little]
W-Where you aware that they are...[vague hand movements because she can't quite bring herself to say it again]
i can hit you with the rolled up newspaper next if you want
Thought...? Ah, this is nothing special, but thank you. [tiny, perfect hairflip...and not looking directly at you because your gaze became slightly alarming suddenly...what did she do. Is this about-]
Oh...
[You look red- OH]
Well- of course I was aware. This is an ongoing arrangement, you know. Quite a lengthy one. [Why are you so bothered. What have you done......................] Were you not informed?
that isn't sexy it'll just get soggy try again
Who have you been entertaining? [casual question, no suspicions at all. Any other day she would've chuckled at that hair flip, but the DISTRESS AT EVERYTHING IS JUST BARRELING TO HER SURFACE And SHE JUST is doing that old childhood "I have FUCKED UP" habit of hers where she has all her fingers touching her lips as if she's trying to keep the confession of her sins from bursting out of her mouth. Shakes her head]
I...I was not. [HOW TO phrase this in a way that won't get her scolded for being vulgar let's see...]
Did you also know that they...engage...each other without... security?
collar and leash??? 1/2
[MOVING SWIFTLY ON, you look very shifty right now. She knows that look, you have broken a vase or lost a purse full of money or insulted someone important. But you're also evidently distressed that your relatives are boinking oh dear]
Well, I suppose Julia did not want to reve- ...al... [Takes...a moment to process this, what is this code for...]
Do you mean to say... [Leans in conspiratorially...]
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...that their lack of promise to be married concerns you?
[Security = engagement ring, adequate finances and proof of a good lineage]
UNCOMFORTABLE
[That guess surprises her and she gives you a very DISBELIEVING LOOK HOW COULD YOU THINK IT WAS MARRIAGE she is not of your era]
No, Honestly, this is 2014, Lieselotte! I had more pressing, and--er...intimate concerns about...[Past tense. HAD concerns. HAD. Because she already voiced them]
I suppose protection is a far better word than security...? [HANDS ON HER CHEEKS. WHAT HAS SHE DONE]
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I-Intimate- you mean- [HAND OVER MOUTH LIKE A SHOCKED SOUTHERN BELLE. Lowering her voice. Oh my god, you are ridiculous]
P-Prophylactics...!
[She's old, okay]
Why- why would you think of that sort of thing?
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A-And why wouldn't I think of it?! Isn't it naturally the first exact thing I would think of when I am told my sister is having relations with some man?! I've heard from a reliable source that we are more than capable of contracting various diseases and I am only concerned for my sister, but neither of them would discuss it seriously with me!
[AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, the inevitable confession that she introduced herself to your male self with questions about condoms]
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[Blushing partly because this is so personal but mostly because she can fEEL YOUR FLUSTEREDNESS. And as you go on, and she understands what you just said, her eyes just widen in horror]
Are you saying that you- you sat them down and made them suffer questioning about this?!
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I-I--No...Well, I assure you I did not push the subject! Being referred to as "Young Lady" was enough to know the topic was unwelcome! [she is bitter and offended and embarrassed, HELP HER FIX THIS]
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[Just listens to your distressed ranting, mouth open at 'field notes' and 'unprotected sex' and all this talk that makes Roderich sound like some punk she picked up in a drug den, geez]
There's no call for this sort of mistrust- what?
[O-Oh...she hasn't called you that in a while and how you always hate it. That's...that's a little...]
I-I see... [Snrk...covers her mouth because somehow, thinking of you having such a wildly inappropriate conversation with Roderich to the point he gapes like a fish, flips out and calls you 'young lady', despite being awful, is a little...funny. BUT, controlling herself] Well- goodness, can you blame him? I would not like to be asked about such things either- and we are the same!
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It is not mistrust, it is only concern. [Let's just say that France doesn't paint anyone in a flattering light and she has this weird inability/reluctance to accept her sister as attached to someone else because her entire life, she has always come first. Maybe some deep down childish protective feelings she refuses to acknowledge because she is totally an adult who doesn't need her older sister anymore]
A-Are you laughing at me? Lieselotte! [DESPAIRING TONE, PLEASE HUMOUR HER A LITTLE. SHE SEES THOSE QUIVERING LIPS. FLUSTERS EVEN MORE]
I-It's not like I do not have my regrets, I realize I was inappropriately invasive with my line of questioning and I apologized, but even so! The risk is very real and they'd do well to take it seriously! [Fretful, twisting her shirt in her hands.]
Similar, not the same! I was hoping you'd be in some agreement with me. France said you'd be familiar with her experiences.
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but that's
cute
in a very naive way...]
I am not- [COUGH] I am doing no such thing. I understand- you are concerned- but- you cannot expect anyone to respond well to such a thing, and beyond that- it is none of your business. [Pre-emptively holds up a hand against protests, shaking her head] No, they are adults. Believe me, I have had misgivings...but I have come to give them the courtesy due any adults in such an...entanglement. [Because, you know, hYPOCRISY.]
And I see you have not yet spent much time with him; I would advise you to do so, as we are really quite like one another, and I should like you to treat him with the same...
[What?]
What experiences are those...?
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OPENS HER MOUTH for a flood of arguing but that upheld hand cuts her off and she frowns and frowns and frowns. But what can she say, really?]
...
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...I suppose you're right... [but phrasing it "None of her business" made her feel a sadness pang momentarily. Oh well, she'll get used to it eventually. On the upside, if this is respect due all adults, that means she can date who ever the hell she wants without being lectured on it, right?]
How did you come to take it so well? [Because she cannot wrap her mind around it still. Just making a REALLY UNWILLING face at that advice and tactfully avoiding any promise making by skipping to the next topic]
I do not know. I was only under the impression there is a possibility you two have been...familiar...with each other? [read: have you ever had relations with that woman and have you ever contracted anything from her. SHE JUST WANTS TO AIR THINGS OUT. She needs to really stop having girls night with France. She is a child being fed lies that appeal to her more morbid curiosities]
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I- what? Of course I am familiar with her. As to that, I- ah- I thought it over, and as I considered my own, ah, feelings- and circumstances- that is to say, throughout my life- I was able to sympathise, and so...
[Rambling and not one hundred percent confident in her words, which is a giant alarm bell, but now she's thinking about the stupid question she brushed aside a moment ago...wait a minute...]
I am sorry- when you say familiar, what precisely are you asking? [WHAT HAS THAT FRENCH FUCK SAID]
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That's not what I meant.....Ah...[NARROWING HER EYES AT YOU ...YOU ARE BEING UNCHARACTERISTICALLY FISHY]
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...Lieselotte...Are you--[LYING OR HIDING THINGS FROM HER. YOU DO NOT RAMBLE but that sudden veer of topics combined with that tone throw her off, and frankly startle her, and suddenly she's backpedaling. SHES GETTING THE IMPRESSION THAT NO YOU HAVE NOT AND SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED]
A-Ah...Nevermind that, you've answered it sufficiently! I think in general, we have exhausted this topic thoroughly, haven't we? [sslooowly reaching for her headphones because maybe you'll get a hint and take some quiet calm down time and not flip out over France. She is awful at this tactfully ending conversations thing]
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STARES AT. STARES. Suddenly it's dawning on her that you are spending a little too much time with France unsupervised and unprotected, she has no idea what sort of nonsense you may be hearing.
But you seem to know better than to press whatever absurd notion you were approaching, and she sips her tea, gathering herself.]
Yes, I think so. Now, the lesson you must take from this is, of course, to mind what sort of questions you are asking others. Put those down, dear.
[Without even looking, she knooooows you're going for the headphones and she considers it rude if the conversation isn't officially over.]
Ah- did you begin to say something? I missed it, excuse me.
[In leaving France behind, she unthinkingly latches on to the half-understood beginning of a question she heard, poking around her chocolates again, hmm]
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I am not a child, I know. I was only verifying. Pardon me. [Okay maybe She was a little curious and she usually fields you all her questions and this was one hell of a ball to throw but STILL. She's getting a hint she is not allowed to ask you about ALL your experiences]
...[fiddling with her headphones, she's not putting them down but she's not wearing them so chill. What was that about minding her questions? She won't outright accuse you of being a liar, no she made that mistake as a child as REGRETTED it for weeks so give her a moment to word it more POLITELY for your easily offended ass]
...
...I wanted to ask if you were concealing a secret from me. You seemed nervous before.
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totallyyyy passed out
how could you
my stamina failed me
now that's a first
you exhausted me
i am not sorry