Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)
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				Title: <strong>Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>12-02-2011, 18:41:08</strong>
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				Empty streets welcomed her once again in the town that never seemed to meet pure night nor day. Everyone else was sleeping -- you were able to do that when your entire life was spent not knowing what time it was by looking at where the sun was or wasn't. The only reason why Skell hadn't retired to bed was because she wanted to find him again. That one Nobody. She believed his name to be "Axel."<br><br>His behavior was most intriguing out of all the cloaked ones she had been able to spot. She wasn't sure how many of them there were, but they were all different characters of their own. The only reason why she specifically wanted to seek him out was because he'd frequent Twilight Town the most, and she had caught him in a few different scenarios that made perfect for her sort of studies. Maybe about a year ago, she noticed he would visit this town, always with another person. A blonde. But just a few months ago it turned into just the redhead roaming around, going off on his missions no doubt. Whatever had happened to the blonde, the redhead's mood had distinctively changed. And that change was what interested her.<br><br>It was telling of a Nobody to change character after a shift in their social environment; something like that only ever happened if the person could show emotion, right? That's why some people are called "heartless." Because they don't react to things like that. But this one seemed hardly heartless.<br><br>As much as she wished she couldn't classify herself as a stalker, possibly creeper, that's what she was in regards to this Nobody. She wants to figure him out, see what makes him tick. She only hoped that he wasn't on to her. Who knows how that would change her studies. <br><br>As the thought came to mind, she instinctively tapped on her eye necklace, promptly becoming invisible. Best not to be caught by surprise if he chose to transport in right behind her. <br><br>"Let's just hope today isn't your day off..." she muttered with a sigh, wandering on with observant eyes.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 05:05:35</strong>
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				The ironic truth? It was one of his days off.<br><br>For the Nobody ranked Number VIII in the Organization that was named Axel, it had been a conflicting time for the fiery redheaded man as he entered the realm through a rift that he had opened for himself not more than a few moments ago, walking through it casually before standing there in the town square, his hands deep into his pockets for the time being before looking around from side to side for a moment as the rift closed behind him. From being assigned jobs ranging from recon and gathering information from Castle Oblivion to managing his two trainees in the forms of both Roxas and Xion, it was apparent that he had his hands rather full these days. This was one of those times when he was actually glad to have gotten out under Xenmas's foot every once in a while and go out on his own for a little bit of rest and relaxation. At least that was what humans called it, anyway.<br><br>But where would his first destination be now that he was here, he wondered as he looked around with a thoughtful look on his face.
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				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 05:26:55</strong>
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				And just her luck... look who decided to show up! Skell stopped walking as the Nobody on her list appeared in the center of the town square. He wasn't accompanied by anyone. Perhaps this was a solo mission? <br><br>She waited to see if he would wander off in any direction in particular, but he didn't. He looked rather laid back and aimlessly looking about if anything. No sense of urgency. Nothing. <br><br>"Hmm..." she narrowed her gaze, curious what would happen if she toyed with the environment a little. Pulling out her paintbrush, she brought the tip to her lips in thought. What would be intriguing to see interact with this Nobody? She figured she could have some fun with this opportunity, and quickly scrawled up a pair of crows. She dashed away from her spot in case he traced them to where she was standing, and watched as the birds flew off toward the redhead. One casually perched on his shoulder, while the other cawed and looped about his head. It was amusing for her, and it could elicit a reaction worth noting. If he experienced anger, that'd be saying something, no?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 05:35:55</strong>
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				After a little bit of decision making, the redheaded Nobody's first thought was to head towards a cafe for possibly a spot of tea so he could clear his mind from all of the day's troubles when a pair of crows was heading towards him from an unknown location. One of which perched onto his shoulder while the other one buzzed about above his head, making him look up at it with an indifferent look on his face for the most part. He would look at the crow for a little while longer before lowering his head back down, aiming his eyes in front of him before beginning to walk forward, not even seeming to bother with the two winged creatures, his hands still tucked into his pockets with a contemplative look on his face.<br><br><em>Maybe a a little tea would be nice on this night...</em> Axel thought as he continued onward, looking as though he was heading towards no place in particular.
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				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 05:51:17</strong>
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				Skell pursed her lips. The crows didn't do a single thing to elicit anything out of him. Watching him continue heading forward, she pursued on. <br><br>It seemed as though he was heading to no place in particular. This feeling persisted for about a good five or so minutes, and it concerned Skell. When she found his supposed place of destination, however, she was greatly surprised. He had arrived at a local café, one she frequented often enough to just sit down and study or relax her time away with a sketchbook. She figured the most discrete way of following him inside would be through actually being visible. The owners of the place would pick up on a ghost moving their entrance door after all.<br><br>So, by first making sure no one was looking her way, she tapped on her necklace and reappeared to the environment. Maybe being in a café would allow her some more personal, and subtle time in getting to know this one. <br><br>Her hopes were aided by the incredibly busy night they were having. There were very few spaces to sit, and she held in hopes that she could nab something by wherever the redhead wished to retire. Assuming he wanted to stay. Casually, she stood behind him in line, her eyes taking in the details that were better observed within a closer proximity. She wondered if the owners could somehow manage to get their drinks to come out around the same time, by just a hand signal or something. It would increase her chances of socializing with this one. If he chose to go outside, she could just disappear from view again and proceed with the pursuit. <br><br>She came in often enough that they knew who she was by name. So she figured she'd give a kind wave to grab the cashier's attention, and then a sly point to the man in front of her. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 06:18:08</strong>
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				As he passed by one of the few cafes that were open in this area, Axel's footwear gave a quiet scuff as he arrived here, turning his head towards it with an arched eyebrow for a moment before turning towards the crow that sat perched on his shoulder and shooed it away from him, dusting his black gloved hand at the thing in order to get it off of him before walking towards the cafe with the same quiet expression that was written on his face as he came into the establishment. Sadly, there didn't look to be very many places for him to sit at, but he wouldn't let a little thing like limited space be all that much of a bother to him. But, as long as he could get a spot where he could be by himself in the place and expect a bit of service, then Axel would have a little bit of solace in the revered silence.<br><br>Once in the line that had formed in front of him, Axel began to think about what he would get while he was here. They always had a bevy of choices here, which was probably one of the reasons why this place was so popular in times like this. Then again, it shouldn't come as a shock to him really. Besides, what was one more person that would look to just vanish into the crowd here, anyway? As far as Axel knew, it seemed as though that was the primary goal of most people in this day and age. After a little while, his turn would soon come up once the line had moved up enough for him to finally place an order of some sweet tea, which would be brought out to him in a short while as was told to him by the man that worked at the register there. Nodding in reply and then paying for it, Axel would then begin to look for an open booth for him to settle down in.<br><br>Soon enough, one spot opened up in a corner of the place, making Axel arch a brow at it for a moment before heading over to that table with two mahogany chairs on opposite and perpendicular sides of each other, his steps giving off a quiet cadence as he moved to the furthest chair, easing himself into it with a sigh while his eyes were closed. After a moment, he then brought his elbows up onto the matching table and once there were on it, he brought his chin to rest on top of the backs of his hands while his eyes were still closed in thought.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 06:35:07</strong>
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				She smiled kindly to the barista who had taken the hint. Ordering up her own hot cocoa, she watched with a careful and subtly eye as Axel chose the most secluded corner of the café. It seemed as though he really didn't want to attract any attention, and just wanted time to himself. This place was busy enough that someone could do that with no trouble here. She contemplated for a moment as to whether or not she'd actively bother him, or just sit down at his table. When the drinks were ready, she figured she'd take his drink with her and hand it off to him once she got there. <br><br>"Hey..." she greeted, placing his hot tea just in front of him, "I overheard you order the tea... and seeing as how the other drinks were coffee, I figured I might as well bring it to you, uhm --" and to be sly about it, she took a peek at the name scrawled on his cup, "Axel...?" She looked around, well aware that there were no other empty seats -- and even if there were she'd have no interest in taking up -- and turned back to the redhead, "You wouldn't mind if I joined you, would you?" She gave a small smile, "Promise I won't bite..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 06:53:58</strong>
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				For the most part, Axel continued to sit there in total silence as he waited for his order to be brought to him by one of the staff here, only to instead be greeted by someone that didn't sound the part at all. This would make Axel open his eyes suddenly and glare at the woman that was now standing in front of him with his brows furrowed in slight aggravation. Who was she in accordance to him, anyway and what was she doing here?<br><br>"Of course I don't mind." Axel answered with a calm annoyance in his voice, his eyes narrowed at the woman sharply. "But I'm inclined to ask you a few things, if you don't mind." He added as he then unfolded his hands from under his chin and then leaned back into the seat before refolding them over his chest as he then crossed one leg over the other. "One of them is who are you." He concluded, asking her outright.
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				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 07:21:59</strong>
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				"Haha, you don't waste any time, do you?" Skell joked as she took her seat. She quickly ran through her head whether or not she should give her name. Figuring it'd be bad to lie now and get caught later -- yeah no. It'd be all sorts of bad for her studies. He'd probably never show his face in these parts again. And that'd be awful for her, she can't go far from here without help from someone or something else, "The name's Skell..." she lifted her cocoa to her lips, trying to behave as though she knew nothing about him. <br><br>"You afraid someone is out to get you or something?" she set her cocoa down, "I assure you... nothing really happens in this World... I mean, save for the whole&nbsp; random onslaught of Dusks every now and then. Little slivery white guys. You may have seen them." She narrowed her eyes -- she may have slipped already, "I mean, you don't <em>look</em> as though you're from here... with that get-up. Am I right?"<br><br>At the expense of possibly annoying him, she pulled out her sketchbook and a pen to try and make her seem less suspicious, and more random. She flipped to a random empty page, sure to not reveal a sketch of her very own table guest. Uncapping her pen, she diverted her attention to the sketchbook.<br><br>"Don't worry, I'm still listening if you want to talk..."
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				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 07:35:28</strong>
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				"You're right about one thing," Axel answered as his eyes continued to bore into the woman - now named Skell - with the same bitter glare in his eyes as his tea was placed down in front of him then glanced down to it with a slightly more calmer look as he then reached a hand out to the cup and brought it close to himself before picking it up and taking a sip of it quietly. "I'm not from this part of town." He answered flatly as he then set the cup down back on the small saucer after having noticed her little slip. That slip alone would've put him on edge instantly and made him bring out one of his twin chakrams and used it to behead her right on the spot, but this was a public place. Causing any disturbances while this was his time off would only lead to further trouble that he would have to deal with on his own before disappearing from this realm entirely, so for now he had to remain on his best behavior and continue to exchange words with her.<br><br>"As for those things called Dusks, I've heard about them from time to time. Never really seen them up close, though." He added with a casual shrug of his shoulders, despite it was a flat out yet well versed lie, almost as if he had done this sort of thing before. "Besides, I do my part to keep away from those monstrosities." He added as he then glanced off to the side with a sort of dismissive expression on his face before glancing back to her with a blink of his eyes.<br><br>"What about you? You look as though you're the normal background color for this town." Axel then spoke, arching an inquisitive brow at her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 07:59:58</strong>
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				Her eyes flickered up to him as he dismissed Dusks as something he had only really heard of before. She knew it a lie, but would she let on to that? Better not... most likely blow her cover and cause him to overturn the table or something. <br><br>"Oh? I have... they're quite snake-like. If snakes had feet, anyway," she continued on with her still life of her cup. She didn't look up at him again until he posed his next question. "Background color," eh? What, did everyone in Twilight Town wear red, white, and black, too? A quick look around the café and she did pick up on the abundance of orange, browns, and greys. Interesting how she had never noticed before...<br><br>"Yeah, I'm from here. I live not too far from here, actually. I come here often. It's my favorite spot for a good cup of hot cocoa. They never fail at good service..." she cast a kind smile and raised her head back from her drawing a little, to compare it to the actual cup she was copying, "Have you ever had the sea salt popsicles here? You know they say they make 'WINNER' sticks, which can get you one for free."
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				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 08:14:37</strong>
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				"Snake like? That probably leads me to believe they were reptilian in nature." Axel answered in a sort of humorless tone of voice, despite a little chuckle escaped him as he redheaded Nobody sat there as he continued to keep his eyes on her. For some reason, there was something more to this woman than she was letting on at the moment, but he wasn't quite sure if he could put his finger on it. "At least, that's what I figure, anyway." He added with a shrug of his shoulders at the moment.<br><br>"As for those sea salt popsicles, I've heard of those. Besides, one person I'm mentoring seems to favor them very much. I'm surprised, though. He never seems to put on a pound because of how many he eats." He added with another chuckle, but this one was a bit more amused before he shook his head and let out a small sigh before turning his head up to her with a more intense look in his eyes now. "But that's beside the point." He continued, his tone also reflecting the same intensity in his eyes.
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				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 08:39:06</strong>
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				"Reptilian in nature?" she was resisting the urge to laugh so hard -- his lying was horribly evident to her, but she was to play the dumb one in this scene, "Possibly so... yes, I can see that..." She bit her lip with a smile, shaking her head to fight off the urge to giggle. She lifted her cocoa to her lips again to soothe her, and it luckily did just thing.<br><br>"Oh, well, I guess it really is just water and a bunch of sugar..." she knew of Roxas, too. This was going to be harder than she thought. Perhaps it was better that she didn't say much at all, then, "They are very good, though. Salty, but oddly sweet. Could be like your personality~" she gave a soft laugh, flashing him a warm look, "But I only kid..." <br><br>She returned to her drawing, more than satisfied with the rendering. She looked up at him and thought for a moment. She probably already knew the answer, but it was worth a try...<br><br>"Mind if I draw you for a couple minutes? You can keep moving, if you like... it's always nice to have human references..." As if he were human. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 09:36:33</strong>
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				At first, that compliment that Skell made towards him seemed to make Axel look at her a little more oddly when she told him of his personality. Just who was she to be analyzing him like she was anyway, the crimson haired Nobody thought as a bit of a frown was now etching itself on his face. More importantly, where was she getting all of this from? If he didn't know any better, he had a sneaking suspicion that there was definitely something more about this woman that she wasn't letting on, something that only made him a little more leery of her, as indicated by him looking at her with narrowed eyes once more.<br><br>"You may be right once again," Axel answered as he continued to sit there with one leg crossed over the other as he then adjusted his arms around so that they were now crossed over his chest. "But I really don't see myself as such." He added with a shrug of his shoulders before raising a hand up and waving it at her "only kidding" line dismissively.<br><br>When Skell asked him if she could draw him, Axel's eyebrow arched upward for a moment as he thought about her words, pondering over her words for the moment. An indifferent shrug of his shoulders was given before he eventually spoke, but not before he looked off to the side and even veering his eyes off in the same direction. "If you want. Not like I got anyplace to be, really." He answered.
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				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 09:47:42</strong>
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				"Of course you wouldn't see yourself as salty and sweet..." Skell twirled the pen in her hair. She had taken no notice of his eyes scrutinizing her, "It's an anomaly enough as an ice cream flavor. Who could have know it even existed! But I was only kidding... you're probably right... who am I to say something so descriptive of your personality?" <br><br>Her eyes brightened as he accepted her request. Ho man, was this exciting! No more trying to observe him from afar. From this close, she could gather his most minute details. Everything, from how he furrowed his brows, to how he carried his smirk. And oh, those eyes... <br>She kicked herself on the inside. Now was not the time to have girlish feelings get in the way of her plotting. <br><br>"So..." she began again, trying to prevent him from getting bored and just leaving her company as she started with the outline of his skull, "Have you ever seen the clock tower? It's quite a pretty sight. It's great to sit on top of it, too, and just look down over the town. See all the activity going on. If you have time, and if you're willing, we could go there. Or I could just show you around the streets here." Skell flashed her eyes upward, gathering he'd have an apprehensive look to any if not all of her suggestions, "Or, you know, I can just see you when I see you, I guess."<br><br>In her drawing, she had gotten as far as completing his nose already. The busy atmosphere of the café made it a lot easier for her to not want to just stare at him without being perceived as odd. The last thing she wanted was to make him feel uncomfortable.&nbsp; 
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				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 10:06:43</strong>
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				Axel glanced at her when she asked him about the clock tower located around here, making him arch a brow at her once again when she spoke so highly of just one thing. Just what was it that made these human want to draw so much attention to things of that nature, anyway? It's just a building, he would've told her then and there without so much as batting an eyelash at her, but then again, what was the point of even asking about such things anyway? Furthermore, what was the analogy of her calling his personality that again when he already made his statement pretty clear. Once again, a shrug was all that he had given her before looking to the side once again - annoyed, for sure - but not enough so much that he would want to just tell her off then and there.<br><br>"It might be worth the trip, but I honestly don't see how you can put so much conviction on one particular thing, like the clock tower you mentioned. Besides, it's just a building and that's all it is." He answered with the same shrug of his shoulders and followed it with a shake of his head as he spoke. "But, if the view is as promising as you make it sound, then why not? As I said, I have no other business since it's my much needed time off anyway." He added.
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				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 10:25:23</strong>
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				"Well..." she began, getting lost in either her rendition of the man before her or the man himself, she wasn't sure. She was on his eyes now, and those were mesmerizing enough in a casual glance. To look at them with such focus to want to replicate them? At least she had an excuse to stare, "It's the highest peak in Twilight Town. A lot of people go up there every once in a while to get away from things. Stresses. It's very relaxing... to just watch the clouds float by, and the train trek on..."<br><br>At his confirmed interest to her offer to take him to the clock tower, Skell raised her head from the page, "Really? You'd like me to take you?" She laughed, "People who're new to this place aren't usually keen on going to a tall building with a stranger. You sure you trust me?" She smirked playfully. Skell reached for her cocoa again and swirled it a bit, just in case. Her eyes shifting from her notebook, to his drink, to his face, she took a good-measured sip and closed her sketchbook. <br><br>"All right, then... you ready to go?" She said, ready to go if he was ready. 
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				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 11:04:53</strong>
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				"Hn." Axel answered with a brow raised before leaning forward a bit to then rest his arms on the table all while keeping his eyes on her. "Sounds as though you've been up there quite a few times. Maybe more times than you're letting on really. But then again, I can see the point. After all, whenever you've had a rough day of doing this and doing that, you really need to find someplace where you can just say enough is enough and I want time to myself. Or, something to that effect, anyway." He added with a shrug of his shoulders with a sort of "whatever" look in his eyes.<br><br>"And yes, I trust you. Besides, you don't look the type of someone who would just sneak up behind someone and attempt to rob them of their prized possessions and whatnot, am I right?" Axel then asked before settling back into his seat with a sigh all while keeping his eyes on her from where he was sitting. "We'll leave shortly, Skell. Right now, I want to finish my tea and then we'll be off." He added before reaching over to the cup, picking it up and took another sip of the sweetened liquid then set it back down.<br><br>"So. Tell me a bit about yourself, Skell. Are you an artist by trade or is this just a hobby of yours?" He asked.
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				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 11:19:35</strong>
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				Skell's eyes gave Axel's a cold stare. What was he letting on to? <br><br>"I've been up there enough... but you're absolutely right about what sort of place it is. It's really good to just unwind up there..." her eyes drifted back to her sketch of the Nobody. His face was completely roughed through, lines not too sketchy now that she looked at it, actually. She was tempted to show him, but decided to add more details to his hair, and maybe accentuate his smirk. <br><br>A smirk of her own crawled onto her face, "Stealing is the needy... I'm not a very needy person, I don't think. And besides, I don't think there's anything on your person that would be of interest to rob. What do you have underneath that coat, anyway? A million weapons?" she knew he didn't, but it was worth the peruse. She had an inkling of a feeling that he had his suspicions about her, but wasn't letting on too thickly. <br><br>"But go ahead, take your time... my hot cocoa is still warm, anyway," which reminded her to take a pause from her drawing and take a sip from it again. It was during this time that Axel sprung an unexpected question on her. She nearly choked on her drink -- did he just ask about her personally?<br><br>"Just a hobby..." she set the cup down, "I draw when I find I have the time." She'd offer to show him the pictures, if half of the sketchbook wasn't already filled with doodles of Axel himself. Instead, she decided to show him as much as she had done in front of him. Turning the sketchbook around, she pointed at his mug, "What do you think? Resemblance at all?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 11:48:17</strong>
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				"Not really," Axel answered when she spoke what he had under his coat. "I don't really have a million weapons as you spoke of. Just two. But unfortunately, we're in a public place and I can't really show them off here and now." He added with a shrug of his shoulders before leaning a little further back in his seat to the point where it was teetering on its two hind legs a bit before reaching over to the tea cup again, picking it up and holding it in his hand prior to taking another sip of the liquid before being shown her rendition of what he looked like according to her.<br><br>"Very nice, Skell." Axel answered with an arched brow. "Looks everything like me, to be honest." He added before taking one last sip of the tea and smacked his lips a bit before setting the now empty cup back down on the saucer. "I'm surprised you weren't commissioned for your artwork." Axel concluded with a nod of his head.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 11:55:10</strong>
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				She couldn't hold on the soft laugh she had at his grim humor. To think, if they were in a more private place, he'd have no quips showing her his weapon. Wonder how many people it took to inhabit a place to make it public, or if it all depended on how Axel viewed the place himself. Skell watched him, interested, as he leaned back in his chair. There was a laid back side of himself that he wasn't too keen on showing to her yet. But she hoped she'd get there sometime.<br><br>"Well thank you, Axel, glad you think so," she said, looking at it herself and comparing it to the model, "Are you trying to say you'd pay me for drawing pictures of you...?" Because in that case, you'd owe me a pretty penny for all the pictures I've drawn. But of course, she hid that thought from him and instead eyed his empty cup. <br><br>"Are you ready to head out now, then?" Skell promptly stood up, eager to get to the clock tower. She thought that maybe, with them being in a "less public space," he'd act slightly differently. But it was always nice to have someone gawking around... 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 12:06:33</strong>
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				Axel blinked his eyes a few times when Skell was nearly laughing at his humor, arching a brow at her afterwards. For some reason, this woman was as every bit of frustrating as she was also a bit annoying. For some reason, it just seemed as though this woman was sort of like Xion in some way with the only difference that she was a human and Xion was one of his own kind. Just who was she, anyway?<br><br>"You're welcome, but that wasn't quite what I meant." Axel soon answered with a shake his head while arching the same brow at her. "I appreciate the notion, however." He added, this time with a nod of his head this time around before beginning to stand up onto his feet a little while later. "But yes, let's head over to the clock tower and see if we can get a good view of the city like you said."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 12:28:39</strong>
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				Walking out of the café in one piece, Skell had foreseen. What she hadn't foreseen was walking out with the person of interest of her study. She thought she would have had to veil herself again and follow him elsewhere before she would have gotten a chance to actually interact with him. But no. Here she was. Leaving the café with the tall, slender redhead. She didn't realize just how tall he was until she was standing right next to her, probably about a head and a half taller than her. Appealing...<br><br>She told him it'd be about a five minute walk from where they currently were, and she estimated more or less the right amount. All along the way, she tried to keep her eyes off of him as to not try and draw suspicion to herself anymore than she may have been. And partially because of this, the walk there was mostly quiet -- save for her humming of a serene tune.<br><br>Once they arrived at the top of the clock tower, Skell inhaled the crisp, cool air. It blew against her dark curls nicely, and her scarf picked up some of the breeze as well with a wave. She turned to face Axel, smiling at the pink and orange sky.<br><br>"So... what do you think? Nice view, right?" her eyes quickly gave him a look over. If caught, she'd pass it off as an innocent observation. If not, she just wanted to note his reaction to a familiar place he was supposed to be playing dumb about. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 19:32:09</strong>
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				After walking out of the cafe with Skell, his hands were once again into the pockets of his hooded longcoat as they came out together from the establishment, heading for the clock tower which really wasn't all that far from them and was slowly approaching them little at the time. In truth, he had been out here with Roxas plenty of times in the past, but there was no way he was going to tell her about it. But then again, if she did know about it, then she was about as every good a liar as he was.<br><br>After about five minutes, the two would soon arrive at the clock tower and after a little more time, the two would soon be on top of it, overlooking the town below. Axel would simply look down over the top of the railing before leaning forward, resting his arms over it as he lowered his head. As a breeze blew past him, it ruffled the Nobody's long locks of crimson and shifted his hood a bit, but it wasn't so much that it had bothered.<br><br>Axel's reaction to her question about the view wasn't exactly something she would expect this time around, for this was geared more towards a shrug of his shoulders before looking up to her. "It's a view. Not much more can be said about it, really." He added, arching a brow a bit when he saw her looking him over. Now, what was she doing he wondered.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 19:47:37</strong>
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				She raised a brow at this side of Axel. He seemed very indifferent about everything -- not even depressed, just indifferent. A bit of heat swelled in her as he caught the tail end of her gazing spree. Slowly and casually, she walked on over to him and leaned against the railing. <br><br>"Is there something that you don't feel so indifferent about?" a sly smirk grew on her face, "Not like it's any of my business or anything, but it seems as though everything I've brought up you've merely shrugged off. Now, if my company is just <em>that</em> drawling for you, I can go off and leave. But..." she turned around and sat against the thick square pillar that mounted the clock tower in detail, "I wanted to get a good picture of this scene before I left... I'll be quiet, if you still want to stay here." <br><br>Her pack set down beside her, she rummaged around for her sketchbook and the pen she had used earlier, pulling them out while shifting her gaze from it to the redhead in her company. She wasn't sure how she'd approach trying to learn more about him after this encountering. He know not only knew who she was, but seemed a bit put off by her. Maybe he was in a more independent mood today than she had previously gathered. In any case, she flipped through the pages of her sketchbook, looking for a free page.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 08:49:36</strong>
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				It wasn't so much that he was indifferent towards her, it was just that Axel had no idea of how to be around Skell. After all, she was the one that approached him from out of the blue and just sat there and engaged in a conversation with him at the cafe not more than five minutes ago. More importantly, what was it about her that seemed to make her look at him in the way she did? In short, it wasn't indifference he was feeling at the present moment, it was more or less a silent stoicism that he was showcasing towards her. But then again, he wasn't going to tell her about it, much less anyone that was in the vicinity. It had been that way as far as he could remember.<br><br>"Like I said to you back at the cafe Skell," Axel answered. "I really have nowhere to be at the present moment, so you're free to stick around for as long as you like." He added with a shrug of his shoulders as he continued to look out over the expanse of the town with a contemplative look on his face, unaware of her getting her sketchbook out once again.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 09:05:07</strong>
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				Boy, did he shrug a lot. His attitude was almost off-putting. With a lift of her brows, scratching at her forehead, her eyes reverted back to her sketchbook in thought. Maybe she had something interesting in the pages before that she could run her paintbrush against. It could save her the time and effort in trying to elicit something more than a mere shrug from Redhead over there. <br><br>Quickly flipping through her sketchbook, her eyes scanned across each of them to see what she could possibly bring up. Of course, there were the hundreds of sketches of Axel in her book, but she couldn't materialize him without his knowing or unknowing permission. She continued flipping. That page wouldn't do. No, that wouldn't make sense. No. No. No...<br><br>She stopped at one page filled with Heartless and Dusks. One corner of her lips turned up slightly, and her eyes flashed quickly up at the Assassin. Wonder if he'd be spooked at all if a Dusk slithered up right behind him...<br><br>So, without hesitation, she whipped out her paintbrush and silently ran it across the drawn, low-leveled Dusk on the page just once. Right after,&nbsp; it the page began to flutter a little as a slithering arm fought its way out. Because she had recreated it, the Dusk would have no intention of hurting Skell, but instead served to do some of her bidding. It wasn't nearly as strong as an actual Dusk, but it made a convincing dummy. Shooing it to go bother Axel, the Dusk waddled on over, jumping up and slithering around the tall man's figure.&nbsp; It poked at his shoulders, hissing in the odd way it did. Skell tried her best to fight back any giggles.<br><br>"Oh! That! That's what I was talking to you about earlier, Axel! That's a Dusk!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 09:49:47</strong>
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				During the silence between them, Axel was simply aiming his eyes out towards... Well, pretty much nothing in particular, when you really think about it. His eyes glanced down towards the main square far below for a moment or so then looked towards the right with a contemplative expression on his face. After a little time was spent looking that way, he then looked towards the left once again looking at pretty much nothing in particular, listening to not only the wind that was blowing by on occasion, but also the sounds of Skell flipping through the pages of her sketchbook.<br><br>But after some time, Axel would then begin to hear a page of her book begin to flutter, nearly making Axel turn around at the sound but chose to ignore it for now. Besides, it was probably just her drawing up another sketch of himself, he figured.<br><br>But that was when he felt something beginning to slither up his body, causing Axel's eyes to widen sharply before looking down, seeing a really odd shaped Dusk swerve this way and that all around him. Judging from the looks of the creature, it looked as though it was way below him, almost minuscule in comparison to someone like him. On top of all that, the fact that this thing had no intention of hurting him, it only led him to believe that this one was summoned somehow.<br><br>"I can see that, Skell." Axel answered with a raised brow. "But something about this one tells me that this one was a summoned Dusk." He added.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 10:03:50</strong>
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				"Oh...?" Skell gave a concerned look. How was he so sharp on these things? Perhaps her first Dusk was a fluke. She hadn't summoned one in a while. Keeping her hand on the same page she had brought that Dusk from, she ran her paintbrush along the same drawing again, hoping this one would be more convincing. As the paper fluttered, she spoke over the noise to keep her cover from being blown, "What makes you think it's a summoned one?"<br><br>And off the second, more impressive Dusk went. It twirled around Axel's form in the opposite direction of the babyish one, shoving it down out of territorial reasons. From where she sat, Skell eyed the two Dusks carefully as they toyed around Axel's head. <br><br>Just then, she remembered what Axel had said earlier -- that he had never seen the Dusks up close. She knew he knew what Dusks were. But this slip he made for his own story was enough for her to pry.<br><br>"Wait a minute," she pushed herself up from the ground, sketchbook still in hand, paintbrush stuffed in her coat pocket, "I thought you said you didn't really know too well of Dusks? How can you say that one seems summoned if you've never gotten a good look at them before?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 10:14:22</strong>
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				"How about you answer me this, <em>Skell.</em>" Axel cut in as he saw a second Dusk, this one was a bit more convincing than the one had appeared previously and paused a moment as he saw the two tussle around, only to have the more natural looking one clearly overpower the smaller one, making him narrow his eyes at the scene as a look of extreme suspicion was now becoming more and more etched on his face as the two of them toyed around near his head.<br><br>Aggravated with this, he reached up and grabbed the both of the two Dusks and held them there in his hands for a moment before dropping the both of them to the ground as his face was now etched with a frown. "Tell me how these things are under your control - if they really are, anyway - when you are not even a Number of the Organization?" He demanded outright, his tone showcasing that he was about to do something rather unkind if he didn't get the truth out of her immediately.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 10:25:43</strong>
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				Skell gave him a doubtful look. He hadn't seen her do anything... what made him so suspicious that she was materializing these Dusks? Unless he had eyes at the back of his head, he shouldn't know. <br><br>Anyway, she felt slightly drained from channeling her energy through the paintbrush to her sketchbook to get those Dusks out, but it was only slight. Skell decided against summoning any other creature to avoid raising more suspicion for the time being. She may need all the energy she can get by the look of aggravation on pyroboy over there. Whatever caused him to be so grumpy, she wondered.<br><br>"Me? Control Dusks?" she tried to play the dumb role, "If I controlled them, why would I ask you about them? I think you may be hastily jumping to conclusions, no?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 10:34:38</strong>
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				Axel only shook his head with a clear look of contempt on his face as he watched Skell play the dumb card on him, frowning as well as he stood there near her. "Don't lie to me, Skell." He countered before pointing an accusatory finger at her. "Somehow, you're conjuring these creatures and I want to know how you're doing it." He added as he then lowered his hand down and clenched his hands into tightly wound fists before his brows furrowed angrily. "For your own sake, you had better quit lying to me right here and now before I decide to change my mind on behaving like a 'good boy' and personally burn you to ashes right here and now." He concluded with a growl in his voice.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 10:45:58</strong>
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				She took the slightest step back as he approached her, her dark eyes reading his tense emerald ones. <br><br>"Hey, don't act as though you're a completely honest do-gooder. I know how conniving you can be, how manipulative. It wouldn't do you any good to try and exterminate me... I'm of no threat to you, that I can assure you." She spread her arms out along her sides, "I mean, seriously. Look at me. Do I look like I'd hurt you?"<br><br>His threats with fire humored her slightly. Little did he know that she could fight fire with fire. It wouldn't be nearly as powerful as his, but it'd be a good negater. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 10:57:02</strong>
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				"Don't talk to me about - " Axel was set to answer her in the same demanding tone of voice before he noticed something. Now he knew there was something tricky about all of this, and she was knowing something about him that she shouldn't be knowing of.<br><br>"Hold on a minute." Axel said, backpedaling on his tone of voice before narrowing his eyes at Skell again, this time his tone was a little more calmer now but still had the same demanding tone in his words. "<em>How</em> do you know so much about me?" He asked, his fists tightly clenching together. "Don't lie to me this time, because you're already skating on thin ice as far as I'm concerned." He concluded.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 11:08:54</strong>
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				Ah. Did she let that slip? Damn... well. There was no point in being completely dishonest with him now.<br><br>"Let's just say I've seen you around. You come here often enough," she thumbed her sketchbook, bringing it up to her lips in thought, "Come on... flaming red hair? Not many people can hide that very well, and you're not one to wear your hood often."<br><br>The Dusks she had summoned earlier hovered up from where Axel had dropped them down earlier. Her gaze was drawn to them, as they decided to slither on over about Axel, and then swirl on toward her. She grit her teeth. They were going to act all too friendly toward her -- and that wouldn't be good. She struggled with deciding whether or not to fully reveal what sort of person she was to this Assassin. If she persisted to beat around the bush with him, he'd surely just up and leave. Perhaps honesty would be the best policy right now -- although there was still a chance that he'd up and leave. <br><br>Deciding it best that she continue to beat around the bush and take her chances, she raised a hand in preparation of sending a fireball to exterminate the renditions of Dusks she had, to try and make her argument more convincing. Who would destroy their own creations at a whim like that? But the smaller of the two was dumb enough to dive against her hand that held her sketchbook, hard enough that her grasp let. Her sketchbook dropped to the floor, opening to a spread of several sketches of their very own Number VIII. Her eyes widened, gritting her teeth and quickly sending a ball of fire at the two Dusks, using her boot to partially cover the pages displayed. The two creatures disappeared in a shroud of smoke when hit, Skell reaching down to casually grab at her book, trying to make it as inconspicuous as possible the importance of it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 11:37:20</strong>
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				"Seen me around?" Axel answered as he uncurled his hands then crossed his arms over his chest and frowned at her still before shaking his head at her once more. "More like you've been following me since whenever." He added as he continued to frown at her in a more disparaging way.<br><br>Then the silence. <em>Always</em> with the silence. All it was doing was just further driving his impatience with Skell, making him begin to tap his left foot in front of her as he watched her look at the two Dusks in front of the two of them. As he watched her face, Axel continued to tap his foot with the same frown on his face, narrowing his eyes at her intently.<br><br>But then, something different occurred before him then and there. From what he could see, he saw that Skell was about to destroy the both of those two things when he saw that one of them - the smaller one - make a lunge for her hand that held her sketchbook, knocking it down to the ground and opening to a few set of pages that...<br><br>Wait a minute. Those images were of <em>him!</em><br><br>"You... You dirty little liar." Axel fumed, his eyes narrowed at Skell fumingly as his hands began to shake slightly. He didn't need to look at those pages that had more images of him to know that there was something very off about this woman now, something that he should've known since day one. "No, you're worse than that. How long have you been following me? Days? Weeks? Months?" He demanded with his brows furrowed and his teeth gritted and bared in a sort of feral manner, almost half tempted to lunge at her and use one of his chakrams as a buzzsaw to split her cleanly down the middle.<br><br>"Start. Talking. <em><strong>Now.</strong></em>" He snarled at her lowly.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 11:51:46</strong>
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				Sketchbook in hand, she swore under her breath as he made his accusations. His wandering eyes had glanced upon the showcased pages. She took a note of destroying the first Dusk she materialized, because they were disappointedly defective. <br><br>Despite his ferocious tone of voice, and his beautifully clenched teeth, she didn't feel like she should be any more scared. Her cover was pretty much blown -- she couldn't do or say anything more that could possibly make situations worse for her. Skell bowed her head slightly, deep brown eyes still trying to read his facial expressions. It was frightening, but oddly attractive. She was never able to catch him in such aggravation before -- but she's seen many times before where he right out just tossed his chakrams on a whim. <br><br>Yup. Things couldn't get much worse. She was partially surprised that he hadn't lunged at her, yet.<br><br>"Long enough to know that much about you, but not enough to settle what I'm trying to figure out..." she began, pausing, contemplating if that was enough or if she should actually go on. Then, slowly, she decided to proceed forth, "You see... I'm trying to figure out if Nobodies truly cannot genuinely feel or not... and you've been seeming the most promising one I've stumbled across to prove or disprove my theory..." Anticipating him to near explode in her face, she reached out her sketchbook to him, "Go ahead. Have a look. All my research since a year ago is in there. Everything dated."<br><br>Skell just hoped he wouldn't proceed to rip every page out. Even if some of them were sketches, they bore important to her, "Told you I wasn't much of a threat... just a scholar of sorts."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 13:28:05</strong>
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				"Scholar?" Axel answered with an arched eyebrow. "More like stalker if you ask me." He added, snarling at her before turning his head to the side and frowning sharply, knowing that his privacy was invaded by this woman. And for what? Just to prove some silly little theory about whether or not that Nobodies like him could feel? And even so, to what depth could they? But, at least now he had gotten the answer he was basically searching for from Skell and now that he knew...<br><br>He still wasn't happy with her. As a matter of fact, it was still an aggravation that she would so blatantly invade his privacy with his two students only to draw pictures and study him for that sole purpose alone? Seriously. What the fuck was up with that, man? But for the most part, Axel simply let out a huff before looking back at Skell with a clear look of contempt on his face. As a matter of fact, she should be pretty lucky that she didn't get her head sliced right off of her shoulders right here and now, because that would've been her fate if she didn't get to the point.<br><br>After being offered her sketchbook, Axel proceeded to look into the book, flipping through the pages little at a time, despite his frown was still clearly etched on his face as he looked over these images of him. As much as he hated to admit it to her, these pictures of him were very well done, despite the fact that it was a clear violation of his privacy. As a matter of fact, Axel would only pass through five pages worth of pictures before slamming the book shut and then walked over to her and shoved the book back into her chest, glaring at her bitterly as he stood there.<br><br>From there, he just glared at her in total silence as he kept his hand on the book for a little while before he finally began to move past her, heading towards the staircase that led back down from the tower.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 17:21:51</strong>
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				Withdrawing slightly from his remark, calling her a "stalker," Skell couldn't help but give a sheepish smile. True -- her behavior could be perceived as being "stalkerish." Following Axel around, watching him from a distance, recording nearly his every move... if she weren't herself and hadn't had a hypothesis to crack at hand, she would be completely weirded out by herself, too. It wasn't as though she were only lusting after him. No, not quite. She fought with herself -- no, not even. She did have the study at her defense. And if that didn't make sense to him, well, she just hoped he didn't mess it up now...<br><br>Watching him look through her sketchbook, her eyes shifted between his eyes, his lips, and his hands, touching at and flipping the pages. He was quiet this entire time, and it made her slightly nervous. To be viewing her work, and to bear no reaction from it -- whether it was good or bad -- was discomforting for her. What she was giving him a look into was her heart and soul for the past year; a year's full of work scrawled onto pages and pages that were filled to the brim. She pursed her lips in a cringe as he slammed the book shut in his hand, just thankful enough that he hadn't harmed it in any way, watching him near her.<br><br>When he thrust the book into her chest, her hands immediately ran up to stabilize the book. She was very protective of it. She watched his glare remain on his face. Okay, she could understand why he might be a little miffed. But it was for the sake of learning, for trying to make a breakthrough in something that was not pursued! If she could prove or disprove the theory, the number of theories that could sprout from there would be endless, and undoubtedly enlightening. Hell, Nobodies could learn a bit from them if they so wanted. <br><br>Of course, she expected no less from Axel as he turned to leave down the way they came. Well... if that didn't make her heart drop a little... and not because of the potential wreckage of her study. It seemed he didn't want to be around <em>her</em>. She could follow him -- he didn't yet know that she could make herself invisible to see. But her paintbrush was out of the question -- he was too suspicious of that. <br><br>"See you around, then, I guess..." she commented after him, not expecting a response. By wanting to leave her company, her competitive personality couldn't help but kick in a bit. He didn't actually threaten her to stop studying him. All for the sake of science, no? She wouldn't mind turning this into a game of cat and mouse... <br><br>So, waiting a moment to make sure the coast was clear, and with a devilish glint in her eye, she placed a finger on her necklace. Now invisible, she lurked after this alluring figure. Something more than just what he was drew her to him. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>17-02-2011, 16:34:12</strong>
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				Of course, there was no response given to her as he continued to walk on down the steps of the clock tower, eventually coming down to the ground a little while. But then again, the look that Axel gave her as he went past was something that seemed to say, "If I ever catch you following me again, I'll kill you myself." He was plenty frustrated with Skell, and with good reason. Of all the things that he had to be subjected to was the fact that she had followed him for an extended period of time under his nose, stalking him for some sort of study on whether or not he could feel.<br><br>Once down on the bottom of the clock tower, Axel began to walk again, this time not even caring where it was he was heading for this time around. All he wanted at this point in time was to just be left alone with his thoughts. Besides, the silence was so gratifying in places like this. However, he also knew that he had to remain sharp in case if there was someone or something that didn't belong there.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>17-02-2011, 18:25:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				As she tiptoed after him, she couldn't help but get the feeling that they got off on the wrong foot. Perhaps she was going about it all wrong. Maybe, instead of being as literally persistent as she was, she needed to be more subtle. Almost disinterested. Indifferent, if you will. A change of plans was in order... <br><br>Taking one last glance at him, she sped off in a different route. She'd traverse a detour to the number of possibilities he could visit. The great thing about Twilight Town was that it contained many levels -- she was knowledgeable enough about them that she knew the perfect places to perch with her sketchbook and people watch. <br><br>On the roof of a building now, she glanced down and saw the Nobody trailing, taking his time. The streets started to liven up ever so slightly, enough for her to slip in and assume she casually got there for a purpose. Just further down the street there was a vendor selling an assortment of flowers. She could dawdle there for the time being -- it wasn't guaranteed Axel would continue to walk her way, but she could still carefully keep an eye on him...<br><br>And so, she hopped down a set of thickly separated blocks of stairs and ducked into an alley to disrobe of her invisibility. She then strolled out, head turned toward the flower stall inquisitively. It's been a while since she stopped to smell the roses...
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 13:25:53</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				During Axel's lone walk, his hands were deep into his pockets while his eyes were closed in mildly aggravated thought as he continued to move about through the seemingly empty square. Honestly, how dare she follow him for who knows how long and not even have the damn common courtesy to at least respect his privacy or at least make herself known to him? It was absolutely offensive, the more that he thought about it, not to mention a dirty underhanded trick.<br><br>After some time, he opened his eyes a little bit towards the slowly increasing throng of people that were now beginning to surround him now. Once again, the same disinterest was in his eyes as he looked from side to side, frowning to himself slightly as he moved through the crowd.<br><br>On the way towards a flower shop, Axel paused at this with a curious eyebrow raised before turning towards it and walked over to it with a now more thoughtful look in his eyes as he looked over the various roses here with the same curious look. Honestly, just what was it that humans would consider flowers as a part of the way they felt towards anyone? Besides, cut flowers are about the same as ones that grew in the wild, ones that wither away at a quicker pace and eventually die. It was definitely curious to him, but a shake of his head would soon dissuade him from anymore thoughts. He honestly just wanted to be somewhere where he could be alone as he then turned away from the flower stall and moved on to the next destination, wherever it might be.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>23-02-2011, 02:51:18</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Lilies... lilies were her favorite. White lilies only, though. None of the fanciful colored ones. And then roses... deep, dark, red roses. The two together were much. On their own, accented with baby's breath... wonderful. <br><br>Looking through the kiosk bearing all the flowers, she spotted a shift of shades of red, and noted it to be hair. And then she spotted those emerald eyes of his. Aah... did the Nobody bear an interest in flowers? He looked at them so contemplatively. As though they didn't bother them because he hated them, but because they confused him. Now, was she really doing anything wrong at this moment by watching him? Technically, he brought himself to her. She just happened to be in the area.<br><br>And then he began to leave. She thought quickly -- to ditch or to stalk?<br><br>She decided neither.<br><br>"Hey Axel!" she ran on over, sure to slyly snatch a red rose from the stand as she did so. This could be a great mistake of hers, just trying to start things up with Axel again. But maybe she didn't have to. Maybe not so much today. <br><br>"I just can't help but feel we got off on the wrong foot..." she smiled softly at him, walking alongside him. She flourished the rose in front of her and slipped it in the opening of his coat playfully, "Find me sometime if you'd like to start over again -- perhaps for a better explanation of things, too. Promise I won't be a creeper!" <br><br>And with that, she ran off back to the kiosk with the flowers, hand in her pocket. She only paused momentarily to give a very confused looking vendor some munny before she continued off down the street and around the corner. She said she promised she wouldn't creep on him. And, well... she wanted to stay true to her word. But she couldn't help it if she coincidentally happened to be in the same area as him. Or, you know, there was that small possibility of him trying to find her to get things straight.<br><br>She was tired tonight, though. Questions best answered later. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlisteredBlood</strong> on <strong>27-03-2011, 12:15:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(I apologize if this took too long. Hopefully this will make up for it. &gt;_&lt;; )<br><br>Axel hadn't gone any further other than maybe a few steps when he saw Skell again, holding out to him a single red rose which in turn made him stop in place and look at her with an uninitiated look on his face; the kind of look that one would give when they wanted nothing to do with that person ever again under any circumstance. But on the other hand, she did apologize to him from earlier, so maybe he would consider giving her another chance. It sure as hell wasn't going to be anytime soon, of course.<br><br>"Don't try to find me. I'll find you. Maybe then we can try to discuss things through with a clearer head." The Nobody answered with an arched eyebrow despite there was still a tightly knit frown on his face as he watched her slip the rose into the lapel of his coat before seeing her scurry off. Now that he was alone, perhaps now he could finally get some privacy for change and not be stalked everywhere he went. One thing he knew for certain is if he was, then he wouldn't be so hospitable like he was tonight. <br><br>Once she was out of sight, Axel continued to walk a little further into the square, waiting for a time when it had an empty area to do what he needed to do and when he finally found an empty enough area, Axel lifted one hand up and snapped his fingers, opening up a rift for himself to return to his dimension. He had seen enough of this place for now.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Couldn't Be Indifference You're Feeling (BlisteredBlood and ohnojenny)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ohnojenny</strong> on <strong>31-03-2011, 07:51:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				It had been a few days since she last encountered the redhead, maybe even a week, she wasn't paying attention to the number of days because she was sticking true to her word on any and all degrees of her promise to him. She wasn't going to go off searching for him, and even if she happened to stumble upon him, she wasn't going to advance and proceed to stalk or lurk about his location. No, she was going to live her life as though he wasn't there. <br><br>And besides, what had he said to her?<br><br><em>"Don't try to find me. I'll find you. Maybe then we can try to discuss things through with a clearer head."</em><br><br>She could have thought that implied that he had an intention to seek her out, but she let the thought slip out of her mind. No need to get her hopes up -- he was truly an intriguing person, but did she really think he had any interest in her whatsoever? Why, the entire time that she was personally in his company, he seemed like he wanted to brush her off at every instant he could. And she hadn't even done him wrong at the beginning of it all, either.<br><br>Or... at least that he knew at the time. Suppose the stalking was a bit... creepy. She certainly wouldn't want that to be done to her. Although, there was an exciting appeal about it, she had to admit...<br><br>It was late at night again, and she had spent a good amount of time in the café from before just sketching away, even after their closing hours. They finally had to kick her out as she lost track of the time, as much as they liked her company and service. As bad as she felt for keeping them, they felt just as bad for asking her to leave. <br><br>So there she was, hands in her pockets, strolling down the dead streets of Twilight Town. The streets were still lit though, of course, being in the constant limbo the sun was always in. She decided to take a few detours through the town, because sleep had yet to tempt her mind. Maybe if she walked around enough, she'd be tired and fall easily to sleep in her own home...
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