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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 17:39:58 GMT -5
Alice internally groaned at the prospect of waking up and leaving so early. She wasn't used to that, the earliest she woke up was when the sun was about halfway over the horizon from her window. Anything earlier was too early. It was nice to sleep in, especially when she stayed up late making herself busy with painting or sewing by candle light. She was often too awake to sleep, but as morning comes she was too asleep to wake.
She shook her head and went through he front door of the inn, "I'm fine thanks. I can't think of anything I would need." She would have asked if he thought she needed anything, but Alice highly doubted Damien would have a clue. He probably didn't know the first thing that a woman would need on such trips.
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 29, 2017 17:55:47 GMT -5
Damien nodded, letting the door close behind him. He nodded to the innkeeper but didn't pause to chat, instead heading straight towards the stairs and taking them two at a time, eager to get rid of the heavy weight in his pockets - both literally and figuratively speaking.
"If you're sure," he said, pausing at the top of the stairs. "You have an hour or two to think of anything, just in case." He pushed the door open with his shoulder, waited a few more moments, and then stepped back into his room. He left the door open, and though his hands hoovered over his pockets he didn't move to put his things away until Alice had followed him inside and he'd closed it again.
[ it's late and I'm exhausted, so my posts will be sloppy and messy and just not very good, so I apologise for that, haha. ]
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 18:07:46 GMT -5
Alice smiled and gave Damien a small nod of acknowledgement at both the time she is given and in thanks for holding the door open for her. She sat down on the side of the bed and looked over at Damien expectantly. He seemed to always have something to do, or something for her to do. It made her wonder if he ever just sat down or take his time to smell the roses. From what she has seen of Damien though, she didn't expect him to.
"I'm fine Damien." She exaggerated the syllables some to show that she meant it. Alice didn't need anything besides possibly something to keep her from getting bored. But she would be alright, she could find something to do, even if it's just cloud watching.
{It's alright lol}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 9:06:53 GMT -5
[ rereading that last post of mine and dying a little lmao ]
Damien didn't press again, figuring that if she did end up needing something, at least he'd checked to see. It would be on her, then, and not him, which was all he really needed. "Well, then," he said, drawing his weapons one by one and then putting them away until all he had was a single knife, tucked into his belt. "I'm going to see if I can't fall asleep early, seeing as I'm running on four hours of sleep spanning the last two days. I suggest you do the same, unless you're used to getting up before it's light out."
He fell into bed, still fully clothed, with a heavy sigh. He was tired. He was used to feeling overworked, at least to a certain extent, but these days were always the worst. The second night after a kill. The first was usually full of nightmares, or he just found himself unable to fall asleep, meaning that just over twenty-four hours later, once he'd slowed down from doing everything he'd had to do in preparation for leaving, he was tired beyond what he usually considered normal. As soon as he stopped moving around, he wanted nothing more than to crawl into bed and sleep for twelve hours.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 9:11:33 GMT -5
{It's not a big deal. I'm the same way when it's late
And question before I post a reply, where would Alice sleep? The same bed? (I won't think of it weird or anything if that's the case)}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 9:25:42 GMT -5
[ ahaha, thank you ^^
so I actually thought about this and Damien really wouldn't be comfortable with that (even if I don't think it's weird his thing about intimate touch would probably make him freak out) so we have three options, right? one - alice is like 'hey wth dude where do I sleep' (with select wording that isn't out of character but whatever) and damien moves to the floor. two - alice, again, is like 'wth??' and damien clings to the bed like the child that he is. three - alice says nothing and lets him take the bed. any of them could work, I'll just use different parts of his character, it's just that he's too tired to realise that she needs a place to sleep himself. ]
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 9:28:25 GMT -5
{Lol, I like option two XD}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 9:30:03 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 9:45:38 GMT -5
Alice turned her head to look at Damien when she felt the bed move from where she was sitting. He didn't even bother to change, or ask whether or not she wanted the bed. How rude. Alice thought, but wasn't exactly serious. She was more confused if anything. Alice turned herself to face Damien better, and waited a few moments before saying anything to see if he was playing a joke on her. What kind of joke, she didn't know.
When he said nothing though for another few minutes she decided to say something. "Uh, Damien?" Alice tried to get his attention. She wasn't exactly sure if he would even respond, and was even thinking about grabbing a pillow and smacking him with it if need be.
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 9:57:00 GMT -5
Damien opened one eye, peering up at her. "Yes, Alice?" he said, sounding mildly confused and a little frustrated. He wanted to sleep, dammit. He hadn't been feeling it all day, but now that he was laying down, eyes closed, he was exhausted. Couldn't she see and respect his need to finally sleep?
He frowned, closing his eyes again. Almost without thinking about it, he reached out and held the edge of the mattress, using his other hand to bunch the blanket up and pull it over himself. Completely oblivious to whatever it was she wanted, he raised his eyebrows expectantly but let his eyes remain closed. She could say what she wanted to say, and then he could sleep and, for a few hours, pretend that all was good and well with him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 10:16:15 GMT -5
Alice rolled her eyes at Damien's actions. He was acting like a child who didn't want to get up in the morning for chores. She gave an exasperated sigh, knowing he wasn't going to move. "Nevermind..." He sounded a bit angry too, she must have disturbed him apparently. But Alice had a right to didn't she? If she had a question, and he had the answer, she should be able to ask! But apparently the answer wasn't one she wanted to hear.
Alice was half tempted to swipe the pillow Damien was laying on from underneath him, but she figured he would act out as if he was being attacked. Instead she took the pillow that he wasn't using and fluffed it up once setting it on the floor. Alice almost decided to sleep on the other side of the bed, but didn't want to enter Damien's personal space. Even though said personal space was probably about ten feet in radius.
She layed down slowly on the floor, finding the wood not exactly comfortable. At all. She was used to sleeping on mattresses stuffed with feathers, not wood. Alice muttered a 'good night' to Damien before shutting her own eyes ad trying to get comfortable.
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 10:40:55 GMT -5
[ he's such a child lol it's great ]
Damien smiled to himself, pleased with that answer. He made a content noise and burrowed into his blanket. He barely registered Alice's good night, not enough to echo it. Instead, he simply murmured something unintelligible and sighed before falling entirely silent. He fell asleep quickly, no longer kept up by what had made sleeping difficult the night before. He was safe, no-one was coming after him, and he hadn't killed someone today. All was well, and he slept.
[ oh, please do feel free to skip! i didn't want to just in case you had something to add here, but if you do want to go ahead. if you'd rather i do it, just post something quick and short like i did and i'll go right ahead c: ]
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 10:53:36 GMT -5
{Nah she's done for now. Can you skip cuz I have to do something}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 10:56:18 GMT -5
[ of course! i have to eat dinner but i'll get right on it when i get back. ]
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 13:27:14 GMT -5
[ sorry this took so long! ]
When Damien woke some hours later, the sky was still dark, but the lack of stars told him the sun would be rising soon. Alice was... Alice was lying on the floor. Had he told her to sleep there? He had to take a moment to think back to the night previous, unsure of himself. No, he hadn't, but he hadn't offered her the bed either as he maybe should have. He would have felt bad, but after getting a good night's sleep, he found himself mostly unable to.
He took advantage of her sleep to change and ready his weapons, as well as slip down into the inn to leave payment for his stay. Nobody was there to accept it, but he hid it away somewhere it would be found first thing in the morning, then crept back up to his room to finish up what he could - tucking his weapons away, clearing away the notes and maps he had strewn about the room and even making the bed. He might not feel bad about letting Alice sleep on the floor, but he did feel bad about having to wake her after he'd taken the bed all for himself.
Finally, there was nothing he could do to put it off any longer. So, with a reluctant sigh, he crouched down beside her and shook her gently. "Alice," he hissed, drawing his hands back. "We need to get going if we're going to get out of town before the sun is in the sky."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 14:21:55 GMT -5
Alice opened her eyes when she felt someone shake her. She was exhausted, to say the least. She hardly slept last night, as the wood floor was very uncomfortable, and she didn't have a blanket either. Damien took that too. She opened her eyes about halfway and looked at him with an unfocused gaze. Alice really wasn't processing anything Damien said, she was too tired and could only focus on what a proper bed felt like.
She muttered something that sounded similar to 'give me a minute'. Alice turned around so she was on her stomach and buried her face in her pillow. She wanted more than a minute but wasn't going to push it when Alice was unconfident that he would even give a minute
{Its fine}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Jan 30, 2017 15:29:20 GMT -5
Damien wanted to yank her to her feet. He really did. But after forcing her to lie on the floor which, after a lifetime spent of feathered mattresses must have been difficult for her while he could have gotten a good night's sleep, he figured she deserved a few extra minutes. So, with a heavy sigh, he resigned himself to sit on the edge of the bed. "A minute," he said, glancing out of the window.
He was silent for a while, giving her a few moments to wake up. It wouldn't be as much as she no doubt needed, but it was more than he'd have given if he didn't feel bad for waking her in the first place. Eventually, he stood and tapped her arm again. "Sorry, but you'll need to get up now. We don't have time to waste today."
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Feb 1, 2017 15:00:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 15:06:49 GMT -5
{Sorry, I have a weird tendency to lose Muse for like a day or so, as you've probably noticed. And while other days I can reply immediately. I'll try to reply soon}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Feb 1, 2017 15:18:54 GMT -5
[ no worries, I get the same way. I'll just keep popping in to check on you lmao, but if you want to wait until muse catches up with you, that's cool. ]
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Feb 6, 2017 15:43:46 GMT -5
okay so this is the last time I badger you, I promise.
anyway, I really want to keep this going, but I totally understand if you can't reply now/ever in the foreseeable future. if you'd find it easier to post shorter replied for a while, that'd be totally fine by me, but if you think that anything at all would be difficult, just let me know.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 15:45:28 GMT -5
{I've been trying to keep it in the back of my mind to reply sorry. Most of them time it either slips or I can't find the time to right a reply that long :\ If you're fine with shorter replies then I can do that yeah}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Feb 6, 2017 15:48:10 GMT -5
( please don't apologise, I feel bad enough prodding you all the time ^^' it's totally alright, I understand completely. shorter replies are absolutely fine, go for it! mine might stay long for a bit, or they might shrink immediately, that totally depends, but don't see that as me trying to get up to make yours bigger, it's just how I'm most comfortable writing most of the time. )
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 16:07:30 GMT -5
{if I can't get a reply up in a few hours, I'll do it before I go to bed}
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Feb 6, 2017 16:09:05 GMT -5
( either way is totally fine by me. I'm going to bed as soon as my meds hit anyway. )
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 15:22:14 GMT -5
Alice took a deep breath in and let out a tired sigh when she heard Damien try to wake her up again. It took another moment or two for Alice to find enough energy to actually sit up. She wouldn't hopefully be like this all day, but who isn't tired in the morning? She tried to rub the sleep from her eyes, which worked somewhat but after a few seconds her eyelids felt heavy again. "Fine..." she mumbled as her voice trailed off. Alice slowly stood up from where she had been laying down, and could feel the sore spots in her arms and legs from training yesterday. And the aching in her neck from sleeping on the floor.
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Feb 10, 2017 15:57:55 GMT -5
Damien sighed and rose, watching her do the same. "We can leave as soon as you're ready to go," he said. He was silent for a while, seeming to consider apologising but never did such a thing. "What do you have to do still? Anything I can do?" He was asking to speed everything along, but to his credit, he sounded apologetic instead of demanding. And he was sorry, even if his pride would never allow him to admit that. Small offers of help was all she was going to get.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 16:05:48 GMT -5
Alice was one really half paying attention to Damien. It showed in the way her gaze seemed unfocused, "what?" She asked genuinely confused. The as if the words had just been heard she shook her head, "Oh, I don't think it would be anything you can help with. I don't think you're very good with women's hair." She yawned. Alice ran a hand through her hair in a tired fashion as a few strands fell into her face. Even if she was only traveling with Damien, she didn't want to be seen with messy hair. It would make all the difference if she merely brushed it. "You wouldn't happen to have a brush would you?"
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Feb 11, 2017 17:49:27 GMT -5
"No, I guess you'd be right about that," Damien agreed, going back to sit on the bed. Before he answered her question, he glanced around the room, as if searching for one. "I think there's one somewhere. I don't use it as often as I should, but I definitely have one." He scanned the room again, then stood and walked over to his bag. After a little too much digging, he held out a hairbrush. "Probably not as nice as what you're used to, but it does the job."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2017 18:00:51 GMT -5
Alice took the brush from Damien's hands and turned it over a few times, studying it. "Thanks." She nodded before grabbing a pair of new clothes they had bought the day before and turned for the washroom. She tried to get herself ready quickly, but she wasn't used to working very quickly, Alice was hardly ever rushed for anything before now. And since she didn't have time to do her hair properly, she merely brushed it out and parted it to the right. At least her face made up for her hair.
Alice put on her clothes however faster than she would her normal outfits. With these clothes, she didn't have to worry about a corset or lacing the back of her dress. When she finished she opened the door to exit the washroom and looked over at Damien. "I know, I look horrid. Just don't comment."
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