ninth trick

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki appears on the Plane with a bag slung over his shoulder. He regards his surroundings casually, then cups his mouth and starts calling out his summons.]

OOOOOOII!! PRINCESS HOMO! WE NEED TO TALK, MANO-A-HOMO! AND BY TALK I MEAN BASH YOUR FUCKING FACE IN.

[a pause]

And Agito, I stole your lunch. Get your ass over here.

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[ghostlighter]

[Gives Ikki a Look. Even if the kid doesn't know, if Henrietta goes back home using these terms, there's no telling how someone like Signore Jean might react to it. Then he's back to Henrietta.]

Right. So, say if someone was to call Signorina Ferro a homo or a fag, they'd be calling her a name and talking down to her. It's an insult.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

... [Suddenly looks very angry] Signore Luaro called Signore Jose a fag once.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Hey, look at the time -- [TRYING TO LEAVE LMAO]

[ghostlighter]

Good riddance. [There is a glowing red eyed-glance to Ikki, but it's quick and he would have to be paying attention to notice. He takes a breath and looks back to Henrietta.]

First, before we get into this, who's Signore Luaro?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Glowers at the ground] Elsa's fratello.

[ghostlighter]

And Elsa's another cyborg. [Not a question; she didn't use 'Signorina'.] ... Okay, Henrietta. Did you hear what Jose did after that, or...?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Signore Jose wasn't there. I was training with Signore Hilshire and Triela. [Hugs her violin case, running her hands over the latches.]

Signore Hilshire said that he would get in trouble with Signore Jean. Signore Luaro said Signore Jose was probably sleeping with Signore Jean anyway. Signore Hilshire told him to shut up before he made him, and Signore Luaro and Elsa left.

[ghostlighter]

[Takes a deep breath.]

You might just have to let it go. You wouldn't fight back if one of them hit you for speaking up about it, would you?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

But he insulted Signore Jose!

[ghostlighter]

That's not an answer.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[klajdlskjd She glares at the ground.] No.

[ghostlighter]

Then... could you tell Jose? Do you think, if he did something about it, he wouldn't mention you?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

...I don't think he would do anything. [Tightens her grip on the violin case.] Elsa knew. She smirked at me. I'll bet Signore Luaro says things like that all the time.

[ghostlighter]

So... if Jose wouldn't do something about it, why should you?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

I'm supposed to protect Signore Jose. [Almost sullen.]

[ghostlighter]

You really think you'd be protecting him if you got yourself in trouble?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Fffff does not like this at all.]

[ghostlighter]

At least... wait until you've got a chance. Don't make one, just give it time.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Staares at him] During training, or a mission?

[ghostlighter]

[Stares right back.]

... What? What do— Oh. No. Nooo, no, nononono. Not like that.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Foncused, lawl.] Then what do you mean?

[ghostlighter]

I mean... Maybe it wouldn't be as satisfying, but... can you set something up to humiliate him without getting caught?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Humiliate him? [Does not compute, really. :\ She's been embarrassed before, but doesn't really know what humiliation is or how to achieve it beyond the definition of the word.] How?

[ghostlighter]

Like... pulling a prank. Something to make him mess up really badly in front of his equals or superiors.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[sjdlaksjdalksdjakldjsd even the thought of that terrifies her.] Th... that's...