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.

Comments

[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...

[ghostlighter]

[Slight.. eyebrow quirk.] That's...?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Snuggling her violin case] It would be better just to kill him.

[ghostlighter]

... You think?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Nods at her feet]

[ghostlighter]

[He's quiet for a minute.] ... Okay, then don't do that. But killing him wouldn't really solve anything, would it?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Mrrt]

...it... would kill Elsa.

[ghostlighter]

... What?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Elsa. It...

[Kicks her shoe against the invisible ground.] When Claes lost Signore Raballo, she had to get rewritten, because she was too sad. Elsa... She doesn't like anyone. She only cares about Signore Luaro. I think she would die if he got killed.

[ghostlighter]

[He thinks about that.] Do you want Elsa to die?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Shrugs, still looking at the ground.] I don't like her. She doesn't get along with Rico or Claes, and Triela hates her. She lives all by herself and doesn't have any friends.

[ghostlighter]

That's... not really enough of a reason to want her dead, though.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Almost mumbling] ...she thinks Signore Luaro is better than Signore Jose.