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Post by Jay on Mar 14, 2012 23:21:23 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]Hm? Was that sarcasm? Salem couldn't tell but generally had a hard enough time whipping through the people that tended to produce it. A chuckle of sorts escaped from his lips, and he took another sip of his drink before setting it down on the bar again. "Well why not contact someone that's higher than him on the chain of things?" was the light hum that Salem answered back with. He still wasn't going to explain who he was just yet... but maybe if he retracted enough she would -maybe- figure it out on her own, heh.
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 15, 2012 0:58:06 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly laughed softly and shook her head at Salem's words. Hadn't she just finished explaining that Lyall was really the only connection she had as far as the rebels went. Sure she had heard him mention his boss or 'Mr. Smith' as she'd come to know him but considering how hard it was to hunt down Lyall sometimes Carly knew that it'd be next to impossible to find this boss of Lyall's. Right now Carly didn't really have the time nor the patience to track down this illusive boss of Lyall's. "Pfft, like that would even work. Why would Lyall's boss give me the time of day, much less decide that I have something worthwhile to offer. Sure I want change, but that doesn't mean squat if you don't have the skills to back it up ... which apparently my brother thinks still aren't up to par. I guess that's his way of not involving me as you so bluntly put it,"Carly replied, all but rolling her eyes at the suggestion. Taking a sip of her drink, Carly sighed, evidentally frustrated at Lyall and the entire situation."Besides if Lancer is hard to track down at times, no doubt his boss would be close to impossible. I don't have the time to try to find him to attempt to plead my case so why bother. I do some freelance investigating to get at least some money on the side and ever since the bombings ... frankly I've been swamped. Almost everybody is frantic to find some missing person or whatever. It's terribly boring and all too easy but hey it's money so who am I to complain,"Carly said in a clearly frustrated tone before taking another drink.
Really now, why would Salem suggest something so off the wall as going straight to Lyall's boss. Unless ... he knew the man in question of course ... but that was impossible, wasn't it. Carly wasn't sure anymore but ... now that she thought about it, Carly really hadn't seen Salem around other than today ... and she did know most if not all the people affiliated with the Black Knights. She had made it her business to know after all and had even managed to sneak Lyall's phone away from him one time to get the information he hadn't outright told her. Salem though ... Carly couldn't remember seeing anyone named Salem before ... did that mean that he could-. Nah, that was impossible ... wasn't it ... ."... why ... ? Do you know him or something?"Carly asked, studying Salem a bit more closely now to see what she could discern from the man.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 15, 2012 7:32:31 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]Toche... So angry are you? he thought to himself. Her tone was certainly such, and her words obviously weren't for a stranger to hear but possibly Lancer -or Lyall?-. And as she continued, all hopes he had for her slowly faded. Well that.... That was just negative. Salem Smith despised negativity, heh even if he could be a bit negative at times- though he was completely justified in his own mind. However, he could understand exhaustion which was obviously a part of her as well....
Carly went quiet after that, and Salem took a sip of his drink before setting it back down again. Bingo. Give the young lady her prize. "Yes, I do," he stated. "He is very close to me, and you could say we share thoughts, heh..." And a body- and if Salem kept talking in third person he was going to laugh his head off internally. Calm. Caaaalm. Just wait and see if she can figure it out....
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 15, 2012 12:15:00 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly grew very quiet then as she took in the next words Salem said. Wait ... if they shared thoughts then that had to mean ... but that was impossible. Salem had never claimed to be part of the Black Knights though and Carly certainly hadn't seen him before ... Lyall probably didn't know what Mr. Smith looked like anyway and as stated earlier Carly hadn't even bothered with minor details to search for someone that might never be found. Now Carly was berating herself for not knowing at least something about Mr. Smith ... if she had known then it was possible she would have acted different. No ... she would have acted differently no doubt about that. It all made sense now didn't it ... why Salem refused to speak to her and why he insisted he speak to Lyall and nobody else about the 'thing' Lyall owed that Carly was still trying figure out. "Wait ... you mean you're the Mr. Smith Lancer talked about ... ?"Carly asked in a quiet voice before setting her drink aside. Well ... that was a stupid question, of course he was Salem had just stated as much. "I- ... wow, and here I was thinking that you were some new member of BK or something ... ,"Carly continued, rubbing the back of her neck rather sheepishly as she spoke. Shit ... he had heard her rant earlier too ... but that had come out of pent up frustration as much as the alcohol so it could hardly be helped. "So, how would I get involved more if not with Lancer? I mean I've always wanted to work with him because- ... well just because but it is getting frustrating being told to wait as you can probably tell,"Carly asked calmly. Yeah Carly wished that she hadn't went off like that but Salem had already heard her so there really was no helping it now was there. Might as well make the best of tonight and if Salem himself suggested that she go around Lyall ... well, maybe he had something in mind.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 15, 2012 12:40:10 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]As she seemed to realizing his meaning and asked if he was Mr. Smith, Salem just smiled a little. "My name is Salem Smith," he stated promptly. It was rare for someone to know his full name, but then again, Carly had figured it out on her own, and she was certainly somewhat interesting and pro-rebel already. As bashfulness seemed to come to Carly's demeanor, Salem chuckled a little. "Sorry to disappoint you," he smiled a little before taking another sip of his drink.
The question that came from Carly caused Salem's eyes to travel around the bar for a moment looking for anyone whom might have been overhearing. However, the bar itself was relatively empty at the moment, and the bartender on the job already knew who he was as it was. "If you'd like, you could work directly for me," he stated in a quieter voice than before though still keeping his demeanor and mannerisms. "Lancer works under me, as you probably have already realized, and he receives missions from me as well. Rather than appeal to him, you could simply get them from me." He chuckled a little before leaning forwards a little on the bar. Ah this was going well~
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 17, 2012 19:49:02 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly seemed to smile all the more at the confirmation that Salem was indeed the boss that Lyall had been talking about. Smiling sheepishly at his next comment, Carly took another sip of her drink only to nearly spit it out moments later when she heard Salem's next words. Managing to swallow, Carly waited until Salem had finished speaking before even attempting to talk again. For a moment Carly was quiet, eyes wide with apparent shock, until she finally found her voice again. "You ... want me ... to work for you ... ?"Carly began in a quiet voice before going silent. This was ... out of all the things that could have happened Carly had hardly expected anything like this to happen. Her entire being was screaming at her to say yes, that the hesitation certainly couldn't be a very good impression but to be fair the question had caught her off guard. "What exactly would be expected of me?"Carly asked after a moment, true she wanted to say yes right then and there but she wanted to know more about it before making any sudden decisions. "Lancer is pretty quiet about anything you give him ... not that I haven't tried to find out. Lancer just knows me to well to let me get away with any information heh,"Carly explained before taking another sip of her drink,"Don't get me wrong I would love to but I generally don't like taking on assignments I know nothing about. Last time I did that I nearly got myself killed ......... don't tell Lancer that .... ."[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 17, 2012 20:00:30 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]Heh. She's smart at least. Better to see what one was jumping into rather than just take the plunge, and though it could have come across as hesitation and therefore lack of interest to the untrained person, to Salem Smith, it was carefulness which was a useful trait when used correctly. "The same thing I demand from everyone," Salem hummed a little before picking up his drink and sipping it before looking sideways at Carly again. "Complete obedience and a passion to do rebel work," he replied promptly before finishing his drink off and setting it down. In another moment, the hand the can was on constricted squeezing and bending the can awkwardly. The grinding sound that followed snapped the bartender over, and a new can of cream soda was once more set on the bar.
However, as Carly explained, and it was made clear that she meant assignment wise, he chuckled a little and didn't reply for a few seconds. "We'd have to look at your strengths and weaknesses to determine the actual job you'd take up. I'm not one to throw my men into the field without some sort of strategy and play on strengths... Tell me what do you think is your best trait that you could bring to the family?" he asked referring to the rebellion as such at the end.
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 17, 2012 22:03:23 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Salem's inital response to her question made sense to Carly ... hmm perhaps that was this 'thing' that Salem insisted that Lyall owed him. When Salem finished his drink and proceeded to squeeze the can until it warped rather awkwardly, Carly internally flinched. OK then, message received loud and clear ... no double-crossing Salem, not that she had any intentions to in the first place but the timing of the crushed can had certainly seemed more like a threat than anything else.
Hearing Salem ask what her strengths brought a sly smile to Carly's features,"Well, I'm inquisitive and as I'm pretty sure you've figured out, I like figuring things out. And I think this thing you said Lancer owes you is obedience ... or something like that, perhaps loyalty. Which judging by the way you crushed the can you haven't been getting much of lately. Either that or you were making the point clear that you don't like to be double crossed,"she said in a calm voice as she studied Salem to gauge his reaction. "Besides that I know a thing or two about getting out of tough spots. Ya can talk to Lancer more if you don't believe me, but really it's easier to show you than explain it." This said, Carly took another sip of her drink and waited to see what Salem thought of what she had just revealed.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 17, 2012 23:01:34 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]Oh not bad use of the word inquisitive... Heh, her vocabulary seemed stable enough, and her mind seemed to be functioning. She was far from a child in any regard. Oh heh... she found out what it was... Somewhat. Lancer owed him loyalty indeed but bigger than that loyalty to the rebellion. Seeing as some slimy skinny weaklings wanted to run away from their work, Salem had become displeased.
As Carly continued, Salem listened on. Ouch. She figured out something else too, it seemed. Almost a bit to inquisitive for my taste... but if he kept her on a short enough leash it should turn out fine. All through this mental evaluation, he simply smiled and took a sip of his new drink.
She knew how to get out tough spots? What exactly did that entail? Salem wasn't quite sure, but he assumed that in a heated moment, the girl could probably talk herself out of a bad situation or something. Well that wasn't a bad trait to have as long as it actually worked. Things such as that tended to work sporadically and weren't always the best to rely on. Her confidence on the matter also made it clear that she did rely on such.
"I see," he murmured before leaning on the bar a bit more than he had before. "You're confident, aware of yourself, and able to think rationally," he hummed a little. "You're rather mature, heh." He set his drink down slowly and seemed to fall silent for a moment.
"Your confidence may lead to arrogance if not controlled. You display enough of it to drive your point and wishes across, but it's questionable how much you can do considering every situation is different. Not technically a bad thing in its own right if you can diffuse it when the situation calls for it." He stopped a moment and closed both eyes thinking over what he wanted to say next before opening them again.
"You're aware of yourself and your surroundings enough to find details though if you're not careful some would perceive you as nosy if you don't be careful. Whether they fully realize it or not people can pick up when others tend to question them in a certain manner..." Again he stopped but took a sip of his drink.
"You think rationally and critically but without proper care, you could grow out on limbs that were never there to begin with -- pressuring people to believe something rather than actually know it. It's a hard skill to balance, especially when you want to believe something and then build logic around it rather than the other way around. However, when you can reflect on this well enough, you start to learn a bit more," And again he stopped.
After a moment, Salem slowly rolled one shoulders. "I could see your missions working in intelligence operations, probably.." he smiled a little before looking sideways. "Currently things are starting to shift around, but it'll stabilize soon enough again, and I'll have you work out some things. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 19, 2012 18:19:54 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly smiled when it seemed that she had guessed right on both accounts. It seemed Salem had wanted to talk to Lyall for something about loyalty hmmmm ... . Ah well~, it wasn't any of her business and Carly was quite content with the knowledge that she had figured what the mysterious 'thing' was. Judging by his reaction to what Carly had said about the can it seemed her inference on what had happened had been correct. When Salem began to speak Carly couldn't help but smile at the compliments that followed. Sipping her drink absentmindedly, Carly continued to listen as Salem continued only to nearly sputter at the next words the man said. He had ... did he just ... well Carly knew she got cocky sometimes and >>; that meant nothing hush you. Salem continued about her ability to perceive details and how a certain line of questioning would make people perceive her as 'nosy' as he put it. Ugh ... Carly knew all of this and just because she hadn't put her nice cute little girl act up for Salem didn't mean she didn't know when to back off of a question or anything ... . OK ... calm down Carly ... he's just telling you what he sees ... like what you did with him ... not to this extent certainly but oiweurowiueoriuw DX nobody had EVER read her before. Just. Calm. Down.
Picking up her glass a little tighter than was absolutely necessary, Carly took a sip of her drink and set the glass back down without releasing her hold on it. Her knuckles were turning white by this time but Carly didn't seem to notice as she continued to listen to Salem. Carly wasn't used to having someone read her as accurately as Salem was doing and it unnerved her to say the least of things ... . As Salem continued on with how she thought and how- ... now wait hold on a minute that was not true! Carly's goal was to find out the truth not to make up some story that she wanted everyone to believe. It was the primary reason she still carried around that accursed gun that had killed her father so that she could find out the truth and find out why they had killed her dad to just get back at a little girl. OK ... breathe ... just ... relax ... . Salem wasn't accusing her of anything just ... saying what he thought he saw. Still, that last bit was insulting to say the least of things ... didn't Carly say that she was more or less a private detective. That meant that she uncovered the truth as unsavory as it might be for those that had hired her.
Carly was gripping her glass tight again to the point where it was starting to hurt ... OK .. breathe ... . Relaxing her grip slightly, Carly took a sip of her drink and tried to appear like none of what Salem had said had fazed her. ... easier said than done obviously but nyaah she still had to try right ... right. As Salem continued on what he could see her doing more often than not, Carly nodded,"I guess that would make the most sense since I did tell you I'm more or less working as a freelance investigator right now~,"she replied in a melodic voice, trying her best not to show how unnerved she was. "Though ... I do want to say one thing ... . I don't make things up. I never have and I never will ... yes I make inferences based on the facts that I have gathered but if it's not the truth those go out the window. I hate liars with a passion ... why would I become one myself just to try and prove a point,"Carly said quietly after a moment. Salem had certainly struck a chord in Carly when he said that she could possibly go out on a limb ... perhaps it had been an inference on the man's part but Carly wasn't about to let it go. The other things he said about her though ... nyaah she'd let those go for now, Salem didn't need to know everything about her in one night. "Anyway~, what sort of things might you need to know? I may just have the intel already~,"Carly chimed before taking another sip of her drink as she waited for Salem's response.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 19, 2012 19:58:31 GMT -5
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The change in topic caused the man to fight back a sigh, and instead, he set his drink down at her and stared reflecting those blue and purple splashed eyes over her form for a moment. "Nothing dire at the moment~ Though the situation in the West is becoming obnoxiously hard to fathom through," he chuckled before suddenly breaking into a full laugh which only caused the bartender, and several other people in the bar, to cringe. It was a harsh laugh, something far from forced but far from lighthearted. If Salem could put words to it himself, he would have called it a stressed laugh - something brought on by the prospects of hard things to deal with in the future that he blew off for now out of need to focus on other more pressing matters. If, of course, he were asked.
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 20, 2012 0:02:46 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Salem's response to what she had said initially confirmed what Carly had been trying to tell herself this entire time. He had just been reading her just as Carly had done with so many other people before. Carly just ... wasn't used to being read so easily >>; perhaps she really should slow down on the drinking ... . Still, she'd said her piece for now and wasn't going to say anything else about it for the time being. As Salem moved onto the next subject, Carly sweatdropped slightly and looked down at her drink. Of course that was the only subject she knew next to nothing about other than the fact that it was chaotic in the West to say the least of things. With no duke or duchess to take the lead on things it was no wonder that things had spiraled out of control. When Salem began to laugh red eyes looked back up at the man curiously ... that was odd ... . Perhaps the West wasn't something that Salem necessarily wanted to talk about. Giggling slightly, albeit nervously, Carly nodded,"I take it it's not your favorite subject at this point hmm. No matter, I need to look more into it anyway~, besides I'm supposed to look into yet another missing persons assignment in that area ... . Ugh ... I'm getting so tired of those, most of the time they end up being dead or don't want to be found for one reason or another,"Carly sighed before taking another sip of her drink and falling silent. Part of her wondered if Lyall would be back anytime soon but that was doubtful ... if he had run off with friends she didn't think he'd be back for at least a couple more hours.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 20, 2012 16:50:01 GMT -5
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Though he still had questions here and there about her, they were mostly just personality devices now and could just be added to basic conversation. The only real problem with that was that Salem wasn't one to make such basic conversation with others. He usually had work to do, and he technically did have work to do. However, he was also killing time in hopes that Lancer would walk back through the door and not completely waste his stretch to come there. After a few moments, he sighed a little more, took a sip of his drink, and fully acknowledged Carly again. "Do you raise pokemon?" he asked. It was a simple question and considering the world seemed to be avid about the care and battling of such creatures, it wasn't a difficult subject to relate to.
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 21, 2012 14:48:57 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly nodded at Salem's reply and took a sip of her drink, almost spilling it when her phone suddenly vibrated. Fighting off the urge to squeal, Carly set the drink down and pulled the phone out only to glare at whatever message had just been sent to her. Morons ... the lot of them, seriously couldn't they just leave well enough alone already instead of checking up on her every blasted hour. Sending back a rather angry text, Carly didn't really notice that Salem had fallen into silence. Hmmm, perhaps now would be a good time to tell Lyall ... this was kinda getting awkward if Salem wasn't gonna say anything. Besides~, it would be kinda funny watching him burst through the door thinking something was wrong ... heh, it was always so fun to mess with him.
Opening up a new message, Carly couldn't help but smile as she started to type. Ly~, just fyi there's a guy here asking for you. I tried to hold him off but he seems pretty insistent sorry~ <3 Hitting send, Carly folded up the phone and put it on the counter just in case Lyall texted back. There was no sense in jumping everytime someone sent her a text >>; stupid vibrate ... . Hearing Salem's question, Carly turned back to the man and took another sip of her drink,"Yes, though I think a couple of them would prefer to believe they raised me,"Carly replied rather easily, giggling slightly as she spoke,"Though that's kind of a long story~. It's kinda cute when ya think about it really but yes I have quite a few young Pokemon that I'm trying to raise. I got lucky at one of the fairs one time and got a whole bunch of Pokemon that way. Really the only Pokemon I've actually caught ... is Rina. That's my red Castform~, I would show you but she acts like a little kid and probably would make quite a mess in here if she wasn't too busy trying to get people to play with her,"Carly continued before taking another sip of her drink.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 21, 2012 19:23:37 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]The text would be received, and a certain blue haired man stopped doing whatever it was he had been doing to check his phone. Hu? A guy? The Black Knight thought for a moment but couldn't recall anyone calling and saying they would be there, but then again, someone might have just walked in assuming that he would be there... Technically it was his shift, after all, but he had gotten one of his boys to fill in while he went out for a bit. After a moment, he flipped his phone sideways and began to text back. 'What's his name?' he typed back before pressing enter and getting distracted again.
Meanwhile, Salem raised his eyebrow at Carly's statement but didn't question it. She just meant companionship, right? Of course. They were pets, after all. As she went on to descri--- Red? An alternate color? A twitch came to Salem's lip, but as Carly's phone vibrated with Lyall's text, he looked sideways at it before shaking his head and smiling a little. "I see," he replied nodding his head slowly. "A fair...as in the shows the duke's put on?"
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 22, 2012 3:01:57 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly had been just about to take another sip of her drink when the phone vibrated again. Reading the text, Carly smiled ... well now, that could be answered several different ways now couldn't it~. Let's see, should she tell Lyall the name right out and watch him panic or be evassive and see if he can figure it out mmm, the latter would be more fun now wouldn't it. Opening up the phone, Carly did a quick reply saying Well, he didn't actually tell me his name ... but I think he's someone pretty important considering he knows what BK is~. <3 before shutting the phone just as Salem asked about the fairs. "Hmm? Oh, yes I went to the fairs~, they were quite fun actually believe it or not. Besides, I can blend in easily enough and it helped me figure out some things I'd been curious about,"Carly replied easily as she set the phone back down and took a sip of her drink. Besides, there were a lot of people at the fair and it was quite easy to slip in unnoticed. That Carly had actually enjoyed the fair was beside the point, she had mainly gone to at least plot the layout of the castle and see what other intel she could figure out. ... or at least that's what Carly kept telling herself, a girl could still have fun right, right.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 22, 2012 8:15:22 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]Lyall twitched again when his phone vibrated, and after a moment, he fished out the phone and raised his eyebrow. BK? Burger Kin--...The fuck Carly? Did she mean the Black Knights? Is is THAT hard to type out Black Knights or even just Knights? Ugh leave it to his sister to make stupid shortenings. Rather than text back, the blue haired man was suddenly too irritated to care whoever it was and ignored the text completely. He had better stuff to do.
"Curious whether cotton candy tastes better when from venders who will charge you more than if you bought it at the store?" Salem asked with a suddenly very cynical tone. He'd been to one festival, and that was only because Sabrina had wanted to go. He had looked about the grounds, but not being allowed access into the castle unless for specific events also left much to be desired. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 22, 2012 13:57:00 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly took another sip of her drink as she waited for another text from Lyall but it seemed he had gotten distracted or something. Eh, whatever she'd text back later and tell him flat out. It'd be quite amusing to see how he'd react to the news 'Mr. Smith' was here now wouldn't it. Hearing Salem speak, Carly's eyes narrowed slightly,"No ... you'd be surprised what people talk about when they think nobody's listening~. I found out some pretty interesting things even if I didn't get to go into the castle persay. Seeing the castle grounds can give you quite a few details alone if you know what to look for,"she explained,"For example, those two guys over in the corner? Lover's quarrel, they've been going on about it for some time. The guy in the back has been staring at me for quite some time now but since you're here I think he chickened out and isn't gonna ask me out after all~. Too bad for him but I wasn't going to say yes anyway so I guess it saved him the heartache." This said, Carly took another sip of her drink and picked up her phone. Lyall still hadn't answered her yet but oh well, she'd still let him know. Oh, just found out the guy's name is 'Mr. Smith' isn't that your boss? <3 Closing the phone, Carly placed it on the counter once again and picked up her drink. Ah, if only she could see Lyall's face when he found out the news~, wouldn't that be something. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Mar 22, 2012 15:40:41 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/salemsmithposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 blue none,b,Table][scrolly:h(266),w(296),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:201px;color:#c1c1c1;)]They talk about quite a lot of things... Salem mentally mused but made no reply back. Searching the grounds for things implies stealing. There was no other reason to search through things unless there was something to take, though he supposed one could take a life easier that way, but even that was taking something not yours, so thus, he wasn't technically wrong in his first assumption, heh. Salem had no reason to do so as of late, and a part of him doubted he would never need to do such. That was something for people below him to deal with.
"Your statements either lacks explanatory information or you lack the skills to reason," he sighed dryly. "I'll assume the prior. Lover's quarrel implies they're homosexual, you do realize, which is then directly contradicting that they would be looking at you for any reason outside of maybe to judge you on your outfit." he stated flatly before taking up a sip and setting it on the bar again. "Now I doubt that you mean that but either you lack the knowledge of what a lover's quarrel is, which I doubt from your age that you would, or you didn't provide me with the information that 'they had been talking about a lover's quarrel for some time' or something of that nature. Either way, you come off as either unknowledgeable or of the deceiving type. The latter would have been interesting if I suspected it, I'll admit,"" he chuckled after a brief moment.
Meanwhile, Carly's phone was silent.
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Post by Maid Melody on Mar 22, 2012 23:35:26 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #f4b0c6;)]Carly sighed when Salem began to speak and fought the urge to roll her eyes. Of course the simple summary of what she saw wasn't good enough for Salem =3= well fine then. Taking a sip of her drink, Carly waited for Salem to stop talking all the while hoping that Lyall would at least say something. She had flat out told him that his boss was here ... didn't that deserve at least some sort of reaction, oh well ... it was his problem not hers. When it seemed that Salem had finally stopped talking Carly took another sip of her drink and breathed out quietly. "I apologize if the brief summary of what I saw didn't meet your standards,"Carly replied in a dry, sarcastic tone before breathing out quietly and resuming her explanation. "The two in the corner by the lamp with one burnt out bulb are clearly gay ... , the one in the leather jacket keeps trying to hold the red-head's hand who is none too pleased with the other man. From the sounds of it the jacket man has finally persuaded the red-head to forgive him and they're making plans to go see a movie or possibly a concert judging by the tickets in the jacket man's pocket,"Carly explained calmly, taking a sip of her drink before continuing,"The other man I was referring to is sitting next to the jukebox fiddling with a box that looks like it could hold a rose. He's been sitting in the same exact spot the past few nights and it's always where he can see me because I like to sit by the bar where I can talk to my brother. I think he's intimidated by you for whatever reason though so he's chickened out and will probably end up giving the rose to someone else so that they can give it to me from a 'secret admirer'." Taking another sip of her drink, Carly looked at Salem to see what he thought now that she had explained her initial observations. [/scrolly] |
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