genessia | (Not so) Festive Faye

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(Not so) Festive Faye - Christmas Eve/Day

Genessia - Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve Faye took herself into Genessia, more for a wander and to catch up on her thoughts more than anything else. She would look for somewhere to eat, and could be found in a local bar nursing a mug of hot mulled wine. Any other Christmas revellers out there?

Nova City - Christmas Day

Faye isn't much for the holidays - she's never really had the friends, family, loved ones for that. Gren had promised her that he'd show her how fun Christmas could be. But he was gone now. So what else was there but to go to work? That was what she usually did on a Tuesday. So, in the morning, Faye took herself out on patrol. There no doubt wouldn't be much to see or do, what with most people staying warm and dry indoors, celebrating Christmas. But who knew what could happen? She may as well patrol just in case.

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Faye Valentine, she was important to him and thus she was important to D. He had the social appropriateness of one his age, over 10 thousand years of age, that is. So, following her around day and night, whenever he had an itch he couldn't reach was acceptable. To him.

It was Christmas Eve, a holiday which made even less sense to him here than it did back home (for those who even kept up with the tradition). Genessia swallowed people whole and when it was finished their remains would be lost in the space between this reality and one's own, only remnants were left of their existence here. Like the photograph of D and Gren and all of his partner's drawings that were left in intended places.

Ah, right, Faye and D himself as well. They two were left as keepers for Gren's memories.

At the moment, he was trailing after Faye until she entered a bar. He stood outside for a good twenty minutes before he went in after and took a seat beside her. Quietly and intentional -- just like the seat he had taken by Gren when he first laid eyes on him.

Faye had her mug held partway to her lips when D sat down beside her. She registered his presence but didn't turn to look at him. Instead, she just took a long sip of her hot drink. "So there was someone following after me. And here I thought maybe I had a secret admirer..." Her voice was too dry for her to sound like she was actually disappointed.

She lapsed into silence as she took another drink, enjoying it somewhat quicker now that D was beside her. "So you've lost your Christmas fun too, hmm?"

D's arms were lowered down on his lap and he had an unusual slouch to his posture. His eyes scanned the immediate front view of the drinks, machines, glasses, and occasional waist to chest that walked through his view. He didn't move his eyes until Faye spoke up. From there they lowered to the counter space before him, then up to her. His head turned and a long drape of hair fell over his shoulder and settled on his chest.

"That such a thing exists in this world.." Christmas, that is. If this place had a track record of losing its inhabitants, how on this earth did it keep a hold of off-world traditions and customs? "Have you come here to find what you're looking for?"

"Why not? People go crazy for their holidays here, family days, romance days, whatever. Makes people feel more at home, I guess." Faye, for one, had never been big on holidays, but she saw people rally around days like those, so why not celebrate?

She looked at him a little closer, turning to face him more, her expression blank. "What I'm looking for? Hm. I'm not looking for anything. Just...drinking my mulled wine and minding my own business."

Families. He knew a few here that have tied themselves to one another. But that was only few. He recalled the brief stint in the store where Gren had filled the basket up with Halloween decorations. They were still in the apartment. He wondered if Faye had gone since meeting D there that night.

When the bartender came around to D, the dhampir asked for whisky, but he hadn't said anything besides that. Content to sit in silence if she wanted to.

Once D had his drink, Faye allowed a few more moments of silence. She sipped at her own, thoughtful, vaguely watching what was going on around them in the bar. "And what about you?" Faye finished her drink and put down her mug, sliding it forward on the counter as she turned to face him again, "What are you looking for?"

“You.” He said calmly, in a familiar even tone that was low but loud enough to hear over the ambience of their surroundings. Just as she was visible in a crowd full of people, Faye had her own alluring power - for a human. He would wager she would have become the center of a Noble’s attention, were she stationed in his world. There were so many young and beautiful women in his world that were not honored for who they were but what they invoked in others. A selfishness that tore away the purity of a girl’s humanity, D had seen genuine requited of love between a vampire and a human before, but it was rare.

He wondered if there was yet still something in this world that tore into their existence, something they have not figured out. But what would this place ask of a damphir?

[Even Gale chose to work for a little bit in the office on Christmas, but he wasn't about to make a day of it. He had things to do, food to cook, people to see, gifts to give. So when he got back home relatively early and saw Faye was still out, it was easy to assume what she was doing, and he wasn't having any of it.

So when he got the food all ready to start cooking (and making sure the Skyhouse's robotic maids and AI knew what to do if he didn't make it back early enough), he went out to look for Faye. He was a little dressed up for a little search, but it didn't hurt to dress up a little for the holiday too, right? Gale didn't take his motorcycle, choosing to walk and travel through WayPoints to get to Faye's assigned sector of the city, with Vulpix at his side in case she could spot Faye before he did. It was a pretty big sector of the city, after all. It could be easy to miss each other.

Sure, he could just send her a message and tell her to come home, but he'd much rather see her in person to bring her home instead.]

Have a great Christmas!

*It sounded warm and cheerful, but that was definitely Faye's voice, carrying out loudly enough in the mostly deserted streets to give away her location*

Bye, bye Deputy Faye!~

*The voice that replied was a child's, ringing out excitedly in return. She has just given a young family directions for where they are going to spend Christmas, all just part of her job as a deputy - and it looks like she is doing just fine. When she was doing waving back at the kid, Faye put her hands back into her pockets and continued along her way, her smile soon disappearing from her face too*

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[Ah, there she was. She sounded cheery, but Gale knew a thing or two about how masks worked. He watched as the family walked away before he moved to follow Faye with Vulpix at his heels. When he knew he was close enough, a couple feet behind her, he stopped and spoke up.]

Hey sweetheart, shouldn't you deputies be enjoyin' a day off?

[Vulpix added a happy "Vul!" following Gale's words.]

You oughta be inside where it's warm, y'know?

*Despite herself, Faye smiled when she heard his voice. She turned to him, making sure to look more uncertain by the time she did, and slowly walked towards him through the snow*

Oh... I dunno about that. Guess I'd have to ask my boss for permission...

*Faye stopped just a little distance from him, glancing down at his Vulpix, and back up to him, eyes more curious now - had he actually come out here just to get her?*

[Gale looks around and puts a hand beside his mouth, playfully as if he was whispering a well kept secret.]

Juuust between you and me, but I don't think he's a stickler for the rules. So I'd say you could do what you want.

[He winks to her.]

But I have it under good authority that your boss wants you home where it's warm and there's both food and company. Or will be food, rather. That's still cooking. The warmth and company is certainly there already.

[He most certainly had come all the way out here to get her. He wasn't about to let her spend the day alone, not while he drew breath on this very day.]

What do ya say? Wanna stick it to the man and let the robots do the work?

Oh? So he's cooking, is he? I suppose that might help to change my mind...

*Faye was hardly going to argue when he had come all the way out here, into the cold, and while he was cooking food at home. Besides, it was now captain's orders to head back. She looked at him a moment more*

Alright. Let's go. Best keep the big boss man happy, hmm?

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(Not so) Festive Faye - Christmas Eve/Day

/if you don't mind him being creepy :(

Creepers welcome!

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