Vivio slowly climbed out of her bed and stumbled across her apartment. The world blurred around her but the hope that Syn was behind the knocking on her door gave her the energy to make it the rest of the way. Once she managed to reach the door, she leaned against the frame and unlocked it. Instead of a young blue haired girl waiting to talk to her, she instead found a more mature woman looking at her with a mix of shock and pity. "Hey Allquall," Vivio mumbled, eyes closing and letting her head fall against the frame.
"Eyes, you look like hell, what happened!?" The woman quickly helped the blond walk back to her bed, where she slowly crawled into it and laid face first. "Are you okay? you never came back for your checkup and when I asked I was told you haven't even come to work all week or updated your webpage! I was worried!"
"Ah." Vivio stayed silent after the short mumble but reluctantly allowed herself to be rolled over and sat up on the bed. "I want to lay down..."
"You need me to check on you." The woman sat down on the bed and started giving her a one-over. "How do you feel?"
"Dead."
"Be more specific please."
"Throwing up, my throat hurts, my eyes sting, my chest s tight, I don't care about anything."
Allquall looked at the girl a little closer. The normally shining gold hair was dull and lifeless, and instead of the faint sweet smell of perfume, she smelt sweat and neglect. "Eyes, why didn't you come in? Your cold got worse, I'm certain you have the flu now. Didn't you get pills to prevent that?" Vivio looked away. "Are you eating okay?"
"I'd just throw it up."
"Are you taking care of yourself? When did you last shower and change your sheets? You need to stay clean, you will feel better."
Vivio shrugged. "I dunno..." The hands keeping her up left and she laid back down on the bed, cheek on her pillow. "I don't really care."
"What's wrong with you?" The woman asked softly. "I've never once seen you not smiling and bouncing off the walls."
Staying quiet a moment, Vivio finally opened her eyes again and looked up at the woman. "Syn left me... After that I... I just got sick." She once again looked away and faced her pillow, fighting back the urge to cry again.
"You can't not take care of yourself because your girlfriend left you. If you don't get better you'll be in trouble."
"I know but...I don't know..."
Allquall stood up and tucked the girl in. "I'm going to prescribe you something and get your pharmacist to deliver it. She's your friend right?" She got a small nod. "Okay, I'll do that... Vivio, take a shower, you smell like ten kinda of ass." She got a small smile, but it was enough for her. "Really. I'll be back tomorrow to check up on you. May I leave your door unlocked for a few hours?"
"Yes."
"Okay, Angel will be by shortly. If she can't, I'll take it to you."
"...Thank you." For the first time in a few days, Vivio felt as if laying in bed and dieing wasn't the only solution to how she felt at that moment.
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Syn felt a small shake on her shoulder and jerked slightly in shock, blinking and turning to the side to see Riyuu looking at her oddly. "Huh?"
"You're spacing out again." The girl told her in a matter-of-fact tone. "You've been like that the past few days, what's up?" Her accented voice came casually while she stirred the dish in front of herself. "Are you having problems?"
"Yes." Syn sighed and went on auto pilot, once again disregarding the recipe she was supposed to stick to and going by what she wanted to add to the meal she was preparing. "Girlfriend issues."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it works out okay."
"Already broke up." Syn declared her task done and walked away to plate it before anymore questions could be asked. "Wan, order up." The next ticket was taken and she went about making it along with one more on the side. 'I wish I could just go a day without having to think about this crap again.' Her mind went off again as she moved around, purposely trying to avoid the pity looks she was getting from her boss. 'It's already been a week and two days for crying out loud.' While her current orders were cooking, she stared at the food and thought to pass the time. 'She's probably with some guy right now, getting a load on her face.' The bitter thought both pleased her and pissed her off at the same time, leaving her with a knot in her stomach. 'Bastard touching my girlfriend...'her motions got rougher while tossing the contents of a skillet around. 'I have have half a mind to... damnit Syn, stop thinking about it!'
The girl angrily kicked the bottom of the stove and huffed out. "I thought I saw a bug," she spoke, voice clearly mad. "It wasn't, so we're okay." Her eyes closed and a breath was taken, images of Vivio having sex with faceless people invading her against her will. 'Damn it! Why am I so mad!?'
"Syn," Wan's voice came, snapping the girl back to the present. "I have a customer out here who would like to speak with you."
"With me?" Syn tried to figure out who she knew that would request to see her. "A girl?"
"A guy."
Syn wiped her hands and walked out along with Wan, being left alone at a table where a tanned man was looking at her. "Miss," he began. "Did you prepare the meal I just had?"
Looking down at the mostly cleared plate, Syn nodded. "I did."
"I heard that this place recently hired a new chef and that the food here was suddenly a lot better. The newspaper even reported complaints about people parking next door because your parking lot was full."
"Well... We have been busy lately." Syn tried to think where this was heading.
"Miss, My name is Tempest, I own The Shiny Sword downtown. I would like to hire you as my new chef."
Syn blinked again. "Wait, the really fancy place?"
"Yes, miss." He nodded. "I could offer you three times what your pay would be here, and even creative liberty on creating new dishes."
"Sold." Syn stated before the man could even start his next sentence. "When can I start?"
"Tomorrow."
"What time?"
"One PM to nine PM." He stood and shook the girl's hand. "I look forward to it."
"Me too," Syn smiled and walked back to the kitchen. 'Finally! Something good in my life!' She looked at both wan and Riyuu giving her questioning looks. "Sorry girls, I just got hired on at another restaurant because I kept changing your recipes." The dissapointed looks on their faces made her soften just a little. "I'll leave my changes with you, too." She got smiles and a few words of encouragement, and even a promise fora good reference if thy called.
With a grin, Syn started finishing the day. 'I can't wait to tell-' Her hands stopped, hovering above what she was reaching for. '... Like she would care.'
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Vivio smiled at the camera pointing to her bed and moved her hand back from the record button on it. "Hello, everyone," she greeted with her normal opening. "I'm sure a few of you are looking at your screen right now and thinking: 'A week of no updates and all we get is a video diary?'... Well, sorry, but yes for now..." She sniffed and laid her cheek back on her pillow, pulling the covers up to her neck. Her hair was still a little messy and her face was still stained a splash of red from her sickness. "I have the flu it seems."
After pulling her sheets up to cover her mouth, she let out a cough that she had been trying to repress. "I'm doing better, but I still can't get out of bed. I'd love to take some pictures or something for everyone but...Yeah, I'm really sorry. I know you pay for my site, and I should have some type of spare pictures incase of emergencies but... I never thought about doing that before. To make up for it, I promise I'll do a video every day for a week."
The sick girl sniffed again and exhaled a ragged breath. "Well, for the past week and some days, I haven't done much to really tell you about my life... I've stayed in bed for most of it... and..." She closed her eyes. "Remember my girlfriend? She found out about my job... No, it didn't go well... She dumped me and I haven't heard from her since. I know it is my fault for not telling her, but..." Again she sighed. "I won't talk about that anymore. I'm feeling a lot better than I did since I first fell ill, so I'm going to try and start updating the page in a day or two. Please send me emails if you have any ideas on what you would like to see updated. I'm sorry again for the lack of updates."
Reaching down to the floor, Vivio picked up a sheet of paper. "I couldn't sit at my desk long enough to print out all the emails I wanted to reply to, so I just wrote down what I remembered. I'm sorry if it's not your exact question." clearing her throat, she began. "First, another one that has been asked many, many times. What fetishes do I have? Not many. I like it when the person I'm with moans, I'm not sure why. Besides that... I like tight clothes. I wouldn't really say 'bondage gear' but something like that. Latex, too tight zip upped leather, and...well, being gagged. Please, don't ask."
Offering a smile, she felt her spirits lift when she thought about all of her fans spazzing out over that information. "Next, I wrote... I can't read it, hahaha." Her giggle calmed her down and she squinted. "I need to learn how to write better... oh, this one! I laughed so hard!" Her lips stayed in a smile. "Someone asked what I saw my male co-workers eat to "Sweeten the load" so to say." She giggled again and shook her head as best she could. "Lots of things, but mainly there is a little packet that they put in their drinks that supposed to make it taste sweet. I'm sure people will ask so I'll answer: No it doesn't work. Honestly, I'd be scared out of my mind if I was going down on a guy and got a mouthful of strawberry flavored splooge. I don't know what I would think!"
"I got a few questions not about work, I want to spend some time on these. Let's see, we have... My favorite food? Fajitas." Her gave a small bittersweet smile at a memory. "Also, what is my favorite movie? I'm not really sure on that one, so many good ones. I like the new comic-book movies that are coming out lately, so I'll just say that genre is my favorite." Sniffing again, she covered her mouth and coughed. "Someone else asked what I do in my spare time. That's easy, I watch a lot of movies, but I read the most. I have some reading glasses that I wear, I'll take a picture in them sometime."
She sniffed yet again and looked back at her list. "Let's see...Am I satisfied with my life? Honestly... Yes and no. As far as my general life is concerned, I am happy. I have a lot of loyal fans, who send me kind emails, I am starting to get enough money to eat a little better, and all-in-all it's pretty good. Besides that... I'm not really happy with my love life... I'm still..." She shook her head. "I don't want to ruin this by crying about my ex-girlfriend. I'm going to move on, okay?"
Vivio skimmed her paper. "What do I do to relax? Reading relaxes me, but so does eating. I love chocolate, chocolate is salvation. Other than that, I'd kill for a massage to relax me, but that's really expensive....let's see... If I could change anything in my life, what would it be?" She gave the camera a gentle smile. "I'd have been more honest with her...Okay, I'm starting to ramble. I'll upload this after I take a small nap. I hope everyone out there is having fun. Remember, my new movie is coming out this Firesday, so pick it up okay? Please send in the comments and vote for me, ne?" She winked and blew a kiss. "This is Eyes, signing off."
The camera was cut off and Vivio fell back into her pillow. 'I hope I was cheerful enough...' A knock on her door informed her that her friend Angel had stopped by again to check up on her and she pushed herself up and out of bed to go answer the door.
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"There she is!" The call across the filming set made Vivio pause her walking to the nurse's office and look over to where a few of her friends were gathered. "Come here, Eyes!" The blond came to Spacebrotha's call and looked up at him questioningly. "Congratulations!"
Vivio, not knowing what she was being congratulated on, replied in the best way she knew how: "Huh?"
"You haven't heard!?" Another man asked her, shocked. "Eyes, the new movie was a hit! You broke both your previous records on the first day! the first day, Eyes!"
Vivio looked at them, trying to decide if what she just heard was a joke or not. "...Are you being serious?"
"Yes!" The group yelled at once.
The girl stared at them blankly for several moments before a smile started coming on her face. "Really?" She got nods. "Really, really!?" Again she was nodded at and pat on the back while a few others ruffled her hair. "Oh wow... Wow..." Her words wouldn't come out, still in a small state of shock. "What... Were the sells?"
"Almost thirty thousand already." Spacebrotha put his hands on Vivio's shoulders and started guiding her to the director's office. "You need to talk to the boss, I'm sure you'll be pleased at what he has to tell you."
"O-Okay." Vivio nodded and readied herself when she was dropped off in front of the door. A deep breath was taken and she knocked, being bid entrance. "You wanted to see me, sir?"
A man with long black hair and thin wireframe glasses smiled at his best star. "Yes, Vivio, please have a seat." He motioned to the large chair in front of himself and let the girl get comfortable before continuing. "I'm sure you heard about our record sells on your new video?"
"Yes sir, I just found out. Allquall made me stay at home for the past week and a half because of the flu; today is my first day back."
"Oh yes, I heard about that. How are you feeling?"
"Fine, thank you." She couldn't help but shift in her seat from the excitement and curiosity.
The man leaned back in his chair and folded his hands together. "Vivio, I will cut straight to the chase. You have gotten extremely popular lately. It seems that every video you are in sells better than those released without them. In short, you have become a type of spokesman for our company. Your career as an adult entertainer truly begins here and now. If you would like, I can draw up a contract for you to become a bigger star than you currently are. This new position gives you a higher cut from your webpage, and your pay from scenes done will increase as well. In return, we will require you to take certain jobs every so often to promote our company. These may include a guest appearance at strip clubs to help sales there, going to interviews at magazines, and this isn't confirmed yet, but there are certain gaming companies, such as Key, that have an eye on you for voice acting roles."
Vivio opened her mouth to reply, but her words died before they could form. A cross between a gasp and a pleased laugh escaped instead and she was sure her mouth was hanging open. Although awestruck, her boss continued on. "You will also be given more equipment for your home use and a higher discount at our stores. Because of this you will be required to do a minimal of bi-weekly updates for your web page. Also, you will be on call for scenes in future movies which you will be required to take. You will have pull on your tags, but as you will be under contract, you must do a set number of scenes, be they for commercial release or pay-per-view online."
"That's... A lot at once." Vivio finally managed to speak. "I... I don't know what to say."
"You have until the first of the year to decide." He passed her a folder. "Please read over this, it will dictate the things you will need to do if you agree to the enhanced contract. You have a while to decide so please think about this carefully."
"Yes sir." A shaking hand reached out to take the folder and hold it to her chest, a smile still on her face, "I will read over it all right away!"
"You do that. Now, go out there and catch up on what you missed while sick."
"Yes sir!" Standing, she shook the man's hand and retreated out of the office. Once the door was closed behind her she turned to look at her group of friends all grinning at her. "I've been offered an enhanced contract!" She declared, voice breaking from her excitement. Several cheers came all at once and she was picked up by different people in bone crushing hugs. Somewhere along the way she heard that a party was in order and she couldn't agree more.
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Another chicken wing was attacked by Vivio as she watched her friends and coworkers laughing at each other as they shared stories from past jobs and teasing her about her future in the industry. The blond grinned at them while chewing on her snack, almost choking when one of them said that she had some white stuff on her face. A napkin was employed and the dressing from her wing was wiped clean oh her chin with a giggle.
"So, Eyes," One of them spoke to her during a temporary lapse in laughter. "Going big time now, you're not going to forget about us little people are you?"
Vivio took the chance and grinned at him. "The only thing little about you is your performance parts." A collected group cheers around them made her smile around the straw in her mouth. "But really," She spoke around it, old habit of chewing on them resurfacing, "I think I'll still be on the same sets when I'm not going around to the different studios for my other jobs. We'll still see each other when I do my web page scenes."
Another chicken wing was grabbed and nibbled on, the time going by as fast as the food was. Another hour passed by at the bar and her thinking began to get fuzzy from the good times and the drinks. Finally having to call it, Vivio excused herself before she got drunk and couldn't drive herself home. On the way out she took a large intake of the cold air to clear her head and stopped in her tracks when she saw a flash of blue hair entering a taxi. "Syn!?" Her feet ran towards that direction but the vehicle was already turning onto the main road, leaving her with the question if that really was her ex or not.
The good mood left the girl briefly, allowing a small bittersweet memory of the past little while. As she tried to shrug it off she made her way back to her car and drove home a little slower than normal. Her door was unlocked and the girl stepped into her dark house, closing the door behind herself with a small click. The lights were turned on after a few moments and she sat down on her couch, looking down at the folder in her hands that would outline her new career as a true star among the industry. 'Somehow,' she thought to herself while opening it. 'I feel a little bad that I have no one here to share this with...'
A quick shaking of her head cleared the thought and she made her way to her bedroom, taking out her camera and clicking it on. "Hey everyone!" She called out cheerfully. "You will not believe my day today." The device was set on the stand and she began stripping to change into her night clothes.
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Syn growled to herself as she parked her car. Reaching over to her passenger side, she picked up the plastic bag and opened her door only to slam it behind her before walking down the parking lot to the adult store. 'I can not believe my friend got me this as a gag gift for my birthday.' She felt her cheeks color as she walked in the door and was instantly greeted by sexy lingerie. 'I need the money, otherwise I wouldn't bother returning this...' A sales clerk greeted her when he noticed the girl standing at the door in shock. "Um, hi," She told him lamely. "Uhm, my friend bought me this as a gag gift." She held up the bag. "Can I return it for the money?"
"Possibly," the man told her while taking the bag. "Let me ask my boss, okay?"
"Okay." Syn nodded and leaned on the cash register bar, thanking her lucky stars that no one was there so early in the morning. 'As if crap like this wasn't already on my bad side.' Out of the corner of her fire red eye she noticed a girl she recognized quite well on the front of a magazine. 'Front cover, she's doing well for herself.' Reaching over to it, she felt her throat tighten as she flipped through the pages to pass the time waiting.
'Interview with Eyes, an Evil Rick's special.' The girl read the words mentally. An image of Vivio, fully dressed, was on the page. The bright smile and sparkling eyes were captured too well for the girl, and she flipped the page so she wouldn't have to look at them. A small glance at the photos of Vivio slowly undressed was spared before she went to the interview.
Rick: Eyes, Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed in my magazine.
Eyes: It's an honor.
Rick: <chuckles> Thank you. Now, your career has recently skyrocketed. What do you think caused this?
Eyes: I'm not really sure myself. I think it was my recent movie that got people to notice me.
Rick: I see. Tell me about it?
Eyes: Well, it's a love story about a man and woman who are born in families that hate each other. Their parents disagreed on their relationship so they meet together in private. The woman's parents found out and tried to marry her to someone else which caused the man to come save her before the wedding.
Syn rolled her eyes and turned the page. 'Not the typical porn plot. She might as well be screwing them all.' She looked at the now topless pictures of her ex girlfriend, lips turning up slightly. 'She's gorgeous, I'll give her that.'
Rick:Interesting. How many scenes did you partake in?
Eyes: Three.
Rick: Impressive. I've also heard that you have a web page as well that has gotten popular. Many people have done video diaries, but yours seems to attract people. Why is that?
Eyes:<thinks> I'm not really sure. I just record my daily life, I didn't think it was that interesting. It may be my replies to fanmail that they like. Those are always really funny.
Rick: Speaking of daily life, it's rumored that you were recently in a relationship, how did that work out for you?
Syn paused, re-reading the words before turning the page. This time the images were skipped entirely and the words were sought out at once.
Eyes:< stays silent a moment > We broke up... She didn't like my job.
Rick: Is there anyone else you are seeing now then?
Eyes: I... I don't think I'm going to date anyone else.
Rick: Must be complicated. Was your last one that serious?
Eyes: <Pauses again> ...I thought so... She taught me the difference between sex and making love... I really, really loved her... still do.
Rick: I'm sorry it turned out that way... If you could tell this person anything, what would it be?
Eyes: I'd... tell her that I'm sorry I hurt her... and that I honestly...I... <She wipes her eyes> I'm sorry, can we talk about something else?
"Miss?" The voice made Syn jump and yelp, spinning around to see the person standing before her. "Here is your return." He held out money and a receipt while trying not to laugh.
"Oh... thank you." Syn took the money and kept it in her hand a moment before holding out the magazine. "Can you ring this up for me?"
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"Good choice." The man accepted the magazine and went behind the cash register to scan the tag on it. "This is my last copy."
Syn tried to stay calm about buying her first pornographic magazine. "Oh? Good brand?"
"Not insanely, but it has the interview with Eyes in it." He pointed to the girl on the cover. "She sells more than I've seen in a while. You should check her webpage, it's almost as if she's just a normal girl instead of the trashy ones you normally see."
The female took her change and stuffed it into her front left pocket. "Yeah, she's a nice girl..." With that, Syn left the store and jogged to her car quickly. Still a little warm from before, she felt herself relax a little. The heat was turned on and she looked around before opening the magazine again and looking at it once more. The interview offered no more references to herself so she instead looked at the images of her ex girlfriend. 'No telling how many people are seeing these...' Despite the bitter thought, she couldn't quite summon up the anger inside of herself that she had from before. 'She said she still loves me...' The issue was tossed in the back seat and she rubbed the bridge of her nose. 'I'm so going to regret this...'
Backing out of her spot, she ignored a car full of guys staring at her as they went past. Once on the main road back into town she drove past her usual turn off and continued on until she took the familiar exit leading to an apartment complex she never thought she'd go into again. Her car door was closed quickly after she exited her vehicle and she slid her hands into her pockets to keep them warm as she walked through the light lair of snow on the ground. A small elevator ride later and she found herself in front of Vivio's door.
Only a second passed by before she knocked, moving her hands back to her arms to rub them briskly while waiting for a reply. When nothing came she knocked once more, this time louder. Again no sound was heard from inside. 'I wonder if she's asleep?' The clock on her phone informed her that the girl should be up by now. 'If I call her she will probably just ignore me... Dammit.' Syn knocked a final time and waited for a response. When Vivio didn't answer, the girl sighed and sat down in front of the door. Her jacket was huddled up around herself and she hugged her knees, leaning back against the door while waiting.
As the time passed, Syn went from playing on her cell phone to resting her eyes while leaning against the door. After dozing off a moment, she opened her eyes and looked across the empty hallway as the lights above the elevator started moving up to the current floor. The doors opened and a blond walked out of them, eyes downcast as she tried to dig out her keys from her purse while still holding the two paper sacks with her arm. When she was close to her door she looked up and almost dropped her things at the sight of Syn standing and sorely rubbing her legs. "...Syn?"
"...Hi." The two girls just looked at each other for several long moments. "I...saw your interview in that magazine."
"...Oh." Vivio looked away and towards the floor. "I'm sorry, I made sure they never mentioned your name."
"It's not that." Syn cut her off.
Vivio looked at the girl and saw the slightly shivering hands followed by a notice of Syn's quivering bottom lip. "You're frozen! How long were you waiting out here?"
"I don't know, maybe an hour or so."
"Why didn't you just call me or come back later?"
"I don't know if I would have come back after I left..."
Vivio felt her chest tighten. "Would you... like something hot to drink?"
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"Sure." Syn stepped out of the way of the door and watched Vivio fumble with her keys a moment before reaching out and taking the bags from her. Now free from her burden, Vivo quickly opened the way into her house and cut on the lights.
"I'm sorry my place is a mess." She tried to take the bags back from Syn but the other girl already moved to the kitchen to set them down on the counter. "I should clean up..." Her hands went to grab the magazine that her interview was in from the counter but found Syn picking it up instead. The girl leaned against the wall and opened it, turning to Vivio's section and began to read the rest of the interview while the blond reluctantly went back to putting up her things.
By the time hot chocolate was made, Syn had already claimed a spot on the couch and was looking through another single pose section of her ex-girlfriends pictures. Vivio bent over in front of the girl and offered the steaming mug of liquid chocolate and milk and smiled softly when Syn's hands touched hers briefly while taking it. "Thank you," Syn whispered before sipping on it. "That's just what I needed."
"Good." Vivio sat down next to the girl, so close that their sides were pressed together and legs touching. She held her own cup and sipped it while waiting to see if Syn would move away or not. Her answer came when Syn took another small drink of her beverage and leaned forward to set it down on the small coffee table in front of them.
"So..." Syn began, clasping her hands together and staying bent forward slightly. "Let's talk about it?"
Vivio sat her mug down as well. "I had everything planned out the first time but now I don't know what to say..."
Syn looked down in her lap. "It's been about a month since then, huh?"
"Three weeks, five days."
The words made Syn close her eyes. "I'll start with a question. Why?"
"Why to which part?" Vivio almost whispered, looking down as well.
"Why do you do it? How...do you let yourself be filmed doing that?"
Vivio let out a small sigh. "Its a long story and doesn't have much to do with us... I guess... it began when my parents died... I was adopted and my mama's wife adopted me as well. We... had a really happy life but one day they went out and... never came back." She stopped for just a moment. "All of my parent's friends were hurt. I remember being at the funeral, almost eighteen years old, staring at the caskets... My parents were very well known but none of their closest friends were there. They were all in the hospital, barely alive. I was alone with many people that I didn't know, listening to them say how it was a miracle that anyone made it out alive at all, how that it was such a loss for my parents to be gone... And it was then that I realized something: as long as I was with the people I cared about, I would constantly be in the position that could leave me alone at the graveyard again."
Syn looked over at her in a silent statement that she was listening. "They were in the military," Vivio kept on. And were always sent on dangerous missions. Call me stupid and young, but I couldn't take it. I...left... and was on my own. I didn't want to ask them to take care of me because of my pride...or maybe it was something else... but I was alone. I tried to find a job but no one wanted to hire an inexperienced person like myself. At times I thought about going back but... after I left, I knew I couldn't." Vivio took a long intake through her nose. "I was behind on my rent, had no food... and I overheard some girls talking about a studio looking for girls to be in a pornographic movie... I heard they paid really well and..." She closed her eyes and looked down. "I sold my virginity to eat and pay my bills."
Syn stayed silent a moment, chest aching at the sadness in the voice. "So," Vivio continued on. "I cried that night, and many nights after it. I thought I was a whore, just some trash... but I had food and I paid my rent...A few days later I was called up by the studio and they want to know if I'd do another one..." She sighed. "I needed the money so I did it. After that I didn't sleep for almost two days and made myself sick with regret."
"Why did you keep on then?" Syn finally asked.
Vivio didn't answer at first and finally shrugged a little. "I don't know.. I was scared, I guess. I tried to find other jobs but I couldn't seem to get anyone to hire me... I never stopped looking... in fact most of my money went to bus fare while going from place to place. I got a few part time jobs along the way but they didn't pay enough and... well..."
"You did more to make ends meet?"
"...Yeah. I kind of... got used to being a whore. I would..." She hesitated. "I needed money so... They treated me really bad there. would call me up, film me, and pay, then make money off it. It wasn't until I met my current boss that my life started getting better. He hired me on as staff, introduced me to professionals, and I.. made a friend." This time she smiled slightly. "Someone who treated me with respect... didn't belittle me, call me names... He told his friends about me and we all met up. I found other girls in the career and they explained to me how it worked. From there I... accepted it." She moved her hands while trying to explain it better. "I wasn't some back alley call-girl anymore. I had a real job that paid me respectfully, had contracts, I could turn down anything I wanted to, people began talking to me, inviting me over for dinner, and just wanted to hang out instead of using my body... I don't know, I guess I found a place to belong so I clung to it... A year passed, then another and another... Before long I had my own apartment... I had a car, food, bills sometimes got behind but I never got evicted or anything."
"I'm sorry to hear that..."
Vivio took Syn's offered hand and held on to it. "Hey, we all have our bad stories right?" She got a weak smile in return. "That's what lead up to now... I got popular and...well, it's an honest job with a big studio who takes care of me. I'm respected by most and the rest even look up to me. I know it can easily be called a shady job, but... it's really not that bad when you understand it."
"I see..." Syn felt better once Vivio's voice became less sad and more proud of herself for overcoming everything. "Okay, I can see that now... Okay."
Vivio looked at her ex for a while before squeezing the hand holding onto hers. "Go ahead, ask."
Taking a breath, Syn started. "Why didn't you tell me this at the beginning?"
"I was scared you would use me and leave me."
Syn blinked. "Why did you think that?"
A small smile. "You did try to pick me up the first time we met."
"...Okay." Syn accepted that. "Even so, shouldn't that be more of a reason to tell me?"
"I... didn't want you to see me as some easy girl."
"Well you kinda are one if you sleep with everyone you see." She winced. "Sorry. Sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
Vivio shook her head. "You had every right to."
"Okay..." Syn took a long intake of breath. "Tell me... How could you say all those things to me while having sex with other people, job or no job."
"It's... not exactly like that."
Syn felt a flash of anger flare through her before calming down once more. “Explain it to me.”
“Well...” Vivio thought hard. “Imagine this... You have a friend that you've known since childhood. Your parents are really close, and you basically grew up as brother and sister.” The two girls shifted so they were looking at each other and Vivio reached over and took Syn's other hand to hold as well. “Now, this friend stays close to you all your life. You go to your high school prom together as friends, you live together during college, and all that kind of stuff.”
“Where is this going?”
“If this friend,” Vivio continued. “Went away for a while and then came back to you, wouldn't you give them a hug and a kiss?”
“Probably?”
“And would that be cheating on your girlfriend if you did?”
Syn looked at her blankly. “Vivio, giving a life-long friend a hug and a kiss isn't the same as screwing someone.”
“No, no,” Vivio shook Syn's hands lightly. “Look at it deeper. It wouldn't be cheating because the emotion and feeling behind the hug and kiss is not romantic. Its a casual brother/sister type of feeling, right? It wouldn't be cheating because of that, right?”
After thinking about it a moment, the blue and red eyed girl finally nodded. “Okay, it wouldn't be cheating.”
“Right.” Vivio nodded. “So, this is where it gets a little hard... The emotions you would have with your friend are the same as what I have at work. Even though you kissed your friend, it's not cheating because there was nothing behind that kiss. What I do at work is the same, because there is no emotion behind it as well.”
Syn moved one hand from Vivio's to rub her eyes before allowing it to be re-taken. “What if...” She began. “If I, out of the blue, told you I had sex with that friend? Several times while we were dating.”
The blond stayed silent for several seconds. “I... would feel hurt... betrayed...” She held Syn's hands tighter. “But that's different, that's-”
“My friend,” Syn cut her off. “Is a nerd, is anti-social, and would never get laid because of it. So I felt sorry for him and had sex with him. How would you feel?”
Vivio opened her mouth and closed it a moment later. “...Hurt.”
“Do you see what I'm getting at?” Syn whispered. “Even if I could accept that you had no emotion behind it, even if it was nothing but work to you... You had sex with someone else.” Again the blond couldn't reply. “Vivio, I trusted you. I... I would have never thought you would do that. You lied to me-”
“I never lied!”
“You purposely mislead me so I wouldn't figure it out.” Syn snapped at her angrily. “And... not just once.”
“But it didn't mean anything!” Vivio tried once more. “It would be the same as you and your friend!”
“The means don't justify the act! What would you say if you saw photos of me doing it!?”
“That I trust you!” Vivio flung herself onto Syn, pushing her back onto the couch and clinging to her. “I trust you! I would believe that there was nothing behind it!”
“Vivio, get off me!”
“No!” Vivio held onto her tighter, voice breaking as she struggled to stay on top of the girl. “Syn, I would always believe you!”
Giving up on getting the blond off, Syn let her hands rest on either side of herself and looked up at the ceiling. Vivio's heavy breathing and loud sobs echoed against her chest for only a few moments before she felt the dampness of the tears that followed. “Vivio...”
“...Yes?”
“If you said you trusted me about my friend... would it be okay if I had sex with him the next day?” The girl nodded against her chest without hesitation. “And if I wanted to have sex with his friend at the same time?” This time the nod was hesitant. “And they recorded it so they could watch it with all the rest of their gang later... and then I went and had sex with all of them?”
Vivio gripped the back of Syn's shirt tightly, crying so hard now that she started to hiccup. “But you love me!”
“Does that make it okay for me to do that?”
“Yes!” Vivio sobbed out, pressing her face closer to Syn's chest. “I trust you! I believe you! So it's okay!” Her breathing started to get raspy, words barely being able to understand over the tears.
Syn sighed and stared at the ceiling, finally allowing one hand to move up and lay across Vivio's back. “I don't know if I could accept something like that...”
“But I love you...”
“If sex means nothing to you, what about when we-”
“That's different.” Vivio managed out, still gripping Syn's shirt tightly in her fist. She didn't lift her head to look at her friend, but instead stayed with her forehead down on her chest. “ We made love...” A hiccup made her pause. “That was special...”
“Why did you wait until after that to tell me what your job is, and not before?”
Vivio tried to calm herself but her breathing was getting shorter and harder, throat making it hard to speak. “I wasn't-wasn't sure if... if I knew wha-what love was.” Her words were starting to get more broken apart now. “You... you showed me...I l-love you.”
Syn closed her eyes and ignored the warm trickle of saltwater rolling past her ears and into her hair. Silence passed over them once more and the girl on bottom slowly began to move her palm over Vivio's back to try and calm her down. The broken gasp slowly started to fade away and the hiccups departed. “Vivio...”
“...Yes?”
Syn opened her eyes and had to blink a few times to make the lingering tears fall. “I need to go.”
“Please stay.”
“I can't.”
“Why?”
“Because I can't.”
Vivio shook her head and gripped Syn's shirt tighter. “If you go... you'll never come back.”
“I have to think.”
“You can think here.”
“No I can't.” Syn moved her hand from Vivio's back and gently rolled her over towards the couch so she could sit up. “Vivio, you know there are only two ways this will ever work out, don't you?” She accepted Vivio's hands and gave thema small squeeze to show that she was being sincere.”Either I learn to accept you for everything you do...”
“Or... I quit my job.” Vivio finished the sentence softly.
“We need to think.” Syn whispered, shaking her head at the pleading look she was getting. “I have to go.”
“Please...”
Syn stood up and walked to the door, stopping when she felt her shirt being grabbed and Vivio's forehead pressed against her back. “Vivio.”
“Promise me,” the girl managed out. “That you won't avoid me.”
Syn opened the door and felt her shirt between Vivio's fingers being gripped harder. “I promise that I'll think about this really hard.” Several moments passed by before her shirt was reluctantly released and she walked the rest of the way out of the apartment.
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Vivio fell out of her bed and scrambled through the tangled up sheets in an attempt to reach the ringing phone on her desk. Her hand finally reached the device and she flipped it open, bringing it to her ear while still laying on the floor in the mass of covers. "Syn?"
"...Are you just waking up?" Syn asked, a small amount of pride in her voice for stirring the girl. "Lazy ass."
"I haven't been sleeping well lately." Vivio tried to free herself from her prison while talking.
"...Lunch?" Syn asked after a moment.
"Yes!" Vivio finally got out and ran to her closet. "Where? I'll be right there."
Syn couldn't help but smile slightly. "The Mexican place? The one down by the grocery store that is."
"Okay, yes. I'll pay."'
"Let's go Dutch."
Vivio slowed down her frantic attempt to get dressed. "I don't mind..."
"Let's just have lunch... Okay?"
"Yeah... I'll leave now?"
Syn nodded even though she couldn't be seen. "Okay, I'm really close so I'll meet you in the parkinglot... Till then."
"Till then... Bye-bye."
"Bye."
Vivio closed her phone and shook her head. 'It's a start.' Her long nightshirt was tossed on the floor and she raided her closet.
A.) Wear something cute
B.) Wear something sexy
A. Let's *not* help Syn's opinion of porn stars, shall we~?
Vivio slowly climbed out of her bed and stumbled across her apartment. The world blurred around her but the hope that Syn was behind the knocking on her door gave her the energy to make it the rest of the way. Once she managed to reach the door, she leaned against the frame and unlocked it. Instead of a young blue haired girl waiting to talk to her, she instead found a more mature woman looking at her with a mix of shock and pity. "Hey Allquall," Vivio mumbled, eyes closing and letting her head fall against the frame.
"Eyes, you look like hell, what happened!?" The woman quickly helped the blond walk back to her bed, where she slowly crawled into it and laid face first. "Are you okay? you never came back for your checkup and when I asked I was told you haven't even come to work all week or updated your webpage! I was worried!"
"Ah." Vivio stayed silent after the short mumble but reluctantly allowed herself to be rolled over and sat up on the bed. "I want to lay down..."
"You need me to check on you." The woman sat down on the bed and started giving her a one-over. "How do you feel?"
"Dead."
"Be more specific please."
"Throwing up, my throat hurts, my eyes sting, my chest s tight, I don't care about anything."
Allquall looked at the girl a little closer. The normally shining gold hair was dull and lifeless, and instead of the faint sweet smell of perfume, she smelt sweat and neglect. "Eyes, why didn't you come in? Your cold got worse, I'm certain you have the flu now. Didn't you get pills to prevent that?" Vivio looked away. "Are you eating okay?"
"I'd just throw it up."
"Are you taking care of yourself? When did you last shower and change your sheets? You need to stay clean, you will feel better."
Vivio shrugged. "I dunno..." The hands keeping her up left and she laid back down on the bed, cheek on her pillow. "I don't really care."
"What's wrong with you?" The woman asked softly. "I've never once seen you not smiling and bouncing off the walls."
Staying quiet a moment, Vivio finally opened her eyes again and looked up at the woman. "Syn left me... After that I... I just got sick." She once again looked away and faced her pillow, fighting back the urge to cry again.
"You can't not take care of yourself because your girlfriend left you. If you don't get better you'll be in trouble."
"I know but...I don't know..."
Allquall stood up and tucked the girl in. "I'm going to prescribe you something and get your pharmacist to deliver it. She's your friend right?" She got a small nod. "Okay, I'll do that... Vivio, take a shower, you smell like ten kinda of ass." She got a small smile, but it was enough for her. "Really. I'll be back tomorrow to check up on you. May I leave your door unlocked for a few hours?"
"Yes."
"Okay, Angel will be by shortly. If she can't, I'll take it to you."
"...Thank you." For the first time in a few days, Vivio felt as if laying in bed and dieing wasn't the only solution to how she felt at that moment.
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Syn felt a small shake on her shoulder and jerked slightly in shock, blinking and turning to the side to see Riyuu looking at her oddly. "Huh?"
"You're spacing out again." The girl told her in a matter-of-fact tone. "You've been like that the past few days, what's up?" Her accented voice came casually while she stirred the dish in front of herself. "Are you having problems?"
"Yes." Syn sighed and went on auto pilot, once again disregarding the recipe she was supposed to stick to and going by what she wanted to add to the meal she was preparing. "Girlfriend issues."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it works out okay."
"Already broke up." Syn declared her task done and walked away to plate it before anymore questions could be asked. "Wan, order up." The next ticket was taken and she went about making it along with one more on the side. 'I wish I could just go a day without having to think about this crap again.' Her mind went off again as she moved around, purposely trying to avoid the pity looks she was getting from her boss. 'It's already been a week and two days for crying out loud.' While her current orders were cooking, she stared at the food and thought to pass the time. 'She's probably with some guy right now, getting a load on her face.' The bitter thought both pleased her and pissed her off at the same time, leaving her with a knot in her stomach. 'Bastard touching my girlfriend...'her motions got rougher while tossing the contents of a skillet around. 'I have have half a mind to... damnit Syn, stop thinking about it!'
The girl angrily kicked the bottom of the stove and huffed out. "I thought I saw a bug," she spoke, voice clearly mad. "It wasn't, so we're okay." Her eyes closed and a breath was taken, images of Vivio having sex with faceless people invading her against her will. 'Damn it! Why am I so mad!?'
"Syn," Wan's voice came, snapping the girl back to the present. "I have a customer out here who would like to speak with you."
"With me?" Syn tried to figure out who she knew that would request to see her. "A girl?"
"A guy."
Syn wiped her hands and walked out along with Wan, being left alone at a table where a tanned man was looking at her. "Miss," he began. "Did you prepare the meal I just had?"
Looking down at the mostly cleared plate, Syn nodded. "I did."
"I heard that this place recently hired a new chef and that the food here was suddenly a lot better. The newspaper even reported complaints about people parking next door because your parking lot was full."
"Well... We have been busy lately." Syn tried to think where this was heading.
"Miss, My name is Tempest, I own The Shiny Sword downtown. I would like to hire you as my new chef."
Syn blinked again. "Wait, the really fancy place?"
"Yes, miss." He nodded. "I could offer you three times what your pay would be here, and even creative liberty on creating new dishes."
"Sold." Syn stated before the man could even start his next sentence. "When can I start?"
"Tomorrow."
"What time?"
"One PM to nine PM." He stood and shook the girl's hand. "I look forward to it."
"Me too," Syn smiled and walked back to the kitchen. 'Finally! Something good in my life!' She looked at both wan and Riyuu giving her questioning looks. "Sorry girls, I just got hired on at another restaurant because I kept changing your recipes." The dissapointed looks on their faces made her soften just a little. "I'll leave my changes with you, too." She got smiles and a few words of encouragement, and even a promise fora good reference if thy called.
With a grin, Syn started finishing the day. 'I can't wait to tell-' Her hands stopped, hovering above what she was reaching for. '... Like she would care.'
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Vivio smiled at the camera pointing to her bed and moved her hand back from the record button on it. "Hello, everyone," she greeted with her normal opening. "I'm sure a few of you are looking at your screen right now and thinking: 'A week of no updates and all we get is a video diary?'... Well, sorry, but yes for now..." She sniffed and laid her cheek back on her pillow, pulling the covers up to her neck. Her hair was still a little messy and her face was still stained a splash of red from her sickness. "I have the flu it seems."
After pulling her sheets up to cover her mouth, she let out a cough that she had been trying to repress. "I'm doing better, but I still can't get out of bed. I'd love to take some pictures or something for everyone but...Yeah, I'm really sorry. I know you pay for my site, and I should have some type of spare pictures incase of emergencies but... I never thought about doing that before. To make up for it, I promise I'll do a video every day for a week."
The sick girl sniffed again and exhaled a ragged breath. "Well, for the past week and some days, I haven't done much to really tell you about my life... I've stayed in bed for most of it... and..." She closed her eyes. "Remember my girlfriend? She found out about my job... No, it didn't go well... She dumped me and I haven't heard from her since. I know it is my fault for not telling her, but..." Again she sighed. "I won't talk about that anymore. I'm feeling a lot better than I did since I first fell ill, so I'm going to try and start updating the page in a day or two. Please send me emails if you have any ideas on what you would like to see updated. I'm sorry again for the lack of updates."
Reaching down to the floor, Vivio picked up a sheet of paper. "I couldn't sit at my desk long enough to print out all the emails I wanted to reply to, so I just wrote down what I remembered. I'm sorry if it's not your exact question." clearing her throat, she began. "First, another one that has been asked many, many times. What fetishes do I have? Not many. I like it when the person I'm with moans, I'm not sure why. Besides that... I like tight clothes. I wouldn't really say 'bondage gear' but something like that. Latex, too tight zip upped leather, and...well, being gagged. Please, don't ask."
Offering a smile, she felt her spirits lift when she thought about all of her fans spazzing out over that information. "Next, I wrote... I can't read it, hahaha." Her giggle calmed her down and she squinted. "I need to learn how to write better... oh, this one! I laughed so hard!" Her lips stayed in a smile. "Someone asked what I saw my male co-workers eat to "Sweeten the load" so to say." She giggled again and shook her head as best she could. "Lots of things, but mainly there is a little packet that they put in their drinks that supposed to make it taste sweet. I'm sure people will ask so I'll answer: No it doesn't work. Honestly, I'd be scared out of my mind if I was going down on a guy and got a mouthful of strawberry flavored splooge. I don't know what I would think!"
"I got a few questions not about work, I want to spend some time on these. Let's see, we have... My favorite food? Fajitas." Her gave a small bittersweet smile at a memory. "Also, what is my favorite movie? I'm not really sure on that one, so many good ones. I like the new comic-book movies that are coming out lately, so I'll just say that genre is my favorite." Sniffing again, she covered her mouth and coughed. "Someone else asked what I do in my spare time. That's easy, I watch a lot of movies, but I read the most. I have some reading glasses that I wear, I'll take a picture in them sometime."
She sniffed yet again and looked back at her list. "Let's see...Am I satisfied with my life? Honestly... Yes and no. As far as my general life is concerned, I am happy. I have a lot of loyal fans, who send me kind emails, I am starting to get enough money to eat a little better, and all-in-all it's pretty good. Besides that... I'm not really happy with my love life... I'm still..." She shook her head. "I don't want to ruin this by crying about my ex-girlfriend. I'm going to move on, okay?"
Vivio skimmed her paper. "What do I do to relax? Reading relaxes me, but so does eating. I love chocolate, chocolate is salvation. Other than that, I'd kill for a massage to relax me, but that's really expensive....let's see... If I could change anything in my life, what would it be?" She gave the camera a gentle smile. "I'd have been more honest with her...Okay, I'm starting to ramble. I'll upload this after I take a small nap. I hope everyone out there is having fun. Remember, my new movie is coming out this Firesday, so pick it up okay? Please send in the comments and vote for me, ne?" She winked and blew a kiss. "This is Eyes, signing off."
The camera was cut off and Vivio fell back into her pillow. 'I hope I was cheerful enough...' A knock on her door informed her that her friend Angel had stopped by again to check up on her and she pushed herself up and out of bed to go answer the door.
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"There she is!" The call across the filming set made Vivio pause her walking to the nurse's office and look over to where a few of her friends were gathered. "Come here, Eyes!" The blond came to Spacebrotha's call and looked up at him questioningly. "Congratulations!"
Vivio, not knowing what she was being congratulated on, replied in the best way she knew how: "Huh?"
"You haven't heard!?" Another man asked her, shocked. "Eyes, the new movie was a hit! You broke both your previous records on the first day! the first day, Eyes!"
Vivio looked at them, trying to decide if what she just heard was a joke or not. "...Are you being serious?"
"Yes!" The group yelled at once.
The girl stared at them blankly for several moments before a smile started coming on her face. "Really?" She got nods. "Really, really!?" Again she was nodded at and pat on the back while a few others ruffled her hair. "Oh wow... Wow..." Her words wouldn't come out, still in a small state of shock. "What... Were the sells?"
"Almost thirty thousand already." Spacebrotha put his hands on Vivio's shoulders and started guiding her to the director's office. "You need to talk to the boss, I'm sure you'll be pleased at what he has to tell you."
"O-Okay." Vivio nodded and readied herself when she was dropped off in front of the door. A deep breath was taken and she knocked, being bid entrance. "You wanted to see me, sir?"
A man with long black hair and thin wireframe glasses smiled at his best star. "Yes, Vivio, please have a seat." He motioned to the large chair in front of himself and let the girl get comfortable before continuing. "I'm sure you heard about our record sells on your new video?"
"Yes sir, I just found out. Allquall made me stay at home for the past week and a half because of the flu; today is my first day back."
"Oh yes, I heard about that. How are you feeling?"
"Fine, thank you." She couldn't help but shift in her seat from the excitement and curiosity.
The man leaned back in his chair and folded his hands together. "Vivio, I will cut straight to the chase. You have gotten extremely popular lately. It seems that every video you are in sells better than those released without them. In short, you have become a type of spokesman for our company. Your career as an adult entertainer truly begins here and now. If you would like, I can draw up a contract for you to become a bigger star than you currently are. This new position gives you a higher cut from your webpage, and your pay from scenes done will increase as well. In return, we will require you to take certain jobs every so often to promote our company. These may include a guest appearance at strip clubs to help sales there, going to interviews at magazines, and this isn't confirmed yet, but there are certain gaming companies, such as Key, that have an eye on you for voice acting roles."
Vivio opened her mouth to reply, but her words died before they could form. A cross between a gasp and a pleased laugh escaped instead and she was sure her mouth was hanging open. Although awestruck, her boss continued on. "You will also be given more equipment for your home use and a higher discount at our stores. Because of this you will be required to do a minimal of bi-weekly updates for your web page. Also, you will be on call for scenes in future movies which you will be required to take. You will have pull on your tags, but as you will be under contract, you must do a set number of scenes, be they for commercial release or pay-per-view online."
"That's... A lot at once." Vivio finally managed to speak. "I... I don't know what to say."
"You have until the first of the year to decide." He passed her a folder. "Please read over this, it will dictate the things you will need to do if you agree to the enhanced contract. You have a while to decide so please think about this carefully."
"Yes sir." A shaking hand reached out to take the folder and hold it to her chest, a smile still on her face, "I will read over it all right away!"
"You do that. Now, go out there and catch up on what you missed while sick."
"Yes sir!" Standing, she shook the man's hand and retreated out of the office. Once the door was closed behind her she turned to look at her group of friends all grinning at her. "I've been offered an enhanced contract!" She declared, voice breaking from her excitement. Several cheers came all at once and she was picked up by different people in bone crushing hugs. Somewhere along the way she heard that a party was in order and she couldn't agree more.
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Another chicken wing was attacked by Vivio as she watched her friends and coworkers laughing at each other as they shared stories from past jobs and teasing her about her future in the industry. The blond grinned at them while chewing on her snack, almost choking when one of them said that she had some white stuff on her face. A napkin was employed and the dressing from her wing was wiped clean oh her chin with a giggle.
"So, Eyes," One of them spoke to her during a temporary lapse in laughter. "Going big time now, you're not going to forget about us little people are you?"
Vivio took the chance and grinned at him. "The only thing little about you is your performance parts." A collected group cheers around them made her smile around the straw in her mouth. "But really," She spoke around it, old habit of chewing on them resurfacing, "I think I'll still be on the same sets when I'm not going around to the different studios for my other jobs. We'll still see each other when I do my web page scenes."
Another chicken wing was grabbed and nibbled on, the time going by as fast as the food was. Another hour passed by at the bar and her thinking began to get fuzzy from the good times and the drinks. Finally having to call it, Vivio excused herself before she got drunk and couldn't drive herself home. On the way out she took a large intake of the cold air to clear her head and stopped in her tracks when she saw a flash of blue hair entering a taxi. "Syn!?" Her feet ran towards that direction but the vehicle was already turning onto the main road, leaving her with the question if that really was her ex or not.
The good mood left the girl briefly, allowing a small bittersweet memory of the past little while. As she tried to shrug it off she made her way back to her car and drove home a little slower than normal. Her door was unlocked and the girl stepped into her dark house, closing the door behind herself with a small click. The lights were turned on after a few moments and she sat down on her couch, looking down at the folder in her hands that would outline her new career as a true star among the industry. 'Somehow,' she thought to herself while opening it. 'I feel a little bad that I have no one here to share this with...'
A quick shaking of her head cleared the thought and she made her way to her bedroom, taking out her camera and clicking it on. "Hey everyone!" She called out cheerfully. "You will not believe my day today." The device was set on the stand and she began stripping to change into her night clothes.
Spoiler for PornStar!Vivio pt.35:
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Syn growled to herself as she parked her car. Reaching over to her passenger side, she picked up the plastic bag and opened her door only to slam it behind her before walking down the parking lot to the adult store. 'I can not believe my friend got me this as a gag gift for my birthday.' She felt her cheeks color as she walked in the door and was instantly greeted by sexy lingerie. 'I need the money, otherwise I wouldn't bother returning this...' A sales clerk greeted her when he noticed the girl standing at the door in shock. "Um, hi," She told him lamely. "Uhm, my friend bought me this as a gag gift." She held up the bag. "Can I return it for the money?"
"Possibly," the man told her while taking the bag. "Let me ask my boss, okay?"
"Okay." Syn nodded and leaned on the cash register bar, thanking her lucky stars that no one was there so early in the morning. 'As if crap like this wasn't already on my bad side.' Out of the corner of her fire red eye she noticed a girl she recognized quite well on the front of a magazine. 'Front cover, she's doing well for herself.' Reaching over to it, she felt her throat tighten as she flipped through the pages to pass the time waiting.
'Interview with Eyes, an Evil Rick's special.' The girl read the words mentally. An image of Vivio, fully dressed, was on the page. The bright smile and sparkling eyes were captured too well for the girl, and she flipped the page so she wouldn't have to look at them. A small glance at the photos of Vivio slowly undressed was spared before she went to the interview.
Rick: Eyes, Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed in my magazine.
Eyes: It's an honor.
Rick: <chuckles> Thank you. Now, your career has recently skyrocketed. What do you think caused this?
Eyes: I'm not really sure myself. I think it was my recent movie that got people to notice me.
Rick: I see. Tell me about it?
Eyes: Well, it's a love story about a man and woman who are born in families that hate each other. Their parents disagreed on their relationship so they meet together in private. The woman's parents found out and tried to marry her to someone else which caused the man to come save her before the wedding.
Syn rolled her eyes and turned the page. 'Not the typical porn plot. She might as well be screwing them all.' She looked at the now topless pictures of her ex girlfriend, lips turning up slightly. 'She's gorgeous, I'll give her that.'
Rick:Interesting. How many scenes did you partake in?
Eyes: Three.
Rick: Impressive. I've also heard that you have a web page as well that has gotten popular. Many people have done video diaries, but yours seems to attract people. Why is that?
Eyes:<thinks> I'm not really sure. I just record my daily life, I didn't think it was that interesting. It may be my replies to fanmail that they like. Those are always really funny.
Rick: Speaking of daily life, it's rumored that you were recently in a relationship, how did that work out for you?
Syn paused, re-reading the words before turning the page. This time the images were skipped entirely and the words were sought out at once.
Eyes:< stays silent a moment > We broke up... She didn't like my job.
Rick: Is there anyone else you are seeing now then?
Eyes: I... I don't think I'm going to date anyone else.
Rick: Must be complicated. Was your last one that serious?
Eyes: <Pauses again> ...I thought so... She taught me the difference between sex and making love... I really, really loved her... still do.
Rick: I'm sorry it turned out that way... If you could tell this person anything, what would it be?
Eyes: I'd... tell her that I'm sorry I hurt her... and that I honestly...I... <She wipes her eyes> I'm sorry, can we talk about something else?
"Miss?" The voice made Syn jump and yelp, spinning around to see the person standing before her. "Here is your return." He held out money and a receipt while trying not to laugh.
"Oh... thank you." Syn took the money and kept it in her hand a moment before holding out the magazine. "Can you ring this up for me?"
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"Good choice." The man accepted the magazine and went behind the cash register to scan the tag on it. "This is my last copy."
Syn tried to stay calm about buying her first pornographic magazine. "Oh? Good brand?"
"Not insanely, but it has the interview with Eyes in it." He pointed to the girl on the cover. "She sells more than I've seen in a while. You should check her webpage, it's almost as if she's just a normal girl instead of the trashy ones you normally see."
The female took her change and stuffed it into her front left pocket. "Yeah, she's a nice girl..." With that, Syn left the store and jogged to her car quickly. Still a little warm from before, she felt herself relax a little. The heat was turned on and she looked around before opening the magazine again and looking at it once more. The interview offered no more references to herself so she instead looked at the images of her ex girlfriend. 'No telling how many people are seeing these...' Despite the bitter thought, she couldn't quite summon up the anger inside of herself that she had from before. 'She said she still loves me...' The issue was tossed in the back seat and she rubbed the bridge of her nose. 'I'm so going to regret this...'
Backing out of her spot, she ignored a car full of guys staring at her as they went past. Once on the main road back into town she drove past her usual turn off and continued on until she took the familiar exit leading to an apartment complex she never thought she'd go into again. Her car door was closed quickly after she exited her vehicle and she slid her hands into her pockets to keep them warm as she walked through the light lair of snow on the ground. A small elevator ride later and she found herself in front of Vivio's door.
Only a second passed by before she knocked, moving her hands back to her arms to rub them briskly while waiting for a reply. When nothing came she knocked once more, this time louder. Again no sound was heard from inside. 'I wonder if she's asleep?' The clock on her phone informed her that the girl should be up by now. 'If I call her she will probably just ignore me... Dammit.' Syn knocked a final time and waited for a response. When Vivio didn't answer, the girl sighed and sat down in front of the door. Her jacket was huddled up around herself and she hugged her knees, leaning back against the door while waiting.
As the time passed, Syn went from playing on her cell phone to resting her eyes while leaning against the door. After dozing off a moment, she opened her eyes and looked across the empty hallway as the lights above the elevator started moving up to the current floor. The doors opened and a blond walked out of them, eyes downcast as she tried to dig out her keys from her purse while still holding the two paper sacks with her arm. When she was close to her door she looked up and almost dropped her things at the sight of Syn standing and sorely rubbing her legs. "...Syn?"
"...Hi." The two girls just looked at each other for several long moments. "I...saw your interview in that magazine."
"...Oh." Vivio looked away and towards the floor. "I'm sorry, I made sure they never mentioned your name."
"It's not that." Syn cut her off.
Vivio looked at the girl and saw the slightly shivering hands followed by a notice of Syn's quivering bottom lip. "You're frozen! How long were you waiting out here?"
"I don't know, maybe an hour or so."
"Why didn't you just call me or come back later?"
"I don't know if I would have come back after I left..."
Vivio felt her chest tighten. "Would you... like something hot to drink?"
Spoiler for PornStar!Vivio pt. 37:
"Sure." Syn stepped out of the way of the door and watched Vivio fumble with her keys a moment before reaching out and taking the bags from her. Now free from her burden, Vivo quickly opened the way into her house and cut on the lights.
"I'm sorry my place is a mess." She tried to take the bags back from Syn but the other girl already moved to the kitchen to set them down on the counter. "I should clean up..." Her hands went to grab the magazine that her interview was in from the counter but found Syn picking it up instead. The girl leaned against the wall and opened it, turning to Vivio's section and began to read the rest of the interview while the blond reluctantly went back to putting up her things.
By the time hot chocolate was made, Syn had already claimed a spot on the couch and was looking through another single pose section of her ex-girlfriends pictures. Vivio bent over in front of the girl and offered the steaming mug of liquid chocolate and milk and smiled softly when Syn's hands touched hers briefly while taking it. "Thank you," Syn whispered before sipping on it. "That's just what I needed."
"Good." Vivio sat down next to the girl, so close that their sides were pressed together and legs touching. She held her own cup and sipped it while waiting to see if Syn would move away or not. Her answer came when Syn took another small drink of her beverage and leaned forward to set it down on the small coffee table in front of them.
"So..." Syn began, clasping her hands together and staying bent forward slightly. "Let's talk about it?"
Vivio sat her mug down as well. "I had everything planned out the first time but now I don't know what to say..."
Syn looked down in her lap. "It's been about a month since then, huh?"
"Three weeks, five days."
The words made Syn close her eyes. "I'll start with a question. Why?"
"Why to which part?" Vivio almost whispered, looking down as well.
"Why do you do it? How...do you let yourself be filmed doing that?"
Vivio let out a small sigh. "Its a long story and doesn't have much to do with us... I guess... it began when my parents died... I was adopted and my mama's wife adopted me as well. We... had a really happy life but one day they went out and... never came back." She stopped for just a moment. "All of my parent's friends were hurt. I remember being at the funeral, almost eighteen years old, staring at the caskets... My parents were very well known but none of their closest friends were there. They were all in the hospital, barely alive. I was alone with many people that I didn't know, listening to them say how it was a miracle that anyone made it out alive at all, how that it was such a loss for my parents to be gone... And it was then that I realized something: as long as I was with the people I cared about, I would constantly be in the position that could leave me alone at the graveyard again."
Syn looked over at her in a silent statement that she was listening. "They were in the military," Vivio kept on. And were always sent on dangerous missions. Call me stupid and young, but I couldn't take it. I...left... and was on my own. I didn't want to ask them to take care of me because of my pride...or maybe it was something else... but I was alone. I tried to find a job but no one wanted to hire an inexperienced person like myself. At times I thought about going back but... after I left, I knew I couldn't." Vivio took a long intake through her nose. "I was behind on my rent, had no food... and I overheard some girls talking about a studio looking for girls to be in a pornographic movie... I heard they paid really well and..." She closed her eyes and looked down. "I sold my virginity to eat and pay my bills."
Syn stayed silent a moment, chest aching at the sadness in the voice. "So," Vivio continued on. "I cried that night, and many nights after it. I thought I was a whore, just some trash... but I had food and I paid my rent...A few days later I was called up by the studio and they want to know if I'd do another one..." She sighed. "I needed the money so I did it. After that I didn't sleep for almost two days and made myself sick with regret."
"Why did you keep on then?" Syn finally asked.
Vivio didn't answer at first and finally shrugged a little. "I don't know.. I was scared, I guess. I tried to find other jobs but I couldn't seem to get anyone to hire me... I never stopped looking... in fact most of my money went to bus fare while going from place to place. I got a few part time jobs along the way but they didn't pay enough and... well..."
"You did more to make ends meet?"
"...Yeah. I kind of... got used to being a whore. I would..." She hesitated. "I needed money so... They treated me really bad there. would call me up, film me, and pay, then make money off it. It wasn't until I met my current boss that my life started getting better. He hired me on as staff, introduced me to professionals, and I.. made a friend." This time she smiled slightly. "Someone who treated me with respect... didn't belittle me, call me names... He told his friends about me and we all met up. I found other girls in the career and they explained to me how it worked. From there I... accepted it." She moved her hands while trying to explain it better. "I wasn't some back alley call-girl anymore. I had a real job that paid me respectfully, had contracts, I could turn down anything I wanted to, people began talking to me, inviting me over for dinner, and just wanted to hang out instead of using my body... I don't know, I guess I found a place to belong so I clung to it... A year passed, then another and another... Before long I had my own apartment... I had a car, food, bills sometimes got behind but I never got evicted or anything."
"I'm sorry to hear that..."
Vivio took Syn's offered hand and held on to it. "Hey, we all have our bad stories right?" She got a weak smile in return. "That's what lead up to now... I got popular and...well, it's an honest job with a big studio who takes care of me. I'm respected by most and the rest even look up to me. I know it can easily be called a shady job, but... it's really not that bad when you understand it."
"I see..." Syn felt better once Vivio's voice became less sad and more proud of herself for overcoming everything. "Okay, I can see that now... Okay."
Vivio looked at her ex for a while before squeezing the hand holding onto hers. "Go ahead, ask."
Taking a breath, Syn started. "Why didn't you tell me this at the beginning?"
"I was scared you would use me and leave me."
Syn blinked. "Why did you think that?"
A small smile. "You did try to pick me up the first time we met."
"...Okay." Syn accepted that. "Even so, shouldn't that be more of a reason to tell me?"
"I... didn't want you to see me as some easy girl."
"Well you kinda are one if you sleep with everyone you see." She winced. "Sorry. Sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
Vivio shook her head. "You had every right to."
"Okay..." Syn took a long intake of breath. "Tell me... How could you say all those things to me while having sex with other people, job or no job."
"It's... not exactly like that."
Syn felt a flash of anger flare through her before calming down once more. Explain it to me.
Well... Vivio thought hard. Imagine this... You have a friend that you've known since childhood. Your parents are really close, and you basically grew up as brother and sister. The two girls shifted so they were looking at each other and Vivio reached over and took Syn's other hand to hold as well. Now, this friend stays close to you all your life. You go to your high school prom together as friends, you live together during college, and all that kind of stuff.
Where is this going?
If this friend, Vivio continued. Went away for a while and then came back to you, wouldn't you give them a hug and a kiss?
Probably?
And would that be cheating on your girlfriend if you did?
Syn looked at her blankly. Vivio, giving a life-long friend a hug and a kiss isn't the same as screwing someone.
No, no, Vivio shook Syn's hands lightly. Look at it deeper. It wouldn't be cheating because the emotion and feeling behind the hug and kiss is not romantic. Its a casual brother/sister type of feeling, right? It wouldn't be cheating because of that, right?
After thinking about it a moment, the blue and red eyed girl finally nodded. Okay, it wouldn't be cheating.
Right. Vivio nodded. So, this is where it gets a little hard... The emotions you would have with your friend are the same as what I have at work. Even though you kissed your friend, it's not cheating because there was nothing behind that kiss. What I do at work is the same, because there is no emotion behind it as well.
Syn moved one hand from Vivio's to rub her eyes before allowing it to be re-taken. What if... She began. If I, out of the blue, told you I had sex with that friend? Several times while we were dating.
The blond stayed silent for several seconds. I... would feel hurt... betrayed... She held Syn's hands tighter. But that's different, that's-
My friend, Syn cut her off. Is a nerd, is anti-social, and would never get laid because of it. So I felt sorry for him and had sex with him. How would you feel?
Vivio opened her mouth and closed it a moment later. ...Hurt.
Do you see what I'm getting at? Syn whispered. Even if I could accept that you had no emotion behind it, even if it was nothing but work to you... You had sex with someone else. Again the blond couldn't reply. Vivio, I trusted you. I... I would have never thought you would do that. You lied to me-
I never lied!
You purposely mislead me so I wouldn't figure it out. Syn snapped at her angrily. And... not just once.
But it didn't mean anything! Vivio tried once more. It would be the same as you and your friend!
The means don't justify the act! What would you say if you saw photos of me doing it!?
That I trust you! Vivio flung herself onto Syn, pushing her back onto the couch and clinging to her. I trust you! I would believe that there was nothing behind it!
Vivio, get off me!
No! Vivio held onto her tighter, voice breaking as she struggled to stay on top of the girl. Syn, I would always believe you!
Giving up on getting the blond off, Syn let her hands rest on either side of herself and looked up at the ceiling. Vivio's heavy breathing and loud sobs echoed against her chest for only a few moments before she felt the dampness of the tears that followed. Vivio...
...Yes?
If you said you trusted me about my friend... would it be okay if I had sex with him the next day? The girl nodded against her chest without hesitation. And if I wanted to have sex with his friend at the same time? This time the nod was hesitant. And they recorded it so they could watch it with all the rest of their gang later... and then I went and had sex with all of them?
Vivio gripped the back of Syn's shirt tightly, crying so hard now that she started to hiccup. But you love me!
Does that make it okay for me to do that?
Yes! Vivio sobbed out, pressing her face closer to Syn's chest. I trust you! I believe you! So it's okay! Her breathing started to get raspy, words barely being able to understand over the tears.
Syn sighed and stared at the ceiling, finally allowing one hand to move up and lay across Vivio's back. I don't know if I could accept something like that...
But I love you...
If sex means nothing to you, what about when we-
That's different. Vivio managed out, still gripping Syn's shirt tightly in her fist. She didn't lift her head to look at her friend, but instead stayed with her forehead down on her chest. We made love... A hiccup made her pause. That was special...
Why did you wait until after that to tell me what your job is, and not before?
Vivio tried to calm herself but her breathing was getting shorter and harder, throat making it hard to speak. I wasn't-wasn't sure if... if I knew wha-what love was. Her words were starting to get more broken apart now. You... you showed me...I l-love you.
Syn closed her eyes and ignored the warm trickle of saltwater rolling past her ears and into her hair. Silence passed over them once more and the girl on bottom slowly began to move her palm over Vivio's back to try and calm her down. The broken gasp slowly started to fade away and the hiccups departed. Vivio...
...Yes?
Syn opened her eyes and had to blink a few times to make the lingering tears fall. I need to go.
Please stay.
I can't.
Why?
Because I can't.
Vivio shook her head and gripped Syn's shirt tighter. If you go... you'll never come back.
I have to think.
You can think here.
No I can't. Syn moved her hand from Vivio's back and gently rolled her over towards the couch so she could sit up. Vivio, you know there are only two ways this will ever work out, don't you? She accepted Vivio's hands and gave thema small squeeze to show that she was being sincere.Either I learn to accept you for everything you do...
Or... I quit my job. Vivio finished the sentence softly.
We need to think. Syn whispered, shaking her head at the pleading look she was getting. I have to go.
Please...
Syn stood up and walked to the door, stopping when she felt her shirt being grabbed and Vivio's forehead pressed against her back. Vivio.
Promise me, the girl managed out. That you won't avoid me.
Syn opened the door and felt her shirt between Vivio's fingers being gripped harder. I promise that I'll think about this really hard. Several moments passed by before her shirt was reluctantly released and she walked the rest of the way out of the apartment.
Spoiler for PornStar!Vivio pt.38:
Vivio fell out of her bed and scrambled through the tangled up sheets in an attempt to reach the ringing phone on her desk. Her hand finally reached the device and she flipped it open, bringing it to her ear while still laying on the floor in the mass of covers. "Syn?"
"...Are you just waking up?" Syn asked, a small amount of pride in her voice for stirring the girl. "Lazy ass."
"I haven't been sleeping well lately." Vivio tried to free herself from her prison while talking.
"...Lunch?" Syn asked after a moment.
"Yes!" Vivio finally got out and ran to her closet. "Where? I'll be right there."
Syn couldn't help but smile slightly. "The Mexican place? The one down by the grocery store that is."
"Okay, yes. I'll pay."'
"Let's go Dutch."
Vivio slowed down her frantic attempt to get dressed. "I don't mind..."
"Let's just have lunch... Okay?"
"Yeah... I'll leave now?"
Syn nodded even though she couldn't be seen. "Okay, I'm really close so I'll meet you in the parkinglot... Till then."
"Till then... Bye-bye."
"Bye."
Spoiler for PornStar!Vivio pt.39:
Vivio closed her phone and shook her head. 'It's a start.' Her long nightshirt was tossed on the floor and she raided her closet for something cute to wear. Pulling on a black shirt with a pink heart on it, she covered it with a pink fleece jacket. Simple bluejeans covered her legs and shoes were pulled on quickly at the door. A quick grab for her purse gave the girl everything she needed for the day and before long she was in her car driving to the designated meeting spot. 'This feels so weird...' Her eyes darted to a mirror to check a lane before merging with traffic. 'It's like I've been given a second chance.'
By the time she managed to get to the restaurant, Syn was already waiting outside for her. Blue hair waved in the wind and mis-matched eyes stayed on the blond as she ran across the parking lot. "Hey," She greeted casually. "Sorry for calling so abruptly."
"I'm glad you called," Vivio told her truthfully. "I wanted to call you but I was scared."
Syn shivered lightly and nodded at the entrance to the restaurant. Together the two girls entered in and were shown to a booth in the middle of the crowded dining area. "
...I have to do it. I'm a crack addict. More so a pun/take-stuff-literally addict. D:
Spoiler for Hayate's threads get shut down:
"I have to do it, Hayate. This just isn't going to work."
Hayate looked down at her hands, her hands bloodied and marred by the myriad of red. Different shades of red, each reflecting the light in a different way. "Can't we... Can't we work it out? I know that if I try, if you just let me /try/..."
"God, Hayate!" Her shoulders were gripped tightly and she was shaken, as if she had been asleep all this time. "Wake up and smell the roses! We've been at this for what feels like weeks... years even."
Hayate looked around for a clock. "What day /is/ it?"
"See? That's just what I mean." Hayate's companion sunk to the floor, throwing a torn, soiled pillow away from her. "We have to get out of here."
Hayate again looked at her hands. She wiggled her fingers, watching the red substance seep between them. "I think we almost have our answer..."
"Let's just finish the job, okay? It's time to stop prancing around the issue."
Hayate bolted to her feet, not even caring that the redness was pooling around her ankles. Her bare ankles. She hurried toward the other. "NO! You, you promised!"
"This has gone far enough, Hayate! It's time to stop and finish the job fast and easy!"
Hayate wrapped her arms around their waist, putting her full meager weight into the act of stopping them. But it was to no avail. The blade, no, /blades/ appeared from the drawer. Hayate felt tears well up around her eyes.
Her companion returned to the bed, where they had been not moments before. The tuft of red string was held out in the open air.
Tears fell as the scissors cut their way through the strands, each dropping lifelessly to the floor.
Hayate started rocking back and forth, muttering to herself, "No, no, this can't be happening, this can't..."
But her companion merely snarled and tossed the scissors on the nighttable, gathering the tangle of red threads together and depositing them in the waste basket. "Hayate-"
"No! I don't want to even hear it!"
"-Your threads have just been terminated."
Hayate placed her hands over her eyes, willing her tears to both stop and congeal into fresh strands of thread.
"Eradicated."
All the time and effort she had spent to dutifully undoing all the knots, the patience, the love, she had been through so much with that long, long, long strand of thread.
"Shut. Down."
"Shut UP!" She finally screamed, throwing the previously discarded pillow at him.
Fade to black.
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"... And that's why I don't like guys." Hayate chirruped as she adjusted Vivio's blankets one last time. "Go to sleep now, okay?"
Vivio stared at Hayate, not knowing what to think. "Did you ever get a new thread?"
Hayate smiled patiently. "No, I loved that one too much. Whatever memories I had with it, I would only have with that thread. The others... it's just not the same."
"I love you, Aunt Hayate."
"I love you, too, Vivio." Hayate turned off the lights and quietly closed the door behind her before muttering, "Even if you were a porn star in another continuum, I'd still love you."
Wheeee *does cyber-cartwheels that I could never do IRL*
LOL
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Reason: LOL, didnt make it
don't you think that I could improve my grammar through a full year? O.o
You could but you did not. You want proof? Let's see how many mistakes you made in this post.
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thank you for your coments
That should be comments. Other instances of comment are similarly wrong, so I'm not pointing them out again.
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Comartemis came here for a stupid discusion on the OC thread,
That should be Comartemis came here because of a stupid discussion
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All start about that idea of Battle Suit Jail
That should be All this started with
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so each thing, took to another
That should be so one thing led to another
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he ended saing that he was worried about mi intelligence level making fics,
That should be saying and my intelligence level in making fics
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having, many chapters or stuff in my fics didn't mean that they were good,
Comma shouldn't be there.
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It was somehoe funny when Jimmy C said that he prefered to keep away from my fics for a post one year ago,
That should be somehow, preferred and because of a post.
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people keep away of my current fics becaus my grammar problems
That should be because of.
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I would do my best to improve my grammar as long as the people could give me a chance
That should be people would give.
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I must point that I fell really bad because you lied to me,
That should be I must point out that I felt really bad.
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I know you didn't wanted to tell me
That should be [i]didn't want[i].
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I would apreciated more if you would told me the truth,
That should be I would appreciate it if you tell me the truth.
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The Holly Techno - Union Emperor
That should be Holy.
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re-created the leyend of the Four Ryders of Apocalypse
That should be recreated the legend of the Four Riders of the Apocalypse. Every other instance of Rider is wrong too.
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He ofered Quattro to become the War so she could get vengance out of Nanoha
That should be He offered to let Quattro become War so that she could get vengance on Nanoha.
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Quattro acepted and that way she became the Ryder of the War,
That should be Quattro accepted and so she became the Rider of War.
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the ryder of the Hunger was a random robot, the ryder of the Pest was Alicia
That should be Famine and Pestilence. Also, there should be no the before War, Famine, Pestilence and Death here. There are times when you need the before a name, but this isn't one of them.
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I pic A,
That should be I pick A.
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who includes a very short example
That should be That includes a.
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because our Dear, lovelly and sweet Keroko make us the favour to post the situation here, so well
That should be our dear, lovely and sweet Keroko did us the favour of posting the situation here.
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the idea will be ready latter or tomorrow and posted here
That should be later or tomorrow and be posted here.
On average, you make at least one grammatical or spelling error in every other sentence.
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the typos are minimum, just like what? 1 or 2? 3 at much... maybe 4?
If this post is representative of the errors in your fics, you probably have way more than 4 in that fic.
I'll be honest again, your grammar wasn't the only thing that made me avoid your fics. Your original idea about Jail being from this Techno-Union was so divorced from canon and your appalling drawing skills also turned me off. If your English had been better, I might have been willing to point out how badly off the mark you were, in fact, others did. Did you listen to them? I don't know and I don't care.
Location: In the Netherrealm, thinking who to betray next...
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Originally Posted by Jimmy C
You could but you did not. You want proof? Let's see how many mistakes you made in this post.
Spoiler for Evil Rick's grammar and spelling mistakes:
That should be comments. Other instances of comment are similarly wrong, so I'm not pointing them out again.
That should be Comartemis came here because of a stupid discussion
That should be All this started with
That should be so one thing led to another
That should be saying and my intelligence level in making fics
Comma shouldn't be there.
That should be somehow, preferred and because of a post.
That should be because of.
That should be people would give.
That should be I must point out that I felt really bad.
That should be [i]didn't want[i].
That should be I would appreciate it if you tell me the truth.
That should be Holy.
That should be recreated the legend of the Four Riders of the Apocalypse. Every other instance of Rider is wrong too.
That should be He offered to let Quattro become War so that she could get vengance on Nanoha.
That should be Quattro accepted and so she became the Rider of War.
That should be Famine and Pestilence. Also, there should be no the before War, Famine, Pestilence and Death here. There are times when you need the before a name, but this isn't one of them.
That should be I pick A.
That should be That includes a.
That should be our dear, lovely and sweet Keroko did us the favour of posting the situation here.
That should be later or tomorrow and be posted here.
On average, you make at least one grammatical or spelling error in every other sentence.
If this post is representative of the errors in your fics, you probably have way more than 4 in that fic.
I'll be honest again, your grammar wasn't the only thing that made me avoid your fics. Your original idea about Jail being from this Techno-Union was so divorced from canon and your appalling drawing skills also turned me off. If your English had been better, I might have been willing to point out how badly off the mark you were, in fact, others did. Did you listen to them? I don't know and I don't care.
Spoiler for If you are not named Jimmy C, don't look:
AGHHH!!!
For the fourth time! Battle Armor Jail is not from Nanoha, Rise of Techno - Union, he's from Vita, shadows of the Past!
"Calms down"
First of all, Who are you? I do not remember have talked to you before, neither that you have been tring to correct my grammar problem, thing that could explain why you sound really... ehmmm... agresive?
Now, it's kinda obvious that I'm currently cheking my fics 3, 4 and even 10 times before posting them to make sure that I will not post a sea of typos, thing that it's diferent from random posts like the one I'm currently making right now
Like now, you sound like you'r searching for a conflict, thing that I'm not gonna do (Because Kagerou will for sure release a horde of carnivorous bunnies upon me O.o)
BTW: About my drawing skills... if you haven't any logical to say, better shut up
I do not wish to talk with you any more, leave me be for now on
The Shiny Sword If that's the case, I'm apologise, I will always belive in your word
Satashi Do you know that Teasers are like tortures from the medieval era for the fans? O.o
Come on guys enough is enough.
Stop giving Evil Rick a tough time, sure his spelling/grammar isn't that stellar, but I can still understand what he is trying to say.
I personally like Evil Rick's style of drawing, as it quite unique and a break from the usual style.
I haven't read that much of the story, but from the few pages I've read it's quite intriguing.
@Striker117 I'm looking forward to read the story that you have been preparing for a while
About 7 or 8 months ago, I offered to give Rick help with his Grammar. I suggested to bring Fuyu on board, since she speaks Spanish and English, and we in OCT could help with grammar and spelling.
Rick got offended and left OCT.
He could improve his english. But as Jimmy said, he didn't want to. Many of the store managers that I speak to daily knew shit for english, but now speak English much, much better than Rick. Why? Daily practice. Hell a couple of them have really damn good english, the kind that gets A+. All because they recognised that they needed to improve their English and worked on it daily.
Rick doesn't want to improve. He thinks he's good enough as it is.
"Good enough" is the enemy of "Great".
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Come on guys enough is enough.
Stop giving Evil Rick a tough time, sure his spelling/grammar isn't that stellar, but I can still understand what he is trying to say.
I personally like Evil Rick's style of drawing, as it quite unique and a break from the usual style.
I haven't read that much of the story, but from the few pages I've read it's quite intriguing.
@Striker117 I'm looking forward to read the story that you have been preparing for a while
I completely agree with this statement. I can also still understand him well enough.
this argument has gone on long enough so CHILL!!
By now I'm pretty sure Evil Rick understands what he has to Improve on so can we please move on, for those who can't ether PM each other or start a new thread (can that even be done).
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"For Life is experience, and longevity is, in the end, measured by memory, and those with a thousand tales to tell have indeed lived longer then any who embrace the mundane."
Location: In the Netherrealm, thinking who to betray next...
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Originally Posted by Wild Goose
About 7 or 8 months ago, I offered to give Rick help with his Grammar. I suggested to bring Fuyu on board, since she speaks Spanish and English, and we in OCT could help with grammar and spelling.
Rick got offended and left OCT.
He could improve his english. But as Jimmy said, he didn't want to. Many of the store managers that I speak to daily knew shit for english, but now speak English much, much better than Rick. Why? Daily practice. Hell a couple of them have really damn good english, the kind that gets A+. All because they recognised that they needed to improve their English and worked on it daily.
Rick doesn't want to improve. He thinks he's good enough as it is.
"Good enough" is the enemy of "Great".
Don't come with hipocrecy Goose, you didn't ofered to help me that time, you said that I'd better get a traductor because noone could understeand my language
Belive me, since I came here, I got many nice and friendly help with people like Satashi, Krinen, Kai the Reaper, The Shiny Sword, marksellus and many more, so
Maybe I'm just good enough, but at least I know my place, not like you who belive himself "the Ultimate been"
Now, I'm pissed that all this situation has started because a stupid draw, if any of you have something more to say to me, do it in my profile's chat or through PMs
Don't come with hipocrecy Goose, you didn't ofered to help me that time, you said that I'd better get a traductor because noone could understeand my language
That's hypocrisy, Rick. You're doing it again.
Also, Rick, I never said to get a translator. What I suggested was you run stuff by Fuyu, in both English and Spanish. Fuyu could then help fill in the missing context that you lacked, because her command of English is better than yours. That's the help I suggested. She would be able to help you with your English. Then we go on from there. But you weren't interested and got offended. You were offered help and rejected it.
And as someone who's worked with people who cannot speak English, and as a person who grew up in a jungle where everybody speaks really really really crap English, I can say with authority that your English is hard to understand. I just have lots of practice with your type.*
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Belive me, since I came here, I got many nice and friendly help with people like Satashi, Krinen, Kai the Reaper, The Shiny Sword, marksellus and many more, so
More power to you, but help is useless if you don't apply it.
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Maybe I'm just good enough, but at least I know my place, not like you who belive himself "the Ultimate been"
I was actually quoting Zig Ziglar. In his books, Ziglar repeatedly makes the point that if we settle for just "good enough", we will never achieve greatness. If I settled for "good enough", I would never be able to spell right. I suffered from spelling problems as a child. Spelling was difficult for me. But now I'm okay and can spell quickly and speedily. Why? Because I put in the effort and aimed high.
If I just settled for "good enough", I wouldn't be Assistant Manager of my Department, 6 months after I first joined.
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Now, I'm pissed that all this situation has started because a stupid draw, if any of you have something more to say to me, do it in my profile's chat or through PMs
That won't be necessary, I've said all I wanted to say already. Further conversation is pointless.
*Note: Yes, I did grow up in a Jungle. A small place called Telupid, in Sabah. It started turning into a small town around the time I left, 8 years ago.
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One must forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged.Heinrich Heine.
Signum was perplexed, which was weird as she had always that serious expression, by the strange behavior that her friends were showing.
It was surely not strange that Nanoha and Fate were together in the cafeteria, what was strange about it were the screams of frustration that came from the brunette and the giggles that the blonde let out.
Why is this so hard? Nanoha was typing something in her M2D. By the sound coming from the device, it seemed like it was a game of sorts.
There, there Nanoha-chan, Fate patted the brunetteīs head. You can do it, you just have to focus more.
Its easy for you to say Fate-chan, you havent tried.
Fate laughed softly, and stroked Nanoha hair Is because watching Nanoha is fun enough.
Nanoha smiled before getting frustrated once again at the screen. Mou, this is hard.
Signum decided to take her leave, as curiosity was getting to her and, although she was not a cat, she might get killed. As she walked through the aisles, she saw the members of the forwards doing the same thing that Nanoha, typing in their monitors and a strange music playing through Subaruīs one, as she was the only one who lacked headphones.
Haha, this is really hard. Subaru said merrily. Out of the fours she was the only one who seemed to be enjoying fully whatever they were doing.
Shut up Subaru, this is not fun. Teana was mad, almost furious at the impossibility that was whatever she was doing.
Mou this is hard, I canīt pass the apples. Caro complained. She was the one that was suffering the most as her lack of experience in that kind of things was making her fail most of the time.
You only have to jump before the apple comes down, or goes up. Is very easy once you get the hang out of it. Erio said as he got back to avoid spikes. He was the most experienced of the quartet in whatever they were doing, though Signum had already an idea about what they were doing.
She decided to continue her way passing in front of the forwards. None of them noticed her as she passed, which she didnt mind as she knew that they were enjoying themselves or at least trying to.
Continuing on her way, she heard something not abnormal from Vita.
Why does this key doesnt work, damn it
Cursing at the wind was something she did when something wasnt as she planned, when she was frustrating, when she was beaten at mock battles, etc. But this time it was weirder than before as she was staring at her monitor, exactly the same that Nanoha and the forwards had been doing the whole day. The fact that instead of beaten new students to a pulp, she was actually doing something that used her monitor, that wasnt considered paperwork of course, was something strange by itself, but from her to be mad at it, was something so ridiculous, that she couldnt have believed it if she hadnt seen it.
Again being wise, she decided to leave and not ask about what was happening. Arriving to their apartment, she could hear yells of frustration coming from her mistress. Deciding to investigate on her, she saw that Hayate had her monitor activated and apparently was doing the same that seemingly everyone of the base were doing. Finally giving in to her curiosity she asked.
What are you doing Mistress?
Oh hi Signum, the brunette raised her head just a little, and returned to stare
at her screen. I am playing a new game well not new but recently discovered. Itīs really hard but is also funny.
Something inside her told her that she was better without knowing, that she will regret asking. But she couldnt contain it anymore. What are you playing Mistress?
Its called I Wanna Be The Guy want to try? The contract to her perdition was already signed but thats for another time.
Oh thread i ask thee, continue your war in pms if thou must.
Battle Armor Jail is not from Nanoha, Rise of Techno - Union, he's from Vita, shadows of the Past!
Did I say Battle Armor Jail? Did I? Read my post again, I was talking about Jail from your Techno-Union fic.
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Who are you? I do not remember have talked to you before, neither that you have been tring to correct my grammar problem,
Hello! You're the one who told me you could improve you grammar in a year, I simply showed that you hadn't.
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it's kinda obvious that I'm currently cheking my fics 3, 4 and even 10 times before posting them to make sure that I will not post a sea of typos,
No, it's not obvious that you're checking you fics that many times. Even if it were, you could check it a hundred times and the next person who reads it will find several. In addition, all the spellchecking in the world won't catch a grammatical error when you spelled the wrong word correctly, nor will it tell you that you are missing a word. Want me to go over the last fic you posted and see how long it takes me to find 5 errors?
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Like now, you sound like you'r searching for a conflict, thing that I'm not gonna do
I'm not searching for a conflict. You're the one who takes offense everytime someone tells you that you got something wrong.
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About my drawing skills... if you haven't any logical to say, better shut up
You're probably using the wrong word here. I said your drawing skills were appalling, that means I consider it to be very, very bad. How is that not logical? What does the word "logical" mean to you?
Signum was perplexed, which was weird as she had always that serious expression, by the strange behavior that her friends were showing.
It was surely not strange that Nanoha and Fate were together in the cafeteria, what was strange about it were the screams of frustration that came from the brunette and the giggles that the blonde let out.
Why is this so hard? Nanoha was typing something in her M2D. By the sound coming from the device, it seemed like it was a game of sorts.
There, there Nanoha-chan, Fate patted the brunetteīs head. You can do it, you just have to focus more.
Its easy for you to say Fate-chan, you havent tried.
Fate laughed softly, and stroked Nanoha hair Is because watching Nanoha is fun enough.
Nanoha smiled before getting frustrated once again at the screen. Mou, this is hard.
Signum decided to take her leave, as curiosity was getting to her and, although she was not a cat, she might get killed. As she walked through the aisles, she saw the members of the forwards doing the same thing that Nanoha, typing in their monitors and a strange music playing through Subaruīs one, as she was the only one who lacked headphones.
Haha, this is really hard. Subaru said merrily. Out of the fours she was the only one who seemed to be enjoying fully whatever they were doing.
Shut up Subaru, this is not fun. Teana was mad, almost furious at the impossibility that was whatever she was doing.
Mou this is hard, I canīt pass the apples. Caro complained. She was the one that was suffering the most as her lack of experience in that kind of things was making her fail most of the time.
You only have to jump before the apple comes down, or goes up. Is very easy once you get the hang out of it. Erio said as he got back to avoid spikes. He was the most experienced of the quartet in whatever they were doing, though Signum had already an idea about what they were doing.
She decided to continue her way passing in front of the forwards. None of them noticed her as she passed, which she didnt mind as she knew that they were enjoying themselves or at least trying to.
Continuing on her way, she heard something not abnormal from Vita.
Why does this key doesnt work, damn it
Cursing at the wind was something she did when something wasnt as she planned, when she was frustrating, when she was beaten at mock battles, etc. But this time it was weirder than before as she was staring at her monitor, exactly the same that Nanoha and the forwards had been doing the whole day. The fact that instead of beaten new students to a pulp, she was actually doing something that used her monitor, that wasnt considered paperwork of course, was something strange by itself, but from her to be mad at it, was something so ridiculous, that she couldnt have believed it if she hadnt seen it.
Again being wise, she decided to leave and not ask about what was happening. Arriving to their apartment, she could hear yells of frustration coming from her mistress. Deciding to investigate on her, she saw that Hayate had her monitor activated and apparently was doing the same that seemingly everyone of the base were doing. Finally giving in to her curiosity she asked.
What are you doing Mistress?
Oh hi Signum, the brunette raised her head just a little, and returned to stare
at her screen. I am playing a new game well not new but recently discovered. Itīs really hard but is also funny.
Something inside her told her that she was better without knowing, that she will regret asking. But she couldnt contain it anymore. What are you playing Mistress?
Its called I Wanna Be The Guy want to try? The contract to her perdition was already signed but thats for another time.
LOL, reminds me of this
Spoiler for A game 1 & 2:
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"For Life is experience, and longevity is, in the end, measured by memory, and those with a thousand tales to tell have indeed lived longer then any who embrace the mundane."
Your beloved writer, Evil_Rick, has asked me to confirm his fanfiction writing credentials and the quality of his stories with the local residents. Rick seems to believe that his fanfiction is so wonderful that merely having posted it is proof that he is an awesome writer, so I want opinions on Rick's work from everyone who reads this post. And don't say "Well he's a good writer" and don't say "He's a shitty writer" either; give me reasons why Rick's work is good or bad or utterly horrible.
Rick has quite literally asked for this, so don't be afraid to tell him exactly what you think of his work. Anything you say, no matter how scathing or critical it may be, will only help Rick to realize his failings and produce better, higher-quality work in the future.
Ok well, I'm not starting a war here. I personally like Rick's writing. Sure he has his spelling and grammar mistakes, but I can get past them because the plot is interesting to me. Sure he sometimes rushes through things but overall it's good. NROTU actually has the least spelling mistakes of all. I agree with Satashi, even when his stories aren't recognized/read by many, he still perseveres and continues to update his stories. That's why I respect him. As for Battlesuit!Jail, I want to read it because I haven't seen something like it before. But that's just me.
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Originally Posted by Knight of L-sama
...I have to do it. I'm a crack addict. More so a pun/take-stuff-literally addict. D:
Spoiler for Hayate's threads get shut down:
"I have to do it, Hayate. This just isn't going to work."
Hayate looked down at her hands, her hands bloodied and marred by the myriad of red. Different shades of red, each reflecting the light in a different way. "Can't we... Can't we work it out? I know that if I try, if you just let me /try/..."
"God, Hayate!" Her shoulders were gripped tightly and she was shaken, as if she had been asleep all this time. "Wake up and smell the roses! We've been at this for what feels like weeks... years even."
Hayate looked around for a clock. "What day /is/ it?"
"See? That's just what I mean." Hayate's companion sunk to the floor, throwing a torn, soiled pillow away from her. "We have to get out of here."
Hayate again looked at her hands. She wiggled her fingers, watching the red substance seep between them. "I think we almost have our answer..."
"Let's just finish the job, okay? It's time to stop prancing around the issue."
Hayate bolted to her feet, not even caring that the redness was pooling around her ankles. Her bare ankles. She hurried toward the other. "NO! You, you promised!"
"This has gone far enough, Hayate! It's time to stop and finish the job fast and easy!"
Hayate wrapped her arms around their waist, putting her full meager weight into the act of stopping them. But it was to no avail. The blade, no, /blades/ appeared from the drawer. Hayate felt tears well up around her eyes.
Her companion returned to the bed, where they had been not moments before. The tuft of red string was held out in the open air.
Tears fell as the scissors cut their way through the strands, each dropping lifelessly to the floor.
Hayate started rocking back and forth, muttering to herself, "No, no, this can't be happening, this can't..."
But her companion merely snarled and tossed the scissors on the nighttable, gathering the tangle of red threads together and depositing them in the waste basket. "Hayate-"
"No! I don't want to even hear it!"
"-Your threads have just been terminated."
Hayate placed her hands over her eyes, willing her tears to both stop and congeal into fresh strands of thread.
"Eradicated."
All the time and effort she had spent to dutifully undoing all the knots, the patience, the love, she had been through so much with that long, long, long strand of thread.
"Shut. Down."
"Shut UP!" She finally screamed, throwing the previously discarded pillow at him.
Fade to black.
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"... And that's why I don't like guys." Hayate chirruped as she adjusted Vivio's blankets one last time. "Go to sleep now, okay?"
Vivio stared at Hayate, not knowing what to think. "Did you ever get a new thread?"
Hayate smiled patiently. "No, I loved that one too much. Whatever memories I had with it, I would only have with that thread. The others... it's just not the same."
"I love you, Aunt Hayate."
"I love you, too, Vivio." Hayate turned off the lights and quietly closed the door behind her before muttering, "Even if you were a porn star in another continuum, I'd still love you."
Wheeee *does cyber-cartwheels that I could never do IRL*
Aww poor Hayate! <3 the last line. Thanks for bringing the crack. *does cyber-back flips that I could never do IRL*
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Originally Posted by Satashi
Spoiler for PornStar!Vivio pt.38:
Vivio fell out of her bed and scrambled through the tangled up sheets in an attempt to reach the ringing phone on her desk. Her hand finally reached the device and she flipped it open, bringing it to her ear while still laying on the floor in the mass of covers. "Syn?"
"...Are you just waking up?" Syn asked, a small amount of pride in her voice for stirring the girl. "Lazy ass."
"I haven't been sleeping well lately." Vivio tried to free herself from her prison while talking.
"...Lunch?" Syn asked after a moment.
"Yes!" Vivio finally got out and ran to her closet. "Where? I'll be right there."
Syn couldn't help but smile slightly. "The Mexican place? The one down by the grocery store that is."
"Okay, yes. I'll pay."'
"Let's go Dutch."
Vivio slowed down her frantic attempt to get dressed. "I don't mind..."
"Let's just have lunch... Okay?"
"Yeah... I'll leave now?"
Syn nodded even though she couldn't be seen. "Okay, I'm really close so I'll meet you in the parkinglot... Till then."
"Till then... Bye-bye."
"Bye."
Vivio closed her phone and shook her head. 'It's a start.' Her long nightshirt was tossed on the floor and she raided her closet.
A.) Wear something cute
B.) Wear something sexy
Well voted on and updated, but I'm looking forward to awkward conversations!
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Originally Posted by Allquall
Spoiler for "Allquall's Fables: Part one of hopefully one":
Chrono knit his eyebrows together in determination as he applied the greasy mixture onto his face. A smirk grew on his lips as he stared at his masculine image in the mirror while making the final touches. Satisfied with his work, the stocky six year old hopped off of the bathroom sink counter and unto the tiled floor below.
The creaking of the bathroom door grabbed his attention, and the small boy stealthy moved behind the opening door.
Chrono? said another boys voice, I could have sworn I heard you in here.
AAAAAAUGH!!
The younger boy with purple hair screamed as he was tackled to the floor.
What was that for? the smaller boy yelled while still shaking in terror.
Im a Navy Captain like my daddy! announced Chrono while posing with his hands resting on his hips.
Whats on your face?
Camouflage
Nuh-uh! shouted Griffith, Chronos best friend at school, Thats not camouflage! Camouflage is brown and black!
Do you see any brown or black around here? asked Chrono with an arrogant tone.
No, but-
Then brown or black wouldnt be good camouflage here, would it, Griff?
Humph! the boy exclaimed while folding his arms, Its still not realistic!
Yes, it is! Chrono spat back.
This would be camouflage, whined Griffith while pulling down the potted plant sitting by the bathroom window. The boy with purple hair dropped the plant on the tiled floor causing the clay container to break into two large pieces. Griffith then grabbed two handfuls of dirt and rubbed them on his face. See? This is realistic camouflage!
"Are you boys all right? I thought I heard a crash-"
A green haired woman stepped into the bathroom and stood in shock at the disaster. The next words out of her mouth were spoken slowly and deliberately, Chrono Harlaown
Yes, mom? the boy said trembling. His camouflage did not work as well as he had hoped.
Is that my make-up youre wearing?
Uh er I found it.
Where?
In the drawer.
Whose drawer? his mother asked while a large vein appear in the middle of her forehead.
Yours, Chrono mumbled while Griffith stood silent as he waited for Mrs. Harlaowns wrath.
At that moment another woman appeared behind Chronos green-haired mother, Breathe, Lindy! Breathe! We can clean this.
Mrs. Harlaown took two deep breaths and calmed herself, Boys, march to the other bathroom this instant! Its early bath time tonight!
But mom-
NOW!
The boys fled from the mess in the master bathroom to the bathroom at the other end of the house while the brunette woman helped Mrs. Harlaown clean up the mess. Chrono thought that he had heard his mom shout a few words that he had never heard before.
I still think my camouflage is better, said Griffith as their run slowed to a walk.
Fine! yelled Griffith accepting the challenge and searched the house for Chronos blond sister. They found her in the living room with her friend from school.
Fate! yelled Griffith, Do you think Chronos camouflage is good?
Hmm? replied Fate while trying to suppress a snicker. Her friend laughed openly at the spectacle.
What? replied Griffith who obviously did not expect this response.
You both look like idiots, laughed Fate.
Lol, this was cute. I want to see Chrono in 'camouflage'. I agree with Fate though, and her 'friend'.
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Originally Posted by Laith
Blame the chat for this. I do.
Spoiler for ...:
Signum was perplexed, which was weird as she had always that serious expression, by the strange behavior that her friends were showing.
It was surely not strange that Nanoha and Fate were together in the cafeteria, what was strange about it were the screams of frustration that came from the brunette and the giggles that the blonde let out.
Why is this so hard? Nanoha was typing something in her M2D. By the sound coming from the device, it seemed like it was a game of sorts.
There, there Nanoha-chan, Fate patted the brunetteīs head. You can do it, you just have to focus more.
Its easy for you to say Fate-chan, you havent tried.
Fate laughed softly, and stroked Nanoha hair Is because watching Nanoha is fun enough.
Nanoha smiled before getting frustrated once again at the screen. Mou, this is hard.
Signum decided to take her leave, as curiosity was getting to her and, although she was not a cat, she might get killed. As she walked through the aisles, she saw the members of the forwards doing the same thing that Nanoha, typing in their monitors and a strange music playing through Subaruīs one, as she was the only one who lacked headphones.
Haha, this is really hard. Subaru said merrily. Out of the fours she was the only one who seemed to be enjoying fully whatever they were doing.
Shut up Subaru, this is not fun. Teana was mad, almost furious at the impossibility that was whatever she was doing.
Mou this is hard, I canīt pass the apples. Caro complained. She was the one that was suffering the most as her lack of experience in that kind of things was making her fail most of the time.
You only have to jump before the apple comes down, or goes up. Is very easy once you get the hang out of it. Erio said as he got back to avoid spikes. He was the most experienced of the quartet in whatever they were doing, though Signum had already an idea about what they were doing.
She decided to continue her way passing in front of the forwards. None of them noticed her as she passed, which she didnt mind as she knew that they were enjoying themselves or at least trying to.
Continuing on her way, she heard something not abnormal from Vita.
Why does this key doesnt work, damn it
Cursing at the wind was something she did when something wasnt as she planned, when she was frustrating, when she was beaten at mock battles, etc. But this time it was weirder than before as she was staring at her monitor, exactly the same that Nanoha and the forwards had been doing the whole day. The fact that instead of beaten new students to a pulp, she was actually doing something that used her monitor, that wasnt considered paperwork of course, was something strange by itself, but from her to be mad at it, was something so ridiculous, that she couldnt have believed it if she hadnt seen it.
Again being wise, she decided to leave and not ask about what was happening. Arriving to their apartment, she could hear yells of frustration coming from her mistress. Deciding to investigate on her, she saw that Hayate had her monitor activated and apparently was doing the same that seemingly everyone of the base were doing. Finally giving in to her curiosity she asked.
What are you doing Mistress?
Oh hi Signum, the brunette raised her head just a little, and returned to stare
at her screen. I am playing a new game well not new but recently discovered. Itīs really hard but is also funny.
Something inside her told her that she was better without knowing, that she will regret asking. But she couldnt contain it anymore. What are you playing Mistress?
Its called I Wanna Be The Guy want to try? The contract to her perdition was already signed but thats for another time.
Vivio fell out of her bed and scrambled through the tangled up sheets in an attempt to reach the ringing phone on her desk. Her hand finally reached the device and she flipped it open, bringing it to her ear while still laying on the floor in the mass of covers. "Syn?"
"...Are you just waking up?" Syn asked, a small amount of pride in her voice for stirring the girl. "Lazy ass."
"I haven't been sleeping well lately." Vivio tried to free herself from her prison while talking.
"...Lunch?" Syn asked after a moment.
"Yes!" Vivio finally got out and ran to her closet. "Where? I'll be right there."
Syn couldn't help but smile slightly. "The Mexican place? The one down by the grocery store that is."
"Okay, yes. I'll pay."'
"Let's go Dutch."
Vivio slowed down her frantic attempt to get dressed. "I don't mind..."
"Let's just have lunch... Okay?"
"Yeah... I'll leave now?"
Syn nodded even though she couldn't be seen. "Okay, I'm really close so I'll meet you in the parkinglot... Till then."
"Till then... Bye-bye."
"Bye."
Vivio closed her phone and shook her head. 'It's a start.' Her long nightshirt was tossed on the floor and she raided her closet.
A.) Wear something cute
B.) Wear something sexy
it really IS a start!!!
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Originally Posted by Satashi
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Spoiler for PornStar!Vivio pt.39:
Vivio closed her phone and shook her head. 'It's a start.' Her long nightshirt was tossed on the floor and she raided her closet for something cute to wear. Pulling on a black shirt with a pink heart on it, she covered it with a pink fleece jacket. Simple bluejeans covered her legs and shoes were pulled on quickly at the door. A quick grab for her purse gave the girl everything she needed for the day and before long she was in her car driving to the designated meeting spot. 'This feels so weird...' Her eyes darted to a mirror to check a lane before merging with traffic. 'It's like I've been given a second chance.'
By the time she managed to get to the restaurant, Syn was already waiting outside for her. Blue hair waved in the wind and mis-matched eyes stayed on the blond as she ran across the parking lot. "Hey," She greeted casually. "Sorry for calling so abruptly."
"I'm glad you called," Vivio told her truthfully. "I wanted to call you but I was scared."
Syn shivered lightly and nodded at the entrance to the restaurant. Together the two girls entered in and were shown to a booth in the middle of the crowded dining area. "
Signum was perplexed, which was weird as she had always that serious expression, by the strange behavior that her friends were showing.
It was surely not strange that Nanoha and Fate were together in the cafeteria, what was strange about it were the screams of frustration that came from the brunette and the giggles that the blonde let out.
“Why is this so hard?” Nanoha was typing something in her M2D. By the sound coming from the device, it seemed like it was a game of sorts.
“There, there Nanoha-chan,” Fate patted the brunetteīs head. “You can do it, you just have to focus more.”
“Its easy for you to say Fate-chan, you haven’t tried.”
Fate laughed softly, and stroked Nanoha hair “Is because watching Nanoha is fun enough.”
Nanoha smiled… before getting frustrated once again at the screen. “Mou, this is hard.”
Signum decided to take her leave, as curiosity was getting to her and, although she was not a cat, she might get killed. As she walked through the aisles, she saw the members of the forwards doing the same thing that Nanoha, typing in their monitors and a strange music playing through Subaruīs one, as she was the only one who lacked headphones.
“Haha, this is really hard.” Subaru said merrily. Out of the fours she was the only one who seemed to be enjoying fully whatever they were doing.
“Shut up Subaru, this is not fun.” Teana was mad, almost furious at the impossibility that was… whatever she was doing.
“Mou this is hard, I canīt pass the apples.” Caro complained. She was the one that was suffering the most as her lack of experience in that kind of things was making her fail most of the time.
“You only have to jump before the apple comes down, or goes up. Is very easy once you get the hang out of it.” Erio said as he got back to avoid spikes. He was the most experienced of the quartet in whatever they were doing, though Signum had already an idea about what they were doing.
She decided to continue her way passing in front of the forwards. None of them noticed her as she passed, which she didn’t mind as she knew that they were enjoying themselves or at least trying to.
Continuing on her way, she heard something not abnormal from Vita.
“Why does this key doesn’t work, damn it”
Cursing at the wind was something she did when something wasn’t as she planned, when she was frustrating, when she was beaten at mock battles, etc. But this time it was weirder than before as she was staring at her monitor, exactly the same that Nanoha and the forwards had been doing the whole day. The fact that instead of beaten new students to a pulp, she was actually doing something that used her monitor, that wasn’t considered paperwork of course, was something strange by itself, but from her to be mad at it, was something so ridiculous, that she couldn’t have believed it if she hadn’t seen it.
Again being wise, she decided to leave and not ask about what was happening. Arriving to their apartment, she could hear yells of frustration coming from her mistress. Deciding to investigate on her, she saw that Hayate had her monitor activated and apparently was doing the same that seemingly everyone of the base were doing. Finally giving in to her curiosity she asked.
“What are you doing Mistress?”
“Oh hi Signum,” the brunette raised her head just a little, and returned to stare
at her screen. “I am playing a new game… well not new but recently discovered. Itīs really hard but is also funny.”
Something inside her told her that she was better without knowing, that she will regret asking. But she couldn’t contain it anymore. “What are you playing Mistress?”
“Its called “I Wanna Be The Guy” want to try?” The contract to her perdition was already signed… but that’s for another time.
Oh thread i ask thee, continue your war in pms if thou must.
>.> Oh lordy don't bring that up again (>< those stinking spikes) Signum! run like the wind!
@Chat. All Evil_Rick talk needs to go to PMs this is not the E_R board and the topic has moved away from discussion of his work (Nanoha related) to an argument about his english (Not Nanoha related and rather noisy), so unless we want the sky to come fall on our heads I suggest moving it.
About 7 or 8 months ago, I offered to give Rick help with his Grammar. I suggested to bring Fuyu on board, since she speaks Spanish and English, and we in OCT could help with grammar and spelling.
Rick got offended and left OCT.
I would like to point out something similar:
A few months ago, back when I was still new here, I stumbled across one of Rick's Techno Union doujins and gave a rather scathing review of it, along with a suggestion that Rick hold off on submitting his doujins around here until they looked like something out of Looking For Group or MegaTokyo. In a PM discussion with Rick not long afterwards, I offered to be a beta reader for Rick's doujin work to catch any spelling and grammar mistakes he might make.
Rick never took me up on my offer.
Interpret this however you like.
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@Chat. All Evil_Rick talk needs to go to PMs this is not the E_R board and the topic has moved away from discussion of his work (Nanoha related) to an argument about his english (Not Nanoha related and rather noisy), so unless we want the sky to come fall on our heads I suggest moving it.
No Shiny, this is about improving E_R's abilities as an author by forcing him to realize that he's not the hottest thing on the forum. Rick's piss-poor English is an extension of this argument and is a perfectly acceptable point of discussion, and falls under the label of "constructive criticism". And if CC isn't acceptable in a fanfiction thread, then why the hell do people post their stuff here? So everyone can gape in awe and applaud and generally gush over everything that anyone produces, no matter how craptacular it may actually be?
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd rather have people write scathing but honest views of my work rather than gushing mindlessly over everything I produce. It's more productive to expose a person's faults than to try to cover them up because you're afraid of hurting someone's feelings.
And like I said, Rick literally asked for this.
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Kill the Darkfic.
Burn the Angst.
Purge the Bad End.
Stop the discussion about rick's grammar FFS. It's moved past helpfulness, has nothing to do with Nanoha anymore, has nothing to do with fanfics anymore, and has turned into nothing more than bashing and flaming. Next post I see about it, I'm contacting Skyfall.
So, I was listening to Stephen Lynch and I heard the Divorce song and I couldn't help but think this. The following is a short meant to be funny. Everyone knows I <3 Yuuno, so this isn't bashing, it's having fun with a song :P
Spoiler for Fate's lullaby:
"Fate-mama?" Vivio asked softly while being carried to her bedroom.
"Yes, Vivio?" The woman laid the girl down into her bed and smiled at her.
"Why isn't Yuuno-papa around anymore?"
Fate softened her expression. "Don't worry sweetie." She tried to think how to explain the breakup of Yuuno and Nanoha.
"Fate-mama?"
"Yes, Vivio?" She repeated kindly.
"Will you sing me a lullaby?"
"Of course." Fate watched the girl get comfortable and took a small intake of breath before letting out a soothing, gentle, angelic voice. "Hush little girl, sweet baby don't cry... Tonight, Mama is here, and she'll sing you a soft lullaby... Whyyyy cant it all be like it was befoooore... How can i explain... why daddy's not here anymoooore..." Fate smiled down at Vivio and sang to her to explain things.
"Cause Daddy likes porno and ten dollar whores; Daddy gets wasted and robs liquor stores; Daddy likes rubbing against little boys on the bus... I think that's why mama left him."
Vivio blinked but was still lulled by the soft caring voice being sang to her, even if she didn't understand the lyrics.
"Hush little girl, there is no reason to fret. Soon it will all be like it was befooooore....Any minute, she will walk through that front dooooooor." Fate closed her eyes and smiled while singing the girl to sleep. "But daddy plays poker and drinks lots of beer, then he wants sex that involves mommy's rear... Daddy gets wasted and has to go home on the bus....I think that's why mama left him."
Moving the covers up, Fate tucked in the girl and moved the hair from her face, words smoothly coming out in a motherly way. "Please don't cry... I swear I'll try...to be here by your side" The little girl was almost completely asleep now. "Right after mama gets home from the sky, visits her forwards, and says her goodbyes, she'll come home to share a drink I laced with spanish fly, and if I play my cards riiiiight... I'll become your new mama toniiiiight."
Fate leaned over and kissed the sleeping child's forehead and quietly left the room to go greet Nanoha, who was just getting home.
Some of you might remember I released a fic called Death Rage some time ago. As those who read it knows, it came up to Chapter 4 and has since then been on hold in favor for FotR. I never planned to discontinue it, only delay it.
However, now in this quiet night, I realized that DR is not all that it could be. True, it has its positive sides and the unique polt/plotdevice (Nanohaverse-wise), but I cannot stop thinking about how much better it could be in terms of canon and story-wise as a hole.
That's why I have decided to discontinue Death Rage, as the changes that must be done is just too much. It is not a simple matter relocating the setting and providing more accurate canon info with its current status.
But, that doesn't mean DR is being killed off. Oh no, quite the opposite. As soon as Chapter 11: Aeternum Vale of FotR comes out, I will begin reviving DR, probably under a new name.
The virus will be somewhat modified and I will try to reduce its inspirational source and make it more of my own creation. More canon will be correct and I will try putting the setting somewhere else, in a location I am familiar with.
What I've learned from FotR will also be incorporated and the characters will, hopefully, be more precise to canon.
It won't be DR as you know it now, but the revived version will keep its premise and plot. I hope you look forward to it.
2008-11-11, 23:54
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Thanks for bringing the crack. *does cyber-back flips that I could never do IRL*
