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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 23, 2015 14:32:21 GMT -5
The othr's grip was loosened around her hand. Alice didn't really react to it. She listened to Jessie speak, acknowledging her words with a nod. It was fun, she guessed. A new experience. Spiders rarely ever left their domain after all and she was no different. Yet she still had agreed to come here with the girl. Why? The internal question went answered in her mind.
"It's alright." She commented on the first thing that was said.
Then came an offer. Win her a prize as a display of gratitude. Knowing that her declination would probably be bypassed anyways, the widow still gave an elegant shake of her snowy head. It was just her nature. "You don't have to."
Still, she was a bit curious about which game the girl would even attempt. Raising a free ivory to sweep away a bothersome lock of icy hair, she looked to the boyish girl, awaiting a course of action.
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Post by jessie ( jessica ) mcknight on Dec 23, 2015 14:42:36 GMT -5
There hands never split,Jessie found her smile came back and bright at that. She listened to Alice speak, she seemed fine that the ride caused them to touch against there wills. Was she getting use to touch enough to enjoy her self? Jessie hoped that was the case.
Next came the offer of the prize it was declined. Yet some how they both new it was going to happen either way. Though Jessie did wonder,why was she having such a good time, and why did she want to win this girl a prize so bad. " I know , but I want to. "
She waited for a moment for them to catch their breath,as well as Alice to fix her snowy silk hair. " lets head over to the game okay?"
She lead them to the batting cage, it luckily wasn't very crowded around so she felt alright in letting Alice go to be on the outside of the cage. Paying the worker she was handed a bat and a helmet." You want me to show you how, I mean before I go in to hit?"
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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 23, 2015 15:19:46 GMT -5
The answer was expected. Her decline had been brushed off. Ah well. Knowing Jessie, it was only to be expected. Yet the girl still managed to surprise her at times. She was definitely not like any normal prey she had come across. Wait... Was she prey? There was that unanswered question again. Alice had forced herself not to label the girl at first meeting as just another foolish insect to string along in her web because there was important work to be done and she didn't want to jeopardize herself upfront by casting away a potential practice partner. Though now she hadn't quite sorted out a label yet. It was all so frustrating. Almost irritatingly so.
She barely heard Jessie's next words, but managed to nod in the haze of her conflicting thoughts. Following the girl, she was intrigued to find that the selected game had been a batting cage. How would Jessie do? A memory flickered up from somewhere in her mind and she recalled the day at the lake. The large scar she had felt on Jessie's side. It had felt and looked as if it had been caused by a bat... The spider surpressed the memory and glided elegantly to the outside of the cage where she was to stand, throwing anyone who got too close to her her icy gaze. A few people shifted nervously under it, leaving a satisfactory margin of space for the waiting spider.
Turning back to Jessie, she regarded her offer with another gradual shake of her head.
"I've batted before." She offered softly.
She wondered if that would come as a slight surprise to the girl. It wasn't a very lady-like activity, as some would say. Often times late in the afternoon her childhood rival, Kutsumari, would drag her off to the large Equestrian field behind the prominent Himeno manor and hand her a bat just to see if she would take the offer. More often than not, she'd decline as was her nature, but the few times she hadn't, she'd hit the ball pretty far. Though fate often had it that the airborne ball would strike someone somewhere, whether it be a wandering maid or a stable hand or Kutsumari herself. Such was a widow's misfortune, however.
How would Jessie do? Icy eyes analyzed the girl.
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Post by jessie ( jessica ) mcknight on Dec 23, 2015 15:40:20 GMT -5
Jessie lead the lost in thought dancer to the game. Jessie wondered what the girl could be thinking. Placing the helmet on it was a tight fit but would have to work. She heard how Alice had batted , this did surprize the pink haired girl. " Really? That's pretty amazing, when, or how did you learn?"
Her hands hesitated to grab the bat, memories flashed though her head.
* flash back* " grab that bat , before I do" A man hovered over the young pink haired girl waiting. Arms crossed foot tapping impatiently.
" Y-yes daddy..."
Little hands gripped the bat. Feet taking the stance she was tought,yet her body shook like a leaf.
" Hold still you silly child ! You'll never hit right if you shake , or are you to stupid to see that"
The voice rose, only making the little girl more nervous. A machine threw out the ball. The young girl flinched and ducked.
" Darn it boy !! "
The cage door was smacked open in anger as a father tugged the girl up. Whimpering words left the little girls lips. " I'm not a boy ..."
* End *
Jessie blinked as a voice was heard it was the worker telling her to start. " yes sorry I'm ready "
Getting in the cage she took her stance and looked straight ahead. She wondered if Alice had said anything, Jessie hated when those memories came to her,she always got lost in them shaking her head she heard the machine start and ....pow!!!
The ball flew up high hitting the target straight on. A perfect shot. Getting out of the cage she was told to pick anything. Looking at Alice she smiled " what would you like? "
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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 23, 2015 16:16:12 GMT -5
"Just a little something someone got me to do in free time." The spider's answer was vague, but she rarely ever supplied any in depth information.
Frozen orbs analyzed the girl and her stance. When had she learned? How? Something nagged at her that it wasn't exactly a good question to mirror back. So she decided to just remain silent and watch. A ball soon flew out of the machine. Her gaze followed it. Would Jessie hit it? The bat gave a telltale wooden crack, signaling impact and sending the ball streaking straight into the target. Bullseye. Cold hands came together to applaud her softly. Looks like the boyish girl was pretty good at this.
When Jessie exited the cage, Alice approached her in her usual analytical position. "Well done."
It was a genuine compliment. The girl's excellent performance had surprised her a bit, though she didn't really show it. A question was offered next. Which prize? The snowy spider was fine with anything, really, but she decided to indulge her and looked anyways. Finally she selected one, using a graceful gesture of a lily-white hand to silently motion to it. It was a stuffed white cat with a little bell and ribbon.
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Post by jessie ( jessica ) mcknight on Dec 23, 2015 16:33:09 GMT -5
lifting the helmet off she placed the Bat down. Watching Alice came giving her praise she grinned. " Thank you. I am just glad I still can aim. "
She watched as Alice studied the choices. There was a few really big animals a few small ones a few blow up balls and some tiny figures. What one would she choose? Finally a soft hand lifted up pointing at one of the stuff toys, it wasn't big but a nice size. What stuck Jessies interest was how it was a white cat with a bell and everything.
This brought a happier memory to mind. The thought of how she called Alice a kitten brought a chuckle to her chest, letting it go she spoke. " Good choice , it fits you my little snow kitten."
Jessie looked at Alice holding the stuff toy, she looked pretty cute. Blushing as this thought came to her. She looked around it wasn't as crowded as when they first came. Yet this made everything better.
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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 23, 2015 17:13:36 GMT -5
That label again. It prompted a single chuckle of her own to roll off the widow's lips. Looks like their little game was still present even off campus grounds. Still, Alice shook her head, holding the stuffed cat gently. The small signature braids at the front of her hair brushed the top of the toy's head.
"Jeez." She breathed, trying to keep her voice monotone but failing to mask a playful edge. A faint smirk soon fell onto pale lips, and she added teasingly, "Do remember that kittens possess claws just as a full-fledged cat."
It was not so much a warning as much as it was a teasing reminder that she still could and would bite. Even if she was away from the familiar territory of Astrea.
The crowds seemed to be sloughing off a little which made the spider a bit more at ease. Crowds had never been a fondness of hers. Her family's extravagant bustling balls had even caused a bit of uneasiness for her, though she always had to mask it and carry on. How was Jessie handling the crowds? She knew the girl's nerves could be riled up sometimes, but she had seemed okay so far. Well, mostly okay.
What would be next? Frosted orbs looked patiently to the boyish girl.
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Post by jessie ( jessica ) mcknight on Dec 23, 2015 23:11:05 GMT -5
Smiling she was happy that all that caused uncomfortable feeling had seemed to go away. Jessie even got a chuckle from the snowy kitten, which she was reminded that they have clause. " Yes they also have sharper teeth too."
It was a flirt but she took it respectively. It was true cats could bite as hard as a spider. Now what next ? Looking around she really didn't know. " why do t we just walk and see what we come to ?"
There was a few food stands one for popcorn, one for cotton candy and a few for soda,and bubble tea. She started a slow walk with Alice but it was more of a way to look around .
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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 24, 2015 0:07:27 GMT -5
"Quite." The widow agreed.
Alice didn't quite find herself resembling a kitten. Kittens were soft and warm and not very malicious nor harmful. Well, most of them were anyways. The snowy spider was more of the opposite, but didn't desire to protest right now. There would be no plausible point in it. So she guessed she'd just go along with it for now.
Jessie next suggested taking a walk around, and the widow nodded in silent response. She followed her at a gradual pace, letting her icy gaze wander and holding the stuffed cat by a soft limb. Various concession stands unfurled before her snowy vision. She paid little initial attention to them. Though one did eventually catch her eye. Cotton candy.
Intrigued, she ceased walking for a moment, watching the weaved colored threads. The spider had never quite seen something like it... It reminded her of a spider's silken threads. Well, more like a colored jumble of them spun together in a mass. She was curious, but... She looked at Jessie. What would be the harm? Reaching out with a lily-white hand, the snowy spider gently took the boyish girl's sleeve and gave it a gentle tug to get her attention. Sure, the action was a bit childish for the mature Alice, but she didn't really feel like speaking and wasn't too confident she'd be able to even pronounce the foreign word properly. Oh well. This would have to do.
When she was sure she had gained the girl's attention, she made a subtle gesture to the cotton candy stand, with a cat-like quizzical tilt of her head. Snowy hair flowed elegantly at the slight action.
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Post by jessie ( jessica ) mcknight on Dec 24, 2015 0:35:13 GMT -5
As they walked she could feel a soft tug on her sleeve. Jessie stopped to peered down at the cause. A icy land hand gripped the pink fabric. Alice? It slightly shocked her , Alice seemed like a small child. Jessie turned to face the girl as her body moved her pink gaze followed tracing up the girls arm. She met the girls face and Jessie looked to the iced gaze was looking. Cotton candy?
Jessie let a hand slip into her pocket rummaging for a few dollars left over from the baseball game,she slipped a few bits of the green paper. " We can share one if that okay ? That way if you don't like it there's no waist. "
This hole thing gave an amusing glimmer to her eyes and smile. She walked up and ordered one cone of the swirling sugar. Pulling Alice close she let the girl have the best view of it being made. The strings of sugar. Swirled as a sweet smell filled the air. Leaning on the countertop Jessie watched Alice, waiting for any response.
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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 24, 2015 1:38:21 GMT -5
It appeared as if the snowy spider's curiosity had been noticed. She let go of the boyish girl's sleeve, conjuring a mental remainder to pay her back later when she returned back to her dorm. Regardless, she didn't really like people sending money on her too much.
In regards to sharing one, the widow offered an agreeing nod. That was the best way to go about it. Money wouldn't be wasted that way, neither would the portion. With the stuffed cat still dangling by a soft limb, she followed Jessie up to the stand. Frosted eyes observed the foreign process of how the sugary sweet was made.
Being this close now, she confirmed that did look like spider's silk. Like a web being swirled together in one big fluffy mass of sticky color. Really, it emulated that of a funnel web spider's thick web almost. It intrigued the onlooking widow.
"Like colored spider's silk." She murmured unconsciously.
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Post by jessie ( jessica ) mcknight on Dec 24, 2015 1:52:21 GMT -5
Jessie smirked as Alice whispered a response. " Yea , it is. Its like each thread is composed just right to twirl around the cone."
Finally a worker handed the cone to her. Jessie took it letting her fingers grip the cone lightly. Pushing off from the countertop she stood straight. She tipped the cone full of fluff towards the frosty figure. " Here try it , be careful its a tad sticky after the first bite. "
Taking a pinch of the webbed mess she took it to her lips. Lips parted as the sweet fluff melted as it touched her tongue. A sound of soft enjoyment left her as she waited for Alice to try. She wondered what would this be like for the proper girl.
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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 24, 2015 11:03:07 GMT -5
Icy orbs watched as the fluffy coned mass was next handed to Jessie, acknowledging her words with a nod. Webbing from a real spider's sticky threads wouldn't quite stick as prominently in a prevalent mass.
The cone was soon tilted towards her with the friendly offer to try it. Sticky, huh? It looked pretty sticky just by itself. The widow looked to Jessie as the girl consumed a piece. She was obviously waiting for her to try it. Finally, the snowy spider ever so gently took a small portion of the sugary webbed mass and tried a piece. The overload of sweetness jolted her for a second. Now that she thought of it, she hadn't eaten anything remotely sweet for a while. This was an interesting change.
With the small, fluffy cotton ball of threads dissolved on her tongue, she swallowed. That had been really sweet. A bit sticky, too. It was good overall. Her frozen gaze drifted back up to the boyish girl.
"Very sweet." She commented softly.
For some reason the sweetness resurfaced a memory in Alice's labyrinth-like mind. The accidental kiss from a few days ago. She brushed it from her mind promptly. It wasn't the most proper thing to remember right now.
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Post by jessie ( jessica ) mcknight on Dec 24, 2015 14:35:27 GMT -5
Watching each movement the girl took. Pink eyes watched the slight shock at how sweet it was. How Alice had picked the sweet fluff from the cone. How she slid it in her mouth. Jessie began to blush, taking a breath she popped another bite in her own mind trying to take her mind away from Alice.
Yet then that kiss.. It was soft and sweet, gentle just like this..
Jessies thoughts made her un able to agree to the comment of it being sweet, she just nodded. She had to think of something to get her mind off of ..that. Ah ha! Turning she took a nice size bit of the fluff placing it on her chin she turned around pretending to stroke her new cotton gotee she spoke in an over rated high class fashion. " Ah yes My dearest Alice it is ! now I do wonder what we can do next HMmmmmm???"
This...was..insane. Jessie had not thought this through,but it was the last loving thing her dad did to make her mom and her laugh.
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Post by Alice Himeno on Dec 24, 2015 16:52:44 GMT -5
Alice watched in slight curiousity as Jessie turned around with a fluff of the sugary cotton. What was she doing? When the boyish girl turned back around, there was a makeshift goatee on her chin. The snowy spider folded her arms once more across her chest - the stuffed cat dangling from a hand - and offered an amused look laced with false seriousness. The overrated voice was enough to finally draw a few quiet chuckles. A couple of people glanced curiously over in their direction but looked away within a few moments.
"Jeez." Came the widow's amused response. Unfolding her arms, she reached out with an ivory hand and plucked another small fluff of the colored cotton from the mass. "Silly girl."
With a playful smirk, Alice extended her hand and stuck the sticky piece of cotton she was holding onto Jessie's nose. She took a step back next and adopted her usual analytical position as if to admire her teasing work. How would Jessie react? The widow was eager to see her response.
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