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Post by STARLING on Dec 15, 2007 16:48:41 GMT -5
LOL, Lucy came up with the title. xD
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Why am I here?
Umber tapped her feet with irritation and impatience as she sat at the table, glancing at the ugly neo-classical paintings on the wall, the people sitting, talking, eating, the waiters and waitresses bustling from table to table in their black-and-white uniforms.
"Why am I here?" she snarled, as if hoping the neopets around her could give her the answer she didn't have. Gritting her teeth, she surveyed the menu again, though lowered it to give the empty seat across from her a glare.
She was dressed up, if not by exactly the restraunt's standards, it was her own. Her dark brown hair was abnormally flat and straight, as if she had fixed it, and... was that eyeliner? She wore a black jacket over a black long sleeved shirt, a plaid skirt, dark stockings, and knee-high boots. No wonder the hostess had given her a strange look.
The lupe sighed, propping her elbows on the table, holding up her head with her hands, closing her eyes. She silently mouthed the words, "Why. am. I. here?"
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Post by Lilium on Dec 15, 2007 17:03:07 GMT -5
Trei walked into the restaurant irritably. She hated how she'd been set up on this stupid blind date. She didn't even like men. Her friends were really going to get it when she was through with them.
Her red hair with blond streaks was in curls, as usual, but a little more tame. Mascara and eyeliner rimmed her orange eyes, and there was a shimmery orange shadow on her lids. Her smokey black skin was flawless. She was wearing a small yellow t-shirt, a light blue-and-white skirt that went to her knees with small ruffles, and sleek black heels.
She held a red purse in her hands and told the waiter she was looking for somebody named Umber. What a weird name, she thought, annoyed.
"Oh, yes, right over here," said the waiter, taking her through the masses of people. "Here you are," he said, seating her at a table across from an angry-looking Lupe....
An angry-looking female Lupe.
((How about, like, their friends set them up on this date, and they thought they were setting Umber and Trei up with guys, but they turned out to be girls? xD))
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Post by STARLING on Dec 15, 2007 17:19:13 GMT -5
((Okay! Yeah, that's kinda what I was going for xD even though i didn't know thats what you were xD))
Umber sat up, after a minute, watching the various people, scanning for faces. She repeated her sentiments over and over in her mind, eyes narrowing. This was ridiculous. Depending on who rounded that corner and sat at her table, this was going to be a very short event, or she was going to walk up and leave...
The xweetok girl who was now sitting across from her was surprising, to say the least. But not a good surprise. Sure, she was pretty, and her skirt gave Umber a faint pang of nostalgia. None of this masked her dominant feeling, however: Who's idea of a joke is THIS?
Less importantly, but still worth wondering about: Who knew?
Umber leaned forward as soon as the waiter left, venom in her eyes and voice. "You must be Trei. And you must think you're very funny."
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Post by Lilium on Dec 15, 2007 17:28:59 GMT -5
"Excuse me?" she asked, narrowing her eyes. "Yes, I'm Trei, and I'm not sure who you are or what you're doing here, but I'm waiting for someone. Did Umber go to the bathroom? Are you one of his friends?"
She knew, however, that with just a little peek into this Lupe's mind, she could easily pick out who exactly she was. She refused, however. She hated reading minds. It was uncivil and a total invasion of privacy.
This is ridiculous, she thought, half annoyed and half fearfully. This is absolutely stupid.
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Post by STARLING on Dec 15, 2007 22:51:02 GMT -5
Her mouth curved into a sarcastic smile. "...His?" she snorted, "I'm Umber." She sat back in her seat, crossing her arms and legs, "And if you're Trei... well..."
She smiled again, and while it was nowhere near sincere, it had something else written in it. Bitterness, maybe. Umber flattened her ears against her head, "What a clever joke. Please excuse me if I don't laugh."
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Post by Lilium on Dec 16, 2007 0:46:46 GMT -5
Trei sucked in air sharply at Umber's words, frozen. Her heart was pounding against her ribcage so hard she thought it would burst out of her chest and land on the table within moments.
Who found out?!? she wondered, terrified. She hadn't exactly wanted it to be clear that she was a lesbian.
She laughed nervously. "Yeah, clever... heh hehe...." She stopped and blushed deeply, saying quietly, "They told me you were a guy."
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Post by STARLING on Dec 16, 2007 3:26:01 GMT -5
Umber nodded, eyes narrowing a fraction, "Likewise." she said simply and with irritation, staring down at the table for perhaps a moment, then at Trei. A strange look was on her face; calculating, almost.
After a moment of this, she leaned back in her chair again, surveying the xweetok to see what she would do. Umber had really no idea what to think of this whole 'blind date' thing, and so far, she didn't like it.
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Post by Lilium on Dec 16, 2007 3:39:08 GMT -5
Trei was uncomfortable. She didn't know if she wanted anyone to see her on a date with another girl. Although she would probably be even less comfortable if she were on a date with a male.... This is why she didn't date. Ever.
Maybe just a peek wouldn't hurt..... she thought, surprising herself. And before she knew it, she was sifting through Umber's thoughts, being careful to not look closely at anything except for--
-Who knew?-
She pulled out and smiled. So Umber was like her, huh? And she didn't like this date either. But Trei found that she herself rather liked Umber, and she was determined to make them both absolutely love this date.
Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all, she thought slyly. She picked up a menu and looked through it. "Have you ever been here before?" she asked. "This food looks really good."
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Post by ultraviolet on Dec 16, 2007 5:43:30 GMT -5
((hope you guys have fun with this. this is the one I wanted to do, but I'll watch you guys ^-^ ))
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Post by STARLING on Dec 16, 2007 18:19:12 GMT -5
((hey, Ultra, you can do one too! :3 it's not like the idea is exclusive, ya know  ))
She was not happy with the arrangements, and for good reason; the lupe hadn't been on a 'date' for quite some time now, and the direction THAT had taken had been less than diserable. Also, she was not pleased being set up.
Realizing she was being asked a question, she didn't move, other than to turn her head slightly to regard Trei. She arched a brow, "No. " and toyed with the menu, but didn't make any move to pick it up or open it.
Her fingers, still holding their permanent soot stains, were still emnamating trails of smoke, perhaps more than usual in her current agitated state. She wondered briefly if Trei noticed this, along with her flamed eyes, but then decided she couldn't care less. It would probably help to scare her off... but first, she wanted to know something.
"So you're here because they told you I was a guy." she said, voice clipped, and to the point, "Now that you know I am obviously female... You're still here, instead of both of us parting ways as a result of an embarassing misunderstanding. Why?"
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Post by Lilium on Dec 16, 2007 18:31:54 GMT -5
Trei's eyes moved up over the menu at Umber. The menu hid whatever of the blush her dark skin did not. "Same reason you're still here," she answered calmly. "I don't like men." She smiled beneath the menu, but her yellow eyes danced with laugher.
She noticed that Umber's fingers were smoking, but asked nothing of it.
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Post by STARLING on Dec 16, 2007 18:58:12 GMT -5
She was surprised, greatly so, maybe even surprised enough to give one of those silly gasps or some other such nonsense, but the lupe was far too composed to do such a thing. Her eyes widened quite visibly, however.
How did she-?
...well.. it's kind of obvious at the moment, isn't it?
It's not that i don't like...
-Who figured out in the first place?
Umber frowned, looking right back at Trei for several moments, before chuckling in a dry sort of way,"You say you don't like men? Well, let me tell you a bit about me. I don't like men. I don't like women. I don't like anyone."
She almost added "anymore" to the end.
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Post by Lilium on Dec 16, 2007 19:02:37 GMT -5
Trei smirked, and started to chuckle.
That poor girl, she thought, amused. She thinks she's so tough. I can feel the aura of lonliness pouring off of her like there's no tomorrow.
She laughed.
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Post by STARLING on Dec 16, 2007 19:07:48 GMT -5
Umber looked offended, glaring at Trei with distaste written all over her face, and made a movement to stand up, though at that moment the yellow wocky waitress bustled over, fakely peppy and cheerful.
"Can I get you ladies some drinks?"
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Post by Lilium on Dec 16, 2007 19:11:55 GMT -5
"I'll have some water," Trei said, never taking her eyes off of Umber. She put the menu down and leaned on the table, the cruel smirk still on her face.
Trei could easily poke through her mind and scare her by telling her things about herself only Umber knew, but why would she? She was amused, but she wasn't going to poke her head where it didn't belong. "Leaving so soon, are we?" she asked, smiling. "I suppose that's fine. You're not really dating material, anyway."
((Oooh, how will Umber react to THAT? Muahahahaha!! xD))
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