#there’s no magic or wonder anymore it’s all a cheap facade

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passion and creativity is dead theres only greed

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Meridian | Ivrel | Tjong | Vita | Audrist | Zee

Unfortunate woman desired carnally by the throes of fate.

Making a meager living as a semi-professional duelist (60% win rate before getting her powers, 95% after), Ivrel has few prospects and is willing to try just about anything. This includes hitching a ride on a floating casino to journey to an infamous island of sorcerers and spirits... Because Vita Caturnon is there, and she still owes Ivrel $45 (allegedly). Considering herself nothing more than an unusually unlucky everyman, Ivrel could not even remotely anticipate the mess she's about to get into. But whatever.

Born in the ravaged city of Teryth's Fault to a nobody guard and the wealthy heiress he worked for, Ivrel is a rare hybrid born without magical interference - and it shows. Her mother died in childbirth, and she was raised by her father in abject poverty. Ivrel's life contains no one great trauma (well, until recently, maybe) aside from her birth, but instead a miscellaneous cacophony of casual misery. Growing up uneducated and isolated, she learned to fight, did every drug she could get her hands on, and ran away out of "shame" at 16. This went about as well as you'd expect. Ivrel is usually homeless, her several year stint blackmailing politicians and sharing a condo with Vita an exception. In the midst of a massive bender after their breakup, Ivrel got hit by an ethereal meteorite and subsequently became almost immortal.

After waking up from her coma, Ivrel suddenly had both insurmountable medical debt and the ability to regenerate at lightning speed. In order to fuel her magic, she must sacrifice "meat," and her own gore apparently suffices. While this keeps her power drain to a minimum, she can eventually run out. All reliquaries can regenerate by using sacrifices, but Ivrel in particular is able to do so at an incredible capacity. She is also able to contort her body in unnatural ways and, later, grow her bones out of her skin into any shape. It's certainly not painless, though. Because her body processes it at such a high capacity now, she literally can't afford her alcoholic tendencies anymore. She can pull a grapnel of... not infinite, but significant length from her body. The rope - er, "rope" - responds to her electrical impulses, jolting, coiling, or quivering to her will. Don't think too hard about the implications of this.

Despite everything, Ivrel maintains a nonchalant facade and takes things as they come. She is unruly and crass with a tendency to badger people for some cheap entertainment, though she is surprisingly good-natured, particularly in the fact that she does not judge others and aids them with no expectation of a reward. She has embraced her perceived scariness and actually seems to find it kind of funny. Ivrel is slow to anger with a good mind for strategy despite lacking any formal education. At the same time, she is dangerously impulsive and enjoys fighting more than she admits. She desires little outside of a comfortable life - she doesn't really have any long term goals and simply lives each day out of obligation. Ivrel is deeply unhappy. She would never admit this, instead alleviating her frustrations through... alternative methods. Ever since her "accident," she has come to believe that she is suffering from something akin to karma… For what, exactly, she is not sure. She wonders about the nature of fate and god, whom she assumes must actually be spiteful and cruel. Ivrel thinks she is dumb and that her philosophical musings aren't worth anything, though.

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Listening to the playlist for the first time! This is my analysis I did for fun, and I also tried to turn it into a story, so you can disagree if you want! This definitely isn’t THE ONE interpretation, but I hope you enjoy reading my interpretation of @thomassanders Roman Sanders playlist!

Roman longs for/wants to be A Gay Disney Prince. This one is fairly straightforward, Roman is looking for love.

Wonder Boy talks about a villain with the same powers as Wonderboy, and if that isn’t alluding to Remus I don’t know what is. Roman may see Remus as a villain, or has convinced himself that he does.

Disney Princess: Roman REALLY wants to marry a Disney prince, or get some sense that the magic and somewhat weird nature of Disney movies to exist.

Broadway, Here I Come is a BOP, I put it on my own playlist after this. He can’t quite seem to get off the ground, and whenever he does, he starts falling down again. But that doesn’t stop him from trying to make his mark. Roman starts to shove aside his own feelings so he can make it to his dream, Broadway.

Hallelujah. Dang. “Some days I don’t think my daddy thinks I’m good enough to be a superstar.” Roman doesn’t think Thomas thinks he’s good enough, and so he’s trying to become a true prince (or maybe even a new king) by retrieving the gold crown, whether Thomas actually thinks he needs to or not. He wants to prove himself to Thomas and to himself. He wants to prove he can be good enough to be a superstar.

Holding Out For a Hero kind of ties back to Disney Princess. Roman wants somebody to come save him, and wants to feel cared enough about for someone to “save him” from his supposed inadequacy. Also, Virgil’s symbol is a thundercloud and lightning, and it says “out where the lightning splits the sea, I could swear there is someone watching me”. Prinxiety tease?

If I dare: Roman, as exemplified in Broadway, Here I Come, is willing to leave everything behind to get where he wants to go. He isn’t afraid to get where he wants to be. As shown in some of the episodes, he doesn’t feel like he’s needed, and he “won’t use [the side’s] little scraps” of pity to get him where he’s going. He doesn’t need the other sides to help him, because they’ve already shown they think he acts like a child. He doesn’t need them because they’ve already shown (in his view) that they don’t need him. The bridge. Dang. “And the room gets dark and I am quiet, there’s a voice that’s soft like someone’s silhouette. Saying ‘don’t let me go yet’.” Two options. A) Roman can almost feel (I’m going to say) Remus in the back of his mind. He misses his brother, and subconsciously doesn’t want to leave not because of the other light sides, but because of him. B) Roman starts to rethink his desision and realizes that leaving his friends will have more impact on him than he thinks. He will truly miss them, and now is unsure whether he can abandon them to chase his dreams.

Go The Distance is a very Roman song. “I would go most anywhere to feel like I belong” hits HARD, considering the last song. That voice/impression must have hit him hard, because now he’s thinking about. He reaches the conclusion that he WILL go, but he will go both to fulfill his dreams and also to find friends that will make him feel needed and listened to, unlike the light sides and his brother.

Flamboyant could be considered the real beginning of Roman’s journey. It’s filled with resolve, and he’s telling people not to hold him back. He’s hyping himself up, saying he will go all the way. This is him telling the sides that he is leaving. “You always see me putting on a show, I entertain until it’s time to go.” He’s telling the sides he isn’t happy here, and the reasons why he’s embarking on a journey to find himself and make his name. In a sense, this song is still him putting on a persona. The last song showed so much turmoil and emotion, but he feels the only way to justify himself to the other sides is to be the flamboyant and extra prince they know. He feels like that’s the only way they’ll accept his voice to go on a (as he would probably call it) grand quest where he doesn’t need anyone else.

Jumpstarted is the start of Roman’s journey. He once again goes back to his dream of finding his “Disney prince”, the dream that in a way started his journey. He’s fantasizing about this journey to find the prince as his “long walk home”. He feels when he’s finally accepted by someone for who he is, he’ll finally feel at home. This could also be foreshadowing to the rest of the journey, “What goes up must come down”. He hopes that he’ll feel this feeling of elation due to going on a quest forever, but knows that can’t be. So he sees this as his jump start to find his love, and knows that it will still end up being a long journey. He already says “I feel broken, but maybe I just gotta pay the price.” He’s willing to do anything to find someone who will support and appreciate him.

Brave New Girl. “She needs to really really find what she wants” is one of the first lines and boy is it true. This is basically the ‘running song’ of Roman’s trip. He meets some people, has some flings, feels like a new person. He keeps traveling, making this image of himself as a “brave new” Prince Roman. He tries new things, doesn’t let the rules hold him down anymore. He’s having fun, and isn’t going to let anything stand in the way of his new self.

Then Every Boy comes out and breaks down this facade for us. It says the things Roman’s been doing to become a new person, and become more popular. But he really “just wants to kiss a boy”. Even through all this new stuff he’s doing, his goals haven’t changed. Breaking the rules is fun, but he’s still looking for someone who will accept him. But they seem nowhere to be found, causing Roman to “want to kiss every boy in the world”, presumably until he finds his perfect match.

Primadonna is Roman finding someone in the imagination who he likes, and showing his new self to this person in hopes of impressing them. He asks if they like him as much as he likes them, giving examples of all these grand gestures he would do for this person. He rushes head first into this love he thinks is true love. Later in the song it says he would do anything for the crown, and the line “all I ever wanted was the world” is repeated several times. The idea of counting on Roman to misbehave and “you say that I’m kinda difficult, but it’s always someone else’s fault” makes me almost inclined to believe this is Roman’s first encounter with Deceit.

King: When Roman learns more about Deceit, and that he is a “dark side”, affiliated with Remus, flashbacks of his brother come back. The others told him to leave his brother alone. They told him what’s past is past, and that letting him go is best. But Roman, who would do anything for the crown, can’t just let him go. He was a king with Remus, and had to “break [himself] to carry on.” He wants to feel like he can be his own king without Remus, and wants Remus to let go of him, but is also telling himself to let go.

Things start to go wrong with Deceit in Cheap Queen. He says he can be whatever Deceit wants, saying he can be good sometimes and bad sometimes. He’s “getting too cocky since everyone wants [him]” and this sentence just displays that attitude more. This is Roman trying to convince himself he’s a queen, but giving into the notion he’s a pretty bad one. He’s not who he wants to be. The glitched sounds in the background. “They’re always smiling—how do they do it?—Queen.” Means he thinks the key to happiness like the other sides have is being a king, being in power. He tells Deceit he isn’t happy, because he’s being what Deceit wants him to be. They part ways.

Humility is Roman, all alone once again, calling to the only person he has. He doesn’t even actually know if he has him, but he calls out anyways. He calls for Remus, his twin. He doesn’t want to be alone. He doesn’t want to be broken. He changed himself for fame and hates who he’s become. He wants someone familiar, some semblance of family. That’s the only thing that can make him feel like he belongs again. This is a full breakdown of the idea of letting him go. He desperately wants to talk to Remus again. Family is the only thing that will make a Roman whole. So, under this notion, he gives up looking for Remus. He finally returns to his family. The light sides.

Ain’t Got It Like That is Roman accepting that it will take more time for him to figure everything out. He knows what he wants, and he wants a lot. But right now he has what he needs. He needs his family, and their support. He definitely doesn’t have everything he wants, but he hopes one day he can have it the way he wants it. He can have love even when he’s bad, but he wants it when he’s good. He still is on a quest for his true love, but he’s going to let it play out. In the meantime, he’s on a quest to save himself.

Dreamer is precluded by Roman’s anguish when he thinks that the other sides haven’t changed at all, when he changed so much on his journey. He goes to his room, trying to fit the huge world he found in the imagination into the small little mind palace. Virgil comes to his room. He comforts him through the lyrics of this song. He tells Roman that he will get there someday. He says that the light sides will always believe in him. He says the light sides are scared of the same things as him. Virgil says they all question the same things. “Why does life seem unfair? Why does loneliness hurt so much?... What is my purpose in life? Why does love never seem like enough?” Virgil smiles slightly, letting Roman know that the anxious side has these same thoughts all the time. Roman realizes he isn’t alone, Virgil’s anxieties are his own as well. But still Virgil continues to comfort him. He says his dreams will come true. He tells Roman that he won’t fail. Virgil tells Roman he’s exceptional. He implores Roman to keep dreaming.

Roman runs off to his room, and Virgil goes after him. After a bit, Patton follows. Paving the Runway is Patton’s song to Roman. Patton comforts Roman like a father would comfort his son. He says he’ll be there supporting Roman, paving the runway for him. He wants Roman to succeed, and knows he can. He, too, encourages Roman to chase his dreams, and reach for the stars. Roman, once again, realizes he’s not alone.

GO. Logan is the last one to come into the room. He is more blunt, and less good with feelings. But he knows enough about theatre and things that Roman likes to comfort him as well. “Exit stage left.” He says, encouraging Roman to start a new scene. His advice is more direct. Go. Logan isn’t one to flower the language much, and doesn’t guarantee anything to Roman. He simply encourages Roman to Go. He wants Roman to feel free. He knows he can do that, if he’ll just Go. Not on another journey, no. On a quest to love himself. If he loves himself, Logan realizes, he can finally realize that the light sides do, in fact, care for him (despite what he thought). So he tells Roman to chase his quest to live to the fullest. Break free and live.

So Roman accepts their advice. He’s in between princes and princesses right now. Instead, he’s on a quest to save himself, first. He still has a long way to go, but he’ll get there someday. He has great friends to back him up.

Hope you enjoyed my weird little story I made out of the songs! The playlist is really good, I would encourage you all to listen to it!

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Tabula Rasa

Detective Conan & Magic Kaito Characters: Shinichi/Kaito Words: 1400 ish Chapter: (1) (2) (3) 

Shinichi always finds his neighbour weird. But he didn't expect to find his neighbour lying on a patch of grass and donned in Kaitou Kid's costume, too.

Apparently Kaitou Kid wasn't dead, yet.

He was lying face down, but when Shinichi rushed over and squatted next to his body to check his pulse, he could hear Kid's raspy but steady breathing. His hat and monocle were still miraculously on, but at this close distance, it wasn't hard for Shinichi to catch a glimpse at his face and see traces of Kuroba in them; like his defined jawlines and the shape of his ears.

Despite that, what surprised Shinichi was actually his lack of surprise.

Realising it wasn't the time to gawk anymore, Shinichi checked for the source of blood. It came from the right side of Kid's waist, and Shinichi was also thankful to find the knife still stuck in his body; thankful because he didn't have the guess what caused the wound, and the knife was there to stop more blood loss (though Shinichi wondered how Kid was even capable of flying in the first place).

Now, Shinichi had another three more seconds to decide what to do: Call the ambulance and police or take care of Kid himself. He contemplated the pros and cons for the latter.

Pros:

1) Shinichi wouldn't get the unwanted media attention for capturing Kid. (Even if it wasn't his credit.)

2) It would be interesting to see how Kid would react to this mess.

3) Shinichi was (a little) interested to know why he disappeared for two years in between before resurfacing again 6 months ago.

4) And what was with all those diamond-stealing?

5) and many more other questions.

Cons:

1) His blood might ruin his kitchen floor.

Tossing the cape away, Shinichi already had his answer.

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Till this day, the two weeks trip to Hawaii never failed to help Shinichi through his remaining years of life. It took Shinichi about an hour to patch and stitch Kid up before he put him on his couch in the living room to rest, leaving to spend the next three hours cleaning his literally bloodied kitchen.

By the time he was finished, it was already morning; the sun was in the sky, his kitchen was finally clean, and Kaitou Kid was up.

Or rather Kuroba Kaito was up, standing in the entrance of his kitchen and caressing the bandage under the shirt Shinichi had changed him out. And that was the only thing Shinichi changed him out from, besides the obvious of removing his hat and monocle. His white pants remained.

Kuroba seemed glad at the fact, too.

"So," Kuroba mumbled, clearing his throat as he awkwardly glanced at the mop and the pile of red-stained rugs in the bin. "I guess… you had a rough night, huh?"

Shinichi narrowed his eyes. "I would prefer a thank you."

"Thank you," Kuroba said as he backtracked his way to the front door. "Then... I'll see myself out now, and you don't have to send me off. Good day and goodby—"

"Before you go, you might want to check your mailbox five minutes later." Shinichi picked a mug from the rack to prepare his first coffee of the day. His back was facing Kuroba, but he could tell his eyes were on him. He continued, "I have some interesting photos you'll like to see."

Kuroba chuckled. "Or you can give them to me now?"

"I'd like to make my coffee first."

"Then I can stand here and wait." Kuroba walked back and leaned his front against the kitchen counter. "I don't want to trouble you with going to my mail box and– um, uh, give me some, uh, photos."

Those pauses were too suspicious for Shinichi to ignore, so he glanced over his shoulder to check. And just like he guessed, Kuroba had spotted his suit, along with his hat and monocle that were sitting inside a bag next to the fridge.

It was a little disappointing that Kuroba—Kaitou Kid—didn't notice the bag sooner, but Shinichi decided to give him the benefit of the doubt since Kuroba literally just woken up from being stabbed after all. Stirring his coffee, Shinichi walked towards the bag. He took a slow, deliberate sip, placed the mug on the counter, and picked the bag up.

"Spoiler alert," Shinichi muttered as he lifted the suit and briefly waved it in the air. "The suit appeared in the photos. Same for the hat and monocle."

"What do you even mean?" Kuroba tilted his head innocently.

Shinichi sighed. "You're Kaito—"

"Ohhh, are we on the first name basis already? Okay, Shinichi."

"What? No—"

"And those things?" Kuroba waved over at the bag. "Those things are for my cosplay."

"Cosplay," Shinichi echoed.

"Yes, cosplay. Though I would appreciate if you can return them to me. It isn't cheap, you know, to buy the materials to make them."

Knowing Kuroba would resort to such lame excuses, Shinichi started digging his hand into the inner suits pockets, and the more his hand dug, the more he could see behind the crack of Kuroba's facade.

It seemed five seconds was Kuroba's limit. "What are you doing?" he spat.

"Checking out the cool pockets that you've sewn for your cosplay costume," Shinichi drawled, and on the cue, he whipped out something he'd seen Kuroba—Kaitou Kid—often used; the infamous card gun. It weighed a lot lighter than it looked. Tweaking for a bit, he pointed at his basket of fruits beside Kuroba and shot. A card sliced through the air, and one of the card corners stuck on the apple.

There, plain in sight was the signature Kaitou Kid logo on the card.

They stared at it for a few moments before looking at each other in sync. Shinichi raised an eyebrow at Kuroba.

"Aren't I amazing?" Kuroba started laughing, but he stopped and pressed a hand on his bandage. He compromised and showed a meek grin instead. "The gun looks and works just like the real thing."

"Like the real thing," Shinichi echoed again. He placed the card gun on the counter and started digging again; and not-so-coincidentally, the drumming of Kuroba's finger against his counter grew faster and faster…

Inside the pockets, Shinichi could recognise a few other things based on his touch; one felt like a lighter, a handful of paperclips, and there were a couple of balls with buttons and—

Shinichi frowned, fishing out the hard object he wasn't pleased to find.

It was a gemstone.

Shinichi raised it up against the kitchen window, the red gem twinkled under the rays of morning light. For the sake of the gemstone's owner, he probably shouldn't touch it with his bare hand, but if that would rile Kuroba just a bit, he was more than glad to juggle it with his toes too. "It looks like the real thing," Shinichi drawled.

The stupid, though clearly nervous smile was still plastered on Kuroba's face. "Aha, yes. Looks like."

"A prop for your cosplay too?"

"Yeap."

"I see..."

In the midst of his fiddling, the gem accidentally slipped out of Shinichi's fingers, but it seemed fast reflex wasn't something a two week trip to Hawaii could teach—

Kuroba was already by his side the next moment he blinked, and when he blinked another time, he witnessed the gem falling on Kuroba's palm, safe and sound.

"That's a low move," Kuroba muttered as he slowly straightened, his hand clutching onto the gem.

"It wasn't on purpose," Shinichi said. And that was the real truth.

Kuroba looked like he wanted to rebuke, but his face cringed before a word could get out and his back was bent again. "Ow."

Shinichi frowned, grasping Kuroba's elbow. "Are you alright?"

"Yes," Kuroba heaved. "But I think I need to… sit down."

Shinichi helped without a question, and they slowly ambled to the living room until Kuroba sat on the couch himself. He closed his eyes, clenching his jaw as the muscles in his cheeks flickered. Sweat was starting to appear on his forehead too.

"I think you should go to the hospital," Shinichi suggested after a while. He was sure he patched Kid as well as he could, but with all that moving, he wasn't sure if it would be good now.

"No. And I'm fine," Kuroba mumbled.

"If you die here, I'll be charged for murder."

"Nah. I'm sure you'll free yourself from it, Tantei-kun."

Shinichi scoffed and crossed his arms. "Is that your way to admit you're Kaitou Kid?"

"Yes," Kuroba said, his eyes still closed. "If that will make you shut up and let me sit here for another ten minutes in silence too."

[ortizroger]

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Entry 149

  The line for dancing with James was most disagreeable, but I endured.  I easily could understand why everyone wanted to dance with him.  Even if his magic wasn’t compelling them to like him, James was charming and a very talented dancer.  He was handsome and kind, too kind for his own good, really.

 Watching Aaliyah take a turn dancing with him was interesting, but I still kept on guard.  I understood well the futility of fighting her, but I couldn’t idly abide by her whims in good conscience, not while knowing the cruelties she inflicts all too well.

 When the two finished their dancing to a loud ovation, I followed Chad over to speak with them.

 “Maybe you should be giving my daughter dance lessons.  her instructors don’t feel they can keep up with her.” he boasted.

 Laughing, James insisted “I can’t really either.”

 “You seemed to do just fine from what I saw, but I don’t really know dance myself.  Thank you for babysitting Aaliyah so much lately.  Work’s kept me really busy.” admitted Chad with a smile.

 “I almost feel more like we’re just hanging out anymore, really.” confided James.

 His smile seemed somewhat forced now.  Had something happened?

 “Oh, I can understand that.  She’s definitely something, aren’t you sweetie?” asked Chad as he smiled at Aaliyah.

 “I’m so glad we met James, daddy.  He’s the bestest babysitter ever!  We had so much fun together!  James was really impressed with our yacht!” she exclaimed.

 “I can’t blame him.  I still don’t know how you got that thing so cheap, much less how you got a license for it.” he replied.  Then he turned back to James and said, “If you ever have kids, James, you’ll be amazed what they can be licensed for these days.”

 “Yeah, but I doubt mine will be able to keep up with Aaliyah.  I certainly can’t.” he insisted.

 Laughing, Chad said, “Me neither.  I’m surprised you got any sleep.  It’s easy to lose track of time out on the water, just watching the sky.”

 “He actually hasn’t slept yet.” stated Aaliyah.

 “Oh.  Wow.  You look so alert even after all that dancing.  Age must already be getting to me.  I’d be ready to drop if I tried that.” claimed Chad.

 “Yeah.  I don’t get it either.” admitted James.

 “I slipped him something.” claimed Aaliyah with a wink.

 I really would not be surprised.  I was more surprised by the admission that these two were out on a yacht last night.  Had she really stolen him from under my gaze after allowing me to think he was off on a date and then accepted payment for watching him?  Well, she might have saved him from something they couldn’t mention in present company and taken him to the yacht thereafter.  Trying to get answers from her could prove futile, and James would certainly not wish for me to pry.  Not knowing was taxing me nerves.

 Chad had merely laughed off Aaliyah’s comment, but James seemed to believe her.  Given her skills, I wouldn’t be surprised if she had created some sort of drug to help him exceed his normal limits, but was she using him as a guinea pig?  That would be entirely unacceptable, but how should I broach the subject?

 Just noticing my presence, Chad exclaimed “Alma!”  Then, speaking French, he filled me in on what had just been said.

 I took the opportunity to ask “What’s this about James not sleeping?”

 “I kept him up all night long!” exclaimed Aaliyah.

 I knew she was attempting to insinuate something simply to rile my nerves, but I would not… Why was James’ body heat increasing!?

 “Oh?” I inquired, trying to discern what she had done.

 “James?  Is the sleep deprivation finally getting to you, bud?” asked Chad.

 “Huh?” replied James.

 “You’re blushing.” I pointed out.

 “Can you blame me for being hot?  I’ve been dancing for hours.  It’s not like I’m some sort of superhuman.” he argued.

 There was something else that had happened last night, but what!?  He clearly wasn’t going to tell me.  I certainly couldn’t claim another dance now… but maybe he would offer one if I suggested the idea.  He might be willing to tell me more away from Chad.

 “Well, I was going to ask if you cared for another dance, but I suppose a rest would be agreeable.” I told him.

 Before James had a chance to reply, Chad asked “Will you be accompanying them on the trip this next week?”

 “Trip?” I inquired, wondering how I was uninformed of a trip.

 “Oh, yes.  I’ve hired the boss-man and the others to help me promote Ancient Tribes of Earth at the convention this week.  Would you like to join us?  I still need to ask the twins as well.  I have costumes for everyone, so they can dress up as their character!” exclaimed Aaliyah in explanation.

 Now what was she on about?  Her game was already a top seller, and I didn’t believe any further promotion was necessary.  She was always up to something.  Unless… No!  Did she set up this conversation to inform James that I played?

 “I suppose that can be arranged, but I’ll need to see this costume before agreeing to wear it.” I stated, deciding I best be dragged into this rather than let James face it alone.

 “Wait.  Why would you have a costume?  Do you play?” asked James.

 I forced my face to maintain a facade of calm.  This was not a conversation I had wanted to face this quickly.  How was I going to explain this without him exploding again?

 “Oh yeah.  Alma plays Eseld.  I thought you knew, being the guild leader and all.” stated Chad.

 I knew he meant well, but Chad’s timing couldn’t be more detrimental to my standing.  James’ face first looked shocked but quickly changed.  I could see the anger building.  I tentatively touched his arm, hoping against hope that I might be given a chance to explain myself.

 “I’m actually in your guild under Alma, but i didn’t want to say too much with how busy you are.  I know I could just get help from my little princess, but I wanted to experience the game like a normal player without too many hints or favoritism.  Aaliyah can go a little overboard in her explanations at times.” explained Chad, completely missing the landmine he had set off.

 The anger suddenly subsided, replaced by a small smile.

 I turned to Chad and said, “You are a wonderful asset, and I’m quite glad to have you on my team.”

 I wished I could thank him more.  I wasn’t certain what deflected James’ anger precisely, but he was obviously calming down now.

 What was he doing?  His hand moved toward me, brushing my hair with his fingers the moment they were within reach.  This was most unexpected and not entirely appropriate, but…

 “I hadn’t realized that Alma was Eseld until now, but I suppose I should have known given that she’s the best general I have.” stated James.

 “What have you two been doing lately, other than babysitting my girl?” asked Chad.  “The guild’s never quite the same when you’re not on there.  I can’t say what it is exactly, but there always seems to be something missing when you’re not there.”

 “James has been going on daaates.” replied Aaliyah in a sing-song tone.

 I did not need her to remind me of what James had been doing, and she most certainly knew, given how she was there as well.

 Chad quickly covered Aaliyah’s mouth with his hand as he pulled her to him.  Then he said, “Oh.  Well then.  Just don’t forget to hop on when you can.  If you don’t mind excusing us, I’d like Aaliyah’s help figuring out what’s what on the snack table over there.”

 James and I both started speaking the moment they left, stopping just as quickly.

 “You go first.” he stated.

 “I planned on telling you.  I just hadn’t decided on how yet.” I admitted.

 His hand was still stroking my hair.  He said, “Considering how great our conversations were, I’ll forgive this.  Just please don’t manipulate me anymore.”

 “You do know I’m a woman, right?” I teased.

   The jest earned me a laugh, and I breathed a sigh of relief as I smiled at him.  Hope remained.