[Thread] What's Coming To You

[thieveryofstars]

Characters: OU!Jing, OPEN (tag on entry)
Where: Various places
When: During the Belldandy plot, post the meeting, about a day after Selphie's announcement and his own post
Summary: With the cat out of the bag and the whole compound aware he's the thief who destroyed people's precious things, there's not a whole lot of places Jing can stay out of

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By the fountain

[queenofgames]

Atem normally loved sitting on the fountain's edge, playing with the water. It was one of her favourite places in all of Neocontra, but today, all she could do was sit and stare at the melted pieces of gold she held in her lap. The God Plushies were in attendance, as always, chirping worriedly as they looked at their mistress. Toshi's disappearance coming so soon on the heels of the "destruction" of her engagement ring had hit hard, and the animated gods hoped something would cheer Atem up. It was bad enough sleeping in a cold room at night without something else going wrong.

Re: By the fountain

[thieveryofstars]

Jing actually wasn't aware that Toshi had disappeared; he'd been less attentive to the messengers in the last few days while trying to plan the very heists he was now infamous for. So even though he was trying to pull off a cold nonchalance, he really didn't know the effect of his words when he tossed out casually,

"Just ask him to get you a new one."

Re: By the fountain

[queenofgames]

That, naturally, had the wrong effect, and Atem lifted her head to glare at Jing, cold hatred in her eyes. "You have a hell of a nerve, showing your twisted face around here," she said, her voice as cold as her eyes. Putting the fragments in her pocket, she stood, her face so hard and cold it seemed transformed. "I would, but since he disappeared only days after your stunt, that's kinda impossible, dont'cha think?"

It was a pretty safe bet to say that Jing was two seconds away from being on the receiving end of a punch to the jaw.

(OOC: Permission to smack Jing in the mouth? XD)

Re: By the fountain

[thieveryofstars]

"This place is practically mine by now anyway," Jing shrugged. "Didn't you hear? I'm in charge of the council. Because I'm very trustworthy and honourable," he said slyly.

But a bit of the acted cockiness did fade out when Atem revealed Toshi's disappearance. He really hadn't heard and, although he certainly wouldn't admit it when he was playing the bad guy, he would miss the white-haired teen as his friend.

"I didn't know," he said, perhaps the only truthful thing he'd say in the conversation.

[OOC: Permission, but bad!Jing will probably not just stand there and take it this time. :) Wouldn't be playing his part if he did.]

Re: By the fountain

[queenofgames]

(OOC: As if Atem would expect anything less? XD)

"You're about as trustworthy and honourable as a cockroach," Atem spat, stalking up to him, ears laid back. She then delivered on the punch she'd promised herself, striking Jing hard across the jaw. "That's for Toshi," she hissed.

Re: By the fountain

[thieveryofstars]

Although Jing didn't try to avoid the blow, when he looked back at her he was grinning in the most unpleasant way. After a few seconds of stillness, his own hand shot out and caught Atem across the cheek. It was an open-handed slap, stinging and hard.

"So's that," he said. "I thought Toshi had finally gotten rid of the excess baggage when you disappeared. But the idiot was too blind to see a good thing right in front of him. Hopefully wherever he's gone you can't follow this time."

Re: By the fountain

[queenofgames]

Atem's eyes widened in shock at the slap, before narrowing in fresh anger. "You're a liar," she said angrily, bracing herself for another punch. "Toshi would never say that of me. He loved me."

The next punch was going to be brutal.

Re: By the fountain

[thieveryofstars]

"Why lie?" Jing said. "The truth's got so much more flair."

Seeing she was readying for another blow, Jing grabbed her upper shoulders tightly, forcing her to the edge of the fountain where she could see her reflection in the water.

"Look. LOOK.. Can you even name one thing that was worth his while with you!"

Re: By the fountain

[queenofgames]

Atem stumbled and almost fell when Jing grabbed her shoulders, but she quickly recovered, and looked at herself in the water, wondering what he was playing at. At first, a stray breeze rippled the water, making her reflection dance and sway, before the water stilled, and she could see her face clearly. At first, she did wonder if Toshi had seen anything in her, before taking a harder look. True, there were the cat ears, flicking constantly as if they had a life of their own. But Toshi had loved playing with them; any chance he had, he'd stroke them, making her twitch and giggle, and bat playfully at his hand.

Then the wind rippled across the water again, breaking the spell.

"I can name one thing, one thing you'll never understand," she said. "Me. For all my faults, he loved me. Warts and all. He took the good with the bad." She forced herself away from Jing's hold and turned to face him. "That's what love is about, and that's the way Toshi loved me, right up until the end. And if he were here, he'd say the same thing."

(OOC: Is

Re: By the fountain

[thieveryofstars]

"Maybe," Jing said, allowing her to break from his hold without trying to reestablish it. "But that could just mean you're both idiots."

But that wasn't what he thought, of course. And maybe a little part of him was actually trying to get Atem to affirm what she knew instead of moping about the possibilities that surely had to have been running through her head since Toshi had disappeared. On the surface, however, it just looked like he was merely antagonizing her.

[OOC: Go for it. Make it a dirty hit, he deserves it.]

Re: By the fountain

[queenofgames]

"Maybe," Atem said icily, "but I know one thing. He did love me, and irregardless of anything else, he would never leave me willingly. So if you think for a minute he'd leave me because he couldn't stand to be around me anymore, you'd better be thinking again. Oh wait, you won't have room to think after this."

A slight shifting was all the warning she gave, before she lifted her foot, and kicked Jing square in the privates, putting every last ounce of strength she had into the kick. It was a low blow, but she didn't care; he'd asked for it!

(OOC: Dirty enough for ya? XD)

Re: By the fountain

[thieveryofstars]

Jing had good reflexes, but he only managed to get himself partially blocked before Atem landed the true weapon against all mankind. As it was, he emitted a rather strangled yell, folding practically in half to protect himself from any further blows in... sensitive areas. He'd kept himself from becoming temporarily crippled in agony, but he sure wasn't getting up any time soon.

He hissed out a very un-Jing-like mutter of curses, something he'd likely picked up from his Kir at some point in the past and which probably would've traumatized his partner to hear repeated.

"Same old Atem," he gasped out.

Re: By the fountain

[queenofgames]

Atem would've given him another kick, just on principle, but despite her current state of mind, she still followed the golden rule; never kick a foe while they're down. So she settled for giving the filthiest look imaginable, before stepping over him and stalking off. It was time to find somewhere else to go brood.

Re: By the fountain

[thieveryofstars]

Jing wasn't in any condition to stop her even if he'd wanted to, and it would several long, long minutes before he'd even attempt to get to his feet again, and even after that would be moving very gingerly.

But kneeling on the ground he watched the angry female stalk off, he was sad as well as in pain.

"You didn't let me down, my friend," he said under his breath, the much-delayed response to the conversation in her journal where he'd said he'd be counting on her. "I can pay this price for you and the others."