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Who: Tear Grants and Anise Tatlin
When: 1/6/09
Where: Sushi Restaurant in the Hub
What: Anise has something on her mind. Tear invites her out to dinner to talk about it.
Since the emergence of the 'New Order of Lorelei', Tear's been keeping to herself, thinking heavily on a few things. A lot of it was about her brother, but most of it... was whether what Sync had said was true. She was planning on making a trip out to Sync's world gate, in fact - after all, he was practically telling those who had attended the meeting, to do so. The thought of Ion being dead - and Mohs his replacement.. once upon a time, she would have thought Mohs would be a fine Fon Master, had he the ability. Now that she knew the truth about him, she only felt sad that poor little Ion had died.
It must have hit Anise pretty hard too; Tear noticed, even though she had pretended not to. She gave the girl the necessary space, while she was off doing other things, and when she came back, Anise ..seemed to be a *little* better, but at the same time, something seemed to be on her mind. Figuring hse wanted to talk about the whole Fon Master Mohs and Ion's situation (the boy was sick so often, Tear was afraid he might meet the same fate as the other Ion), Tear offered to treat Anise to dinner at a sushi restaurant.
Which brings the two girls to the present, with Tear leading the way towards a booth by a decorative fishtank (or maybe it was a tank holding the next meal - she wasn't sure ) where they wouldn't be seen or hassled.
To be honest, Anise has tried her best to not think too much about that so-called New Order of Lorelei. The very idea of it bothers her, and the thought of Ion being dead, well... she doesn't even want to dwell on that! At least she's been able to keep her mind off it by hanging out with Ion. It's been a lot of fun, and Luke-from-the-past has even helped!
Of course, free food is always good, and Anise wasn't going to turn that down! Besides, there were some things she'd been meaning to ask Tear. "Uwaaaaa... a sushi place! I've never had any that wasn't homemade." The pigtailed girl leans over a bit, tapping her finger against the fishtank. "Why the sudden invitation, Tear? I could have made something on the Tartarus you know."
Tear Grants smiles slightly, "I know, and your cooking is wonderful, but isn't it nice to let other people do the cooking for us for a change?" Lord knows the boys don't. Maybe Guy, but Tear hasn't been around him except for that brief exchange during the reveal at the lobby. That was fine, he wasn't the same Guy she knew, and as an unknown element, he - like Luke - couldn't be trusted. Anise didn't seem to have a problem with them though, but Tear will remain neutral - as far as she can anyway. Anise's finger taptapping against the fishtank sends a few small marine animals scurrying away - was that an eel? "Besides, when will we ever get another opportunity like this?" Between the things going on in their Auldrant, and what went on in the -other- Auldrant(s), Tear and relaxation doesn't exactly mix too often.
"Go ahead and order," she adds, motioning to the menu. She already knew what she was going to get. The waiter will probably approach in a few minutes - it seems customers don't have to wait too long to be served, which is always nice.
Taptap. Taptap. Anise giggles softly as the various creatures move away. Unlike...pretty much every other girl her age, Anise knows where food comes from, and doesn't find it that gross. It's not as if they're eating a pet or anything.
"Mmm, that's true. Things have been getting kinda busy. More and more people from that IPA thing have been showing up too!" She finally leaves the seafood alone and turns to follow Tear to her seat. Anise picks up the menu and begins to look over it, feet kicking idly.
A lot of the other girls were very .. girly and squicked easily. Tear, like Anise, wasn't bothered by the whole 'sushi' aspect of the restaurant. Why come to a sushi restaurant and not expect them to use the fish there? Thats just stupid. "The IPA? Ah, yes," she nods lightly as she recalls the organization. Amused by Anise playing with her food, so to speak, Tear settles comfortably in her seat across from the smaller girl. Who knows, some people might suspect Anise was a cousin or something. OR maybe not. Nonetheless, Tear is giving Anise a chance to settle in and order her food, because she brings up the other main reason she invited Anise out. But first, "How is Ion?"
They might be! Except Tear wears such dark things and Anise is all pink and white and pink and Tokunaga. The pigtailed girl pulls Tokunaga from her back and sets him atop the table, turned so he can look at the menu. "He's doing a lot better! He was sick a few days ago, but Nurse Anise went to work and got him better!" She beams a smile at Tear... then looks down slightly, a more serious look on her face. "Tear..."
Anise pauses and shakes her head, the smile returning. Whatever she was going to ask, it seems she's not going to bring it up after all!
What's wrong with dark colors? It was perfectly appropriate, especially among the Oracle Knights. Anise tends to give off the impression of a cutesy, girly girl - who knew she harbored the heart of a demon? But then, Tokunaga. Adorable .. and a Tokunaga Anise combination was enough to make Tear give pause and melt. Briefly. "I'm glad," the brunette sighs with relief, smiling. "I know he's in good hands with you," She starts to reach forward for the water on the table, when Anise suddenly ... abandons the attempt to ask her something.
"What is it?" Tear asks, bluntly as ever, "If there's something on your mind, it's all right to ask me." After everything they've been through so far, she would hope that Anise felt comfortable enough to speak frankly with her, as Tear did with her and the others.
Of course it's appropriate! It just makes the difference between Anise and Tear even more apparent! And.. hey! That's little devil, not demon! It's cuter that way! "I still worry about him, you know. Sometimes he acts really independent, but I worry..."
Anise fidgets a bit, shaking her head. "Nnn.. nothing." The girl looks up at Tear again and smiles.
...and waits until the older girl starts to take a drink. "Tear, have you ever been kissed?"
Devil, Demon, it's EVIL all the same. "Of course you do," Tear replies, "You are his Guardian, and the two of you are friends. It doesnt' help that the Fon Master has a weak constitution," and looked like he was going to keel over any minute. She frowns a little, "Are you sure?" to Anise's 'nothing'. Oh well. She lets it go at that , lifting the glass to her lips and sipping delicately.
Then Anise drops the bomb.
Tear's eye widens, and her head tilts back just enough that both eyes can be seen. Seconds before she abruptly turns away from her table companion, spitting out her mouthful of water at the passing waiter in surprise. "Aa- I apologize," Tear stammers to the poor man, grabbing a table napkin and placing it over her mouth - which also helps hide the sudden vibrant blush as the question brings up a memory she had almost succeeded in brainbleaching away.
"E--eh? N.. No! Of course not!" Adamant in this, Tear is clearly flustered at the topic because of her inexperience. "I'm a soldier," Not some love-starved opera flooz-- oh wait, wrong script. "W... when would I even.. why would --" She snaps her mouth shut with a click, "W.. why do you ask?"
A bomb? Is it really? Anise didn't mean for it to be that bad! Her eyes go wide as she sees Tear give some poor waiter a late shower. "Ah.. um..." She just blinks several times at the unexpected reaction. "Tear? Are you okay?"
The girl leans closer, peeeeeeering at her friend. "Well, I... I thought since you were older and pretty that you might have." Anise fidgets again, poking her index fingers together. "Noooo reason~ None at all."
Anise really is a horrible liar.
Er! The blush is not for anything beyond surprise! The Seventh Fonist looks back and forth to see if she drew attention from anyone other than the poor waiter she spat water on - good thing she *is* pretty, he didn't throw too much of a fuss. He was actually pretty amused, lucky! Or maybe he was planning on blackmailing a date out of her for it later. C-C "Y.. Yes I'm fine," Tear clears her throat, looking down at her menu with all the gravity of a lawyer reading a complicated contract. "I'm only a little older than you are," Tear reminds hesitantly, even though she acts far older.
"I don't have time to waste with that sort of thing - between my training, and trying to figure out what my brother is up to, not to mention all of these alternate worlds and gates.." Guh. Her first kiss, stolen. (Sob) "... no reason?" She lifts her gaze from the menu, "You certainly aren't acting like there's no reason for it." Could it be..!?
Tear sucks in a breath abruptly, a sudden thought coming to her mind. "Anise... did... did you..." She's always throwing herself at Luke - did she get desperate? Did Luke finally give in? "That's SICK!" She slaps the menu down, horrified. "How could he!" He's just a child! Wait.. Anise is just a chi - wait.. She calms down again in the same second, "No, that's not possible..!" It's senseless! Not even *LUKE* would do something like that! Right?
"Three whole years older!" That's a long time when you're thirteen! It's -ages-! "I'm a soldier too, Tear. But, you know.. we're still girls!" And girls have needs! Like love! And cute plush toys!
"S.. sick?" Anise recoils back as Tear seems to explode suddenly. So fast, in fact, that her chair starts to tip backwards. "Whoaaaaah!" Arms go pinwheeling in some attempt to keep her from falling over. Flailflailflailflailflai--
And finally, her chair drops back onto all four legs. "...phwew. Don't do that, Tear!" Both hands rest on the table, to keep her from falling over again. "How could who? What? How did you know about it?!"
"I'm a soldier first," Tear reminds the girl. "Nothing's more important than stopping my brother..." Though.. he didn't seem to be doing anything evil here...
Nevermind she makes time to cuddle a fluffy cuddly animal or plush toy when no one is looking. <3 When Anise nearly topples over, Tear erks and reaches out to grab for the girl before she topples over - but fortunately she recovers. ".. Sorry, Anise." Tear sighs lightly,
"Wait a second," Tear narrows her eyes, "You aren't -- you aren't saying that you and..." Well it CERTAINLY wouldn't be little ION. Sweet, fluffy, shy little Ion?? Madness! But at the same time, Luke? What she knew of him - he would *NEVER* ... right? "Then you.. you and.." ... ... Who else could it possibly be? Ion wasn't bold enough to kiss Anise, in Tear's opinion. Luke was pretty against the idea, as much as he'd swear he was engaged to Natalia (and then rebuke Natalia. He's such a player, leading women on!), Guy? ... definitely not, not with his fear of women. Ja-- oh stop right there, Tear.
The Melodist shudders briefly at the half formed thought. Ness? ...maybe... but that only made her approve -less-. "I didn't," Tear finally answers Anise's panicked question, "You just confirmed it." Bust-ed. "So.." Tear studies the girl cautiously, "Someone kissed you? Who..?" Maybe she should be less direct - but Less Direct is not Tear's characteristic!
There is always time to cuddle cute things like Tokunaga! Anise just doesn't have to hide it. It's nice being a kid that way.
As Tear goes through the list of who it possibly could have been, Anise gradually gets more and more worried. At the same time, her cheeks begin to get more and more red. "Umm... well.. you see..." Then she looks up again. "Oh. Of course you didn't know! Ahehe... Why would anyone know? It's supposed to be a secret! Not even Ion remembers that he kissed me or anythi--mmph!"
There's a slap as Anise claps both hands over her mouth, eyes wide as dinner plates, entire face red as a tomato.
It's probably a good thing Tear never vocalized the people she was considering and discarding for reasons of sheer WHATery. "Eh!?" Tear's reaction is almost as over the top as Anise's own reaction - and she wasn't even the person that kissed her! "Ion...? FON Master Ion?" No Tear, STAIR Master Ion. Like there's some other Ion -- well actually there is, but Anise would be able to tell the difference wouldn't she? "YOu're telling me... Ion.. OUR Ion -- he.." It's.. she ... can't even finish that sentence first.
This is reeeeeeeeeally not her field of study. Tear sighs, "... I really wish Natalia were here." She would at least know what to say. She probably has had a few suitors that stole a kiss ... "So..." She begins hesitantly, then blinks. "He.. doesn't remember?" That sounds.. odd.
[OOC] Anise Tatlin dies. Stairmaster Ion.
[OOC]Tear Grants says, "Suppose I shouldn't mention "Stair Master Ion's Cheaglerobics" and his lovely assistant Anise. "For you Kids at Home, follow a long with Tokunaga! One and Two and Three and Four~!"
[OOC] Anise Tatlin says, "... ... ..."
[OOC] Anise Tatlin says, "BWAHAHAHA"
Hands still clamped firmly over her mouth, Anise slowly nods. Yes, -that- Ion. Another slow nod as Tear stumbles over the idea that it was -Ion-. Then Anise's eyes go wide again and she shakes her head quickly. Natalia might know more about this, but she's also more likely to pick on Anise for it! And finally, she shakes her head slowly, looking down.
Finally, the girl drops her hands from her mouth. "He.. he was feverish. And he fell asleep right after, so he thinks it was a dream. He asked me about it, but... but I..." There's the red coming back to her face. "I let him think it was a dream."
Good point, she probably WOULD tease Anise about it. At least Tear was more discreet about that sort of thing. ... ... ... unless Natalia was there to make her misbehave and gang up on Anise. Fair is fair, Anise and Natalia gang up on Tear too! That's what friends do. "...I suppose that was wise. Having feelings for the person you're protecting could get complicated," Cold? Yes, which is why Tear adds after a moment, "... but are you sure you're okay with it?" If Ion kissed her, he must have some feelings for Anise.
Right?
It's not like he's actually an evil schmeagledoppleganger plotting to toy with Anise's affections and heart until she's so confused and twisted up inside she won't be able to lift a hand against him.
Granted, the teasing would probably be followed by useful advice. But Anise doesn't want to go through the teasing! And Anise hasn't ganged up on Tear in at -least- a week! So it doesn't count against her anymore!
And then Tear goes and says the F word, returning Anise's face to the color of a tomato. Her pigtails even twitch up some. "F-f-f-f-feelings? Who said anything about feelings? I don't see why I wouldn't be okay with someone like Ion taking my first kiss like that!"
Once more, hands clap over her mouth. Curse you, Tear, and your mystical truth-telling formula! "Mmmph mm mmph mm mmf mm!"
Okay so Anise hasn't ganged up on Tear in a week - Tear also hasn't been around for a little under a week! "You don't?" Isn't that a double negative? "Then you're okay with the Fon Master being your first?" She could do worse, honestly. Tear won't name names.
"Or are you upset that he was your first? I mean, I may be naive in these matters," she admits, "But if someone were to kiss you, wouldn't that mean that feelings were involved in a way?" Ugh, Niari. Oh god, that sends chills down her spine. So gross, So gross, So gross! Tear shivers slightly - must be a draft. She shakes her head, "Fon Master Ion isn't the sort to play with a girl's heart like that. He's always been considerate and sensitive to the needs of others, emotionally." At least, that's her impression.
Sync however, is a rat bastard that is probably enjoying being able to play with Anise's heart like a cat with a string. Jerk. "But it's all right, it's not as if he's asked to committ. Perhaps he realizes that it would complicate matters." Or maybe they're going to have some sort of terrible, tawdry, illicit love affair behind closed doors!
GASP! The Scandal of the Fon Master and his Guardian! ....Tear really isn't very good at this...
Don't go thinking indecent thoughts, Tear! Anise is only thirteen and Ion is only fourteen! Or two and a half, depending how you count. Then again, Arietta is older than Tear... try to figure that one out.
"I... don't know?" Anise tilts her head slightly in thought.... then flails her arms again suddenly. "No, no, definitely not! He was just acting strange because he had a fever, that's all!" Flailflailflail! "He doesn't know it really happens and it's best that things stay that way!"
She didn't! Or at least she certainly wasn't thinking they'd be up to bad things at their age! Honestly, where is your head, woman! Nonetheless, Tear nods, accepting Anise's words as truth. Though ... she had her doubts about some things. "It may not be as easy as that, but all right." Time to change the subject! "Now come on, I did invite you out for dinner, so let's enjoy it while we're here."
When the subject is changed again, Anise relaxes. "Yeah. It's not like a kiss means anything when it happens that way, right?" She gives a nervous giggle and picks the menu up again. After a moment, she turns it a bit so Tokunaga can see it better. "Right! I'm sure we'll enjoy it." Especially since Tear is paying.
When: 1/6/09
Where: Sushi Restaurant in the Hub
What: Anise has something on her mind. Tear invites her out to dinner to talk about it.
Since the emergence of the 'New Order of Lorelei', Tear's been keeping to herself, thinking heavily on a few things. A lot of it was about her brother, but most of it... was whether what Sync had said was true. She was planning on making a trip out to Sync's world gate, in fact - after all, he was practically telling those who had attended the meeting, to do so. The thought of Ion being dead - and Mohs his replacement.. once upon a time, she would have thought Mohs would be a fine Fon Master, had he the ability. Now that she knew the truth about him, she only felt sad that poor little Ion had died.
It must have hit Anise pretty hard too; Tear noticed, even though she had pretended not to. She gave the girl the necessary space, while she was off doing other things, and when she came back, Anise ..seemed to be a *little* better, but at the same time, something seemed to be on her mind. Figuring hse wanted to talk about the whole Fon Master Mohs and Ion's situation (the boy was sick so often, Tear was afraid he might meet the same fate as the other Ion), Tear offered to treat Anise to dinner at a sushi restaurant.
Which brings the two girls to the present, with Tear leading the way towards a booth by a decorative fishtank (or maybe it was a tank holding the next meal - she wasn't sure ) where they wouldn't be seen or hassled.
To be honest, Anise has tried her best to not think too much about that so-called New Order of Lorelei. The very idea of it bothers her, and the thought of Ion being dead, well... she doesn't even want to dwell on that! At least she's been able to keep her mind off it by hanging out with Ion. It's been a lot of fun, and Luke-from-the-past has even helped!
Of course, free food is always good, and Anise wasn't going to turn that down! Besides, there were some things she'd been meaning to ask Tear. "Uwaaaaa... a sushi place! I've never had any that wasn't homemade." The pigtailed girl leans over a bit, tapping her finger against the fishtank. "Why the sudden invitation, Tear? I could have made something on the Tartarus you know."
Tear Grants smiles slightly, "I know, and your cooking is wonderful, but isn't it nice to let other people do the cooking for us for a change?" Lord knows the boys don't. Maybe Guy, but Tear hasn't been around him except for that brief exchange during the reveal at the lobby. That was fine, he wasn't the same Guy she knew, and as an unknown element, he - like Luke - couldn't be trusted. Anise didn't seem to have a problem with them though, but Tear will remain neutral - as far as she can anyway. Anise's finger taptapping against the fishtank sends a few small marine animals scurrying away - was that an eel? "Besides, when will we ever get another opportunity like this?" Between the things going on in their Auldrant, and what went on in the -other- Auldrant(s), Tear and relaxation doesn't exactly mix too often.
"Go ahead and order," she adds, motioning to the menu. She already knew what she was going to get. The waiter will probably approach in a few minutes - it seems customers don't have to wait too long to be served, which is always nice.
Taptap. Taptap. Anise giggles softly as the various creatures move away. Unlike...pretty much every other girl her age, Anise knows where food comes from, and doesn't find it that gross. It's not as if they're eating a pet or anything.
"Mmm, that's true. Things have been getting kinda busy. More and more people from that IPA thing have been showing up too!" She finally leaves the seafood alone and turns to follow Tear to her seat. Anise picks up the menu and begins to look over it, feet kicking idly.
A lot of the other girls were very .. girly and squicked easily. Tear, like Anise, wasn't bothered by the whole 'sushi' aspect of the restaurant. Why come to a sushi restaurant and not expect them to use the fish there? Thats just stupid. "The IPA? Ah, yes," she nods lightly as she recalls the organization. Amused by Anise playing with her food, so to speak, Tear settles comfortably in her seat across from the smaller girl. Who knows, some people might suspect Anise was a cousin or something. OR maybe not. Nonetheless, Tear is giving Anise a chance to settle in and order her food, because she brings up the other main reason she invited Anise out. But first, "How is Ion?"
They might be! Except Tear wears such dark things and Anise is all pink and white and pink and Tokunaga. The pigtailed girl pulls Tokunaga from her back and sets him atop the table, turned so he can look at the menu. "He's doing a lot better! He was sick a few days ago, but Nurse Anise went to work and got him better!" She beams a smile at Tear... then looks down slightly, a more serious look on her face. "Tear..."
Anise pauses and shakes her head, the smile returning. Whatever she was going to ask, it seems she's not going to bring it up after all!
What's wrong with dark colors? It was perfectly appropriate, especially among the Oracle Knights. Anise tends to give off the impression of a cutesy, girly girl - who knew she harbored the heart of a demon? But then, Tokunaga. Adorable .. and a Tokunaga Anise combination was enough to make Tear give pause and melt. Briefly. "I'm glad," the brunette sighs with relief, smiling. "I know he's in good hands with you," She starts to reach forward for the water on the table, when Anise suddenly ... abandons the attempt to ask her something.
"What is it?" Tear asks, bluntly as ever, "If there's something on your mind, it's all right to ask me." After everything they've been through so far, she would hope that Anise felt comfortable enough to speak frankly with her, as Tear did with her and the others.
Of course it's appropriate! It just makes the difference between Anise and Tear even more apparent! And.. hey! That's little devil, not demon! It's cuter that way! "I still worry about him, you know. Sometimes he acts really independent, but I worry..."
Anise fidgets a bit, shaking her head. "Nnn.. nothing." The girl looks up at Tear again and smiles.
...and waits until the older girl starts to take a drink. "Tear, have you ever been kissed?"
Devil, Demon, it's EVIL all the same. "Of course you do," Tear replies, "You are his Guardian, and the two of you are friends. It doesnt' help that the Fon Master has a weak constitution," and looked like he was going to keel over any minute. She frowns a little, "Are you sure?" to Anise's 'nothing'. Oh well. She lets it go at that , lifting the glass to her lips and sipping delicately.
Then Anise drops the bomb.
Tear's eye widens, and her head tilts back just enough that both eyes can be seen. Seconds before she abruptly turns away from her table companion, spitting out her mouthful of water at the passing waiter in surprise. "Aa- I apologize," Tear stammers to the poor man, grabbing a table napkin and placing it over her mouth - which also helps hide the sudden vibrant blush as the question brings up a memory she had almost succeeded in brainbleaching away.
"E--eh? N.. No! Of course not!" Adamant in this, Tear is clearly flustered at the topic because of her inexperience. "I'm a soldier," Not some love-starved opera flooz-- oh wait, wrong script. "W... when would I even.. why would --" She snaps her mouth shut with a click, "W.. why do you ask?"
A bomb? Is it really? Anise didn't mean for it to be that bad! Her eyes go wide as she sees Tear give some poor waiter a late shower. "Ah.. um..." She just blinks several times at the unexpected reaction. "Tear? Are you okay?"
The girl leans closer, peeeeeeering at her friend. "Well, I... I thought since you were older and pretty that you might have." Anise fidgets again, poking her index fingers together. "Noooo reason~ None at all."
Anise really is a horrible liar.
Er! The blush is not for anything beyond surprise! The Seventh Fonist looks back and forth to see if she drew attention from anyone other than the poor waiter she spat water on - good thing she *is* pretty, he didn't throw too much of a fuss. He was actually pretty amused, lucky! Or maybe he was planning on blackmailing a date out of her for it later. C-C "Y.. Yes I'm fine," Tear clears her throat, looking down at her menu with all the gravity of a lawyer reading a complicated contract. "I'm only a little older than you are," Tear reminds hesitantly, even though she acts far older.
"I don't have time to waste with that sort of thing - between my training, and trying to figure out what my brother is up to, not to mention all of these alternate worlds and gates.." Guh. Her first kiss, stolen. (Sob) "... no reason?" She lifts her gaze from the menu, "You certainly aren't acting like there's no reason for it." Could it be..!?
Tear sucks in a breath abruptly, a sudden thought coming to her mind. "Anise... did... did you..." She's always throwing herself at Luke - did she get desperate? Did Luke finally give in? "That's SICK!" She slaps the menu down, horrified. "How could he!" He's just a child! Wait.. Anise is just a chi - wait.. She calms down again in the same second, "No, that's not possible..!" It's senseless! Not even *LUKE* would do something like that! Right?
"Three whole years older!" That's a long time when you're thirteen! It's -ages-! "I'm a soldier too, Tear. But, you know.. we're still girls!" And girls have needs! Like love! And cute plush toys!
"S.. sick?" Anise recoils back as Tear seems to explode suddenly. So fast, in fact, that her chair starts to tip backwards. "Whoaaaaah!" Arms go pinwheeling in some attempt to keep her from falling over. Flailflailflailflailflai--
And finally, her chair drops back onto all four legs. "...phwew. Don't do that, Tear!" Both hands rest on the table, to keep her from falling over again. "How could who? What? How did you know about it?!"
"I'm a soldier first," Tear reminds the girl. "Nothing's more important than stopping my brother..." Though.. he didn't seem to be doing anything evil here...
Nevermind she makes time to cuddle a fluffy cuddly animal or plush toy when no one is looking. <3 When Anise nearly topples over, Tear erks and reaches out to grab for the girl before she topples over - but fortunately she recovers. ".. Sorry, Anise." Tear sighs lightly,
"Wait a second," Tear narrows her eyes, "You aren't -- you aren't saying that you and..." Well it CERTAINLY wouldn't be little ION. Sweet, fluffy, shy little Ion?? Madness! But at the same time, Luke? What she knew of him - he would *NEVER* ... right? "Then you.. you and.." ... ... Who else could it possibly be? Ion wasn't bold enough to kiss Anise, in Tear's opinion. Luke was pretty against the idea, as much as he'd swear he was engaged to Natalia (and then rebuke Natalia. He's such a player, leading women on!), Guy? ... definitely not, not with his fear of women. Ja-- oh stop right there, Tear.
The Melodist shudders briefly at the half formed thought. Ness? ...maybe... but that only made her approve -less-. "I didn't," Tear finally answers Anise's panicked question, "You just confirmed it." Bust-ed. "So.." Tear studies the girl cautiously, "Someone kissed you? Who..?" Maybe she should be less direct - but Less Direct is not Tear's characteristic!
There is always time to cuddle cute things like Tokunaga! Anise just doesn't have to hide it. It's nice being a kid that way.
As Tear goes through the list of who it possibly could have been, Anise gradually gets more and more worried. At the same time, her cheeks begin to get more and more red. "Umm... well.. you see..." Then she looks up again. "Oh. Of course you didn't know! Ahehe... Why would anyone know? It's supposed to be a secret! Not even Ion remembers that he kissed me or anythi--mmph!"
There's a slap as Anise claps both hands over her mouth, eyes wide as dinner plates, entire face red as a tomato.
It's probably a good thing Tear never vocalized the people she was considering and discarding for reasons of sheer WHATery. "Eh!?" Tear's reaction is almost as over the top as Anise's own reaction - and she wasn't even the person that kissed her! "Ion...? FON Master Ion?" No Tear, STAIR Master Ion. Like there's some other Ion -- well actually there is, but Anise would be able to tell the difference wouldn't she? "YOu're telling me... Ion.. OUR Ion -- he.." It's.. she ... can't even finish that sentence first.
This is reeeeeeeeeally not her field of study. Tear sighs, "... I really wish Natalia were here." She would at least know what to say. She probably has had a few suitors that stole a kiss ... "So..." She begins hesitantly, then blinks. "He.. doesn't remember?" That sounds.. odd.
[OOC] Anise Tatlin dies. Stairmaster Ion.
[OOC]Tear Grants says, "Suppose I shouldn't mention "Stair Master Ion's Cheaglerobics" and his lovely assistant Anise. "For you Kids at Home, follow a long with Tokunaga! One and Two and Three and Four~!"
[OOC] Anise Tatlin says, "... ... ..."
[OOC] Anise Tatlin says, "BWAHAHAHA"
Hands still clamped firmly over her mouth, Anise slowly nods. Yes, -that- Ion. Another slow nod as Tear stumbles over the idea that it was -Ion-. Then Anise's eyes go wide again and she shakes her head quickly. Natalia might know more about this, but she's also more likely to pick on Anise for it! And finally, she shakes her head slowly, looking down.
Finally, the girl drops her hands from her mouth. "He.. he was feverish. And he fell asleep right after, so he thinks it was a dream. He asked me about it, but... but I..." There's the red coming back to her face. "I let him think it was a dream."
Good point, she probably WOULD tease Anise about it. At least Tear was more discreet about that sort of thing. ... ... ... unless Natalia was there to make her misbehave and gang up on Anise. Fair is fair, Anise and Natalia gang up on Tear too! That's what friends do. "...I suppose that was wise. Having feelings for the person you're protecting could get complicated," Cold? Yes, which is why Tear adds after a moment, "... but are you sure you're okay with it?" If Ion kissed her, he must have some feelings for Anise.
Right?
It's not like he's actually an evil schmeagledoppleganger plotting to toy with Anise's affections and heart until she's so confused and twisted up inside she won't be able to lift a hand against him.
Granted, the teasing would probably be followed by useful advice. But Anise doesn't want to go through the teasing! And Anise hasn't ganged up on Tear in at -least- a week! So it doesn't count against her anymore!
And then Tear goes and says the F word, returning Anise's face to the color of a tomato. Her pigtails even twitch up some. "F-f-f-f-feelings? Who said anything about feelings? I don't see why I wouldn't be okay with someone like Ion taking my first kiss like that!"
Once more, hands clap over her mouth. Curse you, Tear, and your mystical truth-telling formula! "Mmmph mm mmph mm mmf mm!"
Okay so Anise hasn't ganged up on Tear in a week - Tear also hasn't been around for a little under a week! "You don't?" Isn't that a double negative? "Then you're okay with the Fon Master being your first?" She could do worse, honestly. Tear won't name names.
"Or are you upset that he was your first? I mean, I may be naive in these matters," she admits, "But if someone were to kiss you, wouldn't that mean that feelings were involved in a way?" Ugh, Niari. Oh god, that sends chills down her spine. So gross, So gross, So gross! Tear shivers slightly - must be a draft. She shakes her head, "Fon Master Ion isn't the sort to play with a girl's heart like that. He's always been considerate and sensitive to the needs of others, emotionally." At least, that's her impression.
Sync however, is a rat bastard that is probably enjoying being able to play with Anise's heart like a cat with a string. Jerk. "But it's all right, it's not as if he's asked to committ. Perhaps he realizes that it would complicate matters." Or maybe they're going to have some sort of terrible, tawdry, illicit love affair behind closed doors!
GASP! The Scandal of the Fon Master and his Guardian! ....Tear really isn't very good at this...
Don't go thinking indecent thoughts, Tear! Anise is only thirteen and Ion is only fourteen! Or two and a half, depending how you count. Then again, Arietta is older than Tear... try to figure that one out.
"I... don't know?" Anise tilts her head slightly in thought.... then flails her arms again suddenly. "No, no, definitely not! He was just acting strange because he had a fever, that's all!" Flailflailflail! "He doesn't know it really happens and it's best that things stay that way!"
She didn't! Or at least she certainly wasn't thinking they'd be up to bad things at their age! Honestly, where is your head, woman! Nonetheless, Tear nods, accepting Anise's words as truth. Though ... she had her doubts about some things. "It may not be as easy as that, but all right." Time to change the subject! "Now come on, I did invite you out for dinner, so let's enjoy it while we're here."
When the subject is changed again, Anise relaxes. "Yeah. It's not like a kiss means anything when it happens that way, right?" She gives a nervous giggle and picks the menu up again. After a moment, she turns it a bit so Tokunaga can see it better. "Right! I'm sure we'll enjoy it." Especially since Tear is paying.