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[7twistedwishes]

There, a Devil.

Sitting at a table, looking around for someone, it seems.

No, she is not fidgety nervous at all, why? It is not like she has a date or something...

[ Semi-plotlocked, ping mun first ]

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[alien_catcher]

Definitely not a date. Well, maybe. If you count the fact that Gwen had changed her outfit at least three times, and finally settled on a pair of new trousers and a fluffy blouse she wouldn't wear to work in a million years. And the fact that she had spent at least 20 minutes on her hair, though it didn't particularly look any different than it did on a normal day.

She spots Scarlet almost immediately, and tries to act almost nonchalant as she wanders over to the table.

But just seeing Scarlet makes her grin, and sort of makes every insecurity and every thing that bothers her just melt away.

"Scarlet," Gwen says in greeting.

[7twistedwishes]

Scarlet brightens and smiles seeing Gwen; she is wearing trousers too and a white silk shirt, elegant but simple. "Gwen." The other woman is welcomed with a light kiss to the cheek and her hands are held lightly. "Hi... How are you, dear?"

[alien_catcher]

Gwen blushes a little from the kiss. Scarlet certainly knew how to make a girl feel welcome.

"I'm good," Gwen says, which is mostly the truth, because when she's around Scarlet she does feel good. She sits down at the table, still holding Scarlet's hand. "It's nice to see you again."

[7twistedwishes]

"It is very nice to see you." She squeezes Gwen's hand, sitting. "Are you hungry now, or I should start with the funny stories?"

Yes, she is joking and teasing and being very relaxed; it feels good.

[alien_catcher]

Gwen is relaxed in Scarlet's presence, and she smiles.

"I think a funny story is the best way to start dinner," she says. She needs to laugh again.

[7twistedwishes]

"Well, then..." The Devil ponders it a bit...

"Oh, yes: After his ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon, alarmed by unrest at home, left his army in the lurch and rushed back virtually unaccompanied. He shortly arrived at the river Neman, inquiring of the Russian ferryman if many French deserters had passed that way. 'No,' the man replied, 'you are the first'."

[alien_catcher]

Gwen opens her mouth as if to respond, but she doesn't want to interject at the beginning of Scarlet's story.

Of course, she's caught off guard by the date. But it is then that she remembers who Scarlet is, and that this may be her story to tell after all.

She keeps her mouth shut and leans forward, urging Scarlet with her eyes to continue.

{{ooc: Sorry about the slow tags! I will be able to keep up better this week.}}

[7twistedwishes]

Scarlet pauses and tilts head. "Something wrong, hon?" She does not mind an interruption, really.

[alien_catcher]

Gwen's eyes widen. "Oh, no, no!" She smiles. "Please, continue! I am very interested."

[7twistedwishes]

She laughs softly and smiles, holding Gwen's hands... she has dozen of stories of human folly, all the dignified great figures of humanity showing their weaknesses, displaying a side of themselves teachers would never mention to students.

Sh keeps her tales in the realm of the silly and funny, delving into ironic, and skips the worse episodes altogether.

[alien_catcher]

If she had known, Gwen would be thankful for Scarlet's choice. After all, she has some horror stories of her own, ones she wouldn't know how to tell if she had the chance. She'd rather enjoy this time with Scarlet laughing and joking, without the burden of darkness they both seem to share.

Gwen's hands tighten gently around Scarlet's hands and she looks into her eyes and smiles back.

[7twistedwishes]

After one of the funnier tales, Scarlet looks deeply into Gwen's eyes, before, stealing a light peck to her lips.

Just a brief lip-touch.

[alien_catcher]

Gwen giggles at the story, but she's caught just a bit off guard with the kiss. Her eyes widen, and she blushes and looks down at the table.

"You've had quite an interesting life," she says.

[7twistedwishes]

"Oh, yes, in good ways and in the ways the Chinese mean it, but... yes."

The Devil laughs softly, looking down as well while holding Gwen's hands. "I am old... very old. Have been seeing the silly things people do since the beginning."

[alien_catcher]

Gwen grins. "You... sort of remind me of someone I know, actually. He's been around, well, quite a while." She didn't know exactly how old Jack was, though she imagined not nearly as old as Scarlet.

"But he won't share his stories. It's exciting to meet someone who will."

[7twistedwishes]

"Some people do not like to remember; I do. I am a concept given flesh, I am ideas and a mind, before anything else." She nods to Gen, caressing her fingers with her thumbs. "Everything humanity did, I know. Most often, I meet people who do not want to hear what I could tell."