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[It's nighttime. The vine shows what appears to be a disoriented young lady, oblivious to the presence of the mirror. In truth, that's not exactly the case; the mirror had been deliberately called, and the apparent confusion is mostly an act. Grace is just doing her best to establish herself to anyone who might be watching as a poor, helpless

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[volticcrush]

[The smile that Larxene shows in the mirror is decidedly smug.]

Well, well, look who's returned to us. It's the poor little lost girl~ Remember where your food is, darling?

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[Oh, it's you. Grace is not pleased by this in the slightest, and it shows in her expression, her timid smile melting away. She doesn't break character otherwise, though, still stuttering when she replies.]

Y-yes, of course.

[volticcrush]

[Larxene just rolls her eyes at that stutter. Please.]

You don't have to act with me, monster girl. I know what you are. You're just embarrassing yourself~

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I have no idea what you're trying to say.

[The stutter is gone, though, and her tone is a haughty sniff.]

[volticcrush]

I'm saying that you don't have to pretend to be the sweet little darling. You're caught out~ But I don't think our relationship has to be nasty, do you? We can be friends.

[Go on Grace, you can trust that smile.]

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[She doesn't trust it at all. Still, she would prefer having an ally rather than an enemy, or at least someone silent about her vampirism, so she'll take the bait.]

And just what would being friends with you entail?

[volticcrush]

Oh, not much. You scratch my back, I'll make sure you don't get a knife in yours, that kind of thing~ You'll find I'm very reliable, when I have a good reason.

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...Hn. That's fine with me, so long as friends don't go spilling other friends' secrets.

[volticcrush]

Oh, you don't have to worry about that~ Long as you stay useful, I won't let anything happen to you. I promise. [And she crosses the heart she doesn't have to prove it.]

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[Grace hates letting someone have leverage over her, but she really doesn't have much of a choice that she can see. She's doing her best not to let Larxene see that, though, so she keeps her voice light and casual as she replies. If there is one good thing about pretending to be the "sweet little darling," it's that she has learned how to act.]

Then I suppose there's no reason not for me to agree.

[volticcrush]

Not unless you want to deal with everyone knowing just what you are, no. Who knows, you might even start to like me one of these days.

[Like she cares about that. She just likes having power over someone, and someone that she can use. And use she will, whenever she has something for Grace to do.]

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[If she stopped to think about it, she'd probably realize being a vampire wouldn't be a huge deal in a place full of things like witches and half-demons. Unfortunately, old habits die hard, so she's set on keeping her true species a secret.]

Maybe so. [She doubts it, but she's being civil.] Is that all?

[volticcrush]

[Probably not, but Larxene is counting on the fear being enough, and people rarely like blood-drinking monsters in her experience, regardless how soft and fluffy they might act.]

For the moment. But when I need something, I'm sure I can find you~

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Yes, I'm sure. [Her tone is dry.] Until then, I suppose.