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[oftheblacksand]

[Someone was not feeling the Holiday spirit.

He hated it. The merry-making, the good cheer, the exchanging of gifts... but especially the parties. Those irritated him the most. He would never admit it, but he rather liked going to them just to rub the Street Rat's face in the fact that he did have a beautiful "girlfriend" and that his Princess was

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OH. SHE CAN GIVE YOU ICY AIR.

[theonewoman]

[ Being cooped up in your room wasn't the most pleasant of things, especially when you and your roommate don't have anything in common, and the Christmas spirit that revolved around family and friends didn't have any of the two to really...revolve around. She'd really just gotten done talking to Aqua in the quad, and made her way into----

Well. More of His-Darklyness than the library. Yeah sure, she hadn't gone to any parties, but she never really...saw the need to. Whoopee, party? Not exactly her type of thing. ]

Hey watch wher--

Oh. Hi.

Ooh, nice icon pretty lady~

[oftheblacksand]

[Parties weren't his thing either, but upstaging Aladdin was always at the top of his list.

Or so he thought.

There was a moment where he simply stared at her, his expression unreadable, then his attitude shifted as he played it cool.]

Oh.

...

What are you doing here.

[Or at least tried to play it cool. It came out more cold than anything else.]

oh why thank you i went icon hunting today. /gaston

[theonewoman]

[ She could tell something was off right off the bat. But hey, playing it cool. Cool is a great game to play. ]

Not freezing my butt off.

What are you doing here?

[oftheblacksand]

[Normally he would have made a snide comment about how she had no butt to lose - but her presence was still throwing him off. There was an odd feeling in his stomach, a tightening in his throat - something akin to anger, but he wasn't lashing out like he normally would.

For now.]

Research.

[There was a pause before he continued.]

Unlike some people here, I actually spend my time working towards the important goals rather then waste it all on stupid parties.

[That... sounded bitter rather than superior.]

[merelyaladdin]

[Aladdin, for his part, was enjoying everything about the festive season. The parties, the gifts, the much needed break from everything. For the first time in a long time, he and Jasmine had been able to simply enjoy each other's company. He hadn't seen Mozenrath for days.

... it was a shame, really, that his luck was about to run out.

Wrapped up well against the cold weather, he hurried across the campus towards Joe West just as Mozenrath left the library. With his heavy hood pulled up, he didn't even notice the sorcerer.]

[oftheblacksand]

[He'd notice him now.

Aladdin's body was wrapped up in coils of black flame which stopped him dead in his tracks. It dragged the door boy by his ankles along the snow, and pressed him up against the wall.

His gloved hand wrapped against the street rat's chin, squeezing. Oddly enough, the pain of the flames and his hand were only minor in comparison to the way he would usually treat Aladdin. How strange...]

Out past curfew? Do you know how dangerous that is?

[merelyaladdin]

[Although he struggled against the flames - and, a few seconds later, against Mozenrath's hand - Aladdin already knew that the gesture was futile. He'd grown complacent and now he was in trouble.]

What do you want, Mozenrath?

[oftheblacksand]

Hello lover. Oh wait, no, it's the Street Rat. I get you two confused all the time. [he snickered as he stepped back, both his hand and his magic releasing him.]

You were in the neighborhood and you weren't going to stop to say hello? I'm so hurt.