Turn 14

[soulbait]

[Voice]

[So, Ciel made a bet he needs to fulfill. There is no much more that might be mentioned: Bowser's invasion of his house, Elizabeth's arrival, Sebastian's disappearance, and his offer to Honda Kiku... but he has no desire to dwell on any of those. Thus, his vocal question is just as follows:]Given the choice to remain bound in Luceti

Comments

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

[Don't mind her, she doesn't mean to listen into Ciel's conversations but... That question... Why would he ask that?]

Uhm... Ciel? Why are you asking that?

[Action]

[soulbait]

[...What on Earth? He stops after his first sip of tea to make eye contact with her and-]

...Is something amiss?

[Did he really just ask that?]

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

[The pout intensifies and so is the staring. You really have no idea? Really? After all those years?]

[Action]

[soulbait]

[FINE BE DIFFICULT WOMAN. He's going to just go back to silently sipping tea to counter your silence]

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

[Who is the one being difficult here? As the silence stretches the more her pout melts into a sad expression, especially after she finally accepts that you've given up on trying to think what the problem is.

And finally she herself gives up a bit and starts to wonder why it seems so difficult for you to remember the name she wants to hear from your lips.]

Why do you never call me Lizzie as I ask you to do?

[Action]

[soulbait]

That again...? [Sigh. They're no longer children lol what so why is this such a big deal? It's not..]

It wouldn't be proper.

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

Why not?

[She asks quickly, as soon as he ends talking. She imagined that answer already.]

[Action]

[soulbait]

We are hardly children anymore.

[Ignore the irony of a shota saying this]

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

[Yes, she will ignore that irony... And play it right in her favor.]

We are engaged and living together.

[It's not strange for married people to have special names in private, even before they get married even.]

[Action]

[soulbait]

That- that is completely [not] beside the point! [But now he's just tsun as he works hard not to joke on his tea]

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

[She nods, yes she nods, at that and keeps enjoying her tea.]

So it's improper to call me by an affectionate nickname that I personally ask you for, but it's proper for us to live under the same roof, basically alone and without being properly married?

I must have given you a horrible opinion of myself if that's the case.

[Pouts looking at her cup of tea.]

[Action]

[soulbait]

... Don't be ridiculous, Lizzie. [SIGH.

And when a little bite of his cake]

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

[She's not, but you called her 'Lizzie' so for now she will let it go again. Until the next time you fail to call her 'Lizzie', of course.]

How's your schedule for the rest of the afternoon?

[Action]

[soulbait]

Free, of course. [ARGH. He sounds annoyed too as he takes a bite of his cake] It is not as if there is any work I must do here.

[Action]

[cheerhimup]

[That surprises her a bit.]

Really?

[She smiles.]

I'm glad, you need to rest more often. Maybe some forced holidays are just what you need.

[Action]

[soulbait]

I do not fancy this hellish prison to be anything close to a holiday.