Thread: The Scarlet Crossing (DeliciousLust & darjeeling)

Not scared, just apprehensive. Aurelia replied. In a way, the past few weeks had been mostly surreal. Though she recalled her conversations with the pleasure-seeking bakemono, she could never really remember journeying there and back. It was as if she had thrown back one too many pills and had let her body go on auto-pilot. The only problem with that reasoning being that she didnt take pills in the first place so really, Aurelia had nothing to blame. Ive never met someone like you. She shrugged. Not something, but someone. Mariko was on a whole new level and now she knew why Hunter had been so for the lack of a better word, hooked. It wasnt just the fact that her companion had a tail and sharp teeth and eyes like hers it was another world and if there was one aspect that would be surprising about Aurelia, it was that she liked new things. Aurelia burnt her tongue on the first sip of her coffee, then on the second as Mariko replied to her in a manner that would have most men falling over their feet to reply to. She was much cleverer than that, the redhead thought to herself somewhat grumpily as she nursed the muscle by scraping her teeth against it, as if she could rub the numbness away. It appeared that her companion was far from interested in any reaction Aurelia had to offer and the human followed the monsters gaze towards the escalator. Even if the mall was small by current mall standards, it was still one of the only places that offered a place to eat and shop without having to leave your chosen mode of transportation in some seedy parking lot. Though Aurelia also knew that the majority of people in their town slash small city preferred to walk simply because seedy parking lots happened to be in abundance. She scratched at her styrafoam cup absently as she tried to recall what sort of shops they had here, though it was to her great chagrin that all she could really remember was how disappointed she had been at their comic and gaming stores. They could stand to learn from their competitors, though the mall provided more security than the back alley shops. Lingerie? Aurelia heard herself repeating, snapping back to attention mere seconds after. She didnt trust herself to reply as the memories of Mariko clad in lacy undergarments zoomed wickedly through her mind. She took another hurried gulp of her coffee her tongue was already too far gone and she needed it. Maybe she was a little addicted to caffeine but nothing else she found tasted so gross yet so good. Alcohol was a close second though she highly doubted it was socially acceptable to stagger around with a bottle of Jack Daniels in tow. Uhh Aurelia burbled over the lip of her drink. I thiiiink theres a lingerie store somewhere. Not that she would know. She was the type of person to hurry past windows showcasing scantily clad mannequins and once upon a time when she had friends of the fairer sex, stand outside idly and look at everything except the store whilst waiting for them to finish up their shopping. She wasnt quite sure if this mall held one in its stomach but there was really no harm in looking. After all, that had been a couple of years ago and Aurelia was moderately confident that she had matured enough to at least look the motionless dolls in the eye. She drained the last of her coffee before standing and motioning for Mariko to do the same and gestured to the escalator. Ready when you are.