Thread: A Whole New World (Collector x Hardor)

Once more the drow female fired off a threat in his general direction, this time simply threatening to set his house ablaze if he were to turn her out. He fought back a chuckle and simply shook his head. There was no way he'd be turning her loose into the streets, after all, he'd basically dedicated his entire life to helping people in any way, shape or form and the last thing he was about to do was send anyone out into a blizzard even if they were a pompous, arrogant piece of work like herself. But, to his momentary relief, the drow acknowledged her current position and seemed to back down for the moment, accepting that she was a mere guest in his care. He heard the last portion of her sentence and simply chuckled, You'll learn here soon that this world doesn't operate like your previous one. He stated, Your hexes will do nothing more than bring down unwanted attention. You see, in this world when we find things we fear we do not grovel at their feet. He flashed her a small smile, We lock them away and limit them. We break them down or destroy them. His eyes moved to meet hers as he further explained her situation, I offer you protection here and a few words of advice. Control those golden eyes of yours because, while I may not say much about you shooting little sparks my direction, there are those who would be far more terrified than I and far more likely to inflict harm upon you in return. His simple request for her name had resulted in quite the mouthful of words, his eyebrows arching slightly as she ran through her title, not a single word of it holding any meaning to the man. He chuckled slightly and shook his head, I'm going to refer to you by the name Lua. He stated, moving past her before making his way slowly up the stairs, casting her a glance over his shoulder, I do not know who your Divine Empress is but I can tell you that she is nowhere near here. This is Boston and it is located in the United States. And judging by the look of contempt on your face and your dismissal of humans earlier I'm assuming that you come from a world where humans are nothing more than simple peons to you and whatever your people are? He questioned, all the while making his way upwards one step at a time, Regardless, in this world we are the ones in control. House Valreth or whatever it's called doesn't exist here. Here we rule and you'd do well to try and learn some manners. After all, I'm one of the more understanding of my kind. He said, the last part coming with a slight chuckle. He pushed open the door into his own bedroom and stepped inside, moving towards his closet. He pushed open the sliding door, a large mirror decorating the simple door. He frowned slightly and cast his eyes back and forth, looking for something for the female to wear. He'd never been one to keep many female companions in the house other than the occasional one night stands. Due to that fact he had very little in his possession that was truly designed for a female to wear. But the man couldn't bring himself to worry about it to much, his hand reaching out to grab at one of the larger t-shirts that sat draped upon a hanger within. He pulled it free from the hanger and tossed the baggy shirt towards her, Take off your clothes and put that on. I don't have much else to offer you but you're going to get sick if you keep that crap on you. He said, gesturing towards her entire attire, If you mind your manners and learn some respect I might be tempted to buy you actual clothing that will fit you. He stated, knowing full well she'd fire off some sort of retort to that statement, And before you say a word, your gold or whatever money you carry on you means nothing here. We function on a thing called the dollar bill. A gold coin is going to do nothing more than get you an odd look and a few questions you don't want to try to answer. He shrugged his shoulders slightly and flashed her a smile, Welcome to my world. You've got a lot to learn but, luckily for you, I'm more than willing to teach you. Of course, what the man didn't say was that it would all be at a cost. He rather enjoyed the idea of a companion and she seemed like a very interesting one to keep around. Besides, while her own world may of been one of magic, his own was a world driven by science. They had no means to simply teleport her to another world. No, she'd managed to magic herself here but, unfortunately for her, there was little hope of simply whisking her back. She was here to stay and she'd have to learn to adapt to a world that had no understanding of her and very little room to accept something as vastly different as her.