Penthouse One/Alex and Brooke Pt. V

## Wow, we really need a category for our roleplays (17-8)

Alex Bellrose

She winked, "more like I'd have thrown him off his throne," she said, "really, sharing with a man is so last century."

Brooklyn C.

"True, true." *Probably why there's a half-dead all powerful* female *mage and not an half-dead all powerful* male *mage*. "Still, I don't think you're that sadistic... If anyone is going to be on a throne, it's me."

Alex Bellrose

"Can't say I'd complain," she replied, "though, I don't think I'd classify you as Satan."

Brooklyn C.

"Aha, of course not. I'm too dark for Satan," she snorted.

Alex Bellrose

"If you can classify hot pink as dark."

Brooklyn C.

"I literally don't even know where you got the hot pink from unless you're assuming people bleed pink... because then you need a trip back to first-year health class."

Alex Bellrose

Her hand slammed against her own face, covering her eyes, "*no*, and that's red, and I was talking about the bloody wall paint."

Brooklyn C.

She giggled, eating another fry. "It's pastel pink, your memory needs work Bellrose."

Alex Bellrose

SHe blinked, "oh," she said, "no. No it's the blankets or the sheets whatever."

Brooklyn C.

"No, not the blankets. It was the paint, silly."

Alex Bellrose

"I swear something-oh, oh wait," she said and slightly smiled, "it was pastel. My bad."

Brooklyn C.

"I told you," she shot back cheekily, dangling a fry in Alex's face tauntingly.

Alex Bellrose

Her nose scrunched up, leaning back away from the fry, saying "yeah, yeah, always do."

Brooklyn C.

She smugly ate the fry before giving Alex a look that translated to: "Eat your food."

Alex Bellrose

She glanced down to the food, her stomach twisting as it told her it wasn't impressed with the raised number of meals, but she tossed a chip into her mouth anyway, "you know, you should get rid of that smug look."

Brooklyn C.

She stuck her tongue out. "Why?"

Alex Bellrose

"Cause I'll be throwing food at you if you don't," she informed her with a tightlipped smile.

Brooklyn C.

"More like throwing food at unexpected customers, I have lightening reflexes," she bragged.

Alex Bellrose

She blinked slowly, frowning, "of *course* you do," she muttered, "is there anything you can't do?"

Brooklyn C.

"Hm..." she tapped her chin as she feigned thought. "Nope."

Alex Bellrose

She stared at the other girl before swiping a chip to toss at her.

Brooklyn C.

She caught the chip with her mouth and chewed it, before shooting Alex a teasing grin.

Alex Bellrose

She narrowed her eyes, her hand drooping drooping at the wrist, "show off," she said.

Brooklyn C.

"I know," she chirped, eating one of her own fries. "That's just a party trick."

Alex Bellrose

She rolled her eyes, nibbling on a fry, thinking for a moment, "good reflexes, a tonne of muscle, do you, like, work out a lot? Do you do a sport?"

Brooklyn C.

*No, but I did work as an assassin for a beautiful half-dead psychopath who while has her qualities could never measure up to you.* "Track, martial arts, all I'm gonna say."

Alex Bellrose

"Who knew martial arts could make you-" she stopped herself from continuing that sentence. Wasn't *that* much of a nerd. "Maybe I should take it up, actually build up some muscle."

Brooklyn C.

"I could help! I know a lot of excerises that help do that more quickly."

Alex Bellrose

She thought for a moment. Having Brooklyn help her with exercise could probably equate to-"sure, if you want," she said with a smile.

Brooklyn C.

"That's settled then," she hummed, eating another fry.

Alex Bellrose

She paused, "hey, could you do me a favour? Remember that thing I told you. About that government thing. With Zero? Could you not tell him that I told you."

Brooklyn C.

She blinked a couple of times in total confusion. "Why...?"

Alex Bellrose

"Because, uh, Zero kind of specifically told me not to tell anyone."

Brooklyn C.

"Hold up! Zero was directly involved...? Okay, explain everything again, *honestly*."

Alex Bellrose

She opened her mouth to say 'that kind of defeats the point of it being a secret' but then closed it slowly before grabbing some of the fries to chew on, prolonging the inevitable. "Well, you know," she said shifting around, "it's not *that* big of a deal. I was in Zero's room and he saw some government group come through and I...being my curious self...dragged Zero to the main building. I've snuck in there before so I knew how to get in there undetected. It was totally my fault, though, like I take full responsibility."

Brooklyn C.

"...So you don't want me to tell Zero that your revealed information he told you not to tell anyone...?"

Alex Bellrose

She nibbled on her lip nodding, "yeah," she said, "something like that."

Brooklyn C.

"I'd be a horrible friend if I kept that from him..." she drifted off. But then she brightened up again, happily chirping, "But since it's you, sure!"

Alex Bellrose

"You make it sound like you'd kill someone if I asked you too," she joked with a slanted grin.

Brooklyn C.

"Who says I wouldn't?" She replied with a teasing tone.

Alex Bellrose

She rose an eyebrow, momentarily silenced, "well, that is nice to know if I ever need someone dead," she said before bursting a small breath of laughter, "you know what I've decided."

Brooklyn C.

She giggled alongside Alex, failing for a few seconds to calm herself when the other girl started talking again. "Decided what?"

Alex Bellrose

"That you're a liar," she said, eyeing her with a touch of amusement in her eyes, signalling she was just slightly beginning to go back to teasing the girl, "in regards to whole "never been interested in anyone but you" thing. You have the whole school snapping at your heels and I can pick out a handful of girls who are absolutely gorgeous and totally into girls. And I can't believe not one of them took your fancy. It's impossible. So I have a plan."

Brooklyn C.

For a second she looked momentarily surprised and then she laughed. "What's the plan, Sarge?"

Alex Bellrose

She leant back into the chair, "Not that I blame the school," she noted, eying Brooklyn, "I mean, look at you," she muttered under her breath before shaking her head. "*Well*," she said, "I'm going to put the detective across the hall to good use. Set him on your path. Of course...I'm going to find a way to afford. Dunno, if he'd do it for free. Maybe I could pose nude for Dakota." She wiggled her eyebrows at the last comment.

Brooklyn C.

She blinked, staring at her blankly. "You're going to make him suspicious of me for what...? I didn't catch that part. And why...?"

Alex Bellrose

"What would he be suspicious you of?" She asked, raising an eyebrow, "breaking a billion girls hearts? Only thing I want from him is a list of names...though...I could do a wanted poster instead but the line below being 'has she broken your heart? Call now'."

Brooklyn C.

She burst into another fit of giggles. "I'm telling you, I've never been interested in anyone else before!" *Unless you count the psychopath living in the Empress' basement.*

Alex Bellrose

"I don't believe you," she pressed shaking her head, "you, Brooklyn, are a heartbreaker and I will prove it."

Brooklyn C.

"While you do that, I'll sit over here in the corner and eat my popcorn, alright?"

Alex Bellrose

She rolled her eyes, her nails picking at a fry, "I've been told, you know, that you'll walk all over my heart in a pair of high heeled boots so it can't be that farfetched."

Brooklyn C.

She blinked slowly, now confused. "I'll walk over you heart in a pair of high heeled boots...? Why would I do that? Actually, who even made up such a ridiculous statement?"

Alex Bellrose

She threw the fry into her mouth, chewing on it, "could have been Zero, could have been Will, could have been a girl who tried to warn me off you."

Brooklyn C.

"It was Will, wasn't it?" she snorted, leaning back in her chair.

Alex Bellrose

She was silent for a moment, "no," she said, rather stubbornly and Alex was, well, never a good liar.

Brooklyn C.

Brooke, being Brooke, saw through it, but said nothing, just smiled her trademark, *I knew it* smile and ate another fry.

Alex Bellrose

Done with food, she leant back in her chair, her legs reaching up to lean against the table, her feet on the chair, wondering how on Earth she could get anything past Brooklyn if she couldn't even lie about that.

Brooklyn C.

She finished the last of her fries, having already eaten her chicken wrap. She rose to throw the stuff in the trash and told Alex she'd be right back.

Alex Bellrose

She'd gone to get up to follow but then paused, slinking back down into the seat to frown at Brooklyn's back.

Brooklyn C.

She came back a minute later and beamed at the shorter. "We should watch a movie next! The movie theater here is phenomenal. It's like... 360 videos on Earth. It's honestly amazing."

Alex Bellrose

"360 videos *on* Earth, why do they need so many videos based on Earth? You'd think watching the planet twirl around would only need one video not 360. Seems a bit excessive."

Brooklyn C.

"No. It has nothing to do with Earth. You do know what 360 videos are, right?"

Alex Bellrose

She paused for a millisecond, "yeah, of course," she replied, slipping out of her chair, "I'm not *that* oblivious."

Brooklyn C.

'Yeah, the movies are like that. They give you special glasses and it's like you're in the movie itself. It's like virtual reality but cooler and more realistic."

Alex Bellrose

*So a 4D movie.* "That sounds cool," she said, slipping her hands into her pocket, gazing up at her.

Brooklyn C.

"So, wanna go?"

Alex Bellrose

She slipped a smile onto her face, "yeah, of course," she replied. ~~Anything with you around~~.

Brooklyn C.

"Great!" she beamed, heading to the door. "It's not far from here, I promise."

Alex Bellrose

She instantly followed, "it's okay if it's not, it's no big deal," she pointed out, "I did make you walk across the city last night so I deserve it if you make me do the same."

Brooklyn C.

"That felt like five minutes," she pouted. "Or maybe I just didn't notice the time passing because of you."

Alex Bellrose

She blushed before shaking her hair out with her fingers, attempting to hide her cheeks, "or that," she said, "how big is this place anyway? Is it completely aligned to Sydney in size?"

Brooklyn C.

"The city itself could probably be a fricking state, to be honest. It's humungous. Circus Entertainment and a lot of it's facilities take up a whole district."

Alex Bellrose

"Have I ever told you I think this place is kind of excessive? Because it kind of is. We don't need a district size 'Circus entertainment'."

Brooklyn C.

"When you haven't had a war in two centuries, you're kind of striving for entertainment at this point," she pointed out. "Politics is pretty calm too so..."

Alex Bellrose

"Everything is so calm here," she said, running a hand through her hair, "like a paradise."

Brooklyn C.

"It is a paradise... If only Earth could find the same sense of peace."

Alex Bellrose

In all honesty she never found it a paradise, well, not until recently anyway. "Then maybe mages would actually flock over there instead of staying around here. Does this place ever complain about a population issue?" She asked this as she eyed the crowds.

Brooklyn C.

"Occasionally yes... They're currently developing and testing floating cities and many cities are held by foundations above water. We have about 13 Billion currently..."

Alex Bellrose

"Sounds exhausting," she declared, "have they tried cutting the numbers down?"

Brooklyn C.

"I don't really know... no one's too concerned and since everything's peaceful and technology is evolving and stuff, population has been steadily increasing for awhile now. If you count the Earthen mages entering too, the population is soaring."

Alex Bellrose

"Troublesome," she said, "guess floating islands will do the trick, though."

Brooklyn C.

"There's actually one they're letting people live on by the Island of Hecate. We should check it out sometime."

Alex Bellrose

"We should totally live there," she said, turning to grin at her, "buy out the whole island and live our lives there. Just us."

Brooklyn C.

"Remind me to start saving all my money to buy a floating island."

Alex Bellrose

She grinned, "if we're lucky, we'll have it bought in the next decade."

Brooklyn C.

"But I also have a rich best friend who's dad owns like castles on each island and yachts for every holiday, so we could just ask him and hope we get a floating island in the next ten days."

Alex Bellrose

Her lips tugged, "would the dad do that much for you, though?"

Brooklyn C.

"I mean, he's my best friend's dad and I'm pretty sure, he would. With some convincing. He's like a billionaire. Floating city? Pssh, sure."

Alex Bellrose

"It'd be nice to have that much security," she said, scratching her chin, "best friend is Zero, right?"

Brooklyn C.

"Look who's been making friends!" she giggled, poking Alex in the cheek.

Alex Bellrose

She shot out her tongue, "he's easy to be friends with," she shot back, "plus, I met him before I did with you."

Brooklyn C.

"Okay, okay, that's fair, that's fair."

Alex Bellrose

"So..."she trailed off, "how'd you two meet?" She asked then paused, "no, I've asked that, haven't I? You met...during the summer."

Brooklyn C.

"Yes, you did already ask me that. And I'm pretty sure it was during the school year."

Alex Bellrose

"Ah, right, my bad," she said, looking around them, instinctively looking for a place that sells coffee, before looking back to Brooklyn, "don't know if you've noticed but I have a really bad memory so don't blame me if I start forgetting your name."

Brooklyn C.

'That's cool, but I doubt you'd be able to forget my name," she teased.

Alex Bellrose

She flushed slightly, "maybe, maybe not," she said with a one sided smile.

Brooklyn C.

"I am anything but forgetful, do not challenge me, Bellrose."

Alex Bellrose

One eyebrow slanted as she gazed at her, tilting her head, before shrugging. Even she doubted she could forget Brooklyn, "you're probably right," she said, "key word: probably."

Brooklyn C.

Brooke made a face and stuck her tongue out. "Oh hush."

Alex Bellrose

"And send you into a bitter period of depression from shutting my mouth? *Never.*"

Brooklyn C.

"I'm so happy you care about me more than I do."

Alex Bellrose

"Of course," she said nodding, "someone has to."

Brooklyn C.

"I feel so appreciated right now. Here, let me go kill a living, thriving plant for you and give to you as a gift."

Alex Bellrose

She giggled, her hand flying up to cover her mouth when she did. "Oh hush," she said.

Brooklyn C.

"Don't think I can do that."

Alex Bellrose

She glanced at her before shaking her head, "of course not," she replied, "that would send me into a bitter depression."

Brooklyn C.

"Of course it would. It's me."

Alex Bellrose

"Never leave me, please," she said with a huff of laughter, "tie me to your ankle."

Brooklyn C.

"One minute, let me go find something to make into a rope."

Alex Bellrose

"I think there's a hardware store around the block from here," she suggested jokingly.

Brooklyn C.

"Wait right here, I'll be right back," she laughed, before pretending to take off, only to come back seconds later.

Alex Bellrose

"Thought I told you to never leave me," she accused her, mock hurt.

Brooklyn C.

She engulfed Alex in a hug, laughing as she swayed to side to side. "I'm back like I never left! Another sprint, another step!" she cheered, quoting an Earthen song.

Alex Bellrose

She wrapped her own arms around her to steady herself as she tried to match Brooklyn's steps, not recognising the song and wasn't even sure if it was a song really.

Brooklyn C.

"Another day, another breath! Been chasing dreams, but I never slept!"

Alex Bellrose

"Oh," she said in realisation, "Macklemore."

Brooklyn C.

"You listen to him too? Know the song?"

Alex Bellrose

"I've heard it on the radio," she confessed, "I like his old stuff."

Brooklyn C.

"Eh, I don't care too much about the song itself, but more about the message it sends. Music is honestly a very powerful force."

Alex Bellrose

She nodded, "hey...shouldn't we keep walking? Don't want to be late."

Brooklyn C.

"We can only be late if we know what movie we're seeing," she teased. "But yeah, let's go."

Alex Bellrose

"We don't know what movie we're singing?" She asked, "say....whatever happened to that dance recital?"

Brooklyn C.

"Oh, it's not until like ten. They're doing this like, undead theme and it's outside so they want it to be dark to add to the effect."

Alex Bellrose

"Oh right," she said, "that sounds...sounds very interactive."

Brooklyn C.

"Wouldn't call it interactive, but yeah. Guess it is."

Alex Bellrose

She gazed at the dimming lights, "so much for getting that essay done," she said with a small smile, "I'm going to become a bad influence on you, aren't I?"

Brooklyn C.

"A horrible influence, but eh, no one's giving me a good reason to leave so."

Alex Bellrose

"Because there's none," she informed Brooklyn, "absolutely none."

Brooklyn C.

"Eh, true."

Alex Bellrose

"Exactly."

Brooklyn C.

"Oh hush. Likewise, I like to actually believe that there is a good reason.

Alex Bellrose

"And that is what?"

Brooklyn C.

"I didn't finish my essay."

Alex Bellrose

She snorted, "oh the horror," she said before grinning, "we'll sacrifice sleep to finish it."

Brooklyn C.

"Ah... rest in peace precious sleep. You were loved."

Alex Bellrose

She laughed, "one way to put it."

Brooklyn C.

"I cherish sleep, okay. Me and sleep have a very special relationship."

Alex Bellrose

"Tell me your secret, please," she said, "because sleep hates me."

Brooklyn C.

"Easy, I tell sleep that I appreciate it and that I need it, and then I fall asleep."

Alex Bellrose

*I did that once. It tried to kill me.*"I'll try."

Brooklyn C.

"And if that doesn't work, I'm here. I'll make you fall asleep somehow."

Alex Bellrose

"Through knocking me out?"

Brooklyn C.

"No... but if you really, *really* can't sleep, I could try."

Alex Bellrose

She grinned, forcing herself not to laugh, "won't be too difficult."

Brooklyn C.

"I'll be the judge of that. Now let's get walking before the theater closes down."

Alex Bellrose

"Fine, fine," she said before quickening her pace.

Brooklyn C.

As they walked, Brooke hummed tunes of songs that popped into her head. It was a meager ten-minute walk but she wouldn't mind if it lasted an eternity.

Alex Bellrose

She swung the door open for Brooklyn, mentally sighing as she saw the interior. This place looked like it was built by the Queen as well.

Brooklyn C.

"Welcome to the movie theater!" Brooke proclaimed, waving her hands around dramatically. She began pointing to areas as she spoke. "Soooo, we get popcorn over there, tickets over there, glasses over there, er... am I forgetting something? Oh yeah, candy and drinks are over there and... yeah, that's pretty much all you need to know unless you plan to start working here!"

Alex Bellrose

She glanced around, "oh, most definitely, always been my dream job."

Brooklyn C.

"People here get paid like, 40, 50, Aurem an hour? That's like a good 600 Lamina."

Alex Bellrose

She hesitated, "is that a lot? That's a lot."

Brooklyn C.

"Yeah, that's a lot, especially for like a part-time job."

Alex Bellrose

"Huh," she said, rubbing her wrist, "guess I just found a reason to cut Dakota off."

Brooklyn C.

"If you work here, I'll work here with you," she beamed. "Need a part-time job anyway."

Alex Bellrose

She bit down on her lip as she grinned, walking to the ticket counter, "if you keep on hanging around me, you're going to get bored of me eventually."

Brooklyn C.

"You? Never," she sighed, walking up to the ticket desk. The person behind the counter didn't even blatantly hide that they were checking Brooke out. Nonetheless, she ignored them and sweetly asked, "Can I have two tickets for The Misadventures of Miss Dames?"

Alex Bellrose

She gazed at the other person, watching the eyes travel, and narrowed her own eyes. *Bitch.* Slipping her own hand into Brooklyn's, her other hand wrapped around Brooklyn's bicep as she averted her gaze to look around the place once more.

Brooklyn C.

When the employee spotted the action, they tried their best to uphold their weak smile and began to cash in the ticket. "Do you want any snacks?" hissed the jealous worker.

"Hm, want any snacks babe?" Brooke asked, glancing at Alex.

Alex Bellrose

She glanced around, "hm, I'll take the chocolate," she said nodding to one of the bars.

Brooklyn C.

The employee added the additional fee for snacks and printed the receipt before handing it to Brooke. In the fakest tone possible, they said, "Have a good day!"

Brooke contained her snickers and began to cross over to the snack bar.

Alex Bellrose

She followed Brooklyn, slipping her hands off, slipping them into her pockets, "I don't think I want to work here anymore," she noted, "bad customer service."

Brooklyn C.

"Awww, but then if I work here I'll get stuck with him. C'mon, you have to work here with me, pleeaassee."

Alex Bellrose

Her eyebrows sunk at the realisation, and jealousy twisted at her stomach, and she turned to stare at her before sighing, "fine," she said, "only to keep-" that prick- "that guy away from you."

Brooklyn C.

She leaned over and hugged Alex while also planting a kiss on her forehead. "I didn't realize everyone else was taking an off day today," she muttered when she saw no one else by the snack bar. "You know what we should do?"

Alex Bellrose

And just like that, her stomach untwisted, and she opened her mouth to say something but was distracted by Brooklyn. "Lets take all of it."

Brooklyn C.

"You just read my mind," she snickered.

Alex Bellrose

"Make them fire the attendant before we start working here," she recited, pulling away before going to the bench, taking nothing but the popcorn, "though, I don't think we should rob the other customers."

Brooklyn C.

"Gotcha," she snorted. After a couple of minutes, they went into the cinema. Like Brooke described, the seats were in a square formation in the large room. It was completely dark save for the lights on the cinema seats. Brooke slipped her glasses on and poked Alex as a gesture to do the same. Instantly the room came to life, vibrant colors decorating the walls as if Brooke had stepped into a whole entire different reality.

Alex Bellrose

She slipped the glasses on and shifted as the world changed, gazing around she looked at the walls, naming the colours absentmindedly.

Brooklyn C.

"Okay... how to find seats, er. I forgot what a challenge they make trying to find a seat that isn't taken or actually exists," she said as she began navigating the virtual world.

Alex Bellrose

She giggled, reaching out to grab the back of Brooklyn's shirt to not lose her, and followed.

Brooklyn C.

"Uhhh, here!" She reached out to tap a seat when it disappeared. "And it's fake, of course it is."

Alex Bellrose

She grinned, "why didn't we sit down *then* put the glasses on...or we could just take them off."

Brooklyn C.

"Because it's not as fun, and this your first time. You need the full experience."

Alex Bellrose

"Of watching you stumbling into walls?" She asked, "I could think of worse things to see."

Brooklyn C.

"Oh hush, I haven't even walked into a wall."

Alex Bellrose

"I'm counting down to it," she mused, "are we the only ones here?"

Brooklyn C.

"Nah there are others." She pointed a couple of dozen other people. "It's kind of a pre-movie game to pass time while they prepare and stuff. It takes place of those annoying trailers."

Alex Bellrose

"Hey, I liked those trailers, gave me the actual ability to see what I want to watch next," she argued and turned to look at them, "well, I'm having fun, watching you fumble around."

Brooklyn C.

"Oh go fumble around yourself," she huffed, finally finding a real seat and sitting down.

Alex Bellrose

She sat down in the one next to her and grinned, throwing a popcorn at the other girl, "why bother? You found one for me."

Brooklyn C.

She rolled her eyes and flicked Alex's forehead. "Shove off."

Alex Bellrose

She looked at her with a raised eyebrow and moved into the next seat over, "fine."

Brooklyn C.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding!" she whined. "Come back!"

Alex Bellrose

"Make me," she said, poking her tongue out at her.

Brooklyn C.

Brooklyn stood up, setting her snacks down on the seat and hoisted Alex up from hers, setting her down in the seat next to Brooke's snacks. "There."

Alex Bellrose

She didn't say anything but settled in, leaning over to steal her snacks, "whatever," she eventually said.

Brooklyn C.

She pouted, "My snacccks, give those back."

Alex Bellrose

She threw a couple into her mouth before dangling them out for Brooklyn.

Brooklyn C.

Brooke rolled her eyes and snatched her snacks back before sitting down in her chair and crossing her legs. "So unfair."

Alex Bellrose

She bit back a laugh, "deal with it," she shot back.

Brooklyn C.

"Keep your greedy hands away from my snacks! You have your popcorn!"

Alex Bellrose

She chucked another one at Brooklyn, "sharing is caring," she recited.

Brooklyn C.

"Hogwash," she spat childishly.

Alex Bellrose

"Hogwarts? IF there's a Hogwarts here I'm leaving this school."

Brooklyn C.

"I said *Hogwash*. And no, Hogwarts does not exist here. Might have to jump to the other couple of million alternate dimensions."

Alex Bellrose

"....I have to go," she said, beginning to get up.

Brooklyn C.

"What?" she gasped, reaching out to grab Alex's arm. "Why?"

Alex Bellrose

"I have to go find the world with Hogwarts in it," she joked, collapsing back into the seat.

Brooklyn C.

Brooke grinned, letting go of Alex and letting out a chorus of laughter. "You can do that later."

Alex Bellrose

"When's it starting?" She asked after a moment of silence, rubbing her arms, finding the room cold.

Brooklyn C.

"The room will turn black, and then you know it's starting."

Alex Bellrose

She hummed in response before putting the box of popcorn onto the ground and curling her legs up to her chest, resting her chin on one of the knees.

Brooklyn C.

Finally the room dimmed to pitch black, loosing it's color and becoming a realm of darkness. "Look, it's starting. Happy now?" Brooke chirped, poking Alex's shoulder.

Alex Bellrose

"Most definitely," she agreed, "I could have sworn I was aging five years during that wait." Glancing down to Brooklyn's hand, which she could dimly see in the dark, "you need a manicure," she declared, "tomorrow morning." With that, she turned back, settling in for the movie.

Brooklyn C.

"My nails are fine though?" she whispered, squinting at Alex. "Is this just an excuse to go out again? Because you don't have to ask."

Alex Bellrose

She chuckled, "no, silly, I can do it," she whispered back, "don't even have to leave the dorm."

Brooklyn C.

"So you want an excuse to sit with me and talk like we do everyday... Huh, okay."

Alex Bellrose

She pursed her lips, which were beginning to tug into a smile, "no," she pressed, "well, I mean, I guess. But you'll get something out of it."

Brooklyn C.

"I told you, my nails are fine. I literally got a manicure last week. C'moooon, admit it, this is an excuse."

Alex Bellrose

"Yeah, well, it's not my fault whoever did it was really crappy. What'd you do? break their hearts?" She argued, "I shall never admit it because I don't lie, just deal with it."

Brooklyn C.

"That's a lie," she snorted. "But whatever."

## Timeskip

Alex Bellrose

She waltzed out of the theatre, her eyes raking the stars above her, looking for the moon, but didn't find it and turned to see if Brooklyn was following.

Brooklyn C.

Brooke came out a minute later, tapping away at the holographic screen produced by her HC bracelet. She seemed distracted and slightly distressed but didn't say anything.

Alex Bellrose

She watched Brooklyn for a moment, nibbling on her lip, "everything okay?" She asked.

Brooklyn C.

"Hm?" she looked up, quickly closing the HC menu. "No, it's nothing. We should head to the dance recital now."

Alex Bellrose

She frowned slightly but shrugged it off. In all honesty, she was tired and wanted to sleep but...she promised she'd go. "Probably," she agreed, "don't want to be late."

Brooklyn C.

"We'll take a taxi since walking now would take forever," she suggested, heading towards the sidewalk by the road.

Alex Bellrose

She followed, her legs having to take three to match Brooklyn's single step, and Sheba mentally cursed her own genetics. "Better choice, don't want to be mugged."

{{BC|She laughed, "While that's unlikely, it's a good precaution. I'd totally fight them off though, no one mugs Alexandra Bellróse and gets away with it."|12:11, August 30, 2017 (UTC)}

Alex Bellrose

She shot Brooklyn a small smile, "of course not, not with you around."

Brooklyn C.

"Easy solution, I just never leave your side, ha."

Alex Bellrose

"I thought we already agreed on that," she joked.

Brooklyn C.

"Might as well just handcuff each other together."

Alex Bellrose

She burst into laughter as a cab paused in front of them and she swung the door open for Brooklyn. "That definitely solves our problem."

Brooklyn C.

Mimicking a British accent, she said, "Why thank you, M'lady." before sitting down in the cab.

Alex Bellrose

"Sh, you're American, can't we bond over the national hatred both of our countries have over Will's?" She asked, sliding in after her.

Brooklyn C.

She snickered, covering her mouth with her hand. "But British Accents are fun!"

Alex Bellrose

"But American is *so* much better," she said, mimicking an American accent.

Brooklyn C.

"As funny as you trying to use an American accent is," she chuckled. "Stop."

Alex Bellrose

"Did you know an American accent is actually more of an authentic British accent? Like what the British use to sound like centuries ago. Their accent was just contaminated by the Irish and the Scottish and the settlers in America weren't," she said stretching her arms behind her head.

Brooklyn C.

"Wow... Hah, so we have the original British accent. *Nice*."

Alex Bellrose

She grinned back before her own reply was cut off by the driver, impatiently asking for an address.

Brooklyn C.

"Damn, chill, man," Brooke fired back before rolling her eyes as she gave the driver the address. "We'd like to be there in under ten minutes, so uh, step on it old man."

Alex Bellrose

The man raised an eyebrow before shaking his head, slipping a cigar onto his lips and lit it, blowing the smoke out of the window as he drove through the city. His hand frequently pressing down onto the horn. Alex watched the man briefly before glancing to Brooklyn. "Guess we pulled it a bit short."

Brooklyn C.

"Unfortunately," she sighed. "But at least we're going to get there on time."

Alex Bellrose

"True," she conceded before slamming back into the seat as the guy hit the brakes, just outside the address, and she rubbed the back of her head wincing, "well, think we're here."

Brooklyn C.

"Thanks," she said, paying the driver. "Also work the brakes, dude." Brooke climbed out of the car since the location was on her side and waited for Alex to get out before she started to walk.

Alex Bellrose

She slipped out, shoving her hands into the pockets of her jacket, trying to combat the crisp air, "are we going in?"

Brooklyn C.

"Duh, why else are we here?" she giggled. "Commeee onnn, let's goooo."

Alex Bellrose

She huffed and pushed forward, not bothering to wait for her.

Brooklyn C.

She caught up in a couple of steps and just laughed. "Cheeky."

Alex Bellrose

She turned to look at Brooklyn, shoving her tongue out at her, "slow poke," she shot back. Technically, not true, but still. Pushing the door open, she once more did a double take. Stupid city. Making buildings that look pretty.

Brooklyn C.

Brooke grinned, watching Alex observe the room. "How about we go sit down and you can stare all you want."

Alex Bellrose

She averted her gaze back to Brooklyn, "I'm not staring," she said, "and, um, where do we even sit?"

Brooklyn C.

"On the chairs?" She gestured to the rows of floating seats in front of them.

Alex Bellrose

She turned to stare at them and frowned, "of course they're floating," she said, moving forward, "and yes, I suppose on the chairs."

Brooklyn C.

She let out another laugh, making a move to sit in one of the chairs in the middle rows. "Floating chairs, a new one right? This place is absolutely amazing."

Alex Bellrose

She slipped onto one, crossing her legs onto the chair, before gazing at Brooklyn, "you really like this place, don't you?"

Brooklyn C.

"Well, after a crappy life like mine, I guess anything can be a paradise as long as you feel safe there," she said with a shrug, kicking her feet. "I just never thought such a magical place could exist until now."

Alex Bellrose

"I don't think anyone really thinks a place like this can exist until, well, it's a reality," she said, thinking it through, looking at the stage, "and I guess, yeah, I guess as long as you feel safe, it's home."

Brooklyn C.

"I wonder if we can talk to July before the show starts. She's a bit... out there, so er, just beware."

Alex Bellrose

"Out there as in...Will-out-there...or Dakota-out-there?" She asked frowning. "As in is she going to flirt or is she going to be bluntly rude?"

Brooklyn C.

"Err... None? She's just really eccentric to the point where it's kind of like watching a hyper five-year old."

Alex Bellrose

She blinked, "oh," she said, flushing, before shrugging, "who doesn't like watching a hyper five year old?" She asked with a slanted grin.

Brooklyn C.

"You'll see when you meet her," she snickered.

Alex Bellrose

"Can't wait," she said, taking a glance to the other girl, before looking towards the stage.

Brooklyn C.

After awhile more people began to fill the seats and Brooke saw a dash of brown hair peeking out from behind the stage. July must be surveying the crowds. All the while, she made casual small talk with Alex about random stuff.

Alex Bellrose

Her mind was only half on Brooklyn, surveying the crowd around them.

Brooklyn C.

"I don't know why I'm so... *excited*!"

Alex Bellrose

She smiled, not really sure what to say to that, "it sounds exciting," she conceded, "I think a lot of people here agree with that sentiment."

Brooklyn C.

"This is the first recital of the year, so July is super hyped. She wouldn't stop messaging me about it."

Alex Bellrose

She tilted her head, curious, "are you two close?" She asked.