[There's silence on his end as he thinks on it, food forgotten for the moment. He doesn't know all that many different things in this world, he decides, not beyond vampires, werewolves and robots, but he can draw on his vast amount of media knowledge too, that's fair, he thinks.
Still, he comes to realise that maybe he actually doesn't know all that much about Raina, not considering their first fling didn't involve all that much getting to know each other, except intimately. He knows she's fancy, that she's got a nice apartment and...]
Well, you like plants and that, right? Maybe like a sexy Posion Ivy, y'know the lady in those films who controls vines and that sorta shite? I think she's like part plant, maybe? She really likes flowers too. She also likes killin' people, and doin' hentai levels of bondage. Is... that the sorta thing...?
[Finally, his pointless knowledge of media has come in use in getting something right, or at least steered his guesswork in the right direction. Apparently even the bit about the hentai judging by her initial question, his brows shooting upwards at the mention, because no. No, he has not. He can honestly say in his century of life he's not seen vines do any kind of fucking in the real world.
Slowly he reaches for the glass she'd poured for him, mirroring her sip as he keeps his attention locked on her, openly interested by it all.]
Well. Prettiest flowers, sharpest thorns and all that. Y'do strike me as a bit of a thorny type, no offence there, love.
[She looks like she could kill, he thinks, which is far more thorn than flower.]
[ Raina gives Cassidy a smack on his arm after the remark. ]
Rude! I'm nothing but a delicate lady.
[ She playfully pouts. There's no real attempt to hide her truer nature from him. In fact, Raina imagines she would probably be considered rather dull if Cassidy really thought she was sweet and innocent. That sort of person he doesn't really seem like he'd be comfortable getting on with for long. ]
Anyway, back home I have to live my days as a thorn covered creature. Locked away and not allowed to leave my imprisonment. This world has been far more generous to me. All of that to say, I'm the last person who would think less of you for your vampirism. Actually, I find it rather attractive.
[Her reaction gets a brief scoff of amusement, because he knows for sure that's not true. If Raina's a delicate flower, then he's an English Lord.
He's... not so sure how to react to the concept of a thorn covered creature locked away, though, maybe a question for another day. But right now he has no intention of venturing much deeper into that while she's sitting before him, barely dressed and sending the right sort of signals that don't include "ask me about my imprisonment".]
Yeah? Just makes you even more special, love. Most folk aren't so keen on bloodsuckin' beasts gettin' up close and personal.
[In gratitude he's settling a hand on her knee and leaning over enough to plant a light kiss to her cheek, chaste considering what they got up to during their last meet, but followed up with a low mutter of:] For the record, I find all that plant stuff pretty hot too.
[ It's amazing to her, really. Cassidy likely is a man of many one night stands. And yet, he still finds time to make the person he's with feel like they're the center of his focus. He can still be chaste and sweet, more like a lover than someone who will be gone by the next morning. And Raina does appreciate the romance, as lonely as she has been without Chilton. ]
Well...we can definitely give it a go tonight. I'll give you a night you certainly won't forget.
[ Raina smiles at him playfully, turning back toward her food. ]
[As he draws back, his hand at her knee gives a light squeeze, coupled with the sly smile tugging at the corner of his lips to create a silent assurance that it most certainly won't be a night easily forgotten. Cassidy is highly interested in virtually any new experience he can get his hands on.
He watches her go back to her food for a moment or two, knocking back the rest of his drink before deciding to follow suit, a little slower on his food scoffing this time around, and almost slowing to a halt as he considers the question.]
Oh, the usual adventures across various bars and clubs throughout the land. Nightly tales of gettin' high, of romance and of more than few fights, sometimes all at once. Got meself a job too, pays real money and everythin'.
[Food shovel, mouthful as he questions right back.]
Romance, hm? And who have you been romancing, Mister Cassidy. It certainly hasn't been me.
[ She gives him a playful pout, hardly serious...but it was fun to tease him. He certainly got around, didn't he? And a job, too. No wonder he had actual clothing on that wasn't held together by shoelaces for a belt or what not. But when he counters the question at her, Raina shakes her head. ]
Just work. I'm planning on trying to run for ambassador again. I know I lost the first two times, but...third time's a charm, right?
[ Things had been going so awful that something good must happen sooner or later, right? ]
[No need to answer that first question, he thinks, merely offering her a quick wink between mouthfuls of take-out. He does get around, especially in a world like this where he's not sure what to do with himself beyond drinking and fucking, self motivation is a hard thing even in a world full of super heroes.]
I'd sure as hell vote for yeh. Surprised y'didn't get in on the last two, but honestly, folk are just bleedin' eejits, don't know a good thing when they see it. No one smarter, craftier and better lookin' than you.
[And he's certain all three of those things are needed for a role like Ambassador.]
[ Raina doesn't say it out of modesty, really. She's sure about those things in herself. But Cassidy had only met her for a drunken evening and now a second less drunken evening. She can only assume his motivation is flattery instead of earnest. ]
But I'll be counting on your vote. Who knows. Maybe you'll even be the deciding vote that puts me in office. And you'll be in luck. I imagine the vote won't happen until either next month or December. Night will come early enough where you won't have to drag an umbrella to the polls.
Ah, I'd venture out into the day for a vote like that. Not without an umbrella though, mind you. No offence, like, but there's not much out there worth burnin' alive for.
[He thinks it's a reasonable enough statement. And while plenty of it might be verging on lip service, it's honest enough. Cassidy thinks he's a good judge of character, whether he is or not remains to be seen, but he sees the good in plenty. What he said to her was honest by his own belief, and he defends himself softly.]
I'm serious though. You're a good one, just for givin' an oul fella like me a chance for starters.
[ She says a bit distantly. But really, it depended on who you ask. The centipede soldiers Raina had recruited here in the world had been absolutely loyal to her, willing to do anything for her -- and they all burned alive when she hit the kill switch during the Constellation mission. Literally.
Raina's definitely a good one, alright.
Though the whole burning alive analogy does remind her of her relationship status at the moment, and how it very much feels like that is what is happening. ]
Oh, stop. I'm the one who was lucky to have someone there to pick me up when I was feeling the world slip out from under my feet. Which I guess is probably why I was quick to call you again.
[Sacrificing some to burn alive for the good of... something else is not a topic Cassidy is unfamiliar with. He did burn his son alive for the ~greater good~ after all, he's sure Raina has some equally understandable reasons.]
Havin' a bad time still, eh? Honestly, love, if y'ever wanna talk about it, you just come out with it. I'm here for whatever y'need. 'Course, if you're just after an easy fuck, I'm not gonna judge that neither.
[He's fine with being a booty call, is what he means, but he does also back up that offer of discussion with a light, reassuring pat of her thigh.]
[ Raina doesn't even know what to say about the state of things anymore. She sighs, reaching out to take a hearty swallow of her alcohol. ]
I'm downright miserable, Cassidy. And I've never had to deal with this sort of misery before because I never loved anyone. So I don't know how to make it go away. If I should go out and kill the people who ruined my relationship or if I should just take comfort from others in nights and moments, hoping to numb the pain.
I am definitely going to screw you to my heart's content. But tomorrow when you're gone, what do I have? A lonely apartment and the thought that my fiance is out there, sharing a bed with someone else.
[Sighing out her name, sympathetic, with brows slowly furrowing in thought like he's doing his very best to try and think of a way to help out where he can. He's not exactly lucky in love himself, but he's been around the block more than a few times.]
Way I see it, best way is always to show 'em what fun you're havin' without them around. Get out there, meet new folk, drink and be merry, even when y'might not be feelin' so inclined. Might even distract yourself from your own feelin's.
[Honestly, it may be terrible advice, but this is coming from the guy who indulges in mass substance abuse to forget about his own problems.]
Think I can spare a day tomorrow, we could go do somethin'.
You don't have to. I wasn't trying to guilt you into it.
[ Even though she was. A little bit. But Raina reaches over to rest her fingers on his knee, giving him an appreciative look. Cassidy is normally not someone Raina would look twice at, but there's something about him that is so sweet. He does try his best to make the people he encounters feel better about their problems. So she is grateful for that one drunken evening they shared that could lead to a friendship. ]
[Whether she was trying to guilt or not, he doesn't seem to mind. Honestly, he's glad for the company, especially if it's with someone who's not actively trying to get rid of him.
Speaking of trying to get rid of him... the mention of Tulip has him scrunching up his nose, a vague "eeeh" noise made as he's very much reminded of his last interaction with her, while equally not wanting to think too hard on it. He's made a point of trying to move on.]
Honestly, love, I'm not so sure that friendship was all that lastin'. We uh, parted ways.
[Which is a delicate way of putting what's happened between them. He sounds decidedly down about the whole ordeal, but does his very best to force a smile.]
I got other friends though. Like you, eh? We're good mates. Know each other real well, in more ways than one. [Or mostly just in one way. But he's quick to call anyone who looks at him his best friend.]
[ Raina's already close to him, but she inches a bit closer -- so her head can rest against his shoulder and offer him the warm comfort he's been offering her. Look at them. Two sad, lonely fools. ]
I'm sorry. You seemed really happy when you thought I was her. So it must be difficult to deal with the loss.
[ She leans her chin up to look at him, large eyes warm and affectionate. ]
We barely know each other at all. [ Raina remarks with a smile after Cassidy's comment about them being good mates. ] But...I'm not opposed to changing that.
[ Raina can commit to being good mates with Cassidy, although she doubts he would want to be friends with someone like her....if he knew the real her. She pushes that thought aside, bringing a palm to his cheek and leaning up to kiss him tenderly. ]
Me own fault, really. [He concedes with a mumble, because he honestly deems it as entirely his own for not only being dumb enough to fall for Tulip, but also confessing that love and then kicking her away at the slightest rejection shown towards him. It was petty of him, he knows that, and he's only got himself to blame.
But Cass is glad for the attention from Raina nevertheless, watching her from the corner of his eyes, his forced smile softening at the possibility of getting to know one another better. The palm at his face encourages him to turn to meet her, meeting that tender kiss with equal warmth, eyes fluttering shut and a hand reaching to lightly crawl up her thigh.]
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Still, he comes to realise that maybe he actually doesn't know all that much about Raina, not considering their first fling didn't involve all that much getting to know each other, except intimately. He knows she's fancy, that she's got a nice apartment and...]
Well, you like plants and that, right? Maybe like a sexy Posion Ivy, y'know the lady in those films who controls vines and that sorta shite? I think she's like part plant, maybe? She really likes flowers too. She also likes killin' people, and doin' hentai levels of bondage. Is... that the sorta thing...?
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Maybe I am. Maybe it's definitely something I've done before with my plant power. I bet you've never been fucked by a vine before, have you?
[ There's a playful quirk of her eyebrows. ]
It wouldn't be the first time I've been compared to Poison Ivy. A shame she's never shown up in this world.
[ Raina reaches out, taking a sip of her drink thoughtfully. ]
What I am is sort of flower related. But not the beautiful parts. I've been stuck with the thorns.
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Slowly he reaches for the glass she'd poured for him, mirroring her sip as he keeps his attention locked on her, openly interested by it all.]
Well. Prettiest flowers, sharpest thorns and all that. Y'do strike me as a bit of a thorny type, no offence there, love.
[She looks like she could kill, he thinks, which is far more thorn than flower.]
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Rude! I'm nothing but a delicate lady.
[ She playfully pouts. There's no real attempt to hide her truer nature from him. In fact, Raina imagines she would probably be considered rather dull if Cassidy really thought she was sweet and innocent. That sort of person he doesn't really seem like he'd be comfortable getting on with for long. ]
Anyway, back home I have to live my days as a thorn covered creature. Locked away and not allowed to leave my imprisonment. This world has been far more generous to me. All of that to say, I'm the last person who would think less of you for your vampirism. Actually, I find it rather attractive.
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He's... not so sure how to react to the concept of a thorn covered creature locked away, though, maybe a question for another day. But right now he has no intention of venturing much deeper into that while she's sitting before him, barely dressed and sending the right sort of signals that don't include "ask me about my imprisonment".]
Yeah? Just makes you even more special, love. Most folk aren't so keen on bloodsuckin' beasts gettin' up close and personal.
[In gratitude he's settling a hand on her knee and leaning over enough to plant a light kiss to her cheek, chaste considering what they got up to during their last meet, but followed up with a low mutter of:] For the record, I find all that plant stuff pretty hot too.
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Well...we can definitely give it a go tonight. I'll give you a night you certainly won't forget.
[ Raina smiles at him playfully, turning back toward her food. ]
What have you been up to since we last spoke?
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He watches her go back to her food for a moment or two, knocking back the rest of his drink before deciding to follow suit, a little slower on his food scoffing this time around, and almost slowing to a halt as he considers the question.]
Oh, the usual adventures across various bars and clubs throughout the land. Nightly tales of gettin' high, of romance and of more than few fights, sometimes all at once. Got meself a job too, pays real money and everythin'.
[Food shovel, mouthful as he questions right back.]
How about you, love?
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[ She gives him a playful pout, hardly serious...but it was fun to tease him. He certainly got around, didn't he? And a job, too. No wonder he had actual clothing on that wasn't held together by shoelaces for a belt or what not. But when he counters the question at her, Raina shakes her head. ]
Just work. I'm planning on trying to run for ambassador again. I know I lost the first two times, but...third time's a charm, right?
[ Things had been going so awful that something good must happen sooner or later, right? ]
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I'd sure as hell vote for yeh. Surprised y'didn't get in on the last two, but honestly, folk are just bleedin' eejits, don't know a good thing when they see it. No one smarter, craftier and better lookin' than you.
[And he's certain all three of those things are needed for a role like Ambassador.]
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[ Raina doesn't say it out of modesty, really. She's sure about those things in herself. But Cassidy had only met her for a drunken evening and now a second less drunken evening. She can only assume his motivation is flattery instead of earnest. ]
But I'll be counting on your vote. Who knows. Maybe you'll even be the deciding vote that puts me in office. And you'll be in luck. I imagine the vote won't happen until either next month or December. Night will come early enough where you won't have to drag an umbrella to the polls.
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[He thinks it's a reasonable enough statement. And while plenty of it might be verging on lip service, it's honest enough. Cassidy thinks he's a good judge of character, whether he is or not remains to be seen, but he sees the good in plenty. What he said to her was honest by his own belief, and he defends himself softly.]
I'm serious though. You're a good one, just for givin' an oul fella like me a chance for starters.
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[ She says a bit distantly. But really, it depended on who you ask. The centipede soldiers Raina had recruited here in the world had been absolutely loyal to her, willing to do anything for her -- and they all burned alive when she hit the kill switch during the Constellation mission. Literally.
Raina's definitely a good one, alright.
Though the whole burning alive analogy does remind her of her relationship status at the moment, and how it very much feels like that is what is happening. ]
Oh, stop. I'm the one who was lucky to have someone there to pick me up when I was feeling the world slip out from under my feet. Which I guess is probably why I was quick to call you again.
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Havin' a bad time still, eh? Honestly, love, if y'ever wanna talk about it, you just come out with it. I'm here for whatever y'need. 'Course, if you're just after an easy fuck, I'm not gonna judge that neither.
[He's fine with being a booty call, is what he means, but he does also back up that offer of discussion with a light, reassuring pat of her thigh.]
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I'm downright miserable, Cassidy. And I've never had to deal with this sort of misery before because I never loved anyone. So I don't know how to make it go away. If I should go out and kill the people who ruined my relationship or if I should just take comfort from others in nights and moments, hoping to numb the pain.
I am definitely going to screw you to my heart's content. But tomorrow when you're gone, what do I have? A lonely apartment and the thought that my fiance is out there, sharing a bed with someone else.
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[Sighing out her name, sympathetic, with brows slowly furrowing in thought like he's doing his very best to try and think of a way to help out where he can. He's not exactly lucky in love himself, but he's been around the block more than a few times.]
Way I see it, best way is always to show 'em what fun you're havin' without them around. Get out there, meet new folk, drink and be merry, even when y'might not be feelin' so inclined. Might even distract yourself from your own feelin's.
[Honestly, it may be terrible advice, but this is coming from the guy who indulges in mass substance abuse to forget about his own problems.]
Think I can spare a day tomorrow, we could go do somethin'.
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[ Even though she was. A little bit. But Raina reaches over to rest her fingers on his knee, giving him an appreciative look. Cassidy is normally not someone Raina would look twice at, but there's something about him that is so sweet. He does try his best to make the people he encounters feel better about their problems. So she is grateful for that one drunken evening they shared that could lead to a friendship. ]
Tulip is lucky to have you as a friend, you know.
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Speaking of trying to get rid of him... the mention of Tulip has him scrunching up his nose, a vague "eeeh" noise made as he's very much reminded of his last interaction with her, while equally not wanting to think too hard on it. He's made a point of trying to move on.]
Honestly, love, I'm not so sure that friendship was all that lastin'. We uh, parted ways.
[Which is a delicate way of putting what's happened between them. He sounds decidedly down about the whole ordeal, but does his very best to force a smile.]
I got other friends though. Like you, eh? We're good mates. Know each other real well, in more ways than one. [Or mostly just in one way. But he's quick to call anyone who looks at him his best friend.]
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[ Raina's already close to him, but she inches a bit closer -- so her head can rest against his shoulder and offer him the warm comfort he's been offering her. Look at them. Two sad, lonely fools. ]
I'm sorry. You seemed really happy when you thought I was her. So it must be difficult to deal with the loss.
[ She leans her chin up to look at him, large eyes warm and affectionate. ]
We barely know each other at all. [ Raina remarks with a smile after Cassidy's comment about them being good mates. ] But...I'm not opposed to changing that.
[ Raina can commit to being good mates with Cassidy, although she doubts he would want to be friends with someone like her....if he knew the real her. She pushes that thought aside, bringing a palm to his cheek and leaning up to kiss him tenderly. ]
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But Cass is glad for the attention from Raina nevertheless, watching her from the corner of his eyes, his forced smile softening at the possibility of getting to know one another better. The palm at his face encourages him to turn to meet her, meeting that tender kiss with equal warmth, eyes fluttering shut and a hand reaching to lightly crawl up her thigh.]