Some talks are just long overdue...

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

Who: Adell, Charlotte, Luka
What: Post-Event Reactions
When: Super-Backdated to "Way The Hell Back To the Day After The Love Event."
Where: House 44, Adell's room
Summary: As the morning breaks after the Malnosso's experiment wears off, there's going to be a number of things to deal with between three people...
Rating: PG-13, probly.

[The morning came much like any others, the sun inauspiciously shining in through Adell's window.  He was still in bed, asleep, resting happily and calmly.  Though he wasn't alone...]

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[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

[Adell merely scratches his head here. Does Charle have a plan or is she just winging it?

He can't tell with her sometimes, but he doesn't lean against the door anymore, instead shifting to the wall next to it. He's going to trust Luka not to bolt on this one.]

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

I just don't want you putting me on display!

[With a little smile. And... not getting out of the best just yet. She giggles here and]

So Luka... is your neck okay? Maybe that was a little tight.

Out of the best?

[lukanightfever.livejournal.com]

[You're covered with sheets, she wouldn't be putting you on display. Luka brings a hand to her neck at the question and nods.]

No, it's okay, I don't need to breathe to live anyway.

B E D

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

[Still lingering. She thinks about this...]

Hm, well, that's true~ So why don't you sing?

Yeah, sure.

[lukanightfever.livejournal.com]

Si-Sing? Now?

[You know something isn't really right with a singing android when she doesn't jump at the suggestion of singing.]

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

Well. [She closes her eyes here and then, calmly] I think you once told me that you're made to sing, right? So if you're confused or scared or hurt... then the best thing to do would be to sing and help yourself figure it out, wouldn't it?

Maybe you can even make my- [...nngh] our silly boy understand.

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

[Wait. What?]

[lukanightfever.livejournal.com]

[Well, that makes Luka tense.]

Your silly boy. And there's nothing to understand, neither I'm confused or scared as I have said already several times.

[Except that she is.]

I was made to sing but also to take requests, do you have any song you would like to hear?

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

[And now she opens her eyes. Bright smile and...!]

Whichever one is strongest in your heart right now.

[lukanightfever.livejournal.com]

[She can think of a long list, but she really doesn't want to sing them. She doesn't want to stay or talk. There's nothing to talk about or consider, if anything that's what they should understand... Oh, maybe she can sing something after all.]

Just be friends. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPzP-MwcLI&playnext=1&list=PL1F679DEA7FECD803)

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

["Just Be Friends", huh? Well, her performance doesn't leave much to be desired, but the content of the song is what he's paying attention to.

Hm... from the heart, huh? Well, he can't really decide if Luka's being honest or being snide, but he gives her the benefit of the doubt.

The song is a breakup song, that much is obvious. But it was about good times, now being over and the bond had faded. Makes sense enough, but it doesn't gel with the fear she was displaying. She had slept with him before... which was something she mercilessly teased him about several times in the past. So that's probably not bothering her. And himself and Charle hadn't been mad in the slightest... Charle even seemed to encourage the idea that it was okay. So whatever the issue was... it was something that was simply bothering her.

What it was, he still couldn't say. He could only venture to guess she was extremely embarrassed, or more likely, ashamed of the event. ...Maybe because she enjoyed it while it was happening? Still... they both did too, and they didn't feel that way.

And this is where something key strikes him, something he had to always remind himself. Charle's human, he's a demon, but for all intents thinks like a human. Luka's not. Given Luka's past evasive tendencies when things got confusing for her... maybe she couldn't come to grips with the idea of being truly in love.

...Adell exhales as Luka finishes her song. He's not really sure how to deal with this right now. Luka's being really defensive and stubborn, like how she normally gets when things like this happen, so it limits his options.]

Flawless as always...

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

[the meaning is totally lost on Charle. She works with intuition, not logical reasoning. Right now though, listening to the lyrics and melody, she tries to get a feel for Luka's emotions. there is a concern here... Hm]

[lukanightfever.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Master Adell.

[Eying Charle with a soft smile.]

Did the song please you?

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

Mm. I thought it was good, yeah... [She trails off here. Adell will no doubt clarify the meaning of it, so with a glance at him the baton is passed]

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

[How to deal with this without making Luka freak out...]

So, what you're saying is... it was fun while it lasted, huh? ...You know, I'm gonna be honest. Being with my favorite human and my favorite android for the experiment... that really was a good time.

[Actually, the look in his eye probably betrays that he's got her pegged now. But there's a slight emphasis on the word android. Rarely does he ever refer to Luka as that over being a "person." Hopefully that comment, plus Charle's intuitive nature with emotion can allow her to piece together his conclusion.

Android. Not necessarily meant to feel love. But she does anyway. Love's your ballpark, Charle. Convincing her that those feelings are good, natural, and okay is what's needed.]

[lukanightfever.livejournal.com]

I'm not saying anything, I just sang a song. And there aren't many other androids around for you to have a wide selection.

[This is how Luka blocks and repels Adell's words and denies that anything to worry about happened at all. It was an experiment, period, it wasn't fun, it wasn't special, it was something that should have never happened. Like all the other experiments.]

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

[...Android, Adell that's weird. But Charlotte pipes in now] I think Adell means favorite people. He's just being a weird demon right now.

[Because, really, androids and humans are people, right?]

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

[Naturally, they are. But just because they're people doesn't mean they don't think a little differently.

But he has a hard time telling if Charle tried to pick up on what he was getting at.]

Even if there were, Luka, I doubt I'd change my mind. [Truth. Deal with it.]

And yeah, pretty much.

[lukanightfever.livejournal.com]

You may believe that. It's not as if you have much experience with androids in general either way and last time I checked back in my world I was still one of the newest models. It's natural for people to prefer the newest models when there are obvious upgrades in them.

[Your truth means nothing to us either way. And she's not people, she's an android, a machine. But she's also something that is tired of that discussion so she will let it be.]

[hazelrink.livejournal.com]

[...Pfft. Charlotte starts to giggle over here. Wow, you're silly]

But what about Adell? Do you want to pick a new boy, Luka? I could help you!

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

[...Wait. What? ...That's just completely not where he expected her to go.]