Zelly and Anime - 1x1

[Zelly-fangirl]

"Oh? Something good happen recently?" Kaistern asked with a smile, glad to have a change of topic after all the mulling he was doing over his dilemma of the throne.

 

[M3Gnificent]

"Not any one thing, no. I've just...felt less hopeless." Ophelia was quite relieved that Kaistern didn't quite catch on to her lie, that he could be so oblivious to painfully obvious social signals at times.

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"That makes one of us." Kaistern said with a slight chuckle. "Seriously though, that's always good. You could always stand to smile more." he said cheerily as he lightly prodded her cheek.

 

[M3Gnificent]

"If I smile too much my face might just crack." Ophelia joked with a playful wink.

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

((And if you haven't been doing so, I highly recommend reading some of the comments, at least the Uploader Comments, because most of the time they're in character from Sollux. XD ))

"Considering all your tattoos, would it really make a difference?" Kaistern joked.

 

[M3Gnificent]

{The comments have been utterly priceless.}

"With my ugly mug? Probably not!" Ophelia laughed, her self depreciation more for the sake of humor than any insecurity about her appearance.

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

((Oh god. They've dragged in Tavros. XD My poor little patron paraplegic and I am so calling him that from now on.))

"Oh, you're not ugly; you just have an odd sense of body art! And considering some of the tattoos and markings I've seen on other races, that's not actually saying a whole lot." Kaistern said.

 

[M3Gnificent]

{I am looking forward to seeing that! XD}

Ophelia shrugged, still retaining a broad grin for the moment being. "What can I say? I love being odd."

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"So, where do we go from here? Wherever the road takes us?" Kaistern said as he slung an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close all buddy-like.

 

[M3Gnificent]

"Unless a better idea comes along, pretty much." Ophelia didn't know the land very well aside from the city or the path to her home village, so she honestly didn't have enough knowledge on the matter to give a worthwhile answer, sadly to say. Perhaps that would change soon, or Kaistern would decide to return to the castle after all?

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"That...would probably be good to have wouldn't it?" Kaistern said with a slight frown. "Okay, one last stop to the castle, and then we can go. I know I've got some maps somewhere."

 

[M3Gnificent]

Ophelia gave a slight nod. "That sounds like a good idea. Better than roaming about blindly at least.

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"Heh, this'll be an adventure for us both!" Kaistern said with an excited little smile as he skipped back to the castle.

 

[M3Gnificent]

Ophelia followed Kaistern along, somewhat quiet as she lost herself to thought and contemplation. She worried about what the future would hold, the people they would meet, and ultimately how she would be able to hide her affections in the future without looking like a complete idiot as she did earlier.

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

((Never thought I'd see the day that I got the "Risky Lifestyle" achievement for equipping a cigarette. XD ))

Kaistern had her wait outside again, not wanting her to see the really grim sections of the castle despite their usual zombie killing past time. Even for the time it took to get to and from the study in the large castle, he still took a while. The scent of blood was strong and it took him a bit to get out of the urge to cause needless destruction and get out of there.