Me; Welcome back to Chapter Three
Mayhemb; We hope it is fun for I and She (B.B.B.)
Me; So let's begin on the first day of freedom between the Cat and Rabbit
Mayhemb; As we all get introduced to Maya's rather odd and strange habbits
Maya woke up with a relaxed sigh escaping her lips, her back craning in an attempt to properly pop. "Dear lord...Mmm~"
It had been so long since she had felt this good.
Slowly she tossed her legs over the side of the bed and pushed herself up. After wobbling a bit to allow the blood flow to fully circulate, the Ink Conduit walked to her door and peaked it open. Glancing up and down the hall to see if her companion was awake….
But she didn't see any signs of another conscious being at the moment.
There was a sense of doubt formulating in her about if Eugene had stayed or not, but she had to push that aside. First things first was getting food for her and her companion.
The red head slid along the carpeted floor of the hall before feeling the smooth tiles of the kitchen area, and opening it up to see if there was anything inside.
It wasn't a grand feast really, but at least there was some milk, orange juice, cheese, butter, and fruit. In the cupboards were some cereal and bread also.
Picking up the most vibrant golden apple, along with some Fruit Loops and a bowl, Maya plopped down at the small table in the kitchen-dining area. Her teeth sunk into the succulent skin of the apple with a pleased hum.
Never had a fruit tasted so good.
So fresh.
So frabjously delicious.
"I uh...Guess breakfast is good, huh?" Hazel eyes flew to the small hallway to see the familiar blonde boy, his locks a bit tasseled from sleeping. Or, perhaps, the lack of sleeping.
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Oh! He had asked her a question! "Yeah...Well, it's better than the clear gunk of astronaut food the City gave me anyway..."
Eugene just simply nodded his head before nervously walking into the kitchen, glancing at Maya at every action he made.
Walk to the fridge. Glance.
Open fridge. Glance.
Take orange juice and grapes out of fridge. Glance.
"Dear, you don't have to keep looking at me you know..." The sudden declaration made the other Conduit jump a bit. "I mean...It's okay if you do I guess...But you don't have to look for my approval or anything."
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"You're my guest here, Mr. White Rabbit. No need to fear the hand which aids you."
"...Why are you helping me...? If you don't mind me asking..."
"Well why not? You are my friend now, we have escaped together and slept beneath the same roof."
...The other Conduit seemed a bit unsure about all of this, yet Maya didn't take this to heart. After being trapped for so long in the City it was a miracle for him to even still be here with her.
"Look, dear..I swear that I won't do anything to you or that I won't turn you in...But I would love it if I can have a friend out here who understood what happened in the City." A sigh passed through her lips. "It's a bit...I don't know...Therapeutic I guess..Having someone who understands."
The blonde just stayed quiet for a bit longer, before slowly taking a seat across from Maya to eat. The Ink manipulator felt a bit happy about this and took at as a small sign of trust.
"So, what do you wanna do today Mr White Rabbit?"
"Stay inside."
"...How about we get you all charged up on your powers? Just in case we get into a jam with those D.U.P. fellows." These few lines were said in a faux British accent, a trait she had picked up from one of her Scientists.
"I uh...Already am.."
"Oh?" Her lips moved to form a wide grin. "Then, Mr Rabbit, wilt thou grace me with a display of thine power?"
Once again that unsure look crossed his face as he slowly rubbed the back of his neck. "I-I don't...Know..."
"Then let's head on outside then!" She did NOT want to stay inside this place forever. "We should probably go shopping for some more food also, just in case...I think it would get pretty boring after a little while with just those few things in the fridge. I need some books anyway, and hey! Maybe we can find something that you'd like too!"
"Maya, let's just-"
"Please Eugene? Pretty please? This is our first full day out of captivity, and we need some resources if we wanna survive!"
He was going to argue with her, but he had made the mistake of looking up at her face once more. Maya had formed a small pout on her lips, eyebrows crestfallen into a small kicked-puppy expression.
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..Eugene gave a defeated sigh, making the female smile happily once more. "YES! Field trip!"
Maya was happily fluttering around a grocery store with her ink-made curly black hair on, her companion just ghosting along beside her. Before they had entered the two had gone to a bank to store their 'savings' into two different accounts, both under false names and false IDs. That way if they needed to buy anything a bit more than a certain price they wouldn't need to be questioned about their copious amounts of one hundred dollar bills.
"Aw geez Macaroni and Cheese! I haven't had this in forever! Man, this was the good stuff ya know?"
"I...Guess...?" He gave a small shrug with a confused and questioning look.
"Oh hey! And maybe we could get some bacon and chop them up, and mix it together. That would be so wonderfully delicious." Her eccentric personality was a bit odd, especially for the early-morning shoppers around them.
"...Hey Maya could...Could we get some pizza rolls or something?" Not that he didn't like mac and cheese, but well...Pizza rolls were a bit easier to eat while gaming than the dairy covered noodles.
The Greek-Irish female glanced at him with a small smile. "Sure thing! We can get whatever you want, yet you have to carry at least two of the grocery bags Mister Rabbit~"
Around the duo there was odd glances and such from the other patrons of the establishment, whispers fluttering around them like flickering butterflies. While Eugene caught on and actually flinched at them, the little flecks didn't seem to bother Maya.
"Hey what kind of drinks do you want? I personally am good with lemon-strawberry water and warmed liquid chocolate-"
"Do you mean strawberry lemonade and hot cocoa?"
"Yeah, lemon-strawberry water and warmed liquid chocolate..!"
"...Why do you phrase things like that?"
"And why do you talk like a colorless and hundrum chap? Life should have color and so should our language!"
Before the Sims male could even question it the woman had managed to walk into the refreshments isle. By the time he got to her the cart now held her preferred drinks.
"What is your favored tea, Mister White Rabbit?"
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Slowly Eugene looked around before getting some energy drinks, placing them in the cart.
"Will that be all dear?"
"Yeah, I guess so..."
"Then how about we go scavenge the books and where ever you would like to go, and be on our merry way?"
"Sure."
Making their way to the very other end of the store wasn't all that terrible yet Maya couldn't help but notice how Eugene glanced towards the electronics. "...Eugene...?"
"Hm?" His eyes snapped back to her with a quirked eyebrow. "What...?"
"...Would you like to venture into the Technological Wonderland?"
"Yeah, actually...I-If that's okay and all.."
"I see nothing wrong with it, so let's go forth." Swiveling the cart's wheels towards the section the two Conduits made their ways in...Yet Maya stopped at the very first electronic device with wide eyes.
"Wow...!"
"Uh...Maya...? That's just a computer mouse.."
"...Why is it called a mouse? It bares no resemblance to City nor the Country one." Maya turned the grey device in her hands, flickering her pointer finger over the red light. "A mouse's eye can be red I suppose..."
After debating a bit with himself Eugene just slowly stepped away from the entranced girl to check further into the department of electricity.
-small time skip-
The male Conduit was a bit pleased upon finding a good laptop and its required accessories. One he got all of them that he figured he would need he returned to where he had left Maya...To see that she was fiddling with a Kindle Fire and looking at the books pre-stored on it.
"...Maya..?"
Hazel eyes were still scanning the electronic screen with wonder.
"..Maya?"
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...With a small sigh through his nose the male placed his devices in the cart, before leaning over and raising his hand to shake her shoulder. "Ma-"
"CALL ME ISHMAEL!" Eugene flinched back at this sudden outburst while he hand was snatched into her iron grip. The woman hopped up from her seat on the ground with a bewildered look. "Come Starbuck..! Our journey for supplies and cargo must come to its denouement soon!"
"Yeah-I know-but can you just-"
"TALLY-HOOOO!"
The Sims man panted as he stood beside the register that they were visiting to check out. Maya had decided that it would be 'fun' to run to the book section and, once they were done, continue running to the cashier.
"-Here's your change." A few coins were given to the grinning Ink Manipulator.
"Thanks!"
"Thanks..." Eugene softly muttered to the female worker, who giggled and gave him a wink.
"No problem cutie."
While an awkward blush filtered on the sweater wearing male's face, Maya's cheeks puffed in annoyance. Yet a small part of her was a bit...Fascinated...By the new hue.
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"Come on Dear." One of her tanned hands grasped his while the other grasped most of the plastic bags. As stated before Eugene would have to get the last two, the ones which contained his electronics and her Kindle.
"R-Right.."
Quickly the other Conduit grabbed his designated bags and followed his companion out of the store and back to the apartment.
Maya was a bit curious as to how Eugene managed to hack into a nearby wifi connection...But quickly dismissed the question after he managed to download her several wonderful novels and books.
Thus the Ink Conduit was left to her new device while laying upside down in the living room, her red locks pooling on the floor. However in the later hours of the day when she was about halfway done with "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire her ears pricked up at the sound of soft footsteps.
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"...Starbuck?"
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The steps paused for a moment, only to turn in direction from the kitchen to go near her. After about five paces the upper portion of Sims' figure was shown. "Yeah?"
"...Why did thou become of Hester Prynne's letter when the stall girl gave thee attention and a batted eyelash?" His confused expression earned him a slightly annoyed one from Maya. "Why did you blush when the cashier winked at you?"
There it was again, that dust of red or perhaps pink that darted across the top of his cheeks. In an instant the Ink Conduit had put down her Kindle, rolled off the couch to squat on the floor, and used the gained momentum to launch herself up to walk towards Eugene.
"Wait, Maya, what are you-"
"Sshhhhhhhhhhhhh." A tanned finger went under his chin and made it tilt upwards while Hazel eyes watched. It seemed with every new action the hue would darken in tint, slowly making its way to a rather exquisite salmo-
In a blink of an eye Eugene was no longer visible. "E-Eugene?.!"
A flurry of rushed footsteps were heard, but not seen, escaping to the male's room before the door was quickly shut and locked.
With a pout Maya was left to huff and think about what had just happened. She used to do this all the time when she was younger, so what was so different about it now?
High school was so much easier than her new life it seemed. Back then people were so much more open and uncaring of the consequences of their actions, only caring for their own enjoyment.
Bowling For Soup was wrong apparently, High School does end to a rather abrupt point...Why didn't anyone warn her?
After a few moments of realizing that Eugene probably wasn't going to come out of his room, or turn visible, again Maya sighed through her nose. Slowly picking up her electronic device she began the small trek back to her respite block. Hopefully tomorrow things would get a bit better.
Baby steps, after all, came only after waddling and crawling.
Me; We hope you had fun
Mayhemb; For now Chapter three is done
Me; We hope to see you soon though
Mayhemb; For another chance to view our "show"
Me; So me and Mayhemb say 'tally-hoo'
Mayhemb; For now it's time to go
Me and Mayhemb; BYE!