The car ride made Revy feel a bit nervous, as he built up in his head that yes, he was going to do this. At the same time, though, he was excited. The entire time, he talked to his friends about what colour he was going to dye his hair, but he was stuck. He knew what colour he really wanted, but was terrified that it was going to look horrible.
When they got to there, however, he grit his teeth and went through with it, staying there for what felt like hours for the girls, but only a few minutes for Revy. He acted like he had done this hundreds of times, causing him to ponder if he dyed his hair a lot in his past life. When he was done, he walked up to his friends, tearing them away from their fascinating conversation.
"I don't care if other girls are into that crap. I don't want my panties touching my butthole." Said Geraldine. "And it's like: don't ask why I'm throwing them away if you don't want the answer? Ollie doesn't make any sense sometimes."
"I understand entirely." Samantha replied before looking up at their friend as he stood over them, causing her to blush from embarrassment at the conversation, but not as bright as the firetruck red hair on Revy's head.
"Well?" the lad asked with a shrug. "What do you think?"
"Take off your glasses." instructed Geraldine without a moment's hesitation, prompting Revy to do just that. Once his eyes were visible, she folded her arms and nodded, satisfied with the results. "Yes. This is good."
"Whoa, that looks really cool..." the other girl observed. "It looks like you're just really edgy."
"Edginess is the perfect disguise for what a person truly is."
"Well, that takes care of that." Revy began, putting his sunglasses back on. He could have leaved them off, but he had gotten used to them. It felt strange walking around in public without them. "What next?"
"We're going to pierce your face." the Midford blurted out, taking the lad off guard. It was then that Samantha had to step in.
"Ears." she corrected. "She means ears. She's just messing with you."
"Uh… There might be a problem with that..." spoke the Macken. "I heal really fast, and I don't think I can explain that one away."
"Oh, we can get you some clip-ons, then." Westley answered. "It'll be fine. Though, you just heal around the earring anyway, so it'll probably work."
"Are we ready to go, then?" questioned Geraldine. "My butt hurts from this bench."
"Yeah. I think I've heard enough about your butt today to last a lifetime..."
That was the end of that venture. Afterwards, they moved onto the next and headed toward the mall in hopes of finding what they were looking for. Several jewelry stores and shops that sold women's accessories had them. Even though some of them were "for girls", they looked exactly the same as the men's and were also more bountiful.
"Silver, gold, or black?" Revy said aloud to himself, pondering which ones to buy.
"You're supposed to have one of each so you always have a set that matches." chimed in Samantha in a strangely dutiful tone. "Gold and silver don't go together unless you're going for a kind of Taylor Swift, Instagram look or something."
"Ew."
"Can you put them on your nose?" asked Geraldine, looking at the shelves.
"No, they won't fit." the Westley replied.
"Can you find some for noses?"
"Do you want one?"
"No, I just think they're edgy and might look cool on Revy." turning, the Midford faced the revenant. "Put one on your nose after you pay for them. I want to see if they'll fit."
"No." Revy answered without even a moment of thought. In the end, however, he did end up getting all three colours in several packs. He had enough to wear two different earcuffs on each ear every weekday.
"Do you want to get your ears pierced today?" inquired Samantha, pointing to a chair in the corner of the store. "They do that here, too."
"Uh…" hesitated the boy. "I've already altered my appearance dramatically enough today… Maybe later..." It was then that Revy noticed something rather peculiar. "Hey, where's Gerry?"
Turning their heads, the two looked around in hopes of spying the girl, only to see her at the front entrance of the store, staring out rather intensely. Thinking it was just the girl zoning out after being bored, they walked up to her, snapping their fingers to get her attention. With that, she blinked and looked over her shoulder.
"Hello~? Earth to Gerry, anyone there?" Samantha asked, waving her hand in front of the other girl's face. Swatting it, the Midford pointed at a suitcase that was leaning against a fountain outside of the store.
"Houston, we have a problem." she said, much to the confusion of her friends. "Unmanned suitcase."
"So?"
"Could be nothing. Could be something, though. Unfortunately, I don't know how to diffuse a bomb."
"A bomb?!" gawked the Westley. "You seriously think-? I mean, the statistics on that are..."
"I can go check it out, if you want." offered the revenant, holding out his bags for the others to look after. "If it is, it won't hurt me, but it's probably just that somebody forgot it and you're being paranoid."
"Come back to us alive." jested Samantha, only for Geraldine to pull her aside behind a sturdy surface while Revy walked out. "Ow! Gerry, what is your deal?"
"I don't know, I just have a bad feeling about it." the Midford stated, pausing to peek around the corner. "When I have a feeling in my gut, I pay attention to it."
"Is this more of your 'battlefield' stuff?"
"I would call it 'common sense', but whatever."
Meanwhile, Revy slowly and awkwardly made his way to the plain brown briefcase. He looked extremely out of place, both due to his appearance, but also his demeanor. He looked terrified, and rightfully so. If there really was something in that case and it goes off, while Revy can put himself back together, he was going to feel it.
Stopping in front of it, he looked around, apparently unaware of any means of not looking suspicious, himself. Very carefully, he gripped the handle of the suitcase with a delicate grip, lifting it and setting it back down on the side of the fountain. He didn't hear any ticking or mechanics inside and if felt light, so it probably wasn't a bomb.
To be sure, however, he opened it, undoing the latches on the side and slowly opening it up. There, he found a few rather curious items, including an activity book and a neatly folded piece of paper. Out of curiosity, he looked at it, only for it to not mean anything to him. The number "one" was scrawled on the paper, but the significance was lost on Revy. After finding those two items, he lifted the activity book, only to recoil and let out a loud yelp before falling flat on his backside. Hearing this, his friends stepped out of hiding.
"What is it?" asked Samantha, grunting as she stood while Geraldine dashed over to the revenant.
"I-it's a- a- a-..." The poor lad was frightened by what he saw, babbling without being able to answer the question. Recklessly, Geraldine abandoned her friend's side, allowing Samantha to take care of it, only to open the suitcase and find everything that Revy had.
An activity book, a piece of paper, and a human ear.
A/N: SOMEBODY'S made adjustments to their M.O.
Or have they?
Have they?
Who knows...
Either way, shit's happening. Good job, though, Revy. A+ police work.
Until the next chapter, my duckies~!
CHARACTER SHET
Question: "In light of this chapter in have to ask: Ciel, has Geraldine ever been introduced to Lizzy? I mean, she knows about supernaturals. I can only imagine her reaction!" by Guest
Ciel: "I would assume so. I hear she goes over to the HELLSING'S to practise swordsmanship with Integra and I highly doubt you could keep Lizzie away from that. I haven't seen Geraldine or any of the Midfords in a while, however. Last time I saw them was last July."
