"Miss Raven, please, can you hold still a little longer?" The man was getting impatient.
"Sorry…" Raven said, trying to keep herself from fidgeting. She hated standing still for too long.
Marie had come over again the very next day with a guy who would help custom make her raver outfit. She wasn't surprised to see that it was a man with a very flamboyant look and a stereotypical lisp.
"Alright, darling, I got all your measurements. Now, you want the mask to be just white and black? You sure it wouldn't be better if you made the heart blue to match more?"
"I thought about that, but I want the face to stand out more. Let's keep it black." Raven said.
"Alright, fine by me, precious."
Raven tried not to laugh out loud. Sometimes, gay men were hilarious.
Marie looked up from her clipboard that she usually carried around. "Got everything you need to get started, Jerry?"
"Oh yes, don't you worry. I'll have this done before tomorrow."
Raven shrugged a bit. "Is it absolutely necessary to have it done by then?"
"NOT NECESSARY. BUT MAU5 REALLY WANTS TO START TOURING."
Raven turned to see Guy standing in the doorway. She was a bit surprised, as the golden robot didn't say nearly as much as his partner, Thomas.
"…Is he stable enough to tour yet?" Raven asked.
"ALMOST," Guy commented as he strolled over next to Marie. He stood, with his hands in his pockets and looked over her shoulder at her clipboard.
Raven suddenly felt the awkwardness swoon over her again.
"Good morning, Guy Manual," Marie said, smiling up at the robot.
A smiley face appeared on Guy's helmet. "GOOD MORNING."
"Hey, Marie.." Raven said, eager to leave. "If I'm done here, can I go grab some breakfast?"
"Oh yes, you are done for now. Jerry, might call you back later if he has any questions."
"Sounds great." With that, Raven rushed out, shaking of the disturbed feeling. "Bloody hell…" She mumbled to herself as she walked down the blue lit-up hallway. "That memory is going to be scarred in my head forever…"
Raven shoved her hands into the pockets on a pair of blue skinny jeans that she got when shopping with Marie. Skinny jeans were not her style. But she had to admit; she liked the color of them.
She walked into the kitchen, and found both Thomas and Mau5 already sitting at the table. Thomas was tweaking with a sync board (or so it looked like) and Mau5 was watching, with the other half of that watermelon in his hands. His furry red face was covered in sticky juice and seeds.
"Morning," Raven said lightly.
The two of them looked up. Thomas's visor scrolled the word 'morning' in response, along with a smiley icon. Mau5 grinned. "Oh hello, Raven~"
"Um… you got a lil… something," Raven gestured to her own face, particularly around her mouth, "on your face…"
Mau5 cocked his head, his large ears twitching. "Hmm?"
Raven just sighed and shook her head. "Never mind."
She went around the table and opened the fridge. She reached in and grabbed a grapefruit. She then realized it was the only one left.
"…Wot happened to all the grapefruit?"
"I ate two of them. They were delicious~" Mau5 said, grinning to himself, and munching down on the watermelon.
Before Raven could scowl at him, Thomas added with an electronical sigh, "NOT TO WORRY, I ALREADY ADDED MORE TO THE NEXT SHOPPING LIST."
"Thanks." Raven grabbed a sharp knife from one of the drawers. Bloody amazing, they had everything in this kitchen laid out exactly like her old one. She knew where everything was. She cut the grapefruit in half and then proceeded to slice small pieces up from the inside.
"SO RAVEN, DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF DANCES ALREADY PLANNED OUT FOR A TOUR?" Thomas asked.
Raven took a bite of the grapefruit. The sour juice tickled her mouth. "I have an over all idea of dance cerographs for a few songs."
Mau5 grinned with delight. "Which songs?"
"Uh…" Raven's face went a little blank. Since most of his songs had no lyrics, she didn't have a clue what they were called.
"Um, the one you played for me live… Strobe?"
"Yes, yes~ That's a good one."
"There's that one… and… I have no idea what the names of the other songs are." Raven said, looking down, a bit embarrassed.
"You will learn them. Perhaps you show me what you have and I can name them off for you? That way it will make rehearsing easier." Mau5 commented, his tail twitching up around his feet.
"True," Raven replied. She was a little impressed by his thought process. Guy was right, he was starting to become stable.
"Alright, I guess I'll show you what I got," she replied, taking another bite of fruit.
"Weeeeheee~" Dead Mau5 suddenly leaped up from the table, thrilled. "I can't wait to see lil Raven dance again." Raven smirked and shook her head.
Thomas continued to mess with the soundboard. As Raven finished her breakfast, she watched his silver hands move quickly over the device, tweaking bolts here, adjusting volumes there, rotating knobs and then pausing to read the new 'layout' he had in front of him.
Interesting… Raven thought. She knew the robots were good at building things, i.e., Dead Mau5. But she wondered how good they were with building mechanical based things more like themselves. She couldn't help her curiosity. She was a mechanic herself, and loved friendly competition.
Raven snapped back from her train of thought when Mau5 blurted out, "Raven, can you show me your dances now?"
Raven looked up, her mind slowly registering his words. She stared at his face, blinking at the sticky juices and seeds all over his mouth.
She had to do something about it. She waltzed right up to the mouse DJ and started to wipe his face with her hands. "Sorry, but its really bothering me…"
Mau5 only blinked down at her with large eyes. "Eh?"
"You've got watermelon all over your face and it was bothering me."
Mau5 smirked as she wiped the last of it off his red, furry face. "Why does it bother you?"
"Because it was all over your face. It looked… I dunno." Raven was starting to flush because she couldn't really explain her OCD behavior. She heard a something that sounded kind of like a chuckle mixed with ambient electronic noises. She turned and looked at Thomas who was still busily working over his soundboard, but the word 'cute' along with an extra large smiley icon scrolled over his face. Raven tried to ignore it.
"Okay, okay… let's go do that. And then I need to go check to see how my costume is coming along."
Mau5 chuckled idiotically to himself as he followed Raven out of the kitchen.
…
Thump!
Thump!
Thump- kkkkhttaz- Thump!
Raven spun quickly on her heels as her body jerked with the syncs. Then she was on her hands, still spinning.
Her eyes, closed.
Her heart, pumping.
Dead Mau5's music sure had a way of making her feel free when she danced.
"And… wot.. is this one.. called?" Raven panted during another spin cycle.
Through the corners of her eyes she could see Mau5 grinning his huge, signature smile, arms folded and his tail curled with delight.
"Hehehe~ Cat on a Leash."
"Huh.."
Interesting. It wasn't what she pictured, but she could see it working well with the sounds.
When the music finally came to an end, Raven stood back up straight and sighed deeply. Instead of applause, Mau5 put his fingers together perfectly (like he always does) and nodded.
"Very good!"
He then switched the song on the large stereo set that he had amped up in the 'studio room'
A soft melody of electronic syncs began to pour in the room. She smiled. Oh yes, I know this one too.
Mau5 returned the smile. "Strobe."
"I have a dance for this one." Raven said, waiting for the music to build.
She started by moving her hips and shoulders. Then it grew to a full-blown dance. She swung here, slid there.
The lights began to grow dim.
Neon spotlights powered on and began to circle the room. They were a beautiful array cyan and royal blue.
She moved where the music told her to go.
Next thing she knew, she was lost in a sea of light. The music called and called, and she responded with spins and thrusts and moves.
I feel. Alive.
As she danced, Mau5 was suddenly next to her. He was moving too. She glanced at him as she swam in the colors of blue. He swayed and his feet guided him next to her. He was not as fluid as she was, but he stayed to the beat and in step with her all the same.
She watched him as he watched her.
Can. You. Feel. This?
Raven's heart was racing. Wot's happening?
Before she knew it, Mau5 gripped her hands and was swinging her with him. He held her close as they continued to dance.
Wot the bloody hell are you trying to do, rat? But she did not stop. She couldn't. The music had her captivated and he had her trapped in their movements.
The music was starting to build.
Raven suddenly got excited as she was curious to see where this dance they were performing would go once the music reached the drop.
And then it hit.
Mau5's arms wrapped around her and his palms pressed flat on her back. An electrical feeling of warmth, rush and emotion sparked her senses. She could feel the pulse form his hands matching perfectly with the rushing melody of the song.
It was like…. That drug. He had trigger the feeling in her again. But it wasn't as strong. She was still in control. She remained frozen in his grasp, staring up into his blank eyes, which were slowly beginning to glow again, and she fed on the feelings he was sending through her body. His smile was keen. There was something about that smile that told her he had something in mind. But what?
Once the music began to calm down again, he let her go. He turned his back to her and slowly began to walk to the stereo system.
Raven remained glued to the spot, staring after him. She felt somewhat concerned and puzzled.
"Wot… was that?"
Mau5 only turned to look over his shoulder, his insane grin returned. "What was what?"
Raven frowned, still confused.
"Raven… do you believe that people can learn more from each other through movement than words?"
She thought on his words more, tying it in with that last experience before she answered, "Sure."
Mau5's grin only grew bigger. "Good."
The rodent was definitely up to something. The jolt he gave her from his touch…. Was it really triggered by that red liquid? And if so, was he aware of this; that he could just touch her and trigger that same strange, arousing emotion?
She then looked down at the floor, trying to hide her face that was starting to blush a bit. Was that feeling something she could really call 'being slightly aroused'? Dear god….
"How many more dances do you have down, lil Raven?" Mau5 asked her, his attention now on the audio box in front of him.
"Uh.. I believe just three more."
"Okay~"
Raven bit down on her lower lip, shaking herself of the thoughts.
Fuck that, she muttered in a silent breath. It's just that bloody chemical in my system. Then another thought came to her….
I really do hope the effects in the chemical don't last forever.