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Too much dialogPlenty of dialog.
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Victoria [♀] --- Acquiescence [♂/○]
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She sat and idly twirled the noodles, thickly encompassed in the sauce. Her eyes hung low, bright amber barely holding any expression at all. Victoria poked and prodded her fork through again, mildly twisting, but not trying to get any noodles on the utensil. She wasn't very hungry, but she felt she at least needed to try to eat.
A soft music serenaded in the back, and an old couple danced; their arms were wrapped around each other, soft pupils dilating as they stepped one, two; one, two, three. She eyed them with suspicion, but returned to her plate to play with her food. The manager of the run-down Italian restaurant slid over to her table, soft smile on his face.
"Does everything taste okay, Miss?"
"Yes," she squeaked, voice cracking from not talking in awhile. "It's wonderful, thank you."
He offered a slight nod and went to the next table, and onward. Victoria's head was immediately down, staring at the grotesque sauce and slimy noodles. Her lips were creased tightly in a line, not even opening to let a sigh escape. It was a jail.
"Did you know, Miss, that originally--"
Victoria flew up, and put her hand over her heart. Her breathing was exasperated, and heavy.
"Oh, my," he said somberly. "I'm very sorry! I didn't mean to wake you, m'dear."
Her head twisted to the booth next to hers, across the seat, to find a man. His eyes were both different colors: ocean blue and electric yellow, but they both seemed to function. His hair was a delicious, matted mess; you couldn't tell where the red started or black ended, but it... worked on him. Up his forearms were gauntlets, made of an expensive metal. They seemed to be embellished with blue paint [not a normal paint, not at all] and had gold backing.
"I..." she began, faltering to find words. "I wasn't asleep."
He chuckled. "Then you were surely in a trance!"
"I guess?" Her eyes shifted across the room, in a nervous hiss. "What were you saying?"
"Oh!" His face immediately went soft, a nice smile lighting it up. "Well, originally, spaghetti was eaten with a spoon, not a fork. Odd, huh?"
She found it hard to focus. "Yeah, that's... that would be tough to do."
"You might even think of me as crazy..." He met her eyes. "Even more crazy to know that's how I eat mine."
She lifted herself gently to peer into his booth, to see a spoon neatly tucked in his spaghetti bowl. When she turned to face him, he had an unknowing smile across his face; the one where your teeth show just a bit, and your eyes can only match the loveliness. She couldn't help but smile when he slid into her booth, across from her.
"So tell me your name." He said, bubbling. "I'm--"
"Victoria--" They both laughed, after cutting each other off. "I'm Victoria." She said slower this time, not to cut him off.
"And I'm Acquiescence." He laughed. "But you can call me Sense. I like it much better that way, likewise."
She smiled. "Would you mind telling me what Acquiescence means?"
Sense blushed and looked down, not meeting her eyes. "Agreeing without protest. Sometimes, without will, I have to say yes. If they ask if I want the special, I say yes. But more life-threatening ones--" he paused, noting the confusion in her eyes. "I can fight them off now."
"Oh..." Victoria's mouth slung open slightly, but she shut it quickly. "Well--"
"May I see your hand?" Sense blurted, eyes quickly growing. She lifted her arm and placed it in front of him. He took two fingers and slid them down the back of her hand, and down her index and ring finger. "So... You're built more like a machine?" He paused. "You don't eat much, do you? You prefer cooler climates... If you get too hot, you'll faint, right?"
Her mouth dangled. "Y-Yes..."
"I think I've found who I've been looking for. Come on, Victoria, we've got to go." He took her hand and brushed out of the room, tossing a full wallet as they escaped.
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