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[Queen of Spades]

Yvette nodded as she listened to him. "That's understandable." She told him, then looked back over at him, now quite excited. "You'd take me along?" She questioned, smiling. "If I get Master's permission, I'd love to go with you. I want to see what it's like in the outside world, rather than just being behind these walls." She added, then smoothed out her dress slightly. She didn't continue talking about his old friends and where he met them. "So, are you having lessons tomorrow? Because of the goings on of the Von Diru clan today, I couldn't fulfill my duty to assist you in sword lessons."
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"I'm not too picky." Lucine told him. "I go for what's in the heart. Your heart is good, and something I can get along with. Sometimes, being blind is a blessing. I don't judge people by their looks, and have to know their inner self." She said, smiling softly at the pirouette, then sighed happily. "But being blind is also a curse, as everyone knows. There are many things I can't do."
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Francesca laughed a bit. "Sounds like we're both in the same kind of clutches. We both get tested on. Only mine is much more harmless. My master treats me a bit like a doll sometimes, dressing me up and doing my hair and makeup." She said, then blushed slightly. "Thank you... Though master dressed me. He chose everything. But I do like what he chose." She added, looking down at the dress. "You look very nice as well, that suit does you justice."
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"I suppose it didn't. But being stubborn is what gets you answers." Alain said with a light shrug. "Yes, she is. She avoids just about everyone in the halls, and is frightened of the clanheads, even her own." He said, then smirked. "Well, that'll change. I'm hoping you'll talk to me more often too." He told her, somewhat ignoring her last comment of dragging him to his room. "Say, when we're done with dancing, how about we go upstairs and talk for a bit? Just reminisce on old times when we were younger, talk about the plans for the future, that kind of thing."
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"Da, chistokrovnye russkom yazyke." Anya said, nodding, though soon laughed slightly. "Well, most of us don't drink a lot, but I bet we have the best vodka. My parents easily drank three times a week, but didn't get drunk. Once they passed away, I was taken in here. And I found that rarely anybody drank, which to me was quite different." She said, also getting in the position for dancing.
((She said: Yes, pure blooded Russian.))
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"Alright, if you want some of it too, then I won't stop you." Voltaire said to her, then nodded. "Ah. So you want to be more fashionable, but you don't know what goes with what? That's understandable. If your friend was the one who put together your outfit, then I'm sure you'll get a good mentor." He said, looking around, noticing his favorite nephew already found someone. "And lookie there, my nephew already has a girl to dance with. I told the boy he'd find someone." He said with a sigh. He looked at Miko, and smiled. "I can come with. He'll likely want to know who you're going to give the tour to."
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Ezekiel casually scanned the room, taking a sip of the wine in his hands. He was nursing it, as he didn't want to get drunk. He had a daughter to take care of, after all. He had to wonder, why did they even come to this? He never was a party person, and his wife and he were the first to leave their own little wedding party. They both slipped away from every party, like a couple of teenagers. Now, he had no one to slip away with until Nevena grew up. He sighed, looking down at the key in his hand.

[Yomi Aino]

'No, I won't be going to give lessons tomorrow. I believe we still need to wait a little before continueing getting agressive again.' He sighed 'We'll just go tomorrow, yeah? I'll ask Tetsu. By the way, I wonder... What would you feel if I kissed you?' He took his mask off as well and looked at Yvette. 'It's a serious question.' He added, not sure if she understood that or if she just thought he'd be trying to flirt with her.

'I admire greatly how you can live with being blind,' Masashi said 'I could never do that... Anyway... We keep getting into seious cnversations, aren't we? Shall we go to a balcony and get some fresh air? Maybe that'll make our conversation more easy...' He let go of Luicne but quickly grabbed her hand again so that she would still know where he was. 'MAybe if we go away from the business, we'll stop being worried about oters, too.'

'Thank you.' Kouji said 'But I wasn't saying that the dress looked pretty on you, I said you looked pretty. I mean your eyes and thus your soul.' He smiled softly and added 'The eyes reflect the soul, yes? Then you must have a good heart.' He placed one finger on the place where Fransesca's heart was.

Asagi smiled a little and said 'I'm too old for hide and seek and I don't really feel like shooting, I'm more of a swordsem, so...' He looked around 'Does your house have maids?' He then asked curiously, not seeing any.

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Kara noded while they were dancing "Well, you always had what you wanted thanks to your stubborn personality" she said with a smile, when Alain told her about talking more often her face brightened "Sure I will, just dont ignore me anymore. Going upstairs is a great idea, we can find some empty room to sit in and talk even for a half night. Maybe you want to tell your mom we are going? She may be worried not seeing you around"

Nuke eyes widened hearing strange words coming out from Anya mouth, he chuckled slightly "Well, here we are drinking mostly when there is some special occasion but I know some people like to drink without occasion" he explained to the girl and lead them in dance "How about friends? Since you are not from here did you have a hard time finding them?" he asked curiously.

Miko giggled slightly "Well, she is younger than me but she loves looking pretty so she know really good what to do to look great. And it looks like your newphie is dancing with her, its Anya. She helped me with outfit and everything" she said and smiled seing Anya found a boy to dance with. She was curious how old Voltaire is, with a mask on his face she wasnt able to see it "Ok then, lets go to him. I hope he will agree on your request"

"Swordsman? Daisuke is teaching sword fighting too" Mike replied to Asagi "So you can have a competition with him if he would agree" he added and then chuckled shaking his head "Nope, we don't have maids. Everyones should do everything on themselves, we don't need maids" he answered curious if the D clan have many maids.

[Yomi Aino]

(Edited my posts cause my replies were a bit short, sorry XD)

[Queen of Spades]

((I can't even tell how long my posts are on actual CS format. XD I just hit and miss, hope that I don't seem like a n00b in a few RPs, and begrudgingly hit the submit button. Darn mobile version, making it so hard to see it. I want to get a little notebook computer soon, though. Hopefully I'll be able to.))

"Alright. Then I will inform Master of it. And ask him, as well. I'm sure tomorrow would be fine. Would we be gone for long?" Yvette questioned, then looked over at him with some surprise. "Well... I'm not sure... Isn't that something only lovers do, though? Or family?" She asked, now slightly questioning what she read and was told.
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"Ah, that sounds wonderful. The air is getting quite stiff in here." Lucine said, feeling him let go of her, then grabbing her hand. "Perhaps. Though something tells me that it won't stay casual for long." She said with a slight laugh, squeezing his hand slightly. "But we can always try, right?"
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Francesca nodded. "I see." She said, though mentally smirked. Boy, if you only knew what went on back home sometimes... She didn't care if his hand was on her chest, she wasn't one to get all defensive about it. And he had a reason, he was explaining something. "Well, I must not be able to do it, because I can't tell a thing about your soul from your eyes."
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"Yes, and that is the benefit of being stubborn." Alain said, then sighed. "I'll try not to. Studying gets in the way, though. I'm curious about everything, so I try to read about everything." He stated with a slight shrug. When she suggested telling his mother, he shook his head. "No, she won't worry. Sometimes, I don't even think she notices me until I speak to her. We've been in a room together, and I waited to see if she saw me, but she never took notice of me until I said something." He narrowed his eyes slightly. "But anyway, we could go up after this song. We can just use my bedroom, it's easier."
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Anya listened intently, curious to what the other clan was like. "I see... Just special occasions over here, unless someone drinks a glass of wine to settle their stomach, or just drinks a bit of alcohol for the heck of it." She said, partially wondering why no one ever seemed to drink. She soon shook her head. "Oh no, Miko befriended me right away. She's only two years older than me. I'm the youngest in the whole castle. And I talk to a lot of the guys. Just this afternoon, a few of us played poker."
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Voltaire smiled at her, actually glad that she seemed so intent on her goal. He looked at the girl Nuke was dancing with. "She is a pretty girl; But I'm more partial to red heads and brunettes myself. I don't know why, but I find blonde as a highly overrated hair color." He said, walking towards Tetsu with her. He wasn't sure if the old guy would agree, he did seem like a stick in the mud half the time, so he wouldn't be too surprised if he didn't allow them. "Oh Tetsu!" He sang. "Your daughter has a ques~tion!"

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Kara smiled "So from time to time you can take a break from studying to talk with me or even... go somewhere together. Everyones need break sometimes" she said to Alain and gave him soft smile when he told her his mom don't notice him often "I think you are overreacting, maybe she don't want to disturb you. Some parents thinks if their kid don't talk to them then it means they don't want to talk. Maybe your mom is thinking that way?" she blushed slightly and quickly looked down when he said they can go to his bedroom 'Ok, calm down Kara. He don't think about you the same way as you about him. You are the only one with perverted minds' she took a deep breath and looked at Alain and noded "Sure, we didn't talk for a long time so I want to talk with about past and future and everything"

Nuke noded with a smile "I personally, for example, am drinking only at parties. I don't like alcohol too much but when I am on party I am drinking it though I don't know why" he said and chuckled at his own words "Miko? Your friend then I guess. Looks like you are the only one who can't drink alcohol here but it's good you were able to find friend" he tilted his head curiously "Poker? Isn't that hazard? Kids shouldn't play it, right?" he asked her with a smile.

Miko noded and laughed a bit "She is pretty, I agree. The youngest and the most pretty. Red heads? Red hair? In my opinion red hair looks funny and weird" she said with a giggle. She looked at her father not sure how to start her question but then Voltiare told Tetsu about it and she didn't have a choice "Dad, can I show Voltaire our castle? He told me he wasn't here for a long time and want to see how this place changed"

[Yomi Aino]

(Guys, who was talking to Asagi again?)

Daisuke thought a second, then said 'We could be going all day, yeah.' Then though about the kissing part and said 'Well, actually only lovers kiss, but family members can kiss as wel, though not on hte lips, I guess... It's just what you're used to. Has no one ever kissed you? Has anyone ever shown you love?'

We can always try.' Masahi said and he laughed a little as well, then took her up the stairs and eventually to a balcony. He let go of her and closed the curtains behind them so that no one could look at them and them leaned against the railing. 'I always love to be outside at night.' Masashi said as he looked at Lucine and he reached a hand out ot her. 'Try grabbing my hand.'

'Why can't you?' Kouji asked and then he added, talking quite fast 'I'm sure you can. Are my eyes good or bad? Deep or superficial? Those are all things you can see. Also, I believe that the eye color tells something about ones soul, too. By the way, what time is it? I need to go at eleven, so...'

Tetsu frowned a bit, then said 'I'am not sure if I want to leave you alone in this house, especially not with an older man who you have just met. Even though I trust you, dear daughter, I must admit that, despite they are my friends, I do not at all trust the D clan with young women, since I know how strong they are as well. You may go together but you need to take an adult man of one of our clans with you.'

Taiji sighed with relief when he heard Tetsu's words and thus walked away to leave them alone.

'Ah, I see,' Asagi said 'Well, I think I'll beat the hell out of him, so it wouldn't be a nice match.' He added, then he sighed deeply and said 'Can you entertain me, or something?'

(Miss Invisible... You gonna post? XD)

[Queen of Spades]

((I do believe it was Mike.))

"Alright, just so we weren't staying for a couple days." Yvette said, then shook her head. "Kouji did... Once I remember, on the cheek. He hugs me a lot, though. Especially once he found out I wasn't a real human. He's the only one to show me love, I guess, but I never thought about it. I'm just a guard to Master, he could replace me easily, so I doubt he loves me like a father or anything. The scientists all treated me like an object when I was growing up, so Kouji is the only person in my life to do anythin like that. I still want to call him my brother, even though we're not related at all." She said, then laughed lightly. "It's funny though, in actuality, he's older than me. I've only been around for eighteen years. Instead of having a little brother, I actually have a big brother."
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Lucine nodded when he said he liked being outside at night. "I do, as well. And early morning. The air is so crisp and clean, it's so still..." She said, suddenly feeling lost when he let go of her hand. She slowly extended her arm in front of her. She could hear him breathing, and once she got closer to his hand, she could feel the warmth. Her hand finally rested on his, and she smiled. "It's a good thing I can hear and feel." She said with a small laugh.
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Francesca narrowed her eyes in concentration. "Um... Good? With a slightly playful glint?" She guessed, not really understanding how this whole thing worked. When he asked for the time, she looked around, hoping to see a clock, but found none. "I'm not sure. I think around ten..." She said, now curious about it herself. "Oh? Where are you off to at such a time?" She questioned, wondering if perhaps he had to do a project or something.
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Damn. Voltaire thought, but a smile remained on his lips. "Alright, I'm perfectly fine with that. I just want to see the place, I'm not particularly picky about who my tour guide is. Your daughter here was just so nice to actually agree. She's raised well." He said, then smirked softly, "So you don't trust me? Oh well, I guess our clan does have a slightly questionable reputation. But, just to make things clear, I have a woman in my life already, so you won't have to worry." Not to seem like he was trying to get alone with the girl, he sighed. "But, I'm not opposed to another person. I am a complete stranger pretty much, and she is your daughter."
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"You'll have to remind me." Alain told her. "As soon as I start reading, there is no other world but my own." He added, then nodded slightly. "Perhaps. But I still find it odd. Even when she does talk to me, she doesn't look right at me, she never looks me in the eyes. She acts like she's looking through me." He said, wondering when this dance would be over. Surely soon, he knew Juliet wouldn't drag out a single song. He sighed somewhat when the song finally ended, and smiled at Kara. "Well, I guess that's our cue. Come on." He said, beckoning for her to follow.
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"That's how I'd be mainly." Anya said to him, then nodded. "Yeah, she's my friend." She confirmed, then giggled softly. "We didn't use real money, we just kept a points system. Yu~Ki, the one who greeted you all at the door, made sure we didn't use money. I still think we should have used food for chips and whatnot. I've always wanted to raise someone a loaf of bread."

[Yomi Aino]

Daisuke nodded and said 'Well, I guess Kouji is a very loving person. It must be hard for you, though...' He sighed, then continued 'I grew up in an army-like enviroment because my parents died and Jon found me and took care of me but Chris, who was like my boss, was a relly mean person. Jon seemed to be the only one that cared for me, though later I got to know Chris a little better and came to know that he is a nice man as well... Anyway...' He looked at Yvette and put his mask next to him. 'Would you like to know what it is like ot be kissed?'

Masashi laughed a little and said 'I was just testing you. You need to be able to stay alert because who knows what I could be going to do to you.' It was partially joked. He pulled Lucine a little closer and whispered 'Here I am, now stand next to me the way you like it, okay?'

Kouji laughed a little aobut hwat she said about him, then said 'I need to go to work. USually I'm there around nine, but today there's a party, so I can't leave her early. I promised a girl to be there, though... So I can't stay here all night. She needs me sometimes.' He took another glass of wine and took a sip.

'I do trust you, Voltaire, but because I know what Asagi is capable of, I rather not have you alone with my daughter.' He looked around, then added 'You may choose who you want to have as company, by the way.'

[Queen of Spades]

"Yes, he is, but sometimes I do question his sanity." Yvette said with a light sigh. She listened more to his story. "So we both grew up in an environment where combat was stressed." She said, looking up at him when he asked her the last question. "I guess, if you're fine with it. It'll probably never happen again, so I should experience everything possible at least once, right?" She said, smiling lightly.
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Lucine laughed along with him. "Oh, I doubt you'd do anything, you're too much of a gentleman. The worst I'd expect from you would be a slight peck on the cheek." She said, huddling up to his side. She was slightly chilly without her shawl, so she just used the next closest thing for warmth. "What does it look like now? Are there any clouds? How much snow is on the ground?" She asked, quite curious as to what it was like at the moment.
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"I see. I have no job other than being a maid. I don't really have toget to anywhere on time, so I couldn't sympathize. I just need to know my master's personality changes as to what he wants." Francesca said, looking around for Voltaire, and soon spotting him with Tetsu and the girl from before. She had to admit, she was a bit jealous. She felt as though he ditched her just so he could flirt with other women without her there to see.
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"Well, we'll be off then. Thank you Tetsu." Voltaire didn't bother to question any further. He turned to Miko, and smiled. "Well, your choice. I don't know any people here." He said, glancing around the room. "Well, I guess not many, but either way, it's your choice for the chaperone." He again told her. Of course, if he had his way, there would be no chaperone, but he didn't want to seem to pushy.