008 ~*~ At least she can't drink and fly...

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Action : Olney's Tavern : Open ]
[ If you're a regular at the bar, you might notice a new sigth in one of the stools. A tall red-haired Chinese woman in a plain green dress is making herself right at home, even if the drone workers don't particularly care about serving her anything other than weak, fruity, feminine drinks.

That doesn't mean she hasn't been trying to sweet-talk them into it for the better part of an hour. And by sweet-talk, I mean whining pitifully because she really doesn't want to get thrown out for taking matters into her own hands. ] --c'mo~on. Can't you just pour me something a little stronger? I'm going to need a whole lot more than this. [ She remarks, fingernail grazing the edge of the colorful cocktail glass. ]

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[ Action : Around Town : Open ]
[ Later, no matter how much she had to work at it, she managed to get herself sufficiently smashed (for a short while, at least)! You can encounter her:

1) Wandering the neighborhood, humming some old tune to herself as she sways.
2) Attempting to enter your home and not realizing why her stupid key isn't working...
3) Napping on your front lawn. ]

Comments

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

Simple people are simple because they already have a way of doing things.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Not when "simple" translates to "stupid", but Meiling just smiles weakly. ] D' you have any idea how much I've had to drink?

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

No, I don't know how much it takes to affect a youkai either.

[not_so_great_wall]

Seeeee? I don't think I'd hold up to an oni's standards, but it took just a few whole bottles of that... that...

[ Looking straight up. ] What was it called again? Risky? Tipsy?

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

[His hand slaps his face.]

Whiskey.

....and I'm taking you home.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Putting a hand over his, legit concern on her face. ] Don't do that, you'll hurt yourself!

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

[He jumps back from her.]

W-Will you not do that?! Alice will look out here and get the wrong idea!

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Oblivious to this, she steps closer, hands coming up. ] What? I just don't like seeing my friends hurt! What's wrong with that?

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

[oh god why] What's wrong is how it looks! For all anyone can tell, it seems like you're trying to kiss me or something!

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She stops. Lucky you. ] --it does?

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

It might.

[not_so_great_wall]

But does it? [ More personal space invasion. THIS IS CRUCIAL. ]

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

Yes! Yes it does!

[ssodfgasg]

[not_so_great_wall]

Oh.

Why would Alice care? [ THE DENSEST. IT IS HER. ]

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

What do you mean, why would she care?

[not_so_great_wall]

You mean, why wouldn't she? [ This is confusing. ]

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

She would care because she's my girlfriend, idiot.

1/2

[not_so_great_wall]

Congratulations!

2/2

[not_so_great_wall]

...I think.

I dunno.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely walking you home. I don't think you should be going around alone.

[not_so_great_wall]

I can take care of myself! I was just heading that way. [ No she's not, home is far, far from here, and she was sauntering in the wrong direction. ]

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

You're no where near home.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Gaze downcast. ] I'll never be home, Shiki... so don't bother.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

You've got people to return to. Like Flandre and Patchouli. Come on.

[not_so_great_wall]

You mean people I'm useless to. [ Going to start moving away now, no more happy-clingy-Meiling time. ]