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Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 15:54:28 GMT -6
"...Yips?" Dante stared down at her young neighbor, surprised and offended that he would give her daughter such a strange nickname.
Before she could go on a rant about it, she heard an unbelievably loud and agonizing scream coming from the living room. Knowing exactly what it had to be from, she gave Kevin a suspicious glare before rushing into the house, where she found exactly what she had expected: Arden, watching that awful movie.
"See? This is why you shouldn't watch movies like this," she scolded her angrily, turning the volume down before switching the channel back to Barney. "This is far more appropriate. Now sit here and watch the funny...."
Dante cut herself off when she heard the purple dinousaur sing his trademark song. "........Oh, my GOD."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 15:58:56 GMT -6
Kevin smirked knowingly, taking Arden into his arms. "Trust me. In a toss-up between Barney, Mr. FunnyBone, and Seed of Chucky.....Seed of Chucky's the one least likely to give a kid nightmares. Besides". He looked down at Arden, who looked confused and upset as the movie was once again interupted. "It's not like this is the first time we've watched movies like this".
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Post by Scar on Jun 12, 2008 15:58:59 GMT -6
Scar stared at Dahlia in amazement. "Yes...yes she is..." And then came the screaming. "You turned it back to that movie, didn't you?" he asked before wacking Kevin upside the head. Picking up Dahlia, he headed inside. "Come on, you strange little Devil child." he called to Kevin, not sounding all that pissed.
"I see the problem is-GOD IN HEAVEN!" The moment that song started, the following happened. Screaming. Lots of it. From father and daughter. They were rolling on the floor, clasping their ears. "MAKE IT STOP! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MAKE IT STOP!"
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 16:01:35 GMT -6
"OW!" Kevin whined, desperately trying to rub the back of his head. "What'd you do that for?" he asked, glaring at the Ishballan while Arden laughed. Kevin frowned. "It's not funny, Poke!" he yelled, sighing as she giggled at him again. "Of course you like violance. Seeing what you do to Barbies, I'm not surprised".
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Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 16:05:48 GMT -6
Dante sighed and reluctantly switched the channel back to Seed of Chucky, effectively ending her daughter's horrified cries. Dahlia smiled the moment she saw Chucky and clapped her hands happily.
"This is madness," she grumbled to herself, giving Scar and Dahlia a glance before turning back to Kevin. "Honestly, I don't care - watch whatever you want. Just keep the volume at a reasonable level, would you?"
With that, she headed back outside to resume fixing up her garden.
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Post by Scar on Jun 12, 2008 16:08:36 GMT -6
Scar eyed Dante as he set Dahlia on the couch. "Madness?" he asked. "...THIS IS ISHBALL!" With that, he kicked the TV and it went flying. Seriously. The damned priest actually kicked it so hard it smashed through the window, went flying, and crashed into a garden. "...There goes Eltana's roses..." he muttered. "Kevin, theres a spare window in the kitchen closet. Get it, will you?" he asked as he went to get another TV. Well, at least he was always prepared.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 16:08:49 GMT -6
"Thanks" Kevin said, sitting back down with Arden in his arms. The instant they were on the ground, Arden looked at Dahlia and motioned to a spot next to them.
At that moment, Martel came downstairs, dressed in a pair of jeans and a dark green tang-top. She frowned when she saw what was on the television screen. Not wanting to ask the kids, she went outside to ask Dante. "What the hell are those kids watching?" Martel questioned her roommate.
As Scar smashed the TV, Kevin frowned, but went to get the spare window. Arden began to wail, sobbing into her faithful plush toy.
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Post by Scar on Jun 12, 2008 16:13:59 GMT -6
During all this, DAhlia started a war cheer for her fathers victory over evil.
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Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 16:22:02 GMT -6
Dante was kneeling in front of a shrub when her roommate came out to speak with her. When when heard Martel's voice, Dante frowned and set her hedge clippers down. Should she take this opportunity to apologize?
"Some horror movie, I don't know the title," Dante explained, looking over at her. "I changed the channel twice, but that neighbor boy wouldn't have it."
Dahlia cheered happily when she saw her father kick the television through the window, but broke into tears when her friend started sobbing.
Meanwhile, Eltana was tending to his massive bed of roses. He was wearing a ribboned sunhat and a thick smock over his usual effeminate outfit. After watering them, he observed them with a proud smile on his face...
Until a television came from his neighbor's yard and landed right in the middle of the bed.
His agonized scream could probably be heard from all ends of the earth.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 16:25:56 GMT -6
"Who was that?" Martel asked, looking in the direction of the shout. She calmed down when she saw that it was just Eltana. Her smiled faded as she heard Arden begin to giggle. "Great...four months old and my daughter's a sadist" she muttered, shaking her head. Looking down, she saw a decapitated Barbie doll with it's left arm torn off. 'Why the hell does Isa keep giving Arden these things?' she wondered to herself.
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Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 16:32:56 GMT -6
When Dante heard her rival scream out in agony, she looked over at his yard to find a large television sitting in the middle of his flower bed. She chuckled, reminding herself to thank Scar for that later.
She turned back to her hedges and resumed clipping them without speaking a word, debating whether or not to open her mouth to apologize. She eventually decided on doing it and getting it over with.
"Martel," she began with a small sigh, avoiding eye contact with the woman as she focused on her hedges, "...I am responsible for Nikolai's problem, aren't I?"
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 16:36:51 GMT -6
"Yes" Martel answered simply, placing the broken toy on the ground once more. She was somewhat entrigued by what Dante was saying. Had her roommate really not known that it was a result of her actions that Nikolai was so sick?
Back in the living room, Kevin was keeping Arden happy by pretending to torture himself in various ways. Snakebits, stranglation, acid burns, death by plague. Whatever he did made both him and her laugh insanely.
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Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 16:47:56 GMT -6
Dante went silent when Martel affirmed her suspicions. So, she was really responsible for almost killing that little boy. True, she was not above murdering him when she was trying to open the Gate, but things were much different back then: she didn't have someone who genuinely cared for her, and she didn't have a baby of her own to look out for.
Again focusing on the hedges, she tried as hard as she could to choke down her pride and apologize. "Martel, I..." she started slowly, her usual powerful and commanding voice toned down to a shameful whisper. With unbelievable difficulty, she finally forced it out: "I'm sorry."
Dahlia, meanwhile, cheered up the moment her friend started laughing again. She watched Kevin's antics and giggled in amusement along with Arden.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 16:51:50 GMT -6
Martel couldn't help but smirk once she got over the surprise of Dante actually apologizing. "Don't worry about it. If anything was going to happen to him, I'd be pissed off. But, seeing as he'll be okay, there's nothing to worry about".
"You like that, eh?" Kevin asked Dahlia, smiling softly. "You got a boyfriend, Yips?"
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Post by Scar on Jun 12, 2008 16:54:00 GMT -6
"No, she does not." Scar said, carrying down a 56 inch, flatscreen, high definition, plasma TV from God knows where. Where do you hide a 56 inch TV? "And when she does, I'm going to have a long talk with him." He set down the TV on the stand. "Plug it in and such while I replace that window." he instructed, moving off to do so.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 16:56:48 GMT -6
While Kevin plugged in the TV, Arden was getting some revenge for Scar breaking the TV before. She grabbed the Barbie she had used to pelt Mr. FunnyBone and hacked it at Scar. The plastic toy smacked him on the back of the neck with a small thunk
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Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 16:58:29 GMT -6
Dante smiled softly when Martel accepted her apologize. She really needed to give that woman more credit. "..Thanks," she said in the usual strong and authoritative tone. Boy, was that awkward! She hoped she'd never happen to do that again.
When Kyle asked if she had a boyfriend, Dahlia looked over at her father and gave him a wide smile.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 17:01:34 GMT -6
A sudden, loud barking came from upstairs. Bandit was freaking out about something. Not that something like that was unusual.
"Bandit! Shut-up!" Martel yelled at her daughter's dog. The mutt continued to bark, so Martel went inside and upstairs to see what the trouble was.
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Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 17:06:12 GMT -6
Dante, also curious about what the dog was barking about, put her hedge clippers down and followed Martel inside the house.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 17:11:56 GMT -6
Martel openned the door to her and Dante's room, where Bandit's yips were coming from. The dog was staring at Nikolai's crib, barking loudly. "What the hell is wrong with you?" she asked, going over to where her son was sleeping. The moment she looked in the crib, however, she turned a shade of green before paling considerably. Nikolai was lying in his crib, barely moving, and his lips were a light shade of blue. Martel gently touched his stomach, but had to pull her hand away because of the heat. She did all she could think of at the time. Just picking him up and holding him close to her. A bit of relief rushed through her body when she felt his heartbeating softly. At least he was alive.
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