Siren's Pull

[ The network flips on, with Ella quietly strolling down the stairs. Everything that had belonged to Hattie has finally been put into boxes, ready to be shipped to her evil stepsister whenever she wanted them. Ella is torn on that, but whatever. ]


When I came back to this place I never thought I would be able to get my house back. I have you to thank for that, Meg, so you can consider my door always open to you if you need it. Furthermor- Kyra what are you doing?


[ The NV is set down on a table as Ella enters a living room to find her wolf investigating a set of loose floorboards. Curiosity gets the better of Ella, and in minutes she's pulled said floorboards up, dragging out a small chest with words written in another language. When she opens it, what the NV can see is money. A lot of money,
neatly tucked in tight rolls. ]


I had a stash?

[ And suddenly hearing a noise, Ella jumped, looking over her shoulder. ]


Eponine? Is that you? - is something wrong?

Aye, Madame! It is me - only - would you mind taking the potatoes off the stove? They will boil over and.... and I'm... indisposed.

[ A lame lie, but hopefully Ella will fall for it. Eponine is, of course, NOT on the toilet. No, she's at the top of the stairs, just out of Ella's sight. She had been on her way down to finish the dinner when she had heard Ella talking, and had stopped to listen. A STASH? Of MONEY?

Eponine licks her lips. That money would help her a lot. A lot a lot. And... and maybe she could help Hattie a little? Only, Ella would never give her money. Or give it to Hattie. Had she not thrown Hattie out? So Eponine made up her mind. She yelled and as soon as Ella was safely in the kitchen, Eponine scuttled down the stairs to the chest. That's the most money she's ever seen, and in her sheer excitement, she doesn't even notice Ella's NV still rolling.
She starts to grab the rolls, shoving them into the pocket of her skirt. Unfortunately when Eponine does grab the bills, the sleek, large wolf moves - having been curled up on the other side of the room, watching Eponine neutrally.

A blur of fur, a savage snarl, and Eponine screams, dropping the roll of money she currently clutched as the wolf is on the girl, attacking her arm to make her drop the money. Eponine fights back, hitting out at the wolf to make it let go of her, and trying to wriggle out from under it. But the animal is heavy and determined not to let the young thief go. ]
In a panic - she can feel blood dripping from her arm, Eponine shrieks. ]


ELLA!!! ELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLA! HELP ME!


[ She screams again, and tries to shove the wolf off her, exciting the animal, which pushes Eponine back against the box as she struggles, knocking the NV so the screen goes blank. ]

[ OOC:Purple is Eponine, Blue is Ella! ]

[ So this is an Ella. An Ella on a mission. And that mission, is to take back what was hers. Like her home. But first, pre-emptive things need to be acquired. She's at the table in her apartment with Kyra pacing restlessly. ]

So I've checked a number of flower shops, but I've only been able to get my hands on pretty common flower bouquets. I'm looking for something specific.

Effelwort, or bogweed. Well, bogweed is what I need the most.

Oh! And I also need at least three sprigs of thistlewind - or something comparable. They're herbs for helping someone to sleep for a few hours.

[ Not for her though. She eyes her paper thoughtfully, crossing some things off. ]

Guess that's it - I think there's something called Valerian root that would work too, but according to what I've read it might be a little too strong. [ She didn't want Hattie to pull a Sleeping Beauty. She pauses for a second. ]

Also - does anyone know what happens to the belongings of a person who is sent back home by that Core?

[ Because she's curious if what Hattie said was true ahead of time. But she isn't going to stay long, as she gets to her feet and motions to her wolf. ]

Enough Kyra, she's not here anymore, and I need to go shopping.

[ When the NV turns on, Ella isn't really paying attention to it - though her intention might have been to use it, that thought is derailed by the chatter of several others nearby. ]

No - no no, I don't need - Excuse, me could you please stop pushing baskets at me, I don't want your brochures. Really, I appreciate it but - [ They are totally not listening. ]

No, thank you that's kind of you but could you just ... take... these -- but I - [ Yea, Ella, keep trying to talk over the company representatives. With a clatter, she drops the NV, and it now shows a crooked image of Ella with her arms full of baskets from AGI and SERO both, looking a bit lost, frustrated, and confused. Yet she perseveres! ]

I'm just trying to say - this is really too much so - oh! [ Aaand the bundle of baskets in her arms abruptly topple over when she loses her grip, tumbling onto the floor, papers scattering everywhere. Those representatives? Totally off to harass another newcomer. Help her? That's silly. ]

Could you h- oh, no, of course not, yeah, no walk away, that's just great... thanks. No, thank you,I've got it, not that you were lifting a finger to help or anything...

[ Sighing, Ella kneels to gather up what was foisted into her arms, though she catches sight of the NV recording. ]

... Is it always this...chaotic?

[ Maybe she can give this stuff to someone else. What she really needed was warmer clothing. ]

[ There is an Ella on the NV today, curled up on the couch with her wolf lounging on the floor near her. ]

I know she has friends here, so I thought I'd mention it. It seems my stepsister Hattie has left the Port.

[ Ella isn't sure how to feel about that, to be honest. She's leaning more towards relieved than any other emotion though. Time to get rid of all her crap! ... though a part of her wonders if she shouldn't wait a few days just in case - the Core has brought people back before. ]

I don't know if Hattie's made any arrangements or anything with anyone else here though, relating to her business, or if she owes anything outstanding.

[ She may be a little glum, at the end of it. She wants to go home too, Core. But at least she can get in touch with Ahiru later about something. ]


[ ooc: Until Hattie returns from her convention, mwahaa. ]

[ When the video turns on, Ella is kneeling by curious looking chest, pulling things out at random. Or seemingly at random. ]

I think I'm going to have to say Summer heatwaves are my least favorite part of the season. Mandy never seemed to have any problem with them.

[ That may be because of the whole fairy godmother thing. She... also may be dressed in a maid outfit - albeit one altered with a longer skirt. She might have to obey Hattie's order to wear the darn thing, but no one said she couldn't alter it so it wasn't so skimpy. ]

I could have sworn I had something for this last year. . . come to think of it, I can't find my slipper either, since that night at Twins.

[ She sits back against her heels, grimacing. ]

If I lost that, that's going to be a real pain. I kind of liked those shoes.

[ GIving up the search for the moment, she carries the book into the kitchen, glancing around for her housemates. ]

Meg, Hattie - what do you want for dinner? I think Hattie still has some sushi so she can have tha- [ Only when she opens the refrigerator, she blanches. ]

UGH! Forget the sushi, just - ew. [ Burn the evil! BURN IT! She's going to dump it out in the trash. Blarh. Pay no mind to the raccoon on the counter, he's just waiting for a handout. ]

Blech, I think it was still alive. [ She shudders. How Hattie can eat that stuff, she'll never know. ]

[ The video turns on to a rather preoccupied looking Ella at home, resting her chin in her hands. She's been working her tail off on behalf of Hattie which in turn made her flake on Byakuya and she hated it. But that's not why she looked distracted. ]

Ever have the feeling that you forgot something really important?

Or even something minor, actually. Just - something. But you can't for the life of you remember what that is?

[ Beat. ]

Er ... Excluding those who ...actually have amnesia. I mean things like forgetting appointments, or where you left a brush or something.

[ Like why in the he-ck she was cooperating with Hattie's stupid business and ignoring her duties to her actual job. She KNOWS Hattie is deliberatly picking clients who want the same timeslot she's supposed to work for him. ]

Oh this is going to bother me all day, heh. I guess I could write down a list of- [ She glances at her calendar briefly, then pauses and looks again. ]

Oh.

[ Awkward pause, and then a laugh. ]

Well that's one mystery solved. [ She's ... just going to turn her feed off now. Eesh. ]

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[ Text to Everyone ]

Good day, Siren's Port. I'm fully aware of what this particular day brings, so for the sake of my sanity, I am going to be offline and in the house for the rest of it.

Have fun driving each other insane, I want no part of it.

[ Private to Toushirou ]

I guess I won't be doing anything else today. If you're not busy and feel like coming by, I wouldn't mind the company.

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[ While Hattie is "safely" away for the evening with a certain Mr. Nightray, Ella is enjoying the night off! And as she has been relatively quiet, for reasons of her own, she was bringing to the network a question.

Of course she is curled up on her bed looking a bit worn out from being sick (not cold-sick, oh-god-what-are-you-making-me-eat sick). Kyra was curled up on the bed next to Ella, dozing like a good wolfdogpup. ]

We don't precisely have this kind of holiday back in Frell, or at least it isn't called "Valentine's Day". But I get the idea of it, for the most part. I'm more curious about people's interpretation of "love" though. I mean, there are a lot of different types - the one I'm referring to leans more to ... well, creepy, actually.

Say you have a girl who likes a guy - or the reverse. Maybe it's a guy who likes a girl. Either way, someone likes someone. Only it's not mutual. What would you consider of the person that forces their love on you - like breaking into your apartment to fix you food, climbing into your bed while you're asleep, stalking your apartment or home to watch you turn the lights on and off.

Basic creeper behavior, in my opinion. But some people think that if it's a "powerful love" then it's okay, even if - in one case, the guy doesn't want anything to do with girl "in love" with them. So what do you think? Is that kind of behavior validated because of love, or would you call them out on being creepy and unwanted?

[ A pause, and she grins, tiredly. ]

And before certain people jump to conclusions, no, it's not a hypothetical friend of a friend of a friend nonsense. It's related to a conversation I had with my stepsister and Flonne a few weeks ago.

Oh and Byakuya, I'm sorry I wasn't in today - I hope Hattie didn't make a mess of things.

[ She... hadn't seen his post from earlier. ]