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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 24, 2009 17:49:04 GMT -8
Aldo shuffled around the new apartment he had just bought. It was in better repair than most of the other places around, though that was no mean feat. The wallpaper was faded and peeling and the floor was discoloured from numerous leaks. That said, the wiring and plumbing were in good knick and the gas for the cooker didn't seem like it was going to leak anytime soon. The most important thing was just getting in new furniture (the stuff that came with the place looked so fragile even termites would have a safety code against it) and a lick of paint, anything else would have to wait.
He sat down on the bare floor and lay back, regarding the wall. He was already beginning to think of the burglar alarms he could create. Well, not so much alarms and crushers, but the point was the same.
First things first though,he had to show Ace the new place she'd be living in. He'd sent a voicemail to each of her many mobiles, but it was up in the air whether she'd actually manage to listen to any of the damned things.
The was a pitter-patter as it began to rain outside. Thin rivulets of rain starting to trickle down the south wall of the apartment.
"Fuck."
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Post by Alora on Oct 25, 2009 15:56:05 GMT -8
In the gambling hall, Ace had a hand with two queens and three 10s, and was trying to look nervous. She felt this buzz in her pocket and went to get it. Her phone was this top of the range thing that she barely knew how to work. She saw the voicemail symbol in the corner of the screen and so pressed the first button until it started the automated voice system. The cardsharks all around her gave her a glance and continued round the table, but by the time it was her turn again, the voicemail was over.
After the game, she pocketed her income and went in the direction which Aldo had told her to. The voicemail had been pleasant, she thought to herself. "Ace, here's the address, come over and check out the new place and give in your opinion. It won't make any difference, but I know it will make you feel better." - 'Yeah, Thanks Aldo', she tried to speak telepathically (to no avail), 'you asshole'.
She turned onto the street and found the building. It was about ten stories tall, and Aldo had said it was on the top floor. She wandered in and found the stairs, heading up them, not daring to touch the handrail. On the top floor, she wondered how she'd find the apartment. There was a number of them, and Ace tended to forget the difference between one number and another. She walked slowly down the long hallway of the top floor, totally out of breath.
"Fuck." She said, exhausted. A moment later she heard her statement come from a different voice. A familiar voice... "Aldo? Where the hell are you?!" She called loudly. Ace listened carefully now, trying to catch the sound through the thin walls.
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 28, 2009 14:09:30 GMT -8
"I'm in here!" Aldo called back, helpful as ever. "I have no idea which way you're facing, but it's kind of on the left as you come up the stairs."
He got to his feet and slouched over to the door. He stuck his hand out and waved at her. "Here it is. It's a bit fucked up. You'll feel right at home."
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Post by Alora on Oct 28, 2009 14:15:09 GMT -8
Ace proceeded to kick in a door on her left. "OH Woops! Didn't mean to disturb!!" She called to the couple splayed out on the bed. "ALDO, Just come out and show me goddamn it!" She said, aggravated.
She saw his hand and gave a grateful sigh. "Jesus christ, you so fuckin' difficult." She whined. She looked around the appartment and gave a small smile, "Wow this place is quite nice." She admitted with a nod. "We'll need a couch though... Can't sleep without a couch." She started to play with the wallpaper, peeling it off like bark from a birch tree.
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 28, 2009 14:24:10 GMT -8
"Well, I was going to buy beds, but if you rather some ratty couch I suppose I can find it for you. Anyway, there's a kitchen over there to the right and a bathroom next to it. The bedrooms are on the other side, so go and pick whichever of the two you want. I don't really care." Aldo said and despaired at her urge to already begin wrecking the place.
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Post by Alora on Oct 28, 2009 14:31:42 GMT -8
Ace grinned, "I'll take the one on the right." She said on a whim, heading over towards the bathroom as soon as he mentioned it, closing the door without excusing herself for the moment. She didn't care that the toilet was nearly black inside the bowl, or that the cockroach in the corner of the room was coming closer out of curiosity. She just wanted to take a leak. Thank god there was toilet paper there- she hadn't thought about that.
"Aldo," She continued when she got out of the bathroom a minute later, "The couch doesn't have to be ratty, as long as it's freaking comfortable. I don't like beds." It was a good thing she didn't, because she didn't see them very often. She observed the ceiling, not minding the rain dribbling down the side of the wall, "What do you think bout chandeliers?" She asked with a light in her eye.
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 28, 2009 14:46:01 GMT -8
"If you can get one to work in here and not get pawned ten minutes after installation then I have no problems at all. Might even lend a touch of class to this place, but I severely fucking doubt that." he said, going into the kitchen. He opened the fridge and had a look in.
The contents were as follows: One moldy, wrinkled tomato, one jar of overly vinegary smelling mayonnaise, and a stick of half-eaten celery.
"You want to call out for dinner or will I?"
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Post by Alora on Oct 28, 2009 14:49:47 GMT -8
"Get chinese." Was all she said in reply to his question. "And don't forget the plastic fork. I don't want any fucking sticks- You can't Eat them!" She complained. She sat on the floor and started to pick at her nails boredly, letting her playing cards do magic tricks for her. She manipulated them over to Aldo, all the cards spread out, "Pick a card, any card." She said lightheartedly.
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 28, 2009 14:57:37 GMT -8
Aldo picked one, a Queen of Spades. He pulled out his phone with one hand and tossed Ace the card with the other.
"Uh, hey, can I get just everything you've got, with extra prawn crackers? How much is that? Okay, that's fine." he said and reeled off the address for the lady on the other end. "Yeah, thanks."
He clicked off the phone. "Hope you're hungry."
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Post by Alora on Oct 28, 2009 15:01:47 GMT -8
Ace's card wouldn't let her see it, for that would ruin the thing. "Okay, i'm gonna put it back in the deck, fuck it around, and then... uh..." She thought for a second, coming up with nothing, "Aldo, what are you suppose to do then??" She wondered, placing a finger on her chin. She shook her head, "Ah fuck it. -Huh food? Dude, I'm ALWAYS hungry!" She said with a roll of her eyes.
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 28, 2009 15:06:02 GMT -8
"You're meant to pull out a card and see if it's the one I picked." he said patiently. "And yes, Ace. Food. It'll take a while to get here though, so until then pull your head out of your stomach and think about something else."
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Post by Alora on Oct 28, 2009 15:12:45 GMT -8
Ace made a sound of remembering and set to work. She shuffled the cards like the master she thought she was, and pulled the first card from the stack. "Queen of spades, was it?" She said with a smirk. She paused for a moment, "If you were a playing card, I think you'd be a joker. Some games actually, It's the most useful card. In others, It's worthless. . . No offense, Right?"
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Post by Destiny, Gabrielle & Erin on Oct 29, 2009 13:47:44 GMT -8
"Ace, you talk so much shit most of the time that I can't take any of it offensively." Aldo said, patting her head.
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Post by Alora on Oct 29, 2009 13:49:27 GMT -8
Ace glared at Aldo, "I wasn't talking shit..." She said defensively, "I was trying to have a fucking pointless conversation with you." She crossed her arms, "For god's sake Aldo, you totally fuck with my emitting coolness. Stop it."
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Post by Destiny, Gabrielle & Erin on Oct 29, 2009 13:53:36 GMT -8
"I suppose I better get that bath working so you can wash the sand out of your vagina, huh?" Aldo said, grinning."Or is it just your extraordinary awesomeness having an allergic reaction to my uncoolness?"
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Post by Alora on Oct 29, 2009 13:56:18 GMT -8
Ace scowled at him, "Dude, Why the fuck are you such an asshole?" She threw the card at him, it swishing past his ear and lodging itself halfway through the wall. "As I said before. Stop it boy." She growled, continuing her glare. "Don't say that word in front of me!!"
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Post by Destiny, Gabrielle & Erin on Oct 29, 2009 13:59:30 GMT -8
Aldo put his hand on his heart. "It's society's fault. Videogames, television and all that." he said laughing, then tilted his head. "Ace, you do know what a vagina is, right? It means pussy. As in, that thing between your legs."
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Post by Alora on Oct 29, 2009 14:02:32 GMT -8
Ace was caught off guard and blinked, but composed herself and fell back into the steady glare, "I knew that... What do you think I am, some kind of bitching moron? Jesus though, what an unpleasant fucking thing to mention in a conversation- I don't wanna hear it!" She said, speaking fast to try and move past the topic. She hoped she covered herself well.
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Post by Destiny, Gabrielle & Erin on Oct 29, 2009 14:05:32 GMT -8
"...Right. I'm buying you a dictionary tomorrow. An audio one, and maybe a thesaurus." Aldo said, not buying it at all. "If you're going to get mad every time someone knows a word you don't then a lot of people are going to have broken teeth."
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Post by Alora on Oct 29, 2009 14:11:09 GMT -8
"I told you~ I knew that word... And you know what? Your a fucking dictionary-ing thesaurus too! And a PRICK" She shouted, and got up in a fuss. She clenched her fists as she speed-walked into her room and slammed the door behind her.
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Post by Destiny, Gabrielle & Erin on Oct 29, 2009 14:12:47 GMT -8
Aldo started after her for a moment, then burst out laughing, eventually just collapsing on the floor and snickering.
"Oh God my ribs hurt. I don't think I've laughed this much since I was fucking fifteen."
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Post by Alora on Oct 29, 2009 14:15:56 GMT -8
Ace sat behind the door, "Fuck you, Aldo..." She grimaced, "I shouldn't have taken that fucking bet..." She thought for a moment, "That's the first time I've ever said that... huh."
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 30, 2009 10:31:37 GMT -8
"First time for everything, Ace. Now, you want come out of there? Food should be here in a minute or tem."
There was a knock at the door.
"Huh. That was fast." Aldo got up and answered the door. The person dumped ten bags of Chinese food in his arms.
"Wow. This is more than I thought."
"There's more in the car."
"Shit. Hey, Ace, take a few of this, will you?"
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Post by Alora on Oct 30, 2009 11:04:00 GMT -8
Ace smelt.... FOOD! She grumbled for a second, knowing she couldn't wallow in hate any longer. It was dinner time, after all. She opened the door and half-jogged to help Aldo with the food, putting it all down on the floor of the living room, as the kitchen was too small to fit it all. "No Problem, wanker!" She said cheerfully.
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 30, 2009 11:28:29 GMT -8
Aldo took the other bags from the guy when he came back then paid him and shut the door. He sat down on the floor and tore open a bag.
"We've got beef satay here, with rice, and they gave us a few plastic forks. You want a bit?"
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Post by Alora on Oct 30, 2009 11:31:05 GMT -8
Ace took a seat on the floor and grinned after helping him take in the bags, "Of course I do!" She said, reaching for the food. "I want a fork too." She added. "Is the rice white or brown? I like white better- Let it be White!" She said, using her power for such a silly and small thing.
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 30, 2009 11:40:52 GMT -8
Aldo opened the lid. "It's white. Here, you take this one, I'll take the other." He passed it over to her, along with a fork. "Do you see the prawn crackers anywhere?" he asked, looking about.
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Post by Alora on Oct 30, 2009 12:34:57 GMT -8
Ace laughed aloud, "Yes!" She said, making a fist in the air randomly. She then calmed down enough to take the box and scoop some white rice into her mouth with the fork. "Pwrwn cwakrs?" She said with her mouth full, "nnn" She searched about her and uncovered them. "Wa-da!" She said, and swallowed, "Om nom nom!"
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Post by Aldo Carias on Oct 30, 2009 12:40:05 GMT -8
Aldo took the bag from her and ripped it open, spilling prawn crackers into his lap. He muttered a curse and started picking the up, stuffing one or four into his mouth as he did. He munched on them, his cheeks bulging like an emo hamster, and offered some to Ace.
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Post by Alora on Oct 30, 2009 12:43:43 GMT -8
Ace blinked at him and took some prawn crackers, eating them slowly, "You look like an Emo Hamster.." She commented truthfully. She had one or two more and then slurped up some noodles. It was a strange sight, the two of them sitting in the middle of an empty floor, chowing upon piles of chinese food. "So Dad, What's your favorite Color?" She asked pointlessly.
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