Rhea scowled at X'lian's move, drawing a card and brightening when it was a green reverse. She put it down to reverse it to the inmate beside her who chuckled and put down a red reverse, allowing Rhea to rid herself of a green four and raise her brows in challenge at her friend.
"I don't know that I did find anything," Marius admitted.
Everyone here was 'different'. Most of the time, it wasn't even in a way harmful to other inmates. It did make it more difficult to spot actual causes for alarm, however.
Democracy dies in darkness. Also at 4:30PM in Pacific Standard Time, apparently.
“Mmm seems like you’re struggling,” Cessa murmured with a sly smile, leaning her elbow on Ace's shoulder, gently flicking their ear either one of her fingers. “Ya want some of my help?” She teased with a small sneer, amused and trying to provoke them.
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You want me to kidnap your daughter so she doesn't get kidnapped? -Yes! Precisely!
You shine like that one light in your room that keeps blinking when you're trying to sleep that you can never find and turn off
Rhea's eyes flicked from being the color of crushed violets to a burning orange and back again as she tried to keep her poker face. She stiffly drew a card and turned her eyes back to the normal human shape and color when it was a yellow skip. She placed it primly onto the discard pile and ignored the grumbling of the inmate beside her that she'd skipped over in favor of turning to smile a smug, close-lipped smile at X'lian.
Her gaze caught on Ace and Cessa for a moment, and her smile turned into a full out grin. I ship it.
Ace lowered their cards so Cessa couldn’t sneak a look. Though, from what little Ace knew of her, she had probably already caught a glance at some point during the game.
With an unamused glance, Ace pushed Cessa’s face away. With five cards left in their hand, Ace played down another yellow skip card. “Maybe you should worry about your own hand before offering help. And, I dunno, maybe don’t cheat next time so you don’t look desperate.”
The piratess snorted with a shrug. "Now you're tossing mean words at me, I'm hurt." She said with a mock pout. "You should know that a lady always keeps her cards close to her chest. Having skill isn't cheating, pumpkin."
You want me to kidnap your daughter so she doesn't get kidnapped? -Yes! Precisely!
You shine like that one light in your room that keeps blinking when you're trying to sleep that you can never find and turn off
Rhea had to stop herself from making a heart-eyed "awww" face at the two lovebirds. Banter; one of her favorite parts of a good romance. She was so tickled pink by their interactions that she didn't even get upset when X'lian skipped over her.
Eclipse had been watching the Shah as soon as he had entered the library out of the corner of her eye and witnessed the entire affair while keeping her "attention" at least what was visible to others centered on the book she had.
After witnessing the event she wrinkled her nose slightly in disgust and frowned a little but was very careful to make it seem as though her reaction were in relation to the book. His action had been absolutely vile and she hoped whatever disease he had contracted wouldn't spread but she knew there was something calculated behind it.
Now what exactly that motive was was the real question.
Once he moved to the other side of the same bookcase, she leaned against it. He was clearly trying to get her attention and moving closer to do so. However, it was his next action that really caught her attention. He opened a book with her name directly in the title.
So, he knew who she was then. That made things all the more interesting. Maybe it was time to find out what this Shah who knew of her wanted. After all, he knew more about her clearly then she knew about him and that alone was dangerous. It was time to negate that danger before it got out of hand. Surely he would prove to be a useful piece in her cause.
With a sigh that was slightly more theatrical then necessary, she closed her book but did not put it back on the shelf in hopes that the guards would allow her to bring it to her cell. Instead, she carefully got up and slowly walked around the shelf as if to either find more books or head back to the main area. She would not speak to him first however. If he wanted her attention bad enough to seek out a book with her name, surely he could introduce himself first being as she had made herself available for conversation.
Not all who wander are lost; some are just looking for their arrows.
Finally. All that fishing, and he finally got a bite. Idly flipping to the second page, Sy looked at Eclipse from the corner of his eyes.
"Wait a minute," he said, closing his eyes and taking in a deep breath. He closed the book in his hands and held it between them as he soaked in the moment.
"I have to appreciate this moment for what it is," he said. "This is what it feels like, finding the moon to my sun."
Just as before, Eclipse kept her expression closed and diplomatic except this time with a slightly disapproving aura. So, he proved stranger then he seemed, lovely. "Speaking in riddles will get you nowhere. You have eighteen minutes in counting, less so if you fail to retain my attention."
Not all who wander are lost; some are just looking for their arrows.
There it was. He knew she wouldn't want to play, but he still liked to.
"I think we have something in common," he said simply, keeping his voice low. "We do not merely dream of leaving this place -- we're formulating a plan."
He finally looked up at her, making his smile pleasant and polite. To any onlooker, he was having a casual, friendly conversation.
"Mine is already in motion. So I come with an offer," he said. "Join me. Because if mine doesn't work -- you'll never get away with yours."
