[06:12] Sakri Mugen exclaims, "See?!"
[06:13] Maria Malibu exclaims, "!!!!"
[06:13] Maria Malibu ponders, "Where is Penny?"
[06:13] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "Penny, i'm here!"</span>
[06:13] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "Penny, i'm here!"
[06:13] Maria Malibu says, "Huh."
[06:15] Maria knew the bartender at this point. She didn't...remember their face that well, but she knew them. She orders the usual, gesturing and pointing at her signature drink of choice. A whiskey on the rocks. Double shot.
And for the bat?
She orders a fruit juice, non alcoholic of course.
"..."
With that, she sits across from her. Waiting awkwardly. This would be the moment where she'd make small talk, of course. Yet for Maria that was...out of the question.
She'd simply sip her drink in silence.
(Maria Malibu)
[06:15] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "in londo?"
[06:15] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "Yeah, at the bar."</span>
[06:15] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "Yeah, at the bar."
[06:15] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "coming aim aat bfs house "
[06:15] Maria Malibu rolls her eyes at her transciever...
(Maria Malibu)
[06:16] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "sorry, whose?"
[06:16] Maria Malibu looks at Sakri and smiles. She...hoped she liked her fruit juice.
(Maria Malibu)
[06:16] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "...You didn't know she had a boyfriend?"</span>
[06:16] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "...You didn't know she had a boyfriend?"
[06:16] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "Oh dear."</span>
[06:16] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "Oh dear."
[06:16] Maria Malibu waves to her sister!
(Maria Malibu)
[06:16] Penelope Malibu waves back
(Penelope Malibu)
[06:17] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "fucking no???"
[06:17] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "Erm..."</span>
[06:17] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "Erm..."
[06:17] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "what the what"</span>
[06:17] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "what the what"
[06:17] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "what the scallop"</span>
[06:17] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "what the scallop"
[06:17] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "what did i miss? I had to fix this stupid device"
[06:17] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "you have a BOYFRIEND?"
[06:18] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "I mean im in my twenties...did you expect i stay lonley forever?!"
[06:18] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "i expected to know!"
[06:18] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "he lives here in londo- hes got 4 babies- 1 older adopted child, and hes like super fuckin tall"
[06:19]
The girl sits down on a stool, waving her feet excitedly while inspecting the colorful interior while Maria fetches their drinks.
She watches the glass of juice be placed before her, her eyes shining brightly to its sight as her smile grows further.
"Ugooh..! Thanks, Lady Maria..!"
The glass is grabbed right away, the bat enjoying generous sips from it while she widely smiles at the mute.
Then Penelope approaches from the dark...
"Oh shit, it's another Maria! Hey, lady!"
Her hands on the stool to balance her weight, she grins at the smaller woman, greeting her.
(Sakri Mugen)
[06:19] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "wtf"
[06:19] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "he isnt like 30 is he"
[06:19] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "I'll uh"</span>
[06:19] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "I'll uh"
[06:19] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "hes 25"
[06:19] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "I'll leave Penny to explain her boyfriend lore for you, momma."</span>
[06:19] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "I'll leave Penny to explain her boyfriend lore for you, momma."
[06:20] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "he bought me these pretty flowers"
[06:21] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "anything else to know mom?"
[06:22] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "honey it has to take more than flowers to charm your heart right"
[06:22] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "whats his name ill see him sometime"
[06:22] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "why do i feel like you are gunna kill him"
[06:23] Maria takes sips of her whiskey. Downing the entire thing before just...gesturing for the bartender to give her the bottle already.
They already knew.
She takes the bottle for herself. A yawn escapes the poor woman's lips. She gestures to Sakri sleepily! Her newfound bat friend.
"Hmhm."
While she couldn't speak, it was true that actions spoke louder than words in this moment. She nods and smiles softly, watching the bat's shenanigans as they sipped their fruit juice.
"Mmhm." she nods, laughing at the bat girl calling her sister 'another Maria'
"...Yes..." she simply goes along with the joke. It was here that Maria notices her voice being a little...louder than usual. Normally it was frail, somewhat raspy and soft. Yet here did it extenuate itself a little more. She felt her throat easing, as if some shackles were broken through forcing herself to speak.
(Maria Malibu)
[06:23] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "depends"
[06:24] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "i just gotta know my child's treated right"
[06:24] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "Its- um.....Do you know anyone here mom? You may not even know them"
[06:24] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "name and shame"
[06:26] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "steinar Thorruhn"
[06:26] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "dddddddddoiwkfjeoklawap;fwekfjiowdasfcwfw"
[06:26] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "whhat"
[06:26] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "if you ever marry, he's taking the surname"
[06:28] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "Kateto Malibu...Esoti Malibu..."</span>
[06:28] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "Kateto Malibu...Esoti Malibu..."
[06:28] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "So many choices..."</span>
[06:28] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "So many choices..."
[06:28] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "Something tells me that Esoti is trying a bit to hard to win me over..."</span>
[06:28] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "Something tells me that Esoti is trying a bit to hard to win me over..."
[06:28] {Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "<div class='mImg' style='background:url(e_transceiver.png)'></div> <span class='transceiver'>{Maliland02das} <b>Maria Malibu</b> transmits: "We'll seee...."</span>
[06:28] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Maria Malibu transmits: "We'll seee...."
[06:32] Coming in a little late the woman ordered herself a large glass of straight rum before sitting down next to her sister.
"I am not another maria- I am my own person. But hello- I am Penelope Malibu."
She would begin drinking the rum like it was water. There was nothing more to do right now so why not get drunk or atleast tipsy.
"So whats up? What is everyone up to on this fine day?"
Looking to her device she smiled at her moms words.
(Penelope Malibu)
[06:32] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Penelope Malibu transmits: "Mom do you not like his last name?"
[06:32] [TRANSCEIVER]
{Maliland02das} Meryl Malibu transmits: "yeah"
[06:34] Sakri Mugen says, "Hey, hello, miss Penelope! I'm Sakri."
[06:36] ["This here is Sakri. My little bat friend."] she simply gestures. Maria didn't know why she took a liking to the little bat. Perhaps it was as simple as she found her cute. Wanting to guide her on the right path, and all that. And given that she was an ally of Kateto, she knew that they would appreciate her looking out for them.
She takes a sip of her whiskey. Already, the droopiness sets in. If it wasn't the alcohol that would take her, it would be the sleepiness.
["Gods, sis. You're...-"]
"..."
She stares at Penelope as they quite literally down the rum as if it were water. She looked both impressed and absolutely terrified.
How many Malibu's were alcoholics now?
["It's only afternoon. You don't want to get so tipsy that I carry you from the bar."]
["But since you are here. Can you ask my little bat friend where she comes from? I had thought most Batkin had left Meranthe?"] she tilts her head. Gazing curiously at the batkin. She takes another sip of whiskey, still smiling and offering her refills of fruit juice, if needed.
(Maria Malibu)
[06:36] Penelope Malibu says, "Ah- my sister wants to know where you came from-"
[06:36] Maria Malibu says, "Mhm."
[06:37] Maria Malibu nods!
(Maria Malibu)
[06:37] Penelope Malibu says, "Also its fine maria- i can walk to stens house if i drink to much"
[06:37] Maria Malibu ["Right, I remember you have a place to stay. I'm the one that has to walk the entire island back home..."]
(Maria Malibu)
[06:37] Sakri Mugen exclaims, "Get an inn room, lady!"
[06:37] Maria Malibu exclaims, "!!!"
[06:37] Maria Malibu huffs!
(Maria Malibu)
[06:38] Sakri would NOT stop Maria from drinking and driving a boat!
(Maria Malibu)
[06:38] Penelope Malibu says, "Stay at tenshos house"
[06:38] Maria Malibu says, "Oooh..."
[06:38] Penelope Malibu says, "Shes got one here"
[06:38] Maria Malibu nods.
(Maria Malibu)
[06:38] Maria Malibu says, "..."
[06:39] Maria Malibu "[I like drinking and driving my boat...]
(Maria Malibu)
[06:39] Sakri Mugen says, "You row boats, silly."
[06:39] Maria Malibu says, "..."
[06:39] Maria Malibu exclaims, "!!!!"
[06:39] Maria Malibu exclaims, "!!!!!!!"
[06:39] Penelope Malibu chuckles
(Penelope Malibu)
[06:40] Maria widens her eyes, almost dropping the bottle as she heard Sakri respond to her.
["You knew sign language...THIS ENTIRE TIME?"]
She couldn't yell, but the rapidness of her hand gestures would probably express it the same.
(Maria Malibu)
[06:40] Penelope Malibu says, "Ah- thats funny"
[06:40] Sakri Mugen says, "Wait, nevermind. I don't know sign language."
[06:40] Maria Malibu ["I must have looked like an idiot trying to speak with her!]
(Maria Malibu)
[06:45] ["You...don't?"] she tilts her head. If that was the case, then...
["...Are you...hearing my thoughts then?"]
She tilts her head. Perhaps the spell that Yuki had given her a day ago was still active? She still did feel quite the bit refreshed. She tilts her head, halting her gestures to speak to Sakri in particular.
She leans closer to Sakri, moving up her stool and placing a palm on her hands. A deeper connection, as Maria breathes to open up her circuits once more. Difficult, given the alcohol now in her system, but.
Given that she can do this with Charlotte, she saw no reason to not to do the same with Sakri. With or without Yuki to bless her circuits.
She focuses, staring deep into Sakri's hues.
["...Can you hear me now, doll?"] she asks. And if Sakri could somehow hear her thoughts, in this basic level of telepathy, they'd find quite a rural accent! As if the girl had grown up on an island full of farms.
Her voice.
Fitting for an outlaw, at least.
(Maria Malibu)
[06:53]
The bat flaps her ears as the voice of Maria comes off much more clear, at least able to form sentences now instead of uttering words at best.
She turns to the taller Malibu, surprised by the use of magic she's inflicting her with.
"Huh?"
Her posture stiffens, the usual easygoing attitude pausing as embarrassment runs through her face and body.
"U-uh..."
Her posture shrinks shortly after, her sheepish gaze matching the wayfinder (trainee)'s, soon followed with a small little nod.
"Y-yes..."
Though her regular attitude resurfaces again, an excited smile slowly plastering itself back on her face as she asks.
"What... are you doing? What's this, huh?"
(Sakri Mugen)
[06:57] ["It...it works? It still works?"]
"..."
A sudden realization hits her psyche. The reason she was mute, why it was so hard to speak.
...Did it have to do with her circuits?
A thought for another time, perhaps. As the realization she can speak to Sakri would cause her to smile.
["...You can hear me..?"] Perhaps one needed to be in close proximity to 'hear' Maria. But it would seem to work for the time being. Maria projecting her thoughts into another, opening her circuits onto another. All from a mere touch...
["Ah. I'm sorry, doll. I didn't mean to startle ya."] she smiles. Patting the little bat on the ears once again.
["I'm speakin' to you, isn't it obvious? You didn't think I was just a dull freak of nature, did you?"]
["Th-that was a joke..."]
She removes her palms from Sakri, trying the same thing with her sister now, and scooting close toward her presence. She grabs her palms as well, marking a micro connection between their circuits.
["What about you, Penny? Can you hear me too?"]
(Maria Malibu)
[07:10] Listening around the woman should hear them but opted not to say anything. She had been learning to do telepathy since she was younger. It always fascinated her.
It took alot of brain power to do it and alot of focus but she would open her mind to everything and everyone with what they were saying. She also did not respond when asked about being heard.
"So is there anything interesting to speak about today? IT got mighty quiet so i wanted to ask."
She smiled and ordered another rum continuing to drink it like water. Her face becoming a little flushed with a crimson color from the drinks but it was relatively small compared to how it could be after drinking this much.
(Penelope Malibu)
[07:18] "..."
["C-can she hear me? I...always wanted to talk to her better."]
Indeed, it took much focus and effort to learn telepathy. Already, Maria feels her psyche draining, and it wasn't just the few sips of alcohol.
It ate at her heart, knowing that she couldn't just...
Speak, like everyone else.
Maybe Penny or Sakri would find the melancholy seeping into her hues once again. The insecurity. Where once it worked, now it wouldn't...
Penny had to open her mind to hear her sister, just as Maria had to do the same. And lurking into people's minds...
Who knew what would linger.
She goes back to gesturing, though if needed to speak directly to Sakri, she'd try telepathy again.
["I suppose i'm a babysitter now. Kids seem to latch onto me like i'm their mother..."]
["Are you okay?"] she gestures simply, seeing her sister already flushed with red.
She knew her sister was a lightweight. As Maria drank an entire bottle of whiskey, did now she just barely feel anything.
She turns to Sakri, now. Grabbing her palm once again, but only to speak to her psyche.["What about you? Any boys you like, Sakri?"] she teases playfully, letting go of her palm soon after.
(Maria Malibu)
[07:23]
The batkin watches the interaction of the two sisters, waving her legs up and down while occasionally taking sips from her almost empty glass, opting to grab an apple from her bag again to chomp on once more.
She tilts her head to the momentary silence of Maria. At least... one that begins after telepathic sounds pause. Though, her posture perks up once her gaze turns to her, giving the other her giant grin again for no particular reason.
Her hand is held, and the question is asked, her posture straightening further while a nervous and short chuckle is released from her mouth.
"U-uh... nope..!"
"Didn't have the chance to bother, really..! People my age sure love stuff like that though, don't they?"
She asks sheepishly, the young batkin's fear of missing out noticeable from her voice, though soon brushed off with a giggle and a bite from the apple, yummy.
(Sakri Mugen)
[07:30] ["Hmhm. I'm only teasing. It's best that you ignore those things for now. Just focus on being a kid. Enjoy yourself. But don't get into too much trouble, kiddo."] Maria says this, before letting go of the young girl's palm once again. She notices the empty glass, refueling the young girl's drink.
And also noticing her fascination with apples.
She had thought the batkin liking fruit thing was just a stereotype.
She gestures to her sister. For some reason Maria just...did not feel like drinking today. While on a normal occasion she'd love to down a bottle of whiskey with her sister and make a fool of herself. Today was...different.
Her thoughts kept wavering. How could she develop telepathy better? Was this her answer? Her voice?
Or would she someday know to speak in it's entirety?
It had to do with her circuits. It simply had to. This was the hypothesis Maria couldn't help but ponder. Over, and over, and over again, was her desire to get rid of this insecurity. The very part of the gunslinger that made her, her...
She'd wonder if it was worth giving it all away.
["Gonna get going. Tired."] she gestures simply to her sister. Rising from her seat, she gives the little bat a scritch of her ears. The touch, allowing for her to speak to Sakri once again.
["Be seein' ya doll. Stay safe out there."]
Of course...
She takes the whiskey bottle.
Without paying her tab.
Gods know how much this woman owed.
(Maria Malibu)
[07:31] Sakri Mugen grins at the taller Malibu!!
(Sakri Mugen)
[07:31] Sakri Mugen exclaims, "...Be safe, missy!"
[07:31] Maria Malibu smiles.
(Maria Malibu)
[07:31] Sakri Mugen says, "...Thanks for the juice."
[07:31] Maria Malibu says, "Mhm."
[07:31] Maria Malibu waves at her sister goodbye!
(Maria Malibu)