ii. a little echo ; public, filterless

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[Well, now, Echo has somehow extracted herself from Vincent's bedroom after a most interesting experience on the elevator and subsequent nap-time. After exploring the castle fully (and idk how much time has passed since then, days?), she finds herself without orders, and is now perched upon the armrest of a couch with her journal, observing the on-goings and occasionally taking notes.

Oh, who am I kidding. She's just taking down notes on everything in sight. This is how her journal entry goes:]

It seems to be a festival of a sort. The lobby is decorated with a tree covered in lights, and other such colorful decorations. There are ribbons on the wall. There are bells on the ceiling. There are also parasitic plants hanging from the eaves.

The inhabitants of the castle seem to perform a ritual in honor of this festival. It is as follows:

There is a man.

There is a woman.

There is the sound of a bell, and the man and woman stimulate the transmitters attached to the pleasure receptors to create feelings of euphoria, giddiness, elation and the like through the exchange of saliva past the lips.

The woman experiences oxygen deprivation, and stops the exchange. There is an awkward silence. The woman slaps the man.

The sound of the slap generally echoes through the lobby at the rate of 70 decibels per second, for the duration of three seconds.

The woman and man part. On average of fifteen minutes, two more inhabitants enter the lobby, and the process repeats.

[A pause in the scribblings. She seems to be considering something.]

This appears to be a festival designed to celebrate the polygamy between individuals. Interesting.

[ooc: Echo!commentary is a go. Feel free to come and bug her, or to just respond through the journal. Unplanned kisses are awesome too. /o/]

Comments

CAN GIL KISS HER...

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[ sup echokins :3 gil is just everywhere okai ]

Echo?

... VINCENT WILL BE SO PISSED. HECK YEAH. I mean-

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[sup failservant of that blond kid who we're supposed to avoid at all costs at the risk of our lives and sanity-

... Oh wait.

Vincent told her to avoid this guy at all costs. So the logical course of action would be to run away like the wind before Vincent finds out he's caught sight of her.

But she's also not supposed to be rude to this guy, and running away without a greeting and explanation would be rude.

But being polite would entail sticking around, and Vincent would-

But if she's rude to his brother, Vincent would-

... brb brain stall. Have a blank stare as she tries to sort out this catch-22.]

<3!!

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[ she's often quiet so gil isn't troubled or confused by it ]

What are you doing?

<333

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[ ... Okay, major conflict here. But she can roll with that. Very stiffly- ]

Echo is taking down observations.

[invokes.livejournal.com]

For Vince, huh.

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Echo's observations are not for Master Vincent.

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[ that's surprising. gil always figured vincent made her work 24/7 ]

Oh.

[ doesn't really want to pry her with any more questions about it but as he tries to walk by a bell rings somewhere :) ]

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[ She may or may not have been relieved when Gilbert starts walking off, because hey, one less thing for Vincent to get all smiley-angry at her about, when the bell-

... oh.

May or may not be walking up to him bluntly, and wondering why the hell he's so much damn taller. Maybe she should jump...? ]

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[ aww no need for that echo. gil bends over and kisses her lightly on the forehead ]

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[ ohai echo, the nightray brothers come in a pair apparently. vincent doesn't need bells to kiss her, and he's not looking to drag her anywhere either. but he is walking by and he doesn't look happy --

-- and by that we mean he looks eerily delighted of course ]

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[... ohai, Vincent. We see that eerily delighted look, and if we were inclined to swear, it would totally be an 'oh shi-' moment.

She does this magnificent impression of a deer in headlights, and stays very, very still. Don't make eye contact, don't make eye contact, don't make-]

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[ it's too late for eye contact to save you ;A; ]

Echo. I'm so glad I found you. [ and here's where he's making sure no one is around before he raises his hand up to hit her, baww i'm sorry ]

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[ It was a valiant attempt, sob. The force of the impact knocks her off the couch, and she falls to the ground with a thump. A stunned pause, and she slowly draws herself into a small bundle, for even if she's used to Vincent's whims, it does not in any way imply that the pain is any more tolerable.

It'll be over soon.]

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[ He just stands over her. He looks happy, but Echo probably knows that sort of subtle irritation behind his voice he gets when something hasn't been going his way ]

I upset my brother the other day, you know? I couldn't find you. Ahh, that really irritates me. So that's because I wasn't able to do anything before.

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[ She knows that tone of voice. She knows it all too well. And she knows far better than to ask, really.]

Echo... is sorry for not being present.

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I hope it doesn't happen again. But it won't, will it?

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It will not happen again. Echo will stay by Master Vincent's side.

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[mun is thoroughly amused, while this one is :| as always]

And what about instances when both are men, or women?

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[Glad to be of service. She considers this.]

Echo records what Echo sees.

[jack-maid.livejournal.com]

[a thoughtful sort of noise] Seems to me that you've been missing out.

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[ A blank stare. ]

Echo does not understand what you mean by 'missing out'.

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If you have only seen exclusively male-female interaction, would the experience not be limited when compared to others'?

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[ She considers this. ]

That is true. Echo should be able to record all kinds of interactions, and not just the male-female ones.

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Indeed.

What is the purpose of recording, if I may ask?

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Echo needs to record everything as seen by these eyes.