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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 15:15:12 GMT -4
 serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm Rufina listed lazily back and forth, gripping her head in pain. She sucked in a wince as she took a heavily intoxicated step toward the door. Damnit, I should not have come here. I just wanted to have a little bit of fun...was that so wrong?
She was frustrated and scornful, not deeming anyone necessary in her life. She never needed any help from anyone so why start now? It was her fault for getting drunk off of one drink and it was her own clumsiness for falling. If anyone would take the consequences, ti would be her!
So when Akiva attempted to calm her down, Rufina lashed out by shouting at him. “No! I always do this! I can’t be trusted to have anything nice! Not this...and not you.” She pressed her fists against the sides of her head and banged them as hard as she could in a vain attempt to hold back any tears.“Who cares if I hurt my head? Ah-I need to get out of here. Need to go...before y-you. Before you...”The orange haired girl tried desperately to take another step forward, but it would not be happening. The mix of alcohol and the concussion had been enough to sap her of all her energy and Rufina had reached her limit. The girl collapsed to her knees and fell over onto her stomach, knocked completely unconscious. MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0 |
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Post by Akiva Xerxes on Apr 17, 2019 15:19:13 GMT -4
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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 15:28:18 GMT -4
serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm There was so much pain. Her head was screaming at her and her entire body felt like it had been hit by a freight train. It was mostly due to the way her quirk functioned, but she still hated it all the same. She flailed around for what seemed like hours while suffering through nightmare upon nightmare...she saw the man who haunted her. The one that made her this way...the one who molded her into a key member for their capo.
The girl let out a gasp as she awoke from her rambling fit, breathing heavy and drenched from head to toe in a cold sweat. She shivered, whether from fear or her drop of body heat, she wasn’t sure. Where was she? The last thing Rufina remembered was being in the bar and...yelling at that guy. Akiva. Oh god, I really screwed the pooch on this one. He probably hates me now…
Rufina rubbed at her eye furiously, annoyed at herself for screwing things up. He really felt different and she wasn’t sure why. He was nice, but charming. Unlike all the others in the gang. The girl swung her legs off of the bench and breathed in deep. It was meant to calm her nerves, but instead she felt her gag reflex kick in and she hunched over to throw up all over the floor. “Guh...uh god. What a fucked up day this has been...” She muttered.
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Post by Akiva Xerxes on Apr 17, 2019 15:36:44 GMT -4
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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 15:45:16 GMT -4
serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm Rufina winced in pain at the sharp sound, still burping uncontrollably from voiding the contents of her stomach. Carrots...why was it always carrots? She hadn’t even eaten carrots. “Bluh? Do wha?” Her eyes were heavy and she still didn’t quite have a grasp of what was going on.
But when she looked up at the owner of the voice, everything clicked into place. She froze on the bench, still partway leaning over, when she saw him standing with a mop and bucket. “O-Oh hey...Akiva. I did a bad...”She gently pounded at her head in a mixture of frustration and annoyance. Both at herself, of course. “Yeah I’m sorry about that. I should’ve mentioned earlier that I can’t hold my liquor, even though I love the stuff. Ugh, maybe I should go back to the cheap stuff.”Rufina sat up straight, stumbling slightly as she did so, and gave him an apologetic smile. “Hey thanks for not throwing me out or anything. I know I was behaving like a real jerk and all, so thanks for being a good dude.”
Although the things she had said were pretty hurtful, Rufina could only hope that he had already forgiven and forgotten. Maybe they could be friends still? She...really hoped so.
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Post by Akiva Xerxes on Apr 17, 2019 15:51:13 GMT -4
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He did not look at her as he cleaned up, his mind wondering if she had forgotten what she said or not and what it would have meant, that’s what he wanted to know. Maybe she wasn’t even all that interesting but maybe she was, but what did it mean? “Why would I throw you out? After you looked at me with those pleading eyes.” It were the words that were pleading than her eyes but who cared about the finer details at this point anyway. “How are you going home?” He said as he wrung out the mop and went over the floor one more time. He would lean on it and look at her. Depending on her answer he would suggest alternative options and would bring the mop and the bucket away to get his own bag and jacket. Twirling the keys of his motorcycle around his finger when he walked back. MADE BY VEL OF GS |
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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 15:55:14 GMT -4
serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm She nodded casually to the comment. He was right, of course. There were plenty of people who probably upchucked here, but she still felt pretty bad. Especially since Akiva was the one who had to clean up after her.
“A mocktail? Hm...I don’t know what that is, but I’ll take your word for it.”She smiled sheepishly at him with the ‘pleading eyes’ as he called it. She hated that she let herself slip that previous night and would have said something she would regret. After all, her position with the copa was not on the most lenient of terms and she still had a job to get done here. Although she had failed this previous attempt, she would be sure to succeed next time.Rufina gasped as her line of thought was broken and she stared wide eyed at Akiva. “Home? I...don’t really have a place. This was an assignment I was on and the guy who I was sharing a living space with...well, let’s say he’s not willing to share anymore.”I may have killed him.She coughed casually into the side of her hand as she cleared her mind of the thought...and the mental image that was related. “So I don’t know what I’ll do for tonight. Maybe find a hotel or something...I dunno.”
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Post by Akiva Xerxes on Apr 17, 2019 16:02:38 GMT -4
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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 16:04:34 GMT -4
serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm As she pondered the options that she had available, Rufina was caught off guard by an option that she did not take into account. She shook her head as Akiva came back wearing a really chic leather jacket that made him look oh so cool. The thought of the lowlife in her back alley, paralyzed and most likely being devoured alive by rats, put a rather disgusted look on her face. Particularly at the thought of him being her boyfriend. Ugh.“D-Dinner? Wait, who said anything about-”Her stomach gurgled violently in protest to her statement and Rufina just sighed in defeat. She was actually quite surprised that, in her current condition, she wasn’t falling apart. Normally when she became this fatigued, her body acted up on her. Maybe it was the side effect of the alcohol? Who knew. Regardless, she supposed there was no harm in taking Akiva up on his offer.“Well, alright. If you insist...I am feeling a bit peckish.”She reached out and took his offered hand, blushing immensely at the warm feeling of his palm. “So warm...” She muttered. “So uh...where did you have in mind? I’m new around town, so if you have any suggestions? I’m all ears!”
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Post by Akiva Xerxes on Apr 17, 2019 16:07:37 GMT -4
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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 16:10:01 GMT -4
serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm She wasn’t particularly a fan of letting someone lead the way. Rufina was always the type to take point and delegate her own time. Her own schedule was something that was important to her and yet, ever since last night, her world had been thrown for a loop. Mostly because of how she behaved around this man. She followed after him outside and halted when she saw the motorcycle. H-He didn’t have a car? She nervously stepped toward the vehicle, feeling a tad bit scared. She had never ridden a motorcycle with someone before so this was a new and quite terrifying experience for her.
She accepted the helmet readily from him with a nod. “Oh, are you going to be alright? Won’t the wind get in your eyes or something?”Though she knew he would turn down the offer anyway, so Rufina would end up donning the helmet. Honestly she wasn’t a picky eater. In fact, she was the opposite and was willing to eat just about anything she could get her hands on.“I’m fine with whatever you were going to have. I don’t even mind helping to pay either!”As she climbed onto the bike, Rufina squeezed around Akiva’s midsection. She held on tightly because she wasn’t altogether sure how fast this thing could go, so she didn’t want to be sent flying. But really, she just wanted to hold him tight because of how cute he was. “Well, on second thought, I really hate Japanese food. All those noodles and shit really bug me. So maybe something more foreign?”
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Post by Akiva Xerxes on Apr 17, 2019 16:12:43 GMT -4
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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 16:16:26 GMT -4
serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm Rufina had to admit, as she slipped the helmet on over her face, that Akiva looked damn cool in those shades. She smiled brightly at him as she held on tightly, though he probably couldn’t see. Oh well, it’s the thought that counts, right? The thought of trusting someone she had just met was a terrifying one for her but, in the end, she trusted him. For whatever reason. None of her alarms were going off...and it felt nice. To finally just let her guard down and be in the moment.“Wait, a pizza place? Like for real a legit pizza joint is around here!?”The prospect of eating pizza had long since been abandoned by Rufina, who believed that this city would only have things like noodles and shit. Chalk it up to her stereotyping! But she was actually quite thrilled at the idea of eating pizza again...she only hoped it was half way decent. But between the ride and her close embrace around him, she didn’t care too much regardless. Rufina was at a high right now and she wouldn’t be coming down any time soon.
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Post by Akiva Xerxes on Apr 17, 2019 16:17:50 GMT -4
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Post by Rufina Heartily on Apr 17, 2019 16:20:26 GMT -4
serenity is not stillness.
● ● ● ● but peace within a raging storm and the serendipity that can be found within the storm Rufina eyes widened at the way he drove in and out of traffic, feeling a bit of adrenaline coursing through her. She let out a surprised laugh as he was able to slip through some of the cars, giving him a firm pat on the back. “Oh wow, that was so cool!” The wind felt good as it whipped past her and she even attempted to soften her grip on him slightly.It hadn’t taken much time at all to arrive at the joint. To be honest, it wasn’t quite what she expected! In fact, she was more relieved that it wasn’t some chain restaurant or some shit, but I full on authentic lookin’ Mom and Pop kind of place!Rufina hopped off the bike in some bizarre reverse bunny hop, landing firmly on her feet. Though her legs did wobble a bit at her lack of balance and general lack of food in her stomach. She passed the helmet back to him after she yanked the thing off and nodded in respect to the building.“No, not really. I’ve actually found this place to be kind of a trash heap except for you and your bar...if I’m being entirely honest.”She shrugged at him as he held the door open. She couldn’t help but grin at him, giving a mock courtsey. “Oh why thank you kind sir! Quite the gentleman!”
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