Route 13
For a very long moment Dardanette was oblivious to the noises, or at least seemed to be. She snapped to attention after an arbitrary amount of time however and got to her feet, promptly climbing over the edge of the nearby outset in search of the disturbance.
Pent would likely see the lantern from a good distance away, considering there was no trees or foliage to limit his vision. The disheveled girl wandered her way over, eyes darting around searchingly.
edited 20th Feb '14 11:46:57 PM by ChaoticMarin
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette half-circled around the group as she closed the distance between them. Her eyes traced the mons in the area but she seemed to have no comment. "What is it that makes you burn with such desire..?" she asked curiously without hesitation, an out-of-place smile on her face.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette slowly shook her head, turning away slightly. "...I saw it, the desire." she remarked rather quietly. "I thought that maybe... you would learn to understand." she said, a shudder wracking her body. "Perhaps it is as my desire to assimilate is nature as is yours." she remarked wistfully, still not facing Pent. Another shudder wracked her body, violently this time. There was really nothing stopping him from... attacking her and just... taking advantage of how not-ready for a fight she seemed to be in her current position.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette was now very still. "You speak a maze to me." she replied. "It matters ill; I am among the monsters to you and so I must remain." she quickly added, her hand clenching into a fist.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette hesitated for a long moment. "...I would like show you what I know to be." she said, looking over her shoulder at Pent. The omnipresent, inappropriate smile was still there. "To what is my desire, my fortune and my necessity. Embrace obscurity!" she offered, a note of passion entering her tone. Her eyes were serious but her grin was goofy. It was such a... disturbing thing to look at franky, entirely mixed messages.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette's smile ... faded into a disappointed frown. "...I see your desire, but it is not my own." she remarked, the frown vanishing within a moment or two and giving way back to that smile. She seemed to relax somewhat.
"The darkness is not my desire. He seeks to silence me. I will not embrace the darkness..." she protested quietly, clinging to her lantern as if it were her lifeline.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette seemed to tense for a moment. "Hear... Me..." she choked out as if struggling intensely to find the words she was looking for. Her gaze turned down to her feet almost as if she were ashamed, hiding her eyes.
"My desire..." she started, hesitating a long moment. "...Is change." she finished. The effort seemed to exhaust her for reasons entirely unclear.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette seemed to relax. When she spoke she seemed exhausted, if not less strained. "I wish to be..." she said, hesitating for a moment. "your desire." she finished, raising her gaze to peer at Pent searchingly.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette seemed slightly disappointed with Pent's reaction, subtly though. She held out a hand as if offering it to him. "...Help." she blurted out in a lackluster after a moment.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Route 13
Dardanette's eyebrows shot up. "Yes!" she replied giddily, cackling briefly in joy. She grinned broadly at Pent. She totally absent-mindedly leaned in, only for a hand to push her face aside. It wasn't that hard, as she didn't seem to have been expecting the gesture. Her free hand rose to cover her mouth confusedly.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!

-There's a bit of sound nearby, it appears to be the sound of someone conducting training nearby-
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.