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dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#301: Nov 13th 2011 at 10:19:08 AM

To the sudden shout Karina raised her head from the process of glueing a sneaker to the wall.

Seeing Berenice dretched in water, she let out a manical giggle.

"Hi, Bennie, Gemma-Kitty," — she shouted the overheard nicknames, waving frantically. — "Did you come to play?"

Even discounting the exoskeleton, her appearance was quite surreal, beginning with that strange and innocent expression on her face.

"Bennie, when did you got so wet?" — She asked with a faked ambiguity, alluding to alternative interpretations.

"Have..." — hit with the rage behind Berenice's eyes she stopped for a second, giving the two maids an opportunity to recover from the shock.

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#302: Nov 13th 2011 at 10:29:11 AM

Gemma winced sympathetically as Berenice's butt hit the floor. That's gonna leave a mark... Once again thanking her mum for the cloak that had saved her from her co-worker's splashing, Gemma flipped the long garment up on her shoulders so it wouldn't get wet and stooped down to help Berenice up.

When Karina spoke up Gemma risked a peek into the room - and momentarily forgot what she was doing. Kinky was the only word that came to mind at the sight of the vampire maid's new look, and Gemma quickly brought out her phone to take a picture before remembering that she had a sopping wet Berenice right in front of her - so she took a picture of that as well.

"Here, let's get you up," she stated, putting the phone away to get her hands under Berenice's armpits.

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#303: Nov 13th 2011 at 10:48:13 AM

Berenice was fuming as she let Gemma help her up.

"You... you... you..." Berenice was glaring daggers at Karina once she got up. Closing her eyes she stopped for a minute. Stay calm... new maid... technically nothing is "wrong".

When she opened them she realized what else the maid was up to. "... What are you doing to those?"

If I get one more thing to clean up something is getting blown up...

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#304: Nov 13th 2011 at 11:45:22 AM

"Oh, these?", Karina said, wildly gesturing towards the sneakers on the wall.

"Those, just crept up there, they don't want to come down. I nagged them for a time, they are pretty headstrong.", still gesturing with her hands, the glue dripping on the floor and the nearby beds.

"Are you suggesting that I'm doing something bad? Is that a threat? You want to challenge me?", no one understood how she reached that conclusion, never the less, she reached for her scythe, completely oblivious to Berenice's real intention.

"I'm pretty good at duels. We can play if you want. Till first blood. As in, a small cut will do, as long as it's blood.", the vampire maid rattled with no stop.

She then added in a more carried-away tone, raising her index finger to her chin and looking away in a pondering fashion, "Hm... blood, it was some time since I last drank, I'm getting hungry." With that she hugged her belly with both hands, in an exaggerated way to signify that she is starving.

stress reduced to 1

edited 13th Nov '11 12:22:39 PM by dragonfi

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#305: Nov 14th 2011 at 8:57:07 PM

Flipping her cloak back off of her shoulders, Gemma crossed her arms and peered Karina incredulously. "...Wow, that must be some sort of record," she finally decided, glancing up at Berenice with a knowing look. "I though she seemed a bit too sane to last, but we didn't even have a chance to set up a betting pool before she cracked."

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#306: Nov 17th 2011 at 12:39:30 AM

Berenice did her best to stay calm, which was a great feat given that she was dripping in cold water and she still had so much to clean up... and apparently more.

Still, a maid does not lose her composure when possible to keep it. Especially when losing her composure would mean blowing up the barracks which was something she knew the Master would not be pleased with.

"I'm not challenging you to anything - I'm telling you to get this cleaned up." Berenice stated, her authority somewhat compromised by the water and it's effects. "And take up your blood issues with Ms Fruitorange - she's of the same ilk."

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#307: Nov 17th 2011 at 8:27:02 AM

Karina raised her scythe, ready to charge at her not too willing opponent. "You are trying to back out of it now, Bennie, I didn't thought you ..."

She stopped mid-sentence, the cheerful expression vanishing from her face, and slowly giving room to confusion then terror.

First, her eyes became hazy, as if she would try to remember the fleeting details of a dream, and with every passing moment she developed a more anxious expression, as it dawned on her what have happened.

"It would be useless to ask, but, it wasn't just a bad dream, right?" — Her eyes wandered between her scythe, the soaking-wet Berenice, and Gemma. Seeing the obvious signs, and the expression on their faces it was all too painfully obvious.

She dropped her weapon and started to apologise, complementing it with bows and other gestures.

"Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. There really is no excuse to my behaviour. And on my first day. Can you please forgive me. I wasn't meant... I wasn't ... I ... I ... think I may need a therapist."

That last line she said more to herself than the two other maids. (Despite this, they could clearly hear it.) Overall, she ended up with both hand on the floor, staring down at the cracks between the tiles, lamenting on her situation. In truth, the entire scene was quite laughable, maybe even pitiable a little.

edited 17th Nov '11 8:34:19 AM by dragonfi

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#308: Nov 17th 2011 at 8:29:15 PM

Gemma winced when the 'T-word' came up. "A few months ago, I'd say go for it, but lately the old fruit bat's been cutting corners when it comes to that sort of thing. Apparently she's been sending the boys to speak to the Doc first before she'll contact the HMO for a real head shrinker; it almost makes me feel a little guilty," she noted, a slightly stricken expression on her face.

edited 17th Nov '11 8:29:34 PM by Alhazred23

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#309: Nov 17th 2011 at 10:18:37 PM

"No. it wasn't a bad dream." Berenice gritted her teeth, ready to start yelling.

But seeing the girl begging and all worked up Berenice felt slightly sorry for her - I mean, she had to do a raid on her first day at work and such. However that didn't mean Berenice would go entirely easy on her.

"It's fine - you've had an odd first day so there's no need to get Doc's help." Berenice conceded, "But you will be helping clean this up. We need to do all tonights chores before we handle some other business for the Master."

Berenice wringed some water out of her dress before looking up again, "Oh, and I did not back down - I just don't want to be sent to one of Doc's "Anger Management" courses again." The albino shuddered at the memory, "Just... do not want."

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#310: Nov 18th 2011 at 4:07:25 AM

Karina calmed down on hearing the kind words, and got back on her feet.

"Of course that is the least I can do." — She replied with a quiet voice. — "And ... thank you." — She did appeared grateful towards them.

Noticing Berenice's attempt to wring the water from her clothes, she added, with a sincere voice. — "I'm sorry, do you need to go change? I don't want you to catch a cold because of me. Meanwhile I could start here right away."

With that she took a few steps toward a door, then, having more enthusiasm than actual experience, she turned back. — "Ehm.. excuse me, where do I find a mop?"

edited 18th Nov '11 4:11:45 AM by dragonfi

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
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#311: Nov 18th 2011 at 4:32:30 AM

Berenice sighed - she was kinda cute all timid. Berenice shook her head - when she got right down to it she was surrounded by little kids. And Gemma.

"I'll fetch a mop from the hall closet and then go up to get changed." Berenice said, turning on her heal and ducking out into the corridor before coming back with a mop.

"Here you go." Berenice handed it to her with a smile.

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#312: Nov 18th 2011 at 6:45:47 AM

"Thank you." — Karina accepted the mop, and quickly started to wipe up the puddle created by the bucket-trap. Really it was kind of embarrassing and it showed in her expression.

After a few clumsy motions, her MTE's monitor flashed up.

Cleaning procedure registered. Commencing movement correction. Servos on-line.

"Woah!" — Karina explained as the suit's motors kicked in, and forced her awkward attempts into the fluid movements of a perfect maid.

It was a jaggy dance of graceful elegance and struggling ineptitude, all complemented with her surprised expression, it might have been a sight. Still, it was something Karina arguably enjoyed, it was not a naughty tentacle trap or a two on one fight, nor one of the useless puzzles of the doctor. When life throws at you all this, you should really cherish the moments that actually go somewhere.

edited 18th Nov '11 6:47:58 AM by dragonfi

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#313: Nov 18th 2011 at 5:10:43 PM

I'll need a Skill roll for cleaning up the mess, even with the assistance of the exoskeleton.

Watching as the constricting fibers squeezed and tugged Karina's body into proper form, Gemma whistled appreciatively. "I gotta say, as long as I'm not the one wearing it, I like that invention a lot more than the rocket pack," she noted.

Seeing as Berenice had retreated to her room to change, Gemma hopped up onto the top bunk of one of the beds to 'supervise.' Propping herself up on her elbows, she pulled her phone and began film the vampire maid so that she could review the girl's form at her leisure - purely for training purposes, of course.

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#314: Nov 20th 2011 at 6:45:44 PM

Berenice quickly ducked up to her room to get changed, ducking into the bathroom to retrieve a towel before opening the wardrobe to reveal hangers full of the exact same dress. She only had a few items that weren't her maid uniform and they were in drawers.

She disrobed quickly and dried off before putting on the new uniform.

Berenice took one more look about the room - that look she had gotten at Gemma's stalker book had gotten her very worried.

The albino ducked back downstairs before the urge to look for hidden cameras became overpowering.

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#315: Nov 21st 2011 at 11:27:40 AM

Karina, still busy with the mop, from time to time took a suspecting glance towards Gemma. The catgirl being so quiet somehow unnerved her. And she was apparently filming to boot. The new maid tried heavily not to speculate about the purpose of the footage being made, instead she decided to break the unnerving silence with a question.

"Gemma, I know I'm new here and all, and I mean no disrespect, but aren't you supposed to be helping me out or doing cleaning or other housework yourself?"

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#316: Nov 21st 2011 at 7:51:44 PM

"Oh, I'd love to give you a hand - but I'm not allowed to work down in the mook barracks without someone to supervise me," Gemma replied in a tone that was an odd mixture of cheer and contrition. "And since I'm supervising you," she continued, licking her lips as she panned up and down Karina's body with her phone's camera, "that means that I have to wait until Bennie gets back to find out what I should be doing."

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#317: Nov 21st 2011 at 8:39:58 PM

"Speak of the devil, Gemma." Berenice came in just as Gemma finished talking, wryly noting the phone in her hand. "And now you get to help while I supervise."

Berenice loved that Fruitorange hardly left her office enough to supervise her.

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#318: Nov 22nd 2011 at 11:23:09 AM

"Tch-" Putting away her camera with a click of the tongue, Gemma climbed down from her perch and began tidying up the beds while Karina mopped. At least she's almost done, the catgirl mused. Also, putting the mooks' things back where they were supposed to be gave her an excuse to go looking for loose change and amusing secrets.

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dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#319: Nov 22nd 2011 at 2:46:37 PM

Karina was amused by Berenice's sudden appearance and the following exchange. Somehow it felt a relief that Berenice took over the role of supervisor.

The new maid tried her best not to react to the conversation, instead she continued her mopping in a direction away from her 'superiors' to conceal her satisfied smile.

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
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#320: Nov 25th 2011 at 6:28:33 AM

"So, Karina," Berenice leaned against a wall, not trusting the mooks enough to allow herself to touch a bed, "How did your meeting with the Doc go?"

Berenice repressed an evil grin - Doc rarely made a good first impression. Or second impression, or third, or...

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#321: Nov 25th 2011 at 8:49:42 AM

Hearing Berenice's question, Karina cringed for a moment. Do not want.

This really wasn't something she wished to talk about, but the other maid really deserved an answer since Karina, and the barracks was still in one piece.

To mask her hesitation, she nervously flipped the mop from one hand to the other, and back.

"In light of recent events..." — She started, then went silent again, scrubbing an unusually aggressive stain on the floor in her embarrassment. It was probably the glue, at least Karina hoped so.

"I think you can figure." — It was all she managed to say, then quickly added, with some shame in her voice — "Kirino is probably still down there..."

"Oh, I'm almost done, what would you like me to do next?" — She asked with enthusiasm, probably to mask her mood, and hopefully (for her at least), to change the subject.

edited 25th Nov '11 8:57:02 AM by dragonfi

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#322: Nov 26th 2011 at 7:37:55 PM

"Can you cook?" Gemma asked brightly, looking up from her inspection of a footlocker when Karina inquired about more work. If the pizza still hadn't arrived by the time they were finished with this room, one or more of them was going to have to make supper, so that the Master would leave his quarters to eat while they drew his bath and turned over his bedding.

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#323: Nov 26th 2011 at 11:22:32 PM

Berenice was about to attempt to say something consoling, when Gemma jumped in with the food thing.

"Or can you at least help?" Berenice raised an eyebrow, "Ever since the Master found that hair in his soup he's been such a baby when it comes to getting a chef. That and he's a freaking cheapskate."

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media
dragonfi from an iterdiensional voyage Since: May, 2009
#324: Nov 27th 2011 at 4:40:30 AM

"Cooking. Considering that I don't eat normal food, I doubt I could create anything that could satisfy the Master, or, well... anyone at all." — After a brief silence, she continued. — "But, I'm sure I can help out. I'm relatively good with sharp instruments." — That last bit, she added causally, if that would be the most mundane thing in the world.

Meanwhile, she finished with the last corner. The MTX*

registered it and pushed a bunch of statistics on her screen. On the bottom line, it displayed a quick summary.

Cleaning operations complete. Overall performance: 86% — Good job.

Karina was slightly surprised, partly from the sudden surge of alphanumerics, partly from the fact that she done beyond her own expectations. She stood there for a moment, with a satisfied smile on her face, before realising that the two other maids are looking at her, questioningly.

"Oh, it's just that I'm finished. Did you knew that this 'thing' even rates your performance?" — She reached for a part of the MTX to clarify what she meant by 'thing', but stopped halfway when she realized that it would be a bad idea.

edited 27th Nov '11 4:55:56 AM by dragonfi

Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One
Alhazred23 Since: Jun, 2011
#325: Nov 28th 2011 at 6:38:00 PM

Fortunately for Karina, Gemma had the imagination (and voyeuristic tendencies) to figure out what she was talking about without further elaboration. The catgirl considered that little tidbit for a few moments. So it keeps that close an eye on her? Hmm...

Gemma was tempted to point out that if the suit could keep track of her limbs and posture and correctly identify what she was doing at any given moment, the good Doctor could probably do the same, but then she reconsidered. After all, if it was doing all that and transmitting, maybe there was some way for her to get in on that action.

"Well, hopefully it knows what it's talking about," Gemma offered, half-heartedly finishing up her own show of cleaning. "So what do we do next, Bennie?" she asked, turning to the albino maid.

edited 28th Nov '11 7:10:11 PM by Alhazred23

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