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Post by ultralilly on Nov 23, 2023 4:22:40 GMT
Not a day that went by since the exams did Sicily regret her choices. It used to have been where she doubted each and every decision she made as it was her mother's influence that made her decide. But the moment she started to see what sorts of effects said choices had on innocents, she started to cut the strings that controlled her. She had always known they were the wrong choices but if she didn't make them, who knows what kinds of punishments her mother would inflict on her. Those days where she was asked to test products were grueling enough as is.
But today was free and so was she. No classes. No responsibilities, thanks to her brother. Just her. But not for long. If she had a free day all to herself, she'd want to share it with the one person; a certain bright-eyed, bushy-tailed bundle of floof. Just the thought of her alone summoned up feelings of warmth. It wasn't her idea to invite her to a place such as the one she stood before. Rather, it was Stephen's. Going to these places brought up old memories. Memories that were both happy and painful. A karaoke place. What was Stephen thinking? He should know better! But she wasn't about to let his efforts to rent out a private booth for the two go to waste.
And besides, time with Kitana anywhere was time well spent.
For the occasion, she was dressed up in jeans, a short-sleeved shirt colored in different colored diagonal stripes of orange, purple, and white, and a denim vest with a few choice patches upon the left side. One of which was markedly a fox and a snake. The others were of a peach with a happy face on it and then another was of a spiral encircling a diamond.
Avernus and Stella were curiously keeping an eye out for Kitana while Sicily's eyes were glued to her mobile device. She flipped through the images then news about villain groups rear their heads. She'd never encountered one yet but she wasn't eager to see one show their face. If one did, it'd be a huge mistake on their part, nevertheless. For now, she was eager to see another face show itself.
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Post by cmd1095 on Jan 12, 2024 3:46:44 GMT
The concept of karaoke was a novel one to Kitana, she'd been learning a lot about modern music lately since escaping the reclusive and extremely traditional hometown she'd been in and practically time-traveling forward a few decades. She'd been loving the expressiveness and variety of music that existed outside that insular bubble of a town, so the change to go to a place where she could peruse the variety of music and try her hand at singing along was a welcome one. And of course, she'd get to do so with her snakey haired goddess of a girlfriend.
Kitana traveled to the venue as fast as she could manage, using her quirk to dash whenever the chance arose in order to cut down her travel time, she was positively vibrating with energy, sunshine and positivity radiating off her like an infectious aura of cheer and excitement that even total strangers could feel as she passed them, making the world a little brighter with every step. She had a similar effect back home, but for much less wholesome reasons, and unlike before when all eyes were on her and she couldn't help but be made uncomfortable by the reactions of those around her... she didn't even notice the effect she had here.
Rounding the final corner, Kitana used a quirk enhanced dash to tackle hug Sicily "Heeeeeeeeey there Sicilyyyyyyy" she called out as her body rocketed towards the girl, she held her quirk back enough to only make her fast instead of a blur, giving her girlfriend at least a CHANCE to react to her... albiet not much of one.
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Post by ultralilly on Jan 12, 2024 20:49:41 GMT
The twin snakes were the first to see Kitana as their heads raised parallel to one another. The floof was rushing in fast and the two knew Sicily would turn to meet the siren call of her girlfriend. But as soon as Sicily did, a look of surprise came to her face as she opened her arms to receive. She had little time to ground herself as Kitana zoomed right into her open arms. The moment she felt the sweet embrace of an all-too familiar face, she'd wrap her arms around her and take her into a spin. As they twirled, Sicily giggled happily, raising Kitana up with the strength she was known for while the snakes helped as best they could to keep things steady.
When the spin slowed, Sicily set Kitana down and the snakes freed themselves with what looked to be a heavy sigh of relief.
Sicily's fingers ran through Kitana's hair, going once over each ear then ending right on her cheek. Her thumb stroked it while Sicily herself gazed into Kitana's bright eyes with her dual-colored ones. "Hey, fuzzball." she'd endearingly remarked with a gentle smile. "That's gotta be some kinda record. I actually had to use a few extra muscles to catch ya there."
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Post by cmd1095 on Jan 12, 2024 20:52:36 GMT
Kitana chuckled a bit "well I was holding my quirk back a bit to give you time to respond, so I probably weighed a bit more than usual" she said, giving a peck on the cheek
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Post by ultralilly on Jan 12, 2024 21:09:27 GMT
Sicily smirked. "Oh was that all? Definitely going to have to use that as a training regimen for us both. You dashing, me catching. It'll feel less like work and more like an excuse for us to embrace." she chuckled and returned a peck to Kitana's cheek. She touched her forehead to Kitana's and softly hummed."I'm so glad you're here..."
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Post by cmd1095 on Jan 13, 2024 1:03:22 GMT
Kitana chuckled "I don't know if I'm heavy enough to give you a workout even at my full weight, but I won't pass up chances to get up close and personal with you" she said "I'm glad to be here too though, they don't have stuff like this back home, and there's nobody I'd rather try it out with than you."
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Post by ultralilly on Jan 13, 2024 20:52:45 GMT
Sicily smirks. "I more meant you running into me at full tilt and me catching you. That can be training and we can talk about it more later." They stretch and face the entrance alongside Kitana with a sigh. She wasn't feeling very enthused to enter at first but the way Kitana spoke put those old memories aside. "Yeah well...it's not my first time in places like these. Though it is my first time going with you so um...I'll make it extra special!" she declared with gusto. Her fingers interlocked with Kitana's and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. Her eyes focused on hers and she managed to awkwardly smile, now realizing what she'd probably have to do in a few short moments. But she wasn't planning on doing it. The last time she actually sung was...before...
She pushed the thoughts away. "Shall we?"
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Post by cmd1095 on Jan 28, 2024 16:38:18 GMT
Kitana paused, noticing the hesitation. She knew Sicily well enough at this point to tell when something was bothering her... and when she was putting on an act to hide that. "Sicily... what's wrong? I can tell something is on your mind. Are you embarassed about your singing voice or something? Cause I'm not going to judge you no matter what."
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Post by ultralilly on Jan 29, 2024 7:53:24 GMT
The dark-skinned girl knew Kitana would pick up on her mood quickly enough. She sighs and then smiles sheepishly at Kitana whilst Avernus and Stella gave Sicily as knowing a look a pair of snakes could give. "It's about...my sister." she would finally admit. "The last time I was here...she was here with me and my brother. I haven't come back since the day she went...missing." she said this with a pained grunt. "I decided that...I'd only come back here once she was back with us...but..." she looked to Kitana and gave her a quaint, loving smile. "...I settled for being happy so I could come back here. And you make me very happy."
She then manages to reach around and gives one of Kitana's ears a peck with her lips before resuming staring into Kitana's eyes like they were the very reason for living.
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Post by cmd1095 on Feb 4, 2024 21:37:23 GMT
Kitana's ears drooped a bit as she heard why Sicily was so distraught... her sister huh? That had been weighing on her own mind too ever since she'd first heard about it. The daughter of a powerful family like the Silverbrights just... up and vanishing? And with all the wealth and resources they had to throw at locating her they got nothing? Then there was Sicily's mother calling it off. Kitana knew if the same happened to her even her own mother would have stopped at nothing to get her back... not out of love of course, Kitana rather doubted her mother was capable of that emotion... but she was a valuable asset to the family. Was Sicily's sister not an asset to the Silverbrights? It didn't add up... and every time the topic came up that disconnect bugged her
Kitana showed none of her misgivings on her face though, apart from her ears drooping with sorrow for Sicily, she had done a good job suppressing her doubts, she even managed to keep her ear twitching under control. Kitana had no proof of her suspicions or doubts in the slightest, just the perspective of someone who came from money who had a similarly corrupt mother... that wasn't nearly enough to burden Sicily when the situation itself already weighed on her enough already.
"Hey, we'll find her one day, I'm sure of it, but until then, I'm going to do my best to make you happy in her stead" Kitana said gently "and when we do find her, you're going to want your singing voice to be in tip top shape, wouldn't wanna be rusty and not be able to sing your heart out when the time comes right?
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Post by ultralilly on Feb 4, 2024 22:38:22 GMT
At first, Sicily thought her kiss on the ear was the reasoning for them drooping. It made her heart tighten when she noticed and for her to frown. Then her better judgment would make her realize that Kitana was picking up on the sadness Sicily herself felt. She was nothing if not very attuned to her state of mind much like the snakes that simply prodded at Sicily in an attempt to cure said mood. Though they knew the only cure for it was standing right in front of her.
And just with a few words from the bundle of floof did the expression on Sicily's face begin to brighten. Not the false one to assure herself that everything was alright. No. This one was genuine. Not to mention, she brought up a very valid point that got her to chuckling. "I guess it should be if I plan to serenade you." Avernus and Stella exchanged looks then nodded to one another. They slid behind Kitana and Sicily both and pushed with their heads right into their backs toward the inside of the establishment. "Ah! Okay okay! We're going!" half-laughed Sicily.
It wouldn't be long before both would find themselves together in a booth with a cornucopia of choices of song to pick from. The room itself was cozy and has various colored lights highlighting the glamrous features of its inhabitants.
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Post by cmd1095 on Feb 5, 2024 20:16:01 GMT
Kitana cracked a smile as she took Sicily's hands to bring her inside "Serenade me huh? Now THIS I must hear, no backing out of singing after enticing me like that" she said.
Once they were in the room Kitana would take time scrolling through the options "so many songs I don't know here... what to choose... uhhhhh... maybe you should go first" she said sheepishly as she desperately tried to find something she even slightly knew
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Post by ultralilly on Feb 5, 2024 20:56:21 GMT
When asked for her to go first, Sicily immediately went on the defensive. She laughed nervously and held up her hands. "Me? Go first? I dunno about that! I need some inspiration first! Like maybe hearing you sing! I'm sure it'll be great...I'll erm...uhhhhhh..." she saw what was keeping Kitana from doing it and could only assume there were too many great choices for her to decide...or maybe she couldn't find one she knew? Or was it both? "Oh! I could um...help you find something for you to sing then if that would help!" she suggested, clearly not at all nervous to put her vocal cords to the test.
She got close to Kitana, shoulder to shoulder, looking at the song choices with an extra set of eyes. Her eyes fell upon a few she remembered clear as day. Her reaction to it was also very telegraphed as she uttered a soft grunt. Memories flashed in her head as she nibbled her lower lip. But this wasn't about what Sicily wanted to sing. It was about what her partner wanted as she desperately searched for a song Kitana had to know.
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Post by cmd1095 on Feb 5, 2024 21:39:46 GMT
Kitana paused as Sicily began to freak out over the prospect of singing, looks like she was going to have to go first... but she didn't know these songs! What was she going to pick? She began to sweat a bit herself, but then she paused as she saw Sicily's reaction to the songs she recognized. Why was she overthinking this? She had to be the confident one in this outing. Blind pick it was then.
"Well I don't know many modern songs at all, so let's just... pick this one then! I'm sure I can wing my way through it" Kitana said with more bravado than she felt as she selected a random song from the list and darted over to the microphone... here went nothing. Kitana hit play, and began singing
Only a few lines into the song, she was already regretting her choice. The song topic was... not the best for getting Sicily's mind off her sister at all. It was all about memories of someone lost and regretting not saying everything that needed to be said. Still, she couldn't show hesitation now, she had to just belt it out and hope that Sicily was so blown away by her singing voice that the lyrics didn't make things worse. And so she sang her heart out while internally screaming at her bad luck having picked this song out of the whole list.
Thankfully, she was actually a pretty good singer, so there was still hope for salvaging her performance...
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Post by ultralilly on Feb 5, 2024 22:21:35 GMT
Sicily got comfy the moment Kitana selected her song. She took a seat and watched her partner start her song. it wasn't long before the tune picked up and the lyrics gave Sicily pause to her smile. Her eyes reflected, looking to the bottom right as she saw herself running through her home, running through the streets, calling out but never getting an answer. The distraught face of her older brother. The angered face of her mother. The lifeless, defeated eyes of her father. A doll that she gripped tightly in her arms. The snakes by her side doing their best to comfort.
She pushed past all of that, focusing right on Kitana and watching the score climb onwards and upwards. When all was said and done, her voice was a beautiful thing she was entranced by. SO much so, she managed a gentle smile. Kitana didn't choose this one on purpose and Sicily knew that. It was sheer coincidence. Like the universe at large was trying to convey a message or at the very least, remind her of something.
She watched and listened on til song's end. She clapped with an appreciative smile while the snakes, one and all, wriggled about in all directions. She had placed an order for drinks and a snack to be delivered before running up to give Kitana a big hug. "That was a song choice." she admitted with an unsteady chuckle. "But regardless, you delivered it pretty well. Guess I shouldn't be surprised. You ARE the girlfriend to the one and only Sicily Silverbright." As she pulled away to look into her eyes, it was clear as day. While her face smiled, her eyes contained a distant pained look to them that she was doing her best to hide. "You did great, fuzzball."
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