Reseda forced out a small laugh at the ugly one's statement. "Yes, Boo, I'm sure I could never. Many things that scare me could probably never put a dent in your courage." She hoped she wasn't overdoing it, but the ugly one was eating up her praise like its life depended on it. Truly, a moron and it was amusing to toy with its emotions. They were silly things. But useful things, nonetheless. At least, when they were in others.

She almost jumped back at the ugly one's sudden outcry. She hadn't thought that it would react to violently to her magic and annoyance tickled at her skin. Apparently, it wasn't impressed. She learned from that. She would not show her magic off to the ugly one anymore. It was apparently too much for it to handle.

But then she wasn't quite expecting it to attack. From the looks of it, it wasn't intentional, but the wave of heat still burned her nonetheless. She hissed as her skin blistered and her own magic activated instantly. Just around her body, the temperature dropped a little bit, cooling the skin that had been burned. She hesitated for a moment, waiting for the sting to go away before shaking out her head.

"I'm so sorry, Boo, I didn't mean it! I won't do it anymore, promise. Sorry that I made it a little cold, but your fire really hurt me! Could you please be a little more careful? I could really get hurt from your magic." She worded her sentence carefully. She needed to be submissive with this creature, not dominant like her every bone demanded. This was difficult and tedious, but she definitely hoped that it would all be worth it in the end.

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Boo
notes:

Boo tilted her head to the side curiously as the komodo dragon apologised and pleaded with her profusely. A strange mixture of bewilderment and suspicion tumbled to the forefront of her thoughts. She was confused about what Reseda meant by her fire and her magic. Boo hadn’t liked Reseda’s strange display that she called magic, and she had no intention of using magic herself. She didn’t trust such a fickle thing. Furthermore, this strange creature was acting oddly submissive towards her. Her left eye bugged out and twitched in paranoia as she considered all the possibilities. Was this a trick? An act? Or was the komodo dragon being genuine? Boo considered this for a good while before her shoulders relaxed. Yes, the dragon was being genuine, she decided. She also concluded that Reseda must be quite mentally deranged, with odd displays of weird magic and talking nonsense about the llama using magic. Boo snorted inwardly. Well, who wouldn’t sing praises for a wonderful llama like her? It was only logical. Yes, that must be it. A wide grin spread across her lips, broken only by the jutting green tooth. She was going to take full advantage of the situation. Having supporters and fans who were submissive to her will was going to secure her a good future for certain. Having this dragon on her side was a good start. The llama straightened her posture, standing there in what she hoped to be a regal and queenly pose. “Hmph, apology accepted!” She said haughtily in response. “I think you’re being really silly about me using magic. I didn’t use fire or anything like that! It must have all been in your imagination! They say when you are feeling extremely guilty, it comes to haunt you,” She added the last sentence for good measure, trying to make the komodo dragon feel responsible. “In any case, you should make it up to me for your crimes,” Boo pushed on. “Punishments are good for the health of the guilty, like you.” "Boo Speaks" 'Boo thinks'

@Reseda

Reseda stared at the ugly one with bewilderment. She was very confused. It had just breathed hot air all over her face yet it refused to admit that it had done so. There was a sinking feeling as she realized that this was going to be more difficult and a lot more tedious then she thought. If she wanted the llama to respect her, she couldn't keep being submissive. She needed to take control.

But then, she realized, her facade could be broken. If she changed attitude, she'd suddenly become under scrutiny from the llama. She didn't need all of her work to get its trust that she would throw it away so easily.

It wasn't her pride getting in the way, it was the direction of the situation moving away from where she wanted, getting out of control, and putting her in the submissive spot. She wanted respect, fear, tyranny, and she couldn't get that sucking up to an extremely ugly llama. But, at the same time, if she could convince it that she was friendly and respectful, she might possibly be able to put herself on equal terms. Somehow. She would have to figure it out.

However, she wasn't going to stand for punishment. That was going too far. Also, she wasn't going to let the llama simply deny it had burned her. She would at least try to convince it. She pointed towards her muzzle, where blisters were starting to form. "But you did, when you yelled. There was a burst of hot air that blistered my skin. See?" She tapped one of the stinging burns, where her skin had started to turn an angry red.

"Also, I'm not sure I would call it a crime. There are many gembounds in the cave that practice magic. Perhaps I should not have scared you and I'm deeply sorry for that. I like you, Boo. I don't want you to punish me."

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Boo
notes:

Boo paused as she stared dumbly at Reseda’s patch of skin that was starting to turn an angry red. She had done that? She did vaguely remember feeling intense heat in her throat as she shouted. Had that been the magic? She frowned and considered for a long moment what this meant. She hadn’t even realised she was using it! She’d thought she hated magic, because it was weird and frightening! Still… She eyed the red skin on Reseda in wonder. If she was the one with such a power, then magic was just fine the way it was. If she could wield magic to have the upper hand against another creature, then she loved magic! Her lips deviously curved up at the thought. “I see!” It was like her entire world had lit up. “I can do powerful magick too! Maybe even better than you,” she boasted. It never occurred to her to even apologise for the pain she caused the komodo dragon. The nasty llama only feasted hungrily in the joy of her newfound power. Her grin however fast turned upside when she heard Reseda backtrack on the punishment. Boo’s ears drooped in annoyance. At first the youth wanted to cause a tantrum, but then something held her back. She became suspicious of the komodo dragon once more. Was this creature faking it all? Pretending to go along with Boo? The llama bristled at the thought. Well then, she was going to play her cards right too. She let out a dramatic pained sigh for the komodo dragon to hear. “I was hoping you could help me in a pickle, but I guess you can’t. I thought the punishment game could simply be you helping me out a bit. It’s just a game, nothing more. Oh well, too bad you don't want to play it.” She slowly moved to turn away from Reseda with another sigh, although her purple eyes sneakily glanced at the other gembound, scrutinising what she would do next. "Boo Speaks" 'Boo thinks'

@Reseda

A sense tingled at Reseda's spine, something akin to annoyance. It was quite obvious that the ugly one was suspicious of her motives and was trying to play her out. She had made the wrong decision. She should have gone along with its little punishment 'game'. She doubted, however, that it would have been a game at all. It was just mentioning it now to try and get her to play along again.

She tilted her head and looked at the ugly one strangely, letting confusion fill her face. "W-what? Sorry, you made it sound like you wanted to hurt me again or something unpleasant. I got a little scared for a moment there." She let herself give a shaky laugh of relief. "Well, if you wanted to play a game, we can play a game! Although, I would prefer it if we kept the unpleasantness out of it, if that's alright with you." She tapped at the ground for a moment with her claws, feigning an act of thinking carefully. "Um, if you don't mind me asking, how would punishing me help you out? I mean, I'm all up for helping. It's rare to come across gembounds in this part of the caves, especially good ones like you. I just don't see how a game of punishment would help you out." She looked up at the ugly one innocently, wondering if her words would be able to quell its suspicion or if she was only throwing logs on the flame.

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Boo
notes:

So this gembound wanted to play games but keep the unpleasantness out? Boo pouted. How boring. This creature must be the biggest scaredy-cat ever. Or they were just pretending to be. The llama was still suspicious of the komodo dragon’s questions and behaviours. She had no proof though that the creature was up to anything specific or plotting against her. They’d been pretty consistent. But just incase she was up to anything, Boo would try to get the upper hand by playing the right cards. “Well you see, I’m very hungry. I thought perhaps you could help me gather some edibles. That’s not too hard right? It’s not going to harm you, and that’s hardly a punishment now.” She smiled widely, almost too wide for it to look genuine. Her green tooth jutted out like a sneaky bastard. "Boo Speaks" 'Boo thinks'

@Reseda

Reseda was growing more and more restless as the conversation went on. She continuously had an urge so sink her long claws into the idiot's fur or scare it off with a copy or a dispel, if only so that she wouldn't have to play this silly game anymore. But she had signed herself up for this, so she would have to follow through. Besides, if she came out on top, she was sure to have a loyal ally on her side.

At the mention of finding food, she felt a flash of victory in her stomach. This would be easy. But that smile it gave her was too suspicious. She would have to analyze everything carefully. For now, though, she gave him a smile of relief. "Oh, is that it? No, haha, I don't think that's a punishment. But if you need help finding food, I'd be glad to help! It's a bit tricky finding things to eat around the room of bones, but I haven't gone hungry yet. Um, by the way, what kind of things do you eat?" It would be more difficult if it only ate plants, as she knew some gems did. What a stupid rule, only eating plants. That made everything so much harder, especially here, among nothing but bones and scraps. But she would do her best to find whatever it had to eat. Perhaps that would be what gems called a peace offering.

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Boo
notes:

A quick change of mind is all that it took. Within a second, Reseda realized that she didn't need this creature. One more glance at its insanely ugly form convinced her that she would not need it, not at all. In fact, she would probably be better off without it.

She flicked her tongue and her expression melted away, to be replaced by coldness and dark eyes. "You know what," she sneered, "I've changed my mind. I don't need to help you and I don't need you. You're the ugliest thing I've ever seen in my life. You won't have any power or respect or love. You don't deserve it, fool."

She turned away and crept back to her cave. She had accomplished what she had come out here to do, learn a new spell, and now that it was done, she didn't need to stay. Especially not with that monstrosity.

*exit

"Living with myself."
Nothing but lies.


tags: @Boo
notes: cleaning up my threads