꒰ 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐨 ! ꒱

* 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 *

[wildcstwinter]

open starters: @evermorehqsstart !!

kiara was lucky to have not known anyone on the seemingly never-ending list of missing townsfolk. her heart had sank to the deepest pit of her stomach when the news had come out, her father's hold on her leash that much tighter as she was lucky enough to get close to a window to see outside of it. mother's reassurance did nothing to ease her anxiety , either, but it was her royal bloodline that heard the ache of the town as a call to action. an opportunity to prove herself as a rightful future-leader. . . and as a compassionate person.

yet, even when she patrolled the sidewalks of evermore brandishing a basket of brightly petaled flowers, the world still felt so gray. her ever-present smile wavered as she tightened her elbow's grip on the wicker-braided handle, bright eyes losing their luster as they continued to fall upon face after sorrowful face.

" excuse me !! " kiara called out to someone who looked in dire need of cheering up. " hi there, i'm kiara. i'm giving out flowers. would you like one ?? free of charge , of course. "

[experiangel]

unlike most of the townsfolk , angel had been actively avoiding anything to do with the missing people ordeal . aside from one particular name that was listed , someone she wasn't sure how to feel about to begin with and had little interest in unpacking all that , the whole thing didn't bother her much . that is , aside from the fact that had she been on the list , chances were no one would go looking for her . that was yet another thing she wasn't sure of how to feel about . can someone be considered a missing person if no one misses them ?

she didn't mean to fall into such a dark pit of contemplating what if's and hypothetical scenarios but alas , her brain didn't seem to care . it was only when a chirper voice echoed into her ears that the alien snapped out of her thoughts , briefly glancing around before her gaze settled onto a girl . a strangely altruistic girl , it seemed .

❛ free of charge ? ❜ angel echoed , raising a brow . drizella would probably say that was a stupid business choice , and she agreed . ❛ what do you call these ? ❜ she asked as her eyes met the flowers . the people who came to see her at gusteau's often gave her roses which seemed nice at first , but now it felt like a lack of effort ; a way to hopefully please her without actually trying . she didn't even like red . ❛ and why are you doing this ? ❜

[zephyrdaze]

Some more would be nice ;-;

[nofoxgivcn]

He wanted to say no. Nick didn't owe Angel anything, and he knew that; he had given her his all, and look where that had gotten him. At this point, he should just stop trying. The word wouldn't leave his tongue, so he swallowed it down with a sigh. If he didn't give her a hand, who would? "Yeah, I'll help you," he said instead, glancing to the clock on the wall to see how much longer he had of his shift, much longer than he would like. At least he had something to do now. Gotta look on the bright side, Judy had taught him that. "It's my job," he reminded her after a moment, not wanting her to feel too special over him dropping everything to sort through her things or think he wasn't over it. He was getting paid.

[experiangel]

❛ you will ?! ❜ was she really that surprised ? nope , not at all , but it was still comforting . nick , unlike angel , was a good person , which eventually became the very issue . well , that and the fact that she was meant to be pursuing someone else , a very specific someone . now she had neither one nor the other , and nick probably didn't like her half as much as he once did . he had no reason to , she wouldn't like herself that much either . wasn't that just hilarious ? she was just about to thank him when the quick reminder made whatever mask angel had crafted for herself shatter into tiny pieces , expression falling somewhere between dejected and dumbfounded . it was his job , meaning that if he wasn't getting paid by the hour , he would've probably sprinted out the door the moment she showed up . maybe it was a good thing that he hadn't offered to help out of the goodness in his heart but for some reason , angel wasn't happy to hear that . quite the contrary .

❛ actually , forget it . ❜ quickly , she began packing all of the little boxes into the much bigger one , like some sort of criminal at the verge of getting caught red handed . ❛ you might be surprised but i actually have a way above average iq , some next level stuff . shouldn't take too long to figure this out on my own . ❜ it wasn't like this was the first time she felt like a burden either , though angel refused to ever mention those feelings . a girl's got to have her own back ; she'd be okay . ❛ could you just hold the door open for me , or is that not in your job description ? ❜

[nxghtingale]

it was like having a really expensive poodle or something, carting angel around, and most of the time drizella didn't really mind the company because angel seemed to not be phased by her critiques or commentary and actually listened. it was so refreshing, especially growing up with a sister who had the social awareness of a raging ex-disney star. drizella felt like she should start carrying around a treat bag with the girl's god damn initials on it. the chauffeur got out of the car, greeting the socialite with a nod of his head and a polite 'miss tremaine,' before offering his hand to help her inside. drizella was half tempted to look back to make sure the other girl was following suit, but thought better of it as she slid into the back of the car, immediately pulling out her phone and letting the owner of the establishment know she was coming with a plus one. ❛ whatever, it doesn't matter if you were trying to be offense or not — don't ask dumb questions like that, ❜ drizella replied, shrugging her shoulders as she slipped her phone back into her purse. ❛ social awareness is everything nowadays. you say one wrong thing and it ruins your life forever — my mom's had me in PR training since i was like...six. trust me on this. ❜ looking out the window, drizella sighed, looking between the window and the manicure she now realized she wanted to get touched up; ❛ you work at gusteau's ?? doing ... what exactly ?? ❜ drizella inquired, and then, sighing when the topic was back on her again; ❛ yes and no, i just need something else to wear for some thing my mom has me doing. probably for whatever man she's entertaining right now, fuck if i know. ❜

[experiangel]

if there was one thing angel had learned about humans , it was that people would always say there were no dumb questions until somebody actually asked one . it was funny how earthlings seemed to change their opinions so suddenly , and based on little evidence too . they were full of contradictions like that . in any case , she wasn't about to push drizella into explaining her reasoning any further , especially after following the other girl into the car . the last thing angel needed or wanted was to have to walk home at the end of the day . ❛ so you've been socially aware since you were six years old ... that's a lot of awareness to have , ❜ which was kind of fascinating except angel had no idea what it was actually like to be six years old . she wasn't built with a childhood or memories of one in her system , for better or worse . when the question turned to her , the alien smiled proudly , always happy to talk about her god - given ( or lab created ) gifts . ❛ i sing there most nights . people don't keep coming back just for the food , you know . ❜ and considering most patrons weren't gross - looking or entirely boring , angel always looked forward to their praise and random gifts . at least the good gifts . it was nice to feel acknowledged and the alien felt she was doing what she was made for , one way or another . as angel listen to drizella speak of her mother , she could almost swear the topic wasn't exactly pleasant for the other . ❛ hmm ... you don't seem too excited . do you have to be there ? ❜

[experiangel]

ᏗᏁᎶᏋᏝ ᏠᎧᎧᏦᎥᏰᏗ: web weaving (1/?)

definitely not about jumba & reuben & stitch .

[experiangel]

location: crown arcade ✧ @louiedx

❛ you do realize you're not hitting the right combos , yeah ? ❜ this couldn't be one of those situations where a pair of genetically engineered eyes saw things that humans couldn't quite perceive , otherwise this place would be out of business by now . squinting at the guy for a brief moment , angel allows herself to take a good look at him before returning her attention to the bright screen on the cabinet . ❛ i get it now . it's not fair to expect someone to have brains and looks , and your potential's more towards the latter . there's really no shame in that , totally my bad ! ❜

[nofoxgivcn]

"Jewelry always sells," he answered blatantly, from what he'd seen it was one of the quickest things to come and go. But he wasn't exactly paying attention to inventory like that, it didn't benefit him unless he had money on the items. Her next comment brought a short laugh from him, the absurdity of it, was he meant to jump up and down with excitement? "If I recall correctly, you were the one who didn't want to see me," Nick pointed out, more bitterness intertwined with the words than he'd meant for there to be, and he found himself wincing at the slip of emotion. "It's okay, Angel. Sorry." It wasn't like it was her fault, she shouldn't have stayed with him if her heart wasn't in it. He could recognize that, even if his was. Picking one of the boxes up, he turned it over in his hands, eyes focused on it, mostly so he didn't have to meet her gaze. "All of this appears to be in good condition, so I'm sure we'll have no trouble getting it off the shelves. But if I'm being honest with you, you'd probably get more money selling them online than going through a pawn shop."

[experiangel]

while angel hadn't expected the warmest welcome ever ( actually , she wasn't even sure what would qualify as that ) , she also didn't think nick would laugh , albeit a weird way . she was just about to refute his bitter comment when he seemed to take it back , which made it even more confusing . earthlings really were a confusing bunch . ❛ that's not exactly what i said , you know . but you don't have to apologize . ❜ he hadn't actually done anything wrong , even angel could see that . wasn't that exactly the issue , the fact that nick was too good of a person ? if anything his reaction only servered as even more proof of what the alien already knew . watching as he seemed to examine one of the pieces , angel felt at ease knowing the unwanted jewelry wouldn't become an actual problem , but she wasn't done just yet . of course not . ❛ and you'd be okay with helping me figure that out , yeah ? i'm not exactly a depop expert , or wherever else it is people sell their stuff . ❜ she keeps her eyes on nick , partially hoping to fix the issue while also wandering just how much it would take for the man to willingly spend time with her . was the wound still fresh ? ❛ i couldn't think of anyone else . ❜

[faiirytalcs]

"What? Oh, no. No, credit for a class I'm in at the University." Tootie assumed most people knew that phrase but, then again, not everyone was in school and going to a comedy show for credit was strange. But that was theatre for you. "If they were paying us money to be here, I would be sat and laughing even if I wanted to tear my hair out." Any money she could get and save up to move out of her parents' house was money Tootie would do just about anything for. "Gusteau's? Please, I only go there when someone else is paying for it." It was incredible, everyone knew that, but it wasn't exactly in her budget. "Yeah, that place is fine, why not?" It got the job done. "Usually hit Neverland and Topsy Turvy for a night out. Most of the bars have a good vibe too. And if that's what you've heard about comedy clubs, I need to know who's been lying to you."

[experiangel]

❛ ah , got it . learning by observation then ... i'm guessing you're a performer ? ❜ and while it wouldn't be surprising if angel simply decided to make a rival out of the girl right then and there , the alien knew matter than make enemies with every artist in the whole world . perhaps every talented singer , but not all artists . it's certainly a plus that the other girl's little comment on money draws a chuckle from angel , ❛ that's a big mood . well , since you did tag along with my little scheme , i'll see if i can get you a one - time discount . i singer there most nights . ❜ something she was actually very proud of , and angel firmly believe that her many gifts did draw a lot of costumers to gusteau's . it couldn't all be just because of the food , come on ! starting to lead the way towards the restaurant , which thankfully wasn't too far from the comedy club , angel felt goosebumps on her skin at the mention of neverland . bad singers shouldn't be allowed at karaoke , and yet her ears had been tortured one too many times . ❛ topsy turvy is fun , you're not wrong . and i just assumed so considering the ridiculous amount of comedy specials on netflix , but even some of those are pretty bad . quantity over quality , y'know . ❜

[nofoxgivcn]

He should have known, she was the one that had ended it. Of course she wasn't hanging onto memories on purpose. Still, it stung as he took his jacket back, carefully folding it and stashing it beneath the counter. If he was being honest, he would have preferred she keep it, and certainly not tell him how good the color looked on him, then he wouldn't have to think about her every single time he slipped it on. Perhaps he should donate it. "Well, thanks," he nodded, figuring she would leave it at that, but it was only a matter of seconds before she was speaking, throwing him off guard all over again. Was she really here, asking for his help with finances, after everything? He didn't get her. Maybe he never had. His lips parted, ready to protest, to tell her he was too busy, but that wasn't what came out. "Sure," Nick said instead, glancing around the empty shop. "Guess I'm not busy."

[experiangel]

her brows furrowed at how dettached his tone was , definitely not how angel remembered it . granted the circumstances were different but hey , she really did do him a favor ! so even with his response , which was fairly agreeable despite the odds , she found herself hesitating for a short moment . soon enough , angel plopped the box on top of the counter and fished inside it for a few small boxes , each with designer brand names on top . not that she was properly familiar with any of them , but anyway . ❛ is jewelry still a hot commodity ? i got these as random gifts from a few different people but to be honest , i don't like them , ❜ and though angel thought about giving them to drizella , she knew the socialite would probably take it as chairty , as hand - me - downs . that was a fight she was not willing to have . after a couple of seconds and probably against her better judgment , angel spoke again . ❛ i can come back some other time if you like . you don't ... seem very happy to see me , ❜ and angel wasn't used to that . people were usually excited to see her , being who she was and what she was made for . it was sort of a part of the package . 

[nofoxgivcn]

Nick knew how to act unbothered; he'd had years of experience now, pretending not to care what others thought about him, what they said. He knew how to keep his expression un-showing, though he couldn't stop the flicker of surprise that flashed in his eyes at the sound of the woman's voice. It had been a little while now, since he'd seen Angel, and he certainly wasn't expecting her to casually strut into his work pace like they were on speaking terms; just two people that had moved on, going about their lives. Had he meant nothing to her? "Spring cleaning, I see," he remarked, matching the nonchalant tone as he reached out, fingertips brushing the familiar fabric. He thought she may have kept it on purpose, for comfort. He thought a part of her may have missed him. "So that's where it went."

[experiangel]

❛ spring cleaning ? hardly , we still have a month to go before spring . do you have the brain scramblies , nick ? ❜ maybe it was something to do with the weather , maybe he was healing from a cold or something . she had no way of knowing , it wasn't as though angel was keeping tabs on her ex — that would just be counterproductive , wouldn't it ? nodding as she watched him take the jacket back , there was a split second where angel almost regretted bringing the damned thing with the rest of the items in the box . not for any particular reason besides it being a rather nice jacket , obviously . no sentimental value attached to it at all . ❛ i figured you might miss it , plus the color looks good on you . ❜ it was just factual ! though she does keep her gaze on nick for a few seconds , a few too many seconds one might say , the alien quickly pulls herself together and returns her focus to the box . ❛ anyhoo , i was hoping you could help me . there's stuff here i could probably get a pretty penny for and you're better with the whole money thing than i am . ❜

[experiangel]

location: repurposed dreams ✧ @nofoxgivcn

❛ ah yes , there you are ! ❜ angel's voice echoed as she gently pushed the door open with her foot , both hands too busy holding a comically large box nearly filled to the top . one might think it would be better and more productive for her to have come to the pawn shop when nick wasn't on shift but to angel , that made absolutely no sense ; he was already well familiar with her , all the more reason to help her through her most recent endeavor . once she approached the guy , a bright smile took over angel's glossy lips , except she wasn't even sure herself if it wasn't a real smile . kinda hard to tell for once . ❛ i'm in the long process of cleaning my place , making room for stuff so , you know . i believe there might be a thing or two here that are yours , actually , ❜ the alien mused , lowering her gaze to peer into the box and pull out a jacket . she sure hoped it was nick's , otherwise this would be a bit awkward .

[ohxnxnani]

Nani rag her rag across the table, quirking an eyebrow at Angel.

"I wouldn't let the chef hear you bash the food like that." She picked up the glasses, loading them into her bussing tub, tossing the wet rag over her shoulder with a wince.

"I think Adele is a good choice. You're not a guy but Harry Styles fits the vibe too," she suggested, lifting her tub and walking over to the window to unload her glasses and dunk her rag back into the bucket.

[experiangel]

❛ it's constructive criticism , nani . never heard of it ? ❜ that would be surprising , as angel thought the older pelekai sister could benefit from some . still , she didn't find nani to be as much of a pest as lilo ; not that she'd ever let either of them know .

after adding the first name to her little list , angel paused at the second , contemplating it briefly . ❛ hmm ... maybe , though i'm not much of a fan of his . but i guess it doesn't matter as long as the costumers enjoy it . ❜ and so , she proceeded to add the other singer to her list . as the alien lifts her gaze towards the woman once again , she briefly contemplates offering to help her clean . nah , that'd be too nice and angel couldn't be out here doing good deeds . those were helpful to no one . ❛ and what are you doing for valentines day , hm ? ❜

[fcktvvilight]

He nodded. He didn't know, but she did not seem to want to go into detail, and he didn't want to come across rude or pushy. What if he brought complaints to the shop? Maybe he was worrying too much about being the perfect employee... "Uh, aliens? I'm sure we do." Stopping for a moment, Dennis let his eyes wander the shop, trying to think of any covers he'd seen that might have had something to do with aliens. "There are plenty with villains, and I think there's a few by Marvel that are called Alien? I could look around or text my boss real quick, he would know."

[experiangel]

a comic about aliens called alien , how creative . humans really just kept outdoing themselves , for better or worse . ❛ i'd like to see these ' villains '. are any of them aliens ? ❜ a human villain would probably be very inefficient , considering how fragile and squishy the average earthling was . when the guy offered to look around , angel nodded agreeingly ; she should probably have done some personal research before setting foot into the store but honestly , she couldn't be bothered to . not when there were people who were actively getting paid to do just that . ❛ i'll help you ! it can't be that hard to find one , especially with two sets of eyes . ❜ angel assured with the sweetest smile she could muster . a rehearsed one , naturally . ❛ i'm assuming aliens aren't as popular as others , ❜ she promptly pointed at the batman figure . ❛ like the traumatized orphaned billionaire with an affinity for bats and a british butler . ❜

[nxghtingale]

drizella gave a sharp laugh at the idea of suing the the post office, eyes rolling at the mere thought of it. as if she'd waste that much time on something so... not worth the effort. the media attention that would gather would be humiliating — rich socialite with money to burn sues small, local business over genuine misunderstanding !! drizella could see the tabloids now and feel her mother's wrath burning in her chest, making her shiver just as much as the cold was. ❛ let's just presume they're capable of not fucking up the basic task of getting my shit where it needs to go, ❜ drizella replied, reaching down to tighten the tie of her jacket around her waist, huffing a cloud of frozen air as she did so. nodding at the idea of a drink, drizella pulled out her phone to text her chauffeur that they were ready to be picked up, practically drowning out the sound of the others voice as she focused more on what acrylic nails were tapping against her phone screen as opposed to whatever angel was going on about. her mom would sell her soul for a pair of diamond earrings — ones that were out of season, mind you. rose gold, likely. god, drizella hated rose gold. ❛ me ?? ❜ drizella inquired at the question, looking to angel with a perplexed expression. what a peculiar thing to ask a person, she thought to herself, a look of offense flashing on sharp features. ❛ what i do, or don't do, with my soul is no one's business. god, we need to work on your social awareness, angel, you don't just ask people shit like that. ❜ drizella was certain she didn't even had a soul to sell — her mother likely auctioned it off the moment she was born. as their driver pulled up, the brunette gave angel one last suspicious look before moving towards the vehicle — desperate to get out of the cold and out of the public eye having THIS kind of conversation. ❛ de la vign work ?? i'm craving a cab. ❜

[experiangel]

the sharp laugh caught angel off guard , not entirely sure what was so funny about her idea . drizella seemed to do that sometimes , laugh for what angel felt was no real reason . it made the alien wander if that was something all wealthy humans did , weird of a habit as it was . oh well . watching as the other typed away on her phone , probably texting her chauffeur ( which angel had learned was basically a personal uber driver ) , the alien wasn't entirely sure what it was about her question that warranted such an expression of shock from the other . even so , she held back on laughing , knowing it would piss drizella off and the idea of walking home wasn't very enticing to angel . ❛ ... really ? okay fine , noted ! ❜ truthfully , angel just figured it made for more interesting conversation than the weather or one's favorite color , which humans always seemed so desperate to talk about . ❛ i wasn't trying to be offensive , you know ; there isn't even proof that souls are a thing . ❜ maybe drizella didn't have a soul and so , it was a sensitive topic . angel had always assumed she didn't have one either . following drizella to the car , she blinked at the sight of the other's suspicious look , slightly puzzled by it ; was it really that deep ?! ❛ sure , anything but gusteau's . i have made it a rule not to go there outside of work hours . ❜ didn't want the other employees getting to close to her . ❛ is the outfit you're looking to buy meant for some kind of fancy event ? ❜

[faiirytalcs]

Tootie was all too happy to follow her out of there, not bothering to apologize to every person they scooched past to get out of the show. She did apologize to a few, she couldn't help it, but once they were out of there, it felt like a weight was off her shoulders. Standup comedy made her want to rip her hair out most of the time. "I feel like you saved mine, honestly. I would have sat through another hour of that just for the credit." And it wasn't worth it. If the comedians were actually funny, she could have learned something but most of them had been pathetically sad. "I'll have just about anything. If we can get a drink and something to eat, I'll be thrilled." With a laugh Tootie shrugged. "I actually don't know. That was one of the first times I've ever gone, and I don't plan on a repeat."

[experiangel]

❛ ' for the credit ' , as in a credit card ? do they pay people to be there ? ❜ because if that was the case , angel just might have made a huge mistake . she never really thought of money as being an important thing , the concept was quite foreign to her before coming to earth and yet , the more time she spent with drizella , the more it seemed to be ' the only thing ' , and perhaps she should want more of it . ❛ how about that hub - grub place thingy ? whatever it's called , sounds about right for drinks and snacks . it's no gusteau's but let's be real , nothing is . ❜ the alien giggled , boasting about her own workplace came so naturally to her . it wasn't that angel actually knew every other restaurant in town ( on the contrary , she barely knew half of them ) , but gusteau's reputation made her feel important by association and oh , how she basked in that self - righteousness . ❛ that makes two of us . what do you usually do for fun then ? i thought comedy clubs were a no - fail but i guess not ! ❜

[brynnutonium]

she leaned back in her seat and takes an idle sip of her drink before responding, " beyonce ? um .. there's this less upbeat version of crazy in love somewhere, if a full-on performance wasn't your thing? " if she was being truthful, brynn has never been to gusteau's though she's heard quite a lot of good things. " is your vocal range not quite reaching celine dion's? " it was a sincere question; brynn wasn't quite a powerhouse singer herself after all !

[experiangel]

while a slowed down rendition of crazy in love wasn't a bad idea at all , it practically evaded angel's brain the moment the other girl posed a most offensive question , turning her expression from friendly to sour in a mere instant . there were a few things angel wasn't quite sure of , but her vocal talents were not one of them . ❛ my vocal range is perfect for celine dion , ❜ the alien barked . ❛ but her music is overdone and i happen to care about what i bring to a performance . nobody wants to eat dinner to the sound of the theme from a movie about some old , sunken , poorly constructed ship . ❜ really , what made her think it was a good idea to ask for a random earthling's opinion ? ❛ do you even know anything about music ? ❜

[angelic-baphomet]