#vinessa

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Vinessa! (Pronounced Vine-essa!) She's a witch! Also a cat. And plant? Vampire?? (Originally designed by HIRUGAO on ToyHouse!)

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[For @oc-growth-and-development‘s OCtober prompts, days 10: Wish and 16: Lie.]

"So, how was my tour? I showed you all the cool stuff I could, I think."

It was Vinessa's first time on the Defense Force, Staph having just finished to show them around. They had stopped at a restaurant, Staph making their way through a plate of mollusks while Vinessa enjoyed small snacks made of insects on sticks. They still weren't used to the fact they could buy food for themself again, much less to establishments that somehow had a bit of everything for every alien's diet.

"It was great, thank you for taking on my request," they answered, "I know it was a weird thing to ask so sudden."

"Nah, it was no problem, you're welcome here anytime! Would be fun to have company on the job."

"Wouldn't that cause you trouble with your bosses though?"

Staph leaned closer, a gesture that made Vinessa's inner vines thump vigorously on their chest. "Hey, nobody needs to know. I can just teleport you in and out."

The mention of teleporting brought Vinessa down to more pressing thoughts than their silly crush.

"Speaking of that, you didn't bring that tool with you, do you?"

"Uh? It's on my inventory with most of my stuff. Want me to pull it up?"

"Oh no, sorry, I forgot people can do that here," Vinessa shook their head, waving a vine as if they could sweep their ignorance away. If only.

"Hey, that's okay, we should totally hook you up with one of your own though, maybe I could pay for your account."

Vinessa frantically waved their arms. "T-t-that's not necessary, I couldn't possibly, I mean, I don't even have anything of value to store, so..."

"Oh. Yeah. Sorry. Shouldn't have brought that up," Staph said, their voice coming down to a whisper. " I mean," they came back to a normal volume, though still with less energy than usual, "I'm not really swimming in money, I got ahead of myself with that offer, haha, my bad."

Vinessa couldn't force a laugh to go along. They never could. They wish they could learn how to do it, was probably nicer than to just look miserable all the time. Maybe it wouldn't feel as miserable either.

"It's okay, I don't mind," was all they could say. "You've done a lot for me already."

"Yeah, I'm glad I could help. If you're thinking of paying that tree another visit we're ready anytime," they tapped the pouch on their thigh for emphasis.

"Oh, that's, not the reason I asked, actually, I'm, still thinking about that," they fiddled with their head vines a bit trying to calm down. "I was just curious about it, that's all. It sure is a powerful tool to teleport us that far."

"Ah, yeah. Like I said, it's still on testing phase technically, that's why I asked you to keep it a secret for now. I mean, it's totally safe, don't worry! Just, got a bunch of stuff to go before it gets approved and stuff, you know."

"I understand," Vinessa said truthfully, despite feeling the honesty was one-sided. Staph suggested to do rulebreaking things all the time with full confidence, it was odd that this particular tool had to be a secret, especially if it was safe. It was more likely that it had to be kept hidden for its power, and Vinessa would gladly help if that was the case. "You called it 'Wishmaker' once, right?"

"Oh, you still remember it. Cool name, isn't it? You curious about what it means?"

Vinessa simply nodded. Something in Staph's voice implied a story behind it, one that Vinessa would like to be quiet for.

"Don't remember if I mentioned it before, but I'm from Asterozone, heard of it? Water planet, full of water, also surrounded by a lot of asteroids?" Vinessa nodded. "So, the belt is peaceful nowadays, but they say that in the distant past meteors would fly by all the time. And people looked at those shining streaks up there and thought 'wow that looks so magical, I bet it can make my wishes come true!' But the thing is, we're all aquatic creatures, and there was no technology for breathing out of water back in the day, so they couldn't go out and see the sky all the time. Who knows who was the first weirdo who saw the stars even," they laughed.

"So," Staph continued, "they say there were mythical beings in charge of gathering all the wishes of the people and taking them to the skies during meteor showers. They wielded staves called Wishmakers, and would put all the wishes in bottles, dangle them on the staves like charms, and then rise to the stars that would grant them."

They laughed again. "Doesn't that sound a lot like teleporting things to the deposits around the galaxy? Our planet always knew what it was about, I guess. That's why I named it that. My tool I mean."

"I see," Vinessa kept nodding along. "It's a nice story."

"Yeah, I loved it as a kid," they chuckled. "Just a fairy tale though. Isn't it weird after all, that people associated meteors with wishes? It's just a bunch of rocks that fall down."

Vinessa said nothing. They had become well acquainted with magic on Despero. They felt it the first time they met Staph, something deep ran within that tool, far different than any technology in the galaxy.

But Vinessa was there to reclaim a normal life, so they would let Staph be entitled to their own secrets too.

[sucking-her-vajayjay]

Vinessa getting ready for the holidays with Kylie Cosmetics 💋

(my doll collection)

[thegildedlady]

Drown in your Sorrows

The tent was dark, no candles to light up the space with a warm glow. A dish of water sat still on a pedestal in the middle of the room. It looked like a black mirror with no reflection, no ripple to disturb it. Ciaragan stood over the water, staring into it intently. Deep within the small pool she saw another face staring back at her. It was without color and featureless, but she knew who it was.

“I see you,” she whispered into the water.

“Who-…who’s there?”

“See me.”

The other figure whipped around, searching for the source of the intrusion. A violet-eyed shadow stood in the corner of the room, only just visible in the already dim surroundings.

“Show yourself!” cried the other figure.

“Damn you.”

“….Wh-what?”

“Damn you. You, who tried to take everything away from me. You, who stole what I love most. You, who defiled my bloodline with your filth. Damn you to hell.”

The figure collapsed onto a bed in the corner of the room, clutching their skull in clear distress. “Get out of here! Get out of my head!”

“I’m not in your head, child. But I can be.”

Black water trickled down the stone walls of the chamber and began to surround the Other. It rose rapidly, filling the room until a sliver of air remained on top. The figure struggled, but could barely keep their lips above the surface, screaming.

Ciaragan laughed, until the laugh strained and hurt her throat. Her face inches from the water, she gazed with wild hunger at the scene as it played out before her.

Suddenly, the tent flap stirred.

Snapping to attention, Ciaragan turned to face the entrance. Faervell peeked his head in the tent.

“All set to go, Ci?”

“Of course, brother. Help me with my bags?”

He smirked, half expecting this, and moved to lift the larger of the group. Pausing for a moment, he turned to face his twin.

“Were you… laughing? Just now?”

“Oh! Yes. I remembered something that made me…laugh.”

“What was so funny?”

“You wouldn’t get it.” She waved her hand, dismissing the matter. “Let’s go.”

In a small monastery off the coast of Kalimdor, Vinessa hit the cold floor with a hard crack as the watery vision suddenly disappeared. She reached for her wrist, trapped underneath the weight of her body and falling unnaturally limp like only a broken bone can. She whimpered in pain. The violet-eyed shadow was gone. The water was gone. She was alone again.

She was always alone.

@pyrar for mention and @jessipalooza for the idea :>

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vinessa

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Chirstmas gift for fragmentcom.tumblr.com/ of his bellossom girl, Vinessa. Also trying to do some lingerie. Merry christmas hubb.