Noblesse Oblige

Princess of the Far West "Rumour has it is that our blood is being used inappropriately. Surely you can understand that the lengths I'm taking are necessary. I mean no harm, I assure you." { A Hakuouki OC Roleplay Blog }

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“An observer, nothing more, nothing less,” Yachiru announced nonchalantly from her place on the large branch of an old tree. Perhaps not the smartest move to announce herself, but she didn’t care, either way. Besides, she had stumbled upon something interesting, and her nature wouldn’t let it go.

“You can relax. I am not human myself, so I won’t tell~”

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{ ♛ } — It would make sense that the woman wasn’t a human. If she was, Lilith believed she would have picked up on the other’s presences sooner. Still, whether the blonde was human or not, she had witnessed something Lilith had no interest in sharing with others.

Taking a deep breath in, the features of her supernatural form were replaced with her more human appearance. Then in less than a moment, the vampire materialized in front of the other woman on the large branch, Lilith’s eyes not sharing the humour the other’s had.

“Then what, pray tell, are you.” Her voice was low, demanding an answer rather than asking a question. She wasn’t particularly interested in engaging in violence, but she would if she had to.

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[wandering-gentry-a]

Abel nearly quirked a brow at the practiced, impassive expression that suddenly pulled at the woman’s features. Yes…this woman was certainly…intrigant…However, the immortal simply gave a slight dip of his head before straightening. Despite his innate curiosity…he was never one to pry.

“…È un piacere, signora Lilith,” the man returned graciously, his soft smile remaining fixed in place. A sudden, brilliant flash lit the world for a breath; the woman’s amber hues glimmered peculiarly in the brightness before being once more cast into shadow. Exquis…

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{ ♛ } — “As it is to I.” With those words, she retracted her hand with elegant movements, letting it return to her side. She slipped the used handkerchief into one of her sleeves, keeping note to herself to purchase one of equal quality when the street markets opened up again.

Her gaze returned to the downpour only a few feet in front of her. As it was right now, she would not be leaving the shelter anytime soon unless she wanted to be drenched to her bones. Seeing as she had time to waste, she figured she might as well begin to sate her curiosity.

Her spoken words of causality were calm, no deep ulterior motive shown to the unpracticed eye, “So what has brought you to these parts signor Belanger?”

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Tomo gawked at her in surprise before shaking his head, regaining his senses and manners. “Uh, I-I am.” Not that he was going to reveal further than that. Too late he realized he had entered into a battle of the minds, where wit was far more important than anything else. He had to prepare himself, if nothing else.

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{ ♛ } — Rich chuckles passed through her lips at his surprised expression and very honest admittance. A roguish look danced on her features with her amusement, “And if I told you I wasn’t?” The face she wore was friendly, but behind the thin film, one could tell her eyes held becoming shrouded with a dangerous look.

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"A pleasure," she bowed her head in return, returning the smile slowly taking in the accent the other had along with the odd fashion. It was becoming evident that, like the different dialects used in Japan you had to carefully listen to foreigners at times. There could be something said that could change meaning because what one thought was said compared to what had been said.

"Aa, good!" The smile grew at the question, at least if nothing else Rei was proud of her tea and nodded quickly. "It is a special blend, can be tricky to brew just right at times. I thought it would be a good blend for a first time customer to drink. Would you care for anything else though? We do have some snacks if you would care to try."

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{ ♛ } — She found the girl’s enthusiasm strangely amusing. The vampire was pleased with the tea selection as well, so she was in a lighter mood than she had been the past few days in this new country.

As much it would do her good to learn more about the foods in this country, eating them wasn’t a particular interest of hers. Any kind of human food was just unpleasant and thick to her; no matter how lovely and delicious humans said it was. She had decided long ago that she would just stick to gaining knowledge in that subject from books.

Lilith shot her a practiced smile, “That won’t be necessary, thank you. If I may request, I would like to chat though.” She knew sitting down and talking with the customers wasn’t on the list of tasks in a waitress’s job description, however Lilith needed to learn a few things. This young human girl seemed to like to talk, anyway.

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“W-well, you, uh, just seem different,” he answered honestly. It wasn’t necessarily a six sense; just his observation after seeing her and comparing her to the many people he had come across. “I, uh, hope th-that isn’t offensive…”

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{ ♛ } — It wasn’t offensive-- perhaps a hundred years ago it would have been, but she had gotten used to such things by now.

Turning the conversation away from her she replied, “You seem different as well.” She continued with a sly smile, “And here is my guess why: you are an oni.” It takes one to know one, as they say. Plus, he had more or less revealed his species to her tactlessly when he asked her if she was an oni out of the blue.

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{ ♛ } -- She had her fill. In fact, she was sure she would not have a need to feast for the next week or so. Licking the blood off her fangs and lips, Lilith pulled away from the corpse of a sika deer. This had been the first meal she had of this kind of animal, and she found them truly delectable. Its blood was clean, organic and healthy due to all the plant life the herbivore lived off of.

She stood up, her steps making crunching sounds as she walked upon the foilage of these particular woods. Her hair was still white, her eyes still red as she began to leave the premise of the drained corpse. It was hard to turn back right after the high of drinking, something Lilith learned very early on in life, so she would just have to make do in this form and make sure to stray away from humans.

As she walked quietly through the forest, quite content with herself, Lilith’s mood all but flipped on its head when she sensed the presence of another. Her voice was cold, demanding, “Who’s there.”

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☁ || Thunderstorm

[wandering-gentry-a]

After a short pause, the woman finally accepted the handkerchief, her lips twitching up in a delicate smile, and Abel felt a faint prickle of amusement at her comment. Then the stranger’s expression brightened a touch as she thanked him, and he placed a hand lightly on his chest, dipping his head towards her.

The immortal averted his gaze politely as the woman dried herself, looking back only when she spoke up once more. “My thanks, cara signora,” the man accepted genially. He turned to face the stranger more fully before answering. “My name is Bélanger.” Abel reached out calmly, taking the woman’s hand and gently raising it to his face and allowing his lips to brush across her knuckles. “And what name may I have the honor of addressing you by, mademoiselle?”

Yes…Abel was quite interested in this unexpected stranger…He had no doubt that there was something…unique about her…Perhaps it was something in her eyes…That familiar, knowing glint.

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{ ♛ } — Her lip twitched upward when she noted the Italian. So it would seem the Frenchman had at least a bit of knowledge of her home country. A pleasant surprise.

When he introduced himself with the brush of his lips against her knuckles, Lilith gave a small nod in return, accepting the gesture. An elusive expression washed over her features that made her thoughts unreadable as she replied, “I am addressed as signora Lilith, a Lady of the Ambrogio clan. Choose to address me as you wish, signore Bélanger.” Technically speaking, she was the princess. However she didn’t have particular interest in explaining vampires or the hierarchy of her clan. Not that she would, anyway. As charming as the man was, she wouldn’t spill her secrets so easily.

A crack of lightening brightened his features, Lilith observing his golden hues shine with brilliance in the light before the sky returned to the murky gray of the heavy downpour. In that moment, she had been strangely captivated, but the feeling left as quickly as it came.

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When Tomo saw the gesture, he felt a tremor run down his spine. He was scared, oh yes, completely terrified, but at the same token, his curiosity was killing.

Gulping, he slowly inched towards her, keeping a wary gaze on her at all times. Was this a wise idea? He didn’t have the ability yet to sense other non-humans, yet he could just tell by looking at her that something was off.

A part of him was terrified. What was she, if she wasn’t an oni or a human? She came from a different place, a different land. He was curious, but he wasn’t foolish either.

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{ ♛ } — Her smile slowly grew into a sly grin when he ended up approaching her, albeit he did so with great caution. This one had to be treated kindly and with a more gentle approach if she wanted to get answers. That or she could terrify him into submission, but such methods weren’t favorable in public environments.

She rested her cheek against the palm of her hand, asking with a rather friendly expression, “What made you think I was an oni?”

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[wandering-gentry-a]

Abel felt his lips curl up at the woman’s response butcontinued holding out the handkerchief unobtrusively. He noticed as her eyes raked over him, but he held his position as he answered in a silky voice, “Ah, but madame, I could never keep it when a beautiful lady such as yourself has even a single drop of rain upon her brow…I do apologize for its dampness, but as you may see, I had no way of keeping it dry…nor did I expect to meet someone in need of it.”

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{ ♛ } -- She studied him for a few moments longer before reaching out a delicate hand and taking the handkerchief from him with a sly smile, "You've quite mastered the art of flattery haven't you." He was natural at it too. It was very easy to tell he had practiced the ways of etiquette and chivalry for many years.

Her smile turned into a more genuine one of gratitude as she added, "Thank you." She quietly dabbed the wetness from her face and neck as she contemplated the questions sprouting in her because of the strange man. Why was in this country? Was he targeting her? Was he a human? He didn't quite give off the aura of a vampire or other demon, but his presence was just... unnatural. Not inhuman, but not that of the many humans she passed every day. Unique.

She folded the hanky nicely and looked over at him, meeting his eyes, "I shall gift you a new one. May I know your name, gentile signore?"

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{♠} —   As if just realizing of what his answer to the lady had turned out to be— he quickly composed himself of what attitude may have been noted in his voice.

                                     "No… It’s fine, I don’t need anything."                                                        He replied, somewhat quieter—                                                                                                       softer.   With this way of speaking, it would most likely make more sense as to why somebody of his age would be carrying around the stuffed animal as he does.

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{ ♛ } — Was he... trying to put on an act? How utterly amusing. Did he think she would suddenly forget how he responded only a few moments earlier? He must think her a fool. Though, she could tell he was a very clever boy.

She spoke with an edge of hilarity as she played along with his innocent act, "then you should run along now, little boy."

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{☾} -- wandering-gentry

{ ♛ } -- When she began to feel the raindrops on her skin, she quickly made her way over to the nearest shelter before the real storm began. Just great. She never really liked the rainy weather; she grew up in a very warm and sunny country after all. She was off to a wonderful start with her travels in Japan.

She stood and watched as the heavy rain poured down from the dark sky, small rivers forming on the sides of the street. What took her attention away from the storm was a figure walking leisurely towards her. What an odd sight. Were they in no hurry? Though she supposed that once one was soaked, there was no reason to rush for shelter. 

Imagine to her surprise when the figure that came to stand beside her was clearly a foreigner as well. Small world, wasn't it. She eyed the handkerchief curiously before an amused smirk played on her lips, "I appreciate the offer Monsieur, however that already wet hanky would go to much better use if you were to use it, wouldn't you say?" An eyebrow quirked as she took in his completely soaked appearance. He was far worse off than her, who could hardly be called damp.

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"Aa, yes, right away," she announced with a bow, hurrying her way back to the kitchen as fast as she could go without looking like she was running away. It had been quiet at the time but no one living there knew what quite to do considering it was very obvious they had a foreigner visiting. Grabbing the matcha she decided it had been a while since she had made it so would serve that.

"Your tea miss," was the announcement when a steaming cup as set onto the table before the stranger. Not wanting to stare but while seeing a few western men at the ports this was the first seeing a western woman before.

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{ ♛ } — A quiet sigh passed through her lips as the waitress rushed off. Maybe she should buy Japanese clothing to dampen down her appearance more? She mulled over the idea as she waited for the girl to return, her mind groggy since it was the afternoon and technically, she should be sleeping right about now.

Lilith sensed the waitress returning before she arrived at her table, but Lilith did what a normal human would do and not notice her coming. When the girl placed the tea in front of her, Lilith tilted her head upwards and gave her a small smile, "thank you." She could tell she was being gawked at by the other, but decided the action was harmless.

She looked down at her tea with an almost curious look. She had never seen a tea so green and... opaque before. Not really a picky eater, Lilith took a sip of the hot drink, liking the flavor. Still looking down at her cup, she added, "this is good. Did you make this?"

[surrealdreamers-blog1]

"S-sorry!" He should leave. After all, he was being rude in just staring at her. Yet his curiosity kept his rooted.

… Dammit.

Swallowing his fear (and nearly choking on it) he finally managed to stutter out, “A-are you a-an oni?”

There, he asked.

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{ ♛ } — A small smirk tugged at her red painted lips. To think the ball of timidness and nervousness would actually pique her interest. He knew of oni? Or rather, he was an oni? How amusing. Maybe she could get something out of this originally mundane conversation after all.

She turned to look at him, a cunning smile in place as she beckoned him over to her table with a finger. He would have to be in closer quarters if he wished her to speak of secretive things like that.

Perhaps she could sate his curiosity in turn for some more knowledge on Japanese demons. That is, if he could give her anything she didn't know. Oni they called themselves, at least a branch of the demons called themselves oni. He thought she to be one as well it seemed. Well he was off, but at the very least he was keen enough to realize she wasn't human. Impressive.

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          Listening to this lady’s sharp, direct question,                                                it had definitely got his attention.         “No, actually. I don’t remember asking you for help.”,                        he replied, trying to mimic the semi-harsh tone from her.

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{ ♛ } — One of her brows quirked at the young looking boy's reply. She could already tell this would be a difficult one to deal with. He was acting awfully old for someone carrying around a stuffed animal.

Her voice carried a slightly sarcastic tone in reply, "then what can I do for you that you're in my presence, boy."

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He yipped—yes, yipped—when the woman spoke. He really didn’t know where to begin with his questions, puzzling over what to ask first and what would sound more polite, yet this woman brought his thoughts to a screeching halt. Now what?

"Uh…" He hesitated, his face turning red. "W-well, um…" Kami help him; he can’t speak again.

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{ ♛ } — She let out a quiet sigh. By the looks of his red face, and fumbling and stumbling speech, he was a lot more timid than she originally thought. Had she intimidated him? Her bad, she mused almost in annoyance.

She placed her elbow on the table and cupped her cheek with a hand, crossing a leg over the other and swinging her ankle absentmindedly. Her voice drawled as she stared absentmindedly at the wall, "Being spineless and curious don't mesh well together do they." She took a sip of her tea, side-eyeing him, "I don't like to be stared at so either move along or get a spine and spit what you want to say out."

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{ ♛ } -- He was staring at her curiously from the other table, like he wanted to ask her things. She supposed that came with the 'traveler in a foreign land' package, but the thing that was bothering her the most was how he still wasn't speaking up. Hesitance would be the bane of him, she could already predict.

"Hey, spit it out."

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liquidcandie started following you

{ ♛ } -- What a strange looking boy, he didn't seem normal. He gave her a bad feeling. Her voice was blunt, "can I help you?"