“Hah? What- no! I’m not the one that wants girl talk! I just meant, like, if you…”
"Swing and miss, huh? Forget it. We’ll figure out rooms later, cross that bridge when we get to it. It’s totally possible they got ones for all of us anyway. We’re gettin’ way ahead of ourselves here- we still need more instruments before we need to bother with dressin’ rooms.”
♕ { Swing and miss...? Er, disregarding that, yes, we do need to focus on instruments. We'd need, if I am correct in saying this: Guitars, a drumset, a bass guitar, and possibly a keyboard... And we would need to assign melody and rhythm guitars. All string instruments would need to be electric, too... Isn't that right? }
Who was this woman again- oh right yes. The princess Sonia. He had been so engaged with thoughts concerning another woman he had almost forgotten.
“No need to be so formal towards me, Miss Sonia. Simply ‘Dio’ will suffice. Some spiced cider would be nice to try- I do not think I have had any for quite some time.”
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“How fortunate for you.”
Dio gestured with his hand and began to lead the way to the kitchen. Hopefully it was late enough at night to where it would be deserted. Not that he cared, what he really desired was to be let alone.
“I have been served it but never made it.”
♕ { Well, at least you have the ingredients! }
Blissfully unaware of his subliminal wishes to be left alone, she made her way to the kitchen, pandering her way to the spice cabinet to gather the supplies for the spice bag itself.
{ Let's see... 8 cups cider, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 6 cinnamon sticks, a teaspoon of whole allspice, a teaspoon of whole cloves, orange rind, and small apple slices... That's what we'd need. }
♕ { Er... I don't exactly know if you keep apples or oranges here... Do you? }
Who was this woman again- oh right yes. The princess Sonia. He had been so engaged with thoughts concerning another woman he had almost forgotten.
“No need to be so formal towards me, Miss Sonia. Simply ‘Dio’ will suffice. Some spiced cider would be nice to try- I do not think I have had any for quite some time.”
♕ { If you insist, M-- Dio! I found the recipe in the most peculiar spot. I collect bath sets from around the world, you see, and one from England had a recipe right on the box! }
She had even cut the recipe part off of the box, bless her. Azure eyes brightened as she stepped into the mansion once more, feeling a bit more accepted by the intimidating air within.
{ Have you ever prepared anything like this before? }
"That's like saying you're a horse, because of your lengthy, luxurious mane!"
"Well, at least T-Rex's are cool! This is fine!"
♕ { A horse? Nonsense! If anything, my porcelain skin and flaxen mane reveal I'm just a unicorn without a horn! I can fix that fact if I only had the cardboard tube from a roll of paper towels! }
♕ { And I'm fine with being a hornless unicorn supervising a T-Rex! This is fine, indeed! }
“It would save trouble if we didn’t need a separate one for me, right? I don’t mind! What if I need a hand fixin’ my outfit or somethin’ too? I mean, that’s what girls do, right? Zip each other up and fix each other’s hair? I can do that too! It’ll be fun! And you girls can talk about cute boys and get my opinions on guy stuff too, y’know? I’ve got a girl cousin, but she’s really more like a sister, so I’ve got loads of experience with ‘girl talk’! You can totally open up to me!”
♕ { Well... As convenient as that may be, would it not be indecent for you to watch us strip down to our underclothes, catching us at our most vulnerable states? Take no offense, but as royalty, I must be chaste as long as I can help it. I'm afraid revealing my body to my employer would be far too indulgent in taboo, would it not be? However, I am available for any 'girl talk' you would like to go over any time you like. }
“Mais oui..? May we what? Ask Mioda to join? Yeah, we totally may! It’s not just a dream if we’re makin’ it happen! You think it’s weird if there’s an all-girl band with just one guy? We’d prolly all get our own individual dressin’ rooms anyway… Yeah! Let’s do it! You know any other music girls? What about Mioda’s girl group? Oh, shit, let’s ask Maizono too!”
♕ { Ah, no... Mais oui means "but of course" in French. Terribly sorry if I confused you... Ah, but yes, while the thought of the odds ringing more in the female favor is a fun one indeed, we would need to address dressing rooms... It would perhaps be best the girls get their own, large communal-style dressing room while you get one more individually suited. I do not know any more girls specifically talented in music... I do know Nanami-san plays one hella triangle and is especially talented in Guitar Hero, perhaps we can enlist her for our percussional needs? }
“You know Mioda Ibuki? She was in that really big girls’ group, right? That Mioda Ibuki? Shit, I didn’t even know she was in Hope’s Peak! This school is totally red-carpet! You gotta introduce me, I wanna invite her too! That way it’s me invitin’ her to join me, so I’m the big star, right? Shit, we’re all so famous from this school, a collaboration is gonna be so high profile! Leon feat. Every Important Highschool Age Musician!”
♕ { Mais oui~ She's in my class, you know. I've known her since freshman year! I'm sure she'd be happy to be in this band with you. Leon Kuwata and his band of forces to be reckoned with, the fiercest gals in town! What a lovely though, indeed... Ah, but until action is taken, it's nothing more than a pipe dream. }
“It’ll take a little while to get a band together anyway. For the instruments, y’know? We got the words and vocals figured out! D’you know anyone that plays? They gotta be good, but not too good, or they’ll just hog the spotlight. What really matters is if they got the right look for it! But a foreign princess is totally it’s own category, so don’t worry about it for yourself. You’re just the lyricist anyway.”
♕ { Well, I must give credit where it is due, the opening lines were from Shakespeare; such an inspirational devil, that man was. }
♕ { As for gathering a band, I believe I can help by recommending a dear friend of mine very talented in the musical field! Ibuki Mioda is her name. The Ultimate Light Music Club Member- She's well beyond gifted with just about any instrument! I've watched her play the flute and accompany herself on the piano! By... Sitting on the keys. It was interesting, I will say that. Interesting. }
“Now you’re gettin’ it! Yeah! What about how much you hate school and homework and gettin’ hit with a ruler? Or, uh, make it a love song? Those are easy, and there’s a million out there if you need ideas. But keep in mind that I’m the guy doin’ the long part, so it’s no good to make it about a dude.”
“Actually, I got an idea. Why don’t you write it about yourself? Say all the stuff you want guys to notice about you. Give yourself a huge ego trip. I’ll fix it up so it sounds right, and that’ll be my part! What do you think? Easy love song, right?”
♕ { Ah, a love song? About me...? An ego trip? Well, as unlike me as that really is... Well, all for the sake of music! Let's see what I can think of... }
♕ { Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble, Something wicked this way comes. If looks could kill, her eyes are poison If touch could paralyze, you'd be quadriplegic Venomous like a viper, all it takes is the smallest bite. You're in too deep, you're in too deep. Welcome to the lair of the beast. }
