emocaliban: Caliban/Ada Clare Anti-OTP

Caliban Leandros (

emocaliban) wrote,
@ 2008-05-18 14:05:00

Current mood:

lonely

Caliban/Ada Clare Anti-OTP
Caliban's been spending a lot of time outside lately, but today is an exception. Wandering inside with actually a bit of color to his pale face, he looks pensive and serious as usual, if perhaps a bit more gloomy than he has. He's not sure - he's lost track of the days here - but he's pretty sure Niko's birthday is coming up, and for the first time since he can remember, he's not going to be able to piss him off by singing Happy Birthday at the top of his lungs. This is oddly disheartening.

And he's lonely, but he wouldn't admit that. Caliban doesn't get lonely. Of course not.

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	dearcousin 2008-05-18 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Ada Clare has, on the other hand, kept mostly indoors. She has little to do, being a generally shy sort of girl and knowing so very few people, and therefore has walked this hallway so often that she has ceased to pay any attention. This does not prevent her, however, from being completely mortified when she walks smack into Caliban. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	Caliban jolts and steps back quickly, thoroughly startled. "Oh - Jesus, sorry about that, wasn't watching where I was going-" Well, that's embarrassing. And that would be why he flushes bright red. Not because she's pretty and he's a hormonal boy, of course not. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Nor was I," she says quickly. "Please forgive me. I should have been more careful--" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, it's all right, people run into me all the time," he says quickly. They don't, really. "Just not very observant, that's all - anyway, yeah, I'm really sorry about that." He laughs, a bit ruefully, and looks down at his shoes, feeling awkward. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Truly, sir, you needn't worry," she says earnestly. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	He looks up again, at her. And blushes a bit, again. "Sir? Again? What is it with this place and ridiculous formality?" He mutters, more to himself than anything. "Call me Caliban, that's good enough." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	"If you would like," she says, a little startled. You'd think she'd be used to it. "I'm Ada Clare." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	"That's a nice name," he says, and then recognizes how trite that sounds. "Uh - yeah. Please. Nice to meet you?" He adds, almost hopefully, shifting awkwardly. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	"And you, sir," she says automatically, bobbing into a shallow curtsey. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	He blinks. "Caliban," he corrects her, and finds himself bowing clumsily before he can make sense of what he's doing. "Or else what am I supposed to call you, lady?" He's joking. He probably doesn't realize how much sense that might make. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	She smiles, just a little. "Oh, no. Of course not." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	Her smile makes him a little more willing to smile back. "Hey, good. Don't think I've called anyone Lady in ...well, ever." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I haven't, either," she admits, smiling a little wider once he does. "I've never met one." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Caliban very nearly snerks. "Me neither. Not many ladies in New York City. At least, not that I spend time with." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you from America?" she asks, hoping her curiosity is not impolite. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	He almost says something smart back, but - she's so...well. He nods. "Yeah. Manhattan." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I do not know much of America," she admits shyly. Her accent doubtless reveals her own English origins. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	It does, and it's part of the reason she's so charming. He is, like many people apparently, a sucker for English accents. "You're from the U.K.?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	"From England," she agrees. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, right," Caliban says, "That's cool. Um..." He looks around, feeling awkward again. "Did you want to know something about the U.S. or something?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-18 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	She had not thought of it, but now sounds curious. "I have heard it is very strange." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-18 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know that it's any stranger than anywhere else, but...strange how?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-19 12:29 am UTC (link)
	"I-- I don't know. It's only what I've heard said." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	emocaliban 2008-05-19 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Caliban chews his lip. "It's - I guess, yeah. Not as strange as this place, I know that." He laughs, briefly. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dearcousin 2008-05-19 04:22 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think anywhere could be as strange as this." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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