Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:02:21 AM)
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Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:04:51 AM)
*Taking you outside, he heads down the street, beckoning you with him, still chattering cheerfuly.* See? Isn't this much more fun... You and I teamed up against the world. One man, one woman, pitted secretly against everyone... Everywhere... Ever...
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:06:24 AM)
*She chuckles at that, the weight of her bag readjusted over her shoulder as she nods and looks over to the side at him.* Yes Michael, I think this is how we are supposed to be. Only if you take me to a hotel or an alleyway I shall scream.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:07:36 AM)
*Laughing, he drapes an arm over your shoulder, waving it before you like a director towards a scene.* The place isn't important... What does it matter if we're in a castle surrounded by luxary, or a sewer?
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:09:30 AM)
*The smile lingering upon her lips she walks close to him, eyes sparkling with that ever present mischief, betraying the fact that her fear of him had passed into the memory yesterday as quickly as it had appeared.* Well neither suits my tastes. Do you even know where we are going?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:10:41 AM)
I know perfectly well where I'm going all the time, just as well as I know that it doesn't matter where we end up. Besides, what's your rush? Don't you have other questions you want me not to answer for you?
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:14:48 AM)
Yes, I'm just not used to you being willing to answer them. *She smiles and looks away from him and accross the street, her eyes taking in all around her.* There are dozens to ask, and likely the most important ones I don't even realise yet, but what I want to know is about this game. *Her eyes flick back up to him, the ghost of the smile still clinging to her lips.* You don't do this for money, that much is clear, nor even power I think, though you -do- enjoy the fact that everyone is partly afraid of you... or at least you -think- you enjoy it. Still I have a suspicion that you understand that fundamental truth that all of life is a game that is constantly played, and that it is the game itself that is important. Only your game is different from mine Mikhail, and you've made me a part of yours, without telling him anything about it.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:18:18 AM)
*He listens to you, nodding as he thinks things over as you speak, looking down at his polished shoes. He considers his reply before finaly offering* Have you ever watched two children fighting? Maybe over a toy... Or something else, it doesn't matter. They fight with all their hearts, screaming and kicking and twisting their little faces in anger and frustration that they can't fight harder. When you see it, you laugh, don't you? You think: "Silly kids, it's just a sand box, it doesn't matter"
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:19:50 AM)
*She nods as she watches him, her eyes remaining upon his profile even as he looks down to the ground at his feet.* Do we all appear as children to you Michael? Are you that old that by comparison we seem so young?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:20:58 AM)
It's not really about age, it's about knowing a few secrets that mean that no matter who wins the fights that go on every day, they don't realise that the outcome doesn't matter at all.
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:22:35 AM)
*She stops walking and turns in one fluid motion to face him, catching his eyes with her own as her head tilts back a little to look up into his face.* You are saying that the game doesn't matter either? Michael, if the money, the power and the game itself doesn't matter, then -what- does? What is it that gives you meaning?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:24:33 AM)
Don't be so sure that everything has a deeper meaning... Some things are funniest just because they are amazingly stupid. But don't worry... *Holding up his hands defensivly.* There is greater meaning in this game. That doesn't change that almost everyone playing it is going to lose because they think inside the box, it just means that there are going to be a lost of disappointed folks towards the end.
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:27:01 AM)
Not everything no. *She shakes her head a little as she looks at him, the chestnut curls bouncing around her shoulders as she watches him in concern for a long moment.* But there must be something with meaning; and that's what I want to know Michael. I want to know what game it is that you are playing, I want to understand it's meaning. *She smiles a little and reaches out a finger to poke him lightly in the stomach.* I have to if I'm going to play it with you right?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:28:00 AM)
Alright, alright... I'll tell you part of it. *Putting a hand on your chest, he looks around before jerking his head down the street a little* This'a'way
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:29:26 AM)
*She grinned suddenly as she turned and started walking at his side once more, the expression changing her face to one of impish mischief within the beat of a heart as she speaks with mock resignation.* We're going to an alleyway again.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:30:24 AM)
No we aren't, we're heading for the park.. *Then he looks around and shrugs, rolling a hand with a huff* Okay, I mean, we're heading into one NOW, but it'll take us to the park!
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:32:11 AM)
*She laughs and bumps her side against his, a graceful playful little gesture that encourages his arm over her shoulder once more.* It will just encourage me to ask more questions as we travel, especially since you promised me truths. Michael just how old are you? And Russian is not your second language is it?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:33:51 AM)
Of corse it's not! Everything I speak is my first language... Why? Can you tell I have an accent??
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:35:10 AM)
*Her brows raising she looks up to him silently for a moment before speaking in a tone of light reproof.* Michael, you said truths. What is the language of your birth?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:36:42 AM)
Did I say truths?? I just asked if you had more questions... Anyway, one truth a night is enough for me. The whole idea of truth turns my stomach, urgh! The truth is so unbending and unwavering... Everyone wants it to be just one thing!
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:37:53 AM)
*She nods, the smile reappearing upon her lips as she locks that little nugget away.* I'll remind you one night that you said that.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:39:43 AM)
You don't have too, I remember thigns I say. *Holding open the gate in the park for you, he bows and allows you to enter first before heading straight off the beaten path and into the dirt and shrubs.*
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:40:40 AM)
*Stepping into the park, the dimple peeks out from the corner of her mouth as her eyes flick up and to the sky above.* in which case since you do not consider yourself 'everyone', you must never complain about me being many different things at once.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:42:46 AM)
I'll complain about whatever I like... But, as a rule I don't really bother to complain, nobody gives two hoots. Here's fine. *Pausing, he squats down, bending his knees and taking a finger and dragging it through the dirt in a circle* Okay.. a circle!
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:43:57 AM)
*Sinking down at his side she looks to the dirt and nods, her eyes drifting almost immediately back to his face.* Only one?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:46:13 AM)
Only one. Don't get greedy, you circle slut. *Stabbing the earth with his finger, he draws a letter B at the top* Birth is here. This is the middle of life... *Tracing his finger around towards the bottom of the circle* Here. And up here, next to birth? This is death. *And he traces his finger around to the top again, drawing a D.* Everyone follows this perfect circle... Now, point to where you're at on it.
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:47:22 AM)
*She looks to him curiously for a moment before turning back to the circle and point to a point halfway between birth and mid life.*
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:48:09 AM)
You so sure about that? How can you be half way through something that might never end now?
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:48:41 AM)
*She grins quickly, her eyes flying back to his.* You are not -that- patient Mikhail.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:49:40 AM)
Be that as it may, are you really half way through now? What if I give you another 50 years? 100 years?... What if I make you like me and you live forever?
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:50:58 AM)
*Her eyes light up at the thought and drift away from him, her voice becoming momentarily distant so that he could not be entirely certain she was even speaking to him.* There would be so much to experience, to know, to discover...
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:51:28 AM)
Hey, oi! *Giving a sharp whistle, he jerks his head back towards the circle* Focus now.
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:52:47 AM)
*She smiles a quick look of apology to him before reaching out a finger and trailing it through the dirt, quickly and with suprising skill turning it into a snake eating it's own tail.* Then the orobouros is formed.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:54:07 AM)
Yeah, something like that. *Nodding his head a few times* But focus on the important thing... The important part is that you don't fit on it anywhere any more. You're an aberation, really... No cycle.
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 8:55:10 AM)
*She nods.* So you move outside the boundaries of what most people consider life. But there are others like you Michael, like Carla. It is with them that you play isn't it? Those are the ones you wanted me to watch for you.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 8:58:24 AM)
No, not really... Carla is only like me in that she wont die without a damned good reason. *Falling back onto his backside, he runs a hand through his hair and sighs, thinking how to explain it best.* She doesn't stop to think about her place in things, her impact.... Anyway, all this rubbish? *Gesturing with an open hand at the drawing* Taught by a crazy man in India who's likley dead. Wonder where THAT puts him on his wheel?
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:01:08 AM)
Perhaps outside of it, like you? *She turns to sit down at his side, her knees drawn to her chest as she faces him.* What is your reason Michael? If you can't tell me, if it's something you have to show me over time, then just say so... only please don't lie about this one thing.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:02:04 AM)
Hey, you get what you get. Don't go digging if you don't wanna get your hands dirty... Now, do you want your cup of vitae and your instructions for this week? We need to put you through some serious training before you're ready to wander around town pretending to be the big girl.
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:03:12 AM)
Vitae? *She looks to him curiously, her head tilting a little to the side.* You know you never said whether you wanted me to pretend to despise you in public or not.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:04:01 AM)
Hmmmm... *Scratching his head, he rolls a hand with indifference* You just listen to your heart. Hatred is a perfectly good cover... But I dunno, it looks sloppy, and I'm less then sloppy most days.
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:04:50 AM)
Alright then. *Her arms folding on top of her knee's she continues to look at him from the side.* What did you want me to do this week?
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:08:53 AM)
Well, for now, to get you into the flow of things, I want you to go around town and get to know the important faces and people... I've made a little list of names. You don't have to talk to them, just watch them, but seeing as Carla knows about you don't be affraid to have a chat if you like. *He fishes out the list of known Kindred from his pocket, the plesant and unplesant ones*
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:11:28 AM)
*She takes the list, her eyes quickly flicking accross it. A sparkle coming to them, a slow smile makes it's way to her lips as she recognsies certain names. Nodding she tucks it away in a pocket and looks back to him.* I will speak with them and learn as much as I can of them.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:11:49 AM)
Okay, don't get killed or I'll be ever so upset!
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:12:31 AM)
Our connection is not a secret anymore Michael? *She chuckles and shakes her head.* No Michael, I will not, unless I am very wrong there are several names on your list that already know me and like me well enough.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:14:37 AM)
Ohhhh, really? *Folds his arms* You ran around telling MORE people??
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:16:33 AM)
*Shaking her head once more she reaches into her bag and pulls out a slim mobile phone.* No, in fact I did not know what they were until I saw the names upon the list. Although I do not think their are -many- Amarylis' within the city, of course it is possible that your Frankie and mine are different, but then again I -did- meet him at the casino. *Leaning forward she slips the mobile into his pocket smiling up at him.* I promise, I will only call if my case is desperate.
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:17:50 AM)
(Can we skip the rest? It's nearly 11pm. say I fed you and move on?)
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:18:10 AM)
(Sure thing :) )
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:18:18 AM)
(Thanks. Ta ta! :D)
Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:18:24 AM)
(bye :) )
Mikhail Poleski (Jun 4, 2011 9:18:38 AM)
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Anna Karenin (Jun 4, 2011 9:18:40 AM)
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