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[bitchblade]

WHO: Masane bitchblade, Mokuba wooden_horse, Eagle eagleofautozam, Dante albinoidiot, Elizabeth offrillsandswords, her guest, and possibly more!
LOCATION: Halloween Town.
TIME: Backdated to Halloween; dusk and beyond.
WHAT: _HALLOWEEN! HALLOWEEN! ^HALLOWEEN!
RATING: idk. PG → PG13ish.
OTHER: Party Style. No tag order required.


[ in the spirit of halloween, masane had gone out in costume and pestered the poor residents of traverse town for candy and other sweet treats. it's what the holiday was about, after all... or at least what it had become about. but that didn't matter! because as the day drew to a close she couldn't help but squeal in absolute delight. ]

[ halloween town! ]

[ she was finally going to get to go there and on the best possible night. she'd told everybody to meet up at the traverse town gummi docks at six, sharp, and as it drew closer to time she scrambled to get ready. it was almost a relief, actually, that she didn't have to bother with a costume... though she was still scared skeptical about the town choosing it. oh well--! yolo. ]

[ panting as she reached the dock, she meandered over to a bench to sit. hopefully everybody would arrive soon so they could start the fun! ]

( ooc | this is going to be masane's outfit. )

( note | ok. let's get this show on the road. everybody is in halloween town now. no more dock! so in order to keep things from becoming an absolute clusterfuck please make new threads with headers to explain what your character will be doing. trick or treating. hiding in a bush. going into a haunted house. whatever. if you'd only like certain people in it... please make a note of that in the header. closed. open. let's start having fun! 83 ...and feel free to ignore the first string of comments. that had been the meet up at the dock! )

Comments

[mister_foppish]

Yes, you are...

[His hand cupped over his, sliding to touch with his own cooler palm. Poor thing. Did he inspire such a reaction? Maybe approaching him like this--nevermind that it wasn't his choice in the first place--hadn't been the best idea, but...what was done was done.]

....Leonardo darling. I think there's more to this. What's going on? Why so urgent?

A slight singsong voice for that first bit. Clearly there's something going on here.]

It's...not as if someone is going to kill us if they see us together, darling. Is....that what this is about?

[true_renaissance_man]

No...

[They wouldn't kill them straight away. ]

But, they could arrest you. A charge of Sodomy would not be difficult to prove at all with you...

[Well, dressed like that and acting the way Pegasus did.]

You should really be more cautious.

[mister_foppish]

[His cheeks instantly flared up in a heated blush, his eyes widening as if in shock. Oh, dear. You've managed to shock him!]

...S-sodomy....? Oh, that's...

[He's fighting an urge to laugh or recoil or....oh goodness he'd never even thought of that! Of course, of course that's why Leonardo thought they'd be...From the time he was from. He wasn't even gay really for that matter...Just a bit bi-curious given how handsome a man like Leonardo was.]

Admittedly I do like you quite a bit but, honestly you have to believe me when I tell you this. Er, well, first of all I've never engaged in such activities....And second of all, in this world those rules are no longer set down by the law. In fact, in the future where I'm from I suppose it's more...open.

Here they don't do that. No one is going to be apprehended or cursed or anything of the sort.

1/2

[true_renaissance_man]

[Cue one painter paling completely. ]

No, I didn't think that you... there were signs, but no I didn't mean to imply...

[Deep breath, trying to force his ramblings to make sense. ]

Just dressing and acting that way would be enough to be accused.

2/2

[true_renaissance_man]

[The rest of what Pegasus said didn't even register until after he had spluttered out his last sentence. More open? Not set down by law? What?]

They don't do that?

[That was unbelievable!]

[mister_foppish]

[He's going to take this slow or else....Both of them were going to never get on the same comfort level and Leonardo was going to continue to fluster at him forever.]

No. No they do not, Leonardo. It's...alright. I assure you. Just calm down darling.

[Slowly pulling him to sit beside him on a windowsill, just guiding him there so that he can sit and listen for a moment.]

You see, they had a lot of progress in the humanities and...well, the issue isn't judged to be as taboo anymore. It's more acceptable and societal views have changed. So no arresting. It's...complicated to explain but please don't worry so much anymore.

[true_renaissance_man]

Are they really?

[Slow was good, sitting was even better. It seemed difficult to believe that could be true but then Pegasus carried on as if it must have been. That was just so... different.]

Are you certain the laws here are like the ones you are more familiar with? The laws could be more like Italia?

[(Italy.)]

[mister_foppish]

Yes. Yes, they are. They seem very nice here. Even moreso here, given a lot of things seem to be pretty acceptable too. Magic, for one.

Dante is chief of police and while he's not really into men necessarily he wouldn't ever put me in chains or anything for flirting with him. Kind of sweet on me, but that's not the point.

Point is! You should stop worrying now and just let it be.

[Leaning in slightly as if to emphasize his seriousness. Boy you have given him a fright. On Halloween haha. Ironic, a bit.]

Can't stop love in all the forms it comes in now can they? Oh, that's kind of romantic, actually, now that I think about it.

[true_renaissance_man]

Si, Dante is a very kind person. He even allowed me to stay with him when I first arrived.

[And Leonardo was in fact still staying with him. Workshop spaces were difficult to come by for some reason so he hadn't found a suitable place to move into yet. But, it was unlikely Dante would follow any law like that even if one did exist...
While Leonardo did believe Pegasus and nod like he understood old fears don't disappear quite so easily. He still felt very uncertain about the entire situation.]

They can try to. I would still be more cautious.

[mister_foppish]

Yes, he's darling. Just like you. Only...I think I like you more.

[He slips closer, the part up his dress revealing perhaps a little too much of his thigh but hey, who's paying attention to that? Turning to face him fully Pegasus smiled softly then leaned over gently and gave him a soft kiss.

Then he pulled back after a moment, petting his cheek.]

No one's going to judge you, I promise. Least of all me. And I wouldn't let them anyways.

[true_renaissance_man]

[Testing the limits of this new found cultural freedom... being kissed by a man in a lit window for all of Halloween Town to see if they happened to be looking in that direction at the right moment.
Leonardo froze, his mind a whirl of unordered thoughts. Hadn't Pegasus just said... but then he...?
Not that the kiss was bad or unwanted, it was actually very sweet and comforting to have some one who really understood his usual very carefully hidden inner concerns, but Pegasus was a constant surprise to him!

I wouldn't let them anyway?
Was that an offer of protection?

Now what to say? He was so easily flustered by things like this. ]

Pegasus?

[A fine start, able to say the man's name... ]

I thought you, you never...

[Why the sudden kiss? ]

[mister_foppish]

Well, no. I haven't before...Not ever with a man. So you're the first I've kissed, haha! But you deserved one.

[The beard tickled a little but he could live with it. It was...soft. Like feathers~ And yes, well. He's just very open about this sort of thing, forgive him. At least he's behaving in a way that means he won't go all out. Leonardo seems like he wouldn't take well to anything too beyond that for right now. He had a lot to think on.]

And like I said, I have a crush on you. So it's hard not to. ♥ Let's just say I'm not experienced in relations with men exactly, only in romance!

[true_renaissance_man]

[A crush? It had been a while since anyone had said anything like that to him! ]

I had wondered, but... you have such an open way of expressing these things.

[He was beginning to feel a bit giddy. This crush wasn't exactly one sided, Pegasus was a very pretty man, but so suddenly! Leonardo usually took these kind of crushes a good deal slower. He was never one to just leap without looking.]

You are a constant surprise!

[But this wasn't an admonishment. It was said with a smile. ]

[mister_foppish]

Just the way I am.

[Nothing more to it than that. And he had to start early while there was still time. But now that all was said and done he felt himself...growing a little less wary of the topic himself, at least. Being around Leonardo made him a bit more comfortable about admitting it, too.]

Well, I hope it's the good kind.

[Truly. And there he is, touching Leonardo's arm toying with the fabric of his costume. It was kind of cute, actually...]

[true_renaissance_man]

I will have to remember that.

[Pegasus's nature would be accepted easily enough and who knows maybe in the future Leonardo wouldn't be quite so surprised by his unusual antics. ]

Ah... si...

[The artist shyly glanced away. ]

I think it might be.

[A bit of a confession of his own though not as strongly worded as Pegasus's had been. ]

[mister_foppish]

You don't object?

[Because he's never had men be comfortable around him when he got "flirty". That wasn't nearly as bad as half the things he'd done to Kaiba but even so. To think he might have inspired such a reaction that implied...That possibly Leonardo may have felt something similar.

He leans his head on his shoulder, sighing softly.]

Hmm. I'm glad for it then.

[true_renaissance_man]

[Object? ]

No.

[Not really. Pegasus was a confusing sort of person but that only made Leonardo more curious about him. Pegasus snuggling into his arm was just one more little surprise. The only way that felt appropriate to respond to this was to place a hand on his shoulder in a kind of supportive half-hug, holding Pegasus close.]

Are you really?

[mister_foppish]

[If there was something he'd always wanted, it would be someone he could do things like this with...Someone he could show his affection to. Like Cyndia. But even if it wasn't conceivable, if he was meant to be alone, at least for a little while having Leo by his side would assuage that loneliness.]

...Mm.

[His soft tresses push against Leo's shoulder and he doesn't stop there just yet, getting cozy.]

Yes...I am.