Difference between revisions of "Electroboy Vs Electroboy"

2017.07.14

Angie is just trying to buy some books and flirt when chaos slowly emerges and she has to break out her powers! Shocking conclusion to Calm Before the Electroboy Storm.

Homepage Bookstore - Storefront

Angelica walks into the bookstore as she runs her fingers through her rainbow tresses. A soft smile and wave is given to those who are present before she begins to wander through the stacks, looking over the books and occasionally grabbing one to bring into her arm to carry.

Kip does that mouth-opens-mouth-closes-hand-goes-up-hand-goes-down thing made so popular in the 'Malcolm Reynolds Does Not Know What To Say/Is Speechless' gif from Firefly. He does that to Green's back and she is probably totally oblivious to it happening. His shoulders slump a bit as if he's not sure exactly what to do or say, but he doesn't look entirely upset by the fact that the pair of women are makingg with the GTFO to do their respective Things Other Than Annoy Kip Kensington. So he just sinks onto the seat behind the counter, sighing dramatically. And with how cold the air is in the shop, the A/C blasting to keep the outside thick-as-soup humidity from his precious books, it's almost surprising that his breath doesn't freeze. So he starts poking at the piles of books left by Franky for him to go through.

Angelica walks up to the counter shortly after Kip begins to go through the books and carefully sets down the stack she grabbed which contains various cooking, art and the more creepy medical books. Her eyes study over him, lingering upon his glowing mismatched downcast eyes that are looking over the books and the faint crackling of the sparks coming from him. A warm smile is offered as she asks "Hey everything ok?" More than likely referring to the sigh she overheard emit from him. She might seem a bit familiar to those in the Freehold, typically walking around with a Summer Orge by the name of Brick (Who is a NPC)

"Hmm?" Kip asks, having been so lost in his own world that he didn't even give his usual 'Welcome To Homepage!' greeting. His voice is whispery and thin, like dusty paper rustling in a library. Even when he raises the volume of his voice, it still has that weird quality to it. "Oh, uhm, fine. Yes. Everything... is fine," he says with a smile after a moment. "I uhm-- I don't think we've actually met before have we? I'm Kip. I own the place." He does reach over to touch a button on his phone, switching the ambient music that was playing very very very quietly in the background over to Green's show on WFBR. But you still have to strain to hear it. "Just-- found something out about someone my friend is dating. And I'm not sure if I should tell her about it."

Angelica offers her hand to him as she says "I am Angelica, or Angie for short. It is a pleasure to meet you Kip. I love older books." Her eyes looking to the stack as she caresses her fingertips over them before looking to him and says "I have quite and odd collection in truth." At the admittance, her eyebrows rise up and she asks "Oh? Did you want to maybe run it by me and get an opinion? Or rather just maybe um... vent? I could order some coffee to be delivered if you like. I already have most of my project done anyway."

"I-- have some. Coffee," Kip mumbles, looking around for his mug. Nevermind that Green made off with the other mug, he'll get it back from her. He always does. "And it's nothing, really. I mean it's just me being ... overprotective I guess." He manages a bit more of a smile. It's a goofy one. He's a goofy person, really. "It's nice to meet you, Angie. I always like finding new people who enjoy books. So uhm, welcome to Homepage." He moves a hand to indicate the shop. "If you're interested, I have a new supply of the Enid and Number Six pins to benefit the library, too." He does not wear a pin, for as much as he tries to get people to shell out a dollar for them.

Angelica pulls out her phone and begins to pull up her app and types her coffee order in, her eyes glancing to him as she asks "What kind do you like? My treat." She pauses before she comments, "And there is nothing wrong with being overprotective. Brick is of me and he is my roomie and bestie. Pity he gay..." She sighs and shrugs before she says "But I am glad he is my bestie even if he is romantically unavailable. And I will grab one of each. I won't like wear it but the proceeds go to the library which is somewhere I adore."

Kip messes with his own phone for a minute, frowning at the screen before swiping for a few letters and then sending a message from it before he looks back up. "My best friend is not gay, is a girl and is a girl I've had sex with but am not with now. And her boyfriend may be sleeping with someone and not telling her. But I don't have proof." He pauses and shrugs a bit. "I'm easy. I just like sugar. Lots of it. Sweet. I like sweet things."

Angelica taps in his order, even putting a note that reads 'make it sweet enough to cause diabetes for a sip and extra coffee in a seperate cup'. Her phone is then slipped away and she rests her elbows on the counter and looks to him with a warm smile as she says "I am sure you like things how you are, very sweet." Her hand slips over to brush her fingertips a top of him as she looks to into his eyes and comments "I like how your eyes are by the way, some of my favorite colors. As for the he may be sleeping with another... I would wait until you have proof so you don't ruin the friendship with her. But I have no idea who the two are so I can't really give a definite answer."

"If he is, I'll beat him into a pulp," Kip mumbles, the little crackle of lightning around him flaring up for a moment, complete with his eyes glowing brightly for a second with a flash of anger of some sort. Overprotective. "And it'd take more than that to ruin our friendship. It's withstood rough spots before. But she's been through a lot and I don't want her to get hurt." He smiles at Angie across the counter, his dimples flashing. "And thank you. I keep forgetting-- I don't see my eyes so I keep forgetting that they're... how they are. Helps with seeing in the dark, though." He has on his sweater and sneakers and khaki pants, the usual clothes for him, which is good because the A/C is blasting as it's been lately. In front of him on the counter are a few small piles of some books that someone left for him to go through and there's a mug of coffee off to the side. Away from where he can knock it over with a stray elbow or something. Green's show is on the radio but it's the usual quiet volume that he keeps things.

Angelica watches his little crackle of lightning and his eyes glow brightly and her cheeks softly flush as she offers "Then perhaps you should tell her so that she can at least be on the look out? And I image that they do." Her fingertips continue to trace over the back of Kip's hand as she asks "How often do you get books that are out of print? As I did mention, I like to collect old books. It is just one of the things in my Oddities collection back at my house."

Wearing a cropped faux leather moto jacket over a tanktop and a pair of skinny jeans, hair swept loosely back, comes Mina. There's a slight frown on her lips, as she comes inside, a furrow of her brows. She's tucking her cellphone in her pocket, as she looks towards the counter, and moves towards the two there.

"Uhm, I've ordered some that I found online and uh, sometimes people bring me some," Kip says, the sharp lightning sparks fading slightly as if he's distracted from his building anger by the way Angie is touching his hand. It's easy to be distracted by a pretty girl touching your hand, after all. "I uhm, I have a couple old books I haven't really looked at yet. They looked promising. But I don't really know. Is there anything specific you're interested in?" Awww, he's being more his usual shy flustered self. And doesn't seem to have noticed Mina's arrival. "I always like to talk books with people. You should have come by sooner."

Angelica's fingertips begin to slowly caress up his hand to her wrist and forearm, tracing along it as she says "I would love a look at the ones you mention and my taste are rather eclectic. I have a bit of everything. And there is something I am a bit interested in though I doubt it comes in text." A playful smiling curling her lips before she leans forward and kisses Kip upon the cheek before she leans back. She would have noticed Mina if it were for the light footfalls that seems to escape her attention for the time being.

There are times, perhaps, where Mina wishes she had a more volatile personification of self. But when you're a succuflower Spring, you get what you get. She's no electrobro, but the scent of rain comes with her, a storm on the horizon. She's wearing heels - and light footfalls become purposeful steps. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?", those honeyed tones offer, chilled.

Kip's sparkles flare back up a little for a moment, which seems to be the way he blushes, and he opens his mouth as if to speak, but it's Mina's greeting and arrival that get his attention instead. He pulls back from where he'd been leaning across the counter and he just stares at her. "Mina," he says quietly, voice catching a bit. "It-- you got here fast."

Angelica giggles softly as she sees the sparks flare for a moment and looks curiously to him as he is a bout to speak. Though when he addresses Mina, she looks over her shoulder to the succflower. Her eyes study over Mina, lingering upon the rain that scatters as well was the horns with the runes before looking to Mina's eyes offering a warm smile as she says "I'm Angie, nice to meet you Mina. And not interrupting. I was just chatting with Kip is all."

Mina is a little whirlwind of flowers and scowls, without any actual wind involved. She spends a moment just staring at Kip, one brow arched up high. "I did say that I'd only be a minute. But I know how your watch can be." Her eyes flick to Angelica, and there's a small, polite smile. "Yes, lovely to meet you. He's quite chatty, sometimes. Especially about books." She glances up, to the ceiling, as Her Royal Majesty speaks. And there's a twitch of a smirk. Satisfied?

Kip is behind the counter, leaned over it toward Angie, even though his eyes are fixed on Mina. He's sparking and fizzing with lightning around him, clearly uncomfortable about something. "Uhm, I-- Angie, this is Mina. Mina, Angie-- Angelina? Angelica? Angelica. Angie. We were just talking. About books." He's wearing his sweater because the A/C is cranked and it's cold in the shop, but it's not humid inside like it is outside where the air is like a watery soup of summery ick. Green's radio show is playing on the shop speakers, but it's that super quiet volume it always is. The table of new releases has a few new items on it as of yesterday should someone who often skims through them decide to do so again.

In comes everyone's favorite cranky local author. Or something. C.B. brings a cloud of cigarette smoke with him as always. Shoulders hunched, Red Sox cap on, a red and black plaid shirt over a black shirt that -should- make any book nerd happy. His messenger bag bears one of Kip's #6 pins along with his usual political buttons. And he has on a pair of mirrored aviators, which he takes off once he enters the shop, squinting around at three familiar people. "Hey," he says, bounding over to Mina first with a frown. "There you are. I thought you were coming to the cafe." He raises a hand to Kip in greeting, but also gives him a mildly suspicious look. Angie gets a nod as well. "Long time no see."

Angelica offers a shrug of her shoulders as she says "I don't mind chatty. I am a fan of books myself in truth." Her eyes then begin to look at Kip as he begins to stumble over his words and softly asks something to him. A warm smile is given to CB as she says "Hey CB. Indeed been a while."

Mina's wearing a cropped faux-leather moto jacket, a tanktop, and a pair of skinny jeans with heels. Her hair's been pulled back loosely, just to keep it and the foxglove out of her face. It would be a /shame/ to break up the lines of that scowl, after all. "Yes, books, since this is a bookstore." She still looks up to the ceiling, until the first song is over. "Shame, would've loved for the voice not to have been cut out." But then there's Number Six, and she's straining to hear that disguised voice. Of course, this is when C.B. comes on in, and she looks over her shoulder at the sound of his voice. "I was headed that way, when I got a text from Kip asking me to drop by."

Kip's head dips a little toward Angelica as if in a sort of nod motion as he murmurs something under his breath, eyes still on Mina for a long moment until-- well, CB. That sparkle flash flare of lightning around him? It intensifies. A lot. Flares up the second his eyes land on his Electrobro. "What the fuck are you doing here?" he snaps at him as if he's angry at him for some reason. His hand moves to tap Angelica's briefly, almost in a friendly sort of touch that goes againt the glare he's fixating on CB right now. "Yeah, I told Mina to come by. So I could talk to her before I went out to find you so I could put your face into the pavement." Wait, isn't Kip a timid pacifist? "It's been brought to my attention that you might be fucking around on Mina. Is it true?" At least he hasn't moved from behind the counter.

C.B. was actually just about to put his arm around Mina's waist and kiss her when Kip drops this particular bomb. And then his eyes go SUPER wide. Even the dulcet tones of Number Six and Amanda Green are forgotten about. "Ex-CUSE me?! What the fuck did you just say to me, punk?!" C.B.? Does not need a lot of provocation to go nuclear on someone. He's already leaping for the counter, trying to get to Kip's collar. "Say that again to my fucking face! Because whatever you heard is a COMPLETE FUCKING LIE, do you HEAR ME?! Who the fuck TOLD YOU THAT?!!"

Angelica looks confused as Kip says something to her and then even more so as he gets into the agruement with CB. Her eyes then look to Mina and study her before looking back to C.B. Well this just got all sorts of fucking awkward! She sighs and gets a bit loud as she says "Hey... hold the fuck on you two. For fuck's sake... no bloodshed in the bookstore... or like.. other shit... please.." She swallows as she gets ready to have to go her own little tricks if she must.

Mina's own eyes? Those have gone wide, too. First, at the outburst by Kip that she clearly wasn't expecting - even if he had sent her a text. And then wider, as C.B. goes off in return. The succuflower, beyond surprised, looks like she's confused. Maybe a little wounded. And a lot of interested in the answer that might come to one electrobro's question to the other. Lover, not fighter - at least not without something to throw at a head - she stays back.

There could be bloodshed in the bookstore. Kip doesn't seem to mind if it's any of CB's books on the shelves that get bloodied. At least not at the moment. He doesn't even flinch when CB lurches over the counter and gets his collar. He just swipes his arms to try and dislodge the other Levinquick's grasp on him. "I swear to god if you're fucking Franky Garreau behind Mina's back I am going to pound your face back to last Tuesday," he snaps out into CB's face. Sorry, Angelica. The nice talk of books mood has been ruined. Kip almost glows with how bright his lightning has gotten around him, all sharp edges and sizzles. He does actually make an effort to push CB back across to his own side of the counter. Kip might be surprisingly strong under those frumpy sweaters he's often wearing.

And Kip might even succeed in getting him back, at least for the moment as C.B. does let go of his collar -- maybe just because of Angie's words, who knows. Though his blue-silver eyes move to Mina as well, searching hers. Desperate. Desperation, his favorite sauce. His own lightning his a jerky, violent thing that winds around his form. "I AM NOT FUCKING FRANKY GARREAU!! Who the fuck told you that? Even if I WAS, which I am NOT, it would be NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS, you little TADPOLE!" C.B. is actually scrambling to get back behind the counter now, presumably so he can hit Kip where there isn't a counter in the way. In addition to the white-hot heat all around him, he's also gone mighty red in the face.

Angelica looks to Kip as she says "C.B. wouldn't cheat on Mina. For fuck's sake he stopped me from kissing his cheek back before they were like official and shit cause of how much he is into her and like fuck!" She looks down for a moment as if stuffing something away before she continues to say CB "And Kip is being a concerned friend." And back to Kip she says "Now I wish I had fucking asked who.." To both of the men she says "Now please... both of you calm down and seperate before I make you."

Those solidly blue eyes hold to C.B.'s as he looks at her with desperation. There's a wince around her eyes at what Kip says, particularly the name that goes along with the swearing and the threat, though she looks like she doesn't /want/ to believe that any of it is true. Watching, as lightning and electricity crackles in the air, the white-hot heat of two Electrobro booklovers. Who would have guessed at the violence! When Angelica speaks, her eyes flick that way, and she lets out a breath before striding towards the counter. "Ceebee, Kip. Stop, please," soft, soft words.

"IT IS MY BUSINESS BECAUSE OF MINA," Kip snaps back, even though his voice has that thin papery whisper to it even when shouting. But it also has a crackle to it, like a real shouting voice is just trying so hard to break through. And CB doesn't have to move around the counter, not when Kip is coming around it to meet him halfway, the small pile of books closest to the edge being slammed against by his hip and pushed forcefully off the counter and toward CB where they may hit or miss him entirely. Either way they're suddenly on the floor somehow and in the way. "I WARNED YOU IF YOU HURT HER I WOULD FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU ASSHOLE." Guess Angie's words aren't getting through to him. He's too worked up. Which is odd. This may very well be the first time Kip's gotten actually /angry/ and the more angry he gets, the more he glows and arcs with lightning. It's similar to but different than CB's lightning. Where CB's is jerky and violent and hot, Kip's is quick bursts of eye-searing brightness and cold. Even Mina's words don't get through, at least not at first. He's too busy lunging at his newfound opponent.

C.B.'s head whips briefly to Angelica, a fierce sort of 'thank you' in his eyes for a moment because, well -- what she says is true. Mina's pleas for him to stop are ignored, at least for now, in favor of battle! And now the two of them are rolling around on the ground, throwing punches at each other, C.B. screaming, "FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! MAYBE YOU'RE THE ONE FUCKING MINA BEHIND =MY= BACK, IS THAT IT? YOU STILL WANT HER, DON'T YOU, YOU GROVELLING LITTLE SHIT!"

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Angelica screams "I said to fucking stop it!" And after a moment her hands focus upon each CB and Kip. Within moments she happens to starts to move them away from each other and to hover slightly off the ground as she says "Now you two need to stop acting like fucking childer! And if you two can't be nice then don't go to each others place of fucking business." Her gaze then looks to Mina as she asks "Are you screwing anyone behind CB's back?" Still keeping the boys apart, at least until her mind can't handle it anymore.

It's Electrobro versus Electrobro, Author versus Bookseller, Words versus Words! Both of them ignore /her/ words, and the succuflower has to quickly side step out of the way to avoid being toppled by the two men as they fight on the floor. She might not get physically hit, but what C.B. says has her taking a stumble back and looking like she's been slapped right across the face. "...what...What did you just say?" And then it's echoed by Angelica, and big blue eyes blink slowly. Mina goes still, completely and totally still. "No," is whispered. "I've not so much as kissed someone else, since we started dating."

But maybe they /like/ acting like little children! At least Kip maybe does because he's still trying to grab at his opponent and continue to brawl even as they're being moved apart. He doesn't notice who, or what, is separating them. "YOU'D KNOW IF I WAS STILL FUCKING MINA, SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK," Kip shouts in anger. But even as he tries to scrabble away, he's also trying to still grab at CB to fight some more, fingers grabbing for CB's clothes and limbs and whatever he can reach.

Angelica draws them apart -- C.B. lets out a yell at that -- but like Kip, he's still scrambling to get to him. "I AM GOING TO TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB! HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT MY FUCKING GIRLFRIEND THAT WAY!" All wild, electric outrage, C.B. has started to reach somewhere beneath his plaid shirt, his hand trembling. "IF YOU DON'T STOP RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA -- I'M -- "

Angelica offers to Mina as she says "Sorry to um... ask in such a way Mina. Just for clarification I don't think you would, even if I do barely know you..." Then Kip kinda shouts those words and she blushes deeply and looks down and begins to shift back and forth. Her mind just bringing them further apart as they continue to fisticuffs each other. She looks to C.B. as she says "I fucking dare you to stop me from keeping you two apart C.B. You know know some of what I am capable of... please do not make me show the rest..."

"GONNA WHAT?" Kip shouts in return. "START ASKING ME WHAT SHE LIKES IN BED?" Kip is apparently oblivious to whatever CB might be reaching for. He's too busy still scrambling to try and rip something off CB. Preferably something that he needs in order to remain alive to judge by the sheer volume of angry lightning coming off him. "I warned you, Alexander! You hurt you and I will break you. Did you think I was fucking kidding?!"

No longer whispering, but still so very still. Still looking like she's been slapped across the face and had it followed up with a good swift punch to the gut. Mina watches the two men as they still try to get at each other, as C.B.'s hand goes under his shirt. "BOTH OF YOU, FUCKING STOP." Her voice breaks somewhere in there. But gods, it's a voice. Raised, cutting over the rest of the noise of the kerfuffle, it's hard, so hard, to ignore. To do /anything/ but listen. Her face has gone red, anger and embarrassment, all in one. "JUST STOP." When she finally remembers that she's not a flower, not anymore, she moves, and forces her way between the two lightning bringers. "STOP!"

"MINA, MAYBE IT WILL GET HIM TO STOP FUCKING INSULTING YOU," C.B. screams, his face a brilliant red at this point, white-blue electricity sparking out from him everywhere. But he tears his wild eyes away from Kip and up towards her, as though focusing on her and her voice will maybe snap some sense back into him. His hand does not move away from what Angelica may also be able to see is clearly a gun. He's reached under his t-shirt and has pulled back a hip holster, his hand wrapped around the handle of what looks like a pistol, though he has not withdrawn it.

Angelica drops them and collaspes to the floor. Her hand rests upon her head just as Mina walks between the two electroboys. As she focuses upon CB, her eyes go wide when she sees the gun and says "Oh shit.." Her movements causing her to scramble to her feet and try and keep Kip away from him. Her arms wrap around Kip as she asks "Please... focus on me right now... please?" As if that might actually work.

Kip fucking stops, just like Mina shouts for them to do. Is it because it's her siren song voice or is it because it's /Mina/? Either way, it gets through and his frantic glowy eyes finally leave CB to fixate on Mina for a moment. And then on Angelica as she wraps her arms around him. He apparently misses the flash of the gun from this vantage point and he finally stops trying to claw his way back to CB, going halfway limp in Angelica's arms. "I-- " he stammers, uncertainly as if he's coming out of that rage fog he was in. "It's not true? You aren't-- you aren't screwing around on her?" he asks, slowly letting his head lull to the side a bit so he can look pack Angelica toward CB again. "You swear to fucking god you aren't?"

Breathe. Mina reminds herself to do that, body shaking slightly, everything about her tense. She looks down to C.B., and then over to Kip. Back to the one with the gun, "You did, too," is said, softer. "You were probably too mad and caught up yelling at Kip to realize, but you did, too, Ceebee." Glancing to Angelica again, something brief and reassuring, before she finally looks back to C.B. "Please, babe, move your hand."

C.B.'s eyes do move to Angelica, staring wildly at her for a moment, then to Kip. "I'm not." At least he's not screaming anymore, but he still looks darkly, deadly serious. "And even if I was, it would be none of your fucking business, you pig." Someone's still angry. But his frown lessens somewhat when Mina speaks, and when she entreats him to move his hand. He does so. He gets up, proclaims to the assembled, "I hope you all believe Number Six now when he tries to explain how fucking destructive gossip can be." Then, pushing over a stack of books for no real reason, he storms out of the shop.

Angelica almost tumbles down to the floor when Kip goes halfway limp in her embrace. A deep blush crossing her cheeks as her hand reaches up to wipe something from her cheeks a few times. No one can see her face at the moment which helps with hiding things. She looks back just as Mina and offers a weak smile though there is pain echoing off of her more than anything. As CB takes his leave, she releases Kip and collaspes back to the ground, quickly drawing up her knees, crossing her arms there and burying her face into her arms.

Kip's eyes veer back toward CB, watching him storm out. The pushing of the books causes him to flinch and stiffen like he's about to bolt after him and tackle him in the street or something, but he's momentarily distracted by Angelica kind of collapsing onto him from when he went loose in her arms. As she untangles from around him, Kip starts to draw himself up like he still might bolt, but instead he looks next to him at Angelica and moves to pull her in against him. "Hey," he murmurs to her to her, slowly moving his arms around her. "It's-- it's over. It's... he's gone."

There's another slow, shuddering breath from Mina. The dancer looks like she's holding on by a thread, one that further unravels when C.B. knocks the books over. She doesn't say anything, not a word. Mina just glances to Kip, and then sees herself out. Mina heads outside. Mina has left.

Angelica looks up to Kip and it can be seen, not just felt, how upset Angie actually is. She softly murmurs "It... it isn't him I am upset at... it is more just..." She sighs and closes her eyes as she softly says "I can see why he... he picked her over me... everyone always passes me over... I dunno why I think I'll like... ever get a boyfriend..." A sigh then given as she looks away and says "Brick is right... I should just become a goddamn nun..."

"What?" Kip asks, looking confused. At least he's no longer mad. The lightning stops sizzling around him and fades as if the anger is dripping out of him little by little. "Wait, he ditched you for Mina? That-- look, Mina is-- she's what she is. She was made to be... you know. Like that. And it kinda sucks to be her. She's actually really lonely and half the time she doesn't even know if someone wants her for /her/ or because of what she is. So don't ever compare yourself to her. It's like comparing yourself to me and being sad you don't have this ridiculous lightning you can't control. You're nice and you're pretty. Why wouldn't you get a boyfriend? Besides, boyfriends are stupid more often than not. We do dumb things and we say dumb things and we're just plain dumb. Pretty girls make us lose our minds."

Angelica looks to Kip as she says "But I can make electricity at the drop of a hat... and other things... I mean for fuck sake I pulled you two apart with my goddamn mind....and I'm not that pretty." A sigh escapes her lips before she slowly gets up and says to Kip "Just... put the books I grabbed to the side... I need to clear my head. Seems no matter who I crush on... they like another... even if the other is taken." And with that, she is slipping out the door, those feelings of regret, pain and sadness leaving with her.