<> <> <> * Demetreia waits for any minute, then buzzes! Like an angry bee! * Demetreia also rings the buzzer. <.< * Katherine is in her mostly darkened apartment, inside of the space she has turned into her painting workspace, the only lighted space in the place. She sighs. "Yeah, who is it?" It is Demetreia. Vwoof is acting strangely; is it all right if I ask you what is wrong? * Katherine says, a little softly, "Sure, why the hell not? Buzz her in." * Demetreia presumably enters, Vwoof in tow. ( Oh. He's got fleas. Is that okay? <.< ) ( If not I can pick something else ) (Um. Sure, why not?) * Katherine is in the white curtained area, and steps out. She's wearing a black sports bra and a pair of loose pants. She eyes Demeteria, rubbing at one of the many spots of paint on her upper body as she does so. "So, what's the deal, Deme?" * Demetreia points to Vwoof, who seems to be scratching himself furiously. "Vwoof is attacking himself with his second pair of extremities. That is not normal, is it?" * Katherine narrows her eyes. "Well, it depends. How long has he been doing it?" Almost ever since we returned. ... Okay, you're right, that's not normal. * Katherine looks around for Eck, who is, thankfully, on the bed well away from Vwoof. "Okay, it's been a few years since I had a dog, but..." she strides over to the kitchen and pulls out an extremely odd looking small comb, which she runs through Vwoof's hair after petting him a few times. * Demetreia looks on curiously. * Katherine eyes the comb, and nods. "Yeah, he's got fleas." She moves about again with great purpose, checking through a bunch of cupboards. ...oh. ...will he be all right? * Katherine comes up from somewhere with a small box, marked FloofyFlea. "Yeah, sure." She pauses as she stands near Deme. "You don't know what fleas are either, do you?" ( FLOOFY ) (Kat's against the man!) (Er, the Dunno. The DunnoMan.) * Demetreia tilts her head to one side. "Er. I believe they are small wingless vampiric insectoid parasites. Is that correct?" Hey, point for you. Lead him into the bathroom. Just to keep him from running around when I do this. Nanites itch. I am just unsure of the effect--All right. * Demetreia kneels down not too close to Vwoof and points to the bathroom. "Your presence is required in the bathroom. Could you follow me, please?" * Demetreia then heads toward the bathroom, looking back every few steps to see if Vwoof follows. <> * Katherine stretches slightly with an mming noise. "Well, they can, but if it's only been a day, he should be fine." * Katherine , once Vwoof gets inside the bathroom, says, "Get him in the tub. This isn't a large room." She pulls two packages out of the box, and adds, "How ya doin' out there, Deme?" * Demetreia kind of escorts Vwoof into the tub. "Not badly, I suppose. We do not do much, other than buy food. He seems appreciative of a rest, after all of that traveling." * Katherine pulls a blobby thing out of the box, carefully, and slaps it on Vwoof, holding it firmly. "Well, at least the extra money helps with that, right?" I suppose? I have never had trouble with money. * Katherine frowns. "Really? Got a job when I wasn't looking?" She chuckles. "Could probably do a damn good job in cyber." <> * Demetreia shakes her head. "My cousins take care of me." Cousins? * Demetreia nods. "They do not speak to me, but I know that they recognize me, and my print. That is why I always have a sufficient amount of funds. * Katherine looks slightly confused, but is mostly eying the dog to make sure he doesn't go crazy. "Uh-huh..." * Demetreia also watches Vwoof. <> Please calm down, Vwoof. This will have a beneficial effect upon you. (Translation: Shaddup and siddown, it's fer yer own damn good. ) <> * Katherine snickers. "Man, in a pinch there are baths you can give animals, but that would be one hell of a mess." She looks down at herself and smirks, rubbing at a black spot. "More of a mess than I am now, anyway." What were you doing, if I may ask? * Katherine glances over at Deme, doesn't answer for a second, and then says, "Drinking, thinking, and painting, in no particular order." Oh. What were you painting? * Katherine mms faintly. Her eyes get a little distant. "Old friends, people, places..." she chuckles. "Nice pic of Luanne in that car on Earth." * Demetreia looks confused for a second. "You were pai--oh! Graphical representations!" * Katherine nods. "Yeah." She laughs softly. "No, I didn't kidnap Luanne and paint her. " That is good, I suppose. * Katherine smirks. "Well, Luanne would probably think so, ya know?" She then sighs, and runs one of her hands through her long hair slowly. If I were to hazard a guess, that does seem in character with my assessment of her psychological profile. You betcha. * Katherine mms. "Another odd question, and you don't have to answer if you don't want, but it'll probably help." Eh? <> How much of that body is metal? Just wondering, in case you get hurt, whether I should start carrying around repair tools. Er. I am unsure. Probability indicates that most of it is. Doesn't that seem important? I have never really been injured enough to give it much thought. * Katherine says carefully, "Ah." She frowns. "How do you not get hurt for... what, thirteen years? Or is it nearly eighteen?" * Demetreia looks down at her arms. "My outermost layer is proof against most forms of injury." * Katherine mms. "Guess that makes sense. Explains the skin tone." She reaches over and opens the door, before stepping out, taking the other part of the box with her. He should be okay now, although I'm gonna give you the other half of this so you can clean up your box. Oh. All right...thank you. * Demetreia follows Kat once Vwoof is all done. * Katherine nods. "Sure, no prob. Got a soft spot for dogs, despite the name." She grins, and her ears twitch. * Demetreia grins back shyly. * Katherine puts the box on the table. "You can pick this up when you leave. Just set it down on the ground and press the button, it'll clean up the fleas nearby." She pauses, then blinks. "Huh. Forgot that the lights are off. Can you see in the dark too?" * Demetreia blinks too. "Yes, I possess the ability to see without light." * Katherine nods with a faint smile. "Wow. Go figure. S'Good to know." * Demetreia nods back. "I suppose. * Katherine throws up her arms, and walks back across the room slowly to the lighted area. "Christ. You fight with people, and you don't even know whether they can see in the dark. What's the world coming to?" ...I do not understand. I prefer not to involve myself with violence against humans. * Katherine goes inside the white curtainy things. "No, no, it's a comraderie joke. Been near killed with you people, but barely know anything about you all, with a few exceptions." Ohh... Guess I don't have much room to talk, really, but it's still a little funny. I suppose it is slightly odd. * Katherine makes a few soft scraping noises behind the curtain. Maybe brushing noises. * Demetreia peeks around the curtain curiously. (Okay, whoo, gimme a sec.) * Katherine is standing in front of a large canvas, holding a paint brush in one hand and a bunch of paints on a palatte in the other. As for the painting, it's... not a pleasant one. It looks like a pale woman on a large cross, with something around her head, and a large gash in her side. It's very stark, very precice, and very egh. * Demetreia inhales sharply, but tries to keep it quiet. On anyone else, it'd be a gasp. << There are other paintings around, of various things. One of a male torso. One the aforementioned Luanne picture. Another black, grey, and red pic, very chaotic. A few others. One of Roch on the couch. >> * Katherine turns to Deme, and looks surprised for a split second. Then she sighs. "You could have asked, Deme." * Demetreia looks down. "My apologies..." * Demetreia is a sad robot girl in Kat's apartment. * Katherine shakes her head. "Fuck, Deme..." she smirks. "Could be worse. Could tried the other one." She swallows loudly. * Demetreia , eyes still downcast, doesn't look like she understands, but as that's not a surprise, she also says "I was startled by the realism." Er. Do you wish me to leave? * Katherine picks up a bottle of something that was sitting on the only piece of furniture in the small area: a chair, and takes a small drink. "Well, abstract would be a little weird for me." She puts the bottle back down. "I don't know. If you want to watch me work I'd be fine, but you'd have to keep the questions down." * Katherine adds a second later, "Although it'd be nice if you didn't poke around at the other paintings. Not all of them are this nice." Probably want to keep Vwoof from storming in too. Hanging curtains is a pain. * Katherine turns back to the painting, and chews on a bit of her hair. Almost as if she'd forgotten Deme was there at all. Er... * Demetreia edges back, opting to leave. * Katherine says, a split second after Deme opens the door. "See ya later, Deme." The voice seems a little... weak. Wavering. Er...goodbye. * Demetreia leads Vwoof out, looking back uncertainly. << ATC2 MiniFile 10.4 Finished! Or something? >>