His appearance in the mirror startled her, a little. My, but he did loom. Still, she had recently been accosted by a much larger sort of creature that loomed even more effectively, so she could only be so alarmed.
"Lifestyle" was a very polite way to phrase "vagrant."
"I was thinking I'd hold on to them, for the next time I stopped by?" she said, hesitantly. So that she would be less offensive to his senses, instantaneously. She would still like to bathe, and it was nice to think about perhaps trying on other dresses or other shoes. But he might like her better if she looked slightly less shitty from the outset.
It was dumb luck she'd settled in this area. The church was further down, away from the nice houses. She couldn't quite sleep in the gutter in this neighborhood, but if she stuck between there and here, maybe she'd be safe. Safe-ish. Nothing had happened last night, at least, but she was more than a little nervous, thinking about werewolves and vampires and demons and fairies and the like. She'd stay close. Close-ish.
She snorted. "It'd be more generous if it was actually my cake," she laughed. "It's your cake; that makes you the generous one. I appreciate it." That gargoyle would probably like cake. He'd liked cupcakes well enough.
She was shocked and enamored when he presented her with a pretty little cakebox. It was tied up with a little ribbon.
The ribbon had a little charm on it.
How delightful! She hoped the gargoyle wouldn't mind her keeping it and just leaving him the cake. She gave an excited little hop as she accepted it, before catching herself and pulling herself back under control. She couldn't go hopping around like a loon.
"Thank you!" she said, with all the enthusiasm and sincerity of someone who could not remember the last time they had been given a present in a box. Possibly never. "This is amazing. He'll love it." She loved it too.
It was almost a shame to leave. She should probably give it at least three to seven days before she came back. To give him space. But this way, she could head to the church and take care of her business, and still have a bit of time before dark to settle in somewhere safe-ish, nearby-ish.
"Thank you for everything," she said happily, on her way to the door. "Especially the books." When she opened the door, there were, in fact, ten rats on his doorstep. She glanced down at them, frowning slightly, and they all scurried into various pockets of her backpack in unison. She picked it up then, shifted it onto her back. She'd drop this off, find a place to sleep. Maybe start looking for a regular gutter or overhang. A rich area like this wouldn't have a lot of homeless to share with, but also, if she got caught, it was that much more likely the police would be called. There was a balance to be struck.
She was pretty good at finding those balances, though.
"Lifestyle" was a very polite way to phrase "vagrant."
"I was thinking I'd hold on to them, for the next time I stopped by?" she said, hesitantly. So that she would be less offensive to his senses, instantaneously. She would still like to bathe, and it was nice to think about perhaps trying on other dresses or other shoes. But he might like her better if she looked slightly less shitty from the outset.
It was dumb luck she'd settled in this area. The church was further down, away from the nice houses. She couldn't quite sleep in the gutter in this neighborhood, but if she stuck between there and here, maybe she'd be safe. Safe-ish. Nothing had happened last night, at least, but she was more than a little nervous, thinking about werewolves and vampires and demons and fairies and the like. She'd stay close. Close-ish.
She snorted. "It'd be more generous if it was actually my cake," she laughed. "It's your cake; that makes you the generous one. I appreciate it." That gargoyle would probably like cake. He'd liked cupcakes well enough.
She was shocked and enamored when he presented her with a pretty little cakebox. It was tied up with a little ribbon.
The ribbon had a little charm on it.
How delightful! She hoped the gargoyle wouldn't mind her keeping it and just leaving him the cake. She gave an excited little hop as she accepted it, before catching herself and pulling herself back under control. She couldn't go hopping around like a loon.
"Thank you!" she said, with all the enthusiasm and sincerity of someone who could not remember the last time they had been given a present in a box. Possibly never. "This is amazing. He'll love it." She loved it too.
It was almost a shame to leave. She should probably give it at least three to seven days before she came back. To give him space. But this way, she could head to the church and take care of her business, and still have a bit of time before dark to settle in somewhere safe-ish, nearby-ish.
"Thank you for everything," she said happily, on her way to the door. "Especially the books." When she opened the door, there were, in fact, ten rats on his doorstep. She glanced down at them, frowning slightly, and they all scurried into various pockets of her backpack in unison. She picked it up then, shifted it onto her back. She'd drop this off, find a place to sleep. Maybe start looking for a regular gutter or overhang. A rich area like this wouldn't have a lot of homeless to share with, but also, if she got caught, it was that much more likely the police would be called. There was a balance to be struck.
She was pretty good at finding those balances, though.
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