A Little of Everything

[Ven]

Ven remained silent but let a grin remain on his face. He was still wrapping his mind around this. It had been so long, it felt like eons since he had felt human emotions, after all in nature the whole do unto others thing doesn't really work. Snakes hadn't evolved kind emotions. And Ven, being partly snake, didn't have those same emotions. However he was quickly trying to get out of his shocked mentality. he wanted to enjoy being human, not be shocked at it.

He also found it semi funny how kind she was to the small rodent. His relationship with his snake Amare wasn't nearly as kind, they were more roomates than friends, and since Ven spent most of his time around the school and not in his dorm hthey were even less that that.

"Don't scare'em too bad." Ven cautioned with light sarcasm.

[•Mouse•]

"But he's happy, see." She held the chinchilla before her, near Ven's face for him to see the sparkle in the eyes of Monty. It was unknown to Carmela if anyone else could see that happy tinkle. However, she hoped he could see it and infacted wanted him to see that her energy and kindness was all the rodent had always wanted.

" Thank you, On my and Monty's behalf. Thank you very much. You're a nice person, Ven! Yup-Yup You are." If anyone could make someone feel human even if they weren't it was probably Carmela. She cared not about the things you were but your actions and your personality.

[Ven]

Ven chuckled a little.

"Well it's good you think so." In reality very few actually did. he could easily recall a long list of people who didn't like him. Luckily for him none of them were here at the moment, he really didn't want to ruin his relationship with Carmela, he enjoyed free thought waaaaaay to much to let a few past experiences to get in the way of his humanity.

"And tell monty he's welcome."Vven said, his voice sounding slightly off kilter, even for the new human Ven.

[•Mouse•]

" I don't have to tell him. He understands, don't you Monty!" Carmela looked away, unphased by his voice faultering in someway. She hadn't really notice much of a difference and looked back up with that strangely friendly smile. Some would think she was hiding things, but that just wasn't who Carmela was.

" I do think so. I think everyone has the ability to be nice. What makes them mean is they choose not to. Don't cha think so?" Questioned Carmela, smiling as she settled Monty in a small carrier she had paid for some time ago. Carmela had left it there for the day she got to bring Monty back home.

[Ven]

"Choices are fickle things." Ven said, sighing heavily.

"Bceause in my case, not many about me were made by me. I'm a creature of circumstance." Ven continued.

"believe me if I had the option I would be like this at all times. I would be human, normal, at all times. However that won't be happening anytime soon. So I guess I'll just have to stick close to you eh?" he said, grinning, try to brighten the situation he felt was slowly darkening.

[•Mouse•]

" I'm okay with that too." Nodding Firmly, Carmela stepped to his side and hopped to face the same direction. Tilting her head to the side, she looked up at him and nodded once more. It was her way of letting Ven know that she was fine with sticking beside him. He was, obviously, her first friend here.

[Ven]

"Then this could very well turn into a long and prosperuos friendship." Ven said smiling immensly. He hadn't a genuine friend in ages. Seaheart was more a unfriendly rival. Shinegami was classified as a servant. And most other people hated him, or were under the ffects of some kind of chemical making them completely impassive on the subject.

"So do you have another pets or just Monty here?" Ven asked looking down at her, attempting to start a normal conversation.

[•Mouse•]

" Nope. Just Monty!" Carmela explained looked upon the adorable little rodent for a second. However, her head shot up rather quickly and looked to wards a wall. It appeared she was looking through the wall at something behind it. " Oh no. Not her again." Grumbled Carmela, speaking of Maeve whom she had a nasty run in with at the coffee shop.

Maeve stood just outside the shop and looked upon the small girl with annoyance. Her hand reached out, touching the window in front of the dog cage display. Slowly, the glass became dust and the dogs began to run about in the mall. She laughed as many of the store's workers darted after the dogs. A deadly look fell upon Carmela, Maeve's green eyes targeting her alone.

" Well if it isn't the little brat from before." Sneered Maeve, strolling into the store. She was just out of reach from Carmela's negating prescence and sat upon the counter.

" If it isn't the rude lady who has done nothing but pick on me to make herself feel better." Carmela's voice was still bright but held a mocking laugh as she spoke.

" I should just turn you to dust like everything and everyone else!" Sneered Maeve. She dropped herself to the floor and before walking closer turned the counter to ash as well. Maeve entered that area where powers held no threat, and drew nearer the small child. Her eyes had not once met Ven's and infact she was almost completely unaware of him standing beside the prey.

" Try it if you want." Sighed Carmela, already bored with the woman.

[Ven]

Ven grinned a little as Maeve approached. despite the fact that he was vastly human at the momment that didn't mean that his mind hadn't been warped slightly during his time period with powers. And snakes tended to go after mates with the most power. However upon seeing the the girl was going to attempt an attack on Carmela he quickly snapped out of it.

"Excuse me miss." Ven said placing his hand on the back of her neck, digging his fingers into the pressure point that lay there.

"But I don't think my friend here is really enjoying your company." As he spoke he leaned down, his head sideways from maeve's and at just about eye level with her, his hand still firmly planted in her neck.

"Mind moving before you have to squirm?"

[Delerium]

Something's going on.
Arkady had always had a soft spot for animals, and the pair cooing over the chinchilla did much to sooth his weary, negative outlook on humanity. Well, that and those adorable tabby kittens tumbling around in an enclosure at the back of the store! It was extremely tempting to buy one... but he was concerned as to what Cobalt would do to the innocent animal upon finding out that Arkady had not returned to their dorm alone. He himself wasn't afraid of what the big stupid Brute could do, but bringing an innocent animal into the equation would be practically giving Cobalt a blaring weakness to drill.
So, with a heavy sigh, Arkady turned from the kittens, oblivious even to the sudden issue of puppies running amok in the mall.

That is, until a sudden flood of rage and hatred filled his being.
No... not now!
His fierce, icy gaze immediately fell on the woman; the one whom another young man had his fingers locked upon the nape of her neck.
Arkady began to sweat profusely, his muscular body twitching uncontrollably as the Variable (as he'd come to call it) screamed at him to attack the woman and remove her from existence.
It took all his willpower just to stay in one spot.
"Agh... no... no!" he whimpered, falling to his knees and pressing his hands to his head, uncaring of who saw or what they thought.

[•Mouse•]

" No, No, Ven. Let her try. She doesn't know." Advised Carmela, placing her small red-gloved hand upon his shirt and tugging ever so slightly as to get his attention. Prehaps he would do as she asked and allow her to show him that Maeve was unaware that Carmela had developed that field around her where powers were nothing but a thought.

" Excuse me kiddo." Maeve said to Carmela before her green eyes took in all the aspects of the face she was now being forced to look at. " Please, let me go before I have to turn such a beautiful thing such as yourself into ash." her voice was a bit of a false plea and sweetness. However she smiled quite honestly before casting her glance back to Carmela. " And what[/u] exactly is it that I don't know?" Came the question.

[Ven]

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Ven said wagging a finger in Maeve's face.

"That didn't sound very nice now did it? Now lets try again." He said ignoring Carmela's request. He didn't want to take any chances, even if she didn't have any power at the momment, he still didn't want there to be any opening for there to be pain inflicted one Carmela.

"Now I say "how about you stop?" And you respond "oh yes sir, of course sir." Okay? let's give it a shot." He cleared his throat breifly.

"How about you stop?" He squeezed the back of her neck slightly harder, hoping for his requested answer. the entire time he was listening to someone in the farther eaches of the store squaking. He choose to ignore it as he was preoccupied, but as soon as he had finished with this girl he had ever intention of finding the source of the pained screams.

[Delerium]

Damn you... damn you... DAMN YOU!
Arkady had always viewed his inheritance as something of a curse, but never more than now. The Variable was indescriminant; even in public. Much to his dismay.
Unable to fight it anymore, the young man haltingly got to his feet and stalked over, a murderous glint in the icy glare he fixed upon the trapped woman. She's just a bully... why am I... why... Damn my weakness!

But as abruptly as it came on, it dissipated. Arkady was left standing just outside the triangle the odd trip made, blinking in confusion and weariness; his face dripping with sweat from the exertion of trying to fight the Variable.

"Huh?" he blurted out after a moment. What the hell had happened? The Variable never left so quickly and easily. He fixed his dazed, tired glance on the other two. "Umm, sorry... about that. I, uh..." He trailed off, unsure of what he could say.

[•Mouse•]

Carmela sighed heavily and looked at the boy in the corner of the shop. It was clear that the anger which rolled off Maeve in waves had bothered him. But, That was something Carmela couldn't not see or feel like him. She could only sense powers. Nothing more. Sitting herself on the floor she began to play with Monty, waiting for Ven to get rid of Maeve so they could continue their discussion. She leaned her head to the side, resting it on the side of Ven's knee as a prop.

At Ven's fingers digging deeper into her neck and giving it a squeeze, Maeve inhaled sharply.However, it didn't seem to be in pain as her eyelids fluttered shut briefly as if she enjoyed it. She softly laughed and smiled whole-heartedly. Looking at the boy, her laughter slowly faded. He had no idea, did he?

" Dear boy, I'd say I'd go away. But...I like pain" At this, she smiled a little more devilishly. "So, Why stop a good thing?" Questioned Maeve in all honesty. Carmela was no longer her target. "Please, Continue. It's just giving me more of a reason to defy you." Her words died away as she stared at him. Though her eyes still held no real emotion, it was obvious she was waiting to hear his respond to her own strange one.

[Ven]

Ven noted Arkady as he entered Carmela's feild of powers.

"Truat me buddy just sit tight, we'll be with you in a minute."

"Anyways madam." He said turning his attention back to the girl.

"I have learned through a certain amount of experience that one: pain sucks, no matter how much you like it, and two: Too much of a good thing is bad. By following either one of hese paths I think we can divine that you will soon be seeing things my way." He said, his voice showing no particular sense of any emotion, had he been his old self, a sadistic happiness would be filling the room, but as of now, his voice remained exceedingly blunt.

His fingers squeezed in even harder, like a miniturized bear trap, clamping down on the girls neck, of course it woldn't seriously hurt her, however since it was a pressure point by a certain time she would have to give in.