A Little of Everything

[Delerium]

"Uh, ok... If you say so," Arkady replied, now even more perplexed.
Just what in Lucifer's name was going on? First the youth has his fingers clamped on the strange woman's spine, then the Variable gets shut off like a faucet.

Well, Arkady wouldn't be fit to go anywhere for a few minutes, he realized as he shakily leaned against a display, so he may as well hear what they all had to say.

[•Mouse•]

" Why does everyone say something and ruin all my fun? Fine, Fine. Lemme go. I'll leave the brat alone. I wasn't gonna hurt her...Much." Maeve sighed, enjoying the pinching to a certain extent. She grew tired of his blunt voice and the fact someone else had so rudely interrupted. Her green eyes focused on Carmela who beamed with happiness at the contract they seemed to have made without saying a thing about any form of a contract.

" You know, if you hadn't sounded so bored with it...I might of stayed longer. You're really no fun at all." Maeve sighed, crossing her arms as she waited to be set free. Much to her dismay the pleasing sensation running from her neck would cease and she'd be bored once more. Just when everything was getting fun! She mentally scoffed, before she looked at Arkady.

" Are you all right, mister?" Questioned Carmela as she stood and looked Arkady over. She thought things over and smiled a little to herself. He probably felt relief when he entered her void. That caused many people to feel some form of happiness when the 14-year old was present.

[Ven]

"Good, good." Ven said releaseing his grip.

"So anyways, now that we've established that your semi demented, mind telling us your name madam?" ven asked, his voice now showing much more emotion.

"After all, most evil tends to like to be called by a certain name. Or so I've been told." ven said, his voice taking on a sort of kind sounding sarcasm.

[Delerium]

"Yeah... yeah, I'm fine now," Arkady replied, still a bit out of breath. "Don't worry about it." He used the hem of his shirt to wipe the chilled sweat from his brow, revealing a glimpse of his sculpted torso.

He didn't miss the glare the strange woman had cast in his direction. Too exhausted to put much thought into a retort, he merely said, "What? Like what you see or something, Sunshine?"

"So anyways, now that we've established that your semi-demented, mind telling us your name, madam?"
Arkady's smooth lips quirked up in a tired smile after that. He decided he liked this guy.

[•Mouse•]

" First off, my dear, I'm not demented. You know it would be fun." Maeve brushed off some of the dust from the previously destroyed objects as she was released. When the pain stopped she mentally sighed. With a quick look over Ven for the third or fourth time now she decided it would be best to continue. "Secondly I'm Maeve. However I have been in the past called Ruin or Breakdown. I currently prefer Maeve." She finished rather plainly. A hand reached out, waiting for the basic hand shake greeting that everyone seemed to perform.

Her eyes looked upon Arkady. " Sunshine? Far from it. But what I did see was interesting." the statement came out plain and rather bland as if she was only half interested. " But it seems even you think I'm a little demented. Though it may be true, at least I'm fun." She smirked wickedly before turning back to Ven, waiting for the handshake still.

Carmela did the same with her hand waiting for Arkady to shake. She smiled sweetly, with her brown eyes looking firmly at his. The sight of his torso didn't seem to phase her nor distract the young girl. She didn't seem to care about looks in the least.

" I'm glad to know you're okay. I'm Carmela." Came the energetic introduction. Her hand fell as she leaned over and pulled the carrier up and showed Monty to Arkady. " And this is Monty." Once more she put the carrier down on the ground and her hand shot out.

[Ven]

Ven clasped her hand firmly.

"Trust me miss meet me when Carmela isn't around, your definition of demented will be rewritten." He whispered to her so Carmela couldn't hear.

"So do me a favor and make a promise you'll stay away from her, eh? Good girl."He said responding for her. He had to admit, just because he was human didn't mean he couldn't be angry, pissed, or threatening, which he was willing to be if it meant he could remain human.

"Well so now that we're all peachy keen with eachthoer, what shall we do?" He asked, placing an arm over Carmela like he had done, before, this time flashing a breif threatening glance to maeve before returning his attention to carmela and Arkady.

[Delerium]

Arkady was beginning to feel a bit more like his old self. At least enough that he didn't have to brace the wall just to remain standing. Resisting the Variable always left him exhausted, and Arkady hoped this Maeve wouldn't do anything to incur Its wrath again, for he'd be virtually powerless to stop It.

"Sunshine? Far from it. But what I did see was interesting."
This caused Arkady's smooth brow to furrow slightly; what did she mean? It was probably no use asking her.

"Whatever," he replied; his universal answer for anything that rattled him.

His icy gaze focused on Carmela, who was currently addressing him. "Arkady," he replied, taking her hand firmly if a bit weakly; it would be a few hours until he was completely himself again. His expression softened considerably though at the introduction of Monty; "Well, hello there." He gave the chinchilla gentle stroke along the rodent's spine.

"Well so now that we're all peachy keen with eachthoer, what shall we do?"

"Get ice cream and go sing karaoke?" he suggested jokingly.

[•Mouse•]

When he took her hand firmly she smiled and hearing what he had to say smiled a bit more. This could get fun. Her mind chuckled delightfully as she smiled before releasing her hand from his and looking down at Carmela who smiled kindly and picked up the carrier Monty ran about in, happy from the stroke he had recieved. " Must we all do something together?" Questioned the girl, a bit uneasy about going anywhere with Carmela.

Carmela smiled up at Ven as her wrapped an arm around her shoulder and wrapped on of hers around his waist (as she is too short to wrap it around his shoulder as well. Far too short.). She smiled at the idea of ice cream and Karaoke. " I say we do juuust that!" Nodded Carmela pleased wit Arkady's suggestion. Even if it had been a joke, it seemed the small girl didn't care much at all.