IC Inbox: Duplicity

[singinghuntress]

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[methosulah]

[ There's a familiar face on the feed. He is rather earnest. Very sweet. He's "Adam" right now. Adam who is very nervous about asking a pretty girl out. ]

Miss Van...I mean Rip. Hi. I was wondering if you'd like to come out with me. I found this really nice place that I thought you'd like and I was wondering if you'd like to go... If you do, please come to my bookstore. I...I promise I'll make it worth your while.

[Very much so, since he has plans to buy her a very nice present. So message sent, he's going to wait in his shop, just straightening up books and trying not to look like a nervous young man waiting for his date.]

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[singinghuntress]

[The more she saw of his 'Adam' persona, the cuter Rip was finding it. Considering she knew what lurked beneath, the deception was endearing to her. So was there any doubt that she would show up?

Hell, Rip was slightly eager for this little date of theirs. So when she showed up, Rip wanted to see how long it might take 'Adam' to notice her as she quietly entered. Though, with how many books were around..She might be getting a little distracted actually.]

text.

[goneforawalk]

[ yeah, that's it. ]

Re: text.

[singinghuntress]

Wait.

How did you do that.

text | un: alucard | ye ole misfire

[reposing]

I need you to imagine being asked to paint a 50 year old man in nothing but a bib.

Suffice it to say, I definitely turned that one down.

[singinghuntress]

Ew.

I think I need something to bleach my brain now.

Thanks for that lovely mental image.

text; un: ironmaiden

[fairbrook]

( Hey Rip, she really doesn't want to do this. )

I have a proposal for you.

[singinghuntress]

Oh?

And that would be?

sometime during this event, prob in a few days, after shit goes down

[goneforawalk]

hey remember what we talked about

[singinghuntress]

How can I forget? It colors my dreams.

several days after everyone is back.

[goneforawalk]

are you alive

[singinghuntress]

Yeah.

I'm at my bookstore in the Down.

text. as soon as integra leaves.

[goneforawalk]

you'll be coming with me to the law offices tomorrow to draw up a contract

[ yeah, he's not in a good mood. ]

[singinghuntress]

she left.

didn't she.

text.

[goneforawalk]

the priest is in the people zoo

no one else is going to pay his fine unless they want to control him somehow so i'm paying it for him

he'll have to stick by me for at least a week so i thought you should know in advance

i can protect you if you stay in the apartment but i don't blame you if you want to put distance between you

Re: text.

[singinghuntress]

Somehow I am not surprised.

Advanced warning is appreciated. I don't want to get stabbed in my sleep during the day on the rare occasion I do sleep.

....

I know. Give me a day or two and then I'll come back to the apartment. If you're serious about having him around we may as well figure out a way to..exist and not kill each other.

text;

[nightroadsaint]

Hello Ms. Rip. How are you this evening?

I have something for you. A delivery to mail it. But I'll need an address from you if you want to receive it.

Re: text;

[singinghuntress]

The address of where I live is simple enough. Send it to 'Between the Covers' bookstore.

I live in the apartment above it.

And I'm doing good this evening, thank you for asking Abel~.

text. un: zamiel.

[goneforawalk]

if he never fights me again because you told him it turns me on i'm going to be so angry

[singinghuntress]

...

He was going to figure it out eventually. I just helped the realization along.

he'll get over it.

I'm...best staying at my bookstore for awhile. aren't I.

text; un: azwel (After the Hotel Shenanigans)

[lovesuwithknives]

I need to see you.

I

need to talk to you. In person.

Re: text; un: azwel (After the Hotel Shenanigans)

[singinghuntress]

I agree we should talk.

I'm at the bookstore. just come upstairs to the apartment when you get here.

text; un: onthenightroad (After the hotel event)

[nightroadsaint]

Ms. Rip, are you open?

I would like to stop by your store when you're free. I need to have a talk with you. I hope it's no trouble to you.

Re: text; un: onthenightroad (After the hotel event)

[singinghuntress]

I’m here Abel. Feel free to stop in.

What do you want to talk about?

voice; un: father anderson; backdated to the 11th

[saintguillotine]

I've recovered my senses. My behaviour was prompted by one of those 'trackers', which evidently can do a great deal more than just track.

[There's a brief pause.]

Those things I said were uncalled for.

[singinghuntress]

[She wasn't even sure if she wanted to respond to this. But.. after fighting with herself for a few moments, she decided she probably should.]

You are damn right zhose zhings vere uncalled for.

[Pause]

You terrified me vith everyzhing you said.

no message: july 21 2019.

[goneforawalk]

[ at some point mid-afternoon on the twenty-first of july, rip's connection to alucard will be completely severed. she won't be able to sense or find him no matter what she does: it's as though he's gone, or dead, or depowered.

it's not clear which. ]

text. un: dracula. the evening of the 24th.

[goneforawalk]

everything is fine now

i was briefly dead but i'm back

text. un; kaspar. Evening of the 25th

[singinghuntress]

You weren't the only one.

delivery

[arkbound]

[ Outside the bookstore on the morning of the 25th, Rip will find a package with a note.

The package contains flowers and with them a note. ]

Rip,

Merry Christmas.

Sincerely,
Dominic Price

Christmas Day 2019

[unphase]

[on the counter of Rip's bookstore, she'll find a good-sized box wrapped in silver sparkly snowflake wrapping paper. inside is a little black dress with a black, lacy shrug. inside the box is a note:

I hope you have a happy Holidays!

And that the dress fits. ;)

All the best,
Tinya]

Christmas Day 2019

[singinghuntress]

[At some point, Tinya will find a package from Rip sitting in her bedroom. It's a small package that contains a a rose and several vampire erotica novels. However, mixed in with the erotica is something completely different.

Rip found the book to be entertaining so, hopefully Tinya did too.

A long with everything is a note.

Happy Holidays,

I hope you enjoy the gifts.

Always,

Rip.

PS.

The dress fits.]

Christmas Day 2019

[roseofthetyrells]

[there's a festive gift bag waiting for Rip in her apartment. truly, Margaery doesn't quite understand the holiday that's being celebrated, but she's not about to let an opportunity to give presents go.

inside the bag is a little box with a gold and garnet necklace inside, along with a note:

I saw this and thought of you. I hope you like it!

With many kind regards,
Margaery]

Cordispondence

[willing_sheath]

[A package arrives for Rip at her shop, a pretty silver tube with a red bow around the center--though it appears the way to open it is to pop the top off, no need to unwrap anything!]

[Except when she does... there will be an explosion of blue...]

[whelp...]

[What kind of asshole would do this? Oh, looks like there's a note inside the tube:]

Just adding some sparkle to your day!
~Tomoe

[Video]

[singinghuntress]

[When Rip received this newest package, she was both curious and wary. Though when she opened it, she had been looking straight down at it which meant that she got a cloud of glitter to her face.

...And in her hair. Why is this stuff so hard to get off!? The note was regarded with apprehension when she finally got to it. Just.. what. Who was this big of an ass???

Cue in a very annoyed looking sparkly vampire contacting Tomoe once she does a little digging on the network.]

Vhy did I get a tube of glitter?

Date Night!

[ibelieveintruth]

When he arrives to pick her up, he is wearing a tuxedo, one that is very finely made, and handmade, well, with a sewing machine's help. He is grinning as he knocks at her door, nodding along to music in his head, the music he heard playing that first night at her store.

As he waits, he grins.

He is hopeful for this evening to be a good one.

Re: Date Night!

[singinghuntress]

The knock at her door startles her a moment or two so he might just hear a thump and slight cursing from the other side of her door to her apartment. Finding it wasn't hard. There was only one stairwell in the shop and she lived above it so...

Easy.

When Rip did finally opens the door, she's a little relieved that her choice in outfit isn't out of place. It had taken her forever to settle on it...and a corset outfit nearly won out over it. Somehow, she's a little relieved she picked the dress. Which also tended to show off her long legs.

As an after thought, she wondered if maybe the dress was a little much if he intended on flying her around... Little late to change now.

"Zome one's dressed to zhe nines~. Does zhis date suddenly include dancing along vith find music und varm drinks?"

Audio, un: dominic

[arkbound]

I heard about Azwel. I'm sorry.

Are you alright?

[singinghuntress]

Not in zhe slightest.

[At least she was being honest with him..]

Christmas Present

[arkbound]

[ On Christmas day, Dominic leaves Rip a neatly wrapped package containing a knife. There's a note attached. ]

Rip,

Merry Christmas. Don't use this to hurt anyone I wouldn't. 🧛‍♂️

Dominic

Christmas gift

[mysterioisthetruth]

[Sent to Rip is a voucher to the Plumage Boutique with enough to purchase three full outfits. An enclosed note also mentions that she'll be getting a lot more business soon as he's sent out special gift vouchers to about a dozen other people to purchase 5-10 books each from her store.]

Christmas Gift

[goldenglasses]

[On Christmas day Rip will wake up to several gifts and a Christmas card. The gift includes a toy parrot that repeats everything she says. Plus a new hair brush he hopes she'll like.]

Merry Christmas!

I also owe you a "dinner" sometime. Just give me a call anytime you want to grab a "bite" to eat. Or even if you just want to have some company give me a call anytime.

Vash

Late December 2020

[willing_sheath]

[Rip will have a small package delivered to the book shop at some point in December--she doesn't realize there is a specific date for the holiday.]

[Inside there is a handwritten note and a red spider lily kanzashi.]

I hope you enjoy this more than the last package you received from me.

~Tomoe