Kelpie
She/Her
41
June 18
Snowbelle City
Pansexual
Rocket Scientist
Grunt
This vessel is a lie, a shapeshifting beast, a lesson in fluidity
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Calpurnia Kubrick
Nothing Sygnaficant [Temp]
POSTED ON May 10, 2024 15:16:13 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","calpurnia"] [attr="class","text"] Again, Tempest proved himself to be a smart man. He neither contradicted nor indulged her. Instead, he left the matter open-ended—inviting her to land on whichever side she wished. Plump lips perk upward. “Oh, yes dear. I am positively ancient.” At the very least, five children made her feel that way. Perseus might have nine lives, but she felt like she was living six of them. [break][break]
Then, he doubles down on the compliments. Calpurnia takes a moment to preen, quite tempted to toss the little twink a treat. “That tongue must be made of sterling, Mister Quinn.” It was refreshing to interact with such a well-spoken man. “Do keep it up.” As long as he was saying nice things, she was still in control.
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Kelpie took the bait. A lover’s quarrel then? Or a sign that Lugia’s bond is not so magnanimous? [break][break]
“They will be weaker than newborn Skitty.” The woman is quick to finish. For a moment, Calpurnia stared thoughtfully at the screen. Then, she began to click. With a click, she backed out a few layers. When was that paper done? July? September? She was pretty sure a lot of the research came from Rika. “Back when we finished Sygna development, we had to come up with something similar—” The principles of the two seemed quite alike on the surface. [break][break]
As she dives deeper into the folder, the scientist turns to him. It’s not a shark’s smile this time but a serpent’s. All the dangers these pawns faced made it obvious why Tempest might be dabbling. Her next words will filled with an almost flippant, knowing fondness. “By the by, love, when will your dearly beloved lab Rattata be joining us?”
[attr="class","ooc"] [break] NOTES ✦ I always forget how astute she is[break]
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