
@ElderGod-Icefire
(yeah that sounds good! Want me to handle the timeskip, then?)
(yeah that sounds good! Want me to handle the timeskip, then?)
(Uh, I could? It was my turn to post, after all.)
(alright!)
"Thank you." She replied with a little smile, careful not to move too fast, that way she wouldn't startle Tiffany. The other woman seemed like she would startle if Elanor moved too fast.
Later the next day, Anna did some quick rounds around the women's home, helping to treat any injuries new girls had and any illnesses the older ones possessed. She even brought along some clothes for El, ones that would fit and were in a general style she'd like, dresses that must have cost a month's rent each if they weren't charity. "For you. See if Tiffany likes anything, she needs something nice and you two are about the same size anyways." she smiled.
El had been kind of wandering, but when Anna found her, she stared at the dresses for a moment, then looked up at the other woman. "Oh– I…I don't know if I can accept these, Anna, they're…they're lovely, but I haven't a way to return the kindness, and I already owe you so much." She said slowly
"You owe me nothing, dear. I'm just returning to the world what it's already given to me!" she smiled, holding the box of clothes out. "And if you don't want them, I'm sure some other girls around here would accept them. But I'd just thought, after I ruined your one dress, that you'd want something I could give you. After all, you can't just keep walking around in my clothes."
"I…" She studied the dresses for a moment. She really did need new clothes, and these looked lovely, so…why not? "I'll…I shall take them, then, and see if Tiffany needs some." She carefully took the dresses from Anna. "Thank you so much, though. You really didn't have to do this for me."
"Good! I'm so glad I could get you something nice!" she clapped her hands a bit, a wide smile on her face. "I do hope you wear them well. Well, I need to leave, so please do not bother dawdling on my part." she nodded, turning away to walk down the hallway.
"Oh, alright. Bye then!" She waved a little, and took the clothes back to her room. After a few minutes, though, she decided she wanted some fresh air, and headed back towards the main doors, wanting to go out for a walk.
Anna had gotten into a tough spot. Two men, much bigger than her had cornered her and were shouting, mostly incoherent but also things along the lines of "a woman who dresses the way you do deserves the worst," and "it's just not right for devil-worshipping harlots like you to be walking about the streets, where they could practice their voodoo magic on anyone they pleased," both of those statements with way too much to unpack. Needless to say, she was being harassed, and while she could normally take a man about her height and build, she was helpless except to wait out the shouting and hope nothing too bad happened, lest she may need to close down her practice.
Elanor heard shouting, and turned the corner. When she saw what was happening, she was suddenly glad that her sword was strapped at her side, because that meant she could draw it and come striding over, holding it up. "Let her go and walk away, and no one gets hurt." She said, movements swift and flowing, with the easy grace of someone who knew exactly how to wield a weapon.
"We don't mean no harm, ma'am." one said quickly, but the other stepped forward, holding out a broad hand in front of him. "Wait a second. That's the strange woman we saw creeping through the streets like a bloody little rat not two nights ago. You're a foreigner, eh? Can tell by the accent." he lowered his hand. "We don't take kindly to your type 'round here."
Elanor narrowed her eyes, stepping forward again, the tip of the sword flicking towards the man in a smooth, almost liquid motion. "You are correct; I am of Denmark, not London, but I really do not care how you take to foreigners around here." She said, voice crisp and clear despite the accent that put a lilt into her voice.
He jumped back, quickly, then moved to charge like some massive bull. Now that there was only one, Anna was able to kick the other in the groin and send him sprawling. "That's for all the shit you pulled earlier, and that-" she kicked him in the teeth, "-is for harassing one of my patients."
Elanor smiled just a little bit, looking at Anna and lowering her sword a little, but not yet sheathing it. "Are you alright?" She queried. "Those men didn't…they didn't do anything to you, did they?" Her eyes flashed to the man on the ground, prepared to stab him if he had hurt Anna.
The other had run away after being threatened with a sword, and Anna shook her head. "No, I'm fine. Thanks to… you." she blushed, realizing how brave Elanor had been for her, how she'd taken care of her. "You're very good with a sword." she acknowledged.
Elanor smiled a little, sheathing the sword with a nod. "Thank you." She replied, tucking back a loose strand of hair that had gotten into her face. "I'm glad I could help out." He added after a moment.
(So, you might have noticed in the other chat that my parents deleted my account on here…. wanna continue this or no?)
(I'd love to, if you come back again)
(it is i the frenchiest fry. back again. You'll see my weird explanation of everything that's going on in the gay-thic RP.)
(I saw your explanation! Welcome back :)
(I'll post a reply soon.)
(alright!)
Elanor smiled a little, sheathing the sword with a nod. "Thank you." She replied, tucking back a loose strand of hair that had gotten into her face. "I'm glad I could help out." He added after a moment.
"Well. Um, would you like to go out for a drink? It's the best way I can think to pay you back, and I can also pay back Boston finally, get a drink at her bar. It's killing two birds with one stone?" she smiled weakly. "Well, I'd hate to be all multi-tasking on you, but I would like to repay you somehow."
She smiled lightly. "Mm, sure, if you're sure about it?" She raised an eyebrow at Anna, not wanting to pressure the other woman into anything. Even though Anna had been the one to offer, Elanor hated feeling like she was pressuring anyone into something.
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