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Topic set by Puchuu!~bot@make.a.contract.with.me on Fri Jun 02 2017 08:15:54 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
01:09   DrEvilKitteh    The wind is awfully cheerful this day in the Overcity. One could almost assume it's laughing and dancing in delight.
01:09   DrEvilKitteh    Of course, if one bothers to listen, really listen, and follow the joyous breeze, they'd soon hear actual giggles, carried along by the air currents. And, in time, they'd stumble upon a surprisingly messy scene.
01:09   DrEvilKitteh    Numerous bodies line the streets and sidewalks on this block. Not human bodies, but those of monsters. Small, wretched creatures, roughly analogous to goblins or kobolds. Foul-smelling brackish blood paints the pavement below their still corpses, which create a trail of carnage leading down the main street. Cause of death varies, most often from short but very sharp blades of some kind, others
01:09   DrEvilKitteh    from blunt force trauma, wide gashes, or simply body parts being wrenched and broken.
01:09   DrEvilKitteh    At the end of the “trail”, which is more a circle than anything else, there is a lone figure. Wearing a white and blue dress, and platinum bracers on her forearms, her hair appears very much like a fluffy cloud, while her skin is alabaster white. When one gets close enough, they can see that her eyes are solid orbs of sky-blue, while her ears are pointed like an elf's and her lips colored
01:09   DrEvilKitteh    a dusky blue. Fey eyebrows quirked up, she's smiling a lazy smile and dancing a strange, flowing dance.
01:09   DrEvilKitteh    Despite all that, to one who's seen her before in a human guise, Mirabelle can potentially still be recognized as such.
01:13   Hazard  An armored figure steps along the streets, picking up one corpse after another. She places her cannon arm against their bodies in various places, then deposits gory bits in a plastic bag.
01:16   Hazard  As the fey lands from one of her steps, the red helmet snaps up, its visor locking onto the dainty dancer.
01:23   DrEvilKitteh    The asphalt all around the fae dancer is scoured clean of any impurities such as blood or bodies for about fifteen feet all around, so she's free to sway and leap and whirl to her heart's content. She moves with an airy grace, dress swishing as if underwater, cloudhair billowing behind her head. But not long after the armored newcomer arrives, she slows and turns to gaze in their direction,
01:23   DrEvilKitteh    though she still continues to sedately flow from move to move.
01:23   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle's smile develops a catlike look about it. “Like what you see~?”
01:24   Hazard  "M-Mirabelle?" She says, tapping her helmet repeatedly. "That is you... You look a little different, my computer can't recognize you. Different form?"
01:28   DrEvilKitteh    “Yes, indeed~,” she confirms, nod sending a ripple through her fluffy cloudhair. “'Tis my true form; I do believe I told you I was a fae when first we met, did I not?” Mirabelle finally comes to a pause and breathes in deeply...and out slowly. “...If you would prefer, I can assume my human guise again,” she offers.
01:30   Hazard  "No, this is fine. You're beautiful." She taps and tweaks her helmet, and a blur of menu options fly by, projected on the inside of the visor. "I'm just going to scan you so my computer doesn't register you as a potential bogey again."
01:33   DrEvilKitteh    “Flatterer~.” Mirabelle giggles behind a slender hand. “Yes, 'twould be terrible~ if we came to blows over a silly mistake~.” She clasps her hands behind her back and starts idly sways side-to-side, from one foot to the other
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01:36   Hazard  A beam of light zips out of the visor, scanning Mirabelle up and down. "And did these critters have a similar mistake?" She kicks at a corpse. It shudders, then stops. She takes a step clear of it anyways. "Or did they die for some other reason?
01:36   Hazard  "
01:39   DrEvilKitteh    “They were here, and I wished to practice,” answers Mirabelle simply. “I ensured they were true monsters before slaying them, of course. 'Twould not do for /me/ to make that mistake~.”
01:41   DrEvilKitteh    *"I made sure they were...*
01:43   Hazard  "Sounds legit." Sam takes a few... halting steps... forward. "So... h-how are you doing?"
01:45   DrEvilKitteh    “I am doing wonderfully~, Samantha. I slew a pack of these creatures and received nary a scratch to my dress, and now you~ are here.” Mirabelle's smile brightens appropriately.
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01:46   Hazard  "Y-yeah. Now I'm here, greedily following your trail of carnage." She giggles. "You don't mind, do you?"
01:48   DrEvilKitteh    “Not at all~.” Mirabelle shakes her head. “'Tis always a pleasure~ to see a friend~.” She blinks and cocks her head. “And how are you~ doing?”
01:50   Hazard  She holds up her plastic baggy of entrails and eyeballs. "Pretty good. This stuff I'm pulling off them is worth money. Not much, but enough to keep cash flowing. And of course, there's you."
01:54   DrEvilKitteh    “Oh~, you are making me blush~.” A faint bit of pink has actually infiltrated her cheeks, which is made more visible by how white her skin is. “Still, I am glad to hear it. You may, of course, take all that you wish; I have no need for the bodies.”
02:24   Hazard  She places the baggy down alongside her cooler, then takes another step forward. "So, what's been going on with you since I last saw you?"
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02:28   DrEvilKitteh    “A little of this~, a little of that~,” she replies airily. “Spending time precious with friends and loved ones, continuing my duties as a waitress, general exploring of the Overcity, slaughtering monsters when I am in the mood...” Mirabelle shrugs in that elegant way of hers. “Overall~, not much.”
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02:32   Hazard  "Hmmm. I see." She mutters, taking one more step, now within inches of Mirabelle. Her armor vanishes in a wave of light. Her two-toned eyes are locked in on Mira's dusky blue. "Think of me at all?"
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02:37   DrEvilKitteh    “Not all~ the time, but yes, I did.” Mirabelle's smile stretches wider, azure orbs dancing mischievously despite lacking pupils. Weird how that works. “And what of you~? Did I happen to cross your thoughts?~”
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02:41   Hazard  "Al...most...constantly." She holds her hands behind her back, forcing her shoulders and washboard chest forward. "I... I've been thinking things over in my life right now, and you've... kinda opened up something in me I wasn't expecting."
02:46   DrEvilKitteh    “I have~, have I?” Mirabelle leans a little closer, head tilting once more. “Do tell~ me more. I am quite eager~ to hear about it.”
02:52   Hazard  "Mhm. I bet you are." She tilts her head similarly, and the air becomes charged between the two. "You see, I've heard some things about you. And they made me sit and think. 'What do I want out of this... thing going on here?' That's a hard question, you know?"
02:58   DrEvilKitteh    “'Tis a fine question to ask.” Mirabelle nods sincerely. “Although I must reiterate: you are not the only one in whom I am interested,” she gently warns the heterochromatic girl. “Apart from that, did you figure out an answer to the question?”
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03:01   Hazard  "Yeah. I... I kinda. I guess I just really liked that someone... liked me." Her eyes divert away. "And wasn't a creeper about it. You made me feel good about myself. I haven't felt like that since I was a kid."
03:04   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle reaches up and gently caresses Samantha's cheek with a couple slender fingers. “I am glad I was able to do that for you,” she says softly. “'Tis always nice to make a friend happier.”
03:09   Hazard  She leans into the touch, moving her cheek into the fey's palm. Relaxation ripples through her face and shoulders. "It is good, but... is it the basis of a relationship?" Sam brings her eyes to bear on Mira's again. "Is it really right to be with you like this for my own self esteem? That isn't very fair to you."
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03:14   DrEvilKitteh    “Hmm.” Mirabelle's thumb rubs back and forth across Sam's cheek. “Perhaps not, but it could be the start of something more. 'Tis true that I desire the one I love to love me as well. However, such love must be built up over time. Perhaps if we do enter a relationship together, you will develop it.”
03:17   Hazard  "Is that what you want? Do you want me to love you?" She pushes closer, one hand snaking along Mirabelle's waist.
03:21   DrEvilKitteh    “Mmm...” Mirabelle's body leans forward to lightly press against Sam's. Those slender fingers slide forward to stroke some of the shorter girl's hair. “...No, not as we are.” She shakes her head minutely. “If...'us' is given an attempt, 'twill be so, but...I will not ask that of you. Not now.”
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03:26   Hazard  "So then, this is just going to be fun for now?" In a sudden burst of movement, her hand grabs hold of Mira's waist and pulls the two girls together. She tilts her head in perfect time, her lips are so close her words tap them against the tips of Mira's. "And how long will we play for?"
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03:32   DrEvilKitteh    “'Tis true enough to a point~, I suppose~,” purrs Mirabelle. Fingers thread through Sam's hair as the fae's hand comes to rest on the back of her head. “Truthfully, I know not. 'Tis not so easy to say given how uncertain the future is~.”
03:35   Hazard  "Then I guess this is the real question: Are you really looking for commitment in the future, or are you just looking for fun?"
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03:37   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle nods, but not enough to bonk their heads together. “I do desire commitment from the one I choose, as I will give mine in turn.”
03:40   Hazard  "That..." Sam presses her lips to Mira's drinking in the taste and sensation. She relents her pressure enough to finish her sentence. "Was the right answer."
03:44   DrEvilKitteh    “I am glad~,” the fae purrs, other hand slipping around to rest against Sam's lower back. With that, she locks lips once more, content to go at whatever pace Samantha desires.
03:46   Hazard  It begins very slowly, exploring, discovering new pressures and angles. Her lips part, and close again, taking hold of her partner's lower lip. She smiles. "You know, until I met you, I never really imagined myself with a girl?"
03:51   DrEvilKitteh    “Mmm~,” is elicited from Mirabelle at Sam's action, and she smiles coyly when they part again. “Am I /that/ alluring~ to you?” she murmurs, fingertips lightly sliding up and down the shorter girl's back along the spine, going from just above her tailbone to a couple inches higher and back.
03:56   Hazard  "Well..." She allows her hand to drift lazily down, gently brushing below the waist. With her right hand, she draws circles on her... is lover the right word here? Mira's arm. "It's more like I had grown up around an assumption that I was going to marry some schmuck guy. I never really thought of any other possibility."
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04:01   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle probably wouldn't use that word, but then again she wasn't asked. “Ah, I see. Then I must say~, 'tis a pleasure~ to have opened your mind to other~ possibilities.” Her hand on the small of Sam's back pulls her body more snugly against the fae's, even as she gives a few small, delicate kisses to Sam's lips.
04:04   Hazard  "So..." She says, returning those tiny kisses. Once the series of them finishes, she retorts with more fierce, passionate one of her own. "...Where do we go from here?"
04:07   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle responds well to that big, intense kiss. Her cheeks even turned a little pinker at it. “'Tis entirely up to you~. My~ home, the Wand~...” And she turns her head even more in order to lean in and gently nibble on the side of Sam's neck, lips delivering a kiss once her teeth close.
04:10   Hazard  Sam breathes in sharply. Her mouth parts, lost in another new feeling. "Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting?"
04:13   DrEvilKitteh    “Not entirely~.” Mirabelle lifts her lips to Sam's ear, next. “I only save the best~ for my true love~,” she whispers, warm breath tickling the shorter girl's ear just before she 'bites' the earlobe between her lips.
04:15   Hazard  She responds in kind, nuzzling the woman's neck just under her chin. "Good." She purrs, barely even conscious of the rattling noise coming from behind her. "I don't want you thinking I'm that easy either."
04:19   DrEvilKitteh    “Aahh~,” sighs the fae happily, head tilting to give Sam easier access to that spot. “Excellent~,” murmurs Mirabelle, eyes now half-lidded. “...Where~ shall we whisk ourselves away to, Samantha~?” she asks after another moment. “I do believe the Wand may be closer~...”
04:24   Hazard  "That's where I hang my hat." She latches on to mira's neck with a passionate kiss, teasing the skin with her to- SLAM! Sam topples into Mira, losing her grip on the girl as she flies forward from the impact. "OW!"
04:32   DrEvilKitteh    More like Sam topples /through/ her, as Mirabelle turns briefly to so much mist before reconstituting in the same spot, albeit now facing Sam. Fortunately, she quickly conjures a cushion of air for Sam so she doesn't accidentally brain herself on the pavement. Buuut...she also has more pressing issues.
04:32   DrEvilKitteh    “How do I remove this creature?” Mirabelle asks rapid-fire, already kneeling beside Samantha and gesturing with her hands to latch onto the parasite using tendrils of air.
04:34   Hazard  Sam reaches back, trying to dislodge it. "Ice! Ice! It hates ice! AAAAAH YOU STUPID MOTHER-" She whacks at the jelly-like thing in frustration.
04:37   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle darts over to grab the cooler and returns, managing it in a split-second thanks to magic speed bullshittery. Assuming there's ice inside, she goes to use it on the Metroid, using air magic to get as much coverage across its body as possible. Regardless of whether there is or not, she'll work on making the air around the creature cooler and cooler; she's no Water or Ice mage, but she
04:37   DrEvilKitteh    can do something at least.
04:39   Hazard  The creature shimmies and shakes, trying to dodge the ice while still remaining latched on to Sam's back, just above her buttocks. Its movement becomes more and more sluggish, until it finally comes unlatched.
04:39   Hazard  "AH! Oh.... That hurt so bad..."
04:44   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle compresses the air about the Metroid, then creates a controlled blast of wind and slams it back into the icebox with great prejudice and shuts the lid. “Samantha, are you alright? Can you still feel your legs?” Gingerly, Miirabelle inspects the point where the creature had attached, even sliding Sam's shirt and pants up and down, respectively, if need be.
04:47   Hazard  Little fang marks appear on her skin, forming a small circle around a tattoo. The girl responds to the sudden exposure of her tramp stamp with a wiggle. "Ah! Yeah, I can feel them. And move them. Wow, that was.... Wow."
04:49   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle breathes a small sigh of relief. “Good. That is very good.” She lightly pokes at the fang marks to see how much they hurt Sam. “That creature must be contained better. A stronger cooler, perhaps? One enchanted by magic? I have a friend who might be able to help ward it better...” she muses.
04:50   Hazard  "I think that might be a good idea." She reaches back to cover up the strange tattoo, and rolls over on to her back to get back up.
04:54   DrEvilKitteh    “Then shall I bring you to my home? The friend I spoke of runs a clinic there.” Mirabelle smoothly rises to her feet and offers Sam her hand.
04:56   Hazard  "The fang marks will heal. Metroids don't bite all that deep, they just suck energy out of things. More interested in making sure he doesn't get loose again."
04:57   DrEvilKitteh    “The same friend who can ward it,” she gently reminds Sam. “She runs a clinic as well.”
04:58   Hazard  "Then let's get going. I'd love to not have to keep icing him every few hours."
05:00   DrEvilKitteh    “Grab your things, I shall fly us there.” Mirabelle waits for Sam to get the cooler and bag of body parts, then scoops the smaller girl into her arms in a princess carry. “Fear not, I will not let you go,” she tells the brunette. With that, she takes to the air, hurtling over the cityscape towards their destination...
05:01   Hazard  "WaitwhatWhAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOO!" She exclaims, being yanked free from gravity's hold.
00:10   DrEvilKitteh    Heterochromatic brunette still held in her arms, along with a bag of assorted monster parts and a cooler, an alabaster-skinned cloudhaired sky-eyed girl veritably rockets through the air. There's actually no wind pressure on either of them; something something magic bullshittery. Fortunately, the trip takes mere minutes at these speeds, and Mirabelle soon arcs down and rapidly decelerates.
00:10   DrEvilKitteh    She lands directly before a wide, squat three-story apartment building, primarily made of stone and concrete. It doesn't look terribly special. On one side of the door, where the street number would be, is instead a sign that neatly says “Lair”. On the other side, there's a neon sign reading “CLINIC”.
00:10   DrEvilKitteh    “Here we are.” Mirabelle neatly deposits Samantha onto her feet, then sashays up to the door. A key is withdrawn from...somewhere, and she unlocks the door. There's a hum-fizzle and a ripple in the air as the protective enchantments are momentarily deactivated, permitting her to open the door and step inside.
00:10   DrEvilKitteh    The immediate interior is...basically what amounts to a lobby. There's plenty of space and chairs are abundant, though there's no one actually sitting in them. There's even a receptionist desk directly across from the front door, behind which sits a girl whose face is concealed behind an open file she's reading. Just to the right of the desk is a door leading further into the clinic itself,
00:10   DrEvilKitteh    while a stairway on the right side of the room leads up to the second floor.
00:13   Hazard  "WOO!" Sam exclaims, brushing her hair back into place while her starstruck eyes drinks everything in. "Oh, you live here? I think I saw this place once while I was lost out there."
00:17   DrEvilKitteh    “I do. The second floor is where the apartments and other tenants are located.” Mirabelle makes sure to close the door behind them, and there's a small, brief buzz as the wards are lifted once again. “You are free to visit~ whenever you wish, of course. 'Tis always a pleasure~ for a friend to visit~.”
00:22   Hazard  "Just remember you said that. You may get a caller at strange hours." A wicked grin crosses her face. A shock runs in through her shoulders, and the grin changes alignment from chaotic neutral to awkward shy. "If you're okay with that. I hunt at weird hours sometimes."
00:30   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle leans over, placing her lips right beside Samantha's ear. “Just be sure to knock~ first~,” she murmurs silkily. With that, she straightens and saunters up to the receptionist desk.
00:30   DrEvilKitteh    “Brought another one?” comes a mostly-disinterested, vaguely amused voice from behind the file.
00:30   DrEvilKitteh    “Indeed~.” Mirabelle giggles behind her hand. “Now! Introductions are in order. Valentina, this is Samantha. Samantha, this is Valentina Botticelli, our resident healer and ward-maker.”
00:30   DrEvilKitteh    The girl behind the desk lowers her file and looks up at Sam. Biracial, dark curly hair, pretty grey eyes. “Pleased to meet you. You can call me Val.”
00:30   DrEvilKitteh    (Profile: https://pastebin.com/dJNPVRVp )
00:31   Hazard  "Hi, Val. My metroid bit my butt. Isn't deep, but it hurt, and drained a bit of my power. Got anything for that?"
00:37   DrEvilKitteh    “Metroid?” An eyebrow quirks up. “Yes, I can heal you. And restore your power.” Val flips the file shut, stands, and walks over to the door beside the desk. “Follow me.”
00:37   DrEvilKitteh    “The cooler will also need to be warded to prevent it from escaping again,” Mirabelle states, leading Sam after the healer and into a hallway with doors lining each side. “Or to make its escape much more difficult.”
00:37   DrEvilKitteh    “That I can do. Too.” Val takes a quick left and into the medical room there. “Please lie facedown, Samantha.” She gestures at a comfier-looking version of that bed in every doctor's office. “I'll give you a quick exam and see what exactly happened to you. Physically and magically, I mean.” In the meanwhile, she heads over to get a small trolley and starts rifling around in the
00:37   DrEvilKitteh    contents on its shelves.
00:38   Hazard  "There won't be needles, will there?" She says, laying on the bed face-down. "I hate needles."
00:42   DrEvilKitteh    Mirabelle takes up a position near the door. She clasps her hands behind her back and just watches for now.
00:42   DrEvilKitteh    “Nope.” Val transforms in a quick flash of light, wheels the trolley over to Sam, then snaps on some blue gloves. A few small totems of some kind are placed around Samantha along the edge of the bed, which start to levitate about an inch in the air when the healer makes a gesture. Clinically, she slides Sam's shirt up and her pants down just a tad in order to get the best look at the
00:42   DrEvilKitteh    bite mark. “That does look painful,” she mutters. “Does it still hurt?” A finger experimentally pokes along the indents in Sam's skin.
00:45   Hazard  "A little. He's done this a couple times before. It heals, but it stings a lot." She draws in a sharp inhale as the puffy, grayish skin around the wounds bleeds lightly. Upon closer inspection, the skin appears partially desiccated. Bits of the skin, surrounding the tattoo of a small, ornate mirror, are healthier than the rest.
00:51   DrEvilKitteh    “It's not very bad,” Val mutters, shifting her head to get a better angle at the wound. “I can heal this no problem.” She lets her hand hover over the tattoo and bite mark. Magic starts flowing out, descending upon Sam. It focuses around the injury and quickly begins to mend it, restoring the flesh to perfect working order. An extra pulse sends a pleasant warmth through her body,
00:51   DrEvilKitteh    too, which serves to reinvigorate her in case she's feeling tired. “Better?”
00:54   Hazard  "Oooh, oh. Aaaaaah... That's much better. My muscles back there feel so relaxed." She wriggles a bit, testing her body's ability to move. "Yeah. You are great at this, Doc."
00:58   DrEvilKitteh    “Great. And thanks.” Val collects her totems and places them back in one of the trolley's shelves. The gloves are snapped off and tossed into a garbage disposal unit. “If you're interested in massage therapy, I give the best treatments. And the price is relatively low.”
00:58   DrEvilKitteh    “They are practically life-altering experiences~,” Mirabelle hums, a dreamy look coming to her eye at the memory.
01:02   Hazard  "Once I trade in that bag-o-bloody-mess, I might come back for that." She sits up, pulling her gamer shirt down again, then drops her feet to stand on the floor. "So, what about the bouncing baby in the blue cooler? What can we do about him?"
01:05   DrEvilKitteh    “It is particularly susceptible to ice,” Mirabelle offers for Val's consideration.
01:05   DrEvilKitteh    “...Hm.” Val kneels beside the cooler and inspects it. “I can ward it easily. Make it so it's tougher. Harder to open. Can even make a 'lock'.” She tilts her head thoughtfully. “...Think I can ward the interior, too. Make the ice last longer and more potent.”
01:08   Hazard  "Oh, that would be good. I always dread opening it up to refreeze him, never knowing if he's gonna pop out and eat my face again." She shivers.
01:12   DrEvilKitteh    “I'll do the outside first,” says Val, quite wisely. She pulls a few more things off the trolley and starts making markings and glyphs on the outside, briefly touching them with a bit of magic to ensure they remain that way. The process takes a few minutes, and when she's done, Val makes a few complex gestures in the air over the cooler. The markings all start to glow. “What sort of
01:12   DrEvilKitteh    lock do you want on this?” she asks Sam. “Vocal? 'Biometric'? Holographic passcode?”
01:15   Hazard  "Holographic Passcode? How do I even..." A beam of light shines from her helmet, forming a series of images and symbols. "Oh. Well fine. Set passcode..." The images coalesce into a stable vision of a jellyfish-like creature, with a lock icon over it.
01:19   DrEvilKitteh    “I meant a number or letter input. Like on a locker or computer. Just...magical.” Nonetheless, Val makes a few more gestures, brow knitting as she fits it to Sam's specifications. “...And done.” She snaps her fingers, causing the wards crisscrossing every inch of the cooler to cease glowing. And cease existing altogether--at least to normal sight. “Time for the inside.” And she
01:19   DrEvilKitteh    starts creating a temporary holding bubble for the Metroid to be held in once she goes to ward the interior of the cooler.
01:21   Hazard  Sam's suit forms over her, and she clicks her gun arm a few times until its edges glow with an icy blue. "Okay. I'll Ice him when we open it up."
01:24   DrEvilKitteh    “Great.” Val nods and quickly completes her holding bubble. With that, she takes the cooler and readies herself, protective spells beginning to shroud her hands. A small dome also materializes over the top of the cooler, which functions as a way to block exit while permitting outside things to travel in. “On my mark. Three, two, one, /mark/.” She opens the lid.
01:26   Hazard  The lid pops open, and a blur of green zips out of it. A rush of cold air signals the Ice Beam's assault over that permeable membrane, and it stops, frozen in the air like a levitating ice sculpture.
01:33   DrEvilKitteh    One the ice beam has ceased, Val quickly molds the dome into a sphere and moves it to merge with the containment bubble beside her. There the frozen Metroid stays, trapped within. “Keep an eye on it while I work. Mira, please get more ice.”
01:33   DrEvilKitteh    Valentina then starts her work on the interior, though she dumps the ice onto a plane of magic that amounts to a tray beforehand. She works fairly quickly, but given the exacting nature of ward-laying, she's extremely meticulous about getting things right.
01:33   DrEvilKitteh    Finally, it's done. The glyphs glow brightly, then fade altogether. Ice is dumped in, followed by the Metroid (presumably still frozen), and some more ice after that. After this, Val shuts the cooler and activates the lock. “Done.”
01:35   Hazard  The rail of a girl throws herself in a grateful (platonic) hug at Val. "Oh, thank you so much. You have no idea how relieved I am!"
01:38   DrEvilKitteh    “Yes, thank you ever so much.” Mirabelle smiles sweetly, mainly at Sam's reaction.
01:38   DrEvilKitteh    “I have some idea,” says Val drily. She gives Sam a quick squeeze and rub of the back before they separate.
01:38   DrEvilKitteh    “...In any case, I shall pick up the bill this time, Valentina,” the fae states after a moment.
01:38   DrEvilKitteh    “Okay.” Val nods. “I'll give you the receipt later.”
01:42   Hazard  "Nonono! I wouldn't dream of it Mira! I have some savings still from my last big job!"
01:47   DrEvilKitteh    “If you insist.” Mirabelle smiles and inclines her head.
01:47   DrEvilKitteh    “...Then I'll write up the bill.” Valentina exits the room and heads back to the receptionist desk, where she pulls out a calculator and starts, well, calculating. “What's your currency type?” she asks of Sam.
01:49   Hazard  She grins, realizing the truth of her situation.  "Um... Yes?" She holds up various forms of currency, each from different worlds and countries. There is even a green, hexagonal jewel about the length of her finger. "I take oddjobs from a bunch of different people, and haven't found the bank yet."
01:52   DrEvilKitteh    Val's eyes scan over the currencies. “...Alright.” She totals up the bill, then points at what's due. It's not too much, relatively speaking. And even 'just speaking', it's not terribly expensive. Definitely a lot less killer on the account than a visit to a modern ER or something.
01:52   DrEvilKitteh    Once she's been paid, Val writes up a quick receipt (her handwriting is impeccable, unlike a true doctor), which she hands off to Sam.
01:56   Hazard  Sam takes the receipt and stuffs it in her pocket, and smiles with relief that the rupee wasn't chosen as payment. She thumbs up the doctor, and picks up the cooler and gorebag. "Oh, and Mira?" She purrs stepping closer to the fey. The twiggy girl leans in and kisses her nimbus-haired friend on the cheek. "Thank you, too. You've come through for me."
01:58   DrEvilKitteh    “You are most welcome~,” comes the fae's sultry murmur in reply. “But will you not stay~ for a little, or invite~ me back to your room at the Wand~?”
02:01   Hazard  "You, dear, are always invited back to my room." Her warm breath tickles across that slender neck, rousing hairs to stand alert. Sam jangles the crimson goodie bag, and it sloshes its disgusting cargo about inside. "I should get these to the tanner soon before they rot. And if that sound isn't a turn on I don't know what is."
02:03   DrEvilKitteh    Pink reappears on Mirabelle's cheeks once more. “Hmhm~. Perhaps I shall wait~ for you there~," she says, batting her snow-white eyelids.
02:06   Hazard  "I'll bring some drinks. What's your preference?" She punctuates her words with tweaks of her head, showing off her slender neck and shoulders. As if her words had to slink out from the middle of her body.
02:08   DrEvilKitteh    “Mmm~...” Mirabelle slowly circles around Sam. “...How about strawberry lemonade~? Or cherry cider, that works wonderfully too~,” she breathes onto that same neck, just before she brushes aside some hair to plant a wet kiss upon the nape of Sam's neck.
02:11   Hazard  She leans into that kiss, her eyes sliding almost shut. A tiny moan escapes her mouth before her eyes slam open again, looking down at Val, who never left the room. "Ummm.... I'd.... better go..."
02:15   DrEvilKitteh    For what it's worth, Val seems completely disinterested in the whole affair. She's gone back to reading through that one file.
02:15   DrEvilKitteh    “If you must~.” Mirabelle gently tilts Sam's chin to the side so she can plant once more quick kiss. “I meet~ you in your room shortly~, then.” With a wink, she turns and sashays off, hips moving in rather appealing ways.
02:17   Hazard  Sam watches those hips for a moment before blushing profusely. Just as the blush reaches a steaming heat, she bows and ducks out herself.