Tiger by the Tail

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:12 pm

Looking a bit nervous, Janice stops by Nailah's suite, rapping her knuckles on the door frame as she looks to see if the sphinx is around.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:59 pm

It takes a while but eventually the door opens a crack and one lens of sunglasses peer out before Nailah opens the door further. She looks... different. Her undercut's grown out some for starters but more striking is how she's holding herself. She used to stand just a tad slumped and awkward, unless she was fighting but then her stance was usually wide and low. Now she's standing up straight and lifts one arm over her head to lean against the doorframe.

"Hey." she says, left hand in the pocket of her black leather jacket.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:10 pm

"Hey," Janice says with a small wave.

"I guess you... had a good break?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:31 pm

"Could have been worse. It did get a little rough but I pulled through like I always do." she says with the shadow of a smirk on her lips.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:34 pm

"Guess it was easier without me messing things up," she jokes weakly.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:44 pm

"I mean you're not wrong. But when you have a good grip on yourself a little unpredictability can add some excitement."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:21 pm

"Hopefully less than a wannabe supervillain at a dinner date, yeah?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:23 pm

"But it was memorable, you have to admit that."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:05 pm

"Yeah, well we... kind of left things in a weird place."

"Is the whole bit where you have to pretend to snog a princess done?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:31 am

"Oh! Yeah, that was months ago. Didn't seem like you really cared all that much..."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:37 am

"Well it ah... seemed important to you, and all."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:58 pm

"Not every day you get to help a princess." she says a bit matter-of-factly. "So how's your Summer been?"

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:07 pm

"Kind of boring," she admits.

"I mean, after some of last semester I guess that's good, but I was stuck with my mum and dad for a lot of it."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:29 pm

There's a bit of a twinge at the mention of parents and Nailah's tail twitches a bit erratically behind her.

"Nah, boring is - well - boring. Anything's better than that."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:31 pm

"Your parents give you the business too?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:42 pm

"My parents didn't even want me going here because it might be dangerous. Then a lunatic almost killed them with a car-bomb because he was after me so things are a little... awkward right now."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:46 pm

"...yeah, I can see how it would be, sorry."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:06 pm

"Yeah. And I'm not sure how to explain to them that I'd do it all again if it means stopping people like Hazard or March."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:09 pm

"That was pretty amazing what you did to March. You're not getting the headaches anymore?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:33 pm

"I would if I tried to broaden the view. If I just hold on to one future it gets much simpler. No forks, just a straight shot to the goal." she says and almost reflexively takes her hand out of her pocket to make a chopping 'straight-ahead' gesture with her four-fingered hand.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:34 pm

Janice's eyes widen.

"...when did that happen?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:39 pm

"Oh. Yeah. That. I might have... gotten that bitten off. By that black-and-white monster that attacked the school last year." she says, having the decency to be kind of embarrassed about it as she flexes her remaining fingers.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:41 pm

"What did you even do on your break?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:55 pm

"I just kind of... followed my hunch? I guess you could say I went out to find myself and it led me to Madripoor. It really is a shithole."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:01 pm

"...and all I did was get a summer job at Jamba Juice."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:57 am

"Hey, money is money. And I bet it smelled a lot nicer."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:19 pm

"I don't know, I think I developed a strange aversion to strawberry kiwi."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:43 pm

"As you should, kiwi are gross."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:51 pm

"I spilled a bottle and I still can't get the smell out of that uniform shirt."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:11 pm

"They didn't give you a new one?"

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:21 pm

"I think you'll find 'smells like our products' is not something the Jamba Juice brass consider an issue."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:40 pm

"Maybe they should. It starts with kiwi-shirts and ends with, I dunno, slashed healthcare benefits."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:58 pm

"I'll put you down as an ally when the revolution comes."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:19 pm

"Too bad you can't focus your power on a bunch of CEO stock values."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:17 pm

"I mean, maybe I could if I practiced enough. But that tends to get you on watch lists, you'd think."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:11 am

"Only if you're caught. They never did find the people who broke into the Royal Mint and made off with a literal ton of money."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:27 pm

"Unless they got secret-arrested and sent to secret-jail."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:37 pm

"No, something tells me they got away with it. And that's okay, because what they really stole was their friend Will mushed and stamped into crisp Pound notes."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:23 pm

"So this is a humble-brag for you?" She quirks a brow.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:03 pm

"No, just a regular brag really."

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