Enter the Washout[Open]

Max!! · Oct 1, 2015

The djinn simply nodded, understanding what she was saying. Most monarchy had died out, more than likely giving rise to what would be considered the merchant classes of people. Even if they weren't government per say, having money and owning things people wanted was a good bit of power in and of itself. That wasn't as mind boggling as the fact that there were places devoted entirely to the sale of prepared foods. When you come from an era where most people grew food themselves something like this was seen as a pipe dream at best.

That said the Harmony was giving off odd vibes, sort of flirty but he still wasn't sure if giving up his lamp to her would be a good idea. It was feeling more like he was escorting her and stomping would be creeps than anything. The food seemed to be paid for at this point and Ignus took a pack, opening it. He was about to take a bite when the clerk destroyed his train of thought.

His face gained a bit of red color. Girlfriend? Her? At this point he'd put her in acquaintance category...if he knew anyone else. No, she was his first friend or something to that effect. He looked at Harmony, she was so bright and cheerful. "We are not....courting," he said with mild irritation as if it was something set in stone. The words escaped his lips before he really gave them thought.

Nothing else came out to clarify his statement he simply left it at that as they walked out. Another hostile glare to keep the sad puppies in line as they walked out. He popped a fig newton a moment later. He said nothing as he began stuffing more into his mouth until it was too full to talk. "Tasty," he said after he finally swallowed.

@"Sashi"

Sashi · Oct 8, 2015

Harmony said nothing to the store clerk, but her face turned red. She bit her lip as they were leaving the grocery store. They were definitely not dating, and it was awkward that the woman came to that conclusion. She could see where she was coming from, but she wasn't going to label them as a couple when there was no agreement. This was just a simple tour around town. The redness faded away after a while. She awkwardly played with her hair as she led the way to the Chinese restaurant. She had no idea that he was debating making a contract with her; she was focused on getting him around town without further incident.

"Knew you'd like it!~"

Her cheerful voice had a ring to it as she spoke. A smile appeared on her face. She no longer chewed her cherry lip gloss. There was something cute about her airy, hopeful nature. The bikini-clad woman marched down the sidewalk.

"Hope you don't get too fu--"

A knife cut her off. The knife didn't hit her, but if she had taken another step it probably would have pierced her head. An aggravated sigh escaped her lips. Were all the crazies wandering around town tonight?! This time it was her knife-conjuring ex. He was tall, lanky, and wore a leather jacket and all the trademarks that signaled the typical bad boy. He got a face full of hate magic after showing interest in the cutie. ....This wouldn't end well.

@"Maximum_Fatalis"

Max!! · Oct 10, 2015

Fire was a passionate element in everything it did. It provided warmth and fuel. It was also like a living thing that needed air and fuel to survive. Fire wielding elementals were similarly associated with being passionate. Commonly manifesting in the form of a relatively short temper. Ignus Agni was no exception to this rule. It was bad enough he was now contemplating his standing with his guide and the nature of their relationship, but now there was this new fool interrupting his thoughts with a knife.

The beyond irritated djinn just simply couldn't anymore as heat rose up around him. This guy was dressed like he was trying to be some tough badass, it didn't take much for him to tell that. But technically speaking the djinn was dressed like a bad boy himself.

"This woman isn't property of yours. She's someone I care enough about to warrant being her blade and her shield," he growled as five swords appeared in a circle around him. Ignus wasted no time using them all simultaneously to force his pants down and shave his head. He ignited the man the same as the last one, leaving him just burnt enough that it would hurt to move.

"Let's go," he growled as his blades vanished. He absentmindedly put an arm around her and led her away from the crumpled heap of a man. It was more in a protective sense than romantic, but to the average person they looked like a couple.

"Harmony, would it be out of line if I asked you how you felt about your current situation with me."

@"Sashi"

Sashi · Oct 11, 2015

Yeah, the knife-throwing ex fucked up. He went from being intimidated to utterly humiliated and in pain within seconds. He tried conjuring some knives to drop on the djinn, but they probably wouldn't do much. Now he was bald, pants-less, and wring in agony from being ignited. Harmony could again relax thanks to her new friend. When the fiery djinn wrapped his arm around her, she blinked as the butterflies appeared. The love butterflies fluttered inside of her. Oh no...was this a crush? She hadn't had an actual crush in quite a while. Now here comes Ignus. She fought to avoid blushing.

What she couldn't avoid was a negative emotion that filled her being. There was no sister this time to strip it away from her. She let out a sad sigh as she glanced downward.

"I feel useless. I was supposed to be your tour guide, but you've had to save my butt from creeps multiple times now. I feel like you're escorting me rather than me escorting you."

The blush came in as her true feelings came to the forefront. She couldn't hide behind her airy mask anymore. There was no need to anyway; this wasn't Melody she was talking to. It was likely that the fire djinn would have figured out her feelings anyway. She wasn't exactly good at hiding.

"Is it selfish if I actually want to be with you? Not as a master, but as partners...you could be my protector and maybe...maybe you could teach me to be less useless."

Harmony knew that she had a lot of growing to do, and she was forced to admit that she couldn't do it on her own. If Sis knew about any of this, then she would probably end up on a leash. This situation was out of control, and she felt bad involving a completely new islander in the mix.

"I could teach you more about modern day and also help you blend in a bit better. While magical creatures are normal here, those clothes are a bit...outdated."

She remained in his protective embrace as they arrived at the restaurant. It was fairly packed, but they were able to get a two person table with a nice window view of the city with a little persuasion from Harmony. She batted her eyes and offered a bit of cash. Was this the start of something?

@"Maximum_Fatalis"

Max!! · Oct 17, 2015

The fire djinn huffed in irritation. Do these assholes not understand? Judging an enemy's strength is rather important. Focusing back on Harmony, she seemed rather flustered. He had a feeling she was going to pop the question, but he wasn't ready for her to do so quite yet. He had been saving her ass for the greater portion of the evening and he had a feeling her troubles in that regard wouldn't let up.

He just listened to her acknowledge her powerlessness in that situation. Powerlessness wasn't always bad she was a genuinely kind person. He was contemplating making her an offer given both of their situations when she made the proposal.

"I don't partner with useless people," he answered with a frown. "Rather, you're not useless. You've been a big help to me and I'm grateful for that. Don't mistake your lack of fighting ability for uselessness. You have other qualities that more than make up for that."

He frowned at the comment about his clothes. "Look, it's not my fault I woke up and suddenly my outfit was out of style. I suppose if I partner with you having a place to stay is a no brainer. I'll need a job and a wardrobe though."

They finally made it to the restaurant and took a seat by the window. He stared out at the city that lay before him. "I think I could manage to stick with you."

Sashi · Oct 17, 2015

He would stick with her? He would be her guardian? HURRAY!! Harmony beamed cheerfully. She had someone that would have her back that wasn't her sister! No offense to Melody, but there was a power imbalance between the two. Clearly Mel was the stronger sister, and she was the one that made most of the decisions. While djinn were technically considered servants in some regards, she liked to think of Ignus as a partner more than a slave. She wasn't cool with slavery. She would totally have to make it up to him.

"Wonderful!~ You can live with me. I have a nice house off-campus. I can also buy you new clothes. We'll go shopping! Now the job..."

She contemplated where he could possibly work as she glanced at the menu. There were a lot of different options under the Chinese food umbrella to choose from. She decided to get pork lo mein.

"Order anything you like!~ I'll pay for it."

I mean she did have the funds to do that, so why not? She had the Sinclair money and money from her job at the department store. A job she admittedly hated but was doing for the sake of work experience and additional income. Hopefully she would have a more enjoyable career down the road. She was close to graduating college after all.

"I'm sure you can find a job. There's plenty of different occupations here~ What are your skills? We could narrow it down that way."

For being the positive sister, Harmony sure couldn't see her good qualities right now. She was still mildly bummed out by the stalker situation.

@"Maximum_Fatalis"

Max!! · Nov 2, 2015

Living with her was more or less a given. He was her guardian after all, summoning him long distance for any reason would just be inconvenient and time consuming. As long as there was space for his lamp that would be all he needed. Nice thing about having a djinn roommate is they take up very little space. And he'd get a new wardrobe as well.

He stared at the menu debating on what to order. He wasn't exactly familiar with this particular cuisine so he played it safe and ordered what Harmony ordered, but a good deal more of it.

"My skills?" he sighed and took a breath, preparing to rattle off the laundry list of skills he'd acquired over the centuries. "Fighting, dancing, dungeon crawling, translating, cooking, cleaning, shoe making, street performing."

He figured he was forgetting something but that had to have been as good a start as any.

"Any of this help?"

Sashi · Nov 2, 2015

Harmony was not a big eater, so it did not surprise her that he chose to order a larger portion of food than her. The amount of pork lo mein he ordered though was still quite the feat to her. He must have been really hungry! She almost giggled at the thought. Perhaps this would give her a good person to try out her food on. She was a pretty good cook herself, but her knowledge base was not limitless. She always tried making new dishes, but she never had anyone besides herself to eat them. It saddened her because she couldn't possibly handle so much food herself. Sis would sometimes try her food, but not always.

The girl listened to each of his skills. So he could cook too! That was nice. Maybe they could cook together. Wouldn't that be a romantic activity? The couple donning aprons as they worked side by side. One offering a spoonful to taste to the other and playfully jabbing each other as they fixed a good meal. Then of course the end result of them eating together under candlelight as they chattered and giggled. Ah, how romantic!~ What a dreamy thought to ha--WAIT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP WHOOPS. Harmony, this was not the time to space out! He hadn't even clarified if they were a couple yet. Were they even a thing?

"A diverse housewife!~ In seriousness, you could probably try getting a job at one of the restaurants here based on your skill set. I heard that there's one that needs a new chef. Dance instructor's also an option~"

She put the list together in her mind. Wow, so many crazy things this djinn has done! A few of them might not have been as relevant anymore, but it was still cool! She couldn't help but voice how impressed she was. The food was brought over to the table as she spoke once more.

"So many different skills!~ It sounds like you've led quite the adventurous life~"

All the food was placed on the table. There were multiple plates of noodles with bits of vegetables and pork in them, and almost all of those plates were Ignus'. Harmony just had the one plate. She picked up her fork and twirled it within the mass of noodles. She fought her mind in order to not space out again.

@"Maximum_Fatalis"

Max!! · Nov 14, 2015

It was while he was rattling off his list of skills that he realized she had just kind of gone into a daydream. Ignus couldn't help but wonder what was going through her head at that moment, but at the same time he was glad he didn't. She was in some senses the ideal partner for him given their personalities. It was beginning to sink in that she was a bit of a space case. He was sort of wondering how she was even alive.

"Probably the easiest on that list would be becoming a chef," he mused. He could look into other occupations as he got more acclimated with the times. He had a lot to catch up on.

He descended on his food rather ravenously. He wasn't a messy eater, but he had managed to work through most of his portion of the food in a matter of minutes. "Oh my gods this is amazing," he said coming up for air. "I doubt oral story telling is much of a skill seeing as how it seems everyone can read but that's another skill of mine. Some slightly embellished others are just too fantastic to need to exaggerate. I've got so many stories it's not even funny, although some of the stories are," he grinned, now he was wondering what kind of stories Harmony would add to his list of adventures.

He finally decided now was as good as any to just forge the contract. He pulled out his lamp and slid it over to Harmony. "So this is my lamp, as you can see. In order to forge the contract just like pick it up and focus yourself into it, and boom it's done," he contemplated making up some stupid incantation for her to recite, but decided that was a bit mean. "There's really nothing to contracting it's kinda boring actually."

Sashi · Dec 2, 2015

The food was great! Harmony was happily chowing down as she talked to her new partner. Now she had a fire djinn on her side. She wasn't nearly as fast as Ignus. She didn't pay attention to his plate and instead focused on his words while looking at her own food. It seems that chef occupation would be a nice lead. She then realized he probably wouldn't know much about resumes...how did people apply for jobs thousands of years ago anyway? Not all that interesting of a question though, so she wouldn't bother asking it.

The redhead nodded at his comment towards the food.

"Yeah, it really i--whoa, where did all of your food go?~"

This was the first time that she noticed his plate. Wow, he must have been really hungry! It was empty! She blinked in disbelief. She didn't know people that could eat that fast. She knew big eaters, but she didn't know speedy big eaters! Well technically now she did: her partner and protector.

"You should totally tell me stories! I'm super interested in hearing them!~"

A girlish giggle escaped her lips. That was when he handed her the lamp. This was it; this was the actual deal. With this, she would have a contract with him. He would be sticking with her. Harmony admired the lamp for a moment. Today brought many surprises for her. Things would change from now on. She didn't realize it now, but today would mark the start of a new adventure. Her eyes closed as she held the lamp. A bit of her magic energy slipped into the object. Her love aura appeared for a moment. Pink energy circled her pale hands.

The contract was forged. Now Harmony and Ignus were bound together.

The aura faded as her eyes opened. She beamed excitedly at the fire djinn.

"Thank you so much for this!"

This was totally awesome! But um...

"So what now?"

@"Maximum_Fatalis"

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