Forest
"I... Um... Boy, is it hot in here, or is it just me?? ... Oh, shoot. Forest, I... I'm sorry. I don't like you the way you like me. Romantically, I mean. I mean, I tried very hard to!! I thought that because you flirted with me... that I was supposed to go on a date with you. Then, on the date, feelings would blossom forth!! I would be able to match your passion for me!! But alas... I, the great Count Greyskull... have failed. My feelings are just the same, and by dating you... I have only drawn you deeper... INTO YOUR INTENSE LOVE FOR ME!! A DARK PRISON OF PASSION, WITH NO ESCAPE. HOW COULD I HAVE DONE THIS TO MY PRECIOUS FRIEND!?"
I don't even . . . This is . . . Oh bother . . . Did he really think? I'm . . . Oh wait . . . Mr. Tall, Hot, Redhead Who Knows About Cosmetics just heard all of this too . . . Just bugger me. Bugger my everything and fuck this Nexus!
The Vampire who was known in her own dimension as Law Unto Herself wanted to hide. Or vanish into the shadows. Something, anything to hide her from that awkward, embarrassing, but somewhat adorable display.
She smirked, reached out and gripped Greyskull's foliage covered shoulder. "Well, I thank you for your honesty, and you're right. End the end we would have failed. So, thank you for saving me that awful heartbreak."
She gave his shoulder a pat and then gave the redhead a sardonic look and shrug. "Still, I know you're new to the Nexus. The offer's still up if you need some place to crash while you get your Dark Lair together. Trust me, I've got room to spare."
Then she looked to see Petra approaching and said, "Oh, hey, Petra . . . that's a cute hat . . . And yeah, that stuff does smell like industrial cleaner. I'd give my eyeteeth for a good apothecary who can make a good lavender cologne . . ."
Rin
"I'd hope not. Unless you can convert it into prana," Rin said. "Anyway, I need to get this in the freezer."