Dark Lady

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

With no other real goal in mind other than amusing herself, Alessa had aged herself slightly. She could switch back to her younger human guise when she felt the need, but for now she wanted to test this incarnation out, just to see what would come of it. She had left her part of Silent Hill for a little bit and decided that she would go to the mess hall, poking at the glop that even the humans on the ship hesitated to call food: she couldn't really blame them.

She didn't mind this aging: it gave her more maneuverability with her body, and the added height was a bonus. Of course, she would retain her younger Alessa body when she reverted to her demon self, but this was fine. Her hair seemed to have a glossiness she hadn't recalled in her younger body, and she saw better occasion to actually dress in something beside the damning uniform Alessa had worn.

She wondered if she would actually meet any of her friends today: Vivio, Sasami, even Nanoha. That in itself was strange: FRIENDS was not a word she would have ever associated with herself, and it was strange enough wondering what she and Shadow were, though she knew for certain that he approved of her new look. It was funny, how something like this changed certain people's perception of you.

If they didn't know or care you were a demon, that is.

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[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

Beastboy was once again enduring the suffering that was the Mess Hall slop, today however he had an ace up his sleeve.

"You think you've got me whipped huh? You think that just because you're bland and sort of look like tofu gone horribly wrong that I'll put up with eating you right?" He was of coarse addressing the glop, "Well jokes on you pal I found a secret weapon stashed away!"

With great flourish he drew out of all things, a bottle of soy sauce. "Let's see you stand up to this you mushy muck!" he applied a liberal amount to the mush and began stirring it together before sampling it.

...better. Not great but he'd live.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa turned and watched the...green boy(?) with interest. She had to admit,s he had never seen any of the people on the ship trying to carry a rapport with the food in the mess hall, and the ghost of a smirk crossed her face briefly. Rather than simply appearing near him, she chose to work toward him.

"Does it taste any better?"

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

He grinned sheepishly, "Only if you imagine really really hard...wanna try?" He offered her a spoonful of the muck flavored with soy sauce, "I figured this stuff is like tofu without flavor added to it." He added to explain his logic.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa shrugged. She usually had no real opinions on human food whatsoever, though it was obvious some things certainly tasted better than others. Nevertheless, she took the spoon and put it to her mouth, chewing it thoughtfully.

"The sauce itself is good: a thick, dark and flavorful. The consistency of the slop itself is bland, so it compliments what it can. Personally, I would rather just have the sauce."

She paused. "Why are you green? Are you from earth or somewhere else?"

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

Seeming to agree with her while she had been thinking over the spoonful Beastboy was sucking on the cap of the soy sauce bottle.

"Oh this?" He pulled the bottle out of his mouth and grinned, "You'd be surprised how often I get asked that...or maybe you wouldn't. I am from Earth...one of them at least. And I'm human too!"

He wiggled his ears cheerfully, "When I was just a kid I was bitten by a monkey with the disease Sakutia. It turns animals green and is deadly to humans. My dad messed with my genetics though...oh I shoulda mentioned he's a scientist, and saved my life."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

The last thing she had expected was the boy to start actually sucking on the bottle of soy sauce: he look so ridiculous Alessa actually had to stop herself from laughing. THAT would have just been confusing: she didn't laugh at anything unless it was vicious or ironic. Why start now?

"Oh, and accident," Alessa said. "I've heard how a few of those involving certain circumstances actually have a tendency to grant one powers rather than mutate them horribly or kill them. Funny how these things work. In my world, I'm certain it would have been death."

She thought a moment. "So do you have powers, or are you simply just green?"

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

"Well I'm powerfully good looking for starters much like yourself." He winked at her and smirked playfully, "But I've got a trick or two yeah. What's your favorite animal? Go ahead it'll be great." He slid his plate of soy slop away from him and set the bottle down while he awaited her response eagerly.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Oh boy. What a line. Still, it was something that brought a smile to her face anyway, because it was funny. The question, however, was one that she needed to think about. Truthfully she didn't have a favorite animal at all, as most animal had a tendency to look the same to her. Still, she could come up with one.

"A cat," she said.

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

And just like that in the blink of an eye an adorable kitten was sitting where Beastboy had a moment before staring up at her with big green eyes.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa's eyes widened a little. She had not actually expected what he was saying to be the truth, and what was more, the cat was pretty adorable. She petted him without thinking, then stepped back.

"Can you change into anything?"

[maguspuparum.livejournal.com]

Evangeline ate only rarely. She was undead, she didn't need to, and with the formless slop the ship provided there was absolutely no pleasure in it. 'Rarely' wasn't 'never', though.

The girl put a plate of glop down across from Alessa and sat down. "What's with the new look?"

The relatively small change in age was more interesting to her than a larger one would have been; she had once habitually taken an adult form, but incremental change was suggestive of a more 'natural' process, if the word could be applied to a demon.

"And where'd you get the cat?"

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

The cat nodded and just to give her a demonstration he then shifted into a massive tiger that balanced on the stool carefully, and then a tiny mouse. Then a snake which coiled itself into a pile and swayed rising up in a sort of dance like one sees from a snake charmer show.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"I decided to upgrade a bit," Alessa answered, not at all surprised (and was rather pleased when it came down to it) that Evangeline was here. "It's a bit easier on the limbs when I'm fighting so that my bones don't crunch together so often."

As for the rapidly changing animal, she gave a smile. "This isn't a cat of mine. This is someone on the ship. He has extraordinary powers, don't you think?"

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

Sasami let out a sigh as she entered the Mess Hall. As much as she enjoyed cooking, she didn't want to go through all of her stuff so fast. Thus, there were days where she'd hit the mess hall. It wasn't appeasing, but it did the job.

Entering the room and preparing to get her own slop, she blinked as she noticed Alessa and her older form. She couldn't help but blink, confused as to who the person was. However, looking her over a bit, she started to realize who it was.

"...Alessa? Is that you?"

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa looked up (or down, as it were) and saw Sasami staring at her, looking confused. She was about to ask her why when she realized that her new look may have confused a good amount of people. How would they know she was able to do this anyway?

"Yes, its me," Alessa said. "I decided to upgrade a little bit on my human appearance. What do you think?"

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"It looks wonderful!" Sasami said, a smile on her face. Demon or not, she thought Alessa did look pretty. "You look so pretty like that..." She stopped and looked away, blushing slightly. She couldn't help but admit the truth in her own way.

"Why did you change, though?" she asked, tilting her head.

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa was not used to getting such praise. Sure,s he'd gotten it from Shadow and that was something, but Sasami seemed to be so blown over by it that it caused some kind of heart reaction on her cheeks. "Well, thank you. That's glowing praise."

She shrugged. "I'm used to people hating me for being a demon, but I don't like people thinking I'm a child when I'm actually much older than them. That, and my younger body is more susceptible to damage during battle. This way I'm a bit stronger."

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"It works in any case, right?" Sasami said, replying to Alessa's perceptions. "Hopefully, it'll make others trust you a bit more..." A long shot, but still...

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"I don't care if they trust me more if its only because of my appearance," Alessa said. "Liking me for that reason would be hollow and not worth my time to begin with. For instance, you did not befriend me just because I looked like you, you did it because you're a friendly person and did not deny me because I was a demon. I fully expected you to."

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Everyone deserves a friend, even you." Sasami said. "You may not see it that and I do, but that's the way it is... or at least, should be. If I had to do it all over again, I'd do so..."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Alessa looked in the distance. "If you were to disappear tomorrow, I would be sad but I would go on. Being lonely isn't the rare thing for me, especially when my belief of the world's corruption was so thorough it gave me nothing to aspire to. My existence was never met to have others occupy my space: just my demons and my warped world. It is what I've always known."

She shrugged. "But I would be sad if you were gone."

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"...and I'd be sad to lose you, too..." Sasami said, a hint of sadness in her voice. "It... feels odd, but... it feels like I've missed someone else. And I just can't figure out who..."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"Stacy does that," Alessa said. "You forget people and the memories you had, or at least you forget the person involved in the particular memory. It's frustrating, but it happens. I don't like to think I would forget you though."

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

A smile formed on Sasami's face hearing that. "...thank you, Alessa... it's really nice to know..."

She looked down a bit, the smile still there. "I love all of my friends very much. Even you. I don't want Stacy or anyone else take them away from me..."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"Well." Alessa sighed. "That's fine."

She stared at her friend. "I'm more concerned with your well being on the ship. That tussle you had with Evangeline- I would prefer that not happen again. She and I are friends, but if she attacked you, that might not be the case anymore. You should realize by now I wouldn't let you get hurt needlessly. For now, I'll leave that responsibility to that boy, but should I ever have to get involved on your behalf, it will not be pretty."