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The Walter 'Bot's Bedroom for fabulae_victoriana

[OOC: A thread for all bedroom happenings and private threads for the boys and their friends/family, just to keep from royally spamming up the main comm as we already do so very well.

A semi-brief description of the room from Meygan's mind, castmates, hit me if you think otherwise:

One of the larger bedrooms in the house (considering it currently is containing five full-grown automatons and a normal human and an assortment of instruments and the like), with a large window at the back. The walls were covered in The Jon's special brand of artwork, doodles of the world in the way that he saw it, colorful swirls and unidentifiable shapes and other oddities that looked like they came straight out of his music. Looking at these artistic murals for too long tends to make visitors go just a little crazy, seeing and hearing things that weren't actually there, so it is generally advised to never stay too long! His brothers are either immune or just don't even notice the crazy anymore. Likely the second.

The floor, despite The Spine's best effort, is usually quite dirty, boots and socks and clothes and gloves and hats and hula hoops and just about everything else littered around the place. If one The Jon was messy, two was just complete chaos. There was just no taming that mess.

Currently, the six inhabitants of the room share, two ye olde Victorian-style bunk beds. The Spine and Rabbit take one, while Hatchy, the two The Jons, and Michael take the other. Hatchworth has the bottom, which leaves Michael squished between both Jons on the top bunk. No doubt they tumble headfirst out of that precarious sleeping space quite often. Luckily for The Jons', they have thick brassy heads and likely won't even awaken from the fall.

Considering they are doing their damned best to keep up with busking and their father is on the hunt to find them real venues to perform, their musical instrument selection no doubt takes up a very large amount of the free space available there.

I think I'll try to update a list inside of this thread to keep up with what they've actually managed to acquire. Nice to keep an inventory on these things!

AS FOR NOW, use this thread as you see fit. Throw whatever and whomever you like in.

Current occupants:
*Rabbit

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*The Spine

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*The Jon1

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*The Jon2

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*Hatchworth

hatchy
*Michael Reed

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...Is this a pointless post? Probably. But I'll spam the fuck out of it, so. PURPOSE SERVED.

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Which was why Rabbit was always welcomed to those tea parties and had a special seat at the table. These dolls were also much less rude than those that kept her company in the Abyss.

That kiss got a wider smile, coupled with a somewhat amused look, "Not today, no. Do you?"

"We both do now!" And viola! One sweeping gesture later and there was a delicate feather held out to her, a lovely blue color from some expensive dye no doubt. That vivid of a color likely wasn't natural on any of the birds Rabbit had seen throughout the city so far.

"Ya w-w-w-wanna be my St. Brigid-tine?" It made sense in his head, okay.

Alyss couldn't help her laugh, carefully taking the feather and leaning up, placing a kiss on the end of Rabbit's nose. He was so very sweet, and she was a little surprised that he remembered St. Brigid's Day; then again he did often surprise her.

"Of course," silly Rabbit.

If Rabbit didn't already have like twenty self-given middle names, 'Surprise' was certain to be one of the runner-ups on his list. But so far 'Smart Ass' and 'Deliriously Handsome' had taken the top spots and weren't likely to be brushed aside anytime soon.

At her laugh, the kiss, and Alyss' general happiness with him, Rabbit's expression brightened further, his smile turning soft and genuine as copper fingers brushed along her arm in return, the 'bot always so pleased to see her react like that. It was startling how her elation in things he did seemed to mean so much to him.

"So w-what's th' tradition t'day then? We gotta disguise ourselves in fancy dresses an' d-d-dance 'round th' city or somethin'?"

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"Something like that, actually," she tucked that blue feather into her hair as it somehow stayed in place, taking hold of Rabbit's hands, "Along with feasting, and spending time with the one you love while having fun.

"That is what the holiday is all about, in the end." Humans could create such wonderful things, and some holiday traditions and the meanings behind them were part of it. She didn't know of many, but the ones she did know were wonderful in her mind.

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"That r-right?"

It was too cute to see her this pleased for something, his hands giving hers a quick, affectionate squeeze before Rabbit was stepping closer, forcing her into an impromptu twirl. Wheee! "S-should I change?" He was only dressed in his usual striped, high-waisted pants and black button down shirt. But he did have that nice supply of fancy vests he'd been gifted recently to wear. And the copper 'bot wasn't about to turn down an opportunity to dress up and look his best.

"I could put on somethin' a lil' nicer an' ya could slip int' one'a those nice outfits we found t'gether. How's t-that sound? We'll g-go out an' dance an' eat an' anythin' else ya'd like t' do t'day. S'all for ya.

"I'm happy with anythin' as long as you're smilin'."

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There was joyous laughter at the twirl, after a soft suprised noise escapingg her, skirts twirling right along with a fluttery flair of fabric.

"You can! All part of the fun," blowing a bit of hair away from her face, eyes practically glowing in excitement, "and I do have just the outfit in mind for myself," she did have a lovely blue one that didn't clash with her coloration, "It wouldn't hurt to turn a few heads while we enjoy ourselves." Has she been around Rabbit too much or something?

The 'bot would be getting a hug around the neck, a kiss pressed against his copper cheek, "It's so very difficult not to smile when you're around," slipping back to the floor not long after.

A lovely blue dress would certainly go perfectly well with that feather in her hair too. Alyss had just as good an eye for color as Rabbit had. Maybe his constant presence was starting to get just a little too great an effect upon her character.

Not that he was at all complaining. Nearly a month together and, surprisingly, there hadn't been any bumps or stumbles along the road yet. Just sweetness and affection and quite a great deal of fun. It seemed that each and every day they spent together, Alyss was growing into her own person, a bit influenced by Rabbit, yes, but he was only helping her to blossom and socialize and see the world, giving her all of the experiences in life she'd sorely missed out on these last hundred years, providing her with the options to decide what she liked and didn't like and everything inbetween.

And it was a delight on Rabbit's end to watch happen, the difference in her smile from their first meeting to this one right now. To know he was actually helping her was... well, something he certainly had never experienced before. He never would have guessed a robot would be capable of helping a human quite this much, even if Alyss wasn't quite the average human woman.

Rabbit received the hug and kiss with a grin, the hum of his internals strong when she stepped close, gears ticking in a smooth rhythm and everything in place. "G-good. I like th' way ya think. Meet me downstairs in ten minutes." A pause. "That gonna be long 'nough? I know sometimes women like t' t-t-take their time..."

She tapped her chin in thought, looking up towards the ceiling-

"It should be long enough," of course she didn't know about women tending to sometimes take longer for whatever reasons in getting ready. It was simple enough for her since she didn't do make-up or any of those little extra touches that mothers usually taught their daughters in some times.

Not to mention her own mother didn't seem to care about those things either. They both possessed a sort of natural-unnatural beauty.

"Ten minutes."

A good enough answer for him, Rabbit leaned in to steal one last kiss before he was clanking away back to the room he shared with his brothers, in the highest of spirits and thrilled to the core for whatever adventures the pair were going to find themselves in today.

Whenever Alyss would finally emerge from changing, her copper automaton would be waiting by the door, dressed up to his finest - a pair of fitted black slacks, an elegantly designed vest from his Pappy, and billow-y sleeved black shirt - waiting for his lady to appear, whistling a tune and tapping his foot.

It didn't take all that long for Alyss to change, making sure not to forget a pair of boots; she had gotten much better about not going barefoot outside.

Still, she came down to meet him soon enough with blue feather still tucked so nicely into her hair; it pulled back somewhat just to show off how the dress fit her a little. The only change to how she usually went out, really. To help the feather be shown off as well-

"Ready?"

That whistling tune turned into a low, steamy wolf-whistle the moment Alyss appeared, Rabbit immediately holding out an arm for her and beaming that lopsided smile of his.

"Ab~so~lute~ly! Let's g-get goin'! What's on our special agenda f-first? I feel like I'm always draggin' ya 'round, so, why d-don't ya lead me a lil' t'day. I'm up for anythin'." And really, he was. Rabbit was never opposed to giving anything a try. Made artificial life more exciting, didn't it?

There was a smile as she took his arm, fingertips brushing along his sleeve.

"Well, I know of a place that serves food and has live music," it was in the nicer part of the city, nothing like the usual dive of a pub that could be found near enough to the boarding house. Alyss did frequent those simply because of how close they were, "How about a little bite to eat with a side of dancing? After we can go to the park."

Park shenanigans.

The robot snorted in amusement before he was sweeping them out the door, out of their shared home and off towards a sweet, couple adventure. Rabbit was slightly amused at the mention of live music, because really, he was rather confident that anything he could do was better than anything any human could ever replicate.

Except Bobby Darin, but everyone knew he was secretly a KazooLander.

"Dinin' an' dancin' sounds great t' me. But I'll have ya know, I'm quite th' talented dancer! I hope ya c-can keep up."

"I'll have you know I'm rather light on my feet," was that a pun? Because of the floating thing she could do. Still, she was rather light on her feet, having taken the time to watch others while in the city. Their movements with various styles of music played. How much fun they looked to be having.

She had only ever danced with Cheshire before.

Rabbit's twisted grin grew even wider at the pun, a deep chuckle bubbling up from his vocalizer, copper shoulders shaking as he guided the woman way from their home and out towards the bustling city, the path ahead of them empty, leaving them in their own private world and conversation.

"T-t-that was a pun!" Look who was incredibly proud of his girlfriend, leaning over to brush his free fingers against her cheek while he laughed. "I b-bet ya'll b-be flyin' all over th' place, feet b-barely even touchin' th' floor!"

Oh, this was going to be a lovely walk.

"That was a pun," and was likely his fault due to how much time they had been spending with eachother since they met. Even over what would be such a short amount of time to most, it was enough. She leaned against his touch, smile rather bright, "Like dancing on nothing at all."

What can Rabbit say? He never really forced himself to ever do anything that he didn't want to do and with Alyss? He never had to. All of what they did was enjoyable so why wouldn't he push for more and more time with the woman who had only recently stolen his heart away?

"D-d-dancin' on air~" A turn in the path, further into the city. "Like a c-cute, lil' cloud or somethin'. Fluffy an' white."

"Dance like an angel upon the clouds~?"

Drumming her fingers over Rabbit's arm before fingers curled back into his sleeve. It was as much of a tease as anything else, really. She knew she was anything but angelic, despite appearences and sweet smiles.

"J-just like an angel."

And teasing tone or not, with the way she floated into his life and brought quite a bit of happiness along with her? It was almost kinda true. Though that was a sap-level that Rabbit wasn't quite prepared to go down at this moment in time. Besides, that was more the Spine's thing.

They passed by the usual pubs and dirty taverns that they sometimes frequented, drawing the usual amount of attention from the crowd as they walked on side-by-side, quite obviously together with how they smiled and laughed and touched. With all they liked to go out around the two, the pair were no doubt making a name for themselves with some of the residents.

Some good impressions and some not so good.

But fromt here it didn't take long to find the place that Alyss had suggested, a place on the nicer side of town where they wouldn't be quite so well known.

She knew it would be a chance, going outside of the area people had grown used to seeing them by now. The less than welcomed lookss always ignored in favor of enjoying her company, but the place she had in mind served those that came from all parts of the city without question.

It was the only reason she went to this particular establishment, really. Other than the delicious food that gave options from each district; in the middle of them all almost yet not. So many different styles of dress and decour were inside, smiles were friendly and the music could already be heard.

Upbeat, yet nothing she was familiar with. It wasn't strictly Europeon, but a developed mix due to the way the city was.

"What do you think, Rabbit?"

It wasn't quite like anything he had seen within the city before. Sure, all of the different districts had their own distinct styles and foods and fashions and everything, but seeing them all combined here, brought together under one roof was kind of spectacular.

Rabbit whistled low, taking in the setting before him, appreciating the appeal of such a place before he turned to give Alyss a grin. She'd picked well, he couldn't deny that. "I like it! S-seems like a nice place." A pause, head tilting in silence for a minute before he nodded approvingly. "Th' music ain't so bad either. An' that's c-comin' from a professional." He pulled her a little further in, optics flickering from here to there, simply taking in the sights before him. "What kinda food do they got here? Whatcha' in th' mood for?"

His bi-colored gaze flitted back to her, a curving smile to those copper faceplates of his. "Or do ya gotta w-work up an appetite first?"

She nudged Rabbit's side a bit, "Different groups come to play daily, along with the 'in house' one currently playing," she comes her often enough, it would appear.

"They've food from every district represented here," and a kitchen large enough to provide whatever was needed in its preperation. She'd gotten a little tour the first time she found the place, 'for the cute girl' of course. She had so many questions and one of the older woman who ran the place was more than happy to answer them, show her things. "Some dishes are better than others, and they've a rather wide selection of drinks, too."

No more dancing squid bowls, though.

Alyss smiled a little warmer, "I believe I do need to work up an appetite first,"

Rabbit was quick to untangle himself from her light grip at his elbow at her request, instead holding out a gloved palm for the woman to take. As interesting as the establishment was, and truly it was compared to most of the dull city he had seen in his short, few month stay within the city, Alyss would always take the copper 'bot's full attention in these kind of situations.

His faceplates curved, mouth sharpening into a sharp, toothy grin, which was really all Rabbit needed to convey that he was ready to sweep her off her feet onto the dance floor whenever she wanted.

Alyss easily took that offered hand, that smile almost wickedly mischievious for a moment, "Let's see just how quickly you can sweep me off my feet, hm?"

That was another pun, apparently.

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