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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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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.

Another pun that just had Rabbit's grin widening further as he guided the woman between the few other couples enjoying themselves on the dance floor, weaving here and there until they found a space large enough to accommodate their movements. Though really, in a few moments, the floor was certain to clear some, leaving a wide ring of nothingness around the pair.

Rabbit did his best to stick to their area, but really, it didn't take long for him to get too into the dancing, a hand wrapping around Alyss' waist, another holding her hand, swinging his hips and twirling her around, head swaying back and forth to the beat.

What a sight to see.

Alyss couldn't stop smiling, managing to keep up with Rabbit's steps despite the height difference that stood out. It helped when her feet didn't really have to touch the ground in any of the steps that landed on air just as solidly as when her feet were on the floor. Laughing and really just enjoy herself with him.

He was so easy to have fun with, and it was one of the things she enjoyed about behing with Rabbit.

Her enjoyment of the silly activity just drove Rabbit to keep going, her approval and excitement and that sweet smile more than enough of a reason to make a silly fool of himself for Alyss's sake. And really, as long as the 'bot didn't run low on water in his boiler or overheat his system too much, he could keep going as long as she wanted him to.

The woman's floating may have attracted the attention of the people they were sharing the dance floor with, but it was practically normal business for Rabbit as they danced along in their own little world, the robot eventually singing along to the music, making up his own lyrics, mostly ones that were purely nonsense and silliness, though a few of the songs would be all about Alyss and attempting to see how many things he could rhyme with the name 'Alice'.

Any drawn attention went unnoticed by Alyss, her own attention fully on Rabbit as they danced; his songs earning laughter and warmer smiles. They made for such an odd couple, but he was one of the best things to happen in her so far long life. Never had she met anyone like him, let alone his brothers.

Not that she had ever met many people...

After a while fingers pressed against his shoulder in a tap, "I think there's a free table over there," time to sit and eat. And drink, of course.

He complied to her request immediately, steam hissing in constant bursts from Rabbit's cheek vents at that slight overexertion and heated boiler, but the 'bot only looking all too satisfied with himself after all of that immense fun. At her touch, he was sweeping an arm across her waist to draw the much smaller woman to his side, bumping hips playfully, before they moved towards the free table Alyss had just pointed out.

Before too long, they were plopping into chairs, Rabbit still grinning pleasantly, his optics dimmed in brightness, glowing softly. "I think a break is a g-good idea. Probably should f-fill up while I'm at it."

Skirts were idily smoothed out along her legs once seated, a heel tapped against the floor-

"That may be a very good idea, and if we're lucky they might be having one of their floor shows today," yep. She deffinately came here a few times before, at least. The distance was the only reason it wasn't very often, "A little entertainment while we rest."

Alyss had put a deal of thought into where she wanted to take him today.

"Yeah?" Rabbit's head tilted with a few clickclickclicks of obvious interest, leaning forward, closer to the woman before he simply got fed up and moved his chair closer to her in one noisy drag. He honestly didn't care how stupidly attached or ridiculous he looked in regards to the need for closeness, he just simply loved it.

After her skirts were brushed down, Rabbit's hand would rest delicately against her knee, fondly keeping his copper fingers planted there under the table and out of sight.

It struck the copper 'bot a little at how much Alyss knew about the place, making him wonder just how often she snuck out to this part of town to visit the establishment, but the thought behind her decision to bring him here wasn't lost on Rabbit. He squeezed her knee and grinned, nudging her shoulder gently with his (so so gently) before turning an eye back on her. "What kinda shows d-do they usually got goin'? Anythin' good enough t' make me d-drag my attention away from ya for once?"

"Mhm," she adored his closeness, really. "I was told they are traditional dances of the people that come from the different districts, and sometimes there are other acts." People were still dancing on the cleared floor for it, more people having stepped up since their departure from it, "I believe there are a few things that involve fire, and knives, and other things dangerous to humans."

Like a little inside circus act to entertain guests from time to time. Floor shows, costumed dancing.

"But if they're good enough for that," peering towards Rabbit, "you'd have to see for yourself, hm?"

It did sound interesting enough for Rabbit's strange tastes, to be perfectly frank. Two short months together and Alyss already had some strong grasp on the copper 'bot's likes and dislikes. That seemed hopeful!

Bi-colored photoreceptors flickered across the dancers, the other tables around theirs, the waitstaff fluttering from here to there, before Rabbit swooped in to press a loving kiss to the woman's cheek, a delicate press of warm metal to even warmer flesh, a rare show of public affection. Words were sometimes difficult for the man in private situations like this, when it wasn't gentle teases or strong advances towards the bedroom, but with Rabbit, actions always spoke far louder than what he could actually say. So the kiss was simply to convey how much he cared for the woman at his side in that moment. To show how happy he was to have her around, to spend so much time with her doing such random things.

Rabbit, right now in this moment, was feeling incredibly fond towards Alyss, and with the way things were progressing, that wasn't about to change.

"I guess I will then. Can't s-say I mind either way. I'll either get one good view or th' other, r-right?"

With that brief moment of lovey-dovey, honeymoon high over, Rabbit turned his attention back to the dancers before them before he attempted to wave down someone to get them some damn food and drinks.

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