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[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

Anthy is quietly drinking a cup of tea by the windows. On the table, Chuchu is demolishing a package of crackers.

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[buddyofchrist.livejournal.com]

Biff touches the monkey.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

The monkey's teeth close on his finger.

"Hello, Levi," Anthy says, lowering the cup.

[buddyofchrist.livejournal.com]

Biff shrieks horribly and flails, pulling his wounded finger back from the monkey.

He blinks at Anthy.

"Your pet tried to eat me," he says, accusingly.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry," Anthy says, with a total lack of remorse. "I'm sure he didn't mean any harm. Are you all right?"

[buddyofchrist.livejournal.com]

"I'm fucking bleeding! Holy SHIT, woman, is that thing rabid? I might die. Again."

blink.

"Have we met?"

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

"Oh dear." Anthy blinks back at him. "That would be unfortunate."

"Yes," she says, and adds, helpfully, "I'm Anthy."

Chuchu smugly devours another cracker.

[kayip.livejournal.com]

Behrooz is sitting nearby, watching the strange little create eating the crackers from over the back of his chair.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

The monkey eyes Behrooz speculatively. He might be edible.

Doesn't seem likely, though, so instead of eating Behrooz he bows politely. "Chu!"

Anthy follows Chuchu's gaze, and smiles, after a moment.

[kayip.livejournal.com]

Hmm. His hair might be edible, anyway.

Behrooz kind of smiles back. "What kind of animal is that?" He's not familiar with the whole monkey-mouse concept.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

"He's Chuchu," Anthy says, which is entirely true and not really an answer. Chuchu nods solemnly.

[kayip.livejournal.com]

"Ok..." he says to the entirely true non-answer. Pause. "Does he... talk?" Behrooz is thinking of the only other strange animal he's met in the bar - a tiny flamingo.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

This one Chuchu answers. Proudly: "Chu!"

Anthy studies Behrooz for a moment, and says, "Have we met?"

[bythebrook.livejournal.com]

Ophelia stands a few feet away, staring.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

Anthy looks up -- and down again, for a moment.

Then she tilts her face up again, smiling, to say, "Hello, Ophelia."

[bythebrook.livejournal.com]

"Anthy. Hello."

And then she smiles, too, just as brightly as Anthy.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

Anthy searches her face, briefly. Still smiling.

"How have you been?"

[bythebrook.livejournal.com]

"Oh, just fine. Quite well, actually. How are you?"

Calm and friendly. And, just below the surface, dangerous.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad to hear it," Anthy says politely, and, "I've been fine, thank you."

She hesitates before adding, "Won't you have a seat?"

[ms-w-harker.livejournal.com]

Mina glides over. "Hello, Anthy. How have you been?"

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

Anthy smiles cheerfully at her. With no surprise, or at least none visible. "I've been fine, thank you. How have you been, Mina?"

[ms-w-harker.livejournal.com]

"I have succeeded and survived." She smiles slightly. "What has happened here in my absence?"

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

"Oh, not very much," Anthy says, and pauses to think. "I planted a new rosebush a week or so ago."

[ms-w-harker.livejournal.com]

"How are your roses doing?" She continues to smile.

[kabeleced]

She needs nuts, so he sits back on his haunches and reaches up to deposit nuts on her table.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

He is small. And fuzzy.

Anthy's eyes sparkle.

Chuchu gives him a funny look, but starts to gobble up the nuts anyway.