Danse · Macabre;

This is here for the benefit of my current Princess Tutu characters. Those being:

- Professor Cat (looksforwife)
- Rue aka Princess Krähe (princess_crow)

What is this for?

♥ To contact me for something characterization wise you believe iffy and are afraid to tell me so over AIM (Larisa Thessaly) or email (thess.fan.of.hellsing@gmail) concerning any of these three characters alone. Anon or signed up. Comments are to be screened. I'll know and if you want a reply, I'll try to give you that (and unscreened if you want me to). OOCness, stagnant development, inconsistency, unfair info modding, probable godmodding, etc, etc. None of this are done in purpose, but I'm human and I can easily make stupid mistakes. Want to fix them up.

♥ Rl vored me and I'm unable to thread/be active/get you back for a plot! Too of that AIM is just being an ass too. So this will be a message center and heads up! Link me any important stuff I missed.

♥ Anyone who's interested to play Professor Cat (and KNOW the canon), dooooo ping me. I'm more than willing to have him in hands of another so I can avoid playercest. Rue's not for trade, sorry.

♥ Cookies?

Hmpf. Let's not talk about it. Ahiru has spoken enough on behalf of everyone else. She speaks so much in such little span of time. And I can't remember what happened.

What else can we do? Ladies. I must go shopping for new leotards. I don't know what I did with all my dancing clothing and my engagement and wedding rings... Where did I place them!, thus I need a new one. Rosella? Ahiru? Miss Akiha? Hiyori? Miss Kara?

I would appreciate your advice too, Kaoru. You have a respectable eye for good feminine fashion.

]Ahiru + Fakir[

What can we do? Wait again, Fakir? He'll take us down one by one! If you won't write, teach me how to do it. One of us needs to end this satire. Hmpf. I will show him a tragic ending.

I lost my rings. He deserves nothing but eternal torment.

]Private[

I'm scared, Prince. I can't fight this without you. He ate my heart while he took away my memories and my rings. The rings you gave me as proof of our love. Without them, I feel naked and vulnerable. It hurts, Mytho. I only want to dance with you again.

I won't let that insane old bat ruin our happily ever after. Nothing will stand between us, because I... I will make sure the obstacle meets a messy end.

(ooc; Still thinks Dross was behind it NOTHING will convince her otherwise, despite the evidence Dross' covering up to her. ALL private entries are public. Ditto with strikeouts. Also, consider this placeholder for four wall this Saturday too :D)

Father wasn't a liar this time. How clever of him to make me lower my guard like that. It feels different to have your heart devoured from losing it. It still hurts... Mn~ That doesn't really matter anymore.

Ahiru. Take my leotards and tutus. They are yours. You are almost my size. I don't care about dancing.

(ooc; Shugu Chara! plot victim, timely to be confused).

Although Rosella spoke of marionettes and puppeteers, as tempting that allegory is, I wouldn't say it fits. In my opinion, characters in a story describes better what happened during the past supposed curses. Ink is subtler than strings attached to your limbs; we can always glimpse the threads glimmering at the light, we can see them and struggle against them, but what of something written in a book somewhere? Words that control our actions and feelings? How do we know to distinguish our reality from fiction? How do we know we are not following a plot from somebody's creation?

Hmpf and even if it's so awful to feel that way, some people prefer to consider Fate a natural part of their lives. I would never want to be one of them again.

But what has changed? Against the stereotype, I know not all witches are wicked, but it felt extraordinary cathartic to boot them out my home last week. They dared to claim to be my ballet tutors. What an outrage! I apologize for the unpleasant smell during that evening, I was... sincerely acting against my sensibilities, using a very barbaric artifact. I don't remember its name. May someone tell me? Maybe I should acquire it, heavy as that was, it was very helpful. I took a photograph before midnight:

]Scan[

]Fakir + Ahiru [

Is he here? Past days... They say it's a curse but after Monday, I don't believe it. I can't dismiss this feeling so easily. You believe me, don't you? You know something is wrong.

Prince, where are you? I am scared without you.

Edited: ]You better stay away from my friends and family! I am sure you thought yourself very clever to injure someone who has their back turned at you. Although my brother is a moron to give you the benefit of honor.[ If he would have taken up my offer to help him.

Frilly domestic clothes, Fakir? I'd thought you liked ducks be... [soft whistling snore] Honestly, where does that noise come from? I heard it last night too. Hmpf. I had seen green things crawling out from the underground trains and some suspicious lights in the sky today. What a nuisance. The City is louder than usual, at least this is not another invasion. The stewards were not an improvement from our puppeteer "deities".

I will let anyone know that as one of the judges of the swing contest, and unlike Blue, I have an eye sensitive for aesthetic care in dancing couples. So, be sure to-[This track begins to play.] What is it now?

]Private to Ahiru[

Ahiru, do you know anything about... witches?

(ooc; Turns up Suspiria is a B-movie to some. The Opera Abandoned is moar sinister today. She's doing the dumb cursedthing and wandering in the dark places ._.

Deleted provocation after chat with Fakir).

As Fakir promised, he didn't make such an useless Prince in this performance. Hmpf. I hope those who attended to this show were less disappointed by the lack of professionalism of the titular couple. If my Prince and I were here, we would have replaced those amateurs on spot!

As Miss Yuuki informed, Autor's portrait has appeared the Hall of the Missing. I saw it when I took Shin the other day. His friend, Goh, is also gone from the City. Doumeki, did you know? I know you and him were close friends.

Why I'm still here? Why? Everybody is leaving! What if I am left alone again? What if Ahiru and Fakir come back and I remain miserable on my own! I don't want to be alone!

Rosella spoke of a dancing contest that has caught my interest. Mn. There is so little that does these days.

(ooc; Bed!).

They are here... At least that dog is prowling around, begging for lemon cakes. Lemon cakes! The Earl's suspicions must be right...they have returned. What do they want this time? They demanded blood tributes and great sacrifice two years ago, holding our worlds as hostages. How could I forget the pain they put us all through, even our brave patron deities went in hiding and volunteered us as lambs for the slaughter.

Hah! [Long bitter laugh] How couldn't I notice? I am becoming as distracted as Ahiru. How clever you must all be. This is an anniversary? Would they demand the same every two years? Is this a ritual? Why they remain silent! What do you want from us? Speak!

Why can't they leave us alone? Isn't being trapped in a satire like this enough punishment? Prince...

(ooc; Brb Birthday Dinner out :) ).

heard something... Red hair? [Huffing] What a nuisance. Is Ahiru shedding instead of molting? [Rustle of her feet on the floor, a quick surprised gasp.] What is this? Who-What is that?!

[Her pace has picked up, trying to rush out of there. As the hair wraps around her ankle, she loses her step and falls in a bump.]

AAAAAAAAAAAAiiiiigggg

[Her frantic scream is muffled by the strands closing in her neck.]

Get off! Get off!

...AahNgnnn...

[Suddenly static and silence.]

(ooc; Rue will be transporting herself in a futile attempt to get the rid of this hairy situation. Autor and lemon cakes to the rescue. ;P Voice for others, assume happened after).

Hmpf... Wasn't that a clever curse? Ahiru's dream made me feel homesick. Rosella's world is charming. I like her imagination as well. Dragons are unnecessary beasts to have in one's lands. Princess-eating pests.

Our Carabosse has left the City with this, once more unsurprisingly, forces us to push the date forward for the opening night of Sleeping Beauty. Would anyone be interested to play the role of the wicked fairy? That's a very simple part that doesn't require the grace of a trained ballerina. The witch jumps and moves around in an over-the-top manner. Anyone can do this role.. Our former Carabosse was male.

It's raining again. Great. Don't take the rain lightly because past times it proved to be more than a simple nuisance. The memory of the non-stop three days Flood with sea monsters in the past years is still fresh. That creature, the Kraken, was a problem.

They appear here for a day, overwhelm us and expect us to pick the pieces when they depart. Hmpf. We dance for their amusement, don't we? The performance doesn't appeal me anymore, I'm glad I stayed in my room until it was over. I didn't want to stand their insanity or to see people who would just leave alone in a few hours.

If my Prince had been among them, how could I stand the heartache?

You are a better person than myself, Ahiru, to humor your friends during your birthday. We can celebrate it together, Fakir and I, you don't need anybody else but us.

( ]Present delivered to Ahiru[ )

Mn~ Fakir~ The City has been so generous to supply me with the missing moments of your life, my uselessly shy brother. You haven't told me half of this happened, neither did you, Ahiru. I'm disappointed. Look what I found this morning:

There are better ways to declare yourself to a lady. Must your sister teach you basic manners?

( NOT IC CUT )

A warning notice to all the poor artists who decided to adorn our majestic Opera Abandoned with their eyesore messages. Dare to do it again and I will find you and make you paint it exactly as it was using your tongues as brushes. Fakir could make himself useful for a chance in writing this. Hmpf. There is a lack of respect in this City when the medium citizen behaves like an uncultured savage.

( Private//Cursed )

(ooc; the link is OOC. SHOWER BRB).

Mn, well, I must say that was a revealing curse, but for once I'm glad I was affected by that nuisance. The little girl lost was too played out; I wish I could have kept my memories. Hmpff.

All of those who talked to "Sara"? Thank you.

No sense to dwelling further into it, isn't it? I expected my two slothful colleagues to finish their Sleeping Beauty a month ago, but they are finally progressing.

( ]Action post at the Opera Stage[ )

--they are jealous and can't accept my-

...what? Autor? Where are you? We're a little old for hide-and-seek games and Professor Penguin will be mad if we're late to the class. Aren't you clever for hiding so well?

[nervous. The sound of water is heard.]

This doesn't look... Impossible! This isn't Kinkan!

(ooc; What if Rue hadn't been kidnapped by the ravens? ( TL;DR changes )

What a stupid day to celebrate and it's graced by a curse. Hmpf. Typical City nuisance to play with our affections and change them to the most ridiculous whims. Mn~ Thinking over it again, at least I'm not the only one who had the date of love ruined this year.

Ahiru, come here, I need to see your Sleeping Beauty routine. I expect you to not be cursed, Fakir, because you must come as well.

As for the other eager lovers of the Opera Abandoned, keep your hands off each other for today. You'll thank me tomorrow.

( ]Private[ )

( Is Ignorance a Bliss? [Introspective log] )

UNFORGIVABLE!! You will pay for this dearly!

(ooc; Comment log for Ahiru or/and Fakir. They'll need to stop her before she does something stupid. Journal for others, assume after their AP XD).

Hmpf. There are still savages barbarians in the City crowd. I hope I don't mind any damage to my clothes once I finish to wash them. Ack. Why did you have to sweat so much? Just because you were wearing my tutu doesn't make you a prima donna, I take you looked silly when you practiced ballet inside it.

There's so much fuss about men wearing female clothing but not so much about us getting male garbs? The Earl said the former case is far worse, though I don't think there should be a difference colored by his masculine perspective. Girls who appreciate their maidenly charms aren't thrilled to get sweaty and filthy manly tatters.

At least I successfully avoided my Prince yesterday. He couldn't see me like that. I'm clean and properly dressed now, Mytho, you can come out. We have to practice the basics together.

(ooc; Never bothered with those tributes. She forgot Mytho is gone. OSNAP. Link IC).

( Darkness there, nothing more [Introspective log] )

Hmpf. Here I am: alive, healthy and uninjured. You can stop making a fuss about me now you have forced me to relinquish my privacy.

Oh. And the less you ask about you-know-what, the less likely I would disappear again.

[crash over the keyboard]

Q-Qua-?

...

...


QUACK!!

Text added few minutes later][

bird again. veryfunnycity. so if Im ahiru, I need to find the jewel to be girl again.

Hmpf. I'm an ungraceful mess. How can Ahiru even dance like this? But I feel a lot more... Oh Oh.

ahiru. . where is she/? is important1!

(ooc; Tying with beak. Strikeouts = thoughts).