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Jan. 29th, 2007 11:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
awesome_lillyLilly spots a light on under the brothel office door, and beams.
Inara must be in. Inara does not know she is back.
Grinning, Lilly knocks on the door and does her best "loud and obnoxious" voice. It sounds a little like Jayne and a lot like a bad drag queen.
"Scuse me, is there here a house o' whores, or what? I could use some lovin!"
Inara must be in. Inara does not know she is back.
Grinning, Lilly knocks on the door and does her best "loud and obnoxious" voice. It sounds a little like Jayne and a lot like a bad drag queen.
"Scuse me, is there here a house o' whores, or what? I could use some lovin!"
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Date: 2007-01-29 07:46 pm (UTC)She walks over and pulls open the door and her expression morphs from irritation to confusion to delight. "Lilly! You're back!" She throws her arms around her and gives her a huge hug.
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Date: 2007-01-29 07:54 pm (UTC)"I am! Miss me bad, huh?"
She pats Inara on the back, still grinning.
"No worries, that appears to have been a really common problem."
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:04 pm (UTC)Inara gives her arm a little shake, but she is still smiling as she speaks. She gives her one last hug, then pulls back and examines her.
"Well, you don't look much worse for the wear. Though slightly more sparkly."
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:08 pm (UTC)"I'm sorry, 'nara. But it's not like I didn't know you'd totally rock at it!"
She does an ever-so-casual hair flip.
"Like it, huh? Good. Because I have a present for you."
She pulls out a brush and hands it to Inara.
"Brush your hair with it, and it becomes instantly sparkly! No mess and it wears off in a couple hours, so."
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:16 pm (UTC)"Oh, this is fabulous!" She immediately runs the comb carefully over one lock of curl and laughs when it turns sparkly. "I can't wait to see what Mal will say to this."
She looks at Lilly and her expression becomes softer. She takes Lilly's hands and squeezes them. "I missed you, meimei."
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:21 pm (UTC)"Missed you too, 'nara."
"So, did I miss anything really exciting around here?"
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:26 pm (UTC)She tugs on Lilly's hand and sits them down on the couch in the office. "What I'm interested in is what YOU'VE been doing. Ponyland?"
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:31 pm (UTC)She settles in beside her friend.
"It's pretty simple, really. There's a world inhabited by colorful ponies that were toys in my world, they managed to contact me for help through the dreaming, I went to their world and saved them all from a tragic lack of color and sparkle through song, dance, and spunk. In return, they gave me sparkly combs and apples that taste like friendship."
Yes. Simple.
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-29 08:46 pm (UTC)"But there's another taste to them as well, I can't quite place it. I guess it's the flavor of friendship. You'll have to try one and see how it tastes to you!"
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:49 pm (UTC)"So you saved the ponies from lives of boredom. How is this place going to compare now?" she asks, teasingly.
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Date: 2007-01-29 08:53 pm (UTC)"Inara? Ponyland is a children's toy universe. No swearing, no alcohol, no sex. Trust me, I am very happy to be back."
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:04 pm (UTC)"Oh, Lilly. On that note, I need a drink."
She gets up and grabs a bottle of champagne that is in a small cabinet beside the desk. She holds it up questioningly at Lilly.
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:05 pm (UTC)"Awesome! We can toast to being back and sparkly hair and tasty friendship apples!"
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:13 pm (UTC)She hands one to Lilly and raises her own. "To your return and to the hope that the glitter will never run out."
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:19 pm (UTC)"Ahhhh. Now that is a welcome back. I should have known you'd do it in style."
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:28 pm (UTC)"There is always time for champagne. Remind me to buy you a glass of shimmer wine in the bar sometime, though. You'll love it."
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:32 pm (UTC)"How's the brothel doing?"
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Date: 2007-01-30 04:47 pm (UTC)"Things are running smoothly, but there's about to be some turnover. Delia tendered her resignation not long after you left, and Goldy told me a few days ago that she is also going to be resigning. So we are going to be a bit short-handed fairly soon."
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Date: 2007-01-30 04:58 pm (UTC)"Yeah, not surprised about Delia. She never got over us computerizing the books instead of having her do them anymore. Goldy too, huh?"
She thinks over the list of new hires briefly.
"We might want to keep an eye out for some new talent, then, but I think we probably don't need to have another big hiring drive."
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:02 pm (UTC)She picks up her glass and takes another long sip. "I hope you don't think that I've let things slip while you've been gone."
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:11 pm (UTC)"Seriously? Because one employee who's had her foot out the door for ages finally left?"
She waves her hand dismissively.
"No worries. And Goldy was a good worker, but she always had that attitude, you know? A couple of the clients found it kinda offputting."
She giggles a little.
"Girl would have never made it as a Companion in your world."
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:22 pm (UTC)"Have you ever thought about doing more with the brothel? Taking it in a different direction?"
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:26 pm (UTC)"Uh, maybe? I'm not sure what you mean, what kind of direction? Franchising? Merchandising? Because I'm not sure Delicate Flowers t-shirts would be a big hit, but I'm willing to consider it!"
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:33 pm (UTC)She leans back and gestures around. "This space is so lovely, it deserves people who consider their job that way. It wouldn't take much to teach them how to be more than just whores."
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:40 pm (UTC)Lilly arches an eyebrow, looking intrigued.
"You're thinking more like a full Companion experience, not just sex?"
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:55 pm (UTC)Lilly's eyes get very big.
"I get it! Like, still have the brothel but also maybe a lounge/club type thing. Smaller, private, intimate... that's brilliant!
She's grinning now.
"I mean, main bar is full of kids and noise and fights most of the time, I bet an adults-only spot where you could come for a date or a quiet drink would be soooo popular."
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Date: 2007-01-30 06:04 pm (UTC)She glances around the space.
"The rent'll go up if we do renovations, but I think we should. Separate the actual brothel from the nightclub area a little, so people who get scandalized by sex-for-hire can still have a place to get away."
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Date: 2007-01-30 06:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-30 06:40 pm (UTC)"Maybe they will. And isn't that what it's really all about, 'nara? Making the world a better place for whores?"
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Date: 2007-01-30 06:42 pm (UTC)She manages to hold the pose, giving Lilly an arch stare.
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Date: 2007-01-30 06:44 pm (UTC)"We're totally noble. Which is cool. I look good in noble!"
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Date: 2007-01-30 06:48 pm (UTC)She grabs her glass and holds it up for another toast. "To our nobility and selfless thoughts of others."