[HH 1v1] Fire Red The Stage We Tread (Jake v Belladonna)

[AyeAvast]

"Ooohhh, so nasty, we are! Well, you know what they say. The littlest foxfires bark the loudest." Humans had that saying, right? Humans had foxfires, right? How terrible that would be if they didn't! Still, the witch only waved a hand at the boy in a gesture that meant she was only being curious and that he should stop taking offense to every little thing she said. At least, all that was meant to be conveyed with the gesture. She wasn't quite sure how adept at interpretation this Hunter was. Feisty and all too willing to fight, yes. But quick on the draw? Not necessarily...
"I was just curious to know if Humans have last names as well. It isn't as though I'm going to Facespook you." Wait... Did Humans have that too? Or did Hunters have... FaceHunt? Face... Whatever this was stupid. Normally the witch could wiggle her way in with someone and find something they could bond over, or at least prove to them she was more than just a smiling face and pair of giant boobs stuffed into a fancy dress. But this wasn't the same, this was a Hunter she was dealing with. Horsemen, while different on a variety of other things, were still fundamentally Halloween. Hunters were not. Not exactly...

Yet it was the misinterpretation of her explanation that brought her back around. There was room yet to at least extract information... Both her hands laced together around her knees as she tilted her head to one side and gazed up at him.
"You tell me. Your lot was the one who was healed by students. Your portal allowed a few of us in. Is it at all possible that alliances have been made?"
Ooohhhh, how fun would that be to tell him of the witch's own alliance made with Ofelia and Before? Granted, she would listen to his reaction first and find out whether it was even a possibility, or if it was wholly against Hunter code. Naturally it should be, but then again, the witch was not privy to the inner workings of the faction.
But the thing that finally made her smile in a more mischievous manner was the way he looked at his weapon as though he doubts it. Ah, what fun is in that! Careful to keep herself looking placid, she only smiles at him innocently.
"If he's a nergal, then yes he's a demon. They're just a type of demon, green and generally very nasty. Must be a perfect match!" Here she unlaces her finger to press a finger to her chin.
"I am going to assume you were being facetious about the horse comment, so I shall ask again. Was he a student?" Her question is said with emphasis, in a voice more commanding than she had previously been using. The smile never leaves her mouth, but she stares at Jake without flinching, without diverting her gaze. He will answer her questions, whether he wants to or not.

[A.V.]

Jake u so sassy

 

[AyeAvast]

"Of course Halloweeners have last names!" The witch replied with a dramatic flap of her hands at him, as though the idea of not having a last name distressed her greatly. "Mine is Divine. So my name is Belladonna Divine. And don't at all act as though me having your last name is a bad thing... I don't work that kind of magic, if you're worried." She smiled sweetly at him, but let him think what he would of that little sentence. But he was beginning to make her a bit fidgety, what with the way he kept doing his best to dodge her questions. It was just so frustrating! All she wanted was a nice conversation with a Hunter who didn't try to destroy her! Was that really too much to ask for?
"You sound upset by this... I understand that Hunters do their absolute best to bring about the destruction of Halloween and Horsemen..." Unfortunately they were doing a bang up job of that, on almost all accounts. "...But surely each of you have a reason for this hatred. What is yours?"
Whereas before Belladonna had taken a lighter tone, now she let her voice drop to something a bit softer, something hopefully kinder and more imploring without the strain of demand. Even if they wished ill, Hunters were still people too. Squabbly people who liked to break things, certainly, but people.

Yet at the boy's admission the witch let a momentary look of consideration pass over her face before she tilted her head to one side. A bundle of curls fell over her shoulder as she gazed up at him, but she quickly bustled up into a standing position.
"And has he told you what happened to him? What his life was like before?" A thought only just now occurred to the witch as she skipped down the stairs of the porch and happily pranced over to Jake.
"Or has he forgotten?" What a curious idea! To have forgotten everything about what made one convert over! What horridness was that? Or perhaps it was actually very clever, a better way to keep the weapons functioning properly.
Ooohhh~ Belladonna so hoped Jake would open up and be all sorts of chatty. It would be such a shame to waste an opportunity like this!

[A.V.]

HERE Let Bells bounce around him XD

 

[AyeAvast]

The pompous comment made her smile wide and bright at him, for naturally only a human would think such a name would be such. Most likely he spoke from a place of jealousy and the witch would just have to do her best not to be rude.
"Your turn." She told him with another smile before she wandered a little bit away, as though she was curious over the side of the house, as though the broken boards were interesting rather than a sight that unsettled her deeply. For a moment she scratches a fingernail against them before she looked back up at the boy.
If he was the type to jumble his hatred in with a group, if he preferred to pretend it wasn't something worth holding onto, they were in grave danger. A faceless hatred was harder to dispel than individual, multi-faceted hatred. The witch stood up straight and opened her mouth to speak, but promptly closed it to press a finger to her lips before she carried on with her thought.
"The difference would make it that you are an individual. Surely your reasons for hatred are different then your superior's, at least a little?"
Yet it is the distant look that he takes on that she latches onto. If she can expound on that, if she can wiggle herself into that place far away and dark, she can learn something. She's not at all sure what it is, but she wants it. Its interesting and unknown and she is a curious thing.

"Doesn't remember? Ah! How very interesting!" The witch clapped her hands together, all too excited for this new information. Quickly she bounces on her toes back over to stand in front of Jake and smiled up at him, as though they were talking about something far less serious. Really if she treated it as anything else she would have an utter fit, so it was best to pretend it was a simpler topic.
"Oh admittedly, his life probably was horrid... But I'm sure you know something about that. You two must have had very similar experiences to be so thoroughly bonded." She smiled at him, innocent in expression but silently hoping he would take the bait.

[A.V.]

I KNOW HOW TO TAG THINGS
Sorry for the wait ;;;;;;;;;

 

[AyeAvast]

"Oh we're downright chummy." The witch cooed with a smile that she hoped looked mysterious. It wouldn't at all do to tell the Hunter that the Horseman and Halloweeners existed in a muddled place where the Halloweeners were at the bottom of a food chain where neither of the two higher rungs would exist without them. But trying telling the two factions that! It was horrid, really and the witch was just about done with it.
"Personally, for I know you absolutely adore my company and are just bursting with curiosity over intimate knowledge of me and my workings, I rather like the Horsemen. Terribly silly creatures yes, but they have not yet made any death threats on my life... And really, why would anyone possibly side with someone who wants to kill you?" Her tone had begun sweet, but had quickly spiraled down to something somber and threatening. As for Jake's words, the witch stepped forward, closer and with a small downturn of her eyebrows. Oh, he was certainly one to talk.
Not normal? Not normal? Yes, because a Human running around with a creature of Fear and using it was normal.

"Oh yes, there are a great many things that should not exist in all the worlds, but aren't you just a little too short sided to see that." Belladonna began with an actual frown as she took another step closer. "Because the world should be all good and wholesome, with no squabbles and nothing to go bump in the night. Because you Humans are not the ones who traipse about trying to destroy others and wipe away anything other that is different from yourselves. Because you're not just scared and when you're scared you can't help but want to snuff it out instead of understanding its a part of life."
The comment about not remembering was ignored as the she continued to glare.
"He may not remember, but I am positive his life was bad enough to convert. You people are the unsettling ones, taking innocent lives and tampering with things larger than yourselves. Do not act big when you are nothing but a child cowering in the dark without a shred of bravery to your name."

[A.V.]

That is a wall of pink sorry doll OTL;;;;;

 

[AyeAvast]

The words he spoke did not lend the witch the sympathy she expected them to. Everything Jake said was right from his view point, all his feelings were legitimate and valid and laid bare his very real understanding of this odd way of life he had accepted. But his passion and his anger only furthered the witch's own. Though she could rationally understand what he was saying, she just could not agree. No part of her felt as though he were truly right, no little bit of her wanted to extend kindness toward him and absolutely nothing within her made her want to excuse him and his actions.
Instead, she grew angry, taking a step closer to him so that she was right in his face.
"I know what its like to go into the Human world. To be the bump in the night. To coax out screams, to shuffle curtains and pull books off of a shelf in the dark. To rake my fingernails over a surface and cause fear. I know." A hand flashed out to him, wrapped around the front of his shirt and pulled him close. "It is something I would never give up."
Something inside her turned wicked and she smiled devilishly up at the boy. All her joking earlier of him flirting with her made her lean in close to him, her voice turning to a purr.
"Human fear is absolutely delicious."

And then with a shriek she hauled back and punched him as hard as she could.

HP: 38/ 50
Damage: 10
Fear Attack: Y3 Battle Cry, Y2 The Chill, Y2 Battle Cry
Items: 3x Peppermint, 3x Red King Shards

[A.V.]

OH HI UM HERE HAVE THIS TAG ;3;