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Post by Marceline Labele on Oct 6, 2017 12:34:28 GMT -8
Coming back in after a day of pretending to do an honest day's work at her work's main office building, Marcie was glad to be home, riding the elevator up to her pent house. A few scheduled meetings dealing with actual wealthy clients looking for a high quality breeding arrangement for their kids or as a present for their significant other, and the rest of the day just acting as a cover for her as she dealt with her more..."shady" clients over the phone. All the same, now that she was off the clock, she relied on her worker bees to keep things going in her absence. All the night's major jobs had been organized, and she felt she could just step into her home and-
Wow that was warm.
The moment she opened her door at the end of the short hall, a wave of warm, moist air hit her face. What on earth...oh. Oh right. How could she forget? She'd broken the heating system on purpose as an excuse to get deeper into Orion's mind and infect his little family. Not maliciously, at least not by intent, she just wanted to learn more about him and those around him so it was easier to manipulate them...
Right maybe that was malicious...
Nevertheless, her plans for a relaxing evening were quickly put on hold, letting out a slow breath and pushing open as many windows as she could, one or two having been purposely locked shut ever since she'd moved in as a safety precaution by the hotel itself. It didn't do much, even this high up, her whole home had been boiling since she'd left this morning. Luckily Misora didn't have to deal with this with her, but it did leave Marcie waiting on Jazz who she'd arranged to be here. She didn't recall much of what she'd learned about the young girl when they met over dinner with Orion, but hopefully without his presence she could dig a little deeper with her.
For now, she settled in on her couch beside an open window, fanning herself with a magazine and opening up her shirt a bit. She debated changing out of her smart clothes entirely, but should Jazz come as she was getting changed...well honestly with the pent houses's door security she could open it from almost any room, but she'd prefer to see jazz face to face.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Oct 10, 2017 15:50:04 GMT -8
It had taken more than a week for Jazz to fully recover after eating the chroma cookie Luke had made for him. Well, maybe not an entire week but the first few days were something of a blur. All Jazz could remember was fading in and out of consciousness and possibly eating something that had been placed in his hands? Either way, he hadn't been fully conscious until several days after and could certainly say that it was the best rest he'd had in ages. Luke had warned Jazz about the side effects, but perhaps he hadn't quite realized how tired he would be. It was a lot of science babble about how the body needed rest to change or something like that and Jazz loved the results. Heck, he was even taller now and had visible muscles. That was something he'd never been able to achieve as a girl but whatever, that's not why it had taken him so long to get around to his normal job. Jazz loved his job as a mechanic and given half a chance would've tried to work through the effects of the cookie. What he hadn't expected was to have it knock him flat on his ass for days. To be honest, Jazz was just relieved that his job was still there when he finally was able to pick up the phone and call his boss to explain what had happened. Perhaps it was silly to be excited to hear the changes in his voice after he woke up, but it seemed to be just one good thing after another. Nevermind that it had taken quite a bit to convince his boss that yes, this was really Jazz but they were understanding enough. They were the ones that insisted he'd take the rest of the week off just to be on the safe side. These last few days had been almost torture for Jazz as he'd been forced to basically sit around and do nothing. Thankfully, Jazz had been contacted by Marceline, Orion's boss. Instead of wondering how she had gotten his cell number in the first place like a normal person, Jazz had jumped at the chance to get back to work even if it wasn't with his normal boss. He'd even opted to walk the distance from the train to the penthouse instead of teleporting. Hell, he'd even run a bit of the distance to the address Marceline had given and still hadn't broken a sweat! Arceus, he loved being a guy. Not that he'd ever been out of shape as a girl, but with the tools he'd brought weighing him down he couldn't have run quite as far as he had just now. Once he'd reached the penthouse, Jazz knocked on the door and waited for someone to let him in or...something. In his excitement at actually being able to do something, he'd neglected to write down or well, remember any of the details about what Marceline wanted him to do. Oh well, it wasn't like she would care one way or the other...right? Ehhhh....maybe he shouldn't have rushed out the door in the first outfit he could find either. Jazz hardly thought a pair of faded, hole-filled jeans over some fishnet leggings would impress Marceline. Nevermind that his Jack Skellington hoodie was probably worse by far. Sure, it was one of his favorite hoodies but it was faded and certainly looked like it had seen better days. Ah well, he was coming here to work after all. It shouldn't matter what he wore, right....right.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Oct 12, 2017 0:20:32 GMT -8
Fanning herself with an old magazine, Marcie was doing her best to endure the heat in her apartment. By the time she finally heard a knock on the door she was eager to get her boiler fixed over actually learning more about the very specific mechanic she'd gotten in touch with. She'd untucked her work shirt and pulled the zipper on the side of her skirt up so her legs felt a bit more free to breathe rather than being stuck together, answering the door with a clear, but only faintly disheveled look. She seemed more than happy to see it was Jazz, especially as she felt the cooler breeze of the hall hit her while the heatwave inside her home blowed outwards towards Jazz, but swiftly narrowed her eyes as she realized something was...off...?
She usually had a good eye, but through Jazz's clothes she couldn't immediately tell anything. She was almost sure she was taller but given they were sitting down last time they met...hm.
"Thank goodness you didn't get a better job...I really need the heating fixed..." She turned around and gestured for Jazz to follow, perhaps a little rude but she could put on her nice act when she wasn't dying. "Have you done something with your hair? You look a little different..." She'd probably realize the glaring differences once she heard the faintly deeper tone of Jazz's voice.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Oct 21, 2017 22:36:28 GMT -8
The moment the door opened, Jazz could tell what was wrong. Either the boiler was broken... or Marceline just wanted her penthouse to feel like a sauna. Judging by her state of undress, it was most definitely the prior. Normally Jazz wouldn't think twice about anyone's attire, but with his new body... he had to avert his eyes to avoid any well, obvious signs that he liked what he saw. At least, not when he was here to work. Besides, Marceline might as well be Grandma's clone... that would just be... wrong... on so many levels. Jazz was about to confirm his suspicions about what he was there to fix when Marceline answered his unspoken question. Smirking a bit, he followed Marceline to where the offending boiler rested and had just pulled out some tools from his belt to get to work when another question was asked of him. A soft chuckle escaped him before he shook his head, "Guess ya could say that,"Jazz replied, already pulling off his hoodie to reveal a fitted black t-shirt over a long-sleeve fishnet shirt that was only there to mask his scars...and it looked cool so there. Either way, it was easy to tell that this new body had actual, defined, muscles including the six-pack the t-shirt revealed. "Ya were there when Luke explained his cookie. It changed a hell of a lot more than just my hair,"Jazz explained before fishing up his tool belt again and giving Marceline a wave, "Gimme ten minutes, should have 'er fixed 'n no time~," he continued, already turning to study what exactly went wrong with the boiler. Odd...these were usually dependable models. Well, he'd know more when he opened her up at any rate.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Oct 23, 2017 4:15:47 GMT -8
"So you did change your hair or-" Marcie was cut off as Jazz began to remove his hoodie, and the look of disbelief was...well it was genuine at the very least. Marcie just stared for a solid ten seconds. To see the results of the cookie were one thing, but to be able to compare a before and after in her head, especially in such a short time frame? That was..that was...wow...he actually looked pretty good.
Wait. No. No. You've invited her-Him. You've invited HIM here to try and get more information on him, not to oggle some well defined Biceps. Pull yourself together Marceline.
"Right...w-well the results are definitely...yup..." Was she genuinely speechless? Wow. That hadn't happened in a while. Leaning against the doorframe to the boiler room she watched him work for about a minute before recalling that probably wasn't normal, turning on her heels with a nervous "I-I'm going to go change into something more comfortable now you're here...would you like a drink while you work?" She'd wait for a response before hurrying out of the immensely warm boiler room, scampering up the stairs to her own room and quickly working herself out of her work clothes, genuinely wanting to get into something cooler but...at the same time...
A few minutes later, when Jazz was likely wrapping up, Marcie would be leaning against the doorframe behind him again with whatever drink he'd wanted in hand, if he even wanted one that was, eyeing him quietly with more settled nerves and a soft smile on her lips, wearing a long hoodie she tended to put on when she was having a lazier day at home and...yeah that was about it.
"Find the problem yet Jazzer?~"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 6, 2017 23:43:53 GMT -8
Seeing Marceline speechless elicited a rather large grin on Jazz's features. Last time they met, Jazz had not been comfortable in the slightest but this time it seemed the roles were reversed. Hell yeah, sweet, sweet victory. As much as Jazz wanted to revel in how flustered Marceline clearly was, he was there to do a job and should probably get that finished first. Well, at least that was the initial thought. Marceline's stuttered words had him laughing to the point it was difficult to breathe until she finally managed to string two words together to form a coherent sentence. Right, a drink would probably be nice and the job shouldn't take too terribly long. Hmmm, yeah, one drink would be nice. "Sure, ifya know how to make a Long Island or some sorta spiked lemonade, that'd be good,"Jazz replied before getting to work on the boiler. It didn't take long to see that the boiler had clearly been tampered with. Huh... was there mice in here or something or did Marceline do this on purpose? That was... rather odd to say the least of things. Who in their right mind would break a boiler on purpose? Whatever the case, it was a simple enough fix that would take less time than Jazz had initially thought. He was just putting the finishing touches on the boiler and adding a few more adjustments to prevent the problem from happening again when Marceline came back. The nickname 'Jazzer' had him flinching a bit but he'd finish with the boiler before coming back out, wiping his hands and face off on with rag. Arceus it was hot. Setting his eyes on Marceline, Jazz did see that she was wearing a hoodie and-.... Quickly averting his eyes, Jazz took the offered drink and took a rather large sip. Ah, yes... much better. Still, why was Marceline wearing so little? It... it felt wrong to be here now considering Marceline still looked like grandma's younger clone. And yet... Marceline was hot. No, no brain could you not... this was wrong on so many levels. "Course I did, 'n I fixed it too. 't looked like summin sabotaged it 'r something. That or some mice or Pokemon got in there. I reinforced it so it won't happen again but, ya might see if you kin tighten security 'r summin? Hate to seeya suffer in dis heat,"Jazz explained, taking another sip of his drink, "And 's just 'Jazz', please,"he continued, correcting the nickname as politely as he could. Now if he could just find a reason to leave, maybe he could get his brain to stop trying to betray him.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Nov 7, 2017 2:14:59 GMT -8
Marcie didn't look all too surprised as Jazz went on to explain what was happening with the boiler, afterall she sabotaged it herself. She did however enjoy the fact Jazz seemed to be incapable of looking her in the eye, managing to guess half of the reason why correctly, though she was completely unaware about the whole grandma clone thing. Good thing too or even she may have been vaguely repulsed. For now she just had the pleasure of viewing a faintly sweaty, strong looking man working on her boiler, subtly biting the inside of her bottom lip when she was sure he wouldn't notice.
"Oh it was probably just Misora...she can do the oddest things to get attention. Thank you though, I'll be sure to have a word with her the next time I see her." She practically beamed as she spoke despite the words she used, talking less like the mother she tended to be around Misora and more like she had other priorities, which, given what she saw infront of her, she definitely did. Pushing off from the doorframe to the boiler room she gave Jazz a sweet smile as she lightly sipped her own drink, a pink hue subtly forming around the edge of her eyes.
"Jazz it is...thank you for working so quickly, I was dying in this heat..." Unzipping the hoodie just a little to the point she was 'showing off', she fanned herself with the now open neck, eyeing Jazz up a little obviously. "You mind sticking around till everything cools down? It shouldn't be long but I'd just prefer not to call you back if something goes wrong. I can always get you something a little harder to drink in the meantime. That's more your taste right?~" Her words were subtly laced with her psychic ability, though the mention of a hard drink was just her memory at work recalling what Jazz had ordered when she was flustered back during their 4 way dinner.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 10, 2017 1:02:53 GMT -8
Upon hearing Marceline's explanation for the boiler, Jazz nodded and shrugged a bit. It didn't really matter how it had happened, he'd fixed and reinforced it with his own handiwork. It shouldn't happen again, but then again Jazz wasn't exactly going to stick around to find out. He could probably make some excuse about meeting Orion or-... Luke, yes, Luke would work better. He could say Luke wanted to run some tests to make sure his hormone levels or some shit like that was normal. ... ... Or at least that had been the plan. Even though Jazz was trying to listen to Marceline, trying to specifically look her in the eye, he couldn't help but glance down as she unzipped her hoodie. What he saw turned his face scarlet and well... yes, it was unbearably hot in here wasn't it. In more ways than one. He'd looked away after he'd seen that very blatant display, but it had been enough to recognize that the hoodie was very likely the only thing Marceline had on. Arceus, what the hell is she thinking. Probably that it was hot and that it was in the privacy of her own home. Nevermind that he was still around. Oops? When had he finished his tea? When was that a thing? Oh well? Then Marceline started speaking again, and Jazz forced himself to look into her eyes and not... anywhere else.Unbeknownst to him, Jazz's attempt to be courteous spelled his downfall as she suggested that he stay until she was certain the boiler was working again. She wouldn't have to call him back that way. The desire to leave seemed to melt away after that. Marceline was right, it was logical for him to stay there until it was clear he'd done his job. Of course, Jazz knew he'd done his job and was a little insulted she'd insinuated otherwise but it was fine, this was fine. The suggestion of something harder earned a brief smirk and a nod. "Sounds good, 'nything hard o'er ice would be great,"Jazz replied, trying hard not to sound like a nervous schoolboy. He'd already used the rest of the ice in his glass on his neck and well, down his shirt was hardly noticeable... right, right. Following Marceline presumably into the kitchen, Jazz would down whatever was placed before him almost immediately before setting the glass down. Ah, yes... better. He was already feeling the effects of a pleasant buzz that took the edge off his nerves. "Kin I have 'nuther?"Jazz asked, sliding the glass towards Marceline regardless. If the answer was no, she could put it away and he'd be fine. But if the answer was yes... well, that would be fine too. He could just teleport home, yeah. Who even needed to walk anymore?
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Post by Marceline Labele on Nov 19, 2017 12:00:25 GMT -8
With the boiler fixed, a window open, and the sheer height of the penthouse, the apartment was cooling pretty quickly for the two current residents, though Marceline would ignore how quickly things were cooling off just so she could enjoy Jazz's shocked expressions and shifting eyes a little more, humming lightly to herself as she reached the kitchen, blinking as Jass had a sudden request for another drink, but more than happy to oblige as she poured out the boy's drink, deciding to take a light plunge and pour herself a glass too, lifting it up to clink glasses together.
"Cheers.~"
Without much worry or thought, she tipped the glass back, displaying an ability to take the hard drink surprisingly well as it slid down her throat, licking her lips just faintly afterward as she placed it to one side and poured herself another. With how she tended to live in Kalos, it was more than easy for her to hold her drink, or take it for that matter.
"Another?~"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 2, 2017 21:07:07 GMT -8
Jazz hadn't quite noticed that the penthouse was quickly cooling off but then, considering how flushed the drinks were making him, it didn't come as a big surprise. In fact, as another glass was poured, Jazz was already almost done with that one. He... probably should slow down so he could still think coherently around Marceline. Probably. Did he want to? Nah. What could be the harm? "Sure~," Jazz replied, his voice holding a sing song tone to it. Heh, did Marceline always look that hot? No, brain, stop that. Could you not look at grandma's clone like that?! Please? No? Well, fuck you too. Ehh, whatever, the drink tasted too good to pass up. When had he had anything this smooth before? He couldn't exactly remember. Every so often, green eyes trailed down to what the hoodie revealed before a shake of the head was given and he looked back up into Marceline's face. Jazz was clearly fighting a losing battle, but... why was he fighting this? Right. Grandma's clone, Orion's boss. So many levels of not ok. And yet... why was he sharing a drink with Marceline? Maybe he should just stop asking so many questions.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 3, 2017 10:03:21 GMT -8
Pouting Jazz another drink, Marcie enjoyed for a moment just watching the way he squirmed but...ultimately her logic took over any silly desires she had. Jazz was pretty close to Orion, her most loyal servant...just tricking Jazz into being a little 'used' probably wasn't the best idea for either of them and could lead to a mess she did not look forward to cleaning up. With a slow sigh, she made sure that last drink was indeed the last, sipping half of what she'd poured herself before leaning against the side of the counter, trying to subtly turn her voice to something more akin to a business tone.
"So, how much do I owe you? Is there a discount for signing Orion's cheques perchance?~" She was clearly joking about that last part.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 3, 2017 15:51:45 GMT -8
When Marceline finally did cut him off, Jazz did pout a little but shrugged and quickly downed the rest of his drink. Mmmm... that was good~. If he could have more stuff like that, it would be really nice. Watching as Marceline sipped her drink, he did note the change in tone. Hmm? How much? Err... right, right. This was a job. Remember that, brain? This. Was. A. Job. Mmm, he could text one of his friends later, yeah, that'd be good. Discount for signing Orion's checks? Pfffft. Jazz laughed perhaps a bit more than he would have at the joke. Heh, blame it on the alcohol. Yes... right. Hmm, what price. It was a simple fix so it wouldn't be that expensive but. Well? Jazz shrugged a bit and waved a hand in dismissal, " 't took me like 10 minutes to fix it. So, really only ummm... $50? A bit more cuz I did a custom job on it to prevent future sabotage but ehh, 's whatever,"he explained slowly, finding it just a little bit hard to concentrate on anything business related. Something Marceline could probably tell by the way Jazz's eyes seemed to have difficulty remaining focused on her face. "Course I could take dis as payment 'nuf... unless ya had something else in mind?"Jazz said, raising his empty glass and pushing it towards Marceline. Brain, no. Fuck you. NO. This was... urrrggghhh, could you not? There was no way that would happen.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 4, 2017 6:50:13 GMT -8
Wow he...he got drunk fast didn't he? It was a strong drink but usually it took people minutes at least before alcohol could settle into their system. Easing the glass pushed towards her down, she carefully filled it with another serving before tapping his nose and turning around. "Tell you what, you can take the bottle with you but I do insist on paying.~ Be back in a minute."
Hopping out of the kitchen, pulling down the back of her hoodie so she wasn't showing off too much, she made her way towards the bedroom, and would return not too long after if Jazz hadn't followed her or anything with her purse. "50 right?~" She'd pull a note off a small wad, a 100, smirking at the boy infront of her almost slyly as she offered double what he asked, plus the bottle of drink if he wanted it still. "Sorry, don't have anything smaller.~"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 5, 2017 18:12:08 GMT -8
Contrary to what Marceline thought, Jazz didn't get drunk very quickly in the slightest. Right now he was more acting the part but the most he was experiencing was a nice buzz. Well... ok, maybe a little more than a buzz currently but he was still far from drunk. He couldn't help it if his more rational part of his brain that had been screaming at him to LEAVE NOW had been significantly quieter however. Jazz was honestly surprised when he was poured another glass but downed it quickly enough and for whatever reason his feet decided to follow Marceline of their own accord. Well... well then, the bedroom was kind of nice, wasn't it? Was it hotter in here now? Arceus, why had he just blindly followed her? The hundred was met with wide green eyes as he took it and seemed a bit tongue-tied. Brain? Could you just... not? "I-... you don't-... errrr..." Why was it so hard to speak now? It didn't make sense. Why was Marceline giving him so much? Why was it so hot and why couldn't he seem to speak. "I... canpayyaback," Jazz managed, his words soft and flustered sounding to say the least.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 5, 2017 22:19:47 GMT -8
She'd actually jolted a little as she'd turned around to find Jazz had followed her all the way to her bedroom, chuckling faintly as she tried to play it off and not make a big deal of it all, shaking her head as she played it off as just a cute little bit of drunk Jazzs nature...though...at the offer to pay her back...
Her amber eyes glanced up and down the man...his new form was tempting to say the least, and she hadn't enjoyed a man's company specifically in quite some time, but in the same instance, she knew there was likely a lot to risk by taking up what she assumed as a direct offer of..."fun".
No....no she could have her fun with someone else. A soft smile spread over her lips and she lightly pressed her fingertip against his nose. "Consider it advance payment, should i ever need your help again. Come on now, best get you moving before you're too druk to find your way back to Sinclair~"
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