Editing AlphaOmega/Conversations (section)

==Dressing Room Gossip==
Liz:  "So, who's your extremely unsubtle admirer?" :D

Cassidy: "I don't know, I haven't talked to him!"  (Echoing in the shower.)

Liz:  "You probably get a lot of those as a singer. My commiserations."

Cassidy: "Yeah, I do, but... He was there when I got in and did that broadcast, but then someone mentioned Darius being out there and I had to run out to help with him."

Liz:  "And yeah, I told him to stop the stalker routine and talk to you or not."

Liz:  "Well, not so much 'stop it' as 'you know, that's not really attractive'."

Cassidy: "Oh come on," *pokes head out of the shower* "I literally mean the first time I have seen him is me coming in there."

Cassidy: "You can't exactly talk to a girl when she comes running in, people are expecting her and it looks like she has important stuff to do!"

Cassidy: "He looked... sadder when I first got in here."

Liz:  "True. Was fun teasing him, though."

Cassidy: *sticks head back in shower*  "I do get people staring a lot, though.  I actually met Xander after he tried to come to the rescue of me getting attacked by a vampire."

Cassidy: "He... didn't expect to see one of the Star's new girls with a comb, glowing and pissed off."

Liz:  "So he's one of Gabe's people? Maybe I'll ask him, what his deal is. Maybe he's a wizard like the others? I bet it would be fun, being a wizard."

Cassidy: "I... I don't think he's a mage."

Liz:  "Right, Gabe would have introduced him with the others."

Cassidy: "Yeah, and he doesn't... feel like them, I guess."

Cassidy: "But I don't know shit about this mystic stuff."

Liz:  "I was about to ask whether you'd developed a nose for that sort of thing :p."

Cassidy: "Nope!'

Liz:  "It would be too good to be true, I guess. No easy way to go about uncovering all those mysteries ..."

Cassidy: "Gah, why is werewolf blood so hard to wash off!"

Liz:  "More color in it? Gabriel would probably know ..."

Cassidy: "Yeah, we really need to all sit and talk."

Liz:  "And then make *plans*."

Cassidy: "Yeah...  I can handle a day or two without sleep, but I'm getting a bit hungry too."

Liz:  "This used to be a casino and hotel, there must be something edible around somewhere. Mr. Palmer will probably know."

Cassidy: "I know too, you know.  I *worked* here."

Liz:  "Oh, right."

Liz:  "I forgot. It's been a long day."

Cassidy: "Night, but yeah."

Liz:  "Day and night. We haven't really had more than a few minutes's time to breath since the sun came up."

Liz:  "The last time."

Cassidy: "More like afternoon is where things got insane for me.  Shit, all I want to really do right now is go find somewhere private, strip and lay down in the sunshine."

Liz:  "Well, I spent the morning being chased by the Terminator and his buddies, so it started a bit early for me, I guess."

Cassidy: "Fun.  I just had a nightmare and got a hug."

Liz:  "So, that balances out?" ;)

Cassidy: "Maybe.  There was also jumping off a building and getting punted."

Cassidy: "Thank you... whatever you call it when you can make your skin harder than diamond."

Liz:  "Sounds like you'll have an interesting story once we all sit down. So do I. Speaking of which, how much longer will you be?"

Cassidy: "Let me wash out the conditioner from my hair.  I'm so grateful that whoever built this place added a shower.  We girls have this fund for 'shit to put in here' for a reason."

Liz:  "Comes in handy in times like these. I'd guess the zombicalypse isn't a regular thing, even in Las Vegas, though :p"

Cassidy: "No, but there's always things like surprise puddle or falling on your face or food."

Cassidy: "It'll just take like... two minutes to get this shit out.  If I didn't like my hair like this, I'd cut it."

Liz:  "I got my hair cut for me today. Well, burnt actually."

Liz:  "Inevitable really what with the sorcery and fighting dragons made of fire."

Cassidy: "Oh, I had that happen when I was like nine!"  *grabs towel and steps out*

Cassidy: "My mom cut it too, to make sure it looked nice."

Liz:  "I should look into that. But not right now." *shower time* "Getting rid off all this soot and ash is the priority."

Cassidy: "Yeah.  Let's see... Ah, comb.  But yeah, I burned a good chunk of my hair when I was in elementary and ended up with my mother having a shitfit."

Liz:  "How'd you manage that?"

Cassidy: "Long story involving gasoline and my little brother."

Liz:  "That sounds dangerous."

Cassidy: "The term for me as a kid: 'Young, dumb, and sturdy.'"

Liz:  "I tried fire juggling once, but on that occasion is was only the tent that almost burned down."

Cassidy: "Wow."

Liz:  "Heh, in my case it was "young, reckless and lucky"."

Cassidy: "Hah.  See, I was the sort of girl who'd eat a bug on a dare."

Liz:  "Actually, it probably still applies :p."

Cassidy: "Drop the probably."

Liz:  "Though I do have magic now in addition to luck ..."

Cassidy: "Same."

Cassidy: "I'm pissed my Mama was right on some things, right now."

Liz:  "Doesn't get much more sturdy than living diamond."

Cassidy: "Like how knowing some medicine would be handy and that I'd be a great girl for being a singer and all."

Liz:  "How's that a bad thing?"

Cassidy: "My mama and I bickered a /lot./  And you haven't seen me being stubborn.  And that's where I got it from."

Liz:  "Ah, ok." 

Cassidy: "Since I got this power and all, it got me thinking about maybe she was right about some stuff I thought she didn't know shit about."

Liz:  "Never experienced it myself. My mother didn't like all the stunts I pulled, but I can't really fault her for that. I probably wouldn't have like it either in her place. Though it usually turned out ok."

Cassidy: "Must have been nice.  Mama was a real lady, but when she got something into her head, it wouldn't leave."

Liz:  "Oh, we butted heads about a few things, but in the end we usually found some compromise. And if not, I sought political asylum with Papa."

Liz:  "And it makes you think, doesn't it? All this power concentrated in one person ... If even normal people can do terrible things, like serial killers or dictators, how much worse could it get if someone like that had this sort of power?"

Cassidy: "There's only us who have it... unless one of us dies."

Cassidy: "Which means we need to watch each other's backs."

Liz:  "How can we know there's just us? Maybe there's others like us somewhere in Europe or in Russia or in Australia?"

Cassidy: "I got told."

Liz:  "By someone we can trust?"

Cassidy: "You know after that explosion?  I ended up in the desert and running into a chunk of *gods.*"

Liz:  "Personally I wouldn't trust any of the Greek or Roman gods or even the god of the Old Testament. I'm hoping it wasn't any of them?"

Cassidy: "No, they weren't."

Cassidy: "And think about it.  Really, if there were any more of us, do you think they would keep themselves hidden?"

Liz:  "Until the day before yesterday I managed just fine ..."

Cassidy: "One of them was apparently the god of this city, o Iron Wol- "

Cassidy: "... What the fuck.  DX"

Liz:  "Okay, I did show off a bit sometimes, but still."

Cassidy: "I keep calling Rob a Nightfang in my head, I couldn't remember Johnny's name..."

Liz:  "It's alright, probably something to do with that weird alternate reality thing."

Cassidy: "It was."

Liz:  "Johnny kept calling me 'my lord' and stuff."

Cassidy: "He called me holy one."

Liz:  "Damn, I guess that beats 'my lord' :p"

Cassidy: "Hey, did you hear any weird voices while you were in there?"

Liz:  "Not really. Some sort of spirit talked to us while remaining invisible, but apart from that, no."

Liz:  "But my memory is a bit fuzzy, admittedly."

Cassidy: "Same here.  But...  I think I heard some of the people who are coming in here."

Liz:  "Maybe it's like that Prophecy thing you did?"

Cassidy: "Fuck, don't remind me of that."

Cassidy: "I need to ask the mages about it."

Liz:  "Seems like something they should know about."

Cassidy: "Yeah..."

Cassidy: "Hm.  Ponytail or two pigtails?"

Liz:  "Or Gabriel. He knows lots of stuff."

Cassidy: "Yeah, I actually called him hoping that I could get him."

Cassidy: "That's now I knew about the Star."

Liz:  "I say ponytail. Can't imagine you with pigtails."

Cassidy: "You know, just for that, I'll do the pigtails!"

Liz:  "On second thought, I'd take that as a challenge."

Liz:  "So yeah, I'd probably do the same."

Cassidy: "When it comes to my looks, I sort of like fucking around when I don't have to worry."

Liz:  *sighs* "Looks like I won't be doing anything much with my hair for a bit. Unless I *cheat*, that is."

Cassidy: "Cheat?"

Cassidy: "A wig?"

Liz:  "Nah. I have a trick of sorts. Magic. I could even become your twin with that, doing neat things with my hair is even easier."

Liz:  "It does take some juice to keep up, though."

Cassidy: "Huh.  That could be interesting.  And hell, maybe you can teach me sometime; it'd be smart to do some decoy stuff."

Liz:  "It can save a lot on make-up and coiffeur costs as well, if you're into that sort of thing."

Cassidy: "I don't mind.  I'm low maintenance usually."

Cassidy: "And cheap."

Liz:  "I don't much care for that stuff usually, but for the rare occasion that I do want to make a big entrance - well, there it saves me considerable effort."

Cassidy: "I like primping up.  It's fun to see the difference."

Liz:  "Not too often, but sometimes ... yeah."

Cassidy: "Well, it should be interesting."

Liz:  "I can try teaching it to you. I'm not actually sure, how to go about it - for me it's mostly instinct and hard to describe mental contortions - but I'll try."

Cassidy: "How about helping me figure out something like picking a lock first?"

Liz:  "Sure, I can do that. Even was in a lockpickin club once."

Liz:  *grabs towel*

Cassidy: "One exists?"

Liz:  "There's more than a few of them in Germany."

Liz:  "It's like hacker clubs, only for locks instead of computers."

Cassidy: "Weird."

Cassidy: "... Says the woman who lived in an area where snake handling is an act of faith."

Liz:  "Heh."

Cassidy: "Yeah, and I actually did it.  Mama had said they weren't poisonous, so I wasn't scared."

Liz:  "Never tried that. Is it fun?"

Cassidy: "It's holding a snake."

Cassidy: "Never held one before?"

Liz:  "Touched, yes. Held, no. They wouldn't let us at the zoo, one of the classes before us apparently dropped the snake and the handler didn't like that."

Cassidy: "Here's the thing, you know what a rattlesnake is?"

Liz:  "I wouldn't say 'know'. I've seen one on TV?"

Cassidy: "I was holding one of those and going 'aren't ya'll supposed to bite or something?'  I had its mouth shut with my hand, but still."

Liz:  "Heh."

Cassidy: "They are poisonous.  Mama lied so I wouldn't be scared."

Liz:  *comes out of the shower looking like Cassidy's twin sister, pigtails and all*

Cassidy: "How the fuck did you get the hair ties in there?"

Liz:  *grins* "Trade secret."

Liz:  "Well, actually not a secret, just a part of the trick. Won't hold for long without real ones, though."

Cassidy: "Let's see if we can find clothes.  I got some of my own stuff, but we need something for you."