I'm Not a Saint (Evony) - [M for references]

[Kimmy Abernathy]

Dated back to Friday, January 24, 2014

Kimmy's hands fidgeted uncharacteristically as ze waited for zir friend. Ze had tried to work on homework while ze waited for the Blue Bird's arrival, but the papers sat scattered (or, at least, what passed for 'scattered' in the organized girl's room) on zir desk in front of zir sewing machine. Ze wasn't usually anywhere this nervous when spending time with zir long-time friend, but ze knew that Evony had been in an emotionally fragile place lately - and that ze had directly contributed to that. Sure enough, word had gotten around enough of what had happened, and in the wake of everything the two of them had ended up keeping a safe distance while everything cooled down and smoothed over. Lately, though, Kimmy thought ze detected a change in the girl - more emotional turmoil, a bit of loneliness - and thought that ze could provide her with a calming presence and help her calm down and figure things out if she wanted to.

Kimmy really, really hoped she was making the right call. This was a hard line to walk, and she could never forgive herself if she did anything - well, anything more - to hurt the Blue Bird, no matter how inadvertent or insignificant.

However, ze had to admit that not all of zir motives were selfless. Ze also really, really missed zir friend and ached to see her again. Ze just hoped that she wanted to see zir as much as ze wanted to see her.

Figuring she might as well do something useful with her nervous energy, Kimmy finally stopped fidgeting and got up to organize the papers around her desk. She didn't have a specific idea of what to do for her belated 18th birthday celebration, though she had some ideas of places she wanted to see around Pilot Ridge and just outside of it. She had wanted to keep plans versatile depending on what she detected in Evy's needs and emotional state. She didn't want to do anything to stress the girl - just spend time with her, have fun, and reconnect after everything that had happened.

[Evony Vasiliev]

The gift loomed over Evony like a large pink colossus, its fluffy arms twice as thick as the porcelain skinned waif's own limbs and its bulbous head so big she had no idea how it was going to fit through her mirror. The humongous care-bear was propped on her bed with a bright pink bow to mark it as a present, any attempts at gift wrapping the cheery animal were quickly abandoned after the thief realized the sheer impossibility of such a task. A bright rainbow was splashed across its belly and after staring at the pastel obstruction with a mixture of awe and uncertainty Evony slung her arms around it and shoved it through her mirror.

The head managed to breach the glass and after several attempts of squeezing the rest of its body through, Evony was left breathless and elated. Sure, she had to give it a few kicks but at least the hardest part was over.

A large grey sweater was draped over the acrobat's dainty figure, coupled with a skirt, thigh highs and flats she felt every bit adorable as the present she shoved through her mirror. The occasion was one which required the blue haired swindler to put on a smile, to ignore the confusion and loneliness and bask in the presence of a beloved friend.

It was Kimmy's birthday party, albeit a belated one, and Evony was prepped and ready to entertain the birthday girl as best she could. Although their distance over the past months had been excruciating, both knew that it was for the best and the thief vowed to herself that she would make up for all the hours she'd neglected her pink haired partner in crime. Kimmy deserved nothing but the best and Evy was going to offer her just that for her eighteenth.

Hopping through her mirror and wrapping an arm around the care bear's belly, she floated through the reflection world with Kimmy's dorm room in mind. It wasn't long before she arrived at her destination, the figure of her friend fussing over something on zir desk.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" Her voice shimmered through the glass, marking her arrival as she forced the care bear's body through the gateway. A shove and a grunt later and Evony tumbled through the mirror with an "oof", the bear softening her fall. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KIMMY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" She sung, loud enough to wake the neighbors, not that she cared of course.

Rushing over to her friend, Evony leaped onto her and planted several kisses on zir cheeks. "Happy Birthday Kimmy!" She smiled, her arms still slung over the girl's slender shoulders.

[Kimmy Abernathy]

Physics, calculus, art- wha- Kimmy started as Evony's voice drifted through the mirror. A vague emotional reading began to come into focus as the girl traveled through the mirror towards zir room. Ze quickly shoved the vaguely-organized papers to the side and stood up to greet zir friend - who promptly tumbled through her mirror with a massive fuzzy object. It- it was... a giant care bear?

Oh, Evony, of course you would! Kimmy burst into delighted laughter as zir friend jumped on zir, planting kisses on zir cheeks and singing very loudly. If anyone was napping they certainly weren't now. Ze thought ze felt a mild disturbance at the periphery of zir emotional field... but ze didn't care. Ze wrapped zir arms tightly around the small girl, giggling with joy.

Kimmy eventually pulled away, clapping her hands over her mouth when she saw just how huge her present was. "Oh my God!" she squealed, loud enough to further disturb the formerly-napping neighbors. "Evy, it's perfect! Does it have a name yet?" She bounced eagerly and glomp-hugged her friend again, squealing with excitement.

While she did detect the confusion and loneliness at the back of the Blue Bird's mind, she didn't comment on it or otherwise address it. She knew that the girl had probably been ruminating on everything for a long time as it was, and didn't need to think about it any more. At least, she trusted that if Evy did want to talk about it, she would bring it up first. It didn't have to get in the way of her birthday celebration - and their reuniting.

This would be a good night, Kimmy knew it.

[Evony Vasiliev]

What Evony lacked in actual money she made up for in her wholesome generosity. Whilst the process of acquiring the overly large care bear may have seemed questionable to some, it was wholly justifiable to the blue haired girl. Kimmy was worth the challenge of any shopping venture and Evony was particularly proud of the find, even more so now that she knew her friend clearly adored the gift.

"I was thinking we'd both name it, you're its new mama anyways." The skinny swindler grinned, hopping back over the bear and placing it onto Kimmy's bed. The thing was so large it took up a third of the mattress. "Now you'll have company every night." She smirked with a waggle of her brow, jabbing Kimmy in her side.

It was a pleasant change of pace, being in the presence of a friend, from the tireless hours searching for a job and evading a large portion of everyone in Hammel. The stresses of her love-life, or lack thereof, was something Evony diligently smothered with as many distractions as possible...and it was actually working.

Tonight was going to be a night of enjoyment and the Blue Bird was in full confidence that Kimmy would be the only person she'd be focusing on.

"So, anything you wanna do first birthday girl?" Evony chimed, casually appreciating her friend's choice in birthday wear. very stylish, as per usual. "Restaurant? Theater? Strip club? I'm yours for the night!"

[Kimmy Abernathy]

Kimmy wasn't about to ask where the bear had come from. She knew all about Evony's thieving tendencies and knew she was good at it, so she wasn't particularly concerned about something coming down on her friend. Ethics aside, she knew it was a deeply ingrained habit of Evy's, and Kimmy mostly just cared about her friend's safety.

"I was thinking we'd both name it, you're its new mama anyways." The Blue Bird laid the massive bear on Kimmy's bed, leaving barely more than half of it for Kimmy herself. "Now you'll have company every night."

Kimmy giggled at Evy's raised eyebrows, nudging her in return. "I didn't know they made sex dolls like that," ze said in response, giggling madly. "I guess there's someone into everything, huh?"

Zir giggles eventually faded, though zir wide smile stayed on. Kimmy's mood soared as ze felt Evy's stress and loneliness fade into the back of her mind. It seemed that a distraction was what she really needed to deal with what she had been going through, and it made zir infinitely happy to be able to provide that for zir friend. "Hmm, names," ze said as ze pondered how to go about naming the giant creature. Ze suddenly bounced as an idea came to zir: "How about I choose the first name, and you choose the last name? For the first name I'm gonna have to say... Nikolai." A slightly wicked grin spread across zir face as ze referenced the teacher at Kocher they had both had raging crushes on at 16.

"Restaurant? Theater? Strip club? I'm yours for the night!" Kimmy opened her mouth to say sex shop when her stomach abruptly grumbled, reminding her how long it had been since she had last eaten. She blushed slightly at the abrupt noise. "Well, I was gonna say sex shop, but we should probably grab a bite to eat somewhere first. Do you have a preference where we should eat?"