Luciérnaga's luxurious "room". [pm if you feel like visiting ^^]

OOC: When one steps into Lucy's "room", one might think he had stepped into a luxurious hotel. At the first door comes a hallways with dark red walls and a black soft carpet. When going straight ahead and then to the right, whoever is visiting will find himself/herself inside of the living room. While walking into the spacious room, one can see a black staircase which leads up into the bedroom. If one would have kept walking and went at the second door to the right from the hallway, they would have found themselves in the huge bathroom. Now if turned left from the hallway one would go to a big room with an indoor swimming pool, and there's a small corner out from that room which holds various playing things. Lucy enjoys living as well as she can and wether she has gone herself to the human world to pick up a thing or two or sent her fraccion, which is more likely, then the most expensive and elegant things are picked out.

The living room:
To the left the living room houses free form custom designed sofa around three sides, crowned by two free form movable glass topped coffee tables. The large and comfortable white couch is furnished with lots of cushions. At the other side of the living room there's a mini movie theatre area housing comfortable, red "casting couch" style seating and two futuristic bottomless easy chairs. All in which are grouped around an 80 inch electrically operated screen movie projector with full surround sound. The floor is made of thick obscure toughened plate glass, forming a "V" shape.

A small bar area is built in at the right end of the room, near the red couch. To the side of that is a built in fire-place and scattered artistically around the room are red lamps which give a mysterious reddish lightning into the room. In the middle of the ceiling hangs a big crystal chandelier. The walls are painted a darkish grey color.

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The bedroom:
An elegant design spacious room with a high-styled details such as crocodile eco-leather almost mirror-like high gloss black lacquer finishes, chrome finished hardware, Swarovski crystals, and LED illuminated recesses. Sophisticated technological processes, created in a high-end Italian factory, are the backbone of the solid design and structural excellence to these pieces. “LA Star” headboards are wrapped in richly textured crocodile leather and feature glamorous LED lighting in the inset. “Moon,” a new design concept headboard model, is made with separate modular panels in shining eco-leather featuring optional Swarovski buttons.

Panels easily clip to the wall with the included easy fixing system. Night tables and dresser have double top and double base with eco-leather rounded side frames. Dresser and night tables sides are 35mm thick. “Belt buckle” designed handles chromed in galvanic pool for shine and lasting resistance. The wardrobes offer a very wide range of accessories. Now the bed itself is a king size La Star 03 Modern Italian Bed. To the side of the bed is a tall mirror, and between those two is a small fridge.

The floor is made of a white and fluffy carpet which tickles at the toes, making Lucy never go in there unless barefoot. The walls are of a dark grey color and on it hang various pictures which are works of art. Mainly pictures of flames.
((Picture gives a rough idea of how it looks, besides the changes made for floor and walls.))

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Bathroom:
Lucy's bathroom is made entirely out of black tilings, and has a blood red rug on the floor in front of the sink. The sink itself is of a black marble and above it hangs a big mirror which can be opened from the wall where there are a few shelves behind. The bathroom is pretty spacious to say the least, having an airbath Swirlpool Royale 2000 x 1250mm bathtub in the middle. It's built down into the floor, having twin contoured head and armrests to allow one or two people to relax in comfort. Now further inside the bathroom comes the shower, with an Aqata Walk In sliding door. The shower would easily fit 3 people, and has a few shelves inside of it's closed space. A long towel holder comes along the wall next to the shower, hanging on it a couple of big and fluffy towels. Next to the sink is a black marble back to wall toilet.

There's heat in the floor naturally, so no need for anyone to run to the soft rug when out of the shower or bathtub. Along the wall to the right is a large mirror which reaches up to the ceiling and has the width of 1 meter, it has built into it's sides neon lights. Next to it are various shelves which can hold lots of accessories, soaps, bottles and pretty much anything one would want to keep there. There are many lights along the ceiling of the bathroom.


Swimming pool room:
Finally there is the last big room in which holds an indoor swimming pool. A great way to kill time, although getting the needed materials were quite... troublesome. In a small space next to the swimming pool is kept a 7ft Scorpio 2-in-1 pool and air hockey table.

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Ulquiorra made no notice when he walked inside the perplexing room of the Octavo, the reason for his actions where simple he had been requested here, or whatever you wanted to call it, it was not a choice he had made, not for himself anyway, he rareley did that, he stared at the room, it was weird to say at the very least, he kept his arms in his pockets, he could not see a living soul in the room but sensed someone nearby, weak, the decorations in the room reminded himself trough the human hand style, pathetic why would anyone imitate the humans? let alone an espada? Ulquiorra found it ridiculous but he was not gonna complain, it was not his thing to question their reasoning behind such behavior...

he felt the soft carpet below his cold skinned feet, he scanned trough the room but in the end closed his eye lids, the colors in the room made him almost dazed, just what exactly was the purpose of this room anyway, what on earth was she thinking when whoever brought these things up here? was it even allowed?, Ulquiorra shook his head but instead awaited for someone to enter...

After having spent most of her early day out in the desert while training her mind and body, Lucy had finally returned home. It was a bit surprising that Alarico wasn't already done catching up to her, but she supposed he was busy with his own things. Maybe I teased him a bit too much yesterday? Naaah.. he can take it. A small smile lifted the corners of her mouth while thinking about her stubborn fraccion. The smile disappeared though, being replaced by a small scowling expression while Lucy stopped and looked slowly around. Surely enough there was a rather high spiritual pressure nearby, seemingly coming from her place. I have a visitor? How fun. Picking up the pace, she was soon upon her room. Swinging open the door, her gaze searched for whomever was in there. And found him. Ulquiorra? That was a bit surprising, to say the least. The very handsome Espada didn't seem that eager to mingle much with her on normal basis, probably because of her wicked personality.

"Well well what brings you to my place, Ulquiorra?" His name fell from her lips like a soft purr as the red head walked past him towards where the mini-bar was stationed inside of the living room. Her rich brown eyes met with his green ones for that second in which she stepped past him, there always seemed to be a some sort of tension between all the Espada and none of them seemed to really trust each other. But maybe that was just something in her own mind. Lucy knew very well that there had to be a some sort of a mission for the 3rd Espada to come there, otherwise he would probably never have been able to step into her place. She stepped behind the mini-bar and started rummaging through things back there with some loud noises, before holding a tea kettle in her right hand and a water bottle in her left one, a very triumphing smile playing over her lips. "Can I offer you some tea? Although you can also have something stronger if you wish." As always, her slightly husky and soothing voice had a humorous tone to it. "Please do have a seat if you wish so." Her hand went out, pointing in an inviting way towards the white couch. Lucy couldn't help but find it a bit humorous to imagine the always serious Ulquiorra sitting there while surrounded by the cushions. Somehow that just didn't fit his image at -all-.

She emptied the water bottle into the tea kettle before holding her hand under it, ready to start heating it up with a flame from her fingers. It was a mystery why she even kept the tea at the mini-bar in the first place, but one couldn't really be that surprised over such small matters when it came to Luciérnaga. "I have Oolong tea and Green tea. Both very good, and not in one of those crappy tea bags. I like my stuff a bit more.. natural." She paused, waiting to see if he would actually accept her offer for a drink.

The door opened with a rather loud noise, Ulquiorra tilted his head and from the corner of his eyes he glanced at the woman her name was Luciérnaga Volatil someone he had met a couple of times before, he had seen her creation when she became an arrancar, seeing her practically naked in front of Aizen upon her "birth" nothing in particular had changed since then in her, she remained the same usual hooligan/lazy self as usual she reminded him of Stark and Grimmjow at the same time yet she was a complete diffrent being weaker too, he narrowed his eyes slightly while adjusting his Zanpakto that was resting neatly along his left waist, he had pulled his left arm out and now rested his arm on the hilt of his Blade, altrough that was just for a sign that he was in fact in command when it came to rank Ulquiorra had no desire to command her or anyone to do his bidding.

Orders... no rather a request he got silent again, his emerald green orbs stared at her as the red head walked past him, he found the woman slightly suspicious he was not understanding most common body language at least when it came to flirting people, even if he would have know what that was he would have been unsure if she really was flirting at all or if she just liked to tease him, but at the moment he picked neither, he was not confused about the woman`s acting`s sure he assumed she tried to gain favor within his liking, or something within that aspect as most espada`s wanted to gain something from their efforts weather it was power, respect, honor, or simple radical fear, it was none of his concern and non of his intrest at least not in this very moment. Her dark brown chokolate pupils met his emerald green ones, for a moment Ulquiorra found himself thinking that this woman was in fact not reminding anyone he had ever seen before, if you don´t count her hot headed and somewhat lazy interior attitude.

Soon he found her holding up a tea kettle, he instantly knew what was on her mind, he had in fact not had tea in quite a while ever since "that" incident...
The smile one her lips could have been described as thrilling and triumphing, well thrilling to those who seeked for adventure and danger... he did not let a single perceptive detail slip by when he "studied" the female arrancar from a distance, she was just as perplexing as the luxurious mobility of the room itself, he realized that now, she was very different from the ordinary power hungry and arrogant espada`s within their ranks, her voice filled his ears for a few moment`s at a time yet he made no attempt to show any kind of liking to her doings or her "hospitality" he however did not want to appear as rude and there fore took a seat on the nearby white couch which was rather impressive and seemed to plead to be sit on, he pressed his body against the soft couch and looked up at the Octavo, he had placed his arms on his lap seemingly enjoying the luxury as much as he could with that pale face and expressionless attitude of his... he was very formal when it came to certain aspects... ah any tea will be fine... he crossed his legs, anticipating her to make the better of the tea, Ulquiorra was never afraid of poison in the food or drugs he could always handle it fairly well with his regeneration abilities, which produced the nessesary antibiotics if left with no choice in the matter...

What is that about orders, or this request he's talking about? Is there a mission coming up? Or was he just sent here for my entertainment.. She hadn't made a comment about the way he used his body language to show who was indeed the inferior one in there. But deep down, Lucy really did respect him along with those others of a high rank. It was just damn annoying and difficult for her to really -show- that respect. Man that is probably going to get me killed some day. Her actions of hospitality and when she wanted to have a casual chat with someone did though reflect some parts of her respect. One just had to know her to actually notice. Her eyes found his form as he sat down on the couch, seemingly liking the comfortable seating. Well would you look at that. Perhaps he does know how to enjoy the little things. A snap of her fingers and a fire was lit, quickly starting to heat the kettle. If the 3rd Espada said that "any tea would be fine", then that definetaly meant for her to use the better quality. That much did Lucy know. So Oolong tea it is. It was funny how Lucy seemed to have become the "Espada of tea making" lately. She had access to water and liked collecting various types of teas. It wasn't as clear if Alarico liked that at all, since he always had to do the boring stuff. Like getting the water from the human world, research magazines on what tea was the latest brand and so on.

For just a split of a second, Lucy's eyes went to the small box which was next to the tea. There were many types of drugs in there, some which she had planned to try on her fraccion as a matter of fact. But it wasn't perhaps a good idea to try and drug Ulquiorra. He might just not see the funny side. And Lucy would -hate- having to loose and arm or two, just for a short moment of pointing and laughing. But what if... no.. NO.. I can't give him any aphrodisiac either. She shook her head, making her long fire colored hair flutter about her form. All in good time.. There was unmistakenly an impish glint in her eyes, before she started to whistle a light tune and hoped that Ulquiorra would just keep sitting there and be all cute while not having tried to read any of her expressions. Finally the tea started to boil, so Lucy was able to put out the flame before putting the kettle down. Smiling a bit to herself, she added the spoons of tea in each cup before adding the hot water. She was by now very trained in making tea, never really having to think when doing the deed. She decided to have the amount just of a medium size, so that the tea would be mild and yet have a good taste to it. It would have been a lie if she had said she wasn't a bit excited and nervous also about making Ulquiorra the tea. Perhaps because he always gave everyone the impression of it being nearly impossible to please him in any way!

"Alright then! Just perfect." She grabbed the cups, and walked over to the couch where her superior was sitting. Moving gracefully she placed his cup on the table in front of him before putting her own down also, it was an art to make and serve tea. It was a bit bothersome for her not to be able to have all the things that she needed to make the tea ceremony complete. But well, the least she could do was do her best with what she had. There had at least no one complained up until now. "Now, you mentioned a certain request? And what is that about? I must admit you made me a bit curious." Her long legs got crossed as the red head leaned back in the couch while finding a comfortable position. A small laughter filled the air as she shook her head a bit before tilting it the slightest while smiling at Ulquiorra. "Well I guess it doesn't really take much to get me curious. But well, things have been rather slow lately. And now I get a surprise visit from you and also hear that there is a some sort of a request involved in that. Naturally I should be a bit offended that you wouldn't want to see me just because you wanted to, but then again I guess I shouldn't be asking for too much." The amusement danced with each word while she joked a bit. There was no question that Ulquiorra would most certainly not find her funny, but hey at least she could amuse herself then. She would just have to try and be a bit more subtle than usually so she wouldn't offend the pale skinned and strict Espada.

Maybe Ulquiorra would take this as flirting, if he even knew how that worked, and to be frank then Lucy wasn't really sure herself if she was indeed doing a bit of a flirting. He had always fascinated her, perhaps it was that "cold and mysterious" thing or his powers? Well she wasn't sure. But she did know that she wasn't planning on making a fool of herself by actually -hitting on- Ulquiorra. For now, she could just have fun with some small jokes mixed with flirting words and actions. That was just how she was and how she usually acted around others. So nothing really suspicious about that... she guessed.

He could see that small hint of a glint in her eyes, she asked because he had caught her curiosity, he could not blame her for feeling as such it was a instinct that even most arrancar`s shared, another thing occured when her eyes fell on the small box next to the tea. Ulquiorra guessed her intetions when she glanced at the box seemingly amused, Ulquiorra was not worried, if she ever got the urge to put something in his tea then he would make it clear to her just how much that would cost her... altrough he was slightly hesitant to use force against other espada`s unless he had no choice he did not find it very amusing if people used his patience as an term of getting around him... he would not tolerate it...

When the whistling started Ulquiorra could not help but to stare at her for a few seconds as if worried that her long hair would ruin the tea, or worse get into the tea, he wondered how the woman could even fight with such long hair?, let alone let it grow so long? it must have been a pain to keep it clean too, Ulquiorra decided to remain seated, there was no point in escalating the whole matter any futher anyway, she was being nice to him the least he could do was to attempt to show similiar kindness back, altrough he would probably never admit that the tea tasted good or that she was good at making tea or any refreces on her beatiful looks etc, would just have been a wasted effort, not because he would lie to her about it but because Ulquiorra found it kinda odd to even refer about such things besides he felt himself most keen at home alone anyway so why go trough all the trouble? was there a slightest chance that she was entertained by his precence? he was unsure, he listened to her questions, her questions about the request? she put the tea cup in front of him on the table, the soft smell of tea slightly awakened his appetite for tea, naturally Ulquiorra had always liked tea was it so strange?

Ulquiorra picked up the plate and the tea cup in his left arm while picking elegantly the tea cup with his right arm, he took a quick sip of tea while closing his eyes momentarily while doing so, before putting it down on his plate that he held up with his left arm still, it was no coincidence that Ulquiorra had been drinking tea before, because of the way he held onto them was as if he was a royalty himself... The taste was something new, he could not quite put his word on to it but never the less a splendid cup of tea, he glanced at the woman next to him on the sofa, he had listened to her every word while drinking not seemingly suprised at all by her question... Ulquiorra was seated stiff on the couch with his straight back he did not lean against the couch or any of the pillows, he narrowed his eyes when he remebered who had requested such a trivial matter to be implicated and why him? he would have declined the offer but due to the fact that the request was made by an higher ranked espada he simply could not deny the fact...

that matter is most trivial and should be treated as such... he said withouth really looking at her the second question that she meantioned about that she had been a bit offended that in fact it was not her that he had come to look at, at least not on purpose? was she serious? he shook his head slightly while taking another sip of tea and putting it down on the table... i see... would it make you feel better if i said that your tea was delicious, or that your beaty is not compared within las noches? he narrowed his eyes when he stared at her don`t make me laugh... personal comfort should be a trivial matter in itself, don`t tell me you have grown soft around the edges... Luciérnaga Volatil he said her whole name, for the first time during this profound meeting... weather what he said about her tea or her looks where even true was anyones guess trough personally he was not lying either... it was just his way of saying how much he appreciated her company, altrough few people would even get it...

Would you blame someone for that withouth almost no social background from the earlier years, before he even joined the espada, Ulquiorra hesitated for a moment but pulled his arm up to her cheek pulling her hair a bit away from covering her face, he pulled two fingers between a few straws of her hair, he held onto them for a few seconds feeling the clean soft hair of hers between his fingers, he let go and stared at her for a few moments awaiting her answer...

Lucy watched from under her long lashes as Ulquiorra sipped on the tea. He seemed to be enjoying it, at least he hadn't started to cough or quickly put the cup down or even run out screaming. Alright, 1 point for me. I can now really start bragging about my tea making. It wasn't necessary for anyone to really compliment her tea, but rather she watched all the small movements and expressions while people drank it. It wasn't really that hard for the keen eye to pick up on any sudden change or dislike in the eyes. She wanted to jump at him and force him to lean back against the couch while whacking him once on the head with a cushion, just so that he would damn well stop being that stiff! However, I am not filled with a deathwish. She leaned forward, taking her cup and plate in her hands before sipping slowly on the tea. The mild taste spread over her tongue, making her feel a small tingle at the base of her mouth. Tea was one of the most awesome drinks out there.

A trivial matter he said? "Well I am eager to learn from whom that request came and what it is about." Maybe just maybe this was something about going to the human world and causing some ruckus? Then she would have a great excuse to look for more stuff for her room, after of course wrecking some havoc if that was what the superiors wanted her to do. Lucy was quite indifferent when it came to humans. She didn't really care that much about them, but tended to like watching and studying them a bit. Even striking up a conversation with one for the heck of it. But the indifference also meant that she didn't care whom or how many she was told to kill. There were -plenty- of those weak little beings out there, so why would anyone cry a few dozens here and there. It wasn't like they weren't spreading all over like rabbits. The soft clattering of a plate being put down on the coffee table turned her attention back to the 3rd Espada. For a second there, she allowed herself to think he was really meaning those words, and it was pretty cool to get complimented by Ulquiorra himself. But at the same time, she could feel a bit of a sting from disappointment as she was far from fishing after these compliments, or wanting to hear him say them like he was scolding her a bit. But what is there to expect more? This is Ulquiorra we are talking about.

She thought to herself before chuckling a bit, putting her own tea down on the table as she smiled to herself. It was like she was a student being scolded by her teacher when Ulquiorra said her whole name like that. Before thinking of a good answer though, she couldn't help but swallow hard and stared at his arm which reached out for her face. Oooh dear, am I gonna loose my head now? Shi-.. Lucy went completely still while his fingers touched her cheek ever so lightly, and for the first time for .. well awhile she wasn't able to say anything witty or even laugh. The touch felt a bit cold, something she had expected to feel from him. Her face got a very serious and slightly puzzling expression on it, as his fingers found a few strands of her hair and just seemed to be lingering there for a few seconds before pulling away. While trying to ease the tension from her self, she let out a small huff, blowing away from her face a few red strands which refused to behave. As always, Ulquiorra seemed to be able to get right to the point and burst her little bubble of enjoyment and teasing with his prickling needle of seriousness and straight forward actions. But she felt very curious as to just why he had done this. To try and catch her off guard, to tease her a bit? Nonesense. It felt just plain weird to think of the 3rd Espada as someone that would tease anyone. Perhaps he just wanted to feel if it burnt..? Many people commented on her hair of being so alike flames, so it wasn't really that uncommon for her.

A small silence filled the air while Lucy studied Ulquiorra's face a bit, wondering if he had been mocking her in a way by doing that. It was though as difficult as always to read him. "I guess it does seem a bit weird to be hearing you say that, Ulquiorra. Your words are always sure to hit right at the center of one's weak side." She cleared her throat a bit, wondering what more to say about that. Pull yourself together Luciérnaga. It's not like you are an idiotic teen in front of her crush! Geez.. I have to learn more into being this "cool and collected Espada". "But you know what? I am going to take these compliments, and say thank you. And now I can start bragging to others about how awesome my tea is." Her eyes lit a bit up, leaning more towards being the same color as a spark of a fire. "I guess you could say I'm very vain for liking compliments every once in a while, but!" She held up her pointer finger as if adding more of an effect to her words. "I am not getting soft around the edges thank you very much!" The humor was back, and was saving her from making an idiot of herself. Or perhaps it was helping her to make an idiot of herself? Well, either way.. she could at least always have a laugh at this.

OOC: If you'd like to get through your conversation before my entrance then just ignore me

Solis walked through the hallways of Las Noches, his shoes clacking against the floor and giving off a slight echo. For some reason he loved walking this way, loved walking in a manner that just made a lot of noise and make his presence known. He guessed that it was just a part of his personality, he always loved to be seen, heard, and, at times, feared. The fact that no one else was in the hallway also made his clacking a bit of a declaration. "I'm lonely!" His shoes said, begging for the company of another, no matter how much Solis despised the one who would finally come out to play. He didn't have to worry about that though, no one ended up coming out. Solis sighed and then breathed in deeply, his nose twitching slightly.

What is that heavenly scent?

Solis began to follow his nose and turned around immediately, backtracking through the castle. As he got closer, he finally figured it out. It was tea! There was actually a cultured arrancar around here? He walked towards the open door and recognized the room of Luciernaga Volatil. It was strange that he had never noticed the scent of tea coming from her room before, since their rooms were side by side. He blamed it on his lack of paying attention and the fact that he never remained in his room for long. In fact, he hated his room. It was so plain, so boring, and Solis just didn't have the patience to turn it into something spectacular.

As Solis stood in the doorframe, he was suddenly overcome with admiration for Lucy. Her room was beautifully decorated, coffee tables, beautiful couches, the whole nine yards. This woman had an eye for decorating! Hell, he was hoping that he might be able to convince her to decorate his room. After he admired the room's beauty for a moment, his eyes fell upon the awkward scene on the couch. Ulquiorra Schiffer sat on the couch near Lucy, fondling her hair, and Solis could've sworn that he saw just the least bit of terror upon her face. The woman was stock still, not unlike a mannequin in a department store. He smiled lightly at the scene, taking in her obvious discomfort and wondering just how she was going to come back from it.

His eyes widened with surprise as she started cracking jokes! Wasn't she quite clever? It was nice to see someone who didn't take themselves so seriously, but Solis decided that he should use his manners anyway. He knocked on the door quickly and lightly three times and gave his best smile. "Miss Volatil, may I enter?" Solis bowed lightly in Ulquiorra's general direction. "Ulquiorra-sama, I hope this day finds you well." Solis stood in the doorway, playing with his own hair as he waited for a response.

Ulquiorra was just about to answer her question regarding a certain request and her comments when he sensed someone approaching them, it was clear that it was an espada, ranked lower than himself, the closer the espada came, the more Ulquiorra realized who it was and the more he expected to see him at the doorway, Ulquiorra guessed right when he saw Solis at the door, he spoke loud enough for Solis to hear him did you expect company Luciérnaga? he stared at Solis for a solid 5 seconds before closing his eyes as he listened to his flexible request to enter the room, Ulquiorra was favored by no one in particular so he knew that Solis was doing his best to appear polite, off course Ulquiorra did not object the matter that he had found himself here... but Ulquiorra would rather had spent a week with the woman and her overly colorful room than a day with this man in front of him, he was not quite sure why but he did not appreaciate the man simply because... he was who he was.

None of the facial expressions spurred up on his face, yet he reflected his calm spirit to question Solis REAL reason for being here, he was not just window shopping was he there had to be some sort of gain that the espada was looking for some personal enjoyment, just a quick look at his face would have told him many things, things that he could have read and explained to himself but he was not looking at Solis at the moment, he replied with his eye lids still closed as he picked up the plate and the cup of tea once more and took a quick sip of the warm tea that warmed his ice cold lips and throath before reaching his stomach... as his lips parted ways with the cup he finally responded quite so... until you turned up... he said withouth looking at him or showing any real threath as if he was not on his guard, but Ulquiorra was always on his guard no matter what the reason was... or where he was...

Ulquiorra took another sip of the warm tea and the same process proceeded as last time, Ulquiorra got slightly less stiff but remained seated, he placed the cup back on the plate not looking at anything particular, he remained somewhat stiff and still sat straight this was as relaxed as he would allowed himself to be, at least around other espada...

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That small moment which seemed to have been about to linger a bit in the air, had started flickering as Lucy had begun sensing that small ticklish feeling at the back of her mind, a notice that someone else was close by. But as the Espada did all live pretty close to each other, then she hadn't really been expecting another visit. It was already pretty amazing to have the 3rd Espada himself in there, and he had actually agreed on sitting on her comfy couch! So it was fair to say that she was a bit surprised upon seeing Solis Idasson, the 7th Espada, standing at her doorway and asking if he could enter. And doing so in a very polite manner, which she appreciated a lot. Although she wasn't that much for the whole politeness herself, she seemed to be too frank and straight forward most of the times to actually remember being polite. While not taking her gaze off of the newly come Espada, which held the seat above hers in the ranking, she answered Ulquiorra. "As a matter of fact I wasn't expecting company. But I will admit that I do enjoy getting visitors. It makes things so much more fun." Her voice remained soft, as if she wasn't the least bit on guard. But of course she was. She was just too good at playing the hostess to actually show it. And to be frank, she was starting to really enjoy that role of hers. Well aren't I popular today? What gives? Should I start baking cookies as well, and perhaps wear an apron? That was something to think about..

She smiled before nodding as she stood swiftly up, leaving her tea cup on the table. "And of course you can enter! Oh and please don't be so formal with my name, it makes me sound like some old aunt or something." She waved her hand a bit at Solis while chuckling, before moving towards the mini-bar in a few steps. "Would you like some tea? Me and Ulquiorra were just drinking a very fine quality Oolong tea, and it would be nice to have another person's perspective on it. I mean, even if Ulquiorra is completely smitten by it and my awesome tea-making skills, then I have to make sure he isn't just sucking up to me so that he can visit me more often." Way to be subtle. Idiot. A small apologetic smile was starting to make it's way to her lips, but instead a grin lifted the corners of her mouth while she looked at Ulquiorra with an impish glint in her eyes. She had a feeling he would be able to surprise many with a very hidden and perhaps accidental humor at times. And since she wasn't done insulting him now, then she hoped he wouldn't start getting insulted starting from that moment on. There really is no way for me to try and act serious. Ever. A small mental sigh followed by that thought, before she was again busy rummaging through her things.

She made a gesture towards the couch while picking up the tea kettle with her other hand. "Please do have a seat, this will only take a moment." Her left hand moved under the kettle, and with a quick snap of her fingers the flame was lit again, starting to reheat the water. As Lucy waited for those few moments, her gaze ran over the two Espada. Ulquiorra's comment earlier had not gone unnoticed by her, and she wondered if there might be any troubles between the two. Solis Idasson.. the beautiful male.. the vain Espada. From first glance one might have thought he was very selfish, just because of his perfect looks and how much he did think about his appearance. But Lucy and others knew there was something more behind that all. She had naturally been studying her fellow Espada a bit, perhaps mostly out of boredom, and she was pretty sure she and Solis would actually be able to get along very well. There just hadn't ever been any opportunity for that to happen yet. And well, being an Espada wasn't really about getting a new BFF to giggle with or have sleep-overs with.

The water started boiling and Lucy grabbed a new cup, putting the same amount of the tea in it as she and Ulquiorra were drinking. Then the water got added and it was all stirred just a bit. Before taking the tea to Solis, Lucy wondered if Ulquiorra would now refuse to tell her what that request had been. Nah.. it can't have been that important. Otherwise he would have probably just summoned me to his room... although that IS a rather interesting thought. I wonder what he has in there.. A single chair? No, probably too much of a decoration that. He probably just stands there, having nothing but white walls around him. I wonder if he sleeps standing also? Or if he even sleeps at all for that matter. The mental image of Ulquiorra in striped pajamas almost, aaaalmost made Lucy start laughing like a maniac. Instead there just came a low meep sound from her, which she quickly covered up with a cough. Alright, note to self. Never think about that again when he's IN my room. I wonder though whom I'd have to kill so I'd be able to peek into it.. She looked up from her task, checking it Solis had had the courage to sit on the same couch as Ulquiorra. "Tea is ready!"

Solis watched as the woman sped through the room before he had even taken a single step in. He smiled lightly as he watched and walked through the room slowly towards Ulquiorra, his footsteps now completely silent from his own efforts. For some reason, he no longer felt the need to walk loudly. Maybe there just wasn't any joy in it now that he was around others, but he knew that it was because he was no longer trying to attract attention. Solis took a seat on the same couch as Ulquiorra, leaving the space where Lucy had just been sitting seconds before.

He hesitated for a second before reacting to Ulquiorra's comment. He had never held much respect top four Espada, excepting Incognita, and this man had chosen to disrespect him without reason. He searched his mind for things that annoy Ulquiorra and his answer became obvious. Solis smiled gleefully, looked straight into Ulquiorra's cold eyes and laughed until he found himself in tears. "Oh, Ulquiorra, you always tell the best jokes" he said while he wiped tears from his face. Immediately after speaking, he looked at Lucy, who was still busy at the stove.

"I appreciate your hospitality, Lucy. The scent of your tea has been traveling through the castle, I had to stop by." Solis said. He tried not to laugh at her comment about Ulquiorra "sucking up", he already loved her sense of humor. It wasn't often that someone could make Ulquiorra Schiffer a joke and... well, live. He had made his own risks with his joke earlier and he was sure that he'd pay for it at one time or another, but he found himself not caring too much. He was glad to have fun right now and not worry the future.

"Thank you." Solis said as he accepted the cup of tea. He blew on the tea for a second, drinking just a sip, kind of considering its taste. As the warmth spread through his body, he gave a content smile. While he was no tea connoisseur by any means, but he knew what a good cup of tea was like. As he drank more, he wondered how Lucy got the tea leaves, water, and all the decorations in her room. She must spent a lot of time just plucking these things straight from human shops, unsolved burglaries that no one would ever figure out. Once the cup was down to half full, Solis set the cup on the small plate and sat it on the table. He turned to Lucy and smiled "I think this must be the best tea I've ever had."

Ulquiorra found the two espada`s to be rather rude, but then again when it came to being rude at least Solis was quite skilled at it, he did not let himself loose his cool he almost never did, yes solis was being sarcastic again what a suprise? nope, he had no intentions to throw jokes at them and that they should realize jokes where for the weak who could not face reality but dwelled in their own reality for most part of their life and while sarcasm was for those who would not give in even if they had already lost...

He took a final sip of the tea emptying the cup and placing it on the table he stood up again looking at Lucy, he took a few steps away from the table to get a better view of the room itself and to get some distance between himself and Solis. oh please... while i admit that your tea has a certain serene keen taste to it, it does not compare to that what was served here during Aizen`s rule He was pretty sure that Lucy had no intentions of getting too close with this man, and neither returning to the couch not because he left it but because she was simply smarter than that...

Something felt wrong about the entire situation he decided to forget about it as he glanced at the room as if questioning Lucy`s sanity Is this your design? he asked with his arms in his pockets, then his eyes fell on lucy`s face and that glint in her eyes Ulquiorra did not read any signs of apology in them either because he missed them or he could simply not intercept her tenderness and michevousness, either way he thought that she was being impolite, which was not a very good implication from her side.

He was not impressed by Solis dry jokes either, but he let it pass trying to convince him would only make himself look like a fool and that was exactly what Solis wanted, he fought the urge to stab or strangle someone and remained as stiff as ever as he took a few steps towards a Tv screen in the room, he stared at it, the black screen reflected his face back at him, he noticed a monitoring device on the nearby table he figured that this Tv screen could be used to watch the happenings in las noches withouth the need of traveling and taking a look at it personally, that made him wonder, just what was she watching anyway? Ulquiorra could not come up with any ideas so he decided to take a look at it himself, he did not mind the others, but pushed a button, instantly he could see a random empty room, he scrolled trough by pressing the button 3 continius times withouth finding anything intresting, he then pushed the button besides the other one which read "play rec" the film had been taken two days back and he was a part of it in some places, luckily for him there where no camera`s in his room, not that he would have minded personally... there where also other espada`s such as Solis, and a couple of others, was she seriously peeking at them? Ulquiorra pushed the button again and the screen went dark again...

Ulquiorra was not exactly suprised but for what cause? if they had been attacked then he would understand but this?, he shook his head slightly and ignored the device as if he had seen nothing

you wanted to know... about the request right? he glanced at Lucy narrowing his eyes slightly ´. I will inform you later right now i should get down to business... meet me in the Tercera`s room tomorrow morning, i will be waiting... he said and tilted his head awaiting her reply.

Oh dear I'm afraid Ulquiorra wont be able to stand our joking much longer. It surprised Lucy a bit though to see that Solis was capable of using jokes as a matter of ignoring insulting comments. A trait she had most certainly not been expecting from another Espada. After having handed Solis the tea, Lucy backed up against the mini-bar again where she could keep an eye on both the males. It made it also more easy for her to be able to talk to both at ones. The 7th Espada seemed to truly enjoy his tea, making Lucy feel a bit proud of her skills as she gave him her best smile. "Why thank you for that. I think I will have to start a business now!" She chuckled a bit at the thought, and especially at the part where she imagined her fraccion wearing an apron while selling tea outside of Hueco Mundo. That would be -priceless-. Come to think of it.. he'd look very adorable wearing an apron. I should get him one and make him wear it.. Preferrably one with strawberry pictures on it. She was sure Alaric would not appreciate that one bit, but he'd give in and wear it. Mostly because Lucy didn't ever take a no for an answer.

Ulquiorra finished from his cup before standing up, looking again at her with those all-seeing eyes of his. Well well, are you feeling a bit irritated? She didn't comment on what he said, but only gave a sweet smile. Lucy could somewhat understand why he was like that, it was said he didn't really have any past and that it was proven that he had an extreme difficulty with understanding things like feelings. "Oh yes, this is my design. I'm very proud of it, even if I know that some in Hueco Mundo call me crazy for it. And a human-wannabe." She grinned widely at the thought of it. There were few things as amusing to her as when people tried to irritate her with backtalk. The 3rd Espada seemed to have turned his attention towards Lucy's TV, making her watch him with interest as he started fiddling a bit with the remote. Until... well the screen showed random rooms which were unmistakenly Espada rooms. What the Hell ? ? I had forgotten about that ! Her face got almost as red as her fiery hair, while Lucy tried to remember why she had gotten that surveillance system in the first place. How.. embarrassing.. I come out now like a middle aged pervert who likes to watch others sleep or something.

"I..uuuh.. that's not really miiine. Or like.." Quick quick find an excuse ! "You see, I made a bet with my fraccion that I wouldn't be able to make this and well clearly I won. But I totally forgot to take it down again." It was probably very fun to be able to see the ever so witty and humorous Luciérnaga start squirming around while having a slight blush in her cheeks. She looked like a kid that had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar to be honest. She put her hands behind her back, linking her fingers while looking at Ulquiorra with big eyes like a student who was expecting a scolding from her teacher. Her eyes glanced down at the floor, then went at Solis to see if he was laughing his ass off at her embarrassed state or if he was considering either murdering her for having a camera in his room, and then there was always the option that he would get a restraining order on her.

"What? Oh yes, the request!" Being thrilled over having an opportunity to change the subject, Lucy listened to his words before pouting just a bit. So he was leaving now and meant for her to wait longer to find out just what this request was about? How stingy. It was probably a punishment for her silly jokes earlier. "Alright, I will do that then Ulquiorra." She nodded a bit, but her mind was already set on the fact that she would be having a chance to enter his room! Oh my God I gotta take a camera with me or something.

OOC: since Solis has not replied over the course of at least 3 days, i find it only right that we should be allowed to continue

IC: Ulquiorra examined her reaction and he could read her like an open book mostly, his perception left few faults to emotions of humans and arrancar`s alike, he would have understood her liking to the concept art of the humans in her taste but that she would act so emotionally was a suprise indeed her design fitted with her nature, a perceptive conclusion brought him to this fact. Ulquiorra did act as if he had seen nothing nor heard anything when she became emotionally distressed, not only did she seem to blush for no obvious reason but she also got totally mind swept as he told her about the request again, the fact that she acted how she did lead him to think that the woman was emotionally unstable for an arrancar at least, which would lead to his second conclusion what in the world was she thinking?

Otherworldly manners would have left him to think that the woman was trying to impress him somehow but he was pretty sure that was not the case here, at least she had the decency not to question his authority, that would have been a fools move, Ulquiorra closed his eyes now why was he so intrigued by this woman or was he? it must have been a mere coincidece right? that man James would hear about this for sending him to the clutches of this woman, he should never have come here in the first place... he simply nodded towards her while tossing a key pass to her This will let you past the guards... he said while walking towards her door again, with his tailcoat fluttering about he left her room withouth a second word of intrest or appreciation...

(EXIT)