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Apollo's eyes looked glittery in amazement.
"It must be sooo fun to create rooms!"
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"Not really, everything gets boring when you do it too much...plus I don't think I was supposed to make rooms with my abilities, gems and stuff shatter so easily that I have to replace a lot of things every few weeks." Elaine said, walking up a flight of stairs.
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"Huh. I think it's pretty cool though. Everything is so sparkly and shiny, like the great vast universe!"
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"Well aren't you optimistic." They're on the second floor now and Elaine is walking though the halls, trying to find a staircase up to the third. She seemed to know this floor like the back of her hand, making her way through the corridors with ease. This floor also seemed to be the most decorated, with little crystal sculptures popping up here and there and flecks of gold mixed into the walls and floor.
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"Eh, not really optimistic, more like 'easily amused'."
Apollo studied the surroundings in wonder.
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"Ah well, I suppose my creations are very beautiful so I don't blame you for being in awe." Elaine said, making her way up to the third floor. "Ah here we are, this floor is entirely guest rooms, I'm assuming you'd prefer one with a balcony right?"
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"Yeah, that'll be good," Apollo nodded.
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Elaine started making her way left, eventually stopping in front of a door, "ok if I remember correctly, then this one should fit all the requirements..." She turned the knob and pushed the door inward revealing a decently big room, perhaps around 500 sq ft. There's a huge oval shaped rug on the floor and a large king sized bed at the other side of the room, a crystal cabinet sits next to the bed. There's also a deep royal blue chaise lounge pushed up against the side. The center of the room is occupied by a diamond coffee table which was sitting on gold legs, the diamond so clear that it could pass as glass. The entire right side of the room is covered by a large royal blue curtain, it's velvet too so it's gotta be quite heavy. "Bingo" She moves to pull the curtain aside, revealing a large sliding door the size of the wall and outside was a balcony just as big. Why she made a guest room this big, no one knows, not even herself. It was probably just to fill space. "Oh and you get your own en suite too, over there." She said, pointing at a door on the left side of the room.
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Apollo was wide-eyed in fascination, speechless.
Finally he was able to breath out, "Whoa..." He have never seen a room as beautiful as this before. He was frozen in place, just staring at everything and taking it in.
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Elaine smirked, she loved it when people looked at her creations in admiration, it really fed her ego. "Ah well, I'm assuming this room is fine for you then?"
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"It's... It's perfect..."
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Elaine grinned, "I knew you'd like it, feel free to ask the servants if there's anything you ever need, I'll be stopping by frequently for those daydreams. Oh, also Frances will be your uh.. personal guard for the next few days so get used to seeing him. Any last questions or concerns before I go?"
(jhdsfjhsfjhsf Elaine just casually putting Apollo under house arrest... sfhsjhfgsjhgf idk why but roleplaying her is so hard for me, probably cause I'm not one to take action without knowing to consequences (which leads to me facing the consequences of my inaction ;-;) while Elaine is just used to doing whatever she wants, whenever she wants)
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"...I don't have any questions..."
Apollo looked over and smiled, "Thank you."
(XD Apollo is like "This is more than fine")
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"Great!" She didn't even bother saying goodbye, just bounced out of the room excitedly.
Frances shows up a few moments later, he didn't say anything, just stood outside of Apollo's room dutifully. He's quite hard to read but there's the ever so slightest hint that he dislikes this arrangement due to the small downward turn of his lips.
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Apollo had waved as she left.
Apollo watched Frances for a bit, like a bird. He hopped around a bit, tilting his head at Frances childishly.
He hopped up to Frances and said, "How do you do?"
He had a funny smirk on his face, finding his own actions amusing.
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"I'm fine." Frances replied flatly, he seemed so much colder without Elaine around. A little lost too, like he didn't know what to do without her commanding his every step.
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"Hmmmmmmmmmm... hMMMMMMM... okay!" Apollo smiled. "This place is really cool!"
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"Glad you like it, Elli spent quite a lot of time perfecting this palace, she's quite proud of it." Frances had no idea what Apollo wants and is internally panicking because he is terrible at social interactions due to a lack of experience. He's trying to play along and act like he cares because, well, if his job is to make Apollo stay then he's gotta make sure Apollo didn't want to leave, and he's pretty sure ignoring the god isn't going to achieve that.
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"She's very talented," Apollo nodded. "What's your favorite room she made?"
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He pauses, not expecting the question. "I suppose...I like all of them, Though I guess if I had to choose, I'd say the garden we have in the back. It's not technically a room but it's the best part of this palace I believe."
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"So cool! This place has everything! I've never been in a palace before, so forgive me for being so repetitive with 'so cool' and 'so beautiful', haha, but I have no idea how else to express my awe."
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"Oh, yeah I totally get it. The first time inside a palace, I was so daunted by how big it was that I just burst into tears. Granted I was nine then so everything seemed twice as large.." He decided to share a bit of his past, since he heard that apparently being open to people makes them want to stay more. He had no idea if that was true or not but, well, why not give it a try.
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"Huh, so you were super young then! To be honest, I don't remember much of my youth. I had a buncha siblings, though. You got any siblings?"
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He shook his head "Siblings sound annoying..."
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"Haha! Only a little. Ever had to chase a four year old who stole one of your training knives?"
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"No, though Elli did always try to steal my sword when I practiced which usually ended up with me pleading her to put the thing down before she accidentally stabbed someone important.."
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"Hm, she's very stubborn, isn't she? It's a good quality, but sometimes it can be... Hmm.. I dunno the word for it."
Apollo shrugged and yawned.
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"She's very...unrestrained, childhood neglect tend to do that to people, though that made her impulsive which is dangerous at times. I'm just happy she's at least a deity now, there's less threats to her life." Frances ignored the urge to also yawn. Yawning is contagious you know.
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"Hmm... It must be somewhat exciting, though, although worrisome, yes?"
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"Ah the excitement has worn off by now, now it's just all worrisome." He said with a short chuckle, "She's gotten a bit better over the years but she's still the most impulsive person I know."