forum "You're The Only Ten-I-See" (Closed)

Started March 26, 2020 by @Rainy_day_artist_classic group

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"Was it really that awful?" Phoenix asked with a little laugh, mindlessly bobbing his head a bit. "I'll have to keep that in mind, while job hunting… do we want to keep playing? Or do we want to be done for now?"

"It definitely wasn't the best," Cicada laughed a little as she watched him. She hummed for a moment, "We can stop now if you want too. I'm running out of weird things that aren't completely illegal."

(I just realized a Phoenix is a mythical fire-bird, and Cicada has fire abilities… that was totally unintentional.)

"Alright, I don't think I want to know everything you've done. Not now, at least." Phoenix shrugged a little, glancing over to her with a little smile. "What now? We don't have to do anything, but I don't want to bore you for the rest of the ride."

(Lol, I think it's a fun coincidence.)

"We can always just turn up the volume and sing along to the radio?" Cicada suggested with a big smile. She didn't have the best voice, but she always found singing to be a great way to pass the time.

(Oh, totally. I'm just upset I didn't notice it sooner lol)

"Sing? Well, this should be fun." Laughing softly, he glanced over to her. When Phoenix saw her big smile, he couldn't help but smile in return. "I also have a way to hook my phone up, if we want to pick our own playlist."

"Oh cool! We should definitely do that," Cicada awed as she continued to grin brightly. She glanced over at him, "I can judge your taste of music and then later on you can judge mine."

"Well, if Ice Ice Baby is on that playlist of yours, I already know how I'm judging it." Phoenix laughed softly, handing his phone over to her. "Could you plug it in for me? I don't want to get in an accident."

"Thankfully, it doesn't," Cicada commented back as she took his phone. She let out a little laugh as she plugged it in and pulled up his playlists, "Any requests or do I get free reign?"

"Mm, the only request I have, is don't play the 'secret' playlist. I'd rather not have you judge me on that." Phoenix laughed weakly, his face growing a soft pink. "Anything else is free-game. Just… not that one."

"Oh? And why might that be?" Cicada said respecting his request and picking out a different one that seemed to have some songs she recognized. It wasn't the secret playlist, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to though."

"Embarrassment, that's what." Phoenix laughed weakly once more, rubbing the back of his neck with one of his hands. "It's… um, an interesting one, to say the least. I'll probably share it with you later, but preferably not now."

"That's fine!" Cicada replied letting out a little laugh. She looked at the phone and hit play so the music began to play throughout the car, "I have a playlist like that too. Although I don't call it the 'secret' playlist."

"Any suggestions for a better name? That was the only one I could come up with." Phoenix admitted, keeping both hands on the wheel. His head started bobbing a bit as he listened to the guitar starting to play on the first song. It started off with Swing, Swing by The All-American Rejects.

"Ummm, nope," Cicada laughed before hearing the start. She smiled a little as she listened not quite recognizing the song at first, "Mine is just a threat to hurt whoever looked at it."

"Ahh, is it now? How bad of a threat?" Phoenix asked lightly, glancing over to her with a little smile. "I might be able to guess the rate of embarrassment, depending on how bad you don't want anyone looking at it."

"Uhhhhh, it may involve stabbing and a knife," Cicada let out a little laugh as she rubbed her neck. She didn't think she had told him about her knife yet, even though she probably should. Shockingly enough the knife was more difficult than her powers.

"Oh, a knife. Goodness, I don't think I even want to ask how true that might be." Phoenix laughed weakly, still nodding his head along. "I'm gonna say it's not too terrible. I'm assuming it just doesn't fit with the image I get from you."

"Yeah… I might let you listen to it, or at least see it, sooner than later," Cicada shrugged as she laughed slightly, "Also how does a knife equate to not too terrible?"

"Because I really doubt you'd stab someone. It just… I dunno. It sounds like an empty threat." Phoenix shrugged a little, glancing over to her. "I don't think you're weak or anything, it just doesn't really add up for me."

"Okay," Cicada nodded slowly. She figured it wouldn't add up to anything for him, and that was fine. She was fine with him living with that as his mindset. She began joking a little, "Yeah, it is pretty empty. But who knows, maybe one day I'll just snap."

"That is a day I will not be looking forward to." Phoenix laughed softly, glancing over to her. He seemed not to be phased by the whole threatening with a knife thing. "Just… let me know, if it does happen. I don't want to push my luck."

"Oh definitely," Cicada laughed a little as she smiled back. She felt in her boot where the steel of there knife pushed against her sock. She kept smiling, "I wouldn't want my darling dear to get hurt by me going crazy."

"I'm glad to hear that," Phoenix smiled softly, glancing over to her. He really wasn't very rattled by the conversation, which would normally be quite concerning. But this was Phoenix we were talking about. "If it was my fault, would you still be wanting to protect me?"

"I may reconsider that statement," Cicada admitted with a little laugh. She smiled over at him really happy he wasn't overly rattled, then again he could see exactly how dangerous she was, "But I don't think you'll be the one to push me over."

"I'd rather not find out. Y'know, for the fact it might be possible." Phoenix hummed as he came to a stop at one of the traffic lights. "I don't want to be caught in all of that. You know too much about me, it would not end well."

"Definitely not," Cicada nodded along as she glanced out the window and felt her stomach do somersaults. They were in her old college town, she wasn't going to say anything. She wasn't even going to comment on it. She could fake it and make it, "But again, I doubt it'll happen."

Phoenix gave her a little smile, noting the light switched from red to green. Turning his attention back to the road, he pushed on the gas and started off once again. "That's true. Especially if I'm trying my best not… do you hear that?"

Cicada paused the music and listened for a moment. She figured that would be best if they needed to hear something, mainly if something was wrong with the car. Please let nothing be wrong with the car, "Maybe…."

Phoenix's face was growing more concerned, as he pulled off into a gas station on the side of the road. "Something's rattling… that really doesn't sound good." He muttered, shutting off the car and pushing his door open.

Cicada stayed in the car and glanced around worryingly. Why the fuck did something have to happen now? Why here? She took a deep breath before letting it out, "Yeah, I'll, I'll see if I can find a repair shop nearby. You go check it out?"