Set and Tony: Aftermath

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Set:

It was a very cold evening. Set was doing his best to keep warm in those damn bandages of his, wrapped up like a true mummy. He didn't like it much as it restricted his movements for his show. Chasing around feral Pokémon while you were all wrapped up in bandages was harder than it looked. At least his shows were over for a while now. He had a few hours to kill, might as well eat.
He sat there on a bench near the outskirts of the Circus, away from the usual crowd, to be on his own like he normally was. Quickly, he unwrapped the bandages around his torso to reveal his chest before reaching over and fumbling with the golden rim in his skin. With a soft -click- he opened up his chest to reveal an empty black hole of some sorts, but he reached inside and pulled out the mangled headless corpse of a Pidgey from his show.
With a great sigh he took the remains of the bird Pokémon and sank his teeth into it, munching down on it like it was made of candy. He used his extra two hands to close his chest back up and begin redoing the bandages. He wished that Mr. Dark hadn't taken his ability to manipulate the bandages on his body. Wrapping and unwrapping himself by hand was such a pain.

Tony:

Antoinette was taking a jog on the edge of the circus as she always did in the afternoon. She was sure that if the circus didn't move around as often as it did, she would have worn out a path by now. She had switched over to her winter outfits with how cold it was. She was thankful she had enough money to get herself winter pants and boots. They were comfortable and so very fluffy.~ As she jogged she noticed a familiar mummy sitting on the cold ground eating....something.
She carefully approached the man knowing how he liked to have his space. "H-hello Set." She said catching her breath amused with the little puffs of smoke that came out.

Set:

He immediately felt tense when a familiar scent hit him. He knew who it was before he looked over and saw Tony, worn out and trying to catch her breath near him. Cringing, he scooted away from her a bit on the bench, scowling and taking yet another bite out of the remains of the Pidgey.
Blood dribbled down his chin and poured onto the frost ground beneath him, but he was careful not to get it on his chest. He had just changed these bandages out for clean ones. He didn't want to have to go get MORE so soon. Slowly, he looked back to the woman and gave a very curt, "What the hell do you want?" Still very bitter about their last encounter, he just wanted to be left alone. Wiping his face off, he glared at her, waiting for an answer.

Tony:

Antoinette frowned, watching him eat the dead bird. How gross. She then gave the man a questioning look when he scooted away from her.
She looked over his features and he seemed too closed off and a bit scared? Betrayed even? She had no idea why he would feel that way. She has done nothing but help him out when needed, "I just thought I would say hello. Why are you acting weird?"

Set:

He raised a brow at her, genuinely confused. Why? WHY?! She knew god damn well why he was bitter! Surely her memory wasn't THAT bad was it? He was pretty sure a person would remember feeling up someone else, ESPECIALLY someone that looked like him! Then again, just from looking at her, she held no deception in her face. He couldn't smell it either. Honestly, she looked just as confused as he did. Either she was an excellent liar, or she was serious, "....How do you not know?" he demanded, stuffing what was left of the Pidgey in his mouth before finishing it off and speaking again, "Just a few days ago you decided to force me to cooperate, WITH the help of Gwen, by touching me all over! THAT is why I'm acting 'weird' around you. You were TOUCHING me a-and making me feel s-strange! And I couldn't even stop you..." he huffed, livid, but he growled and looked away. He was angry, yeah, but more than anything he was hurt.

Tony:

Antoinette was downright confused. She would never do such a thing, especially around Gwen. Well, then again, there was that day last week when she had got wasted off her ass and somehow hurt her head. That day was blurry and she couldn't remember much of anything that wasn't blurry vision. Maybe he was around while she was in such a state?
Antoinette groaned and rolled her temples, getting irritated and trying to remember that day. If she had done something she should apologize. If she had not done something wrong then the apology was mute.
Though from the way the ghost was acting, she had done something to make him uncomfortable around her. More so than normal, "Set, I don't know what you are talking about, but it must have made you.... uncomfortable. I'm sorry for whatever I did to you to make you feel such a way."

Set:

Set shifted a bit on the bench, frowning slightly at her apology. It was also shocking too. No one ever really apologized to him for the bad things they did. Mostly they just laughed. Still, it was strange that she didn't remember any of it, but she did SEEM sorry. Maybe...only because she had helped him before...he'd give her the benefit of the doubt, "....It's okay..." he mumbled. After wiping the blood off his face and chin, he looked back to Tony and cocked his head slightly, "I don't get it though. Was there a REASON for all of that? You mentioned something about being 'wasted' and then that was when you were acting really weird...." he blushed a little, rubbing at his cheeks and coughing a few times before saying, "You called me...handsome..."

Tony:

Antoinette watched him with her hands in her pockets, because it was cold out. She didn't know what she did to him, but it had made him blush, much like he's doing now. How cute. Whatever she did she could put the pieces together.
A small smile formed on her lips as he kept talking. She took a few confident steps to him and tilted her head slightly, "Sorry for that Set, but I will not apologize for falling you handsome. You have a look to you that is quite attractive in the 'i will rip out your heart and eat it' kind of way. Also eating uncooked feral is a turn off, but can easily be ignored by having a bod like yours.... well that’s just me."

Set:

He blushed even darker, scooting until his side pressed into the arm of the bench. He didn't run though. No real need, not like she was about to jump on him and rip his throat out. At least...he hoped. He still got pretty flustered and rubbed at his face more, as if that would magically make all the blushing go away. It wasn't like it was easy to hide on pitch black skin. He was pretty shocked by what she said though.
Staring at her, he frowned, "...You have very weird tastes then. I'm not handsome in any way. I mean LOOK at me." he extended all four arms this time, showing them off before retracting them back into his body, then he extended a two foot long tongue, still bloody from his meal, before pulling it back into his maw, "So how so?" he grimaced slightly, blushing even more at her comment on his body, "...S-Stop that..." he softly insisted, getting more embarrassed, "I wasn't as upset with you as I was with Gwen. It was the compliments that got me really..."

Tony:

"I am looking at you Set and I like what I see…~" She purred. "As for how, i am unsure. I’ve developed a taste for the strong and dangerous." Antoinette lightly sat on the bench close to him. Secretly, she wished she was this smooth with flirting with Roger. That would be very helpful for her. The thought of it made her blush and turn away from Set slightly, but maybe she can use him. She turned back to him with a sparkle in her eyes. "Set you underestimate you sense of being. You are quite attractive. I would like to kiss your face, if you would allow..."

Set:

He blushed even MORE at what she said, unable to respond or retaliate? What could he do? Insist to her how ugly he really is. Even if he told her that till he was blue in the face, he had a feeling that she wouldn't believe him anyway. So what was the point? He'd only be wasting energy. He pressed more into the bench when she sat down next to him, hoping he wouldn't break it from the pressure of his body, ..I still don't see how you can see me as so attractive, but you do have the 'dangerous' part down all right." If that was REALLY what she was attracted to, then that made sense. He was quite dangerous, more than anyone really knew.
He could see that kind of spark in her eye as she looked at him, and at her QUESTION he swore he was close to letting out a squeak of shock, but he refused such noises and gawked at her in silence until he spoke again, "I-I..." he shook his head nervously, "I would not!" he insisted, his face almost completely red now. He couldn't believe how much a little flirting was getting to him, but DAMN did it make him nervous.

Tony:

Antoinette wanted to laugh at how hard the man was shaking in nervousness. The man may be dangerous, but she currently had the upper hand on him, which was impressive considering he had four. Antoinette scooted closer to him so that their hips where touching. How far could she get with him until he takes off running?
That was a game she always loved to play with her prey, "Why not, Set? Is it because I'm not attractive? Or maybe because I'm not Gwen? Or because you don't know how to kiss?" She questioned placing her hand lightly on his that was gripping the back of the bench. She wasn't quite sure how ghost bodies worked. Some parts where solid, some parts where not, it was always questionable which was which. Currently his hand was, which worked in favor for her.

Set:

Set flinched as she got even CLOSER to him, unsure what to do. All he DID know was that he was shaking more, and it wasn't because of the cold this time. He could smell her attraction to him most definitely. Yeah, she wasn't mocking him or faking, she did think he was alluring. That...wasn't good...and yet oddly flattered him deep down inside.
Shaking that thought off, despite not actually having a heart he swore he felt it flip when she pressed her hip against his. He made a soft yelping noise at this, his eyes darting wildly to hers as she asked yet MORE questions he wasn't sure about, "U-Uh...well not exactly...I uh...mean..." he blushed more, "You're very attractive actually." he very bluntly said. Hey, he might as well say the truth when needed, "It's just I've never been close to another before. Not even like this a-and...I d-don't..."
He leaned away more, not realizing the metal and wood of the bench was starting to bend and crack, "A-And hey wait a second! Why would you assume it's because you're not her?! How dare-" he didn't finished when suddenly the edge of the bench finally snapped from his pressure, causing them both to tumble over with Tony landing right on top of hm. Huffing and trying to catch his breath thanks to the impact and the shock, he gawked at the woman and squirmed around to get her off of him.

Tony:

Antoinette had heard the bench start to creak, but she was not prepared for it to break. The both of them fell to the ground, lucky for her she fell right onto Set. So no damage done. She giggled at the situation looking down at him. He looked downright flustered. She poked the place where is nose would be if he had one. "Are you sure you've never been close to another 'mon before? Even like this?" She asked with a smirk, then joked. "With the way that bench just broke i would say you wanted this to happen."

Set:

He squirmed more, completely flustered at what just happened. The Universe simply despised him didn’t it? Blushing, he wiggled slightly and huffed at her in frustration, "I did NOT do this on purpose!" he said quite insistently. Whether she was joking or not, he wanted her to know right now that this was an accident. He snorted when she poked at his nostrils, shaking his head like a Snubble would if the same thing was inflicted, "Don't do that." This was awkward. With her like this it was WAY too close, being pressed up against her. He could feel every curve she had and it was just too damn intimate for him, even if to most this contact was very minor.
"And yeah, I'm pretty damn sure. I've been alive for at least 200 years remember? Living in a tomb this whole time. During of which I have VERY little travels on the outside and on the inside I was busy killing or hunting down tomb raiders. Of course I never got 'close' to someone." he looked away slightly, "Who would ever try to be...with a Cofagrigus." There was a slight sad tone to his voice, but he quickly shoved it away and glare at her, "Now get off of me." he placed two of his hands on her hips with the intent to lift the woman off of him.

Tony:

Antoinette listened to him and took in that information. Only more weapons to use against the man. She stroked the side of his face with the back of her hand. "Let me kiss your face and I will." She said tail swaying behind her.

Set:

He growled at her refusal to get up, his grip on her hips increasing slightly. Not enough to hurt or to penetrate her flesh with his claws, but enough to get her attention at the very least. His muscles locked up when he felt her hand against his cheek, blushing more and moving his head to break the contact. At her 'bargain' though, he had to scoff, "And what makes you think I won't THROW you if I refuse?" He almost dared her to give him a legit answer, looking at her confidently.

Tony:

Antoinette felt his hands grip tighter onto her hips, though it did not faze her. If he wanted to toss her she was surly to land on her feet. He might get her off of him, but wouldn't toss her she was sure, “Because for a two hundred year old virgin of... anything, I'm sure you’re curious?" She said placing her hand on his cheek then lightly trailed it down to his neck then chest, "You must be curious to what it’s like to kiss another. To hold them close and let a soft, delicate moment exist between you and the other. Don't you want to know what it’s like?" She asked locking eyes with him projecting her want through her gaze.

Set:

He froze up a bit at what she said, feeling VERY sensitive all of the sudden, "H-Hey! I never actually SAID I was a Virgin, I just haven't b-been this uh...close..." he tried to lie. It was pretty obvious he was failing at that. Yeah, he was a Virgin, a really old one. Come on, you try to find someone to sleep with you when you're a freak like him. Not that his mind ever wandered to that, considering he had plenty of distractions as it was. He blushed a lot when he felt her finger travel across his body, thankful for the bandages. Still, he could see the desire in her eyes, and it made him nervous, as stupid as he thought it was.
Even so...he had to admit he WAS curious with what she proposed. He hasn't felt anything like that, and while he still doesn't really feel THAT kind of closeness to her...what would the harm be in a bit of experimentation? He might not ever get another chance...except with that Luxray creep. He kissed him at the party but it was only for a few seconds and he was blinded by rage shortly after. Indulging a bit...might not kill him. Might. ONLY cause of his curiosity though, only that, "....Fine." he grumbled, letting his body relax and laying his head back, "Get it over with."

Tony:

Oh... Oh he was really going to let her do it. No biting or clawing? No violence or running away. Well that was interesting indeed. Her sway over him must have been a strong one. This was good. She wiggled a bit making herself more comfortable position. She leaned in and began a trail of light butterfree kisses from the hinge of his jaw to his chin.
This was to give him his last moments to flee, but all he did was shake and shift up again from his relaxed position. She nuzzled into his cheek before planting her lips on his. It was soft, but with confidence an assertiveness that would allow her to manipulate the kiss as needed, but still have him room to respond.

Set:

He sighed and just waited for this to pass. He knew she was never going to cooperate otherwise. Even if he HAD made true on his threat and just threw her off of him, in time she would bug him about it again. Maybe this would deter her....or make her want him even more. God dammit, it didn't make any sense anyway and just confused and angered him. He was a monster! A freak! An abomination! She shouldn't be attracted to him in any way! No one should...he didn't deserve it...
His pitiful thoughts were interrupted when he felt her kiss at his jaw all the way to his chin. It was just little ones, ones he barely felt, but they were definitely there. He shuddered and shook, feeling an uneasy amount of fear rise and the urge to run, but he didn't. No, he had to put up with it. He couldn't let himself back off. She may not remember his moment of weakness from before, but HE did. It was a sense of pride is all. He gasped softly when she nuzzled him but gave a muffled yelp when she kissed him on the lips suddenly.

He flinched and everything locked up at once, his eyes dimming and flickering to black, his version of 'closing' them. Squirming a bit under her, he shuddered more as he let her kiss him. She was...very gentle. It wasn't AMAZING or anything, but certainly not unpleasant. Just...different and strange was the best way to describe it. As she kissed him though, he felt something lash at him.
He wanted to kiss back more as he felt himself get a bit lost in the pheromones she released. His mind swimming, he started to suddenly get aggressive. He moved his hands to her back and pressed his claws into her flesh. He didn't draw blood, but he certainly wasn't gentle, and he began to growl. He was becoming too forceful, too primal, it wasn't right. He felt the need to roll over and pin her down, to take control of the situation, to dominate. It was SUCH a powerful urge too. His growling became stronger and the kiss more forceful as he raked his claws down her back. With a hiss, he bit her bottom lip hard with his sharp teeth, attempting to become more aggressive with the kiss.
Without warning though, just as he was started to rip into her winter outfit, he broke the kiss and rolled away, pushing her from him and sitting on his knees, panting. He pawed his hands against each other, mumbling out, "I-I...sorry I don't..." was all he could say, looking at her with genuine confusion. He had...no idea what came over him...He never gave out apologies freely, but...this time...

Tony:

The kiss was going well... until it wasn't. Antoinette could legit smell the want coming off the Cofagrigus beneath her. His grip on her hips became more tight almost painfully so. The kiss had become more hungry, fierce, and sloppy. Antoinette let out a startled yelp when she felt sharp teeth nip at her lip and a growl emit from the man.
Antoinette placed her hands on his chest to push away, but soon found herself on the ground and Set scooting away from her. She blinked widely at the man confused on what just happened. She placed a finger to her lips thankfully not feeling blood, "Set... it's... okay. First time is always the hardest." She said trying to joke but it didn't seem to work to calm the man, or her. Antoinette sat up and dusted some of the snow off of herself, "What happened? You were doing just fine."

Set:

He was silent for a minute, panting still, before he finally calmed down enough to speak to her again. He looked at her slowly, staring for a minute before looking back to his palms, "I...I don't know. I really don't..." He clenched his fists a few times, the feeling of desire fading the longer he sat there, "...I don't know what came over me. I was in control one second and then the next I..." he looked back to her, "You have to understand. We're...very dangerous. Very isolated....separated from Society. There's a reason Yamasks and Cofagriguses aren't really accepted by others. We're...primal. My guess is because...I'm not used to that kind of intimacy I am...unable to control myself. It was almost instinctual." he shrugged, "We tend to stick to our own kind because...if I'm not careful, if I lose control of myself, I could kill you or anyone else that tries that. At least a fellow Cofagrigus, even a female, would be strong enough to withstand their mate. I just...don't know. I'm just second guessing here. Still, I don't like losing control of myself no matter the circumstance....I really don't."
He glanced back to her, "I'm...I apologize for that. I thought I could control myself but the hunger was too strong." he shifted a bit, "Now that I at least know...I'll do better to control my desires in the future. At least....we know now." he honestly felt regretful for what he did. If he hadn't stopped himself he could have really harmed Tony. It was one thing to hurt someone he could at least 'tolerate', which was a lot for him, but to hurt someone without MEANING to hurt them was something else entirely. It...scared him. Still, at least she wasn't angry, "I didn't hurt you too bad...did I?" he curled in on himself, feeling a surprising amount of shame. Yet another feeling he wasn't familiar with.

Tony:

Antoinette watched him taking in the information. This was new information for her. She didn't know much about Cofagrigus and their life other than how isolated and dangerous they were. What he was telling her now was good, for the both of them. Antoinette got up and walked in front of Set holding out her hand to help him up out of the now. Although she was sure she was supposed to be scared of him now, she could not.
There was seriously something wrong with her, but she can figure that out later, "Well then Set for the safety of you and me, let’s not do that again huh. Though you are going to need to learn control eventually. For yourself and a potential mate. Though you have lasted two hundred plus years without one, what’s another hundred something year without one huh?" She smiled at the last bit.

Set:

He watched as she approached, a bit surprised as he expected the woman to run away, but she didn't. He looked at her hand for a minute before taking it and standing up. Stretching a few times, he released her hand and looked down at her. He nodded in agreement at what she said, "Yeah...until I learn to control these foreign feelings better I would suggest NO ONE try that. It's too dangerous..." he couldn't help but feel a slight twinge of disappointment though that it was too dangerous to try again anytime soon. It was like being denied something great. It wasn't like the kiss with her was earth shattering or something, not that she was bad, but it was like there wasn't a...connection. No real 'wow' moment. He got aggressive with desire...but...it made him wonder if that was how it would have been with any woman hitting on him like that, not just Tony. He didn't know though, he just didn't have enough experience.
He blushed a bright red at her mention of a potential mate. Getting a bit upset and flustered, he quickly spat out, "That is IMPOSSIBLE!" However he recoiled, changing his tone and muttering, "I mean...look I appreciate the uh 'reassurance' but I'm not capable of finding a mate. I've been alone for so long...there's no hope for me. I'm a monster, remember? No one would ever love a monster." he sighed, "Not that it bugs me. I've accepted this truth a LONG time ago."

Tony:

"Oh don't say that. Im sure you'll find someone eventually. Hey, only a Monster can love a monster and this circus is full of monsters." She huffed out a laughed. Antoinette then gave a very audible shiver and used more snow off herself as a clear signed of a topic change. "Hey I think that they have a jug of homemade apple cider in the lounge car. You wanna come with me and get some. Will certainly help us warm up from how cold it is." She said turing on her heel and headed to the train. wither he followed or not was up to him, but she could seriously use something warm. She thinks that some snow might have got into her hood and that was gonna be a pain to get out.

Set:

He scoffed at that, "Easy for you to say. With how much you flirt you could get anyone you wanted I bet." he grumbled, "Not so easy for me." he looked away, "...The Circus may be a place of monsters...but not like me. If you knew...half of the shit I've done...you'd think differently." he glanced at her with his wide red eyes, "...They always do."
He was thankful for the topic change, though he was confused a bit, "...What's Apple Cider?" he didn't much care, but if it was warm he had to agree and followed behind her. He himself wasn't doing much better. Thanks to falling down like that, some snow had gotten between his bandages. THAT was a pain in of itself. Still, gonna be nice to get warm after this winter land of hell.