“Mmmh..y'mean th'red haired lass n’ that other hooded fellow? Can’t say I’s rightly seen them either, ‘pologies ma'am.” He’d part with a small frown at his inability to aid her in that endeavor. However, a thought came to mind.

“…We could go lookin’ fer em, if you’s want?”

“That... sounds like a surprisingly good idea.” She didn’t say what she thought to be this surprising about the matter, however, pursing her lips.

“It cannot be that hard to find them.”

An Ageless Curse

The streets of Noxus were not a place that Lucifer liked to visit often. Yet the city itself was a place filled with dark magic, hidden deep within the city. Such a place was bound to have many secrets, yet Lucifer wouldn’t even know where to begin in such a city. Yet he’d got a few small things to go off, maybe not exactly what he’s after but it certainly at least held some interest for him.

There were stories of a sister who visited a tomb in Shurima and came back cursed, where she had been beautiful before she was now twisted. Magic didn’t normally twist someone in such a way, didn’t normally change someone like that, at least not without killing them. Yet this sister wasn’t dead, the curse had changed her, and there could be the chance that what had happened to Lucifer may be a curse or the like.

The Immortal had been waiting in the streets for a fair while when his blue gaze passes over the snake-lady. Lucifer didn’t even know her name, didn’t know where to begin here, he’d have to go back to basics and simply hope for the best here. She was still female, and Lucifer could bet that she would like the attention.

The Immortal certainly looked odd in the middle of Noxus, wearing his fine black suit, top button undone and cane in hand. Moving over the street he starts to walk down the street straight towards her.

As he nears her he simply stops, mouth open slightly as he stares at her,  before seeming to catch himself,

“I’m so sorry, what’s a fine lady such as yourself doing on streets such as these on your lonesome?”

His accent is light, clearly not from Noxus, it had a well-educated ring to it…

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She had wanted to go for a walk - or a slither, rather - and had hoped that wearing her cloak would sufficiently shield her from unwanted advances; at the very least, it should have communicated that she was not to be bothered, yet there he was - an admittedly nicely dressed gentleman pretending to be sorry.

Cassiopeia pulled down her hood, quirking a brow at him. He should really know better than to dress like that in the streets of Noxus - it attracted all kinds of unsavory folk, and she was sure he wasn’t part of the city’s nobility - that accent did not fit.

“I was on my way to avoid men like you.” She replied, coldly, and turned. “Yet you’ve found me anyway. What is it you want?” Her tail behind her twitched in agitation, as if she couldn’t wait to turn the well-dressed stranger into a well-dressed gardening ornament.

“Your button is undone.” She also pointed out, golden eyes staring at his collar. “Might want to fix that.” 

Now, ordinarily, she would have lavished in the attention, but as it were, he’d have to try harder to win the heart of this particular reptilian lady. 

“Well it wasn’t planned but.. Would you want me to take you out for lunch to try and make up for my behaviour.” The little Yordle looks up at Cassiopeia a few feet a way now, the was general sincerity in her voice and it was clear she felt bad.

“Lunch?” She would find this funny if it did leave a bad taste in her mouth already. Hopefully the yordle wouldn’t think she was interested at all in eating live mice, like some people had assumed before, for better or worse.

“I don’t need to eat.”

“It should be about time you get used to disappointment don’t you think? After all every little reflection is a reminder of how hideous of a disappointment you are.” 

“Shall I show you?

He casts a nifty little spell, holding a rather large space open in the air. It ripples, it’s a mirror. And of course, he makes it subtly distorted. Makes her face disproportionate. Downright ugly.

“I cannot believe you have not changed at all in all these months. Then again, a little bit of familiarity is nice as well. Still...” She’s got better things to do than look at her own face in what she believes is a trick mirror to begin with.

“Nice to see you’ve learned a new trick, too. I was afraid you’d regurgitate the same old spells for centuries.”

“You’s coulda told me, ma'am! Ah could'a rustled you’s up a right warm blanket t'keep ya comfy, even in them blizzards!”

Adjusts his hold to cradle her, like before.

“Mmh? Everyone bein’ who now?”

“I would, but I was asleep. Very very suddenly. I did not see it coming either. But - I do appreciate the concern, dear.”

She pets his arm a little. “ ...my family, first of all. Since I have found you.”

Proceeds to lift the snake woman up off the ground, and into his arms.

“Ah'course I’s forgive ya! Jus’ glad t'see you’s again!”

“Ah... yes, likewise. I was asleep for a while there - it was apparently too cold this winter. So.”

Tries not to fall off and hurt herself. Well, this was odd.

“Where is everyone...?”

“You should continue sleeping. You absolutely shouldn’t have broken your 24 hours.”

“...now, I did not ask you! And - I can’t believe you are still around, and much less alive. I want to help you fix that obvious fault.”

“Hey now there is no reason to bash Bandle city because of my social ineptitude … To honest I just want to know what a tail is like and I’m sorry that I went about it wrong” Tristana no longer had fear in her eyes after the down talk of her beloved city, it was one thing to make fun of her but her pride was a different story.

“Well, that is what you think, but... You’ll have to excuse my different views on the topic. Especially when it comes to people rudely touching parts of my body.”

Cassiopeia flicked her tail with a huff. “Was there anything else you wanted?”

“hehe maybe you’re right i should have asked before approaching and i know we got off on the wrong …uh a bad first impression” she looks up at Cassiopia with a little fear in her eyes knowing without her rocket she was no match for this powerful woman. putting her fear aside she stands there with an innocent look standing before the mighty Noxian.

“The wrong foot, you wanted to say?” She bared her fangs in a display of annoyance. “What I would like to know is this - how come you think it a good idea to approach anyone like that? Is this how people do it in your little.... backwards peasant village?

I have to visit sometime, just to laugh at you.”

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