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[ATLANTA MAE TISZA]

Atlanta shrugged and smiled. "Basically." Of course, she wasn't really a siren, it was just the easiest to explain. She made everyone aroused and in turn felt better. She had lots of sex and many desires, and once the thrill wore off, it was cold again. In any case, it had given her plenty of grief, but plenty of fun.

"And thank you." Sometimes Atlanta felt that beauty was all she had, but she was still glad to be complimented on it. It was at least something tangible she could hold onto, as opposed to music which floated away. She didn't have many friends, only lovers and exes, and a family far far away who thought she was living in a nunnery and fending off the devil. In some ways she felt like one.

"So do you make fire or just control it?" She asked. Atlanta wondered what it would be like to have a power that was so tangible and straight forward.

[AJAX HYPERION DEVICE]

Ajax nodded, he got the gist of what her power was. Though he only got in in the terms of being a siren. Though anything more in depth and he'd probably switch off. He played with the hair-band around his wrist. He pinged it on his wrist, wincing as the metal bit hit is skin a little too quickly. He chuckled at himself.

“Not a problem darlin'” he grinned, “Just the truth” he spoke casually. “Why are you sat alone? Your so pretty it's odd that you're not with a boyfriend or something?” he added, curious. He yawned, and moved his hand to cover his mouth as he did.

“I do both, but only at times like now, when I'm relaxed and just unstressed.” he explained. “It's not pretty when I loose control” he shrugged. The people close to him, knew what he was like when he was out of control. “But I keep in control now with the pill they prescribed me” he chuckled. He played with his hands, before looking around.

Everyone was busy and so he lifted his hands onto the table, and created the tiniest flame on the top of his index finger, before swirling it around the fingers on his hand. Then the scrunched his hand closed and when he opened the hand it was out. He checked the table and no one was staring at him. He didn't make a habit of showing people the way he controlled fire.

[ATLANTA MAE TISZA]

Atlanta smiled a little sadly. It was strange to be opening up to him, but he'd worn her down a bit. Maybe he was an okay guy after all... "I'd settle for either a boyfriend or a girlfriend," She said mostly to herself. You'd like being bisexual would make life easier but honestly, all she seemed to be good for was flings and one night stands due to her powers. And that had been okay, but she did wish she had something else. Atlanta just shrugged him and ate some more chili was she watched him ply with fire.

The flame flickered lightly and she momentarily wondered about the discovery of fire. Had there been people like him even back then. Had there been people like her? Atlanta wondered if they'd been as lonely as she felt sometimes. She hated being blue, but it seemed to come in flashes between her singing.

She nodded appreciatively at his handiwork. "Most people aren't pretty when they lose control."

[AJAX HYPERION DEVICE]

Ajax nodded at her, then laughed. “Same here darling” he giggled. “You're bi?” he asked after a moment, wanting to make sure he was understanding what she said correctly. When he started playing with fire, he never wanted to stop. But he had to. He needed to keep his status as an elemental on the down play. In case an tourist passing through accidentally caught him using it. That would not be good.

His eyes glanced down to the chilli on the table. He wondered if she really thought it was good or if she was just being polite since he was sat right there. You never knew with people, but she didn't seem the type to beat about the bush. He dragged his teeth over his bottom lip.

“They aren't are they” he sighed. His best friend could testament to that. She'd seen him at his worst. Just before he'd been carted off to the hospital psychiatric ward. Though not many people knew that he'd been there. Or at least not really what for anyway.

[ATLANTA MAE TISZA]

"Yup." Atlanta said simply, while silently glad to meet someone else who was bi too. It was nice not to be an anomaly. She had to live such a lie at home, but here she didn't have to. Funny that she still called it home. Her parents were a lie, her world back there so twisted in on itself that Atlanta could hardly breathe just thinking about it.

Atlanta just nodded. She looked into her now empty bowl and sighed. She wondered if she was depressed, or if the between singing lulls were really so bad, but she had to be careful. She could sing in the shower all she wanted and no one would get hurt, but out here... Here she'd start messing with people's emotions and there were kids here. It would just be wrong.

"Well, uh, it was nice to meet you," She said slowly, deciding that maybe it was true. He'd really gotten on her nerves, but now he seemed like a mostly decent person, if rather odd.

[AJAX HYPERION DEVICE]

“Awesome. It's not often you meet people openly bi” he exclaimed. None of his friends really understood what it was like to be bi. They accepted it, but they still made fun of him. He licked his lips. Feeling hungry himself. he'd make himself something later. He often did that. Had lunch late. Mostly because he usually worked at lunch times.

“It was very nice to meet you Atlanta” he smiled. He loved to meet people, and as Atlanta had found, he was persistent enough to most people tended to warm to him eventually. He didn't mean to be annoying. He blamed the pills. He looked towards the kitchen, and gulped. The Boss was stood at the door, looking around.

“Oh bugger. I think I'm in trouble” he laughed, before leaning forwards a little, and tilting his body away so that the boss couldn't see his face. He hated authority figures, and in his mind his boss fit into that category. “You're singing at the willow tree bar later right, later? I'll go see what you can do” he eventually decided, making a mental note to go.