-- hellion's memoirs (dnp)

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

Private Crack!Thread between Angels at Dawn and myself for another RP that's epic-er than any RP ever.
I'm serious.






C O L L E C T E D + M E M O R I E S







C O L L E C T E D + D U P L I C A T E S

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

Anstice:
"It seems our new companion isn't at peak performance, Milady Firefly..."
"Nothing I can't fix, though~" n.n
/heals Orpheus's fingers
/heals Orpheus's various aches
/heals Orpheus's eyes
...
...
n.n "Good as new! Quite literally!"


"Shall we enter the casino, then? Perhaps you could gather the orbs, stranger?"


As Anstice spoke, and began to head towards the casino, a Joker approached. His flirtatious, yet soft, smirk was far more believable than the goofy one they'd often seen the original wear. He appears to be nearly oblivious to Anstice's presence, instead focusing all of his attention on Firefly.

"Hey there... I was just buying all the ladies a round of drinks... I'd love it if you'd join us."
/takes Firefly's hand
"Please? You're far more beautiful than any of the other ladies in the casino... And I already know I'd really enjoy your company, if you'd do me the honor."

[Angels at Dawn]

Orph:
“T-Thank you k-kindly…I-I am…Orpheus.”
/initially taken aback by visual overload
/keeps calm and carries on
/heads off in another direction
‘What do these orbs look like…?’
/keeps a look out for spherical objects

Amy:
/giggles; blushes slightly and withdraws hand
“Aww, you‘re too kind~ Well…why don‘t we um…there‘s a great bar outside, too?”
/points to outside of casino where Cheren is waiting
'Now I feel bad for tricking him...'

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

+++"I'm so happy you agreed... I was afraid you were too out of my league for you to even consider."
+++/smiles sheepishly
+++"I apologize, by the way - I hope taking your hand didn't make you uncomfortable?"
+++/ponders --- /grins
+++"Outside, you say? Well, I didn't see one, but I'd bet you're far more observant than I am."
+++n///n;;;; "Heh! 'Bet'... Please forgive the pun... You've still got me quite flustered over saying 'yes'..."
+++/offers arm "Um, shall we go, then, Miss?"




Anstice:
"Pause for a moment, please, Joker... Firefly, didn't you say you had to use the ladies room?" /wink
"Allow me to show your friend to the bar and you can go on ahead..." n.n
/drags the complaining Joker off
"Now now, don't get worked up, she won't be long! You can just wait for her there!"


As he walked off, while the first Joker's attention was elsewhere, Anstice waved to get Firefly's attention, and gestured to the door of the casino, where a J in a tanktop was smoking a cigarette.

Meanwhile, only a few of the various glowing orbs were immediately visible. One was being juggled by the bartender, another was being used as the ball on a giant roulette machine, and a third was being tossed up and down by a strange, young-looking green haired boy...

There were several possible locations Orpheus could examine to look for more orbs.
- Slot machines
- Bar
- Poker tables
- Cafe tables
- Liar's Dice tables
- Blackjack tables
- Hallway
- Stage
- Fountain

[Angels at Dawn]

Firefly:
/sees smoking J
‘He looks kind of scary…I doubt I can drag him off.’
/approaches smoking J
“Smoking is really bad for your health, sir!”
/smiles brightly
‘He’s definitely going to pull a gun out on me…’

Orpheus:
“Hm….”
/goes for the orb in the roulette machine

Orpheus jumped on top of the roulette machine, startling some of the other sullen-looking gamblers. He jumped over to where the orb was, his foot almost slipping, causing him to wave his arms to maintain balance. By the time he reached the orb, he had unknowingly performed a mating dance for an exotic version of bird only found in the Amazon rainforest. He reached down to scoop up the orb, but in the process, he fell face-first on the roulette machine. After being spun around a few times, he managed to roll off of the machine.

/holds orb like it’s his child
‘Is this the orb they were talking about? If it is, I have to bring it back to…Cheren? What does he look like…’

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

+++/looks Firefly up and down
+++"You know what else is bad for your health? Pissing me off."
+++"Mind your own business, I'll smoke if I want to."
+++/sighs
+++"Did you need something or something?"





Orpheus's disruptive display got a lot of angry glares from the patrons of the casino. If that wasn't bad enough, if one listened closely, it almost sounded like one of the nearby slot machines made a bird noise...

Though he ended up obtaining the orb, it was now unlikely that any patrons who had been playing roulette would offer hints or tips as to where he could find more. They were very serious about their gambling, and having it interrupted didn't please them in the slightest.

Just in time to assist the man in finding his way back to Cheren, Anstice reappeared, grinning widely. If Orpheus knew him better, he might realize that he was silently starstruck over getting to meet who he believed was yet another Greek god.


Anstice:
"Oh, it appears you've found one!" n.n
"C'mon, I'll help you get back to Cheren. Just follow me~
/begins to lead the way
"Oh, just so you know, on my way back in..."
"I thought I saw something in that direction!" /points to the left

[Angels at Dawn]

Amy:
“….” /thinks about how to get him to Cheren
“Well, in case you were wondering, there was a guy that was claiming he could kick your butt in a fight…” /pauses
“…Yeah, he was talking up a storm about how there was this shamrock-haired leprechaun who is really puny…I think he was talking about you. I just wanted to let you know, being your friendly neighborhood…casino worker!”
/laughs nervously “So, um…this guy is outside…I think you should go talk to him! Unless…of course, what he said about you being a puny leprechaun is true…”
/hopes she instigated him enough to go fight Cheren
/secretly hopes he’ll kick Cheren’s a**

Orpheus:
/feels self-conscious at everyone’s angry stares
“My ap-apologies...”
/follows Anstice to Cheren, who is standing there douchebaggishly

Cher:
“I am not holding that…”
/Orpheus places orb at his feet
= w= /kicks it

Orph:
e we;; /cannot help but not really like Cheren for refusing to help someone out
/turns away and goes back to the casino
/turns to the left, though is not helped at this general direction
“C-Could you b-be more spe-specific, please?”

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

+++/glares
+++ -.- "That's good for him. I don't gotta prove myself to nobody."
+++"Just go away."
+++/cigarette burns out
+++/reaches to get another
+++"Empty. ********... Hey, you, you said you worked here?"
+++"Good, go get me another pack. Make sure it's the right kind." /hands empty pack
+++"I ain't stupid, I saw your friend take that other dude away, and I know you want me to, too. Do this and I'll consider it."





Anstice merely pointed in a generic direction once again - it was obvious he wouldn't be of much help to the dark-haired musical mastermind.

Just the same, there were still two glowing orbs immediately visible. One was being juggled by the bartender, another was being tossed up and down by a strange, young-looking green haired boy...

There were several possible locations Orpheus could examine to look for more orbs.
- Slot machines
- Bar
- Poker tables
- Cafe tables
- Liar's Dice tables
- Blackjack tables
- Hallway
- Stage
- Fountain

[Angels at Dawn]

Firefly:
/failure at life
“But we‘re not bad people! Really…um…you‘re all…long lost siblings…and we want you to reunite! Your mom said so!”
/looks at cigarette pack and looks around
/e we;; “Marlboro…okay…I‘ll be back!”
/sees a guy smoking near a poker table
>_____<;; “Sir, I couldn‘t happen to have that pack of cigarettes, right..?”

The other smoker who Amy was talking to considered himself to be a badass also, and shook his head. She noticed, however, that it had ‘Marlboro’ on the top. Not knowing where else to go to get the cigarettes, she reached for the pack and shined a light in his eyes, able to wrestle it from his grip with little difficulty. Sprinting back over to the green-haired smoker, she handed over the pack

“This is the right brand, right? And, um…I think if you‘re going to go outside then you should do so now, because that guy over there looks like he‘s going to murder me when he can see again…haha…”

Orpheus:
/looks between green-haired boy and bartender
‘I need a drink anyway…’
/goes to bartender
“M-May I get a g-glass of scotch neat, ple-please?”
/hopes the bartender will set down the orb when fixing his drink

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

+++/blinks
+++"You... Stole it...?"
+++/snickers
+++"You've got guts, I'll give you that."
+++/thief victim begins to approach
+++/protectively places hand on Amy's shoulder
+++/Badass!J used 'Mean Look' ... /It's super effective! ... Wild Victim fled!
+++"He shouldn't bother you now. I'll go, as promised." /starts to leave
+++"By the way. It would've been easier just to get it from the bartender." /chuckles /leaves





The bartender grinned, nodded a confirmation, and began to expertly juggle the ball as well as the glass to pour it in. Like magic, every time he threw both the bottle and the glass up in the air, it filled slightly, and before long he'd caught both and set them on the bar.

However, the impressive juggler had a slight mishap while trying to catch the falling ball, causing it to bounce off of the glass and tip it over, causing the orb to get sent flying across the floor, where it rolled into a semi-large crowd of people. The bartender quickly apologized and placed the glass upright once again, though replacing it with a clean one before filling it with the ordered scotch, skipping over his 'flair bartending' routine for the refill.

[Angels at Dawn]

Firefly:
> wwwww < /mini fan girl moment
‘So far I think I like all of the Jokers separate…’ e we;;
/on the lookout for more green-haired people
“If I were a Joker…were would I be?”
/looks around and sees Anstice ^__^!
“Anstice, you‘re taller than me. You can see over the crowd! Do you spot anyone with green hair?”

Orpheus:
/downs the scotch in one gulp
>___>
<___<
/has another shot and feels more relaxed
“Better. Much better.”
/follows where the ball rolled into

As Orpheus entered the large crowd, he bumped into other people and was solely concentrated on the floor. He could only find a multitude of feet, but kept pushing his way around the crowd. He saw it being kicked around haphazardly, and in fear that it would break, he hurried. First, the roulette people hated him, and now this crowd would think he was a rude b*****d as well. Ah well. When there was no one between him and the orb, Orpheus did a swan dive for the orb. In the process of his beautiful birdlike dive, someone was about to step on it. A fat person. Mentally shrieking ‘Noooo’ in proper slow-motion, he summoned his rapier and knocked the orb out of the obese person‘s way. It rolled harmlessly out of the way, though the person‘s foot stepped on his sword.

>___________________>;;;
/now has a fat person mad at him
“My apologies…it was an accident.”
/hurriedly collects orb and heads to Cheren
'Even if he starts to chase me, I'm sure I can outrun someone his size...'

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

Just as he had done for Orpheus, the pink haired healer merely pointed and smiled at the Chobit, seeming disinterested in actually helping.

However, the problem was solved for her as another Joker approached. Two of them, in fact. The one who spoke first looked slightly younger than the original Joker, and seemed nervous but impassioned beneath his thick glasses, though the second appeared shy, and had a collar with a lock on it on his neck, which he pulled at and fidgeted with, only adding to his apprehensive demeanor. If anyone passed by him, he edged away, shooting them suspicious looks as if wondering if they planned to pull out a knife on him.


+++"Excuse me." /pushes glasses higher on nose
+++"I require assistance, and I believe you may be able to help."
+++/gestures to the Joker behind him
+++"This bum insists that it's impossible to be 'beautiful' inside and out."
+++"I've explained to him that it's not true,"
+++"Referenced the universe's great minds who were attractive and also wonderful people,"
+++"And yet he still refuses to listen!"
+++"You appear quite capable of proving him wrong."



+++/looks away
+++"It's true..."
+++"Being attractive makes you arrogant, being ugly makes you want to be liked."
+++/huffs
+++"Either way, people just can't be trusted..."








Yet another orb had been claimed by Orpheus, and yet again it was much to the dismay of the various patrons of Tyche's glorious casino.

While the young boy seemed to have moved, and was now not visible from where Orpheus was, there were still plenty of locations to investigate for more orbs.

- Slot machines
- Bar
- Poker tables
- Cafe tables
- Liar's Dice tables
- Blackjack tables
- Hallway
- Stage
- Fountain

[Angels at Dawn]

Firefly:
e we;; "Anstice, you seem distracted...I bet there's a Cheren look alike on that stripper pole over there, huh?" /giggles and turns around
/sees two Jokers ^___^;; 'Jackpot~!'
/sees one of the Jokers' collar DX! "Oh my goodness, who put that on you? You're not a dog!"
/turns to glasses-wearing Joker "Now, that's not nice to call your friend a bum!"
'Huh. They can't tell they're the same person? I suppose they act vastly different...'
"Though, I do agree with you, sir with the glasses. There have been some truly wonderful people in the world. However, I think that perhaps the best way to prove this point would be not to reference some infamous historical figure, but rather bring an example closer to home."
/turns to collar-wearing Joker "There's no one in your life that impacted you greatly? A teacher from school, or a friend, or maybe your mother, perhaps?" /pauses "None of those people were the slightest bit pretty on the outside?"
/smiles brightly at both of them and laces hands behind back, waiting for a response
'I wish I had a weapon of some sort to get that collar off of him...'
"You seem to be terribly uncomfortable..."

Orpheus:
/looks around for the little boy
DX 'Where did he go?!'
/decides to look elsewhere
/decides to see if one rolled in the nearby hallway
"Hm..."

[XX-Emma Uchiha-XX]

The Joker clad in glasses seemed satisfied with her ability to convince the other, nodding along with her speech as she explained her method of convincing the collar-wearing male. With another adjustment of his glasses, he stepped slightly aside, since the one wearing the collar was hidden partially behind him.

He seems to have been oblivious to her remark about his discomfort, too lost in thought and trying to remember to notice.


+++/frowns ... /thinks
+++"My... Mother..."
+++"I don't remember her well... I only really have one vivid memory that I can think of... Still, though,"
+++/pauses
+++"Somehow I remember thinking how lucky I was to have a beautiful and caring mother..."
+++"But what does that prove? She was my mother, of course she was kind to me!
+++"I bet if she wasn't, she'd've been just like everyone else..."








The hallway appeared empty. There was only a table with a carving of several stacks of poker chips, and the table itself could easily be seen beneath.

There were still plenty of locations to investigate for more orbs.

- Slot machines
- Bar
- Poker tables
- Cafe tables
- Liar's Dice tables
- Blackjack tables
- Stage
- Fountain

[Angels at Dawn]

Amy:
/frowns
"Just because she was your mother doesn't mean she was required to be nice to you. There are plenty of mothers who hate their children, I can imagine." /frown deepens
=/ "Just like everyone else?"
"Hm...but I'm not scary at all, am I?"
/thinks
e we;; "Maybe you should look at yourself as an example! You haven't been mean to me at all, and I think you're quite handsome~" /girlish giggle
"Sir with the glasses doesn't appear to be malicious in nature, either~"

Orpheus:
=n = /investigates table; hits it, makes sure there are no hidden compartments
"Hm..."
/decides to wander over to the fountain and see if someone threw it in instead of a coin
e we;; /isn't quite sure he knows how to swim in the case of jumping in