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within the lines Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:00 pm
.Lake.   "Aaaaaah....."
Didn't she at least have the decency to cry elsewhere? Somewhere...not around him?
Wh-what am I supposed to do now?!
"Uh...u-um..." Perhaps if he pelted her with dead cockroaches...at least she'd have something to snack on, then. He duck hastily around in his pocket, but realized he was fresh out.
Damnit.
"Th...there, there?" he said, wracking his brains as he spoke to recall any times he had seen people cry in the past...how those around them had made it STOP. With babies, there was usually pats on the back and tossing in the air involved...he wondered if he should toss Kira in the air. But...no, he recalled other gestures, too...gestures that, in his experience, led to some damn good sex, but amongst other people, seemed not to lead anywhere at all...
Terrified, and rather awkward at displaying gestures he was completely unfamiliar with, Lake placed a rough, scarred hand on Kira's thin shoulder, squeezing just slightly before patting her on the back. "I love you," he tried hastily.
No, wait. That wasn't right.
"Congratulations?"
That's not it either...
He thought hard, trying to recall what else came out of peoples' mouths in situations like these, and which ones he was supposed to use now...
"C...come...here?" He opened his other arm, holding it awkwardly in mid air and exposing his clothed chest for her to cry into. At least, that's what he expected her to do. That's what he'd seen people do in the past. "Th-there there," he said again, at a loss.
Do I lurk in the Darkness  or step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:54 pm
ĸıɍą ☆ Ƥıēřċǝ_________________________☓☓☓Kira kept her face hidden, effectively blinding herself from seeing his reaction. She could hear that he seemed unnerved, but she didn't really care at the moment. She was struggling to choke back tears and keep herself from the point of full fledged sobbing. But the more she tried, the more she simply wanted to let go. If she hadn't run into Lake, literally, then she probably would've broken down long, long ago. He'd effectively renewed the urge.
She ignored him at first, just huddling into herself, but when he spoke a certain three words, she jerked slightly and lifted her head, giving him a blank stare. He obviously didn't know what he was doing, as he soon followed with a congratulations. Then, he offered an arm, but he was getting closer at least.
"..."
What was she supposed to do? She stared toward his open arm, ears drooping and sight blurred by tears, just starting to fall. Quite suddenly, she couldn't hold it in, and she caved.
Her body tilted, practically falling against his as her face buried into his chest, letting out a pitiful wail as she slumped and clung, fingers grasping at his shirt. "I w-want to go home..." she choked. Shamelessly, she cried against him, letting it out now so that she could function later. Holding it in wouldn't help in the long run... not that she planed on being here for the long run. She'd starve. ♥ ☓  ♥
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:35 am
Before the crying started, Riley had wandered off a little further down the hallway. He decided to do this when lake came up with his licking theory, as much as Riley wanted to see Kira sock the guy, he felt that there would be a long winded conversation where he couldn't get a word in edgewise before it happened. One he didn't feel like standing around listening too. So in a continued attempt to find some answers, he wandered off, and started checking in the rooms. He was still be in sight, he was only a little ways down the hallway. Most rooms were empty or had nothing in them of value, but one stuck out. Something laying in the room had him stuck there, head istuck through the opening, not wanting to move an inch.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:32 pm
 { X̃͑ͬ͗͏͈̲̲̦̟̀͜ ̼̳̰͈̤̇͂̾ͯ̄͐̄̚͜͟͡A͊̽̒̎͌́͝҉̵̛̮͉̮̗̠̙͉͓̖̻̗̺̮̹ͅ ̷̙̺͔̟̰͍̍͌̉́͐̄́́͜N̄͑ͨ̔͏͏̵̮̞̼̮̰̹̯̤̻ ̈́ͣͥ̅̉̒ͫ͏̛͔̟̟̝̭̳Ą̠̟̫̲̤ͯͥͫ̌ͪ̊̓͌̅̅̒ͤͣ̈́ͤ͆̉̀ ̢͕̟̙͍͙̠̺͙̮͖̬̹͑̐̽͒̔̕͠T̶̃͑ͨ̈̔͂̽ͮ̓̒̂̃͜͟͏̴̠͍̣̗̦ ͯ͐̀̈̓̄̔ͯ͆̈ͬ̚҉̶̪̳̱̹͎̬̣͓̪̱͇͇̪͕͙ͅͅÔ̵̙̺͔̜̜͇͂̍̔͆ͦͮͥ̒ͬͨ͡͠͞ ̵̥̫̩͍̻͍̻͍͔̱̙͍̳̹ͫ̔͒ͪ̂͌ͧ̐̎̐ͣ͆̿͜͠Ş̷̙̥̪̞̩́ͣ̅ͭ̈́ͦ͟͜͠ }
"Fear. Fear is my ally." "What have we here, hmm?"
The white-haired hellion stuck his head out of his doorframe, looking down each end of the hallway, a look of curiosity on his features (though his eyes couldn't be seen behind the veil of his own hair). His lips curled upward into a smirk. 'What a lovely set up,' he thought, his fangs gleaming somewhat in the fluorescent lights above him. 'Whoever's brought me here has outdone themselves, yes, yes~'
He stepped out of the room, his eyes still scanning for any signs of life. Nobody nearby, but he knew that there were others. There had to be. Nowhere was ever completely devoid of life, especially in this day and age. Not to mention this was obviously a manufactured structure. Rather sturdy, too; otherwise, when he'd converted himself into lighting back in his room, the place would have begun to burn down.
Yes, a nice set up indeed! Indeed, indeed, indeed...
The demon began to sniffle somewhat, as if something rotten was in the air or perhaps something was tickling his nose. It turned out to be the latter, as mere moments afterward, he sneezed loudly, the sound echoing off echoing down the hall. The fluorescent bulbs above him exploded with a sudden 'zap', sending shattered glass everywhere, though the hellion never budged.
"Well, I'm bored! XANA EXPLORES NOW!" the demon shouted, thrusting his fist into the air with a wild grin. There was another loud 'bang', and suddenly the stranger was gone; meanwhile, fluorescent bulbs began to explode down the hall, as if the electrical current was over-loading them down a set path."As you scream in terror...""I shall scream in p̡̼̩͔̘̟̱̝̮͒͑̆ͬ͟l̶̲̣̮̦̯̑̋e͚͈͍̤̟͓͛̓͌̍̈ͩͦ̚͜͞a̭̗͌͊̔̏͑s̫̯͇̞̞̣ͬ̇ͤ͂̈́̈ͮ͜͝ͅų̘̼̗͕̊͛͟r͙̹̙̣̤͖̗̐͂̃̉͋͑̃̈͜͞e͋̂͂ͯ̉͂̈́҉҉̡̛̩̬̟̻̞̞̞̹͎͙̘̪̠̤̩̦̳͉̙̲͍̰͐̍ͣ͋̔ͬ̑́ͧ̓ͥ͛̾̀̕͡."
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:52 pm
 Craig Ialden
The Shadow Man
"What if I were to...
...disappear...
...in front of your very eyes?"
Seriously, what had been with that guy? First he had barricaded him in, then he had dropped a door on him! And after he left, he still heard echoes of crashing. Granted, those faded soon enough as he left the area. Thankfully, silence reigned. A nice, calming silence.
Pshh, yeah right. Like that was going to last long. All too soon he heard somebody shouting...something about love? In a place like this? That was a little bit...strange. Still, it was better, possibly, than a crazy b*****d with a penchant for throwing metal doors at people.
Continuing down the hall, he heard nothing but silence, causing him to wonder if the singing was a delusion. Then he heard the scream. Rather loud scream too. A woman's scream. Wondering if she was the one who had been singing earlier, he started running down the hall towards the scream.
Soon enough she was in sight. A blonde woman (Anna-Marie) sitting down directly across from a doorway. Strange...but then again, everything in this place was. Walking over to her, he dropped down into a crouch a couple feet away from her. He did want to be able to run if she was insane and tried to kill him. "Excuse me...miss? Are you ok?" He asked, fully prepared to shoot backwards and take off running again.
I am the one who bends shadow to my will. I am the Shadow Man
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:57 pm
.Lake. "Oof!"
Lake slumped a little as she barreled into him, taken aback - had he actually done the right thing? - as she began to cry into his chest.
N-now what?
"L-look, uh...uh...I uh..."
Was he supposed to do something? Say something? He swallowed hard. "Hey, uh-,"
His eyes flashed suddenly, darting toward the doorway. The hair on the back of his neck stood up, and he had a sudden animalistic look to him again.
"Quiet," he snapped suddenly at Kira, his voice becoming sharp as he wrapped his arms around her - not to comfort her, but out of sheer instinct, his muscles tensing throughout his body.
Outside...the lights...
Is it getting darker...?
"...I hear something..."
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:07 pm
ĸıɍą ☆ Ƥıēřċǝ_________________________☓☓☓Kira kept slumped against him, hardly aware of Riley's disappearance. She couldn't see, her face pressed into Lake's chest and her fingers clutching at his shirt, as once again she found herself leaning closely against him. Each time, it wasn't for an affectionate reason though. It was for personal reassurance. And even though he had been the trigger for the tears in the first place, he was the only one around, and he had been trying to make it better.
Her ears twitched as he started to speak again. She knew he was struggling and wasn't used to this, but she just kept against him, sniffling to herself as she tried to regain control.
"Nn-" she jumped, eyes widening a little as her face was tugged closer to his chest. She squirmed at first, then froze, choking back another pitiful sob. Holding her breath, she kept as quiet as she could, her head tilting slightly and ears at attention. "..what?" she asked faintly, barely a whisper as her fingers maintained their grip on his shirt. ♥ ☓ ♥
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:12 pm
{ X̃͑ͬ͗͏͈̲̲̦̟̀͜ ̼̳̰͈̤̇͂̾ͯ̄͐̄̚͜͟͡A͊̽̒̎͌́͝҉̵̛̮͉̮̗̠̙͉͓̖̻̗̺̮̹ͅ ̷̙̺͔̟̰͍̍͌̉́͐̄́́͜N̄͑ͨ̔͏͏̵̮̞̼̮̰̹̯̤̻ ̈́ͣͥ̅̉̒ͫ͏̛͔̟̟̝̭̳Ą̠̟̫̲̤ͯͥͫ̌ͪ̊̓͌̅̅̒ͤͣ̈́ͤ͆̉̀ ̢͕̟̙͍͙̠̺͙̮͖̬̹͑̐̽͒̔̕͠T̶̃͑ͨ̈̔͂̽ͮ̓̒̂̃͜͟͏̴̠͍̣̗̦ ͯ͐̀̈̓̄̔ͯ͆̈ͬ̚҉̶̪̳̱̹͎̬̣͓̪̱͇͇̪͕͙ͅͅÔ̵̙̺͔̜̜͇͂̍̔͆ͦͮͥ̒ͬͨ͡͠͞ ̵̥̫̩͍̻͍̻͍͔̱̙͍̳̹ͫ̔͒ͪ̂͌ͧ̐̎̐ͣ͆̿͜͠Ş̷̙̥̪̞̩́ͣ̅ͭ̈́ͦ͟͜͠ }
"Fear. Fear is my ally." Lake and Kira would begin hearing glass shattering from the ceiling, over and over, getting closer with each 'bang'. There was almost no time in between the sounds, as if each were happening so close to one another they might have been simultaneous. Finally, just as the one exploded just outside their room, it stopped. Static filled the air. There was a moment of silence before yet another bang- a crack of thunder, staggeringly close.
"Peek a boo, Xana sees you~" called the white-haired hellion from the doorway, having appeared the moment of the thunder crash. He stepped into the make-shift training room, glancing around through white bangs before focusing on the two entities. "Who are you? You smell funny. Are there any children nearby?""As you scream in terror...""I shall scream in p̡̼̩͔̘̟̱̝̮͒͑̆ͬ͟l̶̲̣̮̦̯̑̋e͚͈͍̤̟͓͛̓͌̍̈ͩͦ̚͜͞a̭̗͌͊̔̏͑s̫̯͇̞̞̣ͬ̇ͤ͂̈́̈ͮ͜͝ͅų̘̼̗͕̊͛͟r͙̹̙̣̤͖̗̐͂̃̉͋͑̃̈͜͞e͋̂͂ͯ̉͂̈́҉҉̡̛̩̬̟̻̞̞̞̹͎͙̘̪̠̤̩̦̳͉̙̲͍̰͐̍ͣ͋̔ͬ̑́ͧ̓ͥ͛̾̀̕͡."
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:21 pm
.Lake. Almost immediately, in response to the creature's words, there was violent hiss threatening to drown them out. Lake was on his feet, fangs bearing, claws extended...the blue veins on his arms had reappeared, looking even more strained than before - in addition, a slight sheen of sweat had appeared over his skin. He growled menacingly, standing protectively in front of Kira as he faced Xanatos, watching his every move with rapt attention and suspicion.
"You don't smell too good yourself," he murmured, crimson eyes intent. "Who are you?!"
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:26 pm
ĸıɍą ☆ Ƥıēřċǝ_________________________☓☓☓Kira tensed, eyes widening as the fur upon her tail started to puff out and stand up again, her arms tightening around Lake. She blinked a few times, to make sure she was seeing properly. Could tear blurred eyes create such hallucinations? No, he was real. She could smell him, and like Lake, he wasn't human.
She tumbled to the ground with a startled grunt as Lake leaped up, jerking from her arms. But she scrambled and quickly pushed back to her knees, then rocked up to her feet, balancing in a low crouch behind Lake as she stared around him. She swayed slightly, stiff but ready to spring, ears yet again flattened back.
"Children..?" she echoed anxiously, more to herself than the stranger.
So much for that one peaceful night. ♥ ☓ ♥
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:42 pm
{ X̃͑ͬ͗͏͈̲̲̦̟̀͜ ̼̳̰͈̤̇͂̾ͯ̄͐̄̚͜͟͡A͊̽̒̎͌́͝҉̵̛̮͉̮̗̠̙͉͓̖̻̗̺̮̹ͅ ̷̙̺͔̟̰͍̍͌̉́͐̄́́͜N̄͑ͨ̔͏͏̵̮̞̼̮̰̹̯̤̻ ̈́ͣͥ̅̉̒ͫ͏̛͔̟̟̝̭̳Ą̠̟̫̲̤ͯͥͫ̌ͪ̊̓͌̅̅̒ͤͣ̈́ͤ͆̉̀ ̢͕̟̙͍͙̠̺͙̮͖̬̹͑̐̽͒̔̕͠T̶̃͑ͨ̈̔͂̽ͮ̓̒̂̃͜͟͏̴̠͍̣̗̦ ͯ͐̀̈̓̄̔ͯ͆̈ͬ̚҉̶̪̳̱̹͎̬̣͓̪̱͇͇̪͕͙ͅͅÔ̵̙̺͔̜̜͇͂̍̔͆ͦͮͥ̒ͬͨ͡͠͞ ̵̥̫̩͍̻͍̻͍͔̱̙͍̳̹ͫ̔͒ͪ̂͌ͧ̐̎̐ͣ͆̿͜͠Ş̷̙̥̪̞̩́ͣ̅ͭ̈́ͦ͟͜͠ }
"Fear. Fear is my ally." Xanatos seemed anything but threatened by Lake's sudden outrage. Quite the contrary, a look of pleasant surprise crossed what was visible of his face, his mouth in a circle-shape. He stepped forward a few steps, his lips curving once again into a smirk.
"Me? Well, I think it's common courtesy to introduce one's self first if asking for an introduction!" he said, his voice having an obviously teasing tone, though there seemed to be a more sinister twinge underneath- as if it may have been a threat. Suddenly, though, he giggled, bringing his hands together and energetically tapping his fingers against one another. "Don't be so serious~! Life's short, why stress yourself out, right? Now, I don't suppose you can point me to the nearest orphanage...?""As you scream in terror...""I shall scream in p̡̼̩͔̘̟̱̝̮͒͑̆ͬ͟l̶̲̣̮̦̯̑̋e͚͈͍̤̟͓͛̓͌̍̈ͩͦ̚͜͞a̭̗͌͊̔̏͑s̫̯͇̞̞̣ͬ̇ͤ͂̈́̈ͮ͜͝ͅų̘̼̗͕̊͛͟r͙̹̙̣̤͖̗̐͂̃̉͋͑̃̈͜͞e͋̂͂ͯ̉͂̈́҉҉̡̛̩̬̟̻̞̞̞̹͎͙̘̪̠̤̩̦̳͉̙̲͍̰͐̍ͣ͋̔ͬ̑́ͧ̓ͥ͛̾̀̕͡."
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:52 pm
.Lake. Lake jerked, shifting into an attack position as Xanatos moved forwards, baring his teeth again in warning. He seemed larger than he had a few minutes ago, his shoulders broader, his muscles more pronounced.
"Back off," he growled. Perhaps he was simply on edge after having been so abruptly attacked by Kyou, or because of the bloody, burned room they had come across earlier...but he was hardly about to give this creature the same greeting he had Kira when they'd met.
"Tell you what," he said, though there was a slight sarcasm in his tone...as though he knew there was no point in trying to make a serious deal. "You find us a way the hell out of this place, and I'll point you in the direction of one of the orphanages I used to steal food from. Huh? How 'bout it, Chuckles?"
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:06 pm
ĸıɍą ☆ Ƥıēřċǝ_________________________☓☓☓Don't attack, don't attack, don't attack...
She did not want to see Lake get crushed under anything again, and she wanted even less to have to really get involved. As the man entered the room further, she quickly rose and shuffled back, standing straight but still tense.
Why did this guy care so much about finding an orphanage? She couldn't see the reason being anything positive.
And Lake seemed to be getting bigger this time. ...wait.
...he stole from an orphanage? Despite their developing situation, that stood out for a second, and Kira looked briefly surprised as her concentration broke. She could only conclude that he was homeless, and that's why he'd said this place wasn't so bad. That he could get used to it. He didn't have anyone missing him, which also explained his lack of social skills.
...now wasn't the time to be thinking of that.
She briefly considered appeasing the man by stating a name, then decided to simply keep back and let Lake handle it. Being inhuman himself, did that mean he had more experience in dealing with others of that nature? ...then again, she didn't look very human herself. ♥ ☓ ♥
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:21 pm
{ X̃͑ͬ͗͏͈̲̲̦̟̀͜ ̼̳̰͈̤̇͂̾ͯ̄͐̄̚͜͟͡A͊̽̒̎͌́͝҉̵̛̮͉̮̗̠̙͉͓̖̻̗̺̮̹ͅ ̷̙̺͔̟̰͍̍͌̉́͐̄́́͜N̄͑ͨ̔͏͏̵̮̞̼̮̰̹̯̤̻ ̈́ͣͥ̅̉̒ͫ͏̛͔̟̟̝̭̳Ą̠̟̫̲̤ͯͥͫ̌ͪ̊̓͌̅̅̒ͤͣ̈́ͤ͆̉̀ ̢͕̟̙͍͙̠̺͙̮͖̬̹͑̐̽͒̔̕͠T̶̃͑ͨ̈̔͂̽ͮ̓̒̂̃͜͟͏̴̠͍̣̗̦ ͯ͐̀̈̓̄̔ͯ͆̈ͬ̚҉̶̪̳̱̹͎̬̣͓̪̱͇͇̪͕͙ͅͅÔ̵̙̺͔̜̜͇͂̍̔͆ͦͮͥ̒ͬͨ͡͠͞ ̵̥̫̩͍̻͍̻͍͔̱̙͍̳̹ͫ̔͒ͪ̂͌ͧ̐̎̐ͣ͆̿͜͠Ş̷̙̥̪̞̩́ͣ̅ͭ̈́ͦ͟͜͠ }
"Fear. Fear is my ally." "A way out? Why on earth would you want to get out?" he asked, stopping in his tracks and giving a look of confusion. He brought one hand up to his cheek, tapping it with his index finger a few times; each time the finger left the cheek, a bolt connected the finger and face before he tapped it again. "I mean... you've already got a good bite to eat right there, and I'm sure there's others abounding in this place... so..."
He tilted his head to the side, glancing at the girl-thing behind Lake, before once again glancing at Lake. With his head tilted, his bangs fell with the gravity, allowing a glimpse of one of his crimson eyes. "I don't know what you see in her, though- soul's not innocent enough for my taste- oh, would you calm down, I'm not taking your meal, boy!" he shouted, glaring at Lake.
"Nah, I'm not looking for a way out. But tell me your name already, hmm? Hmmmmmmm?" he began, leaning toward the male. "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?""As you scream in terror...""I shall scream in p̡̼̩͔̘̟̱̝̮͒͑̆ͬ͟l̶̲̣̮̦̯̑̋e͚͈͍̤̟͓͛̓͌̍̈ͩͦ̚͜͞a̭̗͌͊̔̏͑s̫̯͇̞̞̣ͬ̇ͤ͂̈́̈ͮ͜͝ͅų̘̼̗͕̊͛͟r͙̹̙̣̤͖̗̐͂̃̉͋͑̃̈͜͞e͋̂͂ͯ̉͂̈́҉҉̡̛̩̬̟̻̞̞̞̹͎͙̘̪̠̤̩̦̳͉̙̲͍̰͐̍ͣ͋̔ͬ̑́ͧ̓ͥ͛̾̀̕͡."
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:35 pm
.Lake. Lake's jaw clenched stiffly, his eyes intense and unblinking...he did not take them off the newcomer even for a second.
...A good bite to eat...? He almost turned his head around. Does he mean...Kira?
"Oh yeah?" he growled. "Well, glad you see it my way...guess you'll have to find something else to eat." His hand lashed out as Xanatos leaned forward, the tips of his claws resting warningly against the creature's throat. "I don't have a name."
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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