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 Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:48 pm
What...the hell had happened to the bunks in the underground. Ofelia had only been gone for not long at all, or so she was pretty sure, but to return and have everything torn up was pretty, pretty shocking. At first she'd just stood there dumbfounded, like maybe if she stared hard enough everything would go back to normal, but nothing changed to matter how many times she blinked and how long she kept this ridiculous one-sided staring contest going. Every ounce of her should have and could have started panicking, starting throwing things in a rage, but that small river that flowed inside her brain only prompted her to smile and assume this was all for the best.
"Hmmm. Guess Ah ...should find...somewhere ....else ta be. Yup, this is fer the best." Her right eye twitched as she started from the underground and made her way up and all over Deus, smiling at anyone she passed and waving to others from a distance. She didn't know them, they didn't know her, but she didn't really care. Everyone was her friend, all of them, and even the person in front of her she could see with a cane? Was that a Sun on his jacket?
The teen's mood lightened (maybe) at the sight of the Sun emblem and she picked her back up, flip-flops clacking against the bottom of her feet. She didn't really recognize this person from behind so she needed to go close, though as soon as the distance was closed one name jumped to her lips as she got to their side. "Oh! Yer....Jerry, aintcha?" Man she hoped that was the right name, but then again how many injured men with facial burns and glasses could there be on this Island.
. . . .well a lot, but that didn't matter. "Whatcha doin'?"Bilious I hope this is alright? NOVEL TO START, SORRY. I didn't think so far ahead.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:54 pm
Jerry glanced up from where he had been sitting, cane leaning against the tree behind him. He had hoped to get some time alone to think. Sasha hadn't been in her room, which was a relief when he dropped off their bags of things, but he had quickly bolted before she and Rin had returned.
He needed time to think.
This usually involved finding a quiet out of the way place to sit and fiddle with his guitar where it wouldn't annoy anyone, but unfortunately, the island was a crowded place. He blinked up at the sudden voice, catching sight of the red head he had seen around a few times. "Er... yes? Can I help you?" He managed. There was a sun on her jacket, and no stripes. A trainee. Yes, he remembered her being at their Auditions, but with everything going on, he couldn't for the life of him remember her name.
He was usually good at names, damn.
He flushed, fidgeting with a tuner, "Oh uh... just... finding my zen, as a friend would put it, ahahaha."
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:59 pm
"Ahhhhh, nah Ah really dun need much, was jus' makin' sure Ah knew yer name. We've never really met b'for', Ah think, 'cept in that room wit' the tiles? Ah'm Ofelia, but most here jus' seem ta call me Ofie." Ofelia grinned but didn't go overboard, instead keeping her tone as soft and even as she could. Quiet, quiet.
He said he was trying to find his zen, did that involve his guitar? It seemed like everyone on this island was pretty damn musically talented. Maybe Ofelia should learn to play the spoons or something since she knew her voice was not anything to be cherished. "Ahhhh...oh...um. . . . . ya need me ta go then? Ah'm probably not sommin' good ta have 'round when yer zennin'."
That wasn't even a word Ofelia.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:07 pm
"We've met a couple times, actually," Jerry laughed weakly, setting the guitar down onto his lap before scratching at his scarred cheek, "Well, it's ah... certainly nice to officially meet you, Miss Ofelia. Is there anything I can do for you?" At least it was a distraction for now.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:11 pm
". . . .really? Man, Ah guess Ah'm worse at 'memberin' faces than Ah thought. At least Ah'm glad Ah knew yer name." A weak chuckle, an awkward glance to the side. Ofelia wasn't wearing her eye patch but at least her hair was down and in her face, the eye socket covered. "An' like Ah said, not....really? Ah went back down ta the bunks a bit ago ta get mah playin' cards an' stuff was kinda....torn up? Now Ah'm jus' wanderin', wonderin' where Ah'm gonna sleep tanight." Ofelia chuckled faintly again.
Not a lie.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:42 pm
Jerry's lips pursed. "It wasn't my weapon this time," He sighed, shaking his head, "I'm sure you can find a friend to stay with? My room was destroyed as well, or I'd offer it," He gave an understanding smile.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:48 pm
Ofelia's eye twitched for a moment, but she smiled anyway as though the twitch had never happened. "Ah dun got any friends, but Ah 'ppreciate the supporter thoughts an' the offer none the less." Seeing as Jerry was sitting Ofelia popped a squat, resting down next to him. "An' nah, Ah wasn' blamin' no one. Yer weapon's really cool, yanno? Ah'm hand ta hand so Rue only does good when Ah can get close ta people or other stuff." Ofelia grinned again. "Ahh, Rue's the name'a mah weapon. What's yers called?"
This was an easy topic.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:12 pm
"Er... Roar. Roarshack," He clarified as the weapon gave a grumble in the back of his head. "Pretty fitting, huh? Ahahaha. Howlers er... apparently have a er... theme to their names. All about who has the er... loudest bark, really."
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:18 pm
"Howler? What's a Howler?" Ofelia blinked a bit. She really needed to study up on this monster stuff.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:49 pm
"It... er... it's a pack creature," Jerry attempted to articulate. "Sort of like... a wolf or a hyena. But um. Er... spiny." He tapped the whistle thoughtfully.
WE ARE A MAJESTIC RACE. I don't know what this HYENA thing is, but I'm sure we could eat them up. Spiny. I'll spiny you, meat bag, they're called QUILLS.
"He's been giving me pep talks about er... pack mentality. More or less," He smiled weakly.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:29 pm
"Oh, that's really cool!" Ofelia sort of shuffled closer to Jerry, nodding at all of his words. The look of pure wonder in her eye was unmistakeable, mostly since she felt like an a** about being so ignorant over all other creatures. Hell, she still didn't even know what a boo hag was. "Havin' someone always tellin' ya they got yer back must be kinda nice."
When Rue didn't respond with something witty Ofelia . . . got a little nervous. Ah well.
"Rue's a boo hag. Ah dunno what that is."
Still no response.
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:50 pm
"Have you looked it up? Funnily enough, I found my first hint in a Dungeons and Dragons manual, ahahaha. How long have you been here? Usually the weapon's the one to initiate the getting-to-know you process... at least in my experience," He smiled weakly. "Roar's pretty quiet most of the time but. Well... we have er... he reminds me of..." He floundered.
Roar merely chuckled, waiting for him to articulate it, but Jerry cleared his throat. "We get along well enough, anyway. I know he wouldn't have chosen me if he didn't have a reason."
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:55 pm
"Rue hates me an' wishes me dead. She's never taken steps ta tell me 'bout herself so Ah've never tried ta ask often." Wait, that was a lie. Ofelia had asked once. "Ahh, no wait. Ah did ask 'er once, she told me ta ******** off an' die. Never much bothered after that." A shrug was the end of that statement.
The teen rubbed the back of her neck and tried to think on time. "Um...mission-wise Ah guess is best way ta say how long Ah been here? Was here b'for' the Pony place one, an' somehow Ah managed ta miss the one where everyone went up north fer some reason. Ah'm in the Lamb Group." She used to think it was fun to be called a lamb. Now she hated it for some reason. "An' how long ya been here?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:58 pm
"I'm a late-Stray," He murmured, watching her with furrowed eyebrows, "Been here almost a year now, I guess..." He scratched at the gnarled scars on his cheek, "Why would Rue choose you if she didn't see something in you? It's not like you could just pick up any old weapon. I tried countless tablets until I heard Roar's howl. I don't now if he has my back exactly," he laughed, "He's... quite the bully. But it's nothing I'm not used to, ahahaha."
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:06 am
"Ah dunno why she picked me 'cause even if Ah asked she wouldn' say. Rue likes men, hates me, an' wants me ta die. Ah really dunno much pass that an' am not too eager ta try an' learn." Ofelia rubbed the back of her neck again, waiting for Rue to say something. The weapon was still silent, just as she had been since the incident with Jordan and the cackling in the bathroom. "As fer hearin' her voice, the first thin' Ah managed ta hear was her cursin'. Ah guess she didn' wan'a girl an' was doin' her best ta tell me ta ******** off. Ah caught that an' that's it?"
Ofelia was actually a bit scared to think of why Rue picked her. Did she was someone she could torture? Had Rue picked her because of her fear of small spaces, her used-to nature of voices in her head? Jerry didn't need to know that, right? She was going to dwell in her own thoughts until Jerry mentioned bullies.
"Ehhh? Yer bein' bullied? Why would someone do that? Yer a really nice guy." She sounded sincere and actually was, since she'd never seen Jerry actually do well, anything.
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