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 Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:35 pm
The black hunter cloak had it's uses, only a few people paid attention enough to the cut of the cloak to think she might possibly be someone of the hunter faction. The fact that she had a black bone arm poking out of the cloak helped make it clear she wasn't quiet the enemy.
However the black colors made her melt into the shadows of the alley way. Getting a meeting with Nox was never simple. This was the place, the time was early. So now it was a game of waiting.
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:42 pm
Nox just casually strolled into the ally five minutes later like he owned the place, wearing his normal street clothes. He raised an eyebrow and grinned at her, "You got something for me or do you want something from me?" He leaned against the wall, crossing his arms.
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:51 pm
That was Nox for you, five minutes late and still better then you. You got used to it, sort of. Sammy shifted from the wall she was leaning on walking over to the treater as he strolled in falling into place beside him. "Mostly something from, knowledge."
Tilting her head back Sammy revealed the chain wrapped tight around her neck, a lock smack in the center keeping it chained tight to her flesh. "I want to know about artifacts, why this one won't come off and where the other ones come from. There isn't much about it in the school that I could find on it."
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:24 pm
The 'Treater's eyes dipped down to her chest and then back up to neck. "For the first, you gotta give me more information about how, when, and where you got it. For the rest," he shrugged and scratched at his nose with a claw. "Artifact is kind of a catchall name for a power imbued item that does things. The kind you'll mostly find around Halloween are the sort that are imbued with extra FEAR. They're the safest and most reliable for our kind. You used a few JOY ones went you snots went to Christmas a few years back."
He stared at her, face going serious for a moment, "But you're talking about the other ones, aren't you?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:56 pm
"Sammy let out a low whistle tipping her head up, stop staring Nox she was taken thank you very much. Still all part of the deal when working with him. "Where? Messed up dream world the Tear, Tare, whatever you wanted to call that rip in the sky that distorted everything. When is the same time, right at the end when things snapped back." She shrugged, "How is beyond me, lots of us have them, different styles, different charms on them too."
Her own sported a dog, a werewolf, red crescent moons, and a series of hunter marks. "I always figured that much." She reached into her cloak tugging out a pair of reins. The whole thing was covered in sea life and weeds dripping salt water. "I picked these up a while back. I remember the joy ones, snowballs, lights, and wreaths."
When his face became more serious, her own mirrored it in turn. "Weapons. Something like these but stronger." She rattled the reins gently in one hand. "We've held them, I've seen them in other times and places. Not like the hunters weapons. Something else."
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:15 pm
He eyed the lock a bit closer, then nodded slowly, "There's a few like that I've come across in the past few months. The going theory is that it's connected to memory loss." He tweaked his ear, "I'll check up on them, see if anybody's had any luck unlocking theirs. Seems less an artifact, though, and more a curse. If it is an artifact, though, and you got it through that big Distortion spike, it's probably leeching that bit of power from you. Nothing you would be able to use, not like FEAR, but you should probably get it back if you can, ghoul."
The talk of powerful weapons had him leaning back again, giving her a level stare. "Probably made from Distortion. You know how diamonds are made?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:44 pm
She tilted her head up higher showing off the necklace a bit more, less necklace more chain. "Yeah Amrita mentioned the same thing, but it's hard to point out what memory is missing when well, it's missing." Sammy shifted pacing side to side nodding, "Thanks for looking into that. Curse or not, we can't remove them and it's physical. Always thought Curses where more internal or something." She waved a hand, she wasn't very magic inclined.
"I plan on getting them back, it's mine, and I'll take it back." Nodding at his question she made a squeezing motion, "It's uh, coal, dirt, junk basically crushed under pressure? Makes it into something else; diamond."
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:56 pm
"Curses can have a physical manifestation," Nox smirked a little wistfully, possibly remembering one of the more entertaining ones he'd come across. "Diamonds are the result of pressure and a jackload of time. Distortion, I think, is kind of the same. Emotional energy locked into place, given a huge amount of focus and time. Memories. And the powerful ones, the kind that create weapons of power? Those are the sorts that are shared and passed from person to person, lingering in thoughts and minds for centuries, even millenia."
Clearing his throat, he scratched his head and looked chagrined, "But that's just my thoughts on it, it's an area of interest for those interested in treasure hunting."
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:14 am
"Feeling nostalgic there Nox?" The ghoul smirked in her own right, if only because she knew whatever he was thinking of would be hilarious and cruel.
Flexing her fingers of bone she pondered it a bit more, "Time's the trick isn't it?" She pondered it over rubbing the lock slowly over. "But what if there was a lot of us? What if we all had memories layered on memories. They didn't pass down, but there where so many of us, so much locked away to stop everything from unraveling. Can't that fuel it the same way one passed down might?"
She could almost feel it, the weight of a blade in her hands, West no, someone else with his face. It all flickered by and caused her to flinch slightly. "Well consider me interested..." she finally added, "Both creating them, or finding them again."
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:22 am
Nox looked thoughtful, "That's probably why so many were effected, even those outside Halloween." He grinned and looked her over again, "Finding is no problem, but making? I'm not the guy you apprentice to for making anything other than mischief and money, ghoul. And a weapon of power? I'm pretty sure there's only a handful of people capable of it, and even then it's a collaboration of master craft and spell work. Those are the kind of egos that don't work together often."
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:55 am
"Hunters I'm guessing. Only other faction who would be able to fight that crap off as well." She shrugged though, "Something about hunters though... the thought bothers me." She frowned trying to focus on the topic a bit more but something was missing a blank she kept hitting that made knots in her stomach. That she kept to herself.
"The problem with finding is you don't know what you're getting." She rattled her reins, "These apparently make people into horses for a bit. Obedient horses too." A small smirk as she thought about riding a Nox-Mount through town.
"So I need Distortion, I need someone who can forge it. Fun times." She slid the reins back into her cloak hooking it on her hips again. "Know any interesting folks who ever dabbled in that kind of stuff?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:53 pm
His eyes narrowed at her smirk and then he shrugged, "That's you're problem, ghoul. Most treasure hunters research what they're looking for, if they get something else, they sell. The market on artifacts isn't exactly legal, but it's good money."
Nox tilted his head at her question, "Naw, well nobody that's still around. Creating those sorts of things isn't exactly easy, or encouraged. Otherwise everybody would be running around waving overpowered weapons at each other, which isn't exactly the sort of thing those in power want. Reapers are bad enough, as it is." He paused and then sighed, "But I can keep an ear out, no promises, though. And in return, if I find something you can use, you'll just owe me...hmmm....your post graduation existence."
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:22 pm
"I know of a place I can get more info, I was after something else, a pair of boots but found this instead. Just sorta roll with it sometimes." She took a gander at her hip again shaking her head, "No selling the stuff just causes more trouble in some cases depending on what you sell to who. I'll hold onto what I can."
Moving towards the main road she paused at the end of the alley way looking back at Nox. "Gota keep the status quo in check, we all get power we would all be causing waaaay too much trouble." She shook her head, "Sorry, no deal on my existence, already sold that to a sweet little ghoul who's way better looking then you. But I tell you what, keep your ear out and I'll give you something that can point your towards a few trinkets to make some seeds on."
She held out her left hand of bone, "Deal?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:06 am
Nox's eyebrows rose and his smile grew sharp and predatory, "You shouldn't make deal with demons, ghoul. Not unless you've done the necessary paperwork first. You can trust me for mentor s**t, but this is outside of that understand? Those nice and gentle school rules don't apply. So I'll find that information, we can negotiate a price then."
He straighten up from his slouch against the wall, shoving his hand in his pockets, "You better decide how much it's really worth to you before then." He turned and strolled out of the alley, lifting a hand in farewell as he walked away.
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