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Nyx Queen of Darkness Crew
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 Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:00 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:07 pm
Umeko's teeth were chattering in the bitter cold of the cave. She'd been relegated to the very back corner of the cavern in a small, closed of place that was freezing despite it's close quarters. She'd been put there as an escape hazard. Right now, they were ignoring her after her last demeaning remarks to her guards.
She could hear the sound of something heavy being dragged across the floor. A body, her mind registered. Someone dead or unconscious. She couldn't help but feel a thrill as they came closer to her cavern. When they opened up her prison and threw in the prone body of a mare, Umeko felt her heart race. It had been a long time since she'd talked to someone, anyone who was not her captor or tormentor.
After the guards left, she moved to the body and nudged it gently. "Wake up," she spoke quietly, knowing their voices would carry. "Wake up, tell me what's wrong. I can help you." She nudged the mare again trying to rouse her.
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Nyx Queen of Darkness Crew
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Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:43 am
Darkness was her friend currently. Her mentality would have otherwise crumbled and she'd of been nothing but a bumbling heap of fur and appendages. She wasn't sure what she had been doing when it had happened but she just remembered someone forcefully grabbing at her and as she struggled to get away she was slammed into and hit her head. The darkness had taken her then and she felt herself stirring but wasn't sure if she wanted to open her eyes.
Maybe it had all been a dream?
Opening her eyes she had to blink a few times and dipped her head towards her legs as she winced. Nope. Definitely not a dream. Someone had been touching her? Hadn't there? Her eyes fluttered open again and she peered around and they finally settled upon a pale form. "Who...Where...." She shook her head slightly and rolled to her stomach and laid there as she took in everything. "My head." She said wincing and closing her eyes to the brightness of the light.
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Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:05 pm
When the mare moved, Umeko felt pity for her jerky movements. "Hold still, I can help a little." She leaned her horn toward her gently and thought of the glow that would warm the other mare's head as it healed. She opened her eyes a little dizzy, "Did that help?"
"It's going to be okay. Do you know where you are? Did you see how you came in? Tell me everything you know and try not to panic." She didn't want to overwhelm the other mare, but at the same time she needed to gather as much information as she could.
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:18 am
She stayed still as the used her healing powers to help with her with her head injury and she felt the haziness in her mind dissipate and she gave a nod of her head towards the mare. "Yes, thank you." She said softly finally taking a moment to look around. "Where are we?" She wondered if the mare would know. Suddenly she was being asked a million and one questions and she just shook her head. "I don't remember anything from before here." She said sadly wishing she could have been more help to the female. "I'm Aveline. May I know your name?" She wanted to know who she was talking to at least if this was to be the last pony she was going to know in her life. WC: 130
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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:58 pm
Umeko felt her heart drop like a stone when the mare answered that she could not recall. It had been the same way with her when she'd been brought in, there wasn't much she could remember. Just hazy, half-shadowed nightmares that still tormented her at times. But she had to be calm, reassuring to the mare. Aveline. Her name was Aveline. "I'm Umeko," she nodded slowly half to herself. "Just don't move too quickly. You'll likely get dizzy. Don't worry," she said soothingly as she assessed the mare for any other damage. "There's the two of us now. We'll get out, you see." Umeko felt her own resolve solidifying now that there was someone else to help her, it didn't seem quite as insurmountable anymore. "I don't really know where we are," she admitted.
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Nyx Queen of Darkness Crew
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:33 pm
She listened as the mare introduced herself and she gave her a weary, yet warm smile. "It's nice to meet you Umeko, even though our circumstances aren't quite... likeable." She finally went with as she looked around trying to get a sense of their surroundings. She was going to make an attempt to get up but decided to stay with her current position on the ground. Plus it was easier to look at the mare this way. And likewise she was sure. "Were there any others?" She asked her curiously. She wondered how dire their situation was, though did she really want to know the answer to that? WC: 108
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:02 pm
"There have been others, but never any put with me. I don't know what happened to them. They were in another cave area, I only heard them." She did not say what she heard. The fear, the screams, the tears, or the prayers. Sometimes she wasn't even sure the sounds weren't all in her head. She'd been her for months, all alone. But no, that was wrong. The sounds were real and they were now gone. She did not know where or if they were safe, but they were gone. And one day, her chance would come. Umeko smiled warmly at the mare, who was nearly of a height with her laying down. "I guess we're cellmates." She let out a little laugh and moved away a few feet to lift the little lantern that was left for her at night. "Here, now we can see each other better."
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:05 pm
"Oh." She said looking around, wondering why the caves were so silent now. She figured it meant they were no longer here and she didn't want to know what had caused them to no longer be around. The entire thing made her shudder and she turned her attention back towards Umeko. "I Guess we are cellmates aren't we." She said as she watched the mare gather a lantern and bring it over towards where she was. She could see much better now, since there was hardly any light in the cave as it was for her eyes to adjust to. "Thank you, that is much better." She said looking at her in the pale light. "How long have you been in here?" She asked her, just out of curiosity. She could easily see that the other wasn't the best of shape but at least she wasn't skin and bones. That meant they at least fed them. WC: 156
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:30 pm
Umeko took a deep breath trying to calculate exactly how long she had been here. "In this particular cell? Maybe half a year? But I was held other places before now for shorter periods. Some worse and some better. The last one I tried to escape was like a castle compared to this place." She gave a look around at the drab walls, "But it was worth it. And I'm always planning how to get out of this place. It'll be easier with the two of us. There are so many more possibilities this way, and plus you're bigger. Size does help." She tilted her head and listened, no sign of them bringing the food yet. Good, the guards were staying with the consistent timeline.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:40 pm
She felt her heart sink at the mares words. So long? She couldn't help but frown a little and she looked around, wondering if perhaps there was anyone missing them. Missing her. "Do you have any family looking for you?" She asked her curiously, her thoughts really just running away with her right now. She allowed the others words to sink in for a minute and she let out a sigh. "I admire your spirit and your courage, I'm not sure I could stay that motivated. Though I guess I've never been in something like this before so I really don't know...." She was scared but she decided then that if Umeko could do it, then so could she if she put her mind to it. "I suppose you've already started to map things out?" She asked, her voice getting a little hushed as Umeko tilted her head to listen to things.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:02 pm
"My mother is probably looking for me, but she was frail when they took me as a foal. So the actual looking is probably left up to my sister Alma. She's a firecracker. She would spit and fight and claw against our captors at every turn. She told me that we'd be free one day, and she never breaks a promise. She's coming for me, I know that. But I'd like to make it all easier on her and get out ahead of time." She smiled again at the mare, "Yes, I have. I've been kept captive since a foal so it's almost second nature to me now." She tilted her head, "There's a long corridor that branches off three ways. The far left takes you deeper, the center takes you to the storeroom and the right takes you to another set of pathways. There's a guard that's stationed there, but he leaves his post sometimes."
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:22 pm
She was glad to hear that she probably had someone looking for her. She on the other hoof probably wasn't as lucky, but it seemed that was alright since she had Umeko here. She listened as the mare spoke of her family and she couldn't help but smile. She would have to have her tell her more about them later. It was endearing to hear her speak with such passion about them like that. It lifted her spirits. "I understand that and I would like to help any way I can." She said with a firm nod of her head. Yes. she would do what she could to help this mare break free and reunite with her family. Listening on as she spoke about the area they were in and the guards she was pleased to hear that she pretty much had everything down to a science almost. "I'm glad at least one of us knows the area." She said looking around them as the other spoke. While it was dark she still had adjusted enough to it so that she could see a bit. It wasn't the best lighting but it worked. "When were you thinking of getting out?"
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