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 Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 4:01 pm
Once they all grew up and went back to normal, Joy was super stoked. Or she was at first. When she got over how happy she was that she wouldn't have to undergo puberty a second time (Sus ginoo, salamat sa Diyos, tenk yu po!), the reality and the nature of what had happened finally sunk in. Kubyerto said it before and had never hesitated in reminding her how he thought she was too naive.
And maybe stupid, given how people she thought would have her back just straight up washed their hands of the situation. Dropped her like so much rancid garbage. When it dawned on the ginosaji that his bonded was heading into downward spiral town, he intensely suggested (in no uncertain terms) that she go make sure he too had reverted to his real form.
Which was why she was at the training fields and perfect timing! "Uuuuuy, it's Kim!" she greeted the younger woman.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:17 am
Kim was training, well after a form.. She was using Chinthliss like a skipping rope, much to the sentient whip's dismay, while singing "Who wants to live forever" by Queen. The activity had two parts to it. First working out was good for you (though she hated it intensely) and second it was a way to get her weirded out mind sorted. So many strange things happened and now she was the confused bearer of a false series of memories. Not false, no but what had happened really kind of changed part of her and she had no idea what it had done. I was here as a younger teen, but I wasn't here because I wasn't here. That just happened but it feels like it was before because I was younger, but I was still this me, but...It was like a death spiral of confusion that was nearly making her physically ill. Stop thinking and just do... just be here and do something. So when she barely heard the familiar current voice of Joy she turned and stared at her, the mental struggle plain on her face. It was all the usually insanely hyper girl could do to keep from running to her and hugging her while crying. "Joy..."
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:43 am
The smile on Joy's face was genuine, she was happy to see a familiar face in their familiar age, but the smile went glassy when she saw the expression on Kim. Joy only spoke to the other woman once, some weeks ago back at Camp Lucy, and it was over preparing food and washing dishes. There could be a whole slew of reasons for that pained anguish on Kim's face, for all Joy knew it could have been over something trivial. Normally Joy would assume it was tied to the whole de-aging thing. But when it became apparent to Joy that her initial assumption of the senior hunters were decent people (with Caroline being the sole exception) was wholly wrong, she needed to curtail her opinion.
So she ended up asking Kim "Something wrong?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:05 am
Don't lose it Kim... keep a grip...Wahhh I'm Kim I want my mooommmyyy...Shut it Manticorpse......whiny b***h brat..... Okay too bad Joy didn't hear that, but it did help Kimberly get a grip. "Nothing.. I mean.. so much. I am so baffled.. I met someone but I didn't meet them because I don't know what is real or not so ..." She waved her hand. "Joy what is real and what isn't? How could I meet someone when I was 14 but not meet them..? Was any of that stuff real.. did you experience it too?" The words spilled from her lips in a tumble of absolute... er... something, just fill the word here.. cause she couldn't. She dropped her arms limply to her sides. "Joy... this is all so confusing. I know beating the snot out of things.. but not all this weird stuff that belongs in an anime series."
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:29 am
Oh. Oh jeez. Maybe Joy should have gone and assumed it had everything to do with the artifact ******** with them. The moon trainee went to Kim's side without thinking, opening her arms to offer a hug (because Joy didn't have food on her and hugs tended to be a good show of comfort 99% of the time in her experience).
"You got turned into a kid too, huh. It was," Joy's lips twisted wryly, "It was ******** weird but we faced weird s**t before that too, right?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:13 pm
Kim was so grateful for the hug that she didn't even warn Joy that it hadn't happened, she just hugged back for a moment. "Yeah, seems that my whole life had been a series of weird s**t that can't be denied. Crap, this life is so batshit crazy." She pushed her hair back and took a deep breath. "Uh, yeah so.. um before my breakdown and subsequent idiocy, what brings you here?" Kim wiped her eyes and took a steadying breath. I bet she isn't here to use her companion as a skipping rope like someone I know.Chinthliss' muttering made her lips quirk a moment and she glanced down at the weapon.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:32 pm
People being touchy feeley wasn't a problem for Joy, especially when it came as a result of weird s**t. So she kept the hug for as long as Kim didn't pull away. When the other woman did pull away, Joy just gave Kim a look that said the moon was available to listen for whenever about whatever.
"Hey, you didn't break down. You just unloaded," Joy said with a grin, "And as for why I'm here, eh, Bert wants to make sure he's still got it."
Pity you fail to wield me properly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:02 pm
Kim thought a moment then nodded. "Yeah I think there is a good chance all of them, are feeling we are useless or at least rusty at the moment. Chinthliss is just pissed in general but that is a constant." She looked down at the whip which was pretty much buzzing with agitation. "I have an idea, if you are good with it. We can spar. I am kind of rusty myself but it will be a good exercise. And Chinthliss will stop whining about me misusing him." The whip snorted in her head but didn't disagree. "Then perhaps we can talk more.. I need to .. about someone I met, if you know of him. Terry.." As if there was not more than one Terry in the dorms...
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Huni Pi rolled 1 20-sided dice:
13
Total: 13 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:49 pm
Joy shook her head in apology, "Don't think I know the guy. But hey, sparring sounds like a good idea to me. Sun versus Moon, sounds like a fair fight," she joked. "And Bert is never happy about whatever I do, lucky for me he's quiet about it. But sheeeeeeeet can you feel the disappointment."
It felt good to complain. Joy didn't know many sympathetic ears and those who probably were, she didn't feel like she should complain to them.
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Steal rolled 1 20-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:01 pm
Kimberly laughed softly and then made a beckoning gesture with her fingers. Signaling the other girl to come at her. She did however unwind her whip from around her hips where she used it as a belt, and pushed some of the long strands of hair out of her eyes. Tied back or no, some strands always seemed to be in the way. "Well, lets party, I promise to be fair, ... mostly." huni pi Can I get lower than 1? Sheesh she isn't even trying to go first.
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Huni Pi rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 8
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:08 pm
Joy just grinned, summoning her own weapon and trying to figure out how best to deal with the ranged whip Kim wielded. "No need to hold back," she said, suddenly taking a swing at the other woman. "This place won't let us, like, actually kill each other."
HP: 40/40
Charge: 1/3
Damage: 4
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Steal rolled 2 8-sided dice:
3, 5
Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:50 pm
HP: 36/40 Charge 1/3 Damage: (2d8-6) =2 Kimberly's eyes were sparkling now and she was dancing a bit on her toes, bouncing as she watched Joy. Not surprisingly her excitement was a bit of a mistake, as she seemed to be a bit too hyped to actually dodge very well. "Oh!" She gasped as she tried to leap back, not really anticipating that the room would let them really HURT one another. She blinked a bit then laughed, tossing her head back as she made sure to keep active this time. "Okay, so this is going to be real then!" Chinthliss gave a bit of a snort, an image of a kitten leaping and falling over it's own paws came to her mind just as the whip shot out, the attack was lousy, but hey, at least it wasn't completely a miss. She couldn't help but blame Chinthliss for making her miss. He was a distraction at times like this. huni pi Remind me again, what is Joy's weapon? Terry has a shield..
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Huni Pi rolled 2 8-sided dice:
3, 3
Total: 6 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:56 am
After the strike from the whip, Joy brought up the handle of her bladed shovel, letting the ranged weapon wrap around it. "I wouldn't say real real, it's not like I wanna kill you or anything," Joy laughed good naturedly. "But we will encounter creatures and sometimes possibly other hunters who will try to, so's best to be prepared."
HP: 38/40
Charge: 1/3
Damage: 0Steal She uses a bladed shovel/lobotomizer OvOb
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Steal rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 6
Total: 11 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:59 am
hp 36/40 charge 2/3 Damage 3 Kim was starting to feel that she was insane fighting someone with a shovel when all she had was a whip. She was glad when she was able to dodge the strike. Jumping to the side she readied her whip for another strike, a large grin spreading on her lips. The whip snapped out and she was glad to see it strike. "Wow I have to stay away from that thing, a shovel is one heck of a weapon Joy!" Huni pi No wonder your weapon monster is what it is. A giant spoon to beat people with. XD
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Huni Pi rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 6
Total: 13 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:41 pm
Joy gave Kim a look that said she wasn't certain if the younger woman was being serious or sarcastic. It might have hinted at being accustomed to backhanded compliments and a mentality that assumed all praise was never to be taken at face value. But Joy liked Kim well enough to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume it was a genuine praise.
Distracted, the whip caught Joy with a sharp crack and the sting spread through her like fire.
"Ha! You're the first person to think that but a whip's a good weapon too! Hell, remind me to show you this old Filipino teleserye called Valiente. He uses whips and he's a bad a**!" She closed the distance between them and swung.
HP: 33/40
Charge: 2/3
Damage: 7
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