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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:03 am
Seph nodded pulling Itaka round in front of the oven "Its almost ready, just got to stir it a little but longer and I'm sure you can do a more vigourous job then i could" she snickered putting the spoon in his hand. "And if its a clue that you want hmm... well I have you something that you can use and something we can enjoy" she winked at him.
"Thats what I would like to know, you know how hard it is to gather round the family in one place when we're so scattered and constantly moving. And I would say he's not a bad partner, he has my approval" Alpha added with a small nod.
Amane paused for a moment before asking "Could you maybe let us know and perhaps invite me to your wedding? I've never been to one before or even seen one because viera don't marry but I've heard they are really nice events where everyone is happy and theres lots of singing and dancing and really big cakes"
Mu gasped slightly overwhelmed by the sudden increase in attention and the tightness of Hebals embrace "Woah slow down a little there, we haven't even picked the venue yet and until thats sorted out then we won't know what dates are available. But sure I can invite you along if you don't mind the travel since I know villages can be funny"
Hebal shrugged patting Amane's ears "We'll find a way to get you out the village again and maybe you'll be a summoner by then. Hehe thanks for the early invitation and we'll be sure to bring you a really nice wedding present when we arrive"
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:00 am
Elorin nodded not surprised "Yeah farmers don't earn a lot of money from selling their stuff so they need to work harder to get by, especially when we elves don't have a lot of farms. Though I think its just her future brother in law that runs the farm. Besides has anyone ever told you that too much free time is incredibly boring"
Felina hesitated "Well I guess thats true but I think I wouldn't have ever got bored if I was allowed more out of palace freedom before now because its great in the outside world. But a good balence is needed those farmers dont sound like they have any fun or holidays often if at all"
Satoshi smiled somewhat glad Gil got to see something new "It's a whole experience in itself being in Kunec let alone seeing that tournament and all the judes and being able to look down at all the clouds below you. It's just not an experience I would feel comfortable having again for quite a while" she added quietly.
Takeo snickered "To be honest I'm surprised you didn't go crazy up there, you really hate heights and its not like theres anywhere you can go to escape . Or maybe you can handle them a lot more than you think. I'm also curious as to how the altitude would have effected visitors"
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:16 pm
Oassu smirked "Yeah you turned into a right little renegade as a kid it sounds like, can't imagine anyone wanting to ride a marlboro" he said happily "Though farmers don't really get holidays, even when crops won't grow they'll have to deal with animals and the like" he said
Gil nodded "She did really well up there, but the Gria have an excellent safety net in place in case of people falling off" he said "But I think they use technology to keep the place as normal for visitors as possible" he said.
Itaka nodded stirring for Seph "Well...that sounds like a very interesting present" he said uncertain what to make of it "Got me curious as to what it'll be" he said reaching behind him to give Seph a squeeze.
Zadina nodded "It'll be good I'm sure, don't you worry we'll get you to go see the wedding Amane" he said excitedly "So how did you get into the circus Miss Mu?" he asked
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:50 pm
Seph smirked looking over Itaka's shoulder while she spooned him from behind "Well hopefully you won't be disappointed with your presents. Now is it my turn to get a clue as to what sort of present I'll be receiving tomorrow. Oh and Alpha left us something before we left as did Hebal and Hayate. My guess is we'll get the rest of the goodies when everyone else gets back.
Amane cheered patting Hebal's ears back "Yay thanks guys though you'll have to help me out if theres any special clothes or customs I'll need to know about before the event. Wouldn't want to embarrass myself in front of the demons and make them mad"
Mu smiled and shook her head "No no you'll be fine. If you can manage being around my dad then you'll be fine with the other demons I think. As for how I got in here, not easily. Most people here are part of families that have been doing this for generations soyou really have to be a natural at something and manage to get in touch with the right people. Basically I got lucky... now want to go sit down somewhere either in my cabin or in a nice spot under the tent?" she offered.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:09 am
"Don't they just have people floating around all day attempting to catch anyone that falls off? Thats what heard anyway. Doesn't sound like an effective net and I doubt they have railings so would be pretty easy to assassinate someone if you could distract the catchers enough" Hitomi muttered thinking she wouldn't feel safe in Kunec herself.
Satoshi paused taking a glance at the snack menu lying about on the table "Yeah they have people to catch you but I didn't really want to try falling off the edge to find out funnily enough. And I don't know about you Gil but the weirdest part for me I didn't get used to as the fact we were constantly moving around the place. Slowly but surely the city probably moved at least 10 miles a day" she guessed.
Felina gasped giving Oassu a playful nudge "Hey you can hardly talk about being a bit of a renegade as a kid as you weren't exactly a saint either. Though I didn't think the marlboro was that dangerous at that age and how would I living in a palace all day" she defended herself.
Corella laughed shaking her head "Nice try but even I knew they were really dangerous when I was little. You just got overexcited in the heat of the moment and did something silly" she teased.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:29 am
Gil frowned "Well you'd be hard pressed to distract them since they spend shifts flying below the city but as far as I know they haven't had a gravity-based death in 50 years since they first implemented the system" he said having a drink "Though I suppose it would be a bit weird, makes it hard to track" he said
Oassu shrugged "The big teeth should be a big clue about whether it's dangerous or not since you knew for sure what they were for" he said debating what slice of cake to have next.
Itaka smirked "Well you'll just need to see though it's nice of them to have gotten us a present, I just got Alpha some alcohol, reckon he'll appreciate it though" he said focusing on stirring.
Zadina giggled "I'll study up on local customs of the temples then for when we get travelling or you can always ask my uncle when you go see him since he'd know best what the world is like" he said.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:53 am
Seph snickered and nodded her head "He'll probably appreciate it, though alcohol is a bit of a double edged sword when it comes to fire demons. It's highly flammable which they love but it has some other unwanted side effects. And from the shape of it I'm pretty sure Alpha got us some booze back, either than or a big bottle of vinigar" she joked putting her hand on Itaka's arm getting him to stop "Thats enough now, soup should be ready now"
Amane paused for a moment while she worked out what Zadina was getting at when he mentioned his uncle "Oh yeah I guess he would know partly from his travels and partly because he's king there must be a load of expectations not to offend people" she guessed,
Hebal looked around before easily replying to Mu "No offence to your cabin but can we go sit by the tent somewhere and go behind the scenes now. And do you have any proper food we can eat? You circus people aren't fat enough to constantly be eating all the popcorn and ice cream thats served here" she concluded.
Mu snickered "Oh its tempting sometimes to have a day of just eating nothing but the snack food we sell. But your right we do have a cook with us who makes really good meals though hope you like your meat if you want food from us" she warned guiding them through the caravans and back to the tent "Here through this side door though they might still be cleaning up a little in here"
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:57 pm
Felina shook her head "The creature had its mouth shut so its teeth weren't on show and those tentacles looked like vines which are really quite fun to swing from, especially when your a kid. Now come on guys I can't have been the only one to have done something silly as a kid" she sighed knowing she would never live the experience down.
Elorin smiled reaching over and patting Felina on the shoulder "Sure we all have occasionally done things if not as extreme as that. Falling alseep in so called important meetings and reports is probably my biggest problem not that its news to you since 90% of it is just words that take forever to reach the point"
"Must be awkward having a transport/tourist industry in Kunec when you have to work out where it is every day in your airship" Ranmaru guessed scratching his chin "Oh well it would be nice to see a gria every now and then but I doubt the gria are going to contact any ninjas"
Satoshi raised her eyebrow "You could have mentioned that to me while I was up in the air, would have been reassuring to know. But I guesss we had a lot going on with the tournament and all and you know that will eventually be shown here on a sphere if we're lucky."
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:38 pm
Gil shrugged "Well I guess they must have some way of sorting it out otherwise it would be unmanagable" he said "Though why would it be shown here? Didn't think these tournaments were a big deal" he said
Oassu smirked giving Felina's hand a squeeze under the table "Hey relax you turned out fine just a little funny thing" he said deciding he'd had enough of the cake and yawning slightly "Don't take things so seriously just teasing you a bit" he said.
Itaka nodded removing the spoon from the soup "Right then I'll let my little soup masterchef take over" he said moving out of the way and behind Seph "Still I'm pretty sure Alpha will be fine with the present though I wouldn't think they'd like flammable liquids as much as if we just set fire to him for a couple hours" he said baffled by the thought fire demons simply liked flammable things.
Zadina nodded ducking into the tent "Yeah he's well travelled so knows a lot of places but it'll be a fun adventure when we set out don't you think?" he asked happily listening in to Hebal and Mu's conversation "I imagine you'd get really sick if you ate nothing but candyfloss and other junk then you wouldn't be able to perform" he said pausing to admire the backstage area littered with props.
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:55 am
Seph snickered gesturing to Itaka to fetch the bowls "Why does it baffle you so? Fire demons are mad up of big burning gas balls or something like that inside so anything that makes their insides burn more is like a little pick me up. They don't even need to drink at all truth be told unless its to maintain their bodies in human form. Can even leave their human form to get dehydrated and change back to recover a few days and go back to their normal human form self" she explained.
Mu smiled noticing the expression on Zadina and Amane's faces at the circus props "Go knock yourselves out with those. Just let me know about the trampoline before hand for safety reasons" she told them placing herself down on a randomly placed box at the side of the ring
Amane gasped searching around in surprise "You would let us on the trampoline? Thats really cool and I would be able to jump like mum for a while cause she's an amazing jumper without help and maybe I could try those swings up thre?"
Hebal shook her head "I would never get ill on sweet food be it pop corn, candy floss or triple chocolate cake. And maybe when your a little older you can try the swings Amane. Don't wanna risk you having a fall cause your not trained to use them like the performence" she decided urning a small aww sound from Amane.
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:31 pm
Elorin nodded "Yep if you didn't react like that so much then it wouldn't be so fun to tease you. Plus its the thing to do when comes to sitting down and having a conversation with a potential in law. Just be greatful I don't pull out the family album of portraits of you" he chuckled.
Felina paused playing with the last little piece of her cake "I would mind the portraits, theres some pretty art of me though I used to hate sitting around for hours while they painted me. You'll probably have to get one done when married. And are you full now?" she asked noe suddenly conscious of the fact she was the last one eating.
Satoshi grinned giving Gil a small nudge to have a try of her newest drink "This place likes sports and events tend to get filmed at the time and the village sometimes screens the odd tournament or competition to boost morale. Plus a part of me would like to show off my boyfriend a little more is that so bad?" she asked pulling him into a short kiss earning a small eyeroll from one waitress.
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:43 am
Oassu groaned "It doesn't sound fun getting a painting done, don't we have sphere technology nowadays anyway?" he asked patting his stomach "Yeah I've had enough cake, don't want to make myself sick, thanks for the meal your majesty" he said politely to Elorin.
Gil chuckled returning the kiss "Well what is it you're drinking then?" he asked picking up her glass since she suggested it "And I suppose that's ok then though I'm hardly a show fighter, I understand some people make careers of just going around them tournaments" he said scratching his chin "Probably deprived some people of money on bets" he added the thought just striking him.
Itaka shrugged "Well they are fiery enough as is without any source of fuel, wouldn't think adding alcohol to that would help but sure must be awkward for demons adjusting to the ecology of the world but ah well, I suppose they made the choice to live here so must get some benefits out of it" he said.
Zadina frowned looking up at the trapeze "I don't think it's a good idea to try those out, what Miss Mu did looked really dangerous earlier didn't you think?" he asked wondering whether he should look inside the clown car.
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:58 pm
Seph shrugged "More cons than pros living here as a fire demon but Alpha... he and his kids would never have been safe living in the demon world and he put his family first when it came to choosing a home. Same story for many demons coming over to live here. But apparently it causes little explosions in a fire demons belly after alcohol which gives them a bit of a kick of energy. They are probably one of the least adapted for this world after the demons that need to live in the ocean" she informed him gesturing to him to sit down. "Now then I hope your hungry because I've just made you a damn good soup to try" she added bringing his portion to the table.
Mu nodded "Yeah your mum is right. Wouldn't want a pretty little lady like you to get a nasty bruise or even a broken bone from not using the trapeze properly and without traning. Thats cat demon I usually work with broke her wrist on there in a new stunt practice" she warned. "The cat demons are silly and your probably much more careful than their family but still£
Amane sighed "Ok ok then in that case I'll go on the trampoline then, you dodn't mind if I asked first right?" she requested hesitantly before receiving a nod "Wanna join in Zadina? It will be good fun and more interesting than that weird box thing" she suggested not really knowing what the clown car actually was.
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:42 am
Elorin paused scanning each of the cakes trying to pick out which one to save a piece of for Alusaadi "The meal isn't a bother though if I were you I would expect more of these cakes for tomorrow. They will keep and with this much left over it would be a waste to throw it out considering the effort that went into these in the kitchens. Those desserts would usually be shared amongst at least ten guests afterall" he warned noticing both Corella and Felina were finished.
Felina smiled idly rubbing Oassu's leg under the table "Sphere technology is very recent technology was was made in my lifetime. All the same its tradition to get yourself a nice portrait and I think an good artist can make you look rather dashing and would look good on the wall of our future house don't you think"
"Probably made a lot of money from people making bets on you though not as much as it could have been if you lost to someone. Still thats gambling for you. Some people win and some lose and some of them it will be their own stupid faults for betting before all the competitors arrived" Ranmaru pointed out.
Satoshi nodded looking at her glass "Thats awamori, thought you might like it. It's a kind of liqueur, smoother and stronger than sake so don't go drinking too much of it. And careers in any form of sport popular enough to have an arena you can make a good bit of money if you can work a crows. Sponsors and all that make it especially easy. Not a bad way for some quick cash"
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:45 pm
Oassu nodded "I suppose so, still we'd best get going need a little relaxation after a meal that size I think" he said feeling a little bad so much cake was left on the table "Still I'm sure the staff will enjoy them if there's some left over for them, they were delicious" he said wishing he had spotted a strawberry cake anywhere.
Gil shrugged taking a swig of Satoshi's drink before handing it back to her "It's not bad, bit bitter though I suppose some people make real money that way, though they hardly know real danger if they are used to tournaments like that one" he said.
Itaka smirked thinking there was an opportunity to rebrand alcohol as energy drinks for fire demons before following Seph to the table "Big talk considering I had a solid hand in making it myself you know?" he said stroking Seph's horns as he sat down.
Zadina looked nervously at the trampoline before nodding reluctantly and moving over to the trampoline and removing his backpack with his book and placing it down "Well are you sure this thing is safe for us to play on?" he asked heaving himself onto the trampoline before rolling across the spongey surface to the other side of the trampoline.
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