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 Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:47 pm
Ian was oblivious to Emerwyn's presence and he finished his tomato, licking the juices off his fingers. He heard a bird chirping and his hand rose, almost yearningly towards the sound.
His eyes seemed to glow and Ian set down the apple, rising to his feet and yelling towards the sky, "I am Ian Campbell!" and for the first time in a long time, he laughed, a truly happy laugh.
The sound echoed between the duplexes and Ian sat down again with his apple, an antler brushing agains the wall of the duplex and seeming to shift. . .
Startled Ian glanced upward, but that involved tilting his head and he of course couldn't see his own antlers.
With the movement of his head an antler scraped agains the duplex and with a slight noise fell to the ground beside Ian.
He stared at it wide-eyed and gaped. He hadn't realized that his becoming a deer would mean he would lose his antlers as well. He felt atop his head at the empty spot and could also feel his other antler, seemingly solid but he knew it could fall off at any time as well.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:50 pm
Emerwyn's spirit soared right with Ian as he proclaimed his name, and all was put right again.
Her own pathetic cares and desires washed away, as she basked in Ian's triumph.
Then, she held back a startled scream.
She looked on in horror as Ian's entire antler fell to the ground. It didn't seem to hurt. Was this... natural? Or some bizarre defect with Moreau's perfect science? Honestly, Emerwyn knew nothing about deer.
She could only hope that Ian did.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:01 pm
Ian picked up his antler and hefted it in his hand giving a small chuckle. It was pretty heavy, but his head also felt alot lighter now that the antler was gone, though a bit heavy and weighted to one side.
He set the antler down and munched on his apple delicately while thinking. He could remove his other antler by hand, or he could wait for it to fall off naturally. His knowledge of deer was quite limited so he had no clue how long it would take for the bone to fall of its own.
So he needed to remove it by hand. He stood up and took the only logical step - he started to hit his antler against the wall, feeling it loose with every smack.
He wasn't using very much force and it was obvious that this caused him no pain. Very soon Ian had a matched set of antlers beside him as he finished eating his apple. And he also felt very lightheaded, and unprotected from predators.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:04 pm
((Sorry for the interuption, but I figured it's best to post this here)) Awen Zyn Multiple glasses of water and a few bowls of water litter the floor around Awen. She sat with her back on the couch and a fish stick in her mouth as she plays her new Soul Calibur 3 game. She had gotten it for Christmas but hadn't seemed to be able to use it that much because of the..mishap. She still didn't know what happened, she had been trying the comm every once in awhile but there was still no answer. She wasn't giving up but wasn't exactly prepared to try to march into the main facility. She seemed to recall the eletric fences and doesn't like that idea too much.
She had just created a character and was testing it out. Yes Kilik was her favourite character and used him many a time in SC2 she just thought to use thi system to it's fullest. She wasn't quite sure if she liked this theif character she made or not. The handling seemed.... a little off. She supposed it wasn't as bad as whe nshe tried out Tira, by god she hated that character. Rex Vadnais Smelly fresh and clean once again, Rex made his way back towards the town hall to explore the building a bit more. Last time his attempt to look around was veered off course when he met up with Avery and Colche. His hair back to normal and freshly shaved he eventually found his way to the entertainment room. Rex pushed open the door hearing some interesting music interupted by the occasional sound of rushing or small scream. Watching a movie or something? Well at least folks here aren't totally cut off from the world. but once he poked his head inside, he saw a girl playing a video games intently. He recognized the odd blue hair and little horns protruding from her forehead, "Awen." He said, glad he'd found someone he'd met before. He shut the door behind him and smiled, making his way to sit on the floor next to the girl. "What's up?!" Awen Zyn Awen glanced over to Rex and grinned. "Hey Rex-man!" Hearing her created character grunt and scream Awen quickly turned back to the TV. "Crap!" Seriously started to pound the buttons now, not button mashing though, style technique and spped of doing it, but not button mashing. Mostly.
Awen tilted her head back a bit to the couch. "Have a seat man. I'll hook you up with a controller right after I finish this fight, okay?"
Having her PS2 in the games room was a rare sight anyway. She simply figured that her smaller TV wasn't what she really wanted after this long absence from the real world. "Damn damn damn..." She mumbled under her breath as Voldo had a wicked combo against her. Rex Vadnais Rex slinked his way onto the couch above them and stretched his legs onto onto the floor below, finding a spot for them to rest where they wouldn't knock any of the water glasses down. he watched in awe as the manta girl pounded away at her controller with furious accuracy. "Sheesh..." he muttered, watching the combo sprawl out across the screen, "I didn't know you were a gamer!"
Rex had never really played video games before. With no siblings and Nintendo 64 a little late for his time, the most he'd ever done was play GoldenEye. "You're demolishing that..." He watched Voldo slink his way back across the screen, "..thing." Awen Zyn She chuckled grimly at his false praise on the subject of kicking Voldo's a**. "Not really... I just had a kick a** combo but see at the top? My health is almost gone and Voldo has just over half of his left." Without missing a beat she grabbed another fish stick and popped it into her mouth, one end sticking out as she held it between her lips as she played.
She winced as Voldo did a wicked throw and ended up taking out the rest of her health. Shaking her head she set the contorller down and took the fish stick from her mouth. "I sure am a gamer, but you're not much of one are ya?"
She put the rest of the stick stick in her mouth and chewed as she dipped her webbed hands into the bowls and glasses of water then rubbed them against her skin. The rubbery sheen started to return to her already dulling skin. Rex Vadnais Rex's eyes travelled around the screen as she pointed out aspects of how the game worked. He tried to understand, but basically it was a blur of colors and odd sounds. "Uh... huh," he trailed, "I'm not exactly a gamer myself, but I'll give it a shot. Anything once right?" The words 'You Lose' appeared on the screen followed by Voldo continuing the trend of weird noises. "They sure let you down lightly, don't they?"
He was a little thirsty, but didn't want to take any of Awen's water. Instead he sprawled his way across the couch since Awen was playing the game down below. "Let me have a go, I'll own you," Rex joked, picking up an unplugged control off the ground. Awen Zyn Awen had about several comments about Rex being such a n00b, or other harsher comments, but she decideds not to. He was, after all, an admitted non-gamer, obviouisly n00b, and..well Rex was nice and Awen was in a good mood. She dried her hands off on her pants and moved to plug the controller in.
"Sorry about the water thing... I know it's probably kinda gross."
She started into versus mode and didn't play around this time. She went right for Kilik, her all time favourite character. Simple but it works.
"Er now you have some choice of style. Strong and slow, weak and fast, medium type characters, long reach, short reach ectera. Basically if they look strong, they are, if they look quick...they usually are. Weapons are easy to see what reach you got so.... Just do your best, I just wouldn't pick Zasalamel or Tira for your starter characters, personal prefference of course." Rex Vadnais "No worries," Rex replied to the water comment calmly, "I'm assuming you've gotta stay wet some way for another."
He focussed all of his attention to the game now, skimming over the characters quickly until settling on a creepy looking purple pirate-type-thing. "Cervantes!" he laughed, video game characters sure had unique names. Then again, alot of the people he'd met on the island had less-than-ordinary names themselves, so who was he to judge. "Prepare to be inhialated!" Rex joked, starting to get a bit competitve, I'm going to get my a** whipped. He inwardly grinned, but kept his serious poker face on the whole time. "Lets get thig thing going!" Awen Zyn "Watch it noob. I was gonna go easy on you but you keep smart mouthing like that and I might not be so nice eh? You are talking to a vet here." She grinned broadly and concentrated focused for the fight.
She let the opening scene with the camera circling the players and their little time to boast talk do their thing to show the graphics and give herself more time. She was trying to think of stratigies used to beat Cervantes. He was a half decent character when played well, and sometimes can be good depending on the button masher. Worst of all, Awen's style with Kilik was rather weak agaisnt the damn pirate.
Still... it couldn't be too hard. He was noob. He wouldn't even know how to block, and to hell if Awen would tell him the buttons. He'll have to learn all on his own. Rex Vadnais Noob? Rex didn't bother, he figured he'd lay off on the joke talk for a bit though. This girl was obviously intense when it came to this stuff.
And then they were off... Rex imeadiatly Braveheart-charged the opposing fighter then jammed his finger into the three buttons at once, throwing in some of the buttons on top for good measure. A complete idiot could tell that he had no idea what he was doing, giving the word 'noob' a new standard of low. He watched in excitement, his eyes aflare with childhood glee. To think that the guy actually even thought he stood a second to a split second. Awen Zyn Awen wasn't surprised by such the bold move. There were two types of game strategy when first going into a new game. Sitting back off the start and trying to figure out the buttons, what lots of people tend to do, asking for a minute just to see what everything does; or there's the technique that Rex has taken to: dive in button mashing and hope for the best. The manta hadn't figured that Rex would be the type to just sit back and wait. So of course, she was prepared.
Side stepping Cervantes' attack, Kilik did one of his longer reaching attacks to push Cervantes away. As long as she could keep him away from Kilik she knew that she could win easily. Rex Vadnais Rex really had zero strategy and no idea what he was doing. He was actually just doing it for kicks, something a bit playful to get his mind off the shady business thats been going on lately. Yet he was amused by her seriousness about it the game.
Occaisonally he'd pull off random combo from his fury of button mashing, but they all fell short, missing Kilik. "Grah, you're pounding me!" he said, the frantic Cervantes looked like his was going to fall over and have a seizure. This was obviously an unfair fight. Awen Zyn Awen grinned a little bit at her button-mashing companion. "Nice try Rex, but I'm afraid you are no match." She had just finished a nice long combo, not even letting Cervantes touch the ground. She laughed as the announcer yelled triumphantly "Kilik Wins!"
Setting down her controller she turned to Rex and patted his knee. "Poor poor noob. Maybe you should practice and then I'll beat you again, hm?" Avery Calder Although freshly washed and hair brushed out - finally free of all the tangles - Avery still didn't have his own clothes back. They were still in Awen's duplex, and he was still wearing the pyjamas he borrowed from her. At least they were comfortable, at any rate. He relaxed in his duplex for a while, before deciding to find Rex and ask him what he meant that they were possibly already injected. He got of out bed and left his duplex, first checking to see if Rex was in his own room. When he wasn't there, Avery decided to check out the larger building. He passed the cafeteria and laundromat (he made a mental note of where that was, to wash his clothes later when he got them back). Then he found the entertainment room, and peeked in there, spotting just who he was looking for - along with Awen. "Hey guys!" Avery called to them, walking over to see what they were doing. Rex Vadnais "Sheesh, you're rediculously good" Rex complimented, "How'd you get your skills?" A lame attempt at a conversation, but maybe distracting her from the game would increase his chances at winning.
"Hey there, Avery!" Rex said, sitting upright again on the couch to clear room for him to sit. "Here! Hurry and avenge me, this girl's good!" he tossed Avery the controller and patted the cushion next to him. Maybe he'd be a bit better than Rex, he looked a bit younger than Rex himself was (as if age correlated with how good you were at video games). "Say, how old are you guys?" Awen Zyn Awen grinned a little. "Ooooo... fresh meat." The image of Rex and Avery in Awen's room flashed back into her mind and she blushed. The colour in her cheek she turned back to the screen and pretended to concentrate on it. What the hell was wrong with her? She chose Kilik for round two and waited for Avery.
"I'm nineteen." She offered to Rex and smiled. "I got this good by spending many summers practicing various kinds of video games. When everyone was at the beach or the pools...I was... playing Mario and Sonic, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter... all the classics and going to moderns." Avery Calder Avery nearly dropped the controller when Rex tossed it to him, but he managed to catch it. "Oh, there are video games on the island!?" He grinned and plopped down on the couch right next to Rex, forgetting why he was looking for him for the moment. "Soul Caliber 3, eh? I played one and two, but not this one..." He scrolled through the characters, finally settling on Raphael. He leaned back, letting Awen pick the Arena the characters would fight in. "I'm 19, too," he said. "How old are you, Rex?" Rex Vadnais Suddenly Rex felt a little older... but just a little. What's a few years between friends. "Ninteen? Both yeh, huh? I'm twenty-five" He sunk slightly into the couch's cushions and watched Avery choose his character.
Then he remembered that morning in the cafeteria, "Oh, sorry about putting you on hold earlier." He searched for a place to begin, "Well... when I walked into the camp this morning with Amaya, she said that it's most likely we're... we're stuck for good." His tone became solemn as he wondered how Avery would take the news. Maybe he'd settled in with the thought of living here. "It's most likely that they've known about us being here from when we washed up on the beach. It looks like we're stuck here, I mean, they know our names and gave us duplexes, yet I've only met one of the scientists that works here." Awen Zyn Awen shifted her weight slowly, shifting her back against the couch a bit. She frowned at Avery's choice. Raph was a noob's dream player. Fast, relatively strong and wicked for combos. She set hte stage to rnadom and got ready for the fight.
She listened to the boys talking about the doctors and being injected. She supposed it was too late already if they had seen the doctors, gotten injections. So much for the ocean escape. Not that Awen was completely oppposed to the idea of just staying in her lake.
When the fight started Kilik backed away andstarted to circle. She didn't want to get close to Raph.
"And Rex man, next time ya toss the controller, be careful with the hardware man, it's mine." She preffered to stay off the topic of the doc for now. If they could help it. Avery Calder Avery wasn't the best at fighting games. He usually just picked the smaller, faster characters - and the ones he thought were hot. However, when the fight started, Avery was already distracted by what Rex was telling him. "Stuck..." he murmured to himself. Although the thought was upsetting, he already figured they were trapped on the island. Injected with a serum, though... that, he was not prepared for. "I... I don't want to turn into an animal..." He stared blankly at the screen, thinking about what types of animals he could possibly turn into. An eagle? A rat? A jellyfish? What!?The controller slipped from Avery's fingers, not even hearing what Awen said to Rex. "But... I don't want to turn into a ******** animal!" He hunched over, clutching the sides of his head and trying to control his breathing, his eyes wide. He would not panic... he would not panic... He was panicking. Rex Vadnais Oh god, he's going to cry. Please don't cry, please don't cry. He would've appologized to Awen had he heard what she'd said, but all of his attention had shifted to Avery, trying to cheer him up. "Well.. hey! Think about it," He scooted closer to his bud and put his arm over his shoulder, pulling him in close, "We've got a nice living situation! And all the food we'll ever need. The people here are nice... and... and..." his next sentence was washed by the wetness of the tears welling up in his eyes. He found it hard to control his emotions when others were sad or distraught. He sniffed and wiped his eye, "Who knows? How many other people will get to spend their lives on a goregeous island like this? And... and.. and maybe being an animal won't be so bad!" He really had no idea what it would be like turning into an animal, so he looked to Awen for reasurance. Awen Zyn Awen rolled her shoulders when Avery started to have a breakdown. Gamer though she was her attention was shifted quickly to the blonds as she found even Rex was getting kind of teary. She would have loved to give them both big hugs...but given she was what Avery feared she just skooted away and watched, unable to figure out what else to do.
When Rex looked at her with those eyes that just screamed 'help me' she decided she couldn't just be silent. She moved closer trying to be reassuring. "It's...really not so bad hun. Rex is right ya know, people would pay millions to have a nice island resort like this. Hm? Heh... I should know..." She didn't like to give away what her finances were on mainland because most people Moreau picked up seemed to be...less fortunate. But it seemed okay right now. "Besides... I mean... the change...might help you, compliment you in some way. I... I'm turning into a manta ray." She glanced up at the books reminding herself to do a little research later. "I used to be afraid of water. A complete hydrophobe. And now... well.." She gestured to the glasses of water around her. "I paid a lot for therapy and to get rid of it. Moreau did what he said.... I dunno. The people are nice here...mostly. And.... I mean... like Rex said food games anything you want Moreau will provide...within..reason."
She really didn't know what else to say. She moved closer to the poor men and wrapped her arms around them. She only managed to wrap her webbed arm halfwa around Rex but she held Avery tightly. "I'm sorry...." Avery Calder "I don't want to spend the rest of my life on an island, turning into some... some animal..." tears were falling down Avery's cheeks - he just couldn't hold them back anymore. "I want to be home! With my friends! I want to go clubbing with them again, and I just want to do normal things that all teenagers do!" He shuddered, but it was not because of Awen's embrace. He wasn't afraid of the changed people on the island - he was only afraid of turning into an animal himself. "Turning into an animal is not part of being a ******** normal teenager! God, I - I can't ******** breathe," Avery gasped, feeling suddenly closed in, trapped, being hugged by both Rex and Awen. He struggled a bit, out of their arms to lean over the armrest of the couch, taking deep, shuddering breaths. He was out of their embrace now, but he still felt like the walls were ******** closing in on him. This wasn't happening to him. It couldn't be... and why was the room so small!? Rex Vadnais Everything Awen said sure helped Rex, but he wasn't the one having a minor meltdown. He let Avery squirm from his grip, thinking about his own time life as a teenager.
Going to boarding school wasn't normal in the least bit, then all of his time had been caught up with work and Julie, struggling to make a life of his own and get off on the right foot. "Tell ya what. I'll try to speak with Moreau and see what he thinks about throwing some parties and such! We could have fun with this."
But the boy was hyperventalating, he had to get him outside to the fresh air. "C'mon bud," Rex got to his feet and went to push oppen the door, "lets go for a walk, it's kinda stuffy in here anyways." He smiled, trying to make things seem better than they really were. Awen Zyn Awen shut off the electronics and stood up to follow the boys outside. She smiled brightly at the mention of parties. "Yeah, we had a Halloween party and Moreau even got us all gifts for Christmas."
Awen had a lot of the same issues as Avery around december. For almost the entire month she spent her time alone. She had been missing her home terribly. The snow, skiis, skates...friends. She could relate to what Avery was going through, but didn't know how else to help him. Avery Calder Avery didn't get off the couch for a moment, trying to breathe; but then he pushed himself up and stumbled towards the door. "Y-yeah... a walk..." he mumbled. "While you're at it, maybe you could punch him in the face for me," he said to Rex when he offered to talk to Moreau. Avery stepped outside, leaning against the wall for a moment, closing his eyes and trying to slow down his breathing. The fresh air definitely did help. "A Halloween party and Christmas presents, huh? He sounds like a sick b*****d to me... as if parties and presents make up for what he's doing to you --" he paused, and then corrected himself. "To... us." Rex Vadnais Ignoring Avery's punching comment, he continued off of what Awen had said. "See! They've had parties before, here. And by the sounds of it, Moreau..." he paused in thought, not wanting to say it outloud, though a sick sadistic b*****d, "doesn't seem so bad!" He finished with a smile, closing the door and clearing his throat, trying to get the quaver out of his voice from crying. He was thankful to have Awen to support him and Avery, she'd obviously had been here a while and was bound to have seen this happen several times before.
He let Avery take his time with gathering himself together then walked aimlessly away, "Apart from the whole... turning-into-animals thing, they seem to take really good care of everyone here! I mean, we're basically care-free! We don't have to worry about work... or taxes... or politics! All of those little things that bugged you before are gone." And so are all of the things you loved... No, keep it positive, Rex. He flicked at his ex-engagement ring, a nervous habit, remembering how he felt when Julie died. He hadn't left much at home, but by the sounds of it, Avery had alot left to live for. Maybe this entire island was completely fake. What if that night on the cruise ship, he and Avery died in the ocean's salty waters. What if the island was some twisted mix of Heaven and Hell, floating on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean... death was only the next big adventure. Awen Zyn Rex could easily ignore the comment but Awen couldn't. She fell silent and just couldn't think of what to tell the man. Tears started to rise to her eyes so she turned away. She took a deep breath and when the boys started walking she followed a half a pace behind them. She was a freak..she didn't have a chance on the outside. She couldn't escape this fate, without becoming a freak in the real world. But....Avery.....
"Stop...." She said quietly...too quietly for the boys to hear soe she repeated louder. "Guys stop." She paused and waited a minute. "Avery.... I'm sorry.... sorry okay? I can't make you feel better about this. I can't change how things are on the island.... But I think I could get you off."
She remembered her first encounter with the ocean since her change. So tempting but still too big and threatening to her human side. But now she had to steel herself. "I can swim, breathe underwater. Avery.... I could.... I'll swim away, get help.... I can get help..get you off the island before you start to change."
She took a second before wavering. "I think I can anyway..." Avery Calder Avery followed Rex when he started to walk off. Well, being care-free wasn't a bad thing... it was a nice thought, actually. But he didn't think the trade off was that great of a deal. "I would rather deal with all that than turn into an animal..." When Awen spoke up, Avery stopped and turned around to look at her. "You... you think you will be able to do that?" No, Avery, don't get your hopes up... but... still... if Awen could get help, then..."You could get us off the island!?" Rex Vadnais When Awen spoke Rex's heart gave a leap, was she really going to swim off into the ocean? That was incredibly kind and selfless of her. But how long would it take? They'd have to figure out the right direction to swim off from and hope for the best. How would the people back on the mainland react when a manta-girl-thing popped up on the beach or in some sewer?
"W-would you really Awen?" He stopped turning to look at the girl with half hopeful eyes. It was hard for Rex to imagine staying on this island for the rest of his life, but he'd taken a likening to the idea. Secretly, Rex was really looking forward to a new life here on the island. The thought of changing into an animal gave him some unexplainable emotion, a power, a stregnth. Even if he got something stupid like a turkey or some weird rat, the idea of being something beyond human felt within reach. I'm such a freak. He thought blatanly, but pulled himself from imagination and into Awen generous offer. Awen Zyn Awen's insides twisted at the look of hope on either islander's eyes. She knew she might just be leading them on. She hadn't tackled the ocean yet, could she really do it? An image of a school of sharks attacking her suddenly assulted her mind. All the other horrible things she could think of weren't scary. But the sharks definately were a threat to this manta. But...Avery.... she couldn't stand to see him like this. She didn't want him to be trapped like the rest of them were. Terrified of what mainlanders would do to the rest of the islanders were the only thing that had kept her in check. But, she had to put a stop to this.
She could do it. She was the only one who could....
No pressure or anything.
Awen schooled her expression and nodded to them both. "It might take awhile... I don't know how far mainland..or even another island is. I..wasn't exactly paying attention to the water during my trip, and it felt like days, not hours." She smiled to them and nodded. "But despite all that I think I could do it. If you want me to.... I'll certainly try." Avery Calder Avery suddenly hugged Awen, tightly. Even if she wasn't able to do it, she was going to try; and that meant a lot to him. "Thank you so much..." Even just the hope of being rescued made him feel better. But what if they were saved - would he still turn into an animal? Would his parents still take him back? Of course they would, they're my parents... But he couldn't help but wonder... "What if... I still change when - if I get off the island?" Rex Vadnais Going home was a tempting thought, who wanted to be cut of from mainland society forever? His heart welled up and he felt like he was going to cry again. Rex threw himself over Awen as well in a tight group hug.
"Are- I- ...it won't be safe, what can we do to help. Awen, this is so generous..." Blinking a tear from his eye.
But what would happen if she did make it? They'd know about the island and what Moreau had been doing and he'd most likely be arrested. But what about the other islanders? Would they go back? The world would be completely changed by the public knowning about the sick things going in. Or would they release it to the public, would they take all of the islanders and hand them to the government to be poked, prodded and tested? These were actual people, not animals. They couldn't do that.
Then to what Avery said, "Yeah, that is a good question. While we were locked out people continued to change without injections If we may have already been injected, wou- would we change?" Rex sniffed, finally getting over his little cold. Awen Zyn Awen was overwhelmed as both the men hugged her closely. She pushed down the manta ray's lesser desired thoughts with the solem fear of sharks getting to her in the ocean. She was changed further than anyone as far as fish were concerned. She could swim faster than any human. But how fast were sharks?
She shook her head slowly hearing their concern of changing still. "If what I hear is true, you guys were even suspecting being injected while you washed up on shore right? That means Moreau and staff were still on the island. That means they could have injected us while we slept or something. I passed out before my change.... they could have...used that sleep thing they used on the Dude a long time ago.... So if you're off the island, away from the doc..... I don't think you guys willl change. You'll be able to go back to your lives."
She smiled and wriggled her arms out from between the boys so she could give them a tight hug back. "It'll be fine. But... maybe a day or something to prepare? This will be...a big swim I need to build more energy, I'm still kind of wiped from the wild living we had to do for awhile. Give me a few days I'll get you guys out." Avery Calder Avery grinned at her. "Of course! I don't want you to get hurt or anything, doing this... take your time getting ready, it's not worth getting hurt over." Now, not only was there hope they would get off the island... there was hope they might not change, either! Everything was going to be okay. He hoped. But Avery definitely didn't want Awen getting hurt over this, or worse, killed... Moreau on the other hand, he didn't give a s**t what happened to him. "Anyway," Avery said, changing the subject. "D'you think we could go back to your place, so I can pick up my clothes? I saw a place that I could wash them when I was coming over here." Rex Vadnais "Yeah, I fully agree with Avery. Take your time getting rested, it'll be a big trip for you." he said, pulling away from her hug and pating her gently on the back, "You're going to need it." Hopefully we won't get injected by the time she gets back. Then everything would've been in vain.
"Mmm, I washed my clothes at the laundromat earlier. Those are Awen's pajamas?" He questioned, motioning to Avery's change of clothes. Awen Zyn Awen nodded and started for her duplex. "Sure Avery, I was wondering when I could get those smelly dirt clods out of my room anyway." She grinned and stuck her tongue out at Avery as she passed him.
"And you can keep the PJs, they look good on you." She chuckled a little bit.
She liked the change of subject. The thought of swimming for great lengths of time with no land in sight was both amazing and terrifying. She just hoped she didin't run into any sharks. Avery Calder "Yeah, these are Awen's," Avery said as he followed Awen when she began to walk again. "And they do look rather good on me, don't they? What do you think, old man - do they make my butt look too big?" he asked jokingly, looking at Rex. Sure, Rex wasn't that much older than them, so he wasn't really an old man... but that didn't matter to Avery. "Thanks for letting me keep these... I didn't get a chance to really look through my duplex yet, so I don't know if I have any other clothes," he said. Rex Vadnais "Heeey, watch it, little guy," he said playfully, pushing his shoulder. "Your butt?!" he exclaimed, "Oh yeah, gives it a nice figure." Rex joked, he was glad to get off the gloomy subject of being trapped and maybe not leaving, as well. This way he could simply enjoy the island and put worrying about getting off on a backburner in his mind. But for now, Rex was back to his frolicsome self, having fun when it's needed. "Let's go get those clothes... Where's your duplex Awen?" Awen Zyn "Just up ahead. Number twenty one." She smiled as she saw the duplexes. She stretched a little bit and put her arms behind her head. Those two were terribly cute together. They seemed to have a good bond like they had been friends for a long time. Or lovers...the deviant thought made Awen smirk lightly.'
But who wouldn't be that close after falling into the ocean together? Washing up on this strange island with crazy animal people walking about. Who wouldn't become close to the one who was there since the begining? It was...cute. Avery Calder Avery did like Rex a lot; not in that way, but more like an older brother, or just a really good friend. It was a little strange - he hasn't known Rex for long, and doesn't even really know anything about him. But because of how they both ended up here together, Avery couldn't help feeling some kind of bond with Rex. The man did try to save him, after all. Avery laughed at Rex's responce and ran up ahead of the two to Awen's duplex, and he waited outside for them to catch up to him. "Come on, guys! I want to get into some real clothes sometime today," he grinned. Rex Vadnais Indeed, Rex had never felt anything more for Avery than just a friend or little brother. They had some kind of special connection even though he'd only known him for less than a month. They were buds and Rex felt like it was his responsibility to look out for the guy. He'd failed in saving him from falling overboard and still felt bad for not being able to set things back to normal. Yet now they had a new glimmer of hope.
He walked for a while while Avery ran ahead, but picked up to a jogging pace when he complained,"Impatient, are you?" he smiled, getting to the door of the duplex, "Number 25, gotta remember that." He'd learned so many new names and numbers, it was beginning to get hard rembering them all. Ambrose is 1, Colche is 17? I'm 35, Awen is 21... He ran over the numbers in his head, Rex'd remember them all eventually. Awen Zyn Awen laughed a little bit as Avery ran ahead to the door. She shook her head slowly. Energetic crazy, she wondered what the Doc had in store for that guy. She hoped it wouldn't come to that. Moving to open the door she laughed a little bit.
"Your stuff is on the chair Avery." She said gesturing as she walked into her duplex. She stretched slowly and smiled. Home sweet home. "Rex, welcome to my humble abode." Avery Calder Avery followed Awen and Rex into the duplex. "Oh, that's right! I'm in duplex 32. Feel free to drop by anytime, either of you." He gathered up his clothes off the chair Awen had put them on. "Using the washing machines doesn't cost any money, does it? 'Cause... I don't have any." Rex Vadnais "32, alright." Rex confirmed, stepping into Awen's duplex to check out her living space. It was the same cookie cutter shape and design as Rex's, but it was a bit more homey than his own. Then again, she had been here for months more than he had.
He looked to her nightstand and saw the picture of her parents. Rex didn't have the slightest idea he was going to end up on the island and obviously didn't have anything of his own, just the clothes on his back. Rex's parents were dead to him, he didn't need any pictures of them. However one of Julie to have by his nightstand would have been nice. At least he had his engagement ring to remember her by, and that was good enough for him. He waited for Avery to get his clothes and continued to check out Awen's living space. "Nice room... s'better than my empty one." Awen Zyn Awen shrugged a little bit. "It's not like I did much with it really. I was thinking of redecorating a little bit before I got locked out but..." She grinned over at Avery. "Not like that will matter much now will it?"
She laughed a little at Avery's question though. She moved to a drawer and opened it. Pulling out a purse she started to rifle through it's contents. She plucked a few canadian bills and some change and held it out to Avery. "Man if we needed money I probably wouldn't have this left anymore. Probably would have given it away to the other islanders at this point.... Most people didn't come with cash, everythings pretty much free here..."
She paused a minute and looked at the coins and bills in her hands. "You guys think I should take some of this with me? I mean...if I'm going back to mainland..I might need it?" Avery Calder "Oh, that's probably true... you should bring it with you," Avery said. "That's good at least - that everything's free. Otherwise, I'd be in trouble," he chuckled. "I never had a job after high school, so I never had any way to make money... my parents just gave me some money sometimes, when I went out with my friends." Avery shrugged a bit. "Well, I think I'm gonna go wash these now... either of you want to come with?" he asked. Rex Vadnais Rex chuckled at Awen while she dug through her drawers, "That'd be just plain mean if he made you play," he saw her pull out the Canadian bills and coins, "You're from Canada? I'm from California." He said, not that it mattered, just throwing that out there. Were all of the islanders english-speaking? That would make things easier for Moreau, but maybe the man liked a challenge. "You might need the money, even if the bills do get a little wet. Though something tells me the police will find you before a taxi or something." The hard part was getting there, but once she came on shore, it should all be a nice and easy downhill trip. Who wouldn't believe this girl? She has fricken webbing under her arms.
Then to Avery, "I actually think I'm going to go for another walk or head back to my duplex, I've had an.. emotional day." Awen Zyn Awen nodded and put the money back into the purse. She'd bring a small wallet or something with her when she goes. Though she wasn't quite as convinced as Rex that it will be downhill when she steps ashore. Monster movies have taught her that these sorts of things weren't exactly... accepted in society.
"Maybe. I just hope there isn't a furry convention or something going on at the time. Or I would blend in all too easily." She gave the guys a slightly grin.
"Naw Avery I think I'm gonna head to the cafe for a bit, grab some more fish sticks or something...." Glancing over to Rex she gave a self satisfied smirk. "Emotional day definately. You're just going to find tissues 'cause I whooped your a** with Kilik." As she spoke she was starting to usher the boys from her duplex. Avery Calder Avery laughed a bit. "Ouch. Got owned, huh Rex?" he grinned at the other man. "Well, I'll see you two later!" He hugged them both with one arm - Awen first, then Rex - holding his clothes in his other arm. Then he pulled back and waved, and jogged off toward the laundromat. Rex Vadnais Furry convention? This one eas definately better left unanswered.
"Yeah, Awen gave me a pretty good pounding. But I'll get my revenge eventually," He winked at Awen and gave Avery his hug, "Later, dude!" he said, waving the boy off as he made his way back towards the town hall.
"I may as well be off, too." He gave Awen a big hug, "Rest well, all right? You're gonna need it." He waved good-bye and headed back to his duplex to sleep after a long day. Awen Zyn Awen gave the two men their hugs in turn. They seemed like such nice people. She gave Avery a little extra squeeze when he hugged her, he really needed the support now.
"And you take care Rexy. Practice and maybe one day you'll beat me. Even with the webs I can handle a controller better than you." She winked and chuckled letting him go.
She grinned a little bit and made her way towards the cafe. She was going to need the rest, Rex was right. And luck.... lots and lots of luck. ((Continue with your daily programming))
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:10 pm
Emerwyn winced with every smack his head made against the wall.
He looked... odd without the antlers. Had she really gotten used to them already?
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:15 pm
Once he finished eating Ian closed his eyes and began to sing softly.
His song had no real words, just syllables that seemed to blend in with the sounds of the nature he enjoyed. His song carried straight to where Emerwyn was hiding, with Ian completely unaware of her presence.
His soft tenor voice seemed clear, and carefree.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:30 pm
Emerwyn sank down against the wall, her body unable to contain itself.
It was all her mind could do to hold it where it was.
But, her voice was another story. The sweet sounds coursed through her, and she lost all sense of self.
A song came and danced around Ian's, blending a lost, melancholy sound with his clear and happy song.
Suddenly, she realized what she'd done. She leapt to her feet and disappeared again.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:33 pm
Ian heard the song blend with his and knew who was singing. Leaping to his feet he tried in vain to find the source of the voice, leaving his antlers behind.
After searching all around the duplexes, Ian returned to his, unable to find Emerwyn.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:35 pm
~ NEW RP ~
Joliette trudged into the shade of the townhall and then into the cafeteria. She hoped to god the git didn't pull another stunt with her newest request to the Feral people. But now she couldn't focus on that, she'd been doing her best to keep full so she had little chance of loosing control again... least any time soon...
She headed for the salad bar and got a green salad... and then a minute later piled it high with chunks of ham and grabbed the ranch dressing, a glass of water and a fork sitting at a nearby table to eat
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:43 pm
Zach hadn't left his duplex once since the intercom call he'd made. He felt incredibly stupid, but the next morning he found a map lying on the porch outside his room. Despicable or no, that Duvert was efficient.
He was still studying it carefully when he walked into the cafeteria. He was starving. He tossed some spinach leaves into a bowl and took a fork to go with them. There was some water nearby; he could use that as well. He had barely noticed the time going by. But he had an unusual craving for meat... eew. Normally he avoided it whenever possible.
He turned around to find the same short brunette he'd met not a day or two ago. What were the odds? His pace increased when he went to go sit down with her, but he suddenly stopped halfway. His mind buzzed with the realizations he'd made recently. He didn't want to have to keep seeing... them. These desperate, changed people.
He sighed audibly, then put his cup and bowl down next to hers and took a seat. "Miss Rigiel..."
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:46 pm
Joliette seemed to be proding at the ham when he sat "Hello Zachary, and please... call me Joliette or Joli, noone has called me miss Rigiel since I first got here" she gave him a weak smile looking towards his salad and then her own meat covered one, she put hte fork down and opened the dressing and started to liberally pour it over the entire ham salad
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:01 pm
"Oh - oh sorry." He turned a little red. "It's a habit... hard to break."
He tried keeping his eyes on his salad, stabbing at a leaf with the fork. He couldn't concentrate. He had been feeling guilty ever since he'd finally stopped denying the island's secret.
"Listen, uh Joli... I'm... I'm sorry about the other day."
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:04 pm
"Don't worry Zachary, I took no offence, it seems to be par and partial of this island." she grabs her own fork pushing aside some ham to go after the ranch-dripping greens that were under them "I'm going to miss greens" she admits before taking her bite. She looks towards him chewing a few times with her sharp pointy teeth before swallowing.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:19 pm
He took a bite, chewing slowly. He didn't like the sound of that comment she made about the greens. It hinted heavily at "predator". So did those teeth. Almost unconsciously, he leaned backward a bit from her.
"Well, I understand now about the island. I guess it didn't take more than really getting a close look at someone." What sense was there in repeating what was pretty much known? He shied away from the topic. "I really just want out of here, but that can't happen. I was going to ask, but that Duvert is so slimy..."
There was something he could ask without much fear. It was better to have no hope than false hope, at least in his opinion. "Have there been any successful escapes?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:26 pm
"Escapes? None that I've been aware of" she looked towards the ceiling of the cafeteria, her tongue flicked again and she picked up a chunk of ham between two claws and brought to her mouth before looking at him, he was leaning away a bit "Uhm... so no, I wish there was, perhaps we'd have rescue, but I'm pretty sure noone has gotten away from here" she says and pulls the ranch covered meat from between her claws with her sharp teeth to eat it without paying much attention to it
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