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 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:41 pm
Toshi stayed quiet for a few moments. In truth he was very overprotective of Inutai. He wasn't sure how it came to be that way. It just. . . did. He pinched the bridge of his nose and shook his head. About to say something, Inutai stepped in instead.
"I'm fine, really!" he assured Toshi. "They're not scaring me that much anymore! Honest!"
Without a word, Toshi grabbed Inutai from behind him and pushed him in Angela's direction. "If that is the truth, then you should not hide."
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:47 pm
Angela looked up with surprise when Toshi interrupted their conversation by pushing Inutai at her. "Well, that's not exactly what I meant by not sheltering him." She sighed and stood up, dusting off her bum. She lifted her long hair off her neck and then pulled it over her shoulder to get it off her back for a while. And then she realized that Gyp was sitting in a position where her back would be visible to him.
She still wasn't sure whether he was blind or not. She swept her hair back with a slight wince but managed to smile at Inutai. "Do I really look that scary?" she asked.
**
Des smirked. "Well then how old are you?" he asked the other red head.
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:52 pm
Inutai shook his head. "But, you used a lot of words I don't really understand," he told her, trying to be reassuring. "You're not scary at all! I swear!"
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:53 pm
"Old enough that I don't bother keeping count anymore." Zen curled up in a spot he deemed comfy and pretended to go to sleep. He felt like listening but not talking much more.
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:28 pm
Joy. Murderers and assassins. More than ever, Basti wanted to go flying to clear his head. He seemed to be one of two who had any affection for both his parents, as well as a member of the minority who were not on the run from one thing or another. If this rough and tumble crew had been selected to battle whatever darkness the chess players wanted to bring into check, he shouldn't be there. He barely knew how to defend himself aside from his knife and talons, let alone rush headlong into battle. Really, what good would he be, except to fly the wounded out of the fray one at a time? Basti let out a sigh and lay flat on his back and closed his eyes, continuing to listen to the discussion around him.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:27 am
Angela smiled. "In that case, the next time I say something you don't understand, ask me and I'll try to explain. Sometimes I get mad a lot but I'm actually quite nice most of the time."
When Basti flopped over, it drew Angela's eyes. It was so strange to see him acting so naturally with wings. Her face darkened slightly. Her wings were so troublesome. But in a way she was a bit jealous of his ease with his. She would have to talk with him more later. He was a rather curious person.
She sat and leaned against a tree, staring at the stars wheeling over head. "No familiar constellations," she murmured. She leaned forward and pulled her hair over her shoulder. Her back was hurting again.
Probably because of all that fighting earlier. Using her powers almost always resulted in a flare up. She sighed and stretched out her legs, leaning over to rest her chin on her knees.
"If we find a town somewhere, the absolute first thing I do before killing any evil creatures or stalling any random dark powers is to take a bloody hot bath."
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:18 am
Cheeva rolled her eye at the "my father, your father, everybody's bloody father" conversation. She did, however, agree wholeheartedly with Angela's suggestion.
"A bath and then a long, long sit in the sunlight," she nodded. "Restore some of the magic I wasted today," she rolled her eye to look at Basti. "So, Birdy, what's your story? Did you have a mean old daddy too? I thought you were a shape shifter, like myself. But no shape shifter I know can keep themselves in a half-form of their own free will," Cheeva pointed her pipe at his wings. "Not until the 'shifting magic has taken more control of thier body then they have, anyway. So, you've heard them spill their pathetic guts, let's hear yours."
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:39 pm
Basti squeezed his eyes tighter at Cheeva's taunting before he sat up and opened them.
"I guess that means I'm not a shapeshifter you know. My clan usually wears their wings so our backs don't freeze. Have you tried doing anything in the winter with a backless tunic? It gets cold. And as to how I do it, I really don't know. It's just as normal for me to be a bird as it is to be human or mostly human." Basti shrugged. "I'm afraid that I don't have much of a story. My family is full of merchants, and my older sister Ariane and I have been learning the trade, while my younger sister just arrived at one of the better weaponry schools in the country. And that's about it." Basti gave another shrug and looked up at the stars, wondering whether his was among them.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:50 pm
"I wear backless shirts all the time," Angela said. "Even in winter. Can't really avoid it though. Wearing anything over my back just makes the skin chafe." She looked at Basti a bit enviously. "You're lucky. When my wings decide they want to show themselves, they make a bloody awful mess of my back and hurt like hell. I'd gladly be rid of the damn things if I could." She sighed, not really wanting to seem rude. "You're lucky though..to be able to fly anywhere you want."
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:12 pm
"I guess I am lucky. But right now, I can't fly anywhere I want. I can't go home." All Basti wanted right now was to have a familiar place to go to. Not only that, he wanted to talk to Isolda about this. But she was still in Konalter, and he had no idea where he was.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:04 am
Inutai nodded at Angela with a smile, then simply listened on as the conversation was steered towards Basti. Since he was curious about the winged man, he wanted to listen as well. However, he said something odd. "You mean, you're not like Toshi?" he asked, slightly disappointed, as well as slightly confused.
Not sure where Inutai was going with this, Toshi decided to stay quiet for the time being.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:12 am
"Umm, I don't know exactly what you mean, but I'll give you a quick explanation of myself. I have three..." Basti searched for the right word, and settled on "forms. I can be a falcon, a human, or somewhere in between like I am now. And that's all normal for me." Basti seemed to be doing a lot of shrugging lately, and did it yet again.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:26 am
Inutai's eyes brightened at this. "Toshi can, too! Only, he's not a falcon, but a. . ." The boy paused, then glanced back at Toshi for help.
"A hawk. As of late, however, I have not done much flying, considering I now have a 100 pound anchor," he finished for Inutai simply.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:40 am
Basti grinned. "Yeah, that would do it."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:05 am
Des leaned back against a tree and snatched up his lute, looking at Cheeva. "Musicians and wizards," he said with a smile. "The biggest fools in the multiverse. He must have been an interesting fellow though if he's the one who taught you such a lovely song. What was the name of this fool?"
Des plucked at the strings, imitating the melody that was still playing on them.
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