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 Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:50 pm
Frida would find herself in the same realm as Remus and Kaok, but on a sandbar in the middle of the raging ocean. Salt spray and howling winds whipped through the air, and the harsh cries of seabirds were no comfort. The grayish sky was filled with dark thunderheads. A storm was coming.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:58 pm
"Well... s**t. Where to, now?" It was dark and gloomy and the spray from the water made her eyes water. Frida wasn't entirely sure where to go now, being in the middle of an ocean somewhere. She took a tentative step toward the shore, not much liking the feeling of the sand shifting under her feet.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:02 pm
The moment Frida stepped off the sandbar, the water parted beneath her feet, exposing dry land.
It was a place shaped by thought, after all. Frida wanted to get to shore, and now that those who controlled the place were busy focusing on the trio, she was free to manipulate her surroundings in any way she wanted.
That is, until Emma's captors realized she was there.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:08 pm
Frida jumped a little, surprised. But when she thought about it, it may not have been so surprising at all. She was going to find one of the pair of Bainbridges, or go home. And seeing as how it was her job to go and do the former, the latter would be a last resort. Imagine that.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:11 pm
The ground beneath Frida's feet remained as solid as ever, waiting for her command to extend and get her safely to shore.
Once she reached it, there was no guarantee of safety.
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Emma raised her head, looking out into the darkness. Something had changed. Somebody else was here.
Again, the thing inside her writhed.
It hurt more than she could ever say.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:18 pm
Frida sighed, and took another step. "Let's just keep going until we reach someone, then, self. Damnit - I'm still talking to myself, aren't I?"
She shook her head, and ran to the shore. 'Let's just get away from here.'
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:23 pm
The cyclops reached the shore in a matter of minutes, the waters filling in the space left by her absence. The mouth of the cave would be yawning before her, and Emma's presence (if Frida could sense it), along with Remus', Kaok's, and Hrothbert's, would be clear.
But Emma's would seem like a flickering candle flame, with something dark and rapidly growing latched onto it.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:32 pm
She walked to the mouth of the cave. Frida looked up at the ceiling of the cave, her arms crossed to warm herself. She wished that she were a little shorter - more compact. Maybe that the wind would stop blowing so incessantly. Was a pleasant day too much to ask?
[ Let's try out this god mode now. ]
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:04 pm
The wind came to a screeching halt, and Frida's height diminished as soon as the thought had formed in her mind. In a three-foot radius above the cyclops' head, the clouds parted, revealing weak but warming sunshine.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:15 pm
'Much better.' As long as thoughts were becoming reality, Frida decided to change into something more... suitable for the occasion. Shirt changed, and staff in hand, she felt much more ready to - well, not take on any potential combatants, really, but at least to heal herself while she ran away from any threats.
She walked into the cave, ready now to meet with the lord, which she sensed ahead - and further ahead, the lady, flickering dimly. And - whatever else was with her.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:23 pm
As Frida moved further and further into the network of caverns, the ambient light grew less and less. Small creatures clicked and growled and snarled in the pockets of shadow, flashes of scaly carapaces and claws barely visible.
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Hrothbert turned, sensing a new presence behind them. For a change, it did not seem to mean them harm.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:27 pm
Frida contemplated creating a light - a simple spell would do - but decided that it might be best not to. She didn't think that she wanted to see what was all around her.
When she sensed the presence of the lord of Bainbridge, she only barely contained a gleeful cry. It was nice to know he was still around, at least.
"Hrothbert, lord of Bainbridge?" she called out, low, tentative.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:39 pm
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
((Er... I'm still here/alive. D: ))
Kaok stood back, watching the scene transpire. She'd never met this newcomer before, and kept a firm grip on her weapon. One could never be too careful.Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:43 pm
He turned fully towards Frida (who was still out of sight), stepping in front of Kaok. That last part was pure instinct.
"Speaking. And yourself?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:49 pm
"Frida Spiros, representative of - er, never mind, that can wait. I saw the seen at your estate - I wanted to help," she finished lamely, honestly, and chewing on her lip. She hadn't thought what would happen if the lord of Bainbridge turned his magic on her. She still had her wards, but she wasn't sure how long those would last - she could tell he was powerful. Not to mention, he had two people with him she hadn't counted on.
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