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 Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:45 pm
Adri pouted and if she weren't blindfolded, she'd have given the priest a dirty look. Seemed like no one was falling for her feminine wiles. Ah well, aggression tended to work better in some cases anyway. "Can I eat him?" Of course, this was said in the most innocent manner.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:55 pm
"No, no," Kaiser replied, chuckling at the though. "We don't need the guards coming after us as well as the mob. Come on, Adrienne. Obviously, this man knows nothing at all."
He was trying to take a stab at the priest's pride, which may or may not work. Some priests took more pride in their knowledge than some wizards, while others were content in believing their religious texts were all the knowledge they would ever need. Obviously, judging by the way the priest's face suddenly puffed up and turned red, he was the former.
"Fine!" he cried. "If you're so Hells-bent on finding a necromancer, you can find plenty of them in and around Lament. That city is a cesspool for the damned, so you won't have any trouble finding any there."
"Lament, eh?" Kaiser looked at Adrienne, wondering what she thought about the sudden generousity of information.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:38 pm
There was a pretty fountain in the middle of Latent. That one was bigger and nicer and much more majestic than all the other fountains of the quiet city. Usually, lovers sat by it, dreaming of the future, while old people threw food at the pidgeons and hobos took a much-needed nap under the refreshing sun.
Today though, there wasn't anyone at the fountain. Why? It's quite simple, someone had frozen the fountain up, and the people were somewhat worried about approaching the man who did such a feat.
"What? Stop staring, it looks way better like that."
Oh you, Unsane.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:48 pm
Water... Everywhere... Swishy swishy swish... Drip drip drip... Back and forth, to and fro... Oh god-
"-Damn it!"
As the ship was finally docking, Mysti was having a fit, her delicate hand covering her mouth as she held onto the railing with the other. Looking a bit queasy at this point, she took another look at the ocean before having to turn away, her eyes glancing over at where the boarding and docking plank was. Without any hesitation or regard for anyone else, she lunged forward, running past people with her bag slung over her right shoulder and resting on her left hip. At first, she could hear their curses at her, but when they took one look at her face, they realized the problem.
As she stepped onto the dock, she turned and fell forward on one of the empty crates, panting as she clung onto the wood. Her lips were slightly parted, her face flush, and her chest heaving as she tried to regain her composure from her obvious sea-sickness.
After a moment or so, she pushed herself up from it shakily, trying to quell back any thoughts of heaving right there and then. Her knees wobbled a bit underneath her, informing her that she was not ready to walk on her own yet.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:55 pm
"Hey... watch--"
Kichiro was about to yell at someone, when she came into view. She looked rather ill, and he wasn't about to try and slow her down after that.
The shinobi wasn't quite sure what he should do, considering he was sneaking about Latent to gain information and didn't want to give himself away. Ah well. Health before wealth as they say.
"Uhm..."
Kichiro tapped her on the shoulder as she leaned over the crate.
"---Ack!"
At that moment, she'd push herself back from it and bump into him. Causing Kichiro to fall back on his bum, looking up at her quite akwardly.
"Heh..."
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:04 pm
Feeling her shoulder being tapped, she couldn't stop herself from bumping into someone behind her when she had stood up. Letting out a quick squeak of surprise, she turned around to see a man on the ground. She was about to move forward and apologize, but her sick demeanor kept her hands gripping back at the crate while she leaned against it.
Deciding that it might be best to stay where she was, she looked down at him, panting a bit as she took a gulp of air before speaking.
"I'm sorry for knocking you down!"
Her words came out in breathless puffs, and as she felt another wave of nausea overcome her, she closed her eyes, trying to imagine anything but the waters next to her.
It seemed to work after awhile, because slowly, she was somewhat calming down and relaxing a bit against the crate. After a few moments, her eyes fluttered open so she could stare at him again.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:10 pm
Kichiro decided to make himself comfortable, resting his palms against the ground to support his weight. The sheath on his left side rested akwardly across his lap, barely hidden by an overcoat.
"Meh."
Kichiro looked up at her with a tilted head, crystal green eyes reflecting her own. However, they'd be slightly hidden by the straw hat which rested 'pon his head.
"It's okay... quite comfy down here."
The Chimagin male jested, taking up one hand to rub the back of his head.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:15 pm
Blinking at him a few times, as if he was the strangest person in the world, she pursed her lips as she felt her nausea subsiding, even though her knees were still a bit weak.
"...Do you need help getting up?"
Her question was poised rather cautiously, a delicate eyebrow raised in his direction as she waited for a response. But after a moment, she shook her head, mumbling to herself before bowing to him politely.
"Sorry for running into you, but I suppose I should get going. Can't stand here all day?"
Giggling to herself, she gave him a pleasant smile as she moved to turn around and walk away...
"ACK!"
...To find that her legs would not move properly and decided to buckle underneath her at that moment.
As she hit the ground facefirst, she began to merely curse into the planks of the dock, her hands flat and outstretched as well to her sides. It was apparent that she was not having a good day.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:20 pm
"If you got to go... then..."
Kichiro shrugged, not really surprised that someone would bump into him and leave. He rarely was knocked onto his butt like that though, but things happened.
Then he realized something.
Her legs were buckling.
Kichiro got up and scrambled to her, diving underneath her before she'd hit. His travel to the ground wasn't so far, and he didn't mind her landing on top of him.
The overcoat would stop the upside down sheath from hurting her as she landed atop of Kichiro, who was now on his stomach.
"Ooof."
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:25 pm
Having expected to land on the hard planks, Mysti was quite surprised when she felt a rather warm and spot spot instead. Blinking a few times, she gasped as she realized it was the man who had dived under her to help her out.
Scrambling to get off him, she was at his side on her hands and knees, peering down at him with a shocked look on her face.
"Sir, you didn't have to do that! Are you okay?!"
Her eyes were wide, staring at him as she bent her elbows so that the top half of her body was a bit lower to the floor, and she merely stared at him from that level with her lips pursed more.
"That's the second time I've injured you! Sorry I'm such bad luck!"
She let out a nervous laugh, her tongue sticking out from the corner of her mouth, a habit of hers whenever she was this sort of nervous.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:32 pm
"Eh... it happens."
Kichiro said at last, shifting his head to the side so there was a cheek planted to the ground. The dark tanned Japanese looking individual, was seriously not use to this position. He looked up to the eyes of his 'attacker'.
"Are you alright?"
Kichiro asked with a grunt, arms coming out at his sides to press arms against the pavement to pull his head up off the ground.Sally. "Mommy...mommy... look!" Sally was back, and this time she saw the man who had his 'twin' fighting him earlier on the ground. Sure he was pushing himself up, but it looked like that girl had just beaten him up. Sally wondered which of the twins it was. She wanted to ask her Mommy if she remembered who it was. However, Mommy was late for her appointment at the dentist and needed to rush the groceries home. So she pulled along Sally, oblvious.
"Here.... Kichiro Oda is the name."
Of course, Kichiro would be the one to offer helping her to get up.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:38 pm
Mysti nodded her head ferverently, watching as he pushed him up and off the ground completely. But before she could do the same, his hand was in front of her, and after a moment of staring at it, she slipped her much smaller one into his grasp. Allowing him to help her to her feet, she felt her knees were still a bit weak and so, clasped onto his arm involuntarily.
Realizing what she had done, she gave a squeak and let go, not wanting to make the man uncomfortable after she had just met him. However, realizing he had spoken to her, she gave him a grin and spoke.
"Well, my name is Miyuki, but everyone calls me Mysti, so you can too!"
She giggled lightly before tilting her head to the side.
"So can I call you Kichiro Oda, or Oda-san, or Kichi-kun, or what?"
Being rather blunt about it, she gazed at him rather curiously, her eyes blinking a few times in question towards him.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:42 pm
"Uhm... mam..."
Kichiro was about to say something about the holding on of her arm, when she let go. However, a loose observation told him it had more to do with her unsteady legs then some akwardness. Hmm.
"Oh."
Kichiro kept his arm loose though, just in case.
"Well... Mysti, my friends call me Kichi'. And if you feel the need to fall again, please feel free to use my arm as an anchor."
Lips curled into a coy smile, and Kichiro tilted his head to the side.
"Rather you use my arm as an anchor, instead of my back as a plank."
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:46 pm
Nodding her head as he informed her of what she could call him, she blushed lightly at his comment about holding onto his arm. Well at least he understood why in case she did it again.
Deciding to test herself, she took a few tentative steps forward, and feeling as though she might make it if she took it slow, she looked back at him with a grin.
"Well Kichi, where're you headed off to? I've decided that you're my tour guide for the day!"
Well, wasn't she the demanding one. With a small giggle that she covered up with her hand, she turned away and took the small steps forward, hoping that her legs would be more courteous to her this time around.
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