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 Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:04 pm
... How many people has the Mist Sorcerer driven away from himself? What made him so gnarled and twisted that he attempts to drive everything off? The tentatively named Shuuka, her tone now gentle, wonders if the path of a Sorcerer eventually does this to all of its followers?
Or did special circumstances wound the Mist Sorcerer so?
Again Shuuka's hand slowly reaches out for the Mist Sorcerer, not attempting to subdue him but to calm him as she frowns.
"What is your name?" asks Shuuka.
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:07 pm
"My name is Big Fat Go Away!"
Seeming to have lost all interest in playing with Shuuken, the Mist Sorcerer twists and leans away from her grasp, seeming to bristle and hiss at her like an angry dragon-cat.
Unless Shuuken would like to drown, stop following him! scream
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:09 pm
And for once, rather than responding with rage, Shuuka merely smiles before continuing to step after the Mist Sorcerer.
Shuuka will take her chances with the wounded Mist Sorcerer's less-than-agile drowning attempts--did he not believe Shuuka would not notice his hurt ankle?
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:15 pm
"Not what... mean,... stupid," the Mist Sorcerer gasps, seeming to have already become rather tired limping away from Shuuken as fast as he can.
Salt water in the wound... yes, salt water in the wound, he thinks to himself, a repetitive mantra as he moves unevenly along.
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:17 pm
... Did the Mist Sorcerer come from the shores of Toukoku? Shuuka has noticed that he always hunts seafood, that he always uses metaphors pertaining to the sea...
Shuuka wants to know more of the Mist Sorcerer. Will he stop running and hurting himself?
Won't he speak to Shuuka rather than railing against her?
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:35 am
The Mist Sorcerer looks back at Shuuken trembling... Trembling, it seems, with anger, because a moment later he roars at her, "HOW LONG IS IT!?"
He won't answer, he won't answer! Census-master Lady Shuuken is sticking her knife in the crack of a shell! It won't open!
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:36 am
Shuuka no longer seems afraid, or even angered, by the Mist Sorcerer's actions. A strange calm has settled over the Sorcerer-to-be as she watches her former enemy's outbursts. A very soft frown soon lines her face, not of annoyance but of pity, as she steps forward, offering a hand to the angered Porcelain.
Shuuka is not attempting to tear open a shell--rather, Shuuka is waiting for the shell to open of its own accord and reveal its secrets when it is ready.
A smile replaces the frown as Shuuka shrugs slightly--Shuuka would not have it any other way. Now, won't the Mist Sorcerer take Shuuka's hand? They do not need to be enemies, do they?
That would be retarded, opines the former princess.
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:27 am
The Mist Sorcerer is no one's friend. He is everyone's enemy, and everyone is his enemy, and he is the enemy of everyone's enemy -- he is too bright and cold a star to tolerate others within his aura -- he will destroy them all and eat them, ravish their flesh, brine and pickle it for later, he tells Shuuken, showing his many white but slightly-crooked teeth.
Whether Shuuken is princess or Sorcerer, the Mist Sorcerer will do battle with her someday, somewhere...
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:32 am
Then the Mist Sorcerer accepts that Shuuka can become a Sorcerer? A grin plants itself on her face before she withdraws her hand, moving it to settle behind her neck with its twin.
If Shuuka has to fight the Mist Sorcerer someday, then she looks forward to it--maybe, through battle, she can reach the Mist Sorcerer where words have failed. Shuuka pauses for a moment before raising an eyebrow.
So, what is the Enemy of All going to do about his ankle?
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:54 am
Salt water in the wound, salt water in the wound.
... The Mist Sorcerer continues hobbling away from Shuuken, towards a little dirty river that cuts through the park.
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:58 am
And now silent, Shuuka follows after the Mist Sorcerer to the muddy river--
--and suddenly she blinks. Gan's analogy of his mind as muddy water comes to the forefront of her thoughts. Shuuka's eyes dip into the river before turning to look at the Mist Sorcerer.
... The Mist Sorcerer is just as Boyan, isn't he? His thoughts are muddied.
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:06 pm
The Mist Sorcerer tiptoes down to the water's edge, lifting up the hem of his robes daintily. Then, gazing down into the ruddy brown water, flooded with silt and possibly gods-know-what from the Barton sewer system... sticks his foot briefly in to kick a great splash of it at Shuuken.
NOT HERS!
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:12 pm
And Shuuka moves a sleeve to try and protect her face from the splash--but the silt-and-god-knows-what ends up in her hair despite her best attempts. Shuuka's hand moves to touch lightly at the gobs of awful in her hair and a low growl leaps from her throat.
The Sorcerer-to-be clenches her jaw, anger again beginning to rise from her. Shuuka is going to--
--but she catches herself before she snaps. With a sharp, quick turn, the former princess begins to stomp away from the Mist Sorcerer. She says nothing else to the Mist Sorcerer, does not even have the common decency to give him a parting shot. No, she merely walks away.
How unlike her.
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:13 pm
The Mist Sorcerer watches her go, his eyes glowering darkly...
... ... ...
And then, as she disappears from his sight and his mind suddenly grows light again, he looks at the bottom of foot and cringes.
"Ewwww."
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