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Eight rolled 2 10-sided dice:
3, 10
Total: 13 (2-20)
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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:27 pm
Right. Deep breaths. Breathe in, breathe out, in..and out...slow, calm...even..you can do this. Ignore them. Ignore the voices.
They were just so loud.
Candace shook her head. "Not yet..this thing got in my way. My room is still a couple doors down." She managed to stay calm, watching the way Harrison kept the thing from even so much as looking her way. He was the best friend anyone could ever have. She didn't deserve someone so awesome, yet somehow she had him. She had no intention of letting him go.
While Harrison had it distracted she slipped past him and gave the creature a hard kick to its middle, sending it stumbling back further down the hall. Almost there. Atropos was crooning with delight, making painfully inappropriate sounds to be going through Candace's head right at that moment. "I just...I don't.." She frowned. "Ever since that..phoenix thing I...I can't concentrate. I just feel like such a failure I can't do anything right I couldn't even protect Jerry oh god Jerry looked awful and Sasha and Molly and you and ********> Deep breaths! Deep. Breaths.
"I can't make it stop they won't stop they just go on and on and on and it hurts my head I can't not listen to them I can't even goddamnitmakeitstop..!" Candace winced and held her head again. The more she panicked over her own emotions the louder and more intense the noise in her head grew. It was like wielding Circe only worse!
HP: 37/50 (Defended for 19)
Damage done: 5
Charge: 3/3; 1/2 spent
Boss HP: 11
Division: Mist, acting as Life. 1/3 bandages used.
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Toshihiko Two rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:53 pm
"Yeah," Harrison said, "lot of people were feeling down after. Me included. And while we were fighting it was messing with my head, hallucinations and s**t. ...Jerry and me are fine, not to say there weren't a few close calls. Hell, I thought you were dying up here."
This thing wasn't going down too easy. He wondered how long Candace had been hacking at it in between breakdowns.
"...Like you said, we aren't too far from your door. Long as you got a gym bag and ugly doesn't kill us I can help carry some of it."
HP: 50
Defending: Candace!
Items: Runic Bandaids
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Eight rolled 2 10-sided dice:
1, 8
Total: 9 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:58 pm
Were? So..they were better now? But Candace didn't feel at all better. It wasn't for lack of trying she just couldn't shake it! Maybe if she went to Jerr--no...Jerry would never comfort her. Never again. He didn't even want her around he made it clear he didn't care about her or even want to see her face anymore he probably wouldn't even feel sad if she'd di--CANDACE! Ah! Right! Right. Sorry..
Maybe...H could comfort her? There was a growl, this time clearly Atropos, and Candace quickly shelved that idea for later.
"There should be a bag in my room.." She replied quietly, punching the thing in the face. Ow. For a cloud it sure did feel very solid.
"Thank you, Harrison. I'm sorry if I worried you I didn't mean ******** failure.
HP: 37/50 (Defended for 12)
Damage done: 1
Charge: 3/3; 1/2 spent
Boss HP: 10
Division: Mist, acting as Life. 1/3 bandages used.
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Toshihiko Two rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:13 pm
"It's alright," Harrison said, "shouldn't have been up here alone, is all."
Fending off fog monsters. And this was the easy stuff. Elsewhere, the real Hunters were doing clean up with...apocalyptic stragglers.
"You need me for any other runs, you just let me know. I'm about as eager to get these things cleared out as anybody."
HP: 50
Defending: Candace!
Items: Runic Bandaids
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Eight rolled 2 10-sided dice:
6, 7
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:25 am
Of course she shouldn't have been. Why did she think she could do this on her own?
Failure.
Candace winced as the voices came roaring back. It was annoying now.
"I-I know. I'm sorry. I just...I thought I could...but then.." Ugh.
She smiled again when Harrison offered to be her Moon whenever she needed one. You're the best, Harrison. Simply the best. "You'll be the first to know." She ducked neatly under his arms as he held back the monster, swinging her leg up for once to slice it vertically, leaning back against Harrison for support. The creature shrieked, reaching out to try and hit both of them and shrieking again as it failed.
This was okay. She could do this. She'd be okay. Harrison was here to help her succeed. Candace grinned, actually giggling a little as she watched the thing flail.
HP: 37/50 (Defended for 12)
Damage done: 5
Charge: 3/3; 1/2 spent
Boss HP: 5
Division: Mist, acting as Life. 1/3 bandages used.
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Toshihiko Two rolled 1 20-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:35 am
Harrison relaxed a little. Candace wasn't dying, and even if it was dangerous up here, she'd be s**t s**t, something slipped past him. He chopped the blade down a second too late.
HP: 50
Defending: Candace!
Items: Runic Bandaids
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Eight rolled 2 10-sided dice:
5, 8
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:45 am
Candace was about to give the thing as hard a kick as she could when one of its arms slipped past Harrison. She squeaked, throwing herself to the floor to try and avoid it and catching herself with her hands. She winced, hissing with pain from a strained wrist and kicking a leg out. The creature fell, dissipating back into the fog with a shriek.
That..that was it? Oh thank god.
"Ugh. Thank you, Harrison." She sighed, standing up and rubbing her wrist with a small frown. Ow. She wouldn't be doing that again for a little bit. But the important thing was she was at her room. She sighed with relief as she unlocked the door for room 110, opening it and peering inside. Nothing yet. It was safe for now.
"Quick, get inside." Candace whispered, gesturing for Harrison to go in first before following him in and locking the door behind her.
The room itself was in relatively okay shape. It definitely wasn't how Candace left it, however. There were certain things she checked first. Her desk, the tiny glass unicorn and the framed picture of H and Jerry from the Christmas gala. Those were okay. They had fallen over onto their sides but they were undamaged. Her dresser...not missing anything. The little blue bear with the white star of David embroidered on it as safe, and she hugged it as she continued on to check her closet. Things had been shaken off the hangers and were on the floor, and as she opened the door a few things from the top shelf fell onto her. Thank god it was only clothes.
HP: 36/50 (Defended for 4)
Damage done: 5
Charge: 3/3; 1/2 spent
Boss HP: he ded
Division: Mist, acting as Life. 1/3 bandages used.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:35 am
Harrison hovered near the exit, feeling pinned in by the locked door. If something was already in here, the cramped space and lack of escape route wasn't helping.
"Don't forget your bathroom stuff. That's what I went for. Trying to shave with those disposable razors, no thanks."
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:39 pm
The door was only locked to keep things out, had they needed to get out it was simple to unlock. Candace was hastily fixing her closet when Harrison reminded her to bring her bathroom stuff, making a sound of acknowledgement as she dug around for clothes to bring underground with her. She wouldn't bring it all, just enough to last her a week at a time. She could wash a week's worth of clothes and wear them again, that was okay. "That is a very good idea..you shave?" She was surprised to hear Jerry shaved, now she was surprised to hear Harrison did as well. It was the scarred cheeks that threw her off, really. How did one shave with..eugh. She didn't want to think about it.
Candace grabbed a bag, packing it with the clothes she had found. Oh, she wanted out of these coveralls, too...
"...Do you mind if I change?" Candace was already picking out an outfit to change into.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 2:30 pm
Harrison scowled. "I'm not twelve. ...Up here?" Harrison asked. It would probably be quick, and he could defend her if anything popped up. "...Go ahead."
There wasn't much to look at in the room, but he looked at it politely.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 5:02 pm
Candace frowned. She never said he was...twelve..not all men needed to shave, okay!? Though he did have stubble from...but.. "Even with..?" She touched her cheek in the place his own scars were, looking very perplexed. How did one shave around scars? Wasn't it uncomfortable? But even Jerry had a shaving kit, and she'd seen that man grow hair.
A lot of hair.
It was everywhere. For such a skinny man he..she shouldn't think about it anymore.
"Yes, up here. I'm sick of these coveralls...thank you." She didn't care much but she did wait for him to look away before changing into a more comfortable pair of pink denim shorts and a white tank top, tossing a small cargo coat on over the tank. "Lance destroyed my last hunter coat. I'll have to get a new one...again." Another lecture. Oh, goodie.
Candace finished dressing and walked over to her dresser, grabbing what she needed for the showers and tossing the items into the bag. The bag was then slung over her shoulder and she sighed happily. She felt so much better now. "Alright, I'm ready. Lead the way."
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 6:53 pm
Harrison looked over and mumbled, "That's....just on one side," before going back to examining a wall.
He was still a little self-conscious about the scars. He considered himself pretty good-looking, or at least he had, but his lips had gotten twisted during the healing process. When people looked twice, it wasn't because of anything flattering. It still ate at him that Dakota had considered Marcus clearly the best-looking one in the group.
And Marcus was good looking.
It was the clearly that got to him. Harrison knew why, of course, couldn't have a lead with a face that was all marked up. And that wasn't even getting into below the shirtline. His chest was practically shredded.
He got up when she got up.
"Stick close."
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:26 am
s**t. Harrison looked upset. Candace did that. She did it. She upset him. <********>. "Sorry, I didn't...mean it like.." She sighed. Damnit. She ******** up again. She ******** everything up. Everything.
It was all she was good at after all, making people uncomfortable and upsetting them.
Candace did as she was told, reaching around Harrison. "I'm sorry I upset you." She said quietly, rubbing the back of her neck and opening the door. She'd stick close as he wanted. Candace adjusted the strap on her shoulder. "After you."
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:47 am
"I'm not upset," he grumbled, and went through first, swords bared.
"It's not that bad, is it? I mean, Jerry's are worse than mine- well, maybe they're about even..." Jerry's had a sort of mutant consistency, at least. Just a big map of puckered skin. Harrison had been gouged, punctured, slashed, and stitched.
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Eight rolled 1 100-sided dice:
41
Total: 41 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 12:23 pm
Yes, you are. Candace thought to herself, shaking her head at his question. "I didn't mean it like that. And yes, Jerry's are worse. His are all over his back, too. It's really not that bad, I just can't imagine what shaving around them is like. I don't have any scars." She reached up and held Harrison's shoulder long enough to give it a reassuring squeeze, leaning in to press a kiss against his scarred cheek. "You're just rugged now." Candace said with a grin, draping her arm around his shoulders. He'd said to stick close, he didn't specify how close. "You've got nothing to worry about, Thirteen. If either of us were the other's type, I wouldn't make you put a bag over your head."She heard it long before she saw it. It sounded like a small train, or at least the size of a small train, and as Candace turned around to see what was coming at them her eyes widened. "U-um, Harrison..I think we're about to get trampled."Quote: 34-65: A large, semi-solid creature barrels into you! It's slow-moving but a bit more powerful than the smaller ones. Mob Stats HP: 10 Auto Damage: 3 (hit or miss)
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