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 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:06 pm
Ofelia did have a point there. The claws were more of a slashy type weapon rather than stabby stabby. But Deryk was sure there was another video that accommodated them better. "Yeah. Always gotta wonder how long it took them to get that skilled. Y'know? But yeah see what you mean. Still interesting to see regardless. Do a bit of slashing with my own weapon and all."At her question, he tilted his head and looked to the thin band around his wrist that was Tooley's unsummoned form. "Nah. Never got cut from it. Always keep my hand turned back from it when extending the blade. Pretty strong too. Not really flimsy or anything. She can take a lot of pressure. Well built," he explained. The comments caused Tooley to hum giddily in his head. Once the video ended, he went on to try and find another.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:28 pm
"Ah see." Now it was Ofelia's turn to look at her own weapon in its unsummoned form, the charm bracelet jingling against her wrist. "Ah broke a finger durin' our fight at the horse-people place while using Rue, mostly 'cause Ah'm still not good wit'er." She glanced at the callouses on her palms. "Guess Ah need lots more practice b'for Ah even start ta think Ah'm decent."
Was it because she was thinking to the future that she wanted to get better, or was it just a passing fancy? To be honest she wasn't even sure herself, and Ofelia sighed deeply and loudly as she shoved the rest of her brownie into her mouth. "What we gonna watch next?" Thankfully she waited until she was done chewing and swallowing to speak.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:46 pm
"Ouch. Yeah. Always good to get more practice. If to just.. improve survival rate. And stuff. Definitely getting better myself but need to improve much. Yes." he nodded while looking through the list of videos. Not much more time passed before Deryk pulled up another thing. This time around it was someone who had brass knuckles. Normal ones. "This should work for you pretty well. Least with the punching part 'n all," he nodded as he shifted a bit to get comfortable while watching.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:19 pm
This video had Ofelia's full attention as she learned closer, practically smashing her face into the screen. She had to take care to leave some room for her companion to still be able to watch, but the serious and concentrating look on her face indicated that Ofelia wasn't messing around here. She watched every strike a person had, their steps and their moves. The blades on Rue would make things a bit different for Ofelia, she couldn't go into a direct strike like the person in the video, and the sun teen found herself idly rubbing her bracelet as the video went on.
"Ah...Ah wonder who this person is. Does it say on there, or when this video was made?" Her cheeks were flushed and she looked at Deryk, eye wide and hopeful. "Ah wonder if it was someone who's still here, someone recent. It's. . . kinda refreshin' ta see someone who has the same weapon, the same fightin' methods."
There's a big difference. A voice hissed in her head, Rue speaking for the first time in a long time. No matter how many videos you watch, how skilled you think you can become, you're a useless cripple. All it takes it one hit to your left side and you will go down. The speaking ended with a fading hiss, and the happy flush faded from Ofelia's cheeks.
She looked down and away from the video, not even watching it anymore.Blade Kuroda gah, sorry for taking so long
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:26 pm
Deryk had to sort of lean around Ofelia to be able to see the screen, but he managed to get a decent view regardless. It wasn't quite what he needed, but there were some things that the guy did in the video that seemed useful for him. When she asked about who did this, he tried to see if there was a name anywhere, but couldn't find any information. "Nope. But wouldn't hurt to ask around t'see if anyone has knuckles like that. Ryan has spiked gauntlets. Kinda similar. Maybe one of the higher ups has something like it too," he pointed out. Watching the video some more, he soon paused as Ofelia suddenly turned away from the screen. "...Something up?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:31 pm
Ofelia blanched and looked at Deryk as he asked about the state she was in, her mind instantly telling her to plant a smile on her face and say everything was okay. So, she did, at least the whole smile thing, and she just shook her head. "Nah, jus' talkin' wit' Rue 'bout plans ta learn more. Got a bit distracted there, heh." Her laugh was weak and unconvincing.
"Can we rewind a bit so Ah can watch the parts we missed? Also, Ryan. . . ? Ah dunno if Ah've ever met him, but then 'gain Ah've actually met so few'a us here. Ah dun even know all the Suns an' Ah've been here long 'nough ta get promoted." She rubbed the back of her neck. "An' yeah, maybe Ah'll ask Allan 'bout it. Or Simon, he seems ta always be on the up'an'up."
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:49 pm
"Oh. Ok. Sure. No problem. Yes," he nodded while backtracking the video a bit. It seemed he bought into her excuse for now. Tooley got a bit distracting at times too. But she was usually quiet.. as far as talking went. Most of the time, she would just hum or sing in the back of his mind. "Uh.. Ryan was in your group of awakening if I recall. Blonde hair. But good idea. I uh... Would ask Allan more than Simon personally... Simonkindofcreepsmeoutabit. Justabit..." Deryk murmured while hitting play on the video once more.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:28 pm
"Really? Ah jus' 'member there bein' lots'a gingers like me in the group. Come ta think'a it, haven' really seen many of mah group 'round lately. Ah hope everyone's doin' okay." Was it sad that Ofelia could barely remember those she'd come out of pods with? No, not really - there was nothing to be ashamed of if it just so happened she didn't run into people or they avoided her.
. . . why did she think people were avoiding her. Huh, moving along.
"An' really, Simon?" Ofelia chuckled and leaned in toward Deryk, a grin on her face. "Why's that? Lots'a people seem scared'a 'em, but fer some reason Ah've never given him much'a a second thought." Granted, Ofelia pretty much didn't have a DANGER! DANGER! system in her body to warn her away from people that were bad juju.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:41 pm
Now that she mentioned it, there were a number of red heads in that group, yes. Though, Deryk's focus switched back to the topic of Simon. "Always the quiet ones y'gotta watch out for. Just.. creeps me out. Not sure what it is 'bout him. Just.. Yeah. Don't like the vibes he gives," he said while looking around, as if half expecting the Sun Assistant leering at them right now. It wasn't the case. At least as far as he was aware.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:51 pm
Ofelia covered her mouth to block a chuckle again, and she shook her head. "Sure, ya gotta watch out fer the quiet ones 'cause ya dunno what they're thinkin', but the louds ones are jus' as scary. Lots'a people have barks worse than their bite, but they still have a bite at the end'a it." Ofelia's hand idly moved to her chest, fingers touching her scar. "Barks an' growls are jus' a warnin sometimes, makes ya wonder. But anyway!" Why did she suddenly seem so serious. "Since Ah'm in Simon's group, Ah'll make sure ta protect ya from 'em! Or...at least give ya heads up 'round 'em or sommin'? Ah dunno."
The teen pressed her index fingers together. "A'course Ah'm not really observent ta like...keep a proper eye out or sommin', but Ah get hurt a'lot so he's apparently always watchin' me, so maybe somehow Ah can keep the heat off others an' this makes no sense we should watch 'nother video, kay." The taste of her flip-flop was already reaching her mouth.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:11 pm
Well, Deryk supposed that Ofelia had a point there. But with the loud ones, it's usually easier to guess when something is going to go down. The quiet ones... they were a little more unpredictable when it came to their snapping point and whatnot. "Well uh. Thanks. Couldn't hurt to get a warning first off," he said. Though, that added thing he heard reminded him of... a few rumors he had picked up on. That Simon was the type who was very much into survival of the fittest. "Hope you don't get too much of his attention.." he murmured. Shaking his head, he went on to search for another video, sifting through the weapons to see if there was another that might be useful to either of them. And sure enough, he managed to find one that had a set of katars. However, the blade of what this hunter used was more like a spike in a way. "Oh. This should be good," he said as he loaded it up.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:17 pm
"Ehh? Ah'll try, but ya dun really need ta worry 'bout me. Ah'll make it through somehow, Ah'm built like a brick house!" That was the end of that and Ofelia settled back down into watching the video, a brownie half stuck in her mouth as she watched the person go at it. None of these faces looked familiar, not that she personally tried to seek people out and go from there, but it made her wonder about the dates and everything else. "Yanno. . . .Ah wonder if these are people from that thing that happened. . . uh...what, twelve years ago? The stuff we all read 'bout?"
That would actually make sense in the long run if she didn't notice their faces around. Being in the kitchen had her meeting a few people now and then, plus the missions, so. . . it was worth a guess. "Ah guess if that's the case then they're all dead, no reason fer me ta try an' find any'a 'em ta teach me."
What a total let down, and Ofelia pulled the rest of the brownie into her mouth.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:22 pm
That was a rather grim line of thought. And Deryk couldn't help but frown when he heard it. Almost two hundred hunters had died in that incident from what he recalled in the logs of the USB. It was really kind of crazy to think about, but the last big mission they had caused a lot to lose their lives too. Just... not as many. After all, all the trainees had survived. Somehow. "N-no... but.. bound to be people with similar weapons. M-maybe even with the same weapons seen here. After hunter dies, weapon goes back to tablet form and all. Could form new bond with new candidate," he said. Which then had him wondering if Tooley had a former hunter before himself...
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:28 pm
A weapon being passed from hunter to hunter? This was the first time Ofelia had really heard of that (if someone had said it before, she ignored them) and part of her thought that someone had told her weapons died with their owners. "Ah think Ah'd heard from someone that weapons died wit' their hunter an' didn' get passed down? Ah didn' think they could go generations."
A conversation with a certain reaper about events happening in the past came to mind, but seeing as Ofelia hadn't thought any of it too important at the time her details on the memory were vague at best. "If that's the case Rue's never said anythin' 'bout havin' anyone b'for me. She's talked lots 'bout havin' someone after me though. B'for, Ah mean. Now we're really good friends."
Ofelia forgot that she had to lie about things now when it came to Rue, in front of people she didn't know. No need to get called a liar super early into a friendship, right? "Has yer weapon said anythin' ta ya?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:45 pm
"Well... Don't know for sure. Just a guess. Seen the tablets before. Always was important to try and get the tablets back. Guessed that it was cuz they could be used again. Not.. all tablets stayed in tact though. Some broke upon contact. So might be bit of both, yes," Deryk said while thinking back to some past experiences with the subject. He had a few encounters with the tablets, and just remembered in the Sahara and in the Amazon Temple thing that it was a priority to retrieve these things. "Nothing about that at least. Might be her first one. She doesn't talk lots. Mostly hums or sings."
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