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 Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 12:38 pm
Danny interpreted Shun leaving as Shun leading them to where they were going to go. So Danny grabbed Rikki's wrist and began shuffling him towards wherever Shun was leading them.
All the while she struck up friendly banter. "I'll give you a whole pie if you can figure out this guy's name," she whispered to Rikki, out of Shun's earshot.
To Shun, she gave a more boisterous, "Where are we going?" Yes Shun. We.
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 2:07 pm
Before they left home, his elder sister promised their parents that he would be well taken care of. Although he knew that she just wanted them to feel reassured so that they would worry less, part of him thought that it was unnecessary. All the heroes and heroines in his books left home before they were 16 years old, and he was already 18 - way past his "prime"! There are probably children 6 years younger than him enlisted in the military as trainees...
There was clearly no need for Suzuki to babysit him.
Not long after they arrived in the town square of the Shiganshina distinct, the robed Wallist started his speech, and Kiyoshi found himself alone; somehow, one of them must have gotten distracted and left the other one behind... It was as if the Wall itself had answered his prayers! This would be the perfect opportunity for him to prove that he is fully capable of taking care of himself - he would explore the festival, find his sister, and maybe find out if what the books said about the Shiganshina district was accurate.
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 4:47 pm
A whole pie? Rikki was so down for that. He trotted a bit to catch up with Shun and leaned forward while he walked so he could see the man's face.
"So. Should I call you tall dark and broody or do you have a real name?"
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 4:50 pm
So much for getting away. The two were soon on his tail once more. Shun placed a hand up to his head, letting out a sigh.
"Don't you have anyone better to bother?" he asked Danny. His gaze shifted towards Rikki, raising his brow, "I'm also not certain why my name is important. I'm no one of consequence. Most likely once this is all over, we'll never see one another again anyway."
At least, that was what he was hoping. Sooner would be better, really, considering he didn't really want these people to be following him around throughout the festival. That would grate away at his nerves for certain.
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 4:57 pm
Adalwolfa winced when her eyes set upon more Wallists intermingling amongst the crowd and trying the darnest to spread the word she unfortunately had to hear. When her ash grey eyes connected with one, the woman's mouth spread to an open smile and she stalked over to the seventeen year old. Another followed in her trek and, before the girl knew it, they were converging on her like flies to honey.
I did not sign up for this s**t.
With a speed that could rival even the most fleet-footed of thieves, Adalwolfa cut herself off from their line of sight and tried to intermingle with other people stalking the wares at one table. Fitting herself like a piece into an open slot within a jumbled jigsaw, the grey-haired girl accidentally bumped into another girl in passing.
"Oh, sorry about that. s**t..." she apologized, before realizing the same Wallist from before was standing right next to her.
"Ah, h-hello, sir... What are-"
The man's eyes jumped between her and Lenore. "Spreading the word of the walls, are we?" he asked her mirthfully. "How wonderful, m'dear."
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:07 pm
Lenore looked up as she was bumped into, giving the wallist and the girl a dead look. "I'd rather gnaw my own arm off than listen to your drivel." She turned her attention back to her food. ((I figured Lenore and Adalwolfa could bond over their mutual disdain. xD My family just showed up to visit, though, so I'll likely be disappearing to entertain them. I'll try to sneak on, though. :3))
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:10 pm
(( Sounds good to me, haha~ And take all the time you need to reply. :3 ))
Adalwolfa cocked her chin at the girl innocently. "What she said," was how she responded.
The man was at a loss for words. His eyes bulged from his head like a fish and, with the daze that overcame him, he wandered off with disbelief at what his ears heard. The gratitude that overcame the seventeen year old was staggering.
"Thank you," she muttered to Lenore, the bit of kindness leaving a sour tang in the back of her throat. "Playing it nice around those creeps is the best I can pull."
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:29 pm
((Thanks.)) Lenore looked up at the other girl's words. "So you're not one of them, then?" She shrugged off the thanks, finding them unnecessary. "Why play nice at all? They're a bunch of lunatics." Finishing speaking, she shoveled another bite of potatoes into her mouth.
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:42 pm
"HEY," Danny abrked, shoving a finger into Shun's chest. "Listen, I got a bad memory. Real bad. But I don't forget friends! And you're a friend."
Danny was very likely to forget Shun by tomorrow, but it certainly sounded cooler this way.
"So ... so you better be my friend or else!"
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:44 pm
Adalwolfa snorted and shook her head accusatory. "No way," she responded. "But I was forced to listen to their drivel." She raised a hand a scratched the back of her head. "I'd rather get crushed by a wall than honor one, yeesh." She pursed her lips next. "I have to keep up appearances," she added. " 'S not like people think I'm petty, but I'd rather avoid crap. I've got better things to do than deal with people -- 'specially cultists."
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:52 pm
Rikki harrumphed and spun so he was walking backwards, clumsily. "Come on man, it's a party. Lighten up and enjoy some company."
He gestured to Danny, "She's clearly attached you're not going to get rid of here."
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm
Shun swatted Danny's hand away as she prodded him in the chest. His eyes narrowed and he stepped up more closely to her, trying to look imposing. It was probably a little less effective considering she was a couple inches taller than him.
"Or else what?"
For now he ignored Rikki.
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 6:29 pm
Swallowing her food, Lenore tilted her head. "Why?" The concept of 'keeping up appearances' was completely foreign to her. She said what she wanted. "Doesn't acting nice make them want to be around you? That's what the manager says, at least."
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 6:34 pm
"I'm not from around here," was the most Adalwolfa could say. "Where I'm from, keeping up appearance is important." As if trying to push the push the conversation in another direction that withdrew her revealing any more information about herself, the grey-haired teen reached a hand across the booth and plucked a loaf of bread from the table. Discreetly, but rather openly, stuffing it in her pocket, she asked, "So are you in-charge of a booth? Or are you just one of the people around here looking for fun?" Picking up another loaf, she ripped a mouthful from it and chewed. "You don' seemb likeb someoneb who would be theb latter," she added with a full mouth.
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 6:36 pm
"Or else ...!" A pause. "Or else-!"
Her stance grew significantly less intimidating and moreso puzzled; a hand on her hip and the other on her chin as she tried to work through it.
She looked to her unintentional partner in crime for this one.
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