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 Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:19 pm
(( hurray, I got the desired effect!~ *feels professional* XD ))
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:26 pm
Fearing that he had said something wrong already, he cringed back, gripping onto pew and then jumped when pain shot through his bandaged fingers. With shock, the Overseer watched as Lorkia stormed through the temple like a veritable hurricane, and he was grimacing as events again beginning to unravel too quickly for his addled mind to keep up. Feeling the sting, he babied his hand, sitting in stunned silence. Things began to slowly drift back in place from the day, but Kyo had never mentioned anything about a throne, or feasts or least of all the energetic and frightening priestess. When she rounded back on him, he nearly leaped off the pew when he stood and wavered. "T-talk? No, please, there is no need to carry me," He replied, the blood draining from his face at the thought, "I can walk on my own, and please, do not be angry with her ..." (( Edited to smooth over. ))
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O Righteous Overseer Crew
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:30 pm
Angelique was rather taken aback at the wild look that decorated the High Priestess face. She had never seen her like this before, and it was quite unsettling. There weren't many things that made the Priestess mad, so she had never had the... opportunity to see her angry. Now that she does though, she wished with all her might that her anger was directed at anyone else but her.
"Uh.. I.. um... I.. I'm sorry, my Priestess!" she said, dropping on her knees and bowing. "You're completely right and it was stupid of me to assume that I could be sufficient and efficient enough for him!" she quickly apologized.
When she yelled, perhaps in a louder tone than before, Angelique got to her feet quickly--so quickly that she managed to wobble slightly--and nodded. "Y-Yes ma'am!" she stammered, as she steadied herself. Okay, so just run upstairs, and ring the bell! Spread the word! Cook a feast! Right! With the help of the other Acolytes, she could do it!
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:37 pm
Be good... Lorika sucked in her breath slightly. Her expression and movement froze; unsettling, after all the previous motion.
"Angry?" she repeated, face wide, eyes glazed "I am not angry."
Her eyes snapped down to his hands, and she sucked in her breath again. Any more and she would blow up like a balloon. She reached out, allowing her right hand to hover above both of his.
"You're injured. Why haven't you healed yourself?"
[Heal]
Her eyes closed for a moment as her core stilled. Power left her, and entered the Overseer - more than she would have usually used to treat such an injury. This was her Lord, after all.
Having stilled herself inwardly in order to utilise her faith, her eyes opened with a new mental clarity behind them. She now looked at the Overseer closely - oddly. It was true she had only seen him in his true form for a few short minutes, but she had spent several weeks listening to his voice. There was something different about him... but for now, she needed to concentrate on getting him somewhere they could talk in private.
"Please," she asked again "Come with me."
...and you will be lonesome.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:00 pm
(( I am sorry. I am a tad distracted. I have shoo'd them away. )) His gray eyes shifted away from Lorika's to search for a familiar face, for anyone he could remember from the day. They would be more of a comfort than this woman who searched him so intently, for he could not shake the feeling it was his very soul under scrutiny. The first he searched for being Angelique, she the last he had seen since he awoke, looking anywhere except meeting Lorika's eyes. Unfortunately, she was no where he could find, off doing the priestess's bidding and a subtle fear reflected in his features. A quick intake of breath, finally finding his backbone and knowing that no help was coming, his expression grew stern. His lips pressed together in a thin line, and he studied his hand. He picked at the bandage and gauze and peeled it away carefully. Sure enough, his skin was whole again, healed, and he balled up the bandage in his fist. "Thank you. There are matters we must discuss, and the sooner the better. If you have already seen to Harata ..." He paused and looked around, but he did not immediately spot Harata's unconscious form. "Please, lead the way."
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:05 pm
[[Hey guys g2g, but I'll be back in an hour or so... going to eat dinner. Just assume Angelique is performing the orders given to her by the High Priestess XD]]
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:11 pm
Be good...The High Priestess blinked at her god like a rabbit in the headlights for a few moments.
"Harata?" she whispered, her mind racing. She soon remembered, and flushed "Oh!
She tripped over to the prone girl, drawing on her power as she walked.
[Heal]
After a few seconds of concentration, she turned to the Overseer, worry etched on her face.
"P-please, follow me..."
She set off into the corridor towards the staircase. Once out of earshot of the group, she whispered back to him guiltily, her face awfully tense.
"She is a SINner, my Lord," she grimaced "A confirmed SINner, still. She refuses to renounce the Sentinel, but... she was driven from her people for believing in what we stand for... I... I thought that giving her a home, if only for now, would be what you would have wanted. I could not leave her to starve..." she trailed off for a moment, before glancing back at him, her voice a little stronger.
"Did she do anything to offend you, my Lord? If so, you can rest assured she shall be punished most severely. Our enemies are welcome here only so long as they respect our beliefs. If she has laid a finger on you..."
...and you will be lonesome.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:29 pm
He followed on Lorika's heels as she had bidden, and at last he witnessed that the priestess had done what she could do for Harata. Moment by moment, the turbulence he felt calmed while watching the good the priestess was capable of. Blood dried, wounds healed, bruises forgotten, but wild doubt still hung there over it all, plaguing him. Almost stumbling over her when Lorika turned towards him again, he hesitated.
He started slowly, his head tilted to one side, "She was only defending that which she believed in ..."
Mind working overtime, the gummy gears of his mind strained ever the harder to make sense of everything, to remember it all and to be who he believed he was. One could almost see the thought process behind the stoic expression, flipping everything upside down and inside out. He decided not to mention the entire story after all. Let Harata do that if she wished if she felt like bragging.
"She is one that we need to keep a close eye on. I have no doubt she would return to the Sentinel, if given the choice. She is ..." He paused again, but he was running dry on inspiration. Instead he changed the subject, "Is there something the matter?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:30 pm
Angelique wiped her eyes as she made her way towards the Temple's Bell. She felt stupid for not doing the obvious, right thing and now High Priestess Lorika, the person she idolized almost as much as she idolized the Overseer, was very angry at her. She screwed up big time and she knew it. "Nice going Kaos... " she muttered to herself as she made it to her destination. She took hold of the thick rope that hanged from be bell, and pulled. The sound echoed in the Temple's halls, and was heard probably all over the Isle. She pulled again, for a second time; and then a third. She then thought if Lorika would let her finish her Path... she hadn't treated the Overseer with the necessary respect. Angelique sighed.
She pulled on the rope four more times. Seven bell tolls, that should be enough to deliver the message, right? Right. She wiped her hands from the dust and made her way to the kitchen. Let some other acolyte--wherever they all were--spread the word. She had a feast to make, probably one that was big and impressive enough to earn forgiveness [[ Well, not going out to dinner... but I'm having dinner soon XD]]
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:36 pm
Harata sat, numb. She knew these people trusted her, some were her friends, yet the Overseer, if that was who he truly was, did not like her. She did not see what she had done wrong, had tried to help, yet she could tell the finger of blame would be pointed at her. She looked around, and stood, yet did not attempt to leave. They would believe the Overseer, for he was their god. "Yet the story did not match. There was something wrong with the way he was. He was like a child." She hummed slightly as she folded Bapp's cloak.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:47 pm
Be good...Lorika turned back towards the Overseer. Her thoughts were obviously in as much turmoil as his.
"Oh..." she said, casting her eyes downwards "You're right, my Lord... here I am, shouting and screaming, and you have just returned..."
Her eyes suddenly prickled, but she did not bow her head. She had never had a problem sharing her emotions with the Overseer. A smile smile tweaked her lips, but her eyes were sad and water-blinded.
"You must think of me terribly after our long separation. I have wondered this whole time whether I have been living up to your expectations. I have been trying. I have been trying so hard. Without your guidance, the acolytes have looked to me... and I have tried to fulfill their expectations, too. The two may be entirely different. Maybe now I shall be able to find out." She laughed gently, musically, before turning again and walking up a few more steps. She felt a tear trickle down her cheek.
...and you will be lonesome.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:56 pm
 ((It's 6:45 in the morning and I couldn't sleep at all so I came out to use the comp biggrin ))
Bapp raised an eyebrow, watching the commotion go on around him, but he was annoyed when she mentioned 'novices'.
"Hey, wat-" He stopped himself. He didn't want to shout at a woman.
"Women." He sighed.
He instead, continued listening, trying his best to control his anger as he heard them alienate Harata just because she was a SINner.
And the more interesting information he found out...
"So that guy's the Overseer, huh? I didn't really meet him face to face before, no wonder I didn't recognise him." He scratched his chin, remembering what he did earlier for him.
"He's a pretty weak guy, too. I had a better opinion of him. Well, strength isn't just power." He shrugged, leaving the matter as it is.
He walked over to his jacket on the floor and picked it up, draping it over his arm, before walking over to Harata and sitting down.
"You okay?" He asked her again, just that this time he wasn't referring to her physical condition, but whether she felt alright in this situation.
He eyed his cloak at the same time.
People probably won't notice it when they hold it like that, but it weighs 15kg on its own. Unless they wear it, though, it'll feel like nothing but a heavy blanket.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:01 pm
"You want this back?" Harata offered him his cloak. "What's it made out of it's really heavy?" She shrugged. "Of course I don't like it. But it is their faith. They took me in, and Lorika did heal me. I can't risk offending. I'll take if for the moment." She looked at Lorika and the Overseer again, mumbled to herself, "But why does he hate me? He seems to hate me, yet I have only tried to help him since I've met him." She frowned, and ran her finger through her hair.
"Bapp, how old are you?" She shook her head. "Sorry. That's not what I meant to say. I mean, how long have you lived around here? Have you been to the temple before? What side were you on?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:11 pm
"It's designed to stop blows from behind, so I won't get shot or stabbed in the back when I'm not looking. It's not surprising it's heavy though." He explained, taking this cloak back and draping it over himself.
"Well, I think the Overseer's afraid of me. He keeps avoiding me." He said with a laugh.
"I'm 15. I guess I'm a bit big for my age. I've been training since I was a kid." He scratched his head, a bit embarrassed. "Around here, I'm not so sure. I was here during the war, and I've been staying here for the past 2 months. I haven't been here before, but I have seen it from the outside. As for what side I was on, I was on B.O.O.'s side. But like I said, it doesn't matter anymore. The war's over. There's no more conflict. I'm a pacifist, despite how I look and fight. But I learned how to fight solely to protect what's precious to me." He answered Harata's rapid chain of questions with ease. "What about you? Life on the S.I.N. side seems pretty different."
((Couldn't resist making Bapp the same age as me. He's like my alter ego now. How did this happen o_O))
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