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 Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:26 am
(( Sorry, I was out at a thing. )) "It is a pleasure to see you alive and well, Mr. Maximos."
The child smiled courteously, and curtsied in her own way once more. Of course, her gaze never strayed to the other two arrivals as they were not truly the center of attention in this situation. Maximos had returned home, very much alive... "No trouble," was Joshua's reply. "I needed a vacation, anyways." 'Jennifer' snrked silently; having always considered his entire life as nothing but a good-for-nothing vacation. Not paying any mind to this, the man was staring dead-on at Maximos, whether or not he could pry his eyes away from the child long enough to notice. It had been quite a while, and so briefly that they had met each other before, but there was something definitively different about Maximos now than from the way he was before his death... did he get a haircut? "We've been waiting," Joshua said nonchalantly as he pulled out a chair at the table. "Little Jennifer even stopped in to say hello when she found out you were coming home." Ryugi Kazamaru Um, hello everyone. Ah.. I'd wave but I can't exactly see where any of you a--!! Joshua looked towards the door, though seeing a clown flat on his face wasn't much to go on. It was his admission of blindness that brought the situation, as the bad pun would go, to light.  Dipping one finger in what he now knew enough to call 'Noct Soup', Joshua reached towards the center of the table and drew a small design amidst the plates. With little hesitation the design burst to light; though shielded by the various dishes it functioned much less like a lantern but more as simple ambient lighting. It wasn't much, but it would be enough so that Ryugi would be able to find the floor, if he hadn't already. Though one would think that if Ryugi was the only one here who couldn't see without light, he should really consider getting with the times. "Oh, you poor boy."
The moment that the light hit the room it illuminated the face of a child. A girl, seeming scarcely old enough to know how to speak in such a dignified manner as she did. Her skin and hair were so pale that the dim light of the room made her seem almost ghostlike, and the black lace dress she wore was as dark as the shadows that hid around every corner in this lightless place.
The child had her knees bent, set on her haunches hardly a foot away from where Ryugi had fell; though in the confusion of introductions it seemed no one had noticed her move from where she had stood beside Walter. The child offered one tiny, pale hand towards Ryugi to perhaps help him off of the impeccably clean floor.
His brand would feel as if it were burning a hole in the back of his neck when the girl's hand neared him.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:30 pm
Ryugi had indeed become well acquainted with the floor he was laying on, face down. But that mark on his neck, which had simply been a bit of an itch a few minutes ago quickly rose into something akin to someone touching a red hot poker to his neck. Now, normally Ryugi wouldn't burn from something such as that, but this wasn't exactly regular heat now was it? If Maximos could see emotions and feelings, he'd probably see the back of Ryugi's neck glowing fiercely, almost dazzlingly in whatever color represented pain. Ryugi very much wanted to cry out, but he was a guest, and he didn't want to cause any trouble.
He winced fiercely, tears nearly coming to his eyes as he blinked them down. He grit his teeth and clenched his hands tightly, almost to the point of bringing pain to his hands as he dragged them down to his sides and pushed himself up to his feet, nodding in thanks to the small girl who had attempted to help him up. Swallowing the screaming pain in his neck, and quivering with the massive effort to hold down the indescribable feeling coming from the mark, he forced himself to smile, and wave politely at the occupants of the room, which he could now see, though not perfectly. A little light went a long way for Ryugi's eyes in total darkness. He spoke, his voice sounding relatively normal, except for a slight bit of forced calm which crept into it.
Thank you, Lady Jennifer, for your attempted help, but it wasn't necessary. And greetings and salutations to you all. I believe Maximos introduced me already, but my name is Ryugi Kazamaru, and I'm pleased to make your acquaintance.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:53 pm
themightyjello "It is a pleasure to see you alive and well, Mr. Maximos."
The child smiled courteously, and curtsied in her own way once more. Of course, her gaze never strayed to the other two arrivals as they were not truly the center of attention in this situation. Maximos had returned home, very much alive... ::He bowed in return to her curtsy, and watched as she wandered off to Ryugi.:: themightyjello "No trouble," was Joshua's reply. "I needed a vacation, anyways." "We've been waiting," Joshua said nonchalantly as he pulled out a chair at the table. "Little Jennifer even stopped in to say hello when she found out you were coming home." ::Maximos said with a smile. He so very much hated the discomfort the Destroyer outlashes caused, especially to a fellow member.:: I never imagined I'd get a whole welcoming party!::His eyes wandered up to Joshua's head, and the very familiar article of clothing that sat atop it.:: I see you've taken very good care of my hat too, I can take it off your hands now though.::Said with the friendliest smile in the world! He cringed for a moment when the light came on expecting the house was about to fall on their heads. Born in the Shadow Realm it had no resistance to light, but the glow was controlled enough to stray away from the walls and ceilings and keep the house from collapsing on itself:: Ryugi Kazamaru Thank you, Lady Jennifer, f-- ::Ryugi had such an awesome sense of tact! He refused to outburst, refused to scream and refused to show he was in any sort of pain. Unfortunately not only was he behind Maximos, but Maximos' eyes only let him see emotional turmoil, and emotional energy, actual physical pain had to be shown through the normal channels. D however, had zero tact what so ever. He remember the little girl, but he had no sense of soul sight, and he lacked the perception to notice the lack of breath or the doll like features. He tried to pounce her, his failure was immense. The pounce was halted as his feet tripped overthemselves, as children often do, and really all he would end up doing was pushing the poor girl, closer to Ryugi, possibly even bumping he right into him. It was very rude. The mark...would feel like it was all over Ryugi's body, it was in him and on him, it covered his skin, it flowed through his viens. It was like his entire being was one humongous mark. And transversely, one huge ball of pain. It screamed to be noticed, it screamed as if it was never going to fade for as long as he drew breath. It blew over him constantly like a pulsing wave...and all coming from a girl with the most innocent smile on her face. Every cell in his body knew it, and felt it. ...and it hurt.::
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:53 pm
"Greetings and salutations, mister Kazamaru. I hope that you weren't hurt too terribly by your fall."
Even by something so simple as drawing her hand away, the child somehow reduced the pain of that mark significantly.
Though pain comes in many forms... one of which was hopping down the stairs one by one behind Ryugi.
"D- !"
The child made a hasty attempt at scampering back towards where Walter was standing.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:16 pm
Ryugi's eyes opened a bit when he realized the pain subsided as the girl drew away from him. Somehow the intense pain he had been feeling was connected to that gir-- and then it hit him. Maximos...it itched when he was nearest Maximos. The mark was connected somehow to this girl, and Maximos! This was not right, and it was something he'd have to ask about it later. Then it hit full force. In the few milliseconds that the girl rushed past Ryugi to get to where Walter was, the pain increased exponentially until it seemed to cover his entire body. The pain from before was like a calm, cool, summer breeze compared to what Ryugi felt now. As soon as the pain hit, Ryugi dropped to his knees, eyes wide open for a second as the pain suddenly jumped all over his body. Then, as it really set in, his eyes snapped closed, and he fell into a fetal position, clutching himself together and writhing around for a moment as he let out the most horrifyingly pained scream he had ever produced, or ever HEARD produced by anyone. IT BURNS!!! PAIN!!! MAKE IT STOOOP!!!
MAKE - IT - STOP!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHH!!!!
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:24 pm
Ruuvan, sitting at the table rather normally, had no idea what was going on other than the fact the girl was definitely not human and Ryugi was in slight discomfort. All reasoning in his mind snapped shut as Ryu fell to the floor writhing in pain and producing sounds similar to those heard from the beast in Guldor, but he had no idea why it was happening nor what he could do, thus he was left to sit and watch the events unfold from the sidelines.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:27 pm
Maximos ::His eyes wandered up to Joshua's head, and the very familiar article of clothing that sat atop it.:: I see you've taken very good care of my hat too, I can take it off your hands now though."Oh, this?" Joshua tipped the brim of the hat up; knocking it to one side on his head. "I think it looks pretty good on me. It's hell to find a nice hat these days." He crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head. "No, no, I think I'm really starting to like it. Finders keepers..." Joshua's reply came with the utmost sincerity to it. He had no intention of just handing it over, no matter how nicely the previous owner might have asked. "...so what are you going to do about it?" The girl turned halfway, taking the few remaining steps towards Walter while walking backwards until she bumped lightly onto the front of his long legs. There was no pain there, Walter didn't seem to be feeling any adverse effects from the girl. There must have been something wrong with Ryugi...
...well, at least to the other three people in the room it would seem that way.
"Are you feeling alright, mister Kazamaru? That did look like a nasty fall, after all..."
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:49 pm
themightyjello "...so what are you going to do about it?" ::Blink. Blink.:: Are you serious?::Quite literally, he performed a grand total of two blinks with both eyes. Just to reassure himself he had just heard that correctly. "Finders Keepers?!" seriously?! He hadnt said that since he was six! He would have called the man out on joking, but he wasnt joking. His mind made a quick scan through all his formal rules, and he really didnt know what was most proper to say...or do except, reach out and try and snatch the hat from its faux owner.:: themightyjello "Are you feeling alright, mister Kazamaru? That did look like a nasty fall, after all..." ::As it had turned out, the object D had tripped over, was Ryugi! And so As Ryugi screamed D, scurried to his feet, sitting on Ryugi's back and then leaned forward over his face, putting his index finger to his lips and letting out a...:: Shhhhhh... ::Then patting Ryugi's head very kindly. Before hopping off his back.:: I'm not dat heavy, mistewr Wyugi...
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:54 pm
I...suppose you aren't... Sorry for yelling so much D. But it wasn't you, it was...something else...
Ryugi hefted himself up and brushed off his coat, the pain having subsided for now back to an itch. He then turned to face everyone with a sheepish look on his face.
I've...felt better Lady Jennifer, thank you.
He scratched the mark slightly with his hands, rubbing over it with his fingers as he spoke again.
Well...so much for good first impressions.
He chuckled uneasily afterwards, but how else would one shake off something of that magnitude?
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:00 pm
Maximos Are you serious?::His mind made a quick scan through all his formal rules, and he really didnt know what was most proper to say...or do except, reach out and try and snatch the hat from its faux owner.:: Joshua tipped back the chair he was sitting in; balancing it on the back legs with the toe of his boot pressed against the underside of the dining table... something that shook it enough so that one of the bowls of noct soup tipped and spilled across the Mark of Radiance that had been scribbled, snuffing out the light. "Dead." It could have been a pun, but it wasn't. With one hand on the brim of the hat and the other holding Maximos' wrist, Joshua grinned sadistically. "Come on, show me how bad you want it."
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:12 pm
themightyjello "Come on, show me how bad you want it." ::That called into mind an interesting question. How bad did he want it? Enough to kill...?He jerked arm back, so as to slam the chair back down on all fours. Then quickly spun his right wrist around in an attempt at breaking the grab and grab Joshua's wrist. Enough to fight...?His left arm flung going for a second pass at the hat. His face, most serious, and his tone most curt.:: Bad enough.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:28 pm
And poof, out went the light. Amidst the darkness and the voices, Ryugi's stomach would grumble, as he was still quite hungry. And so, rather than attempt to move around, he sat down right were he was standing, and crossed his legs. He then spoke calmly with kindness in his voice.
Um... Excuse me... But would there by chance be anything for me to eat here that I might be able to take to the surface? I'd stay down here and be friendly with all of you, but I can't exactly see well down here, and I feel I'm just getting in the way...
I'm sorry to bug you about it, but I haven't eaten for a couple days.
Ryugi addressed the darkness, his comment aimed at whomever might be able to help him, rather than a certain individual, as he couldn't see after the light had gone out.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:38 pm
"Not bad enough."
Rather than letting Maxi pull him back in he shoved off, instead. The chair flopped onto its back and Joshua along with it; though he kept rolling with one hand behind his head and the other pulling the hat off and in towards his chest as he rolled over it and onto his feet with the chair between them. Maxi had lunged with his left, but if he hadn't leaned back when a set of feet came at his face then his chest would be shoved off of to aid in the roll.
"Do you want it, or do you need it? Ya know, this is a really nice hat."
He plopped it back onto his head and tugged the rim down.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:58 pm
themightyjello "Do you want it, or do you need it? Ya know, this is a really nice hat." He plopped it back onto his head and tugged the rim down. ::With his arm free'd he more or less jerked through the air, stumbling back just in the knick of time and catching himself on his other foot. He watched the set of attacking feet come just an inch or two from decking him, before being pulled back for the roll. Joshua was quicker than the thought... He wasnt interested in who wanted, or needed it more. Those feet nearly HIT him, and if hitting was going to be involved, this was going to be a fight! His right arm spasmed again. He was interested in getting back his property.:: I do know, its MY really nice HAT!::As he shouted "my" he kicked the offending chair up and toward his opponent's face. Taking the initiative to cross the space between them and attempt the delivery of a short uppercut to Joshua's gut, while Josh was dealing with the chair.:: --- ::This was the Masters house and he could do whatever he pleased in it.:: Oh, of course Sir Ryugi.::Walter made his way to Ryugi, and poked his forehead with his index finger. Ryugi's eyes turned jet black, and the room suddenly looked black and white. Walter gestured to a seat.:: Please, enjoy the feast.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:15 pm
Maximos I do know, its MY really nice HAT!::As he shouted "my" he kicked the offending chair up and toward his opponent's face. Taking the initiative to cross the space between them and attempt the delivery of a short uppercut to Joshua's gut, while Josh was dealing with the chair.:: "WAS!" Joshua braced against the chair with one arm; the thing jerking awkwardly to the side when he did but he quickly caught the back of the chair with his other hand and brought it up between them. This may have been Arian wood and damned fine construction, but it was still chair legs against a Reaper. Two of the legs snapped off on Maximos' forearm, and the seat of the chair cracked after the impact, but it held together nicely enough. Joshua stepped in immediately with the aim to snap off those other two legs on the side of Maxi's face. "It WAS your hat!"
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