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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:18 am
Her answer was short.
"A year."
But it said so very much.
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:18 pm
Natsumi bit her lip at that... A whole year? Her head spun at the sudden reality shift. Perhaps.. somewhere, in the back of her mind she had hoped that it would only take a few months... Peopel would be noticed missing, or whatever would happen... It would have been stopped.
But a whole year? She hadn't even been here.. what? 3 months?
She swallowed hard, mouth opening as she tried to think of something, and after another moment of pause she let something slip out "... I am sorry." She shot her eyes to the side, tail wiggling some to find a more comfortable position. She fell into another awkward silence after that, trying to find something else to speak of. Some topic change... Something happier than the fact they were stuck here for what seemed like all eternity. The only thing her mind came to were her new friends... but it would do. "Have you met Thomas? Or... Nita?" she smiled, it was a random subject but... she thought of Thom and Nita as her best friends, and atleast for her the thought of them seemed to lift her mood. Then there was Alec and Newton... But she'd mention them after the first two. No need to bombard her with names.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:09 am
Emelyn smiled, grateful for the obvious shift in the conversation. "Yes, I have. In fact, Nita and I had an... interesting interlude. My dog chased her up a tree, poor thing." Emelyn laughed. "She'd only just changed, and she didn't have any clue she could shimmy up a tree so quickly until there was a barking dog at her heels."
She didn't mention the recent crying incident with poor Thom- that would only drag out another painful subject.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:07 pm
Despite the few words lacking in her vocabulary, she was able to get the just of what Emelyn had said. A smile tugged at the yough girls lips as the mental image of Nita, calm sweet Nita, rushing up a tree came into her head. She bit her lip to supress the laugh that followed, covering her face with a free hand so she could let out a few soft chuckles.
As that subsided, she spoke through her hand "Poor Nita." she gave another soft noise, moving her hand down as she grasped at the next bit of conversation. "You have a dog?" Natsumi liked the conversation... It made her feel young in a way, like back in highschool where all life seemed to be was to make friends and talk together. Meeting new people nad hearing about their traits always filled her mind with thoughts about how they were doing... and other things about the new people, enough so that whenever she met someone new she was able to let go of any thoughts about herself and live in a rather blissful denial state.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:58 pm
The mention of Reuben gave Emelyn pause. He'd been up in the caves for quite a while. It made her uneasy to think of him waking up and finding she wasn't back yet. He had always waited for her- she'd made it clear to him with reinforcement and repeated teachings that he was not to go up and down the mountain on his own- who knew what or who was lurking in those caves, beyond just the danger of the slope that peaked in certain places. But there was still that niggling fear in her mind that, if she left him long enough, he'd try to find his own way down.
"Yes. His name is Reuben. He's a little spaniel mix. I wish he were here to meet you- but he's been up in the cave sleeping. ...Actually, I should probably get back to him. I don't want him trying to get down alone." She stood, then, crouching to step free of the overhang.Then she stood and brushed the sand off the back of her jeanshorts and gave Natsumi a genuine smile.
"It was really... very nice meeting you, Nat." She didn't realize she'd shortened the girl's name. Nicknames were automatic for Emelyn. "If you ever want to chat, I'm usually around here."
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:03 pm
New RP
It had taken a lot of self-convincing for Alec to venture far from the river. The trek there seemed much longer than he remembered, each step making him regret the distance between himself and his homemade campsite but he had to do it. There was no food where he was, the current of the river being too slow to house anything edible that didn't suck mud for a living. The ocean was the answer.
The sharkboy heaved a sigh of relief when he broke out of the foliage to the sight of the vast expanse of water. It was salty, but it would satiate him for the time being. He'd even learned a new trick, wrapping his bandanna around his gill openings to prevent the painful stinging of salt on soft flesh. He'd sharpened a stick with his teeth, and now cumbersomely spent his time diving over and over with each attempt to catch a meal.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:09 pm
Tommy needed a change of scenary. He'd been cooped up too long in the little cave he made for himself with his lean-to. That, and he needed something to pry his mind away from his most recent "meal." Of course, the blood stains on his shirt and pants and the crusty red stuff drying on his beard stubble is a constant reminder to him.
The ex-cadet must seem quite a site right now, with his bloody clothing, unkempt hair, military uniform, and wild eyes. But between all of this, his ribs weren't bothering him too much today, and for that he was forever thankful.
He spots someone out in the water...a familiar shape.
...well, this should be fun
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:23 pm
Alec surfaced once again with little more to show for his efforts than a few hunks of seaweed entangling he sharpened point of his makeshift spear. The beach was proving to be just as unforgiving as the river in comparison to the ease of fishing, but the teen wouldn't relent. The steak he never really recalled eating hadn't lasted him long as expected, his stomach now urging him on to continue the activity.
Gasping for a breath, a figure on the shore caught his eye that made him stop himself mid-stroke. It looked like a very ragged and torn islander who looked as if he'd seen better days. In fact, those hands were so unforgettable that the teen could hardly mistake them for anything else.
He made a sharp turn in the water and sank his face down, treading towards the shore with nothing more than his line of fins breaking the surface in a daunting image straight from Jaws. His old friend, who'd thought he'd chance up on him.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:28 pm
...huh, thought none of the fish people could swim in the ocean...go figure.
Tommy quirks a brow as Alec spots him and then soon dives under. Tommy doesn't know whether to laugh or be horrified as he sees the dorsal fin sprout from the water and head in his general direction. The bat-man decides to stop about ten feet from the shoreline. He's still not sure what Alec's reaction will be, and if it's anger...well...he will sure as hell not want to be too near the water.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:17 pm
Alec could see Tommy enter the water before anything else, his sense heightened to that of an aquatic predator though the boy was harmless most of the time. On this occasion, he was not in the best of moods.
On a crash-course with the bat man, he continued approaching shore until he came to within feet of Tommy. The seafloor was still too far down to stand, so he treaded water and simply stared back with blackened eyes.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:27 pm
Tommy could still stand, the water a little under waist height for him. He noted Alec was still treading water, deciding there was more than likely a drop off of some sort right in front of him. He's suddenly glad he didn't go further out. If he plunged any further into the water, any residual blood on his shirt would get washed into it. And with a shark no more than five feet away...well...that's usually not a good thing.
He reajusts his boots which are tied together by the laces and hung over his shoulder before speaking, "...How's the jaw?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:46 am
"Betteh." Alec answered curtly, his voice slightly chilly and devoid of its normal friendliness. He would try to remember what exactly had happened to Tommy that day so he could at least inquire about his recovery as well, but he didn't want the flood of memories that came with it. And yet, no sooner would he recall that day and realize that he had no idea what had been done to the bat-man due to the cruel and unusual turn of events. Nevertheless, there he was. The man he personally held responsible for it all.
"An' ye?" He decided on replying with the generalized statement to make up for his lack of knowledge.
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:46 pm
Tommy looks about in thought, this was just to mask him taking a step backwards though. His worry of blood touching the water increases. He looks back to Alec, staring into those cold almost dead looking shark eyes. And not for the first time is he considering what it would feel like to have those rows of teeth rip out his throat.
"Broken ribs heal...punctured lungs get better...But...don't worry 'bout me. Just thought I'd stop by...'n see how yer making out."
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:03 pm
Alec would've spat if he had the gall to as he listened to Tommy speak. He wouldn't allow himself to believe for one moment that he cared how he was, how he was fairing after being thrown out into the wilderness with little more than his swimming trunks. Tommy himself had courage to come here and speak to him, that was for sure.
"Tryin' t'catch some food." The boy remarked as he lifted the sharpened stick he was still gripping from under the water. He hadn't had any luck either he realized, which only annoyed him further. "Ye look like ye seen some betteh days though." With that comment, he began his slow approach towards shore once again with little regard to the bat-man.
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:48 pm
Tommy has seen that look before and he just sighs. He follows Alec toward the shore, suddenly looking rather pissed off. "Yeah well, haven't we all? Sure as hell seemed to have made an a*****e out of you," he says once he reached the shore.
"But hell, why shouldn't you have the right to? You more than hate me right now. But hey, I guess we all need someone to blame..." his initial spur of anger dies down as soon as it came into being. Now, well...now he's just tired. Tired and lonely. This is my fault and no one elses...s**t, maybe it wouldn'tve been so bad if I let some of that blood drop into the water...let Alec tear me to pieces...God...
"..for what it's worth though...I wanted to apologize for ******** everything up for you..." he says softly before turning away from Alec, seemingly about to walk off.
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