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 Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:07 pm
Emma summoned the boat that had been waiting patiently, bobbing up and down just beyond the shore. The vessel skimmed across the water and the nobles made their way towards it.
There was a heavy rumbling behind them, and the hill beneath which the caverns lay collapsed in a mess of stone, earth, and foliage.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:55 pm
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
Kaok followed closely behind the nobles toward the boat - nervously looking back to make sure that Remus had made it out of the cavern as well. Thank goodness.
As the hill behind them collapsed, she really was incredibly thankful.Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:52 pm
Remus climbed into the boat and practically collapsed by the helm after tossing his weaponry down the companionway. He hoped the voyage home would be easier than the journey to this place.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:52 pm
Hrothbert helped Emma into the boat and she smiled shyly. "Chivalry lives, hmm?"
"Always."
After all had boarded, they set sail.
"We should reach the other side in...twelve hours. That's the extent that I can shorten it." Emma said softly, her body remembering how tired it was.
The nobles had curled up at the prow, one around the other as the rocking of the vessel beat out a gentle rhythm.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:01 pm
Frida sat away from the couples - four people who knew each other very well. They were intimate; she was clearly the odd one out. The fifth wheel, so to speak. It wasn't a pleasant feeling, she found.
No, she just sat there, head propped up against the side of the boat. It had only been a few days since she'd been with Eli - what with the travel time and all - but she missed him intensely. Seeing the two other couples didn't help her mood much.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:48 pm
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
Kaok had taken a seat in the boat and closed her eyes, it had got harder and harder to stay awake after the adrenaline wore off.
Twelve hours is better than another three days.
Hopefully they'd not encounter anymore mini-krakens or sirens. She'd rather come to dislike those...Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:07 pm
Emma was barely moving, her head tucked into her chest as she felt herself falling into the warmth of deep and dreamless sleep. Hrothbert was not far behind.
A few minutes later, both nobles were dead to the world at the prow, still clutching each other tightly as the boat sped on.
The gray in Emma's hair seemed more pronounced in the light.
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:48 am
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
((Er... pass? D: ))Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:54 am
((Yeah...you can skip me again, too.))
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:18 pm
((End. Yeah. So, the boring stuff that I don't want to write out happens. They get home, Emma disposes of the corpse, and there is riding into the sunset.))
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:15 pm
[ Frida takes a well-deserved vacation spent snuggling next to Eli while he works on his writing next to the fire. Everyone is very happy. :'D ]
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:40 pm
Emma was curled up in a chair in the sitting room, wrapped in blankets in front of a blazing fire. She was still freezing cold in spite of it. Her once-shapely, now-thinned frame was barely visible beneath the knit cloth that surrounded her. She stared into the flames, but her mind was nowhere near them.
There were circles under the enchantress' eyes, and a faint tremor to her hands.
((Whenever you like, Remus.))
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:54 pm
((Riiight. This will be interesting, as I know nothing of treating PTSD. ))
The spacecraft touched down, just beyond the gates. A rather tall, male gnolata wearing a casual sport coat and tie disembarked. He carried a black case in his left hand. Even though he was dressed in a very modern way, the gnolata still had his native facial tattoos that he had received shortly before leaving his home world. He strolled up to the gates. Before knocking, he adjusted his tie and checked to see if he was presentable. Finally, he reached up and knocked on the door.
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:58 pm
Pointed ears perked up at the sound of the knock, and Emma tossed the blankets off her, pulling a thick black shawl about her shoulders instead as she made her way down to the door. The tall, imposing wooden doors swung open at her touch and she blinked in surprise at the gnolata. "Oh. You must be from Remus. Please, come in."
((I'm treating it as general trauma.))
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:08 pm
The doctor nodded. "I'm Doctor Irra Pao. Though I go by Paul or or Doctor Irra. Whichever you prefer." the gnolata replied in an accent that was unfamiliar to the Enchantress. He stamped his hooves once outside to knock off any dirt before entering the house.
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