“No Hollow our strength is ever weaponless. And to think we would believe you claiming to be means you must be a fool or think us a fool.” He is then quiet until the Arrancar mentions discussing the bount becoming one of her vassals. “I think I will come with you. To ensure you do not try to force them into serving you.” He allows his dislike for Arrancar to show in his voice as he speaks. He then hears the other Hollow ask if he was raised by the Espada. “Far from it, I was born in the sands of Muchos, survived until I grew in power to become a Vasto Lorde. I do not care for the Espada and their superiority complex, and I am well aware of the dangers of this place. Which is why I wouldn’t shove those I claim as allies into such a place unless I was sure they could survive.” He then responds to the Hollows chuckle by baring his canines.
Health 425/425 | Spirit Energy 135/135 | Clarity 50 | Movement Speed 80
Word Count for Post: 168*3.7 = 622 Word Count Total for Character: 13,040
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:10 pm
The tense conversation obviously was not getting better the longer the three hollows were in the same area together. That much was clear to Ahriman as he stood there beside Zesiro listening to what was going on around the two of them. His hidden gaze snapping back and forth between the three as if expecting one of them to lunge at another's throat at any moment. Of course it was getting more serious as talk of ownership continued to come up. He had let it slide the first time, but now with it continuing to repeat he knew that it may not bode well for himself and the young miss beside him. "Young Miss. Perhaps we should move back a few steps before conflict ensues.." He says while looking down at the girl beside him and moving backwards a few paces, his clawed hand gripping her shoulder somewhat stiffly as he pulls her back as well. Zesiro openly grounds aloud as she struggles against Ahriman's grip trying to get back to where she could pet the wolf like hollow. Her eyes widening in curiosity as the belt at his waist reveals itself as a scorpion tail of sorts. "But Ahriman~! I was so close to petting him! Listen to him growl! He's such a good dog! Do we have any treats?! Check your pockets! Quick!" Zesiro squeals gleefully while tugging on one of Ahriman's sleeves once again and looking up at him like it was completely natural for him to have treats hidden away in his clothing. Ahriman sighs loudly as he looks down upon the young girl before him. "Young Miss! You know I don't carry those kinds of things. And you certainly know that Okami does not like being called a dog. You need to be more proper and show your respect to these individuals-""Even the Goo-man?" Zesiro interrupts while pointing directly at Mirrikh and causing Ahriman to physically wince at the girls words. "Ahem. Yes. Even the.. Goo. Man.."
"Amusement? Yes. Amusement. That sounds close to true. They are Hollow-kin aren't they? They have a right to know where they belong once their act runs its course." Mirrikh says, turning his head to look in the direction of nobody at first as if he was asking himself the question rather then repeating Vanessa. "Only you, Sand Wolf. We- I think of you, to be the fool. Or else, play the act rather fittingly." A single extra eye snapping open just above his normal two, long enough to give the impression of Mirrikh looking upon Sasori when he spoke, before it closed and vanished once again. His full gaze soon snapping back onto Vanessa once again as she begins her talk about vessals and her use for the Bount and doll, his lips widening into a twisted grin once again. "The vessel you are in now seems plenty attractive. I dont understand what you could need alternatives for with such an appearance." He pauses as he raises a black fingernailed hand to his chin, tapping a finger against it for a moment or two as if he was lost in thought. "Though I suppose to each their own. Not every hollow I have met, shifts their form as easily as we- I do, after all.." He says more to himself then any of those that were before him, his shoulders slowly rolling in a shrug as if he was simply abandoning the line of thought whilst he listened to the ramblings of the wolf hollow. He didn't actually request a life story, simply pointed out an assumed prejudice normally made by the human world. "It was simply a question for those who are confused about how this world works." He says with yet another slow roll of his shoulders, while his gaze gradually shifts to Sasori who had been baring his fangs for a while now, as a rabid dog should. "Oh and.. Woof. He says, a portion of his body around his chest surging outwards towards Sasori, it's form taking at first a large maw of serrated teeth and soon following with two yellow and red eyes forming themselves above the maw, before the entire mass took the form similar to that of a chomping wolfs head. The motion itself didn't go far, wasn't aimed to strike, and held no more then a sliver of killing intent, yet still bit down on the air a good foot from Sasori quite viciously, before slithering back into Mirrikh's body with a snap, that twisted grin he bore tearing at the sides of his mouth through sheer glee and excitement.
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XXX The offer fell on deaf ears to the pair as it seemed the care taker had his hands full taking care of the troublesome but still adorable Zesiro. However Okami would earn much of her ire has he said that he would join along to make sure that she did not force the pair to serve her. "Excuse me? Did I invite you?" she would reply in a poison laced tone. It would seem as though he could not make a decision when to be coward and when to be too bold for his own well being. Nevertheless it was a foolish statement. A forced fraccion never worked well at all, and she would not tolerate such things. It was then that Mirrikh would compliment her, and confuse her statement about taking the pair under her wing. Perhaps she had not spoken properly? "While I appreciate the compliment that was not my purpose." It was true that not every hollow could shift their form, but Vanessa was one who was able to. Though she would not confirm that she could. It was then that the two Vasto Lorde would nearly come to blows. Okami baring his fangs at the newcomer, and Mirrikh responding with taunts of his own. A deep sigh left her lips and she couldn't help but to roll her red-orange eyes. It would seem as though she did not need to put down the rabid dog for his blatant disrespect, the two Vasto Lordes were going to kill each other instead. However she would not let the chance escape her while the two were busy starting a fight. She would casually move over to the bount and his doll. "Ahriman, it would seem that the aggression is escalating rather quickly. Shall we go somewhere else? I have so much I want to talk about."
Word count: 828 (307*2.7) + 16,952 = 17,780
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:38 pm
Hadrian Garandger
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"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn....man it is too early for all this yappin." a gust of wind carrying sand kicked up around the two Vasto Lordes as a man in a black coat stood between them a hand brought back scratching at the back of his head messing up his stark red locks. With bleary sleep filled eyes the man straighten up as he tiredly look between the two men. "If you two Tiros are all well, and finished up ya better was tryin to keep nappin..." with an audible crack of his neck he let out a loud sigh as he brought his hands up stretched towards the sky in a long drawn out stretch. Opening his eyes fully his gaze fell upon the sight of Vanessa beside the doll girl. With a pep to his step he moved forward with speed leaving the two bickering Vasto Lordes in the dust figuratively, and quite literally a cloud of sand kicking up where the Arrancar once stood sending sand, and debris into the faces of both hollows.
Coming to a stop in front of Vanessa he flashed her large toothy grin. "Ah I was wonderin when we would get a chance to meet seein how ya still around I can guess which one of you gals stood out on top haven't seen heads or tails of that fox though have to give her some thanks she never realized how much I was usin her." He give a hearty chuckle as he rests a hand on his belt his red eyes wandering around Vanessa. "Oh right manners, manners still wakin up." Straighten up more he made a Roman Salute towards showing a level of respect from one fighter to another which was a rare thing for the soldier to show. "So who is this little tyke."
Sasori gives no reaction to the strike from Mirrikh’s wolf tentacle, although if the attack had hit he would have reacted with his own. He grins as the feint slithers back into Mirrikh’s body. When the Arrancar asked if he had been invited, he laughed. “No, I haven’t. But that doesn’t mean I won’t come.” He then hears her asking the bount if they wanted to go somewhere else to discuss things and started to turn and follow when another Arrancar entered the scene. It was at this point that Sasori decides he didn’t want to hang around anymore. While one Arrancar he was willing to deal with, he wasn’t going to stick around while two talked down to him. Especially since the new one entered with a condescending tone. “Well, this has grown tiresome. I would say it was a pleasure to meet you all, but it hasn’t been. Except the two of you.” He looks at the bount and doll. “You have been an actual pleasure to meet. If you decide you don’t want to be this Arrancar’s underlings, and decide you want an ally that will do more than just use you, come look for me on Earth. I will keep an eye out for in case you show.” Sasori then gives them a bow before opening a Garganta and stepping through.
Health 425/425 | Spirit Energy 135/135 | Clarity 50 | Movement Speed 80
Word Count for Post: 225*2.8 = 630 Word Count Total for Character: 13,670
Leaves to Karakura Town
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:42 pm
With the continuing aggressions between the two Hollows, Ahriman was continuing to keep a watchful gaze on the three hollows around him and the Young Miss. Of course this watchful gaze was not prepared for what was happening upon one hollow appearing to fake an attack against the other, and then a fourth figure appearing to join the fray. With the new arrival, the wolf like hollow Okami declared their intent to leave and also pledged to be of assistance in the future of he and Zesiro found it necessary to need help. With that, they had opened a portal and began to travel through. Ahriman raised a hand to remove his hat as a sign of farewell, before realizing that Zesiro was not beside him any longer. The moment that Okami had declared his intent to leave, she had launched herself forwards towards him with the intent to get one solid pet of his fur in before he managed to make it through the barrier and away. Of course she was not nearly fast enough to close the distance, her body collapsing to the ground the moment the portal he had opened closed just outside of her grasp. "Noo! The puppy!" She fumes before the new arrival seemed to appear before her and the nearby Vanessa, although Zesiro had been preoccupied before, she not took a moment to stand and look over the new arrival while listening to him speak to the two of them. "You sure sound funny, mister." She says to him, while looking up at him and specifically observing the horns upon his head, her fingers twitching slightly as if they were grabbing onto something, even though they were just resting at her sides for the moment. Ahriman sighs openly from where he was a distance away, upon hearing the Young Miss speak her mind aloud as per usual. One of his clawed hands placed firmly upon his masked face instead of removing his hat as it had been intended for the farewell. "If you have a more quiet place in mind, I don't mind moving from here with the Young Miss. It appears to be a rather busy location." He finally says, in response to Victoria's statement about going someplace else in order to talk.
"Hmm. I guess we know who isn't the alpha wolf eh?" Mirrikh says aloud as he watches the wolf like hollow open a portal and exit through it, his yellow and red eyes intently focused upon the male as he finally exits from this area and off to wherever their new destination was. "You're quite welcome, miss. I'm sure you're used to compliments anyways." He says casually, waving a hand in Vanessa's direction, while his other brushed the dust and dirt that had been kicked up onto him off of his face in a rather nonchalant way. It did not appear that he took too much notice or care about the blatant act of throwing debris upon him, even if it was through sheer speed that it had been done. He simply observed the new hollow that had appeared silently, while making a strolling motion forwards in order to close a bit of the gap between himself and the others in order to listen and observe. There wasn't much going on here after all, perhaps he could choose to go his separate way soon too. He had only jumped in here when the opportunity had presented for him to do so, and now that the obvious fun had left he needed to find a new source of amusement. "Seems things have a tendency to continue to just show up around here eh?" He says while chuckling lightly and looking from one person to the next.
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XXX There was a genuine level of silent gratitude that the demon felt when the new arrival had all but told the two vasto lordes to shut up. The two male's attempt at a show of force was nothing more than bothersome. Luckily with new arrival's presence also brought a willingness for the canine hollow to leave. Of course there was little surprise that he would continue speaking his grievances before exiting via a portal. "The weaker they are the louder they howl." she would comment in response to Mirrikh's alpha wolf jest. It did not take long for her attention to turn to the new arrival. Hadrian would almost ask about the conflict with the kitsune. "Both of the foxes are dead." she would quickly confirm. When he would continue to admit he had been using the fox, she would raise an eyebrow. For what? She was not intelligent enough to be a decent leader. Considering he was the more powerful of the two, it was not like he needed to ride her coattail for power. Of course it had to be that didn't it? "I see. You must have a very goal driven personality to tolerate such idiocy." she would reply as politely as she could. The demon would give a polite nod as she was given a salute of some kind. She wasn't exactly sure how she was suppose to respond, but she did her best to play along anyway. "Hadrian, correct?" Of course she remembered his appearance from the meeting and conflict in Northweald. However she did not learn his name until talks of an alliance between Hollowtown and Northweald with Xzavior. During those talks Hadrian's name was mentioned as Xzavior wished to make him pay for what he believed was transgressions against the blank kind. Yet a year later here Hadrian was clearly alive and well. Either Xzavior had given up the cause or had not yet made his move. After all she highly doubted that Xzavior could have been slain and not have heard about it. Mirrikh would say something about individuals just showing up around here. The irony of the one who showed up suddenly out of portal saying such things did not escape her. Red-orange eyes moved to Zesiro as she was referred to as a 'little tyke'. It would seem Zesiro had already found something else that had caught her eye. Vanessa was well aware how dangerous it was to call a child of a certain age small or young. However it seemed that the young miss did not mind, and instead comment on how funny Hadrian spoke. A genuine giggle would escape her lips before Ahriman had replied to her suggestion of leaving. "In a moment. I want to see how this plays out."
Word count: 787 (463*1.7) + 17,780 = 18,567
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:21 pm
Hadrian Garandger
⊗◄╔══════════════╗【 ⊕ 】╚══════════════╝►⊗ ╔══════════════╗ HP 450|SE 165|CL 95 ╚══════════════╝
Hadrian squats down in front of the small bount cocking his head to the side as he listened to what Vanessa was saying. "Ah yes well ya see back before I was the almighty powerful self I am today I was a mere pipsqueak alone in the cosmos." As he spoke he would reach out poking at Zesiro's cheek even attempting to pinch them if he could get away with it. "Kind of like this lil thing here a tasty little snack for more powerful hollows to just gobble up whole in what I would have expected to be quite the gorey sight.." He gives a deep chuckle his deep red eyes flashing with amusement at the thought of Zesiro at the mercy of the truly ravenous denizens that lurked within these sands that wouldn't hestitate for even a moment before they tore her, and her doll apart limb by limb feasting till their gluttonous souls with fat, and slow. "Luckily the fox was easy to convince that I was far more important to her alive then dead...from there well the rest is history I used her to gain access to a city worth of souls to devour....and then after the Valley of Screams found just what I needed to reach my ascension and in the process soaring past her own power." Pulling away from the little miss he gave her a idle pat on the head his focused solely on Vanessa.
"So yes you could say I possess a singular force of will to get that which is mine by divine right, and you are correct I am Hadrian, Hadrian Garandger, The Dead Eye Shot." His smiled widen showing off his pronounced fangs those blood red eyes wandering across Vanessa's frame. "And I am here to offer my service to one so versed in the ways of destruction, and ruling you certainly proved yourself far stronger then me for now, and well I cannot deny I find the sight of you is akin to a Goddess of such beauty, and death that mortals, and spirits of all kind would worship at your feet gladly."
With Hadrian crouching down in front of Zesiro, her eyes light up immediately. She carefully glanced backwards at Ahriman before immediately leaping into the air and grappling at Hadrian's twin horns. A joyous grin developing as she attempts to spin herself over his shoulder and set herself down resting with her legs on either side of his neck and her hands tightly gripping his horns for the added support. "Stand! Stand! I wanna be high!" She exclaims aloud through expectant giggling as she releases one hand long enough to point up into the air. Ahriman gasps once again, she was definitely getting out of hand at this point. She should definitely know better then to jump onto the shoulders of a stranger, nevermind one who they hadn't even been correctly introduced to! His hidden gaze snaps from Vanessa to Hadrian a few times while he slowly took a few steps forwards with a clawed hand extended with the obvious intent of snatching this trouble making charge of his off the strangers shoulders before she would get hurt. "Young Miss! Where have your manners gone!?" He scolds while looking at Hadrian as if he expected the male to attack one or both of them any moment.
Mirrikh continues to chuckle lightly at Vanessa's words about the Wolf Hollow. Yet of course, now that the male had left and been replaced by this new male, the location wasn't nearly as exciting as it previously was. He casually raises a pale hand to his chest as a large fang filled mouth opened up behind it and released an obvious yawn. His gaze observing the antics of the girl as he slowly shook his head and pondered the remainder of the words going back and forth between the others. "Well.. We-I have grown tired, and I dare say, hungry. Guess I'll go find something appetizing seeing as the snacks-Allies, I've sent here seem to doing perfectly fine on their own." He says after a few more moments of standing there silently. His form actively morphing itself to reveal his back instead of his front as he began to start walking away from the group. "I have a feeling, something exciting is gonna happen after lunch.. Yes. We will have to keep an eye out for that. Indeed. Oh! Goodbye Vanessa and friends." He says while raising an arm upwards, the arm elongation partially and forming into what could only be considered a second torso but facing back the way he had come, while the pure likeness of his body followed soon after with the hand flipping around to match into an obvious waving motion. Soon after the entire created monstrosity condensed itself back into his normal human like appearance as if nothing had happened at all.
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XXX The demon's eyes locked onto Hadrian as he knelt down to tease the small doll. It was by her choice to see how this played out. However she was fully prepared to act if the wrong move was made. The red haired male told about his partnership with the kitsune while adding a little bit of a spooky story perhaps in an attempt to scare the small doll. Zesiro seemed hardly phased by it. Instead once Hadrian had put himself in such a position for the troublesome girl to strike, she did just that. The young doll had jumped onto his back while giggle and exclaiming to be taken higher. A genuine smile formed on her lips and a small laugh escaped. It was really a good thing that the pair had landed where they did. While she continued listening to Hadrian's backstory, the same red light from before floated its way back just as unseen as it was before. Once again she would lay her palm flat allowing it to land. After clutching it the demon found it rather difficult to maintain a face of indifference. Nevertheless she somehow managed and thus she sent the same small red light flying from which it came. "Divine right? Now I'm sure we are both aware that such things do not exist." she would reply simply. The words she spoke were indeed what she believed. The sands of Hueco Mundo were brutal. Each victory and survival was earned not given by some higher power, not even to the black beast himself. It was rather bold of Hadrian to offer his services not long after admitting to using someone else to gain more power. Even more so his claim of being weaker then her for now did not go unnoticed. It was just interesting enough for her to want to play the game. "I suppose I should apologize for the robbing of your kill then." her tone was sickeningly sweet. As much as the demon enjoyed the shower of compliments his offer of service put her in a predicament. "Ah yes, Hadrian flattery will get you everywhere." Red-orange eyes began to analyze his form before speaking again. "...but unlike the last you pledged to I have many who serve me... and I'm certain I have higher standards." The demon's attention was pulled when Mirrikh had expressed his growing boredom perhaps because the one he was tormenting had left. Also because he probably knew that he could not get away with the same antics with the remaining crowd. She would give him a quick wave before he turned to leave. He was wrong though at least in her opinion things were already getting interesting.
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This little tyke was certainly an amusing creature she clearly didn't have a grip on reality, or seem to have any basic concept of what fear was. All in all Hadrian found it refreshing to deal with especially give the two yapping Vasto Lordes both of which had taken the obvious clue to vacant the premises of their betters before they grew tired of their antics. Reaching up he would give Zesiro a boop on the nose as he strode around the sands side eyeing Vanessa as he did so. "Oh I don't really consider that a stolen kill I mean by the time ya claimed her life she had grown well quite the bore even if she was my partner for a time really I mean the double thing was enjoyable I guess, but she was weak died like a fool so no hard feelings there really." He gave a chuckle pivoting on his heel facing Vanessa once more doing his best to not skewer the young bount upon his finely sharpened horns. The things could more then likely easily poke her eye out if she was not careful in the slightest up there on his shoulders.
A twinkle shines in those blood red eyes of his as he flashes her smile bristling with fangs as he carefully extracts the bount from upon his shoulders setting her down upon the ground in front of him, and gives her another pat on the head. "Oh the last person I truly pledged myself too....oh that was many many years ago during the time of Gods, and Empires and a mere man with but a word could send legions to war....damning entire counties to death for their disobedience" The smile widens as he sweeps an arm to the side the motion enough to quick up a strong gust of wind across the sands. "Oh indeed my dear Vanessa the Fox had my loyalty, but not as a leader oh no never that she never quite could manage more then being considered a fellow soldier at arms....but you oh already I can see it within you." He brims with excitement, and power each word a light with the lust he had for war. "I can see the fields aflame as far as the eye can see, an endless engine of war to subjugate all that will not bend the knee oh what a beautiful sight it is...so I give to you a weapon made to destroy, to sow chaos, and ruin where ever it goes a weapon to rip, and tear until it is done." He stands taller perhaps taller then before his killing intent warping the very air around him as he it exults in it. "Give me war, give me strong soldiers to fight Vanessa, and I will see your will be done upon all the realms."
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〖Word Count:〗 (468*1.7)+443= 1239
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:24 pm
Zesiro was easily allowed to climb up and onto the shoulders of the tall male known as Hadrian. Pure glee written across her face as she squeezes Hadrian's horns and turns his head this way and that in an attempt to lead him around like someone would direct a pony or other riding animal. "Wheeee!" The unexpected boop of her nose causing a giggle to escape her lips as she leans backwards slightly as if she was trying to get away, though not really. Of course soon enough, yet with one thrilling pivot that sent her rocking to the side due to the shift in momentum. Zesiro felt herself being lifted and brought back to the ground once again. The young girl pouts lightly, having not had her full fun riding around on the shoulders of the tall male. While Hadrian soon begins his fill of pledges and statements Zesiro stood there with her head cocked slightly to the side as she observed and watched him closely. "There's a bonfire nearby? Let's go there! I don't see any smoke though..?" She says suddenly while Hadrian was talking, immediately standing on her toes and looking around with a hand above her eyes in an attempt to see what Hadrian was talking about. She really hadn't been looking around when she was high up, having had too much fun just riding around on his shoulders. Yet still not seeing anything in sight, she frowns momentarily and drops her heels back upon the ground. Her gaze turning and snapping back into Hadrian as the killing intent flowed from his body. Immediately Zesiro clutches two fluffy ball like ornaments that were wrapped around a button on her dress, appearing mostly for decoration. Two loud thuds striking thebl ground beside her as the heavy weights of a Meteor Hammer slam against the ground, the chain stretched upwards and curving through the tight grasp of her slender hand. "Oops! How did that happen?" She calls out with a giggle while swinging the length of chain around at her side. Ahriman having been standing a distance away and simply keeping an eye on them, had sent himself forward in an instant. Arriving at Zesiro's side and placing a clawed hand upon her other shoulder while avoiding the chain she was spinning as a toy. "Young Miss, put that away, it is not a toy. And as well, we aren't fighting here." He says sternly, squeezing her shoulder slightly as she looks up at him and then whines while running her other hand down the chain, the meteor hammer becoming the ornament fluffy balls that they had been, and soon twisted back around the button on her dress.
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XXX The act of Hadrian carefully carrying the young bount around was quite a sight indeed. There was an expression nothing short of pure joy on Zesiro's face. Upon the demon's lips a genuine soft smile formed after Hadrian booped the adorable doll's nose. Even the young girl giggled at the action. The more gentle and playful actions were a refreshing welcome in the harsh reality of the sands. Vanessa was well aware that there was civility in their lands. In fact she was partially responsible for building the civilization known as Hollowtown. However even a sight such as this was rare amongst the town. As before Vanessa listened intently to Hadrian's speech. However she was able to pick up that perhaps he had not intended to betray the fox in the first place. "Loyalty? I can respect that." The words were truthful. In fact Vanessa was loyal to her father perhaps to a fault, and fiercely protective of her own. Though she was not afraid to place a knife in the back of those who had not completely earned her trust or who had proven to be more troublesome than what they were worth. "As you should, I have been a leader for many years." she would respond to Hadrian stating that she looked as though she had the qualities of a leader. Ahriman would move Zesiro off of Hadrian's shoulders spoiling her fun too soon. The disappoint was all to clear on her face. It did not take long for Hadrian's grandeur to confuse and mislead the child. As he spoke of burning cities and other horrors of war and its aftermath, Zesiro misunderstood the language for something more. "Speak plainly, Hadrian! You've mislead poor Zesiro." her tone was sharp and quick. As malice entered the air, the demon did not seemed bothered by it. The sensation was something she had grown accustom to, in fact she enjoyed it. "That can be arranged. As it so happens, war is on the horizon... and your enemies are almost ripe for the picking." After responding, the demon's eyes moved over to the young girl. She had begun playing with ornaments on her dress until they transformed into a ridiculous weapon. As per usual, she was scolded by Ahriman for her behavior. "Ahriman, she is just growing bored." The demon would move slightly in the direction of the young girl. "Perhaps we should move somewhere else?"
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:24 am
Hadrian Garandger
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Hadrian could not help but chuckle as his blood red gaze turned to settle upon the adorable little bount girl now holding massive oversized weapons. "Oh yes forgive me I do not talk of bonfires, or flames we can see now lil one." He gives her a wide toothy smile as he walked over to her inspected her weapon before she once more returned it into its pom pom state of being. Reaching down he would lift her up tossing her into the air, and then catching her settling her down upon on his shoulders so that she may gaze out across the sands once more. "No I talk of battles that await us in the future that is when you will see the fire, and the smoke so no need to worry that pretty lil head of yas till then ya understand."
With the little one once more seated upon his shoulders he turned to Vanessa that grin never having left his lips. "Well then Vanessa sounds like we have an accord then." He nods looking up towards Zesiro bouncing her on his shoulder. "And agreed lets go somewhere else where I am certain all manner of entertainment will be at this lil ones beck an call." He pauses for a moment looking towards her doll Ahriman a mischievous smirk replacing his toothy grin. "Hey Lil One have ya ever had the wonderful opportunity of shootin a gun before, we could do some target practice and show ya how plenty of wayward hollows runnin around ta take pot shots at I bet ya some of them will explode with confetti if we hit em hard enough." There was excitement in his voice as he voiced the mischievous plan he had just envisioned not moments ago more then likely to Ahriman's chagrin. "So what ya say."
Zesiro stared at Hadrian with something very close to a blank one as she nodded slowly as if she understood what he was saying. The moment he finished talking she glanced around a couple more times with a frown as she still did not see any fires at all. Of course, the whole 'accidentally' drawing a weapon thing wasn't that much of a big deal. Even with Ahriman scolding her about it, she did not appear to be concerned and it was obvious that the rest of those with them did not either. Especially when Hadrian swooped her back up and onto his shoulders again, resulting in an excited squeel as her face lit up the moment she could see 'everything' again. When both Vanessa and Hadrian brought up the moving to a different location, Zesiro grew even more excited while Ahriman sighed in relief and attempted to relax a little bit more. "Perhaps you're right. It would make sense seeing as we have bee-" Ahriman immediately stops short as he listens to the remaining remarks by Hadrian. His voice actually stuttering slightly as he simply becomes at a loss for words as he stared almost dumbfounded through his mask towards Hadrian. Zesiro on the other hand immediately began to squirm a little before settling herself and holding both of Hadrian's horns to keep balance. "A gun?! I never got to shoot a gun! And... I LOVE confetti!! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!" She says excitedly, while purposely not looking in Ahriman's direction since she knew full well that he would say no, the moment he could pull himself together again.
