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 Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:46 pm
Because, really. This couldn't have gotten any weirder. Jett almost thought he could hear something again, but reluctantly allowed the notion that it was his imagination to sink in. He was just sitting on his a** and that made him feel vulnerable--and suddenly Raven had disappeared from his line of vision.
Jett pushed himself up; if the whale hit the road again, he didn't want to be helpless and end up clinging to the side of the road again--or, worse, falling. He wanted to call for Raven but didn't know if she could hear anything; she had been right next to him when the blast hit.
In the hectic warzon, Jett found her with mild difficulty and was actually surprised; it took a few seconds to decipher whether or not she was sobbing or laughing--neither of which left a happy feeling in his stomach.
Watching his step, he pushed past the people to get to her and waved at her, hoping to get her attention as he made his way over. He still couldn't tell what she was doing and did the only thing he could think of to get her attention sans yelling at her--he turned her to face him and placed a hand on either side of her face, looking into her eyes questioningly. There were no tears in her eyes--so she had to have been laughing, but that didn't make much sense; nothing about this was even remotely humorous. Jett spoke slowly and pronounced everything carefully so that in case she was as deaf as he was, she could hopefully read his lips. "What are you doing?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:47 pm
"Woah!" Amy hadn't been expecting to be yanked back, but she didn't mind once she realized it was Jocelin.
"Man, I hope it just....goes away." Like that was likely. Especially because one of those Zodiacs was inside of it. It may be worse if it left...so many questions, and no one to answer them. Amy shivered just thinking about that poor girl inside of the whale right now.
Her ears were still constantly ringing, but at least she could mostly hear now. That headache was not going to go away any time soon though. At least she wasn't seeing things, as some people were saying some crazy s**t right now. As if a space whale wasn't crazy enough.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:48 pm
That was an emphatic you're welcome. Or an emphatic please go perform carnal acts with yourself, as far as Marienrode knew, but she gave Fritz a smile on the assumption that he was not telling her to go masturbate. And another smile for Mr. Davis, who would definitely be getting a glowing report card. Then she gave chase after Sheila, catching up to the younger girl and wrapping her arms tight around her in a hug. Going away from the group, even if the group was going to be attacked by a giant space whale, would just leave you alone; if either of them had been separated from their cohort, they certainly would have died. "Shhh, don't cry," she said, turning them slightly so Marienrode stood between Sheila and the whale. "You're going to be okay."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:50 pm
Raven was still laughing, shouting something about butterflies, or at least she was until Jett placed his hands on her face.
She stared at him for a good long minute, then let out a bloodcurdling scream, not that she could hear it then thrashed about, a look of wild fear in her eyes.
"Pirate! Pirate, it's a pirate! He's going to eat me! Grampa! Grampa save me! He's going to eat me I know he is! He knows I taste amazing and he wants to absorb my powers that I gain from my daily shampooing! Grampa! HELP!"
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The Red Dame rolled 2 6-sided dice:
1, 4
Total: 5 (2-12)
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:52 pm
Jett was no longer in imminent danger, but he didn’t seem particularly grateful that Darwin had potentially risked his own life to save him. He knew there was a reason he didn’t care for the other male.
And then it all went to hell (as if it hadn’t been there already). Someone was shouting about someone having cancer, and then suddenly even more people were screaming and running around. Darwin couldn’t figure out why, until he turned around.
“ SQUIRREL!”
Proof, it was proof! Those little furry rodents weren’t just backyard pests, they were evil aliens infiltrating Earth for some nefarious purpose! Darwin wouldn’t stand for it, no he wouldn’t. Struggling with his belt, Darwin was finally able to get it off, and with that he charged at his long-time nemesis, whipping it with the leather strap.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:56 pm
Fritz was completely unaware of the fact that his over exuberant (yet very Fritz-ish) gesture of you're welcome towards Marienrode had a different - and significantly more awkward - connotation. As it was he merely hop-ran towards the creature again, his gait a tad unsteady considering the fact that he was only wearing one shoe.
He debated going after the girl he and the other guy had helped from the pit, just to see if she was all right (she had looked extremely distressed), but it seemed as if Marienrode was already consoling her, so Fritz turned instead to Ian.
"Not quite what you'd call a good vacation here, hmm? Next time I think I'll take a cruise to the Caribbean."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:57 pm
For a long moment, Jett just stared. Confusion was evident on his face and then he threw his hands up in surrender. Raven was out of her damn mind, he realized. Not like he hadn't suspected it from the beginning of it when she'd grabbed Darwin for her little makeout session, but this was it--he had all the evidence he needed.
The poor girl had lost her mind from all this stress, he imagined. Too bad; he'd thought that with her cheerleading skills maybe she'd have been somewhat helpful should there be some acrobatic disaster or something.
Jett took a step back, brows still knit; if this weren't such a tumultuous event, he might have doubled over laughing. He still couldn't imagine entirely what she was saying, but her thrashing indicated she wasn't in her right mind--she'd been holding his hand earlier, surely she couldn't be that repulsed by him already.
Was it even worth keeping an eye on her, now, or was she just going to be a hindrance? About as tough a decision as having pancakes or waffles for breakfast, Jett just shook his head and gave the girl some space. With all that was going on, he was seriously convinced that her psychosis might be contagious.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:58 pm
He trusted that Ms. Sierra-Preto had the other girl in hand, and he turned to the boy, Fritz, he had come to help. He had also had the idea of throwing his shoe at the whale, and Ian couldn't help but chuckle when he commented about taking a different sort of vaction. "I'd have to agree. I don't remember signing up for the fight the giant space whale tour, do you?." He went ahead and pulled off his other shoe, keeping it ready in his hand. He had no idea if he would need to use it as a weapon as well, but it was always better to be prepared. " I'm Ian, by the way."
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LOLLI qAq rolled 2 6-sided dice:
2, 5
Total: 7 (2-12)
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:01 pm
In Carolynn's mind things had gone pretty much exactly like this: First s**t was like; then we were like; and then things got all. Yeah. Exactly like that. So with everything considering she felt somehow safer with the "terrorist" senshi about. That was- Until it became obvious the giant space whale was directing all of it's attacks at the sailor scouts themselves. Hadn't she read somewhere that space whales were supposed to be kind and giving? Wasn't that in Doctor Who or something? She could have sworn that's how these things were supposed to go down. Watching the beam head at the really girly looking senshi with the pink wings like something caught in slow-motion, she distinctly wanted a shot of tequila. Her body had other plans. Just as her brain started to imagine that sweet cactus juice on her tongue, the rest of her had launched into action. Taking off her shoes, she threw them with all of the force she could muster at the giant space beast. Shock widening her eyes and mouth as they made contact, she wanted to rejoice. She wanted to sing it on the mountain tops. Restrain and the fear of getting any kind of backlash persuaded the blonde to instead simply whisper "winning", as her self-congratulatory pat on the back. Eyes scanning the groups helping or falling for the police officer she'd been with( Gilbert) she did her best to find him before a bloodcurdling screech shocked her systems. Hair flying backwards as she turned to confront the clearly hallucinating teen behind her. Wrapping her arms tightly around the girl's( Raven's) frame, she held on as tightly as she could. Whispering in her best approximation of a "mommy" voice she could think of. "It's alright, honey. No pirates can hurt you so long as I'm here." It was the very first and probably last maternal thing Carolynn would ever do. Or want to do.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:05 pm
"Even if I had signed up for the fight with the giant whale tour, I would have made it slightly less life-threatening," Fritz said, and though the tone of his voice still held a light note to it, he was frowning as he pressed his fingers against his forehead, willing the pain in his skull to go away.
After a moment's scrutinizing, he added "Oh. That's a good idea," and proceeded to take off his other shoe. Holding one of his chucks was a far better plan than hopping around like an idiot.
"Fritz," he said, by way of introduction. "Good to meetcha, Ian. Hopefully the next time we meet we won't have to worry about getting swallowed by giant man eating whales in space."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:06 pm
Fear was quickly being replaced by a curious sense of floating, and she couldn't help but giggle as Felix pulled her up to her feet. Swaying a little unsteadily before simply leaning against him. Gravity proving a much trickier then she was used to. "The grounds moving, Hero.." She still didn't know Felix's name, but in light of very recent events, the nickname seemed appropriate.
She did look up as someone else neared them, and her head tilted curiously as she stared down at Layton. She didn't look like the young girl she'd seen Felix talking to earlier, but instead seemed to have sprouted a pair of iridescent wings and curled antenna. That.. That couldn't be right. She was sure she would have remembered if the girl had had such odd features. Granted, the new comers seemed to have some similar assets. Ears, tails, and bright pink wings. "This place is so weird." She giggled again, laying her forehead against Felix's chest as the rainbow path beneath her seemed to sway underfoot.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:08 pm
"Oh... oh dear please! Please calm down!" You're going to make my freak out even worse if this keeps up! Anandi started to try and gingerly pat at the shrieking girl. Maybe physical contact would make her feel more at ease? Anandi hoped so. All this screaming was making her want to cry all over again. "I'm sure you taste amazing, but nobody here is going to eat you!" Maybe if she kept saying that to the girl, both of them would eventually believe it.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:17 pm
As both woman attempted to comfort the girl, a smile broke out on her face. She gave a giddy laugh, then returned the hug that Carolynn was giving her, seeming pleased. "Grandma! Grandma you've come to save me! And you've brought Jojo too!"
Again her voice was too loud, her hearing was just slightly starting to return, though, not by much.
"Jojo, I've missed you!" Raven cried, releasing Carolynn and hugging Anandi instead, petting her hair. "It's been too long, puppy! Who's a good boy! Who's a good boy!"
She was completely lost, the beam did seem to have a very potent and lasting effect.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:19 pm
[b***h still be tripping.]
Mal could have danced with Mr. Whale forever, danced until their intertwined bodies joined as one, and they became a single complete entity. A marriage of body and soul, achievable only when one was able to peer into their partner's eyes and truly understand them.
But a sense of unease was welling up in Mal's chest. Beneath the eager energy of the music there was an unpleasant murmur, and every look she chanced at the surrounding crowd, she spotted glaring and caught glimpses of conspiring whispers. The joyous song filling the spacious ballroom slowly ebbed away, and the pair soon found themselves at the room’s center, the target of many judging eyes. Mal looked up at Mr. Whale, slowly shaking her head.
“Mr. Whale I… I don’t understand.”
The towering creature gave a weary sigh, a quite unnatural melancholy in his voice. “They can never accept me as one of them. For you see, I am a whale.”
Mal gave an incredulous snort, looking haughtily to the disapproving gazes of her peers. “Why, I don’t see why that should matter one bit! There is a black man in the White House! There is no reason a whale should not be able to be accepted into high society!”
“I’m afraid it is not quite so simple, Miss Landsman.” Mr. Whale took her hands delicately in his flippers, looking seriously upon her. “Such a cunning mind, yet these are matters even your sharp feminine wiles cannot grasp. I am sorry, Miss Landsman, but I cannot remain here.”
“I don’t understand.” The color that had once made Mal’s unremarkable features appear so lively was quickly draining from her, a pale ghostliness afflicting her skin as she blinked and gaped helplessly at the space whale. “What are you trying to say? When will I see you…?”
“When next we see each other, Miss Landsman, it will be as enemies. Goodbye.” He released her from his grip – his gentle, compassionate grip – and turned on his large tail to swim towards the exit. Mal promptly lifted up her layered skirt and started after him, calling out as she fought back tears.
“Where are you going? Come back! Come back, Mr. Whale!” Several arms reached out to hold her back, and she struggled mightily against them.
“Come back, Mr. Whale! I’ll never love another like you! This is not how our fairy tale ends!”
Mal spun around, clutching the nearby Hawke and screaming quite hysterically, “I’ll never love anyone again!”
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:21 pm
Jett stared, somewhat in awe. Despite gathering that most of these people were strangers, the all seemed so willing to help out one another. He questioned their methods just a bit--it seemed that Carolynn and Anandi were making the same mistake he was. Albeit, he had started Raven's shrieking, he had only been trying to figure out if she was all right. It was their own damn fault for trying to console a lunatic--and yet, a part of him wished them well, for Raven's sake. Not a very big part of him, but at least a little bit of one.
He shook his head and tried to clear his mind. He now missed the sound of the roaring music, and the cacophony of chattering and screams. He wanted to hear again—to make conversation or something.
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