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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:07 pm
A small, wistful smile crossed Jordan's face. "Sometimes you don't know you're chasing something till you've caught it."
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:11 pm
He looked happy. It thrummed within him, like a sun-kissed afternoon.
"Yeah, well." She gave Jordan a luxurious grin. "I dunno, man. Something tells me that you may not have enough energy to keep up with two." It turned into a leer. "Or maybe you do. Ehehehehehehe."
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:17 pm
He smirked. "I'll certainly try." Then the smile turned softer. "Pretty sure if I lag behind they'll slow down for me."
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:22 pm
"Oh for--" Clerise faked a gag. "Adorable." She said the word with mock derision, blowing Jordan a raspberry right after.
"You guys are like, goopy and stuff."
The goofy grin gave away how she really felt.
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:27 pm
"Don't tell anyone," Jordan said, mock-seriously. "It'll ruin my tough-guy image."
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:50 pm
Clerise stared at Jordan.
Then at the foxfires.
Then at Jordan again, a singular brow raising as she did.
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:54 pm
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:58 pm
" Gotcha. Between you and that fat little pony of Harrison's, sheeeittt."
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 11:01 pm
"Excuse me, you gotta give Killer the respect he deserves," Jordan said, grinning wide. "Deep within that soft, pudgy, adorable little body lurks the heart of a true savage beast, just waiting for the right time to strike. First he lulls you into a false sense of security with that doofy expression. Then, once you've let your guard down, boom. You'll never see it coming."
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 11:15 pm
"Yeah, okay. Assuming I did believe that," she pointed at the foxfire. "That story isn't going to work twice. It barely works once."
Clerise put the Spraks away, securing its cage. "Never see what coming, anyway? A little whinny?"
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 11:24 pm
"See, the difference there is that I don't claim that Kiwi here is anything other than a stupid but adorable ball of fuzz." Jordan scratched behind the foxfire's ears. It flopped its tongue out and wagged its tail, the picture of idiot contentment.
"There were bloody handprints on the tank," he reminded Clerise. "Harrison theorizes that Killer might've maimed a labtech or something."
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:57 pm
"Point." She nodded appreciatively. "I'm not that great at debates," Clerise admitted. "If Balthazar were around, he'd be hollering at me for it."
She isn't sad. Lonely, sometimes, but not sad. After all, Clarice had said he was coming back. She checked his time every day, polishing him like she never had when he was present. "More like a labtech maimed another one-- they're vicious in the labs, when they want to be."
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:11 pm
"I'd hate not having Ferros chattering at me all the time," Jordan said sympathetically. "It was weird at first, sure, but it'd be pretty damn lonely in my skull. Happened for a little while while we were dealing with the Horsemen, and that sucked pretty hard."
He snorted, though his eyes gleamed with amusement. "Mhm. You tell Harrison Killer's not a ferocious beast, and see how far it gets you."
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:15 pm
"Well, you know...we didn't get along much anyway," she hazarded. "Even up to the end-- I mean, like." Clerise tried to visualize her words with her hands, gesturing in fragments. "Yeah. A pony did it, the one that gave me these," she said, gesturing to the feather swirled scars along her face and neck.
"After the initial shock I-- I thought he was just mad at me. Giving me the silent treatment, finally punishing me for my wrongdoings." She laughed. "A lot of angst later, and here we are-- but Clarice said he'll come back. I believe her."
Clerise gave Jordan a pained look. "The idea of that cutie being a ferocious beast hurts my soul, professor. My soul. But I see your point. Handsome doesn't seem like the kinda guy that's easy to convince, once he's made up his mind."
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:25 pm
"I was wondering about those," Jordan said. "They're actually kind of elegant."
He nodded. "It'll be a relief when he does, I hope. I know Ferros and I get along better, but still. I've never felt quite so relieved as when we walked through that portal and there he was calling for me."
A soft chuckle. "Kiwi's pretty good in the adventure dome." He held up the greener foxfire. "She's got good stats and sleep and poison moves. Not at all aggressive towards anything other than minipets, though."
The foxfire proved this assertion by yapping and wagging furiously.
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