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 Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:07 pm
Saraneth's faint shape could be found streaking silently down the pathway. She ran as if she were flying, soundlessly and gracefully, the very image of peace. She looked over her shoulder. Marcus was no doubt following her easily. He was much faster than she was, so there was no problem with him keeping up. The ramen stand was in sight, actually. Her amber-gold eyes lit up immediately at the sight of ramen. By instinct, she sped up little by little, skidding to a stop right in front of the stand. "BEEF FLAVORED PLEASE!" She managed to stop before she crashed into anything, pressing a button on her watch.
"YES! I'm 23 seconds faster than the last time!" She checked the time. ow... no pain no gain's right... She winced and smiled sheepishly at no one in particular. "Heh... no more running right after training..."
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:49 pm
Marcus lifted his head up from the bowl he had just ordered, prying open a pair of chopsticks as he did. "23 seconds quicker, not bad Sara...but again I have an advantage" he said laughingly as he invited her to sit next to him, or anywhere along the somewhat empty counter anyway. He had been here for a couple of minutes now, having actually already gotten his order and sat down before Sara had even passed through the gates. However his speed was impressive for someone who had never actually trained it, actually it was incrediable, topping out at 200 max miles per hour if he tried hard enough. Though, he had only gone 60 or so to get here, and his pills prevented much coughing, at least untill he reached about 100.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:58 pm
"Oh man... I don't think I should do that again..." She laughed, wincing at the same time as her lungs and muscle tension worked against each other. "Shite... I'm okay" Laughing again, Saraneth sat down next to Marcus, practically sprawling over the table. It was almost possible to see heatwaves rising off of her. Good thing about being Sara was the fact that she caught no fevers. Overheating was absolutely normal for a person like her! "You're way too fast... I can't seem to get your speed to rub off on me again... but I don't think I'll ever beable to reaching anything faster than 30 miles per hour, maybe.... ow... " Sitting up straight with a sigh, she gave him a grin. "What did you order?" It would be a while before she got her order... about 20 more seconds. That was a while... seeing Kestrel lived her life in segements of lightspeed and snailspeed.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:10 pm
"I am fast, but speed comes at its own price...I tend to miss important details that normal people would pick up easily....like trees and uhh....people and um...well sometimes everything is just one big blur to me." he said as he finally manages to open the chopsticks and immediatly begin to eat. It was very quick before the bowl was void of anything ediable, not even a few drops of broth remained...he smiled happily as he set the bowl down. 'I had the shrimp ramen, because I love ramen and shrimp!" he said, it was odvious he was happy to be eating. "Another order please!" he said setting another few bucks on the table.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:20 pm
The bowl of beef ramen came and she fell to it with the vigor of a starving goose... wonder how that works... She wasn't a fast eater, and she was quite with her eating... but she ate very enthusiastically. When Marcus asked for another order, Saraneth's eyebrow twitched, and her eyes suddenly became quite freakily fiery. Her hand flashed as it threw something sharp and shiny hidden before somewhere. It looked like she was about to kill someone with a throwing knife...
What actually happened was she threw her Student ID Card and stuck it in one of the candles resting next to the cashier's console. "I told you this was my treat, didn't I? I'm paying for it, and don't you dare to override it." Her mouth twitched into a smile.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:42 pm
Marcus was scared speechless when a student I.D. flew out of nowheree right by his face...it had even stopped him from eating the food that had just been placed in front of him. "Al-alright, you can pay.......I don't mind at all" he said quietly as he slowly turned back to his food. Withing an instant he begain to eat his bowl of ramen,, this time however it was more slowly and deliberate, as if he was trying to actually taste the food before he ate it, and it was good. "Thanks Sara, for paying and all" he said quietly as he ate more of the delicious noodles, slurping them into his mouth effortlessly.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:50 pm
"Heheh... no problem!" Sara smiled good naturely at him, "Call it returning a favor." She mumbled through a mouthful of ramen and beef slices. The broth tasted delicious! She only ordered a small size though, since she had to watch what she ate to keep her speed and stealth on a job. "You said you'd help me in any way you can, didn't you? Well... I'm going to pay for as much ramen as you can eat just for saying that. Most people never offer to help me... I'm not a perfect person, you know! Mmm..." Because she was Iowa-an and all, she didn't slurp her noodles. Sara always bit them out of habit. She hated the fact she ate so... prissily... but it couldn't be helped. She was just made that way.
Kinda funny... the Gyrfalcon ate in the exact same way.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:02 pm
"I'm not going to eat any more than this, I love food and all but if I eat too much I won't be able to run as quickly.....I have to watch my weight in a way" he said as he finished the bowl, stacking it inside the other. "And by helping you I mean't it...not just as a nice thing but well...really, Regardess of the situation or circumstance I'll be there alright...just call and I'll uhh....show up to help." he said, his voice returning to its usually quiet tone, just as he begain to fidget with his belts again. He knew that regarding the circumstances there was little he could do for her right now, but he could try!
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:15 pm
A clerk returned her student ID card to her before she knew it. Saraneth thanked him and placed it into a pocket on the lining of her jacket. "Aie... I lived a life where if you don't return the smallest little favor, you might have to pay a thousand times the price in the space of a year. I've learned to be careful and pay back anything I can quickly with what I have... I'm an assassin. It's hard to trust people if you're an assassin. Even if you love someone with all your heart... you can never sleep without a weapon close at hand because the one you love most might be your grim reaper..." She finished up the last of her ramen with relish and wiped her mouth.
"You really ought to be more open!" She commented, "I'm sure lots of girls would like you... your personality's really nice underneath..." Her voice trailed off a little. Crud! What the hell am I saying?
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:28 pm
"I could....never be an assassin then.....because, I only have two friends, you and another.......I couldn't bear the though of you ever trying to hurt me, well any frienmd trying to hurt me anyway..." he said quietly, handing the bowls to the clerk behind the counter. "Sara, the thing is.....I trust you above anyone I've ever met.....and I have to thank you for that....please, as a friend I ask you....my sword, if you ever need of it or its owner please call for me.....I may not be the best but, I'm a friend right?" he said smiling at the end of is tiny speech. He got up and stretched, waiting for her to come along.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:44 pm
Saraneth stood up with a smile, as usual... she smiled all the time. Except her smile was sad. "I'm really, truly sorry that I can never bring myself to trust others..." She sighed, following him to wherever else he was going to go. After her long workout, she would content herself with following this guy around. "I will ask for your help only if I desperately need it... because one day, I might find that I can never pay back the favor." She stretched her arms up towards the sky.
"That ramen tasted awesome! This place is great..." She tossed a few coins over her shoulder, each on landing neatly on the table without rolling. A tip for great service and food. "Where to now?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:49 pm
"Aug.....I don't know where to go, I've only been here for a few weeks and I don't know many places to go, just the training hall and some classes, and the hospital, but I don't think you want to go there....." he said quietly, sighing as if he ahd just failed at something. "Well, you know, you never have to pay me back for anything and regardless of what you believe That is how I feel......my actions need to repayments,because you owe no debt to me" he said as he took another few steps foreward, looking into the sky. His hands came to rest behind his head as if he were retsing on them, and he just stared, as if he was expecting something to fall right into his lap.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:00 pm
"Actually..." Saraneth's voice dropped lower, much more shy than the tone she most often used. "I want to know about your past... If you don't mind... that is... " She knew she was crossing over dangerous borders by asking this question. Anyone at this school had some sort of isolation and rejection in their past. They were here because they were outcast or maybe because they didn't feel like they belonged even if they did. This was their sanctuary... she understood that. "I'm sorry if I'm asking too much from you... but I've always been able to speak to things like guns and books and buildings... things of that sort. I can even understand plants... I just can't seem to understand people..."
She looked away, not knowing how to break the awkwardness of the moment. "... if you like, you can come and... and hang out, I guess... at my dorm..."
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:50 pm
Reyki smiled to her. "Yeah, I've never truthfully been there myself," He says, a small bit of color coming to his tan cheeks. He trys to force the nervousness down his throat, but it isn't as easy as it was with the ramen. "Or we could venture to some other place off campus..." He says, secretly wishing she'll say she wants to go to the hot springs. "It's so chilly out though," He says, not quite used to this weather. Back home this was winter weather, not fall weather. He rubs his hands on his arms to emphasize this in a way.
(Agh, writer's block!)
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:42 pm
Ashley watched him for a moment, wondering if he really meant they could go elsewhere, or if he truely would rather go to the springs. She shifted slightly in her seat, growing somewhat nervous. But then he spoke of it being cold, and she barely held back a sigh. "Ok..." she said quietly, watching the ground as her face reddened again. "If you want we can... go to the hot springs." She was wearing a jacket, and thick baggy pants, so she personally wasn't cold. Well, maybe just her fingertips, which was all that wasn't covered by the long sleeves of her hoodie. She frowned slightly, and then glanced back up at him. "I'll have to go by my dorm first," she added, thinking about needing a swimsuit. She really wasn't fond of the idea of wearing it in front of someone she'd just met though... But she didn't want to ruin a trip for him to the springs just because she was self conscious.
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