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 Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:32 pm
"I'm fine." Loki hissed, however, as the hole in the armor closed up instantly, he jerked back as he let out a strangled sound.
The bullet hadn't pierced, but the armor was drawing away the strength he needed. Arms whipping up, Loki tried, in vain, to remove the armor that so shackled him.
The woman only chuckled, raising the gun again. She understood what was happening.
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:50 pm
Noticing that Loki was trying to pull of the armor, Mayu thought for a moment about how she could help. And then it came to her. Grabbing ahold of the shoulderplates, she attempted to get a good enough grip on the smooth metal.
"You pull down while I pull this thing up, okay?" she told him, "and raise your arms up too!"
With all of her strength, which wasn't that impressive to start with, Mayu pulled the armor up, her feet beginning to slide forward on the ground.
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:54 pm
Struggling for a moment, Loki emitted a sound before throwing his arms up and twisting out of the armor, an annoyed sound made as he grabbed it from Mayu and glared at the woman.
Lue, his sleep disturbed, made a cry and launched towards the woman (as he surveyed the situation in an instant), burrowing into the gun and making it explode. The woman let out a snarl, shaking her now bloody hand and attempting to take out the shards. It was no use, and she finally gave up before standing, turning to the side to conjure up... something with inane magic.
"I want this-" Loki held up the armor, "on HER." He whispered to Mayu, his eyes narrowed. "Think you could make a distraction?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:14 pm
"Alright," Mayu nodded, looking up to the woman as she attempted to think of a good distraction tactic. She realized that she could be killed --- or at least injured badly --- if she made a wrong move, which just made the child even shakier as she tried to think of something to say or do.
"So, I really like your outfit," she said, trying to hide any traces of nervousness in her voice as she gave a sheepish grin.
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:01 pm
"You really think so, child?" The woman murmured, giving an emotionless grin. She glanced from the motionless Loki to Mayu, now curious.
"What is your name, child?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:20 pm
Content with the fact that she wasn't going to be blown up right at that moment, Mayu relaxed slightly, all traces of shakiness going away from her voice.
"Yeah, what is that material? I'd like to make a pattern based off of it, if I may..." Her voice trailed off at the woman's question, and she gave a small curtsy just for show.
"My name is Mayu," she responded, letting the edges of her skirt fall as she stood back up in an upright position.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:24 am
"Really?" The woman spoke in a hushed whisper, drawing ever closer to the girl. "It's made of silk from a fire imp, much like Loki's scarf that he had..." She smiled down at the girl.
"I am Farin." A pause. "You would make a decent Meddler... with that attitude, you could go far..."
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:23 am
Still not blown up or hurt. This was good. Mayu continued to lavish the attention on the woman, her confidence continuing to build as well.
"Beautiful," she nodded, giving a grand smile.
She was unsure what to say about the other words, though decided to take them as a compliment, dropping another curtsy. One more couldn't hurt.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Farin, and... thank you," she looked up, holding the curtsy.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:26 am
"Hmmm." The woman glanced over to where the inane magic was, smirking for a moment before reaching out to Mayu. "Would you, by chance... join us?"
"I don't think so." Loki hissed, managing to get the armor open and clamp it around her shoulders, leaving the front open. "Mayu, act fast!"
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:31 am
Mayu dropped from position quickly to leap up and push closed the front of the armor, snapping together a small latch on the side which held the pieces together. Well, that had been a little too sudden. She tucked a piece of hair which had been blown astray by her quick motions, looking back up to Farin before shaking her head and backing out of her reach.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:34 am
Farin snarled, moving to grab Mayu's precious neck and snap it, but was shoved to the side by Loki as he glared at her.
"Mess with a 'god' why don't you. I'm no such thing. I'm just Loki. Can't mess with a trickster and not expect to get tricked back!" He ran over to Mayu and grabbed her hand, glancing to the monster that now filled the room with its immense size.
"Run." Loki yanked her in the direction they had come from.
The monster roared, glancing to its master whom conjured it.
"Psychic spirit-beast, get them!" Footsteps slammed on the ground, making the entire place shake.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:40 am
"Whoa!"
Being suddenly yanked backwards, Mayu lost her balance for a brief moment, feet shuffling to catch herself. She turned around quickly, scrambling to run with a glance over her shoulder every now and again.
"Where do we go?" she shouted, over the sound of the deafening footsteps. "Back to that room? But the stairs are out!"
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:45 am
Loki remained silent, his grip tightening on Mayu's wrist as he continued to run. The roaring behind them cut off for a moment, before Lue came whizzing past with the lantern in his mouth, darting right past Loki. What he really wanted to do was hide under Loki's goggles, but that wasn't an option - he had the lantern, and Loki needed that.
The pedestal came into view again, and without stopping, Loki zoomed right around it, his free hand grabbing the boot with ease and keeping a tight hold on it.
Elsewhere in the room, a large weight shifted. And quite suddenly was the sound of rolling, and the angry voice of the monster turning into that of fear.
"Guess I don't owe you a new pair of boots!" Loki grinned.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:58 am
"You forgot the other one!" Mayu cried, twisting around to snatch up the boot placed neatly on the floor before continuing their mad dash for safety.
She slowed a little as they reached the fork in the path, looking left and right to make sure nothing was coming out of those hallways before continuing her run, not bothering to look over her shoulder any more.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:02 am
Still not answering, Loki stopped as the secret tunnel had dissipated, leaving the monster...
... and the huge rolling ball behind it.
"Well. This isn't good."
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