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 Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:48 pm
.R A N D O M E N T R Y. [Power Chart] Info ...still in progress... Power Chart SHOCK WAVES - waves formed of a zone of extremely high pressure within a fluid, especially the atmosphere, that propagates through the fluid at a speed in excess of the speed of sound. A shock wave is caused by the sudden, violent disturbance of a fluid, such as that created by a powerful explosion or by the supersonic flow of the fluid over a solid object. Propagating from the point of the disturbance, a shock wave carries energy and can have destructive effects as it impinges on solid objects. A shock wave decays rapidly with increasing distance from its point of origin, gradually changing into an ordinary sound wave. Continuous shock waves, such as those produced by supersonic aircraft, are of particular concern as they tend to recur along regular routes. Even after they have decayed into sound waves, thus losing their destructive force, they remain capable of creating noise levels harmful to human beings and animals. SOUND WAVES (air)
Subsonic waves: Sounds that are too low-pitched to be consciously perceived by humans are called infrasound or subsonic. Subsonic sound has an effect on human hearing. The frequency range of normal human hearing is 20-24,000 hertz. Researchers have found that frequences as low as one hertz (one cycle per second) have a definite effect on the inner ear, affecting its equilibrium and causing dizziness.
Supersonic waves: Sound can be considered simply as a plane pressure disturbance in an elastic medium. As such sound will travel at different speeds in different mediums, mostly depending on the molecular mass and temperature of the medium in which the sound propagates; pressure has a very much smaller effect. Since air temperature and composition varies significantly with altitude, supersonic speeds for are given at sea level.
ultrasound waves: are sounds with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, approximately 20 kilohertz. Some animals, such as dogs (land), dolphins (water), and bats (air), have an upper limit that is greater than that of the human ear and thus can hear ultrasound. (Mild animal manipulation)
Sonic Boom: An explosive sound caused by the shock wave preceding an object traveling at or above the speed of sound.
SEISMIC WAVES (land)BODY WAVES - travel through the interior of the Earth. They follow curved paths because of the varying density and composition of the Earth's interior. Body waves transmit the preliminary tremors of an earthquake but have little destructive effect.
Primary waves (P waves): are longitudinal or compressional waves, which means that the ground is alternately compressed and dilated in the direction of propagation. These waves generally travel twice as fast as S waves and can travel through any type of material. As pressure waves they travel at the speed of sound.
Secondary waves (s waves): are transverse or shear waves, which means that the ground is displaced perpendicularly to the direction of propagation, alternately to one side and then the other. S waves can travel only through solids, as fluids (liquids and gases) do not support shear stresses.
SURFACE WAVES - are analogous to water waves and travel over the Earth's surface. They travel more slowly than body waves. Because of their low frequency, they are more likely than body waves to stimulate resonance in buildings, and are therefore the most destructive type of seismic wave.
Rayleigh waves: also called ground roll, are surface waves that travel as ripples similar to those on the surface of water. They are slower than body waves and can readily be seen during an earthquake in an open space like a parking lot where the cars move up and down with the waves.
Love waves: are surface waves that cause horizontal shearing of the ground.They are usually slightly faster than Rayleigh waves.
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:27 pm
.J O U R N A L E N T R Y. [Growth] Erol Avery I had loads of fun today. After completing a training assignment Akila had for me she took me out shopping. I got to get all kinds of neat cloths and a new iPod too. I wanted to get a new guitar but Akila said she'd save that for another training reward. So I'm looking forward to that some time in the future. For now I just have to practice on my current one.
There's been a lot of talk about the shortage of supers lately. After the Ciaro incident they need us kids to get out there and help where we can. I'm all for that but this babysitting their doing to us isn't right. I mean if we are suppose to help then they should trust us and believe in our abilities right?
I don't know but I don't trust Charles. He's not telling us everything we need to know. And keeping all the adults in the dark is not likely gonna help the rest of us.
I'm more or less tired of sitting on my butt. I want to get out there acert myself do something...geez! I mean I could have been on my own if that was the case... though I can't complain with Akila showering me with gifts for my hard work. I'll stick around for now.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:55 pm
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Birds, Bees, and Things That Sting!] Erol & Akila Erol was content to just sit comfortably doing his homework while listening to a bit of music from his ever present iPod. Sure he could handle that, just go over his math and a bit of history. Take a snack break, go out back and relax with a little work out then continue with his studies.
But oh no... he couldn't possibly get away with a normal lifestyle. No not since his birth. In fact, ever since he'd been adopted into the agency things haven't be what one would call normal. He glared evilly at the object of his current distress. Akila Zesiro, his appointed guardian.
Instead of his text books being layed out on the table as he had planned there were all sorts of books on the human anatomy. Female inner workings, male inner workings everything about procreations and reproduction...in general ... sex.
He knew it was coming he could feel it but did it have to be right now? "Akila... this is a bit over the edge wouldn't you say?" He questioned holding a book as if it were rotting fish parts. "I mean I know about sex...and I know about how..."
He was cut off with the slamming of a rather large enciclopidia on the table. "How? How do you know anything about sex?" Akila fumed squinting her eyes at him.
"I haven't had it if that's what you're asking... but look around." He said spreading his arms out. "We live in the information age, and one step up for us Evos we're a bit more advanced then our regular counterparts. Sex isn't a mystery anymore. Playboy, HBO, Cinemax... hentai anime, yaoi... even video games display the stuff. Its not a secret." Erol huffed crossing his arms over his chest. He sat down then kicking up his feet on the table which tossed a few papers to the floor.
"That doesn't mean you know about it. The dieases you could catch. Getting a girl pregnant... I should inform you of things in case you're curious." she practically lept over the table at this, "You're not curious are you?"
Erol held up his hands in defense the chair wobbling before falling over and spilling him unto the floor. "Hardly. I'm not interested in girls nor what's between their legs. I want to get stronger be respectable ... or something of the sort." He muttered. He wasn't so sure about being an actual hero as apposed to being a rock star. But he wasn't going to spill that to Akila. "I promise I already know about that stuff too and I'm not worried about girls."
"Well I suppose that's a good thing then. Just don't go getting ahead of yourself. You're very important to me and I don't want so loose girl messing you up." Akila said coming up to pat the boy on the head. She leaned down to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Now go on upstairs and get cleaned up I'm gonna make dinner shortly."
Erol looked to Akila blushing slightly and nodding without saying a word. He headed upstairs taking one last look behind him as Akila began straightening up the mess. He sighed heading up the steps and to his room where he closed his door. "Yeah... I'm not interested in girls at all... just you." he muttered.
He looked at himself in the dresser mirror wondering when all that had happened. He was only ten when she had adopted him and in the spanned of two years he'd grown to like her more than was expected. Not cause she spoiled him, quite the contrary. She did but she also kept him in line, with discipline and plenty of affection. But when did his adoration of her turn into puppy love? "Tough. Its not like she'd be interested in a kid anyway."
"Hurry up, Erol..." Akila called from downstairs.
"Coming!" Erol called back sighing heavily. This was just something he'd have to deal with for now. It wasn't like it was all bad. After all she was only 23, it had to be an 11 year difference. And what was numbers anyway... Erol hurriedly cleaned up and met with Akila downstairs. The whole time during dinner his otherwise normal face was colored a tint of red as he kept stealing glances across the table when the other wasn't looking. He was thankful when dinner was finished and excused himself to go work out a bit, let off some steam.
...to be continued. Gen Knowledge +1
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:21 pm
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Testing a Theory] Erol Avery Standing stoic in the yard was Erol Avery, he had taken it upon himself to start training more strenuously as his powers haven't gotten the much needed attention of powering up. The most he could do thus far was cause a minor trimmer in the earth or shake up a little trouble here and there but nothing major.
He had done some research on shockwaves and had learned that through a burst of sound a shockwave is created. Much like clapping one's hands the initial sound that comes from it creates a small shockwave. Hence if one were to clap their hands near another's face, they would feel the small gust of wind from it. In short, a shockwave is akin to a gust of invisible wind that creates and explosive effect.
Erol stood in front of a line of pop bottles. He wanted to test a few of his theories on what he could and couldn't do. For starters he wanted to see the depth of which his powers could go. With five pop bottles in a row he held his arms wide apart and swung them together to clap his hands hard. The force of which he did this created the general clapping sound and a small gust of energy from that. He managed to raddle the bottles but none of them broke. "Hmm? Damn." He muttered.
Standing a little closer this time, (cheater)... he tried another go. Once more he held his arms apart and swung them together to clap his hands. The same effect only a little more force was evident from this time around. With mild sucess he shattered only one bottle. The four remaining bottles tittered and wobbled but did not break.
This time around Erol decided a different method. Rubbing his hands together vigorously he waited until he had gotten just enough friction, when his hands were good and hot he assumed his usual position and clapped his hands together again. The force of the clap this time created another mild shockwave. "Ah yeah!" It was obvious of his lack of previous training but with more focus he could work his way up the latter. It would take a while but he wouldn't give up. Not by chance, if he slacked off Raleigh could very well take his place and be the strongest of the younger supers.
Though Erol wasn't a power house of any sorts, it was a known fact that if he worked on his shockwave abilities he could very well cause quite the destruction. And both Raleigh and he could very well be the top of their generation..for now anyway. He laughed at this an returned to setting up more bottles. Powers +1
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:59 am
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Fiasco at the Mall] Erol & Raleigh In progress... can be found here ==== Erol groaned as the door to his room burst open and an exuberant Akila came fluttering in. "Time for school...get up!" she shouted kicking the mattress for emphasis.
Erol rolled over on his side turning his back on her as he snuggled deeper into his sleep. "Later." He said as if that should be enough.
Akila pulled the covers from him and promptly tossed him out of the bed where he fell to the floor. "Take a shower and be down in fifteen minutes or you won't get any food." she said simply and walked off taking the covers with her.
Snorting the boy sat up leaning his head on the bed as he looked up at the ceiling. "I should destroy the school." he thought aloud, but jumped as Akila swiftly came into the room with a glare of impending doom.
"If you so much as sneeze the wrong way at that school and I hear about it you'll have a lot more to worry about then training. Now get going." She said and was once more gone.
Erol frowned but did as told wondering where her superhuman ears had come from. He smirked as he quickly went about his morning rituals. Showers, brush teeth, attempt to brush hair, dress and gather all his books plus other odds an ends then scurried down to get a quick hot meal. Within moments he was on the bus and headed for school. He took the empty seat in the back wanting to be left alone so he could listen to his iPod on full blast and drown out the world behind him. Leaning back he kicked up his feet and did just that, the rowdy noises of the kids on the bus drowned out by his music.=== "Hurry up and get in the damn car Raleigh!"
"I'm coming damnit!"
They were late again of course, meaning Ruriska was sitting in her shiny red car, beeping the hell out of the horn and annoying everyone else in the vicinity while Raleigh ran around the house attempting to shove everything into his backpack.
They'd both overslept again after a scary movie marathon. When Ruri had woken up that morning both of them had been curled up on the couch together and she would have been inclined to find it cute had she not had Raleigh drooling on her leg or the immense Yasuo staring soullessly into her eyes.
Damn creepy, that's what it was!
"Hurry up!"
"I'm here, I'm here!"
Finally making it to the car, Raleigh barely had a chance to shut the door before Ruriska screeched off. They wove through traffic at a wonderfully fast pace, and no doubt Ruri would get herself another speeding ticket and possibly her licence revoked which Charles would kindly get back to her again. Ah, life was good.
They pulled up in front of the school and Raleigh hurried inside, passing a disapproving teacher. There was that problem child again, she was probably thinking, as Raleigh sauntered along the hallway looking for his locker.===
Erol was lounging casually near the bathroom and water fountains. Class was due to start within the next five minutes, he however was not of the mind to care. He had a few of his friends around chatting him up about some such event that had happened over the weekend."Thanks for the new tunes, Manny. I'm feeling the vibes in this one." Erol spoke up with a chuckle.
The boys were in an uproar over something and began arguing playfully amongst themselves, Erol was only half listening when he noticed Raleigh coming up fast to his locker. With a smirk he waved off his friends and sauntered over. Leaning against the locker next to Raleigh he stood their casually. "You do know there's this invention called an alarm clock. It works wonders for the waking impared."
Erol was the kind of boy that liked to tease others. Regardless if he liked them or not, in this case Raleigh and Erol were known for their constant bickering and fighting. So much so the whole school seemed to be weary of the two boys when they were together. Erol's friends stopped arguing as they noted the two boys together now. It was almost time for class so the group of boys hurried off to their classes, Erol completely forgot the time so engrossed was he in messing with Raleigh.=== Raleigh first day at school had been rather turbulent as it had involved a very interesting speech to the class that the kids nor the teachers had appreciated, getting into a fist fight with another kid and making a name for himself a trouble. Even though he'd been there for about a year now, he had only managed to make one friend, and if he was not with her he seemed quite happy being alone with his thoughts. At times he could be so hostile most kids didn't even bother try getting to know him.
As soon as he saw Erol, his nose crinkled up in distaste, a frown was evident on his face. When the two were together sparks tended to fly and it was generally best they keep out of each other's presence unless they were looking for a problem. Yep, there was definitely a lot of rivalry between the two, but Raleigh would be the first to admit (though only to Ruriska) that he sometimes found their fighting rather amusing. Most people were quite surprised the two had yet to get into a fist fight, though it couldn't be too far off. If Raleigh were in a seriously off mood there was no doubt his fist would be meeting Erol's nose if the boy ever pushed him too far.
Luckily he was in a rather calm mood today, though he would rather Erol just shove off. "It's called not giving a ******** about school. Now buzz off.' Raleigh replied casually, eyeing the blonde carefully before he turned to his locker, for all appearances ignoring Erol completely. Stuffing his backpack in he gathered a book and a pencil and then slammed the locker shut. ==== Erol snorted dismissively as well turning with a slight wave of his hand. "Yeah whatever man...you must have a serious stick up your butt this morning. Do yourself a favor and use your powers to remove it and make better use of it, yes?" he replaced his earphones back on and turned his iPod on full blast to drown out anything the boy would have said. The bell had rung and it was time to get a move on least he be late...
And wouldn't you know it... the door to class was locked. "The ********!?" he screamed at the teacher from the other side. The teacher favored the boy with a warning glare before turning to instruct the class.
Kicking the door roughly Erol stood idly by shovinig his hands in his pockets. The hall sweeper would be on their way soon and he couldn't afford being late today...not when there was a test he had actually studied for. Beside he had promised Akila he would pass it and she'd take him to get his guitar modded. "********' brainy a** teachers..." He stood by pulling some gum from his pocket he shoved it angrily into his mouth trying to figure out what he would do next. === Raleigh only reply was a noncommittal grunt. Jo doubt today would be filled wiht pointless, casual arguing. Besides the occasional off remark to each other just for the sake of it, neither would really note the other's existence. Raleigh certainly didn't. He listened in a detached sort of way as Erol screamed at the door and the teacher and generally just made a fuss. Almost a bad a mouth as Ruri on that one. That thought nearly made him smile, but he held it back with admirable restraint.
Raleigh stalked over to where Erol was swearing and making a scene. Oh right, the test. He hadn't studied at all, but it was a math test and by some twist of divine fate Raleigh was actually really good at maths, thus his natural talent would surely pull him through with a passable mark. After peering through the door window and giving the teacher an angry glare, he leant against the doorway. The teacher couldn't leave them there forever.
Said teacher was probably asking 'why me?'. After all, she had both Raleigh and Erol in her grade and that was never a good thing. But she'd have to let them in, or else... well no, Raleigh couldn't turn the wooden door into one of his creations, much to his annoyance. A number of people would have his guts for that. The boy stared through the window again, trying to get the woman's attention. It wasn't like he ever made a big fuss in class(except for that first day), unlike some rowdier people.
"Damn it." ===
After waiting for what seemed like forever, Erol smirked to himself. He was still listening to his iPod on full blast as usual but with the teacher paying the two of them no mind he figured a little fun was in order. Eyeing Raleigh a moment he pushed off the wall and walked casually down the hall before.
Disappearing around a corner there was the sound of a slight gush of air with a wave of invisible energy that raced down the hall then Erol running down the hall right after. "Alright..." he whooped and suddenly the fire alarms went off everywhere in the school. Rushing to stand near the door he smirked to himself awaiting the students to gather and exit the rooms. Sure enough everyone was in line and heading out of their classes.
The teacher eyed both the boys wondering if either had anything to do with it but considering they were still standing at the door and had little to no time to do as such, he slapped them both upside the head to usher them out of the building. Erol just hummed to himself while protecting his precious iPod and other equipment in his satchel.
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:17 am
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Fiasco at the Mall Pt. 2] Erol & Raleigh
Listening to his music again. Didn't he ever do anything else? Yes, be an annoying prat. Raleigh stared at the roof, clearly bored and wishing the damn teacher would get a move on. Open the door damnit! He'd give him five more minutes before he started pounding on the door, or broke the bloody window. After whistling a bit to keep himself amused Raleigh turned to watch Erol to see what the other boy was doing. That smirk... Oh dear. As Erol darted off, Raleigh grinned and waited with half puzzlement and half amusement to see what the young super come up with.
The fire alarm suddenly started up with its piercing sound and Erol came running back around the corner looking very pleased with himself. Raleigh snorted and rolled his eyes. "Show off." The door behind them opened, the teacher stalking out with his class filed along behind him. Both boys were given a very suspicious glare, at which Raleigh just shrugged at and smiled.
Raleigh followed the rest of the class out onto the school grounds. Everyone milled around, confused and disorientated. The teacher's were having a heck of a time trying to organize their classes and figure out if there was a fire or not. It was all rather funny really. As soon as people got into the open space of the oval lines simply fell apart and kids wandered around all over the place to gossip with friends. After casting a quick glance around for Mara, Raleigh proceeded to move to a less populated area and sat down. === Erol came up to Ra casually his hands behind his head as his music was on but not up too high where he couldn't hear. "So...are you up for a little fun?" He asked. Despite his dislike of the boy, he saw a wild side within Ra that would prove interesting if they ever decided to be friends...he rolled his eyes at this. Okay friends was pushing it, perhaps associates.
At any rate, Erol leaned against a particular tree having skittered away from the crowd of children milling about. His iPod was on full blast as was usual for him. He gave Ra a look as he waited for the boy to come nearer and out of ear shot of the teachers and other authority figures before he would turn his iPod down.
"Look. I know we don't get along that's fine with me. But I know a guy when he's into a little mischief...or at least I like to think so. Lets ditch school and hit the town. And don't start with me on that crap about us being too young. Its annoying and I hear it enough from Akila daily." He said with a snort. "Well you up for it?" He asked eyeing the crowd. Now was the perfect distraction to sneek away. If they dallied to long it would be useless to go. He proded the boy by walking off with his earphones on full blast. If Ra wanted to come he would...it was simple as that. Erol would simply make him choose through actions. Dipping past a few firemen who made it on the scene due to the fire alarm he found himself safely hidden behind the fire trucks. Now to the bus stop...he had money enough for the both of them but wouldn't offer if the boy had his own money.=== There was one blessed moment of peace before Erol sauntered over, oozing the cool self-confidence that always made Raleigh was to hit him. The moment they had met Raleigh had always considered the boy as a rival. Erol was one of the strongest of the super children; the only one that Raleigh thought could challenge his own powers. Thus came the instant dislike. Brow creased down in a frown, his arms folded over his chest. Was he up for some fun?
Not wanting to bow too much to Erol's wishes, but still rather intrigued, Raleigh settled for shuffling a little closer. Erol could talk or he could go away, either way Raleigh didn't care.
Raleigh listened, his frown deepening a little. His gaze swept the milling crowd around them. They wouldn't be missed. So when Erol began to stroll away, he got up and followed, hands in his pockets. This could actually be interesting. Keeping a few steps behind, he walked with his eyes on Erol's back. That guy was so terribly self-assured, and it annoyed him. === With his music up full blast he hadn't noticed Ra behind him but only by a glimpse behind him did he see the other taking the intiative. Good boy... he thought smirking lightly as he continued on past the crowd. Once in the clearing he smiled proudly of himself whistling to the music that played in his ears. "Ah home free..." the bus stop wasn't much further down the road, and taking a moment to look at his watch, it would be here and gone before anyone could miss them.
As they came up to the stop the bus was on its way. "Right on time." he said and turned off his music long enough to collect his money. "If you don't think you can handle your own way..." he said pulling out a wad of cash. "I can spot you until you pay me back of course." Yeah he wasn't going to let the boy off easy. After all they weren't friends or anything.
Once on the bus, Erol took the back seat near the window glaring out as the road past them by. "So..." he began unsure of a topic to engage themselves in. "Uh yeah... I'm not sure what you are into but you better speak up now. I was hoping we could hit the mall for a bit maybe go to some of your favorite spots assuming they aren't boring or anything." Oh look at that he was trying to be corjole. === Raleigh didn't bother wondering if he'd made the right choice or not; in fact he probably would have hightailed it out of there without Erol's urging. The young super strolled after Erol, looking unconcerned, his mind occasionally wandering to places he'd like to be. Back home Yasuo would be doing what he always did, laying down in the middle of the lounge room and staring blankly at a wall, waiting for Raleigh's return. Maybe if it was a good day the creature would be staring unblinkingly at Ruriska, making her squirm and shut the door to her room with a loud slam and a curse.
The teen snapped out of his little reverie as they approached the bus. Stepping up onto the bus behind Erol, he produced his own money (of course he had his own money, Ruri gave him anything he wanted, the spoilt little rat), giving his so-called 'companion' a hard stare. "I can pay for myself." He would be damned if he was going to owe his rival anything, even for such a small amount as a bus ticket.
He followed Erol to the back of the bus and sat not too close, but close enough to talk. The look on his face didn't exactly encourage conversation, but he answered Erol all the same. "The mall sounds fine." He rarely went to the mall, and in fact, he didn't 'hang out' at all. His friend ratio being depressingly close to zero. Though since he counted his creation as his friends maybe it was that bad. ===
"The mall it is.." and with that Erol was returned back to his own word as his music was turned up full blast. The ride however, was uneventful, neither youths paid much mind to the other, either thinking of their own things or starying blankly out the bus window.
By the time the bus did reach the mall, Erol was all but bored with the music on his iPod. "Gonna have to upload new music." He muttered and turned the thing off for the time being. Stepping off the bus after it came to a stop he didn't wait up for Ra heading straight into the massive building and more importantly one of his usual spots. The electronic store, he wanted to invest in an iPod with more memory this one simply would not do.
After a quick search and the purchase of a new iPod, Erol finally addressed Ra with a mild smirk. "Anything you want to look at. There's plenty to do here unless you're not much of a shopper then I can't help you." Erol said, stuffing his hands casually in his pocket. He noted a few students from their school who he had ditched with on plenty of occassions. Of them was Tiffany a rather cute girl but not his taste; he gave her a wink and hi-fived the other boys that came over to converse for a moment. Eventually they all skuttled along on their way leaving Erol and Ra to their own devices. "Hungry?" Erol asked not sure what would get the boy to talk or even show some interest in life...after all he dealt with dead matter so much he might as well be dead. === Raleigh's problem was that he had never had much interaction with other kids, and was definitely the solitary type. This whole thing made him nervous. With Ruri and his companions he could be talkative and loud, but right now, he just didn't know what to say. So he remained in silence even as they got off the bus and headed into the mall. He followed Erol with his hands in his pockets, his gaze alert as he looked around. This wasn't a mall he frequented; there was another closer to his house that got the most of his service.
He walked behind Erol in the electronics store, amazing himself with his desire to grab and run. No, not run, sidle out with practised ease. His time on the street had made such an ability a requirement, not that he needed to do it anymore and of course stealing something from a electronics store was just stupid. They had too many safe guards to it. Raleigh wandered over to the DVD sections and looked for something not in his collection. There was quite of a few of course, but nothing he'd like to watch.
He wandered back over to Erol and waited as he bought his new Ipod. "No, not much of a shopper. But I wouldn't mind just looking around." When the group of teens from the school approached Raleigh stepped back and simply waited for them to leave. He did not converse with their type and he didn't want to. When they finally did continue on their way, he was a lot happier and showed it with a small smile. "I wouldn't mind something to eat." He gave Erol a sidelong glace. "Lead the way."
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:09 pm
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Fiasco at the Mall Pt. 3] Erol & Raleigh Erol shrugged figuring Raleigh to be the type that wasn't very sociable. Then again, neither was Erol if he could say so, he just knew how to communicate on the fly and get people out of his hair so he could be alone. He liked spending time to himself away from prying eyes and annoying questions.
Taking a sidelong glance at Ra he escorted the youth to the eatery. It was only by chance that he noticed something oddly familiar about this place. Stopping short of the food court a flash of memories ran across his mind causing him to lurch suddenly. "It couldn't be..." he whispered to himself holding his head steadily as if he had a headache.
He looked warily to Ra but snapped his attention at the mall itself. No wonder he was used to this place, he had taken them farther away from the mall he frequented near his home.... this was the mall he had destroyed before Akila had been assigned to him. They had managed to remodel it a bit and fix it back up but he couldn't forget the day his powers had manifest itself in this very food court.
"I want to go." He said suddenly not interested in the least bit staying here. "We can eat later...I need to go..." And it was only by chance that he would turn around a come face to face with his past. His friends from long ago stood before him wide eyed and of course frightened. Only because of this did his powers extract themselves subconsciously causing a slight trimmer beneath them. It was controlled but a warning of things to come should the situation escalate. Erol quickly brushed past the lot of them taking Ra by the hand against his will. When they were safe distance away he let the other go and continued walking purposefully toward the exits. If he could remember correctly the authorities probably had case file of the incident that day.
And if that's the case... a whistle blew just as Erol figured out the scenario. "Ah s**t! Raleigh run!" he said quickly as a gang of mall police suddenly began to jump out of the wood works. "s**t...run you idiot!" With that Erol was off in another direction the officers already blocking their escape.=== As they walked he began to relax a little. Everything was under control, they would sit down to eat some ridiculously priced food, chat or maybe argue about something meaningless and then wander around some more before leaving. It all sounded so simple. Too bad things never worked out the way one hoped. Raleigh nearly ran into Erol when the boy stopped, looking as if he'd seen a ghost. "What?" Frowning he glanced from the food hall to Erol, then to the food hall again. There didn't seem to be anything particularly horrifying about it.
Erol looked at him and Raleigh stared back, not bothering to hide his annoyance. This was ridiculous. And he was just about to say so, and also ask what the heck was going on, when Erol turned while muttering about leaving. "Go?" Raleigh echoed somewhat stupidly. And then in front of them; teenagers, the same age, looking utterly terrified. Erol seemed to go even whiter. A moment later Raleigh's hand was grabbed and they began walking swiftly through the mall.
If Erol hadn't looked like the world was about to end Raleigh might have been a bit sterner on wanting answers. But as it was he was content to just follow. That was until the whistles blew. It was quite enough. "s**t! What the ******** did you do?!" He demanded. It was then that it dawned on him. Of course he'd noticed the slight tremor from earlier. No doubt this whole fiasco revolved around Erol's powers, and a mishap involving them. It had happened to all of them at one time or another. That couldn't be in any way good. Raleigh muttered a curse, wishing he had Yasuo with him.
If only they could just stand and fight... but no, that would get them into deep s**t. And so he ran, glancing around for a possible exit. One of the policemen made a running grab for him. A stupid idea. Raleigh only had to make a quick turn and the man was face down on the floor. At that point Raleigh began to grin. This wasn't so bad after all. ==== And of course things just had to get worse. Where these guys just waiting for Erol to return or what? "Dude I don't know about you but I'm not getting caught." Erol announced as he reached for his iPod. He put on his earphones standing casually aside while the officers seemed to close in on them. Putting on his usual kick a** music he held his hands at his side, flicking them lightly to get the blood flowing.
"Stay close or I'll leave you here...and don't go high and mighty on me about using my powers. We can deal with our guardians and Charles later." Erol said spitting off to the side as the officers came in closer.
He stole a glance at the food court noting his old friends from the past. Part of him wanted badly to make the upper section they were standing on to fall. Those bastards should know him by now...he didn't do anything then but save their lives and this is how he is repaid, in fear and contempt. "********! Lets rock..." Erol said rushing forward as two officers came at him he ducked low sliding between on of their legs and reaching out to snag the other by the leg. He cleared a route for Raleigh to follow behind him as he jumped to his feet and headed off deeper into the mall. His music blastin' and surprisingly he could still hear Raleigh if the other had something of importance to say... "Lets try to get to the other side. I dont want to use my powers if I don't have to..." that was a lie, he'd use them definately but wasn't willing to get Akila more pissed then she'd be after hearing of his ditching. === Get high and mighty on him? Not likely. Raleigh was itching to use his powers. Just to teach them all a lesson. "Just shut up and move." Raleigh told Erol before he moved away a few metres, looking for an opening. There were about five policemen, and they all looked exceptionally nervous. Two were talking anxiously into their radios, calling for backup. Raleigh turned to watch as Erol made his move. Soon he too was running, seeing the opportunity that had been created at the officers floundered.
Soon he was running just behind Erol. As he ran he glanced around, searching. If the worst came, he wanted to be prepared. There, up head, a furniture store. Raleigh grinned. That would be perfect. Keeping it in mind, he continued to pound along while wishing he knew his way around. Since he had no idea where he was he was forced into dependency of Erol, which was definitely an annoyance. === Erol smirked booking past the cops toward the furniture store, "Now is that any way to talk to the guy that's trying to help save your skin?" Erol said smuggly over his shoulder. As they ran along the boys would be met with a rather bulky looking guy who would pop out in front of their current destination.
"You boy's are causing quite the ruckus come with us... The officer said as if that was enough to get their cooperation.
Like hell. Erol knew he couldn't drop this guy and he wasn't so sure Raleigh could even if he trained more in martial arts. "Dude seriously....get outta the way!" Erol warned glaring at the man, he ventured a look to the furniture store and smirked when he realized what that meant.
"Alright don't say I didn't warn you..." He said, the remaining officiers converged on the boys by then circling them quite nicely. It would seem this little fiasco was reaching quite a climax. Cause just as Erol was about to shake a few things up to clear the way, a rumbling of feet could be heard throughout the mall, and with it tight militant commands ranged into Erol's ears. Turning off his iPod he looked around from the officers to find on the top levels and bottom levels were covered with a special unit squad. "Shyte..." Erol muttered resituation his earphones.
"Raleigh I'll never ask you for anything else after this but when I make my move you better conjure up something wicked from that furniture store...." he whispered, and tip-toed close to Ra then wanting to make sure the other was in a safe proximity of things to come. At the flinch of an officer Erol sent a rolling shock wave to clear the way of the burly officer just enough for Ra to rush into the store. And as the other boy would make his move the squad and current officers would rush in... Erol took a deep breath concentrating hard he knelt on his knees. Rubbing his hands together to ease his nervs he opened sharp brown eyes and clapped his hands together hard creating a booming effect which sent an interesting gust of invisible energy throughout the crowd, knocking officers left and right. The wave shattered a few windows, distorted some weaponry, and even caused a bit of an electrical surge, dimming a few lights in close proximity, causing general chaos throughout the mall as the wave continued to spread out only disappearing at a weak point. After the initial chaos Erol was left open for attack to which he ducked at the sound of gun shoots. "RAAAAA!"=== Raleigh skidded to a halt beside Erol, glaring up at the bulky man in front of them. Jeez, this day had sure turned out interesting. Much better than school would have been. The teen smirked, glancing at Erol. His companion obviously had something in mind. And so so did he. Raleigh took a step back, taking in a deep breath. Around them more policemen began to appear, all of them wearing a no-nonsense look, quite a few were also brandishing guns. Obviously Erol and Raleigh weren't kids anymore to them, they were now the enemy. Raleigh knew they'd have to respond in kind. His pride demanded it.
At Erol's words Raleigh only laughed, giving a small nod. He pressed close to the other boy, and focused on the nearby furniture store. He let out a breath and instantly connected with the various wood items. Most were covered in lacquer which could be quite an annoyance, but he could work around that. His mind worked, shaping. The ground beneath his feet began to rumble, vaguely he could feel Erol kneeling beside him, and could hear the officers yelling.
You know what I need
"RAAAAA!"
Raleigh was jerked out of his thoughts, but the connection remained as his creation took its final form. Nearby in the furniture store, the wooden tables, chairs and desks looked as if they were melting. A store clerk screamed, running out of the store "My turn!" Raleigh yelled. A hollow roar rang out through the mall. Officers turned to look, many turning pale. Energy drained, Raleigh broke the connection and then stood, swaying on his feet. The lights flickered.
Out of the furniture store lumbered a wooden beast. It was at least as big as a car and held a remarkable resemblance to a Rhinoceros. It's small, hollow eyes glanced around; blinked once, and then twice. And then it charged. The lumbering beast began to run, picking up a surprising amount of speed before it rammed into the bulky looking man. The officer was tossed aside like a rag doll. Gun shots rang out, but lodged into the wood beast without it even noticing.
"Let's get going." === Erol opened surprised eyes at the strange beast charging the bulky policeman. Smirking he gave Raleigh an approving nod but nothing more, he couldn't go around complementing his rival now could he?
Taking to his feet he ran behind the large beast using it as a sheild from the bullets which were flying in their general direction. He turned looking behind him at the cops on the top level. They had no qualms shooting two pre-teens obviously, though these pre-teens could conjure up beasts from various materials and make the space around them explode with invisible energy.
Bullets were bouncing off just about everything in their direction. This was getting too dangerous. Even if he was a little spooked he wouldn't tell Raleigh as he watched the strange furniture animal plow into a crowd of officers, shops and a few bystanders. "Dude get a hold of that thing!" he shouted.
At that moment a noise behind him grabbed his attention to which he turned just in time to find a fist reeling for his face. Tossed a few feet from the blow he looked up at the man who hit him, wiping blood from his busted lip. "Oh hell naw..." Erol spat, raising to his feet out of anger. It was known when he was younger; when Erol got mad his powers sometimes micmicked that anger.
A store's window emploded from the excessive energy that shot from Erol when he charged forward at a decent speed rushing the man he didn't do much to push him back, maybe a good few inches short of a foot or two. After all he was still in training but anger and adrenaline had a way of giving that extra push. Punching the man repeatedly an excesse amount of that same invisible force shout out from the man's back seemingly as if Erol were punching through him. He reeled back one final time ready to deliver a critical strike but a crackling shot rang out and the next thing Erol was on the ground a tinge of blood marring his shirt.=== Getting going seemed like a good idea. Raleigh charged after Erol, but he was slower, having wasted a lot of energy in the creation of the beast that was now wreaking havoc. A bullet skimmed past, missing him by an inch. Raleigh gulped. This was getting slightly out of hand. He dived into the relative safety of the area behind his rhino-looking creature, which lumbered back and froth making snorting noises before charging and butting someone aside. The officers weren't sure what to do in the face of this huge wooden creature.
Kneeling down behind an overturned vendors cart, Raleigh took in a few deep breaths. He'd only have a moments respite before they came with their guns. Staring at his creation, Raleigh frowned. He'd never made something that big, at least consciously, and he hoped it would listen to his commands. The teen shook his head. There was no time for doubt. It had to obey or they were in deep s**t. Erol seemed to be following the same train of thought. "Alright, alright. Just give me a second."
It was all easier said than done. He muttered a curse under his breath and moved out of hiding to try get closer to his creation. There was a sound from behind, where he'd just left Erol, and so he turned quickly. "Holy s**t." Eyes widened as he watched Erol, saw the anger and with it the out-lash of power. He knew this couldn't go down well. Thinking quickly, desperately, he let out a piercing whistle. His creation lifted its head and then began to lumber towards him. Raleigh pointed towards the man Erol was facing down, just as the officer fired a shot.
Erol seemed to fall in slow motion. Raleigh grimaced and when time returned to its normal pace, ran towards his fellow evo. He skidded to a halt a metre away. The burly officer stared at him and lifted his gun; Raleigh stared back and then smiled. A second later the officer was bowled into by the creature. Getting hit by that huge beast, running incredibly fast for its size, would have been akin to getting hit by a freight train. The man went flying and when he finally landed, didn't get back up again.
A bullet hit the ground beside Raleigh. Quickly he knelt down beside Erol, blanched at the blood and then looked around. Panic flared momentarily in his gaze. The leftover policemen were coming in for the kill. He would have to do something quick. Letting out a sigh, Raleigh let his powers flow. Within moments he had re-connected with his creation, could feel its body flowing beneath the touch of his mind. He shuddered and called to it. The rhino beast lost form and flowed towards him. It settled over him and Erol, creating a shield. They were now within its hollow body. Its body formed around them. No gunshots would be able to get through. But this was only a permanent option. Raleigh would need to come up with idea to get them out of there.
Although he'd left a few air holes, there was little light and this little space definitely gave the feeling of claustrophobia. Putting a hand on the unconscious Erol's body, to make sure he wasn't dead and that if the teen woke up he wouldn't start freaking out. Exhausted Raleigh leaned against the inside of the wooden beast. Think Raleigh, think
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:18 pm
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Fiasco at the Mall Pt. 4] Erol & Raleigh It was by then the initial shock had begun to wear off, Erol slowly started to shift. He hadn't yet registered being shot and when he went to sit up the pain shot through him swiftly. "Shyte....what happened." He croaked. The fact that he felt something sharp in his shoulders and that he couldn't see anything aside from a few peircings of light through air holes; it caused a slight panic to creep into Erol's mind.
"Raleigh?" He called out and just barely brushed against the other boy who was taking in deep breaths. Refocusing his mind, Erol took in their current scenario. Somewhere along the line he'd been removed from combat and Raleigh was left to defend him. The other boy must have created the dome they were in and he sounded exhausted from his breathing. Erol wasn't any better off letting out such excess of energy he wasn't sure he could generate any more after that little outburst.
"So what do we do now..." he questioned grimmacing at the pain in his shoulders. To be honest it hurt like hell but there would be times in his life that he'd be hurt far worse he figured. This was possibly the least of his worries. Still the amount of blood loss wasn't making it any easier for him. Wozzy, slightly off balanced and quiet possible close to passing out for sure Erol had not ideas in mind...And then a light went on.
"Ra I got an idea but its gonna be a one time deal. If you think you can make another creature go for an over sided cheetah. We need him big enough to ride but fast enough to get us outta here with little incident....well as little as its gonna be from here out. I think I can create a comotion large enough to give you time but afterwards I'm not sure if I'll be any good to you...I'm sorta on my last leg here. You think you can handle it?"===
The dull thudding of the bullets had stopped. No doubt everyone was standing around trying to figure out what to do. Raleigh just hoped that didn't think of a chainsaw anytime soon. Underneath his hand Erol suddenly shifted. He let out a small sigh of relief and then sat back, waiting for Erol's reaction to their predicament. "Yeah, I'm 'ere." He said softly when his name was called. While Erol lay there and thought, Raleigh made himself busy trying to get his energy back. Right now he just felt useless.
Raleigh listened and when Erol was finished let out a long sigh. "I need more dead matter." That and the fact that he was exhausted didn't make Erol's plan all that good. But Raleigh didn't have any better ideas and they had to get out of there fast. A mall wasn't exactly the best spot for this sort of thing. "Just give me five minutes to gather what I can." The powers within him unravelled, searching for what Raleigh needed.
Anything wooden in the vicinity was latched onto. Desks, wicker baskets... anything that he could use. Now, gather together In the florist, a number of dead wilted flowers fell apart under Raleigh's command. The wooden objects fells apart and morphed, sliding across the ground towards the strange creature Raleigh had already created and now surrounded him and Erol. Raleigh's breath caught in his throat as he tried to think of something capable of getting them out of there.
Outside of their shield the officers were yelling and carrying on, but their voices were too muffled to be made out. Between breaths Raleigh gasped out. "Erol... I just need... one... quick blast... from you. Ready..." Having gathered the dead matter, now he needed to put it together. This was going to hurt. "... Now!" The dome around them fell apart and instantly began to take another form. === Just as suddenly as the dome disappeared bullets began there descent toward the two youths. With a haggered sigh Erol stood in front of Raleigh keeping him well protected until he could finish his part of the deal. Erol wasn't sure of how much energy he had left or if he could truly stop those bullets. Closing his eyes he concentrated, reeling his hands back he felt himself being pulled in all directions, a power rolling deep within him. Out stretching is hands the power reached to his arms and then his hands and finger tips... with a rush of cool air around them a wave of invisible energy shot from his out stretched arms pushing the bullets back sending the officers in its wake left and right.
Huffing tiredly, Erol continued with another wave. Each time a rumble from under him the only warning of his powers. "Hurry Raleigh I don't think I can keep this up much longer." He chimed in a huff falling to his knees one such offcier got past his defenses. Coming up to him he swung his gun down on the boy, who managed to block the blow with his arms... bad move his injured arm protested the attack. A surge of pain shot through that arm causing Erol to buckle under the pressure. "********!" He shouted glaring at the man, leaning back on his good arm he shot his foot into the man's stomach an added a shockwave delivering a blow of finality. The man toppled over at Erol's feet. Sighing he looked up with glazed eyes daring the other's to step forward. "Dude...I'm finished." He sighed sitting on his a**. "The most I can do now...Equalibrium..." he muttered and consentrated a nausiating wave of energy throughout the general area of the mall. Just as he had expected officers were wobbling dizzingly some falling to the floor in a heep as if they were going to vomit. Those out of range seemed more concerned for their comrads forgetting about the two youths for now. Erol hated using the ability, it always left him just as nausious as those who experienced it. And as such he fell flat on his back groaning. "You're up..." he muttered looking over to Raleigh with glazed eyes.===
It was ready, it only awaited his finally command to be created. But as Erol spent his last bit of energy, knocking back the policeman whose only thought was to destroy them both, Raleigh wasn't sure what to do. Erol had said something large and fast enough to take them out of there quickly, like a cheetah. But he didn't realize how hard that would be. A cheetah big enough to carry them both? Not only that but fast as well. Big and fast generally didn't go together that well. And really, he didn't have all that much dead material to work with. But he had to try.
Big... strong, capable of carrying us both away to safety.
Raleigh reached out grabbed the exhausted Erol close as the dead matter around them took form, sliding beneath both him and Erol, solidifying and lifting them into the belly of the creation. Pain coursed through Raleigh's body as he concentrated, his energy running from him like water from a tap. He was exhausted, so very exhausted. But he couldn't let go yet, his beast still had a bit to go.
It didn't look much like a cheetah, in fact it seemed to be a strange twist between and dinosaur and a bull. No matter, it was large and it was powerful and 'get away' had been ingrained into its being. The last part of it fit into place and its eye lightened somewhat, sharper in intelligence than some of Raleigh's earlier creations. Inside it, Raleigh let the power drain away, became separate from his creation. As he did so he let out a sigh and fell unconscious.
Upon creating his beast Raleigh hadn't thought much on comfort. Inside the wooden beast Raleigh and Erol were squashed together in complete darkness, with little air. It had been created with escape in mind; everything else could come later, when they were safe. The dino-bull things powerful hind legs pushed it forward at a remarkable pace. It leapt right over the officers, hit the ground, skidded, gained purchase on the ground and then bounded away again. It was searching for an exit.
It found one, in the form of a large window. It was too big to fit down stairs or escalators, and so simply hurtled itself through the window. There was the sound of shattering glass and then it was plummeting to the ground. Luckily they weren't too high up, and the beast landed with a solid thump in the car park which managed to wake Raleigh up with a muffled 'Aww, ********' and then dashed off away from the mall.=== The sound of rain would be the next thing Erol would hear as he came too. He could smell it so fresh in the air but for some reason it didn't hit him. He looked up to find he was encased in something dark, protected by something. Sitting up he let his mind return to the fore as dizzy as he was. He tried standing to his feet but the nausiating effects of Equalibrium had yet to wear off.
"I hate using that ability..." he muttered with a croak to his voice. Rolling eyes which only served to make him dizzy Erol tried for another go of his feet. To no sucess... deciding that his feet were useless, he crawled instead finding little bits of light splashing in from the encasing. He managed to push against a weak part of the wall which came crumbling down.
Sure enough it was raining. For whatever reason he was in a wooded terrain and road was off to the side as cars could be heard but he could not see them through the thicket of trees. He crawled out into the rain, the fresh air rejuvenated the youth as he sat on the mud covered ground not worried at the moment about his appearance as it had probably looked haggered.
A sharp pain to his shoulder alerted him to how real his situation had been. He could have been killed let along Raleigh...Raleigh? He looked around for the other boy not entirely sure where he was. Had he wandered off without him? Was he alone? Nah, Raleigh was a rival but not so much of a p***k to leave an injured boy behind...at least that's what Erol hoped.
"Raleigh!" he called through the thicket of trees and the pouring rain. "Hey you p***k where'd you go?" As he cleared a small thicket of shrubs he found the boy under a tree. He looked asleep... "Yo, idiot what are you doing taking a nap? We gotta get out of here or the cops will find us." When the other didn't respone, Erol squinted concerned eyes. "Idiot I was talkin' to ya... get up." he came over kicking the boy gently of course but it was his motto not to seem overly concerned if he could help it. "Raleigh...?" he questioned after a moment and knelt down next to him his motto starting to slip.=== Something shifted in the darkness, but it certainly wasn't Raleigh. Raleigh was lost in darkness. After initially waking up as they hit the street outside of the mall, Raleigh had used what little breath he had left to direct his creation far away. And then, using his last bit of strength, had managed to awkwardly get them out of its body once it assured him they were both safe. Then he'd blacked out, the soft grass strangely comforting.
The creature in the darkness awkwardly moved into view. It made a deep rumbling sound of warning. From what could be seen it was pretty much in pieces. It's upper half did most of the work, while the lower half... well, there wasn't much left of it. Still, it didn't seem to feel pain. It didn't feel anything at all. Except concern for its master of course. After a moment it recognised Erol as not being a threat and fell silent.
Erol's voice finally broke through the darkness. Raleigh muttered something inaudible as he returned into consciousness. He felt completely out of touch with his body. "Erol...?" He finally croaked, memories slowly returning, and with it numerous aches and pains. Totally spent, even after having bee unconscious for god knew how long, he stared upwards at the trees above. While he wanted to but a brave face on and simply laugh it of, he really hadn't enjoyed that at all. They'd nearly been killed. Taking in a number of deep breaths, Raleigh got a good hold of himself and said with a frown. "Well that ******** sucked." === Erol sighed when Raleigh came to and plopped town next to him on the side of the tree he sighed seeming to get the undertone of what was going on. That whole incident was because of him but it had nothing to do with his current state; it was simply cause of who he was.
"That's where Charles found me..." he muttered resting his arms upon his knees and laying his head there. "..At least the cops arrested me when my powers began to manifest and well all hell broke loose. I had no control back then and I didn't know what to expect. So the mall was pretty much destroyed." He blinked a few times, an angry frown to his face. "Those boys they used to be close... I guess that day I found out who my real friends were. My dad disowned me and my mah pretended not to know me. So yeah... I guess they had it out for me even after two years."
Silence fell between them after that, much to anyone's surprise the explaination was as close to an apology he would muster. At least for getting Raleigh invovled in something that didn't really concern him. Erol turned his head to face Raleigh. "What's you're story?" he asked not really expecting an answer but wondering just the same. "If you don't wanna say nothing its no problem."=== Groaning a little, Raleigh sat up. His head span at the quick movement, but he somehow managed to keep himself from falling over again. After that it began to get easier. Though by now, other complaints were letting themselves known. Like the fact that he was wet and cold and had numerous bruises. Gosh, he could only imagine how Erol was feeling... having been shot. That jerked him out of his thoughts and as he turned to look at his companion, glancing at the teens bloodstained top. Are you ok? He wanted to ask, but the words didn't come. But at least his eyes showed concern.
As Erol's story began to pour out, Raleigh sat, staring at the ground as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. He listened closely, making sure he kept all his emotions in check. Was it like that for all of them? He wondered. Did every super have to go through a shitty life just because of what they were? It sure seemed like it. Finally silence fell. Raleigh shifted uneasily. Inside he could feel the desire to tell his own story, and really, it was only fair. Erol had spoken of his past.
"I was... abandoned." He began, keeping his tone as uncaring as possible, but it hard. Just the thought of it brought back those horrible feelings of anger, hate and just being so alone. "I got my powers pretty early. Ya see, I wanted someone to play with... so I made someone. A little dog made out of a chair." The young teens mouth curled into a bitter smile. "My parents were ********' bastards. They never wanted me in the first place. I guess my powers were the final straw." Finally he looked up, meeting Erol's gaze. "They threw me out as if I'd never existed, tossing that only friend into the fireplace to burn and die. It hurt... so much. After that I lived on the street for... three... maybe four years."
These things... he hadn't really told them to anyone before. Charles and Ruri knew of course, but that was all. Fancy opening up to Erol, of all people. It almost laughable, but Raleigh wasn't in much of a laughing mood. There were so many things he hadn't told. Those little moments of pain. Alcoholic and abusive parents, living on the streets hungry and cold, sleeping on doorsteps... running from people you knew would hurt you, who made you blood run cold. "The agency eventually noticed me... I wasn't exactly bashful about using my powers, even though I didn't have a bloody clue how to do it. Whenever I was scared, or angry, it would instinctively happen."
Raleigh breathed in deeply, hugging himself tightly. "Yeah... so that's about it. I don't like to talk about it."
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:28 pm
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Fiasco at the Mall Pt. 5] Erol & Raleigh Erol could understand the bitter approach to the story that Raleigh had told him. To think all this time Erol had been pampered and lived with a loving family and caring friends. Or at least on the surface, it took his being an evo to see who they really were. He had to admit he was rather impressed Raleigh had street smarts where Erol just went by the fly of his pants...
Erol sat there gazing blankly at Raleigh for a moment before burrying his head in his arms. It was rather cold out, and his cloths were covered in dirt and mud. Being the premadonna that he was he couldn't help the iky feeling that crawled up his spine.
"I don't get it." Erol let out after a moment of silence. "We're human too, we're no different from the others save for our powers and yet people get scared they cast us out." Erol growled at this, hardly able to understand. "I don't see why we should protect something like that. What's to protect? People that don't want us here to begin with... I say we should get ride of them and reproduce our own kind." It was a fleeting thought but one that bordered on a sensative topic. Erol lay his head there breathing heavily.
He hadn't even noticed his wounded arm the pain having long time left, the arm itself had numbed considerably. His breathing seemed to grow erractic by now and he suddenly shot his head up clutching his heart. "******** can't breath damnit." He glared evilly at the ground leaning back on the tree. "...We should probably find our way back or get to a phone..." he muttered. His vision was definately threatening to fail him by now. One better fine a medic fast, despite the bullet being of no fatal design, the wound itself could threaten to get poison and he could pass out from considerable amounts of blood loss. "Come on...lets go." He breathed trying for his feet the effort was easily noticeable by his sluggish movements.=== Erol had put voice to Raleigh's unspoken thoughts. For a moment he wished the silence had kept its place; that Erol had never spoken. But these things, deep in his heart, they had to be spoken of eventually. Even if he never spoke so freely again, he would have this moment to look back upon. "I... think about that all the time. All the ********' time. Why should I protect people who have treated me like s**t all my life? Only now, because I fight for them do they tolerate me. I wonder, why don't I just leave? Go somewhere else. Somewhere away from all this." He hugged himself, looking sideways at the beast that still lurked in the darkness. "Or maybe... why don't I... just destroy them all?" Could he really do all that? No... maybe he couldn't.
"The world is full of so much hate." Raleigh muttered, sighing and turning his gaze to Erol. The fact that the other boy was in a fair amount of pain seemed to finally grab hold of him and he swore under his breath, struggling to his feet. "I need to... one second." With one glance he beckoned his creation over. The huge beast lowered its head into his arms. With a shuddering sigh Raleigh placed his hand on its head. "I'm so sorry." An expression of utter sorrow crossed over his features as with a single thought his creation fell to pieces, in moments becoming an unrecognisable pile of wood. Only dead matter.
Unable to quite hide his tears Raleigh staggered over to the other teen, slinking his arm around Erol's waist to support him. Himself, he would have batted anyone away who dared try that with him and he expected Erol to do the same, but he'd hang on for as long as he had to. He really didn't want Erol to faint and then have to carry the b*****d back. "Holy crap. You... we need to get you back... come on..." Raleigh had no idea where he was. Still, couldn't be too far away from a road where they could get help. Ruri would be so worried by now. "Next time we decide to skip school, can we just go to my house? That mall... really sucked." === Erol didn't have the energy it took to fight Raleigh so settled appropriately while the boy helped him. He could only muster a disgruntled snort at his comment, "Yeah it does suck doesn't it." Though he had taken in what the other boy had said he remained silent on it for the moment as he staggered to situate himself with Raleigh's help.
Perhaps it was just natural to feel that way when you were an outcast. Wanting to stick with your own kind and wishing those that didn't accept you were no more. Either way, Erol knew that his inner demons were not ones to take lightly, he just hoped he could sort them out before they became a problem to his friends, loved ones, and possibly himself. Looking to Raleigh then he sighed, "So you've thought the same thing?" He fell silent a moment looking at the ground as they walked toward an open road.
"Ever wonder what we're fighting for? I want to believe we are fighting for all of mankind ourselves included but... " he looked away squinting his eyes. "I don't know anymore. I would do anything to keep Akila safe but she isn't like me and knowing this it confuses me. It makes me wonder has she ever thought like the others? Has she ever viewed me as a burden or some kind of creature that isn't really human?" He huffed a bit trying to keep his balance as they continued eventually they walked on in silence having nothing more to say or in fact not wanting to sound ungrateful for what his guardian has done for him. He simply just didn't understand anything right now. Sure he didn't mind jumping into the frey of things protecting and surving but for what? He had to have a reason to fight or it wasn't worth putting his all into it, or his life on the line because of it.=== They continued to struggle towards the road, no doubt both feeling somewhat uncomfortable with the situation. Raleigh vaguely wondered what it would be like between them after this. He hoped Erol wouldn't expect any sort of friendship out of him. In fact, Raleigh was only willing to give a vague acknowledgement. He didn't want to get too close. Trust wasn't one of his personality traits. To rid himself of his thoughts, Raleigh then concentrated on answering the other boys question. "Yes. But only recently. For a while the training was enough for me. I need to prove my strength, not only to myself but also to others. I desire to be the strongest." Raleigh chuckled. It wasn't a nice sound, for it held a lot of bitterness. "But now, as I grow older... I begin to wonder."
They reached the road after pushing through some bushes. One of two cars sped by. Raleigh frowned. Now what? They had to get to a phone. Maybe if they found a pay phone or flagged someone down? "So... any ideas?" He asked gruffly, looking up and down the road with a rather annoyed expression on his face. "Ya know, I've never even thought about that with Ruri. She's too blunt and loud. If she ever had those sorts of thoughts, she'd say them to my face. It'd be too bleedin' obvious with her. And although I want her to stay safe, I never worry. She can take care of herself."
Raleigh sighed, shifting a little to better hold Erol's weight against him. "Does any of it really matter? I know, despite what I've said... I will keep fighting, I can't stop. They can hate me if they wish... but one day, they'll be glad I'm here. Then again, maybe not." === Erol snorted a rather disoriented sound. "Strongest...yeah right." He muttered but didn't bother looking at the other. "Tell ya what? Keep training and some time down the line I'll challenge you. Then we'll see who's strongest. Until then the title is undecided." He smirked slightly at this, oddly surprised that the other was looking to be the best. Erol's needs for being the best were something of a personal issue. Ever since losing control when his power's first manifested he knew there was a possibility that was only the tip of the iceberg as the saying goes.
Pushing through the bushes they managed to find a road. That was a relief but watching a few cars pass them by before they could flag them, irritated the already exhausted child. Flopping down on the ground he looked up at Raleigh with an annoyed expression. The silence for the moment was usuful in thinking up a way to get themselves out of here. Looking above head Erol wished he could tap into the radio waves in the air maybe make some kind of artifical phone call...but that was just wishful thinking. Who had powers like that?
It was then a set of lights could be seen down the road. It was twilight by now, the sun setting behind the trees but plenty of light in open areas. Unlike where they were, the sky was of an orange, purple, and pink hue. Noting the truck they could either flag it down or let it pass. Erol was not going to sit still for who knew how long before another car or truck came by. "Alright...I'm up." he muttered, and stepped halfway in the street waving his arms to catch the drivers attention.
Strangely the driver seemed to slow down but then the truck speed up determined to pass them by. "What the hell..." Erol muttered stepping further into the street he thought the truck would have slowed after seeing him but it did not. Rolling his eyes, he leveled off his hands allowing the air to thicken with his most basic ability, distortion. With a slight pull of invisible air around him everything seemed to thicken. Breathing almost seemed hard in such a thick amount of air, like hummitity. The truck while it had been at a decent speed seemed to slow gradually. Erol's face showed a remarkable mix of concentration and exhaustion. This was pushing past his limits even with such a basic ability. Even still the truck finally slowed and only then did Erol fall to his knees exhausted. The air lightened and became easier to breath. Glaring at the massive rig, Erol stood to his feet looking up at the driver as he came to his side of the truck. "We need to get to a phone." he shouted over the loud engine.
The driver looked down at the boy wondering why his truck had slowed when he had pushed the gas full throttle. Sighing he didn't mind so much now that he had seen that the man in the street was actually a boy. "We?" he questioned having not seen Raleigh just yet.
Erol pointed to Raleigh then behind him. "Yeah we're...kinda lost out here."
"Yeah sure hop in." The driver chirped opening the passenger side for the boys to climb in. Once they did he looked them over noting how dishelved they look. "Bit rough out here to be playing games boys. Where you headed?" he asked.
=== Raleigh frowned for a second but then shrugged, a ghost of a smile on his lips. "Very well. When we're older and stronger, than we'll fight." That would be one heck of a battle. A shiver of anticipation? Certainly. It would be well worth of waiting and the painful training.
Crossing his arms over his chest he waited for Erol to get back on his feet. His foot tapped the ground impatiently as he tried to figure out a way of their predicament. When Erol got up and wandered off onto the road, Raleigh was only half aware of what he was doing. Then when it did become clear he swore in annoyance. Hadn't anyone taught him not to get into strange peoples' cars?
The truck finally pulled over, mainly due to Erol (a fact that had certainly surprised Raleigh. Who knew he could that?), Raleigh wandered over. He definitely didn't look the happiest and gave the driver a steely glare as he clambered up, making sure to keep close to the window. "Anywhere that has a phone." Raleigh wasn't exactly sure where they were and he wasn't about to give directions to his house. === Erol on the other hand was half asleep upon getting himself comfortable. The bumps on the road only caused the boy to fall on Raleigh's shoulders a few times. He didn't even bother to remove himself as he smacked his lips in content. Yep the boy could probably sleep through a war if he were tired enough.
The ride was spent fairly quiet, the driver being one of the many that kept to himself and only spoke when necessary. They managed to get to a local gas station within the hour. "I'm gonna fill'er up. If you're not back in five minutes I'll take that as you've got another ride." With that said the truck driver slipped out of his seat and onto the ground, going about his business.
Erol woke at his booming voice and wiped a line of drool from his mouth. "What the..." he looked around remembering they had been given a ride. Sure enough, Erol had to remind himself that he'd been told plenty of times not to hitch a ride with strange people. But he had figured new day and age, he didn't need a weapon to take care of himself...was he cocky or stupid for this theory? Probably both.
Getting out of the truck after Raleigh they looked around for a phone, Erol only spotting one vaguely through his sleep enduced eyes. "Over there..." course he bypassed the phone to head the restroom that was stationed next to it. Boy did he have to piss.
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:43 pm
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Is This A Date?!] Erol & Lorina In progress... can be found here.
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:51 pm
.R O L E P L A Y E N T R Y. [Babysitting the Brownie Troops] Erol - Megan -Lorina - Elsa In progress... can be found here.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:04 am
.R O L E P L A Y. [Birds, Bees and Things that Sting] Part II Four years in the making and nothing new had happened. Here Akila was again, slamming books, videos and more of those plasted flow charts in front of his face. Hadn't she learned anything from the last time? What he was all of 12 years old then and here it is four years later at the age of 16 and she wanted to talk sex...again!
"Honestly Akila I wonder about you... is this necessary?" he asked matter-of-factly.
"Definately, you're a teenager now and I have to be sure you understand the inner workings of the human body."
He glared at her not bothering to sit this time around. Looking at one of the books he almost went pale. "Come on! This is rediculous, I told you before I have no intentions of having sex, now or ever for that matter..."
"I hope not you should wait until you're married at the very least..."
His lips twitched at that, almost unable to hold the laugh. This was all too entertaining. Deciding to see where this would lead he finally took a seat flipping the chair over and straddling it so he could lean against the back of the chair. "Alright enlightening this lowly sex crazyed worm."
Akila glared at his mockery but quickly went into her presentation. "Okay for starters, there are many diseases out there. You're powers are not going to cure you from them so you need to use this..." brandishing a condom in hand Erol nearly fell over with glee. "This isn't funny, I'm serious. Here I want you to open it and take a look. Do you know how to use it properly?"
That's it, he couldn't help it and stood to his feet taking the condom in hand. The chuckles that escaped him filled the room as he tore the wrapper and held it up. "Oh lets see..." he said with a wicked smirk and began to unbuckle his pants watching Akila carefully the crude behavior was all in jest.
"What the hell are you doin?!" Akila screamed as he unzipped his pants. "I don't want to see that...that... damnit Erol I meant the fruit...put it on the damn banana!" she said tossing one his way. It bounced off his chest and onto the floor.
"Haha...I was only teasing calm down. You'd think you were interested in seeing what I got..." he eyed her for a moment the silence thick in the air as was the innuendo but he quickly picked up the fruit glaring at it. "Seriously Akila, I know how to use a condom, I'm not saying I have used it before but I know the general idea and besides..." Holding up the box she showed her, "It has instructions. I am an Evos, if I'm too stupid to use a condom I don't deserve these powers then..." arching a brow he smiled and set the box on the table. Tossing the condom in the trash he turned on his heels. "I have no plans of getting serious with anyone. Besides the one I want is not interested in me so there's not point wasting my time right?" He smiled sadly letting his words fall between them before waiving her off and heading out the door.
"Don't wait up for me got a gig tonight."
to be continued...
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:11 pm
.S P A C E * H O L D E R. [Empty] by Kuuro Kitten
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:14 pm
.S P A C E * H O L D E R. [Empty] by Kuuro Kitten
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