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 Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:03 am
:: Heartbreaking News :: Aphismet was sitting at the breakfast table, the small thing tucked into a sunny corner of the kitchen. It smelled of freshly baked bread and jam in the house, which Aphi had made just earlier that day. He poured himself a glass of orange juice, and sat back, admiring his handiwork. Everything looked delicious! Surely when everyone else woke up, they would be happy for Aph's extra effort. This was going to be a good day. The cook let out a contented sigh, smeared some jam on a toasted piece of fresh bread, and took a crunchy bite, opening the newspaper and beginning his day. He was on his second piece of toast when he turned the page in the local news section. His eyes suddenly went wide, his mouth dropped open and his heart gave a distressing lurch. Fingers numbly let the half-eaten toast drop to his lap. He struggled to keep on reading as his eyes welled up. "Reported missing from a Laboratory in Gambino, a young woman named Chloe- " ...And her picture was there. Chloe! Chloe was... Aph dropped the paper and stared ahead blankly. The world dimmed, and turned dark.
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:55 pm
:: Soul Shatter :: [Soul Shatter]Aphismet is confronted about his condition by Isi, and ends up revealing a detail about his past that haunts him. While sleeping after the big reveal, Aphismet gets possessed by Edgar, and attempts to kill Isi! Will things turn out okay?!
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:47 pm
Upon checking his messages Aphismet would find one rather distressing one.
Shakey breathing and a tiny voice, Chloe's. "Aphismet..." A long pause, the sound of fabric rubbing against the phone piece. She speaks again quieter. "Aphismet, help.." The sound of a door creeking open followed by a frightened gasp. The phone hangs up.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:54 pm
Aphismet blanched. He played the message time and time again, listening to it, disbelieving. Chloe was... Chloe was in trouble, and she'd called him. Did she really get kidnapped?! Who would do that to Chloe!?
Disturbed, Aphismet picked up the phone, called in sick to work, and stormed out of the house, going to his car and driving into town. He'd walk around until he found a hint, or a clue, or something. He had no idea how to start looking for Chloe, but he needed to feel like he was doing something!
He ended up at the police station, and gave them the information. They requested a copy of his messages, which he agreed to provide. They'll store it with the rest of the evidence, they said. Somehow, Aphismet got the impression they weren't looking very hard.
...Will Chloe be okay?!
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:15 pm
:: Classes :: [Classes]Aph signs up for a martial arts class, so that he can at least be able to do something if someone ever threatens his family again. He vaguely remembers that he might have done this type of thing before, when he was still very young... Does he have natural talent? At the Community Center, Aphismet meets up with Ebony, a woman he'd met at the Summer Festival. She seems to be an expert at this fighting stuff...
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:29 pm
Rivener's Diary Dear Diary. Things have been getting pretty crazy around here. Eiry brought back a demonsheep from the Summer Festival, and man, has it ever been living up to its name. It's been elected the leader of the smaller pets, and so Munchies and Beaubeau follow him around... He gets them to do things they'd never do normally! A few days ago they got in the walls. I still don't know how they did that! Aphi had to hit the walls with a broom until he smoked them out from wherever. I don't like that demonsheep. ...Sometimes I swear he's giving me the evil eye. And then there's the thing with Aphi being possessed by Edgar and trying to kill Isi. That wasn't so long ago, and it was very scary... Ever since Chloe'd been reported missing, Aphismet had been completely wigging out. Then one night it seemed to be like, the straw that broke the camel's back or something. Isi was talking to him and there was some yelling, then some crying, then he went to sleep... And then Edgar possessed him and he attacked Isi. Good thing Eiry knew Edgar was here! And thanks to my new Ghost poison, and Eiry knocking Edgar out of Aphi's body, we were able to defeat him! I felt so proud that I was able to defend my family and take out that garbage! But, Aphismet wasn't so good after that. His hair went all white, and Isi's has less color than before, too. Ever since then, Aphi's like a different person. He still smiles and all, and I guess he's better than during the whole Chloe Missing announcement, but he's... There's a harder edge to him now. He's... I suppose I should be happy that he developed a backbone, since I was always harping him about it, but... Well, I miss the old Aphi. He was my guardian, and I got used to him being like that. I'm not sure yet what I think of the new Aphi. And yeah, I already mentioned that Chloe is missing. After snooping around, I found out that Roux was still here, in the place she'd been staying at. He's encased in ice again. I snuck over there every night since I found out, and just sat with him, or talked about stuff. I'm not sure if he can hear me, but I know that my presence there is doing something! The ice used to be all snow-like, thick and murky... But it melted more and more until now it's like a block of glass. I can see Roux inside, sleeping, his face so peaceful. I think he must be dreaming of Flying. I hope he'll get to fly someday. I can fly, but not very well... And he means to fly in the clouds! I couldn't follow him if he went there, so I hope that he'll come down eventually. I'm rambling. The point is, I'll keep visiting him until Chloe gets found. If he wakes up before she gets back, then I'll take take of him myself if I have to! Other than that, things are regular. I feel very light-headed all the time... The doctors on TV describe it as a sign of stress. I guess all this crap isn't helping my mental state or something. I need to take a long, warm bath. I'll go do that.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:33 pm
:: Breaking the Ice :: [Breaking the Ice]Rivener gets busted for trespassing into Natsuki's house every night, as he visits Roux's ice cocoon.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:32 am
:: Even Glaciers Melt :: [Even Glaciers Melt]During one of Rivener's visits, his wish finally comes true: Roux escapes his icy prison!
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:31 pm
:: Tip of the Iceberg :: [Tip of the Iceberg]The very morning after Roux wakes up, and Rivener snuck the Ice Frei into his house to stay until Chloe was found, Aphismet runs into the pale Raevan in the early morning! Aphi's rage threatens to take over! Oh goodness!
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:26 am
:: Cauchemar :: [Cauchemar]Aphismet confronts Isi about the younger's hiding of things. Isi has been having nightmares?
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:55 pm
:: A present :: Aphismet blinked as he brought the bag into the kitchen. He'd just come back from work, and someone at the hotel lobby had stopped him, announcing that this had been dropped off for him.
"To Aphi and Riv, from Alex," Aph read out loud, watching the strange halloween-colored bag with suspicion. "Do not open until october 31rst." He tilted his head. Well, it seemed harmless enough. Eiry had been going around the house with a similar bag today, and Aphi hadn't asked questions about it. He shrugged. Alex was a nice woman, she wouldn't have sent anything dangerous. "RIV!" Aph called as he removed his cooking smock, draping it over the back of a chair. The Raevan wasn't far, and so he floated into the kitchen. "What is it?" he asked, sounding bored."Look, we got a gift from Alex."
"Alex? Is that the gwee lady?""Yeah. Here, it's adressed to you too. You can have it if you want, so you and Eiry can match." He smiled teasingly. Riv pouted. He didn't want it to show that he felt competitive with his brother, but nevertheless he reached for the bag. "Fine. Thanks." He scooped up the mysterious present and hurried out before Aph changed his mind. Aphi just shook his head and headed for the refrigerator.
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:54 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:55 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:07 am
Within the Delaran home's mailbox is an envelope, only the name "Aphismet Delaran" is on the front. Upon opening one may find a... disturbing letter, and a small picture paperclipped to it. It is unmarked as to who might have sent it, the magazine letters are glued neatly to a regular piece of white paper, and if one may have the thought to dust for fingerprints, none would be found.
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:48 pm
Aphismet stood in the house's doorway, trembling, clutching the strange letter open before him, reading it over and over.
He'd fetched the mail from the box at the end of the long driveway, and as usual he'd rifled through them on the way back, noting what was there. Bills, bills, junkmail, flyer... what's this? The plain white envelope had been quickly ripped open, and Aphismet had frozen in place on the porch when he'd seen the picture.
His teeth were grinding. He glared hotly at the pasted letters. His fists, holding the paper, crumpled the edges. His eyes were rimming with tears of anger and frustration. He didn't know who sent this! He didn't know where she was! If she was in trouble! If she was being held for ransom, or tortured! Why would someone torture HIM like this as well, sending taunting letters?!
Enraged, powerless, Aphismet growled and ripped up the paper into a million shreds, holding it all in his hands. He grunted and punched hard at the wall of the house, sending a loud "BANG" echoing throughout the empty halls. He stood with his fist against the siding, knuckles bleeding, his head bowed over, and he screamed with rage.
Once the scream was out, it seemed to leave an empty hollow. Aph fell to his knees, leaning his forehead against the house, and he cried.
"Chloe!..."
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