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 Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:11 pm
"Well, vuh fresher vuh better, obviously." he said cheerily.
"Er, don't fink so.." F thought a moment. "Unless you can get me a tape player? For cassette tapes, you know. I was wondering if vis one I 'ave wiv me will still work.."
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:13 pm
"Oh, don't worry about that." Sabin responded evenly.
"And I'll see about your tape deck. It might take a few days to order, as we don't keep any around. Outdated technology, you see. But I'm certain we can get one ordered for you, Mr. Bochinsky."
"You have a good day now." And wiht that, there was a final beep, and the line went quiet.
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Sabin Duvert Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:18 pm
F grunted in response to the outdated technology comment. At least it had properly labelled buttons..
"Yeah, fanks. Have a pleasant one too." he mirrored the tone of the voice on the other end, and when it was gone he turned his back on the intercom to lean against the wall, humming to himself contently.
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:27 pm
About an hour or two later, a jeep stopped by F's duplexes and left something by his door. Speciifcally, a goat, live and tethered to the post by the stairs.
There's a note attached to the rope:
Quote: Hope that this is fresh enough for you. Blood' s in its original packaging and everything. ~ Duvert
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:48 pm
F had moved on to attempting to play his harmonica. Disappointingly, it wasn't working at all well without real lips. Those bristles kept getting in the way, or stuck in the little holes.
After some time he eventually managed to get a tune going, although it now sounded horribly 'windy', less of each breath actually finding its way through the instrument.
Then he heard it- the crackle of a jeep tracking dirt along the concrete somewhere outside. F thought nothing of it, and continued wrestling with his harmonica.
That was, until a single, ominous 'bleat' drifted in from the other side of the door. Then there was silence. F shrugged and continued what he was doing.
"Baa-aa" it came again a few moments later.
"Shaddap." he yelled lazily through the door, and put the instrument back to his mouth.
"Baa-aa" it urged, somewhat louder and altogether more annoying.
F grunted, pulled himself from his seat on the edge of the bed and yanked the door open.
The Romanian stared at the animal for a moment, and then flung his head in the direction it sounded like the jeep had driven off in.
"I DIDN' ORDER ANY GOAT!" he shouted after it, somewhat desparately.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:00 am
Sayuri is lured over by F's goat and they chat until Newt turns up with his usual embarrassment-fueled commotion. F mostly stands there being unhelpful. Soon after opening it to find a goat standing on his threshold, F had closed the door on the poor animal. It was just a joke, right? "Still in its original packaging.." F had repeated out loud, and shaken his head. He had then attempted to call and ask Sabin exactly what he expected him to do with a goat, but apparently the doctor was "occupied". Right. Not long afterwards, a rather loud voice echoed through the area; one F didn't recognise. It mentioned names F also didn't recognise, and so he shrugged it off, despite the theme of punishment for attempted murder.. F was still hungry, and it was effecting his mood. The goat had been obnoxiously loud while he was on the intercom, but from behind the door now came nothing but silence, giving no clue as to what the animal was up to, or if was even still there. He looked over to the door before his feet followed his eyes. Hesitantly, F unlocked and opened it once more. The goat was plainly still there, and was chewing contently on a drainpipe that was now barely attached to the wall. F watched it doing this for a while, then sat back on the floor inside his room. The goat looked up from its meal and peered at the man through the doorway. "What?" F asked the animal as if expecting an answer. "You dozy beast." he grumbled upon not getting one. F found himself staring the creature down while contemplating how goat blood might taste, chin resting on his knuckles, elbows propped on his knees.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:09 am
Sayuri's Duplex was after all not too far from F's. So she could obviously hear the goat, and was curious as to what exactly one was doing around the buildings. Was there some sort of farm nearby and it had escaped? She hadnt been of a mood to either practice her dancing or play her shamisen and so went wandering, her hair decorated, face freshly made up and shuffling along in her geta sandals.
A little way from her place she spied the goat, and she giggled a little, pattering over towards it, calling in a little voice;
'Little yagi,' she said. She slowed at the sight of the man seated looking at the goat, stopping a bit away from the pair whilst she decided whether or not to go over.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:25 am
F broke the staring contest, head lifting at the sound of a female voice.
"Yargi?" the man repeated roughly, butchering her word. The speaker then came into view behind the animal, but seemed hesitant to approach.
"Oh hey-" he began. F remembered he'd once seen a troup of dancers dressed sort of like she was in London, possibly Soho. "You're a.. showgirl?" he asked with a casual head tilt, now ignoring the goat.
He spoke in a thick accent, origin most likely unknown to the girl.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:33 am
'Is goat,' she explained, her eyes stuck looking at his face, and then back to the tethered animal.
'Is it your goat?' Sayuri asked, and then shook her head.
'Maiko,' she pressed a hand against herself just above her obi belt. She wasnt sure what a showgirl was, but she would only reply positively if someone asked straight away if she was a Maiko. She looked again at F's face, at the peculiar stretched-ness of it. His hair fascinated her the most though, having never met anyone before with dreadlocks she was most curious at the strange 'tails' on his head.
She remembered herself and then gave a bow.
'I am Satoharu Sayuri,' she said.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:46 am
"Oh no, I'm jus' borrowing it." he purred flippantly. "Duvert can 'ave it back when I'm done. I don' need all of it, after all." he said this pointedly, as if expecting Sabin to be listening.
F expected the stares, though not generally because of his dreads.
"Vat's quite a mouthful." he said with a slight chuckle. "I'm F." The bristles along his top lip re-arranged into a flea-like smile. "What's a 'Maiko'?" he then asked bluntly.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:55 am
'Please just call me Sayuri,' she said.
'F?'
What a strange name. It kind of went with him though. He looked odd. All arms and legs.
'Dr.Duvert-san gave it to you? He is most kind,' she said softly. She took another few steps forward, his facial features becoming clearer as she moved closer. His mouth was another oddity.
'Maiko is entertainer. I dance and talk to...big men.'
Big meant powerful, but she couldnt recall the word just then.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:11 am
"F, yes. It's a very old name, passed down frough vuh generations. Means 'Old man of vuh woods." he paused, a broad grin now on his features as he picked himself up off the floor. Obviously, at least to F, he was talking shite.
"Indeed. And 'e 'as a corking sense of humor." he lifted both hands briefly as he said this, then stepped out from his duplex.
"Big men?" F eyed the girl's features. What an odd thing to say. F decided she must have chosen the wrong word, but he couldn't resist toying with it anyway.
"Evidently." he said in cheery self-praise, stepping up to the Maiko and giving a cocky grin.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:04 am
Much of what F said was fairly un-intelligble to the little Maiko, spoken english with a heavy accent was always tricky for her to understand. She gamely tried though.
'It family name then.'
Well that explained much of it. Family names couldnt be chosen after all.
She stepped back when F got to his feet, coming up close to her. He probably wouldnt look all that tall to anyone else, but given her small stature he towered above her. She felt a small amount of fear, but covered it with a smile.
'I sorree. I mean men of..power,' she said, her voice held a note of triumph as she finally recalled the word.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:57 am
F smiled, not worried or surprised that she hadn't understood most of what he'd said.
"Don' bother about it, Love. I can't understand meself 'alf vuh time." he said with a simple shrug. F's strange new tongue hadn't made things any easier either. It was only going to get stranger..
"You entertain men of power?" F's brow furrowed. "Well sure, vat's what I figured. You jus' give it a fancy name."
F then went to lean casually against the goat that stood behind him. Of course, it couldn't take his weight and so they both stumbled back a bit. F recovered and smiled. The goat recovered and headbutted the side of the man's leg, which then swung at it in a kick and promptly retreated out of the tethered animal's reach.
Great, F had developed a love-hate relationship with a goat.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:06 pm
'My english is not good,' she admitted shyly. Why did he call her 'love', had she done something to make him think she was interested in him in some way? She wasnt at all familiar with pet names or slang of any kind and had now succeeded in becoming confused, not that was difficult for her.
Sayuri covered her mouth and giggled as F first seemed to trip over the goat and then got into a mini-fight with it.
'You are funny.' she said, her face breaking into a natural and some called, charming smile.
'What you do before the Island?'
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