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 Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:20 pm
I decide to answer to poor girl's question. "Well... the masks are some part of an experiment they are doing... as for what they are doing, they are trying to make perfect warriors or something. Say, I'm Jasmine, whats your name? You look like an interesting person!" I say, at first somewhat seriously, by I become cheerful when I introduce myself.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:34 pm
Laci curls up, covering her face (which results in her hands merely covering the eyeholes of her mask), and she whimpers. "I don't understand why I'm here..." She holds a breath for a moment and releases it with a sigh. "I'm Laci. Laci Fairchild..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:54 pm
"So, where are you from? I'm from Hyssmaye. I used to be homeless actually..." I say. "In truth, this isn't too bad for me, but I really do like having new friends. You have a really beautiful name, by the way!"
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:12 pm
Laci blushes, she isn't used to getting compliments about her name since no one ever really bothered to ask her about it. "Oh thank you.. No one's ever really told me that before. I'm from Aytig, I was taken in by a group of street performers, I brought in quite a bit of money. They're most likely very mad that I've gone and disappeared... I suppose I won't be able to go back to them if I ever get out of this place..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:19 pm
Nero:
On the other side, you see The Professor and a collection of scientists.
"Welcome," The Professor says. "Are you ready to begin?"
A scientist closes the door behind you.
Everyone except Nero:
A pair of guards come into the room. They are carrying blankets and other items. They begin shoving the blankets through the bars. In the end, everyone has a blanket (Jasmine and Tellat are only given one, but it is twice as large as the others). Jasmine also receives her notepad and pencil. Everyone is given a single strip of meat and a jug of water.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:26 pm
I eat the strip of meat, hoping for more. I warp myself and Tellat in the blanket and then turn back to Laci. "Aytig... I'm sorry for your loss then... I guess I kinda lost my home, too... What kind of performances did you do?" I ask. I pull out the pencil and notepad and start doing a sketch of her to help keep my mind off of bordom.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:36 pm
Laci grabs her blanket and pulls it over her legs, the frilly skirt she is wearing doesn't offer her much warmth at all. "Well, I started out just helping with other performer's acts, the jobs no one else wanted. I'd be tied to a wheel and have knives thrown at me, stand against a wall and have an apple shot off my head with an arrow. Then I danced for men, I still do every so often, only when we really have no money. But what really raked in profits was my knife-throwing abilities. I've been told by many that I'm an amazing shot." She takes her piece of meat and holds it out to her, "Here, give this to your friend there. I think I'll go on a hunger strike."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:39 pm
I open my eyes as one of the guards comes for one of the men. I then look over to see how Shi'ita is doing before I hear someone mention Aytig... my gaze moves to see a girl in the cage next to me. "You're from Aytig?" I ask, obviously interested.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:55 pm
"I knife thrower... thats even more interesting! Say, could you tell me what your face looks like under the mask?" I say, still intently drawing her on my paper. "You're very kind, giving away your food like that..." I say to Laci. She, Nero, Tellat, and the party girl seemed to be really nice people. I didn't really know much about the others, really. They were too far away to really engage well.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:59 pm
Jasmine:
Tellat nibbles at the strip of meat that she was given by the guard and looks at your drawing. She seems like she wants to say something, but doesn't seem to know the words in order to express it. She cuddles up to under the blanket, trying to keep as warm as possible. You notice the collar around her neck as it brushes your shoulder when she leans her head on you.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:07 pm
I stop my sketching for a quick moment. "You want me to do you too? I could try to draw you after I finish with Laci!" I say happily. I stroke her hair once more and smile to her, before returing back to my drawing, which I can't help but notice it looks to be more of a cute, anime rendition of Laci rather then a realistic one. I rather like the effect so far, so I continue to draw like this, my eyes shifting between Laci, the paper, and Tellat.
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:38 am
Laci looks at the girl in the cage beside her, "Yes, I'm from Aytig. Perhaps you've seen me dance, or seen my knife routine before, we used to perform every day in the busy parts of the city-state. Many people would come to watch us." She turns back to the other girl, "Well, um... I have brown eyes... A kind of small nose... I'm not really sure how to describe myself.. If I take off the mask so you can see my face, will I get in trouble?" She shivers and draws the blanket higher.
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:11 am
"I hear bad things happen when you take them off, so I wouldn't. But that's okay, I'll try to make do with what I know. I kinda like what has have so far!" I say cheerfully, giving her a wink, only to realize that she probably couldn't see it in the first place. I never really realized how much I was dependant on facial expressions before...
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:34 am
Laci lays down and pulls the blankets around her shoulders. She whimpers and whispers to herself, "I don't want to die here..." She turns her attention back to the other girl "So what about you? What is your life like? And where did they take that boy who is in the cage between us?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:42 am
Shi'ita notices the guards stuff things in the cages. Some meat, some water and a blanket is what he could tell. He rubbed the back of his head more, before taking the blanket and spreading it on the ground. He then crawled on top of it, now being just a short distance from the other cage and the front where the guards were. He only moved the meat and water closer, so that they didn't take it away but didn't eat or drink of now.
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