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 Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 11:45 pm
For a colony that never really gets much sun, they do pretty well with their light-show and displays of rainbow puke all over the place, but there are a few places that seem to reflect it's true face. It's gloomy and rumored to be unsafe wandering around after hours. Best keep your wits about you, or you might get snatched up.
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Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:01 am
A tall figure, clad in a long blazer and a wide brimmed hat wondered through the back alleys of Pandorum, a small figure following him. Well, following was an understatement, the little nuisance had been taking shifts between climbing on his back, jumping in front of him, hanging about his legs, dragging on the fringes of his coat and walking next to him.
“Ooooh, what does this strange and magnificent looking contraption do? So elegant, and glorious, surely its purpose is full of wonder and intrigue is it not?”
Upon closer inspection, the small person was in fact a purple man-child, thingy. Upon even closer inspection, it or “he” was covered in felt. No he was made of it, this thing was a puppet and moving of seemingly its own free will! No strings attached, this was the genuine deal. As he spoke his mouth moved obscenely, as if it were cut in half and there was a hand manipulating it. Yet he stood away and all around the giant of a man speaking nonsense and pointing like a fat kid in a candy shop.
“No Bash, it’s just a waste receptacle, a trashcan, nothing more.”
The man said with an exasperated sigh, his voice sounded unnaturally deep and with the barest hint of an echo. Bash continued to bounce from place to place until he popped up behind the man on his back, looking over his shoulder.
“Let’s play a gaaame. Knock knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Knock knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Knock knock.”
“Who’s there?!”
“Banana.”
“Bana- Wait, Bash I think you m--”
“A pah-pah-pah. This is the best part~ Knock knock.”
With a defeated sigh, the large man continued to walk down the alley way wondering to himself why on earth he created this one in particular in the place of something perhaps more useful or maybe just quieter.
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Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:13 pm
A light melody filled the streets, a small group of people stood around a figure in a white garb and cloak, their fingers dancing on the strings of a small Lute as her other hand strummed back and forth at a steady pace, creating a song reminiscent of old folk tunes. As she finished her song, she was rewarded coin in her case and the applause of those around her.
Once the applause stopped, she began playing once more, a much more upbeat theme this time. Still her fingers danced along the instrument without a care in the world.
Kerine eyed the crowd from under her hood with a hint of a smile. Playing always amused her, the faces of those around her, who would rarely find a performer in this day and age, always gave her an odd satisfaction. Her tail swung back and forth under her cloak to the rhythm of the song, and as she neared the end, she decided to pick up the tempo. With a final pluck of the string, she finished. Bowing to the crowd and dumping the coin in her own small purse, emptying the instrument case and filling it once more with the lute.
"That's all for today folks, thank you for your audience." She said, as she turned and headed down the street.
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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:00 am
A soft weight would be felt upon the lute player's shoulder only a few moments after her departure. Suddenly a purple felt face would be directly in her view with large white eyes, and a large and flat mouth causing the head to flop up and down every time it spoke.
"Heeeey, I didn't know that we had any instrumental talent here at this time of hour. So how long have you studied your trumpet?"
"Bash, that isn't a trumpet, it's a lu--"
"Sssh~ I believe I was talking to the lady, privately I might add. Pssh, some people. Noooow where were we? Ah yes I remember, we discussing how much your thing there tastes like dog food."
"There you go interrupting me agai-- What?! That doesn't begin to make any sense what so ever... Sigh, forgive my ... associate, he is a bit much to bear at times."
The voice emanating from the large figure well into seven feet tall was full of baritone and had a slight echo quality to it, making his voice sound even deeper. Tilting his form from the left and right before turning from the girl altogether facing a different direction.
"Listen Ms. I am not sure if you have been here terribly long, but, it isn't safe here. If you follow me I can take you to a much safer place."
Without waiting for her answer, the lumbering behemoth began to walk away with heavy footsteps. Meanwhile his companion was still hanging around her for a moment.
Oooh, you can come to our house and play on the trampoline, then you can tell me all about your saxophone!"
With a flourish of whipping his head back he mood towards the strange giant, actually making a cartoony swish sound while performing the dash. What an odd sight they must have seemed.
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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:53 pm
Kerine placed a hand on her chest and stifling a few giggles from the man's felt companion. The small one was quite amusing, but when the larger man spoke, her face turned deadpan. Although not in her best interest to trust a stranger, she didn't want to waste her entire earnings on renting a room for the night.
With a shrug, she fixed the lute case on her back and followed the larger man.
"I suppose I won't pass up an offer from such a charming duo." she chimed in, picking up the pace to not get too far behind. "So where do you have in mind then?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:27 pm
Bash continued to bounce around with an alarming speed between the two, sometimes it nearly seemed magical how he appeared at random between the two of them. The silent figure only made sound through the distinct weight of his footsteps as he walked in a zig-zag pattern.
"So how long have you been playing the xylophone?
"Oh for the love of-- it is not a xylophone or any other form of reed, percussion or brass instrument. Violet hued vindicator of trifling nonsense!"
"Hmm, when did you become such a music hater, tsk tsk tsk. Very polite of you now is it. Pah, some people...
"What j...Why y-- aaarrghh! Worthless, impudent, tribble!"
The two and half companions rounded the corner to a gate monolith. Not only was the building enormous, it was brightly lit as well with a rather large fountain in the front courtyard.
"I have a friend who live here, go into the courtyard and knock on the door. Tell him we sent you, now up you go."
"Hey wait, why aren't you going with her? Shouldn't we be attending this young lady, or at least me. I have been known to be quite a ladies man, isn't that right--"
The large figure grabbed Kerine by the hips before tossing her up and over the gate as gently as he could while enabling her to clear the gate entirely. Before Bash could continue to speak, his large hand clamped down on the smaller homunculus' mouth. Without another word the two left her in the courtyard of Sutaku Tower.
Continue in Sutaku Tower thread.
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 4:04 pm
  Gozen Yamaguchi
"My Price is Too High For You Dear..."
"No, no, no, no... trust me. That is FAR too much. 8 ryo or I walk."
"8 ryo? It goes for 15 in other cities!" The wrinkled old merchant barked back.
Gozen let out a dejected sign.
"I mean if you don't want to sell it to me... I guess I'll just go hungry tonight."
"Hey! You don't have to buy the most expensive one." The vendor explained waving his hands.
"I was just hoping for a discount... I'm new and hungry." The fem fatal feigned weakness and indicated to her belly. "I'm eating for two you see..."
The older man's eyes went a little wider with understanding,
"Why didn't you say so? Look... just take it."
"You really mean it... I... I couldn't."
These fatherly types couldn't resist. She had plenty of coin on her, but he didn't need to know that. No use feeding his purse if she didn't need to...
He folded the sweet treat into a little box and she smiled weakly.
"This means the world to me... it's people like you that give me hope for my child's future... that he might live in a better world then I did..."
She felt she was milking it a bit, but there was no harm in stroking his ego.
The old man wiggled his mustache and itched his nose, offering up a curt smile.
"Well maybe there will be a better world someday. Just take care of the little guy."
She gave a deep bow and hurried on her way to the marketplace. She certainly hoped a "better" world wouldn't come. It probably wouldn't be populated by star-crossed suckers like him.
She liked a dog-eat-dog world.
It meant she got to eat plenty of dog...
♥
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