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 Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 4:24 pm
It was raining. It hadn't been raining earlier, when Lithle went out. It had actually seemed like a beautiful day. It wasn't until she was a more than significant distance away from home that the sky had opened up, spilling the icy waters of karma down on her.
She hated her life.
Luckily, so to speak, she hadn't been far from the headquarters when it started, so she'd decided to take herself inside. She was at least mildly worried that a sudden puff of wind might kill the smoke thing that had attached itself to her wand. And she didn't want to murder it.
She just wished it had picked someone else.
Anyone else.
Walking into the main lobby, her steps deliberate, but her shoulders slumped, she immediately eyed the bar. A drink? Maybe. Mostly she just wanted a beer.
And an umbrella.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 4:41 pm
"Hello there oh fellow servent of the wand children " Malen said at the sound of someone entering the hea quaters. Engrossed in Doom 3 once again he didn't bother to look up right away . Having had a particuarly trying weekend so far Malen was in need of a little time to simpel relax and shoot things without feeling bad. Plus about half of the guardians who entered the headqauters appeared to be anti social so a breif verble salutation would probably suffice.
Kishi who lay in a playpen only a few feet from the couch took far more interest in the newcomers. "Eeeeeeah" the succubus baby yelled trying to get the wisps attention. As always she was pleased to see another of her kind and she wanted to be near them.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 4:56 pm
Lithle ignored them both, walking to the bar with the shiny golden stick in hand. Beer, beer, beer, she knew the chick had said something about fridges with refreshments when she'd gotten her little tour. But where? Oh, well, there you go. Opening it, she stuck her head in, and found a can of the brand she liked.
Much better.
Now, had someone been talking to her? Turning, she saw the man on the couch, and the infant in the playpen? A wand child? Maybe. How was she supposed to tell. At least the video game looked interesting.
If not curious, then at least willing to obtain a bit more information she closed the gap between herself and the TV, watching the fairly mindless violence for a moment. She'd never really gotten into video games. That was more Kyle's thing. Waste of time if you asked her.
"She a stick kid?" She asked, voice somewhat rough and very bland. There wasn't much emotion to her, not beyond anger anyway.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 5:07 pm
" Wand and yes she's a Succubus and one of the few wands that has made it" Malen stated letting only a bit of pride slip into his voice. His eyes still watched the screen. Doom 3 was sophisticated it was nearly completely dark and you had the master the art of panning the room and switching between your flashlight and various weapons, but always having the flashlight handy. He'd learned too many times that you could check a corner twice and try to go around it only to find a monster just not coming around it. " Wand wisp or baby ghost?" he inquired unable to see exactly which of three this person had.
Annoyed at being ignored Kishi reached under her pillow for her wand , waving the rattle sized object about hit it off a small plastic toy in the pen making a loud clacking sound.
( I feel like a videogame pimp)
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 5:35 pm
As Lithle had no clue what a succubus was she simply shrugged and nodded. Creatures and beings had never been her thing, and she'd avoided those sorts of diversity classes in highschool. She knew what a gryphon was well enough, as she'd read up on the damn things, but chances were, she wouldn't recognize the other stick creatures. Unless it was something obvious like a dragon.
"Wisp." She replied, turning to gaze at the delicate trail of grayish smoke, like the exhalation from a cigarette, and shook her head. So it really would be another brat one day. Great. Just ******** great.
The wisp showed some slight interest in the banging, seeming to turn toward the noise, but it stuck very close to the wand, winding around it, as if it dared not leave it's treasure behind, not even slightly.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 5:55 pm
""Mm what species and gender?" he inquired while nibbling on his lower lip in anticipation. He'd not made it to this level yet and exploring new levels always made him happy. Any chance to test his skills in any way made him happy truth be told. It was also nice to be in the company of another guardian without being expected to be the driving force of a conversation or the only one interested in actually interacting, for once it was nice to simply share a mutal feeling of anti socialism with someone.
Kishi whimpered and waved at the wisp, frustrated thet her possible new friend wouldn't venture closer.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:03 pm
"Gryphon, and the chick said it was a guy, so I guess it probably will be when it comes back." A slight shrug, and Lithle took a slow drink from the can of beer, enjoying the soothing familiarity of the taste. She wanted to be home, to grab some lunch and get some work done. There was a new dog she liked for breeding, but she needed to contact the sellers to see if she couldn't meet it first. Dogs for the pack needed a certain sort of attitude.
Intelligence, obedience. Bravery. Same thing all of Tred needed, really.
The wisp, seemingly curious if not overly friendly, made its twining way down to the bottom of the wand, closer to the noise and the girl. Lithle, however, ignored the child. She didn't like brats.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:10 pm
" If Ianna said your ghost was male then it will remain male." Malen's voice now had the slightest edge to it. While he personally didn't care what people thought of him , how people treated and reffered to Ianna was important.
Giving a small giggle of pleasure Kishi smiled at the wisp, she had sucessfully coerced another wisp into responding to her.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:31 pm
"Figured as much." Lithle wasn't unaware of the change in tone. She was aware of most things, thanks to rather extreme paranoia on her part. She simply didn't care. Her own voice kept its negative neutrality, a sort of disinterested discontent that bled into the words and made them fall flat. "How many stick brats are there?"
The wisp remained at the base of the wand, curling in lazy circles. It made no move to travel further, but didn't seem interested in going back up either.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:41 pm
"Hmm I'm not sure exactly since more wands are discoverd all the time but I do know there's Kishi, Coailiann, Bennu, a male Drow a Pegasus a green something a red something a Gypsy and a Naga " Malen rattled off all the names and species he could remember he knew there were atleast a half dozen more but he wasn't sure what they were. "Oh and you can probably count on him having wings." Malen knew that Gryphons had them and that is was a pretty good possibility that the child would as well.
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:30 pm
"Great. As if one bird wasn't enough." Lithle gave the bit of wisp of an accusing look, though the glare didn't seem to have the desired result. Instead, the wisp made its way back up the wand, curling about her fingers where she gripped the shiny thing. Perfect. It was being affectionate.
Well, Savius couldn't fly, so hopefully this one wouldn't be able to either. And maybe they could preen each other. Jer'ain said that taking care of Savius's wings was a real pain. Not that she'd know. Grooming children really wasn't her style. She cut their hair and that was about the extent of it.
"So they're not all creatures. I mean, a gypsy." A shrug to pair with the words, expressing little.
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 5:42 pm
"Yeah the gypsy belongs to be friend , it's a right weird wand too, it has magical fire at it's top, I wonder if the fire is related to her magic or how she died. " Malen doubted he'd ever have the awnser but it didn't bother him too much. Thinking about the horror any one of the wand children had gone through in their deaths disturbed him.
Kishi annoyed at having lost the wisp's attention gave an unintelligable burble in hopes of returning it's focus to her.
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 6:32 pm
"The sticks have a meaning, then?" Lithle asked, turning her attention to the shiny one in her hand. If the sticks were supposed to indicate something about the kids, then hers was going to be pretty ******** shiny. Maybe she could sell the childs feather's or something. Not that she needed money. Just seemed stupid to carry around something made of gold and not get anything but a bit of smoke out of the deal.
Her gaze returned to the door she'd came in, and her shifting stance said clearly that she was impatient to be going. She hadn't wanted to be here. The moment she had the chance, she'd be gone again. At least she was getting something out of it. Information, anyway.
The wisp seemed unaware of the noises now, more concerned with weaving its way around Lithle's hand.
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 6:47 pm
Finishing a level and saving Malen stood and turned to face Lithle for the first time. " Yes the wands have meaning and they will be important to the children as they grow, for now they are important just to keep the wisp alive." Glancing at the clock Malen swore, he'd wasted more time than he thought ." If you'll excuse me I need to go pick my other daughter up from swimming lessons before she runs off and starts exploding legos again. Perhaps we can continue this coversation another time." Malen prayed that Del didn't run into the suger glider child while she was at the labs. not that he had anything against the girl havign never met her but still Del was far to easily influenced.
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 7:04 pm
"Yeah, maybe." Lithle responded mildly, taking another drink of her beer. She couldn't help but be glad he was leaving, not because she had something against him personally, but because she'd simply rather be alone. And hopefully no one else would arrive before the rain ended. Without bothering to say goodbye, she turned, walking back toward the fridge. The can was empty.
The wisp, pulled away from the girl that it had been somewhat interested, seemed to waver in the air before spiraling back up to the top of the wand. Sure, the girl was interesting. But it was staying as close ot home as possible.
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