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"Merry Christmas, Talis."

"You're kidding, right?"

They were glaring each other down and, so far, she was winning. Sure, she was a little shorter than him. Brown hair, pale blue eyes, a rather scruffy looking teenager. Black hair, wire-rimmed glasses, a beautiful business man. Between them was what looked like a jar- something you'd burn a scented candle in.

"Afraid not." The girl replied, tossing her head as a sort of challenge, dog-like ears folding back and camouflaging themselves among the unruly mahogany strands. "I'm full up with my share of babies at the moment and this one was addressed to you."

"Redd, they're /all/ addressed to me so long as you're under /that/ name in this place." He snarled, reaching for the jar. He'd smash it. His hand, however, was quickly intercepted by her own smacking one.

"Ain't it grand?" She smiled up at him, taking a step back. "Look, Talis, I know you're not fond of children. I know that you didn't have such a great time at the Shee gardens, but please. Take this as a gift and not a punishment. Take it to Kyo if you must but you know I can't keep it." From somewhere through the open door of the house that stood behind them, an infant whined. Redd gave him a meaningful look.

"Fine." He sighed, reaching a little easier for it now. "Dion and Avarice should be ecstatic." Sardonic. She resisted the urge to pinch his cheek. She let him have it, her gloved fingers slowly slipping away. "What is it?"

"There was a letter with it. Here." The brunette dug through her pockets quickly, producing a folded piece of paper. "Shall I read it for you? You've got your hands full."

He glared at her softly, lifting the jar to his face. Inside, some red substance curled and flexed, glowing. "What is this?"

"Can I read?"

"Go ahead."

"Congratulations, NinetailedNightmare!

You have been chosen to participate in an experiment called 030. The jar you've received is a very delicate creature (Redd:I thought it was a lava lamp and shook it up, sorry. Don't look at me like that! I hadn't opened the note before then...) and will need some looking after before it can grow. This particular experiment has been given a sprig of holly.

You will need to keep a record of this experiment -a journal, if you will- for us to properly proceed. Of course, once it's grown it can fend for itself and write its own entries. Good luck and thank you for your cooperation. Please make sure you check into the headquarters once in a while to check the specimen's condition." She took a breath, eyes flicking up to him. And then she handed the open note over.

It wasn't handwritten, as he'd thought it to be. It was mostly typed, only the words 'NinetailedNightmare' and 'holly' written in some sort of scrawl. At the bottom there was a typed address; probably the head-quarters for the experiment.

"So." He snarled suddenly. "I'm working for the /government/? Experimenting?"

"It's a side-company, otherwise they'd raise it themselves." She replied promptly. Talis absolutely loathed the government. "You, of all things, should have some sympathy."

"Hmph." He adjusted his glasses idly, placing the note in his coat pocket.

"Where are your little monsters, by the way?" Redd asked curiously, peering at the lack of activity in his coat.

"Kyo's."

"You don't mind Kaze?"

"I hope they ate him."

Redd chuckled, waving to him dismissively as another cry came from the innards of the house. "That's Zwolf. He's usually pretty quiet."

"I thought you had Faustus and Desh-whatever taking care of him?"

"Please." Her blue eyes rolled as she turned on her heel, a mangy brown tail flicking as one final good-bye. "Those boys were brought up pampered, away from other children. They don't know how to raise him any way other than shoving a silver spoon in his mouth. Merry Christmas, Nightmare~!"

"Bah!"

"Humbug." She grumbled, shutting the door firmly behind her.

6/10/06- One new entry
5/27/06- *eyes last update* Two new entries.
2/16/06- New entry. Ho' shizz. Noelle and siblings have some fun while Talis is asleep.
1/7/06- Noelle's journal is moved to the guild.

What is Project 030?
Go check the main board.

Why are you using one of your characters to take care of your adoptables?
Quite frankly, I can't rp myself. And because it's fun :3

Does Talis even like babies?
No, he doesn't. Teenagers piss him off more, though.

Why is Talis so mean?
Because someone has to be. That and he has a real hurtful past like /everyone/ else >> Pft.

Why is Noelle so pompous?
Talis is the one raising her. It's really no surprise she's a little priss, is it? *smacked* She's only a kid, you know. She may or may not grow out of it.

What /is/ Talis?
Pft. Like I'd tell.... >>

Who are all these extra characters? Kaze, Kyo, Ebony, etc? Are they actual characters with pages and journals or are they characters just feeding the story-line?
Kyo and crew are very old, OC characters of mine. No, none have their own journals or pages thus far, but I am slowly trading them all in for pets with their likenesses. If you want a look at Kyo's, she's at the top of my journal, in Mysthra form. So, I guess for now they are really just 'feeding the story-line'. As far as Dion and Avarice go, though, they are Shee and do have journals ^^

Talis: Guardian
From what we've seen, he's a very quiet individual for the most part. He doesn't like strangers, labs, children, or physical contact- all of which he'll have to put up with so long as he's raising Noelle. Past all those odd things such as his red eyes and silver blood, he seems like a normal young business man with a pessimistic outlook on life and everything else in general. Posts in journal as: dark red, but rps as black.

Dionaea: Sibling
He's the poison shee under Talis' care. His teeth are sharp and he has an awful habit of chewing on things, but he seems to be an over-all sweetheart. Noelle, like almost everything else, fascinates him and he seeks to learn all he can about her. Though, she's not all that fond of him for his puny size. Rps and may written in as: toxic green

Avarice: Sibling
One of the Seven Deadly Sins incarnated into a shee. He's Talis' second child and has an affinity for shiny objects. He's only really interested in the gold trim on Noelle's dress, as he's too young to think of her as anything else. Rps and may written in as: green

Ritsuki: Noelle doesn't really like or dislike her. She bent to Noelle's whim when she wanted to do up the walls, so it's really more like that's she's on Noelle's good side.

Ciro: She was annoyed with the method that he tried to brake up the fight between Sethos and her with. She's a little wary of him, but for the most part she considers him weak-willed and easy to control.

Donovan: She sees something valuable in Donnie now that she had to fight over him. She's more determined than ever to show that she too is worthy of having his company.

Sethos: Noelle is displeased that he does not follow suit when she leads the others on whatever task she's made up for them, but there is no real hate for him. They fought, sure, but that sort of thing is held in no high regard for her seeing as she frequently picks them. Indeed, she has no respect for him even though he seems to carry a title around the other fae. There are no attributes she has found to respect in him other than the fact that he's not afraid to hit her back. Learn her place? She obviously believes it is above him.

Aurion: At first she developed a severe disliking for him because he stained her clothes, but when he fixed her clothes and gave her a gift, he was easily forgiven. She doesn't really know what to think of him other than he uses a lot of big words she has yet to learn and he talks a little more than is needed. I suppose she over all likes him, even though he is trying to pick her apart and analyze her.

Doll: She has no name for it, nor does she have any real love for it. Yet she'll carry it everywhere. The thing has hairpins jutting out of it like extra appendages and her favorite hobby with it is rearranging all five of them.

The Flower: Red, most likely a lily. She wears it in her hair occasionally, but not too often. Very 'pretty' indeed.





(I dunno if these are all mine, but I want them all here x3)

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