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 Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:56 pm
Deryk was going at a pretty good pace, he felt. He had half of the things he needed to bring back to HQ. Unfortunately, right now, he wasn't really sure how or where he was going to get the last two things. Ghost dog sounded pretty simple enough but he didn't know what the hell a floresce was.
So it was some sort of aquatic creature. Possibly a fish? That's what Tooley made it sound like. Thinking about it, he went over towards one of the ponds on campus, peering in. It was a pretty slim shot, but he was trying to see if he could spot any fish here.
he asked while staring at a strange grey fish thing with three red eyes. That wasn't very pretty at all.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:34 pm
If certain scarelings weren't against her taking her face off more than she already did, she would have. The ghoul had hit the jackpot at the minipet store today; a whole three new floresce fish for her collection! Three! Today was like, the best day in the history of good days! She couldn't smile enough in this body thanks to the normal constriction of her lips, so she did the next best thing and removed her faceplate, letting half of her skull grin for her. OH HAPPY DAY.
The patchwork ghoul paused as she came across the pond; more specifically the boil that stood on the edge of it, looking in to the water. Her head canted curiously; what was he doing? Maybe he was looking at his reflection? Did a Fearados eat his parents? But---
"Th-There's no Fearados in that, um, pond." She said outloud without really meaning to, looking troubled and thoughtful at the same time; tough to pull off with only half a face.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:45 pm
Looking rather intently into the pond, he was actually startled some when he heard a voice nearby. Jumping a bit, he turned to see a girl who was missing HALF OF HER FACE. Freezing for a moment as he was not expecting to see such a sight, he slowly relaxed, realizing that he wasn't in any danger. Not now at least.
Oh. Her feet were on backwards too. That. Was. ********. Creepy.
"Ah! oh. You startled me there. Um. No. Not looking for... er... Fearados?" he said a little nervously. He didn't even know what a Fearados was. Sounded kinda like a pokemon.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:01 pm
Amrita jumped when he did, clinging the bags of fish a little tighter to her chest. Oh yes, she was very scary. Oh, a new...student?! Whew, that was good. She liked new students!
"...Oh! Um, that's...good? 'Cause there isn't any...um..." Oh jack she had assumed and she was wrong she should never assume again aaaaaaa~ NO. Okay Amrita, stop it. Just. Breathe. Wait...you don't breathe. Okay, pretend you do and calm down! "Err, I'm sorry. Did you lose something, then?"
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:16 pm
If Deryk wasn't mistaken it seemed like he had frightened her as much as she did to him. Weird. A part of him wondered if he hadn't really started his mission yet and was just dreaming inside the pod. It would explain a few things.
"Oh. Well. That's good then I guess," he said before blinking at her question, "Lose? Oh! No. Nono. I was uh.. just looking to see if I could get myself a pet fish is all. Er. New around here. You.. wouldn't happen to know where I could find a 'rare floresce' could you?"
He did notice she was carrying some fish with her.
Well, he seemed to be somewhat on the right track.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:37 pm
"You...didn't attend Floresctival, did you?" She said with a small, understanding smile. If he had, he would have known it was a good thing. The ghoul let him prattle on and on, until he hit on a couple key words. Which were, of course pet fish and Floresce; she brightened immediately, the smile growing on what was left of her lips. In fact, if her eye could go all sparkly, it would have. "I do! But they're really expensive if you get from the store, because, um, rare, but...Oh Jack, what am I thinking! I have a couple! They're ruining my tanks with their pretty selves." The ghoul, who was apparently more than happy to talk about fish, pouted. Yes, how dare those beautiful fish ruin her tanks of derpy pretties! The Phantom Fish she was holding sadly received the weight of her pouts.
"Does it matter which kind of Rare? I might not have it if you want something specific, but if you want to see them anyway you can decide then? My room is---" Yup! She'd just lead this complete stranger into her room and----wait. WAIT. The ghoul paused as she turned away from him to lead him back to the Undead Dorms, turning back to him and looking absolutely suspicious of him all of a sudden. What was left of her lips had practically flatlined, looking at him up and down sceptically.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:43 pm
Deryk lit up as the girl mentioned that she had some. Oh lucky day! Grinning, he paused for a moment, thinking.
"Oh, you have some? Great! Any would do. Just trying to get a pet or two to help keep company. I uh.. take it you do not like the rares too much?" he blinked. She was a strange one to think the pretty ones would ruin her tank.
Though, as she stopped and stared at him warily, he took a step back.
"Er... i-is something wrong?" he asked nervously. Why was she looking at him like that? Did he say something wrong? Come on. Think quick!
"Oh! Of course. Wouldn't be good to bring complete stranger to room. My name is Derykion. Er. Pleasure to make your acquaintance? " he tried.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:55 pm
"N-not...really. Um...I feel bad for these ones, getting tossed aside because they're not the 'best'..." She shrugged lamely, her cheek darkening in an embarrassed blush. Originally she collected the 'fail'fish because she felt bad for them being tossed away, but then it turned in to a near obsession to have them.
"Are you a Hunter?" She asked point blank, staring directly at him.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:04 pm
"O-oh."
The next question that came at him caught him by surprise.
"Am I a what?" he repeated, staring at her. Oh s**t oh s**t oh s**t! Did she find out?!
"A hunter? Never! I could never hunt.. anything. I-I'm a vegetarian!" Deryk said.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:29 pm
She wasn't sure what a Vegetarian was; silly scarelings and their whole eating processes. But he looked like a scareling that was oblivious to what she meant...or at least that's how she imagined that would look if she was any sort of good judge on this thing.
" Well good! Rare Floresce scale jewelry is pretty, but not worth it!" She huffed. She only learned about Floresce Scale Hunters today at the store, and had been quite appauled by their existance. Really, killing them off for their scales?! That was stupid! Didn't they know that the RARE Floresce were Rare for a reason?! She didn't much care for them, but she still cared about them.
"Okay then! This way~!" She turned again, tilting her head for him to follow her. "So! How're you enjoying school so far?" Yay, subject change on the walk!
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:58 pm
By god that was a close call. Thankfully, it seemed that this girl wasn't even referring to the same type of hunter that he truly was. Relaxing, he let out a breath.
"Who would kill such a lovely fish for the sake of jewelry?" he frowned, following along with the line of conversation. He really did have to wonder what this fish was like. Tooley and this girl were saying how pretty it was.
"Oh. Not bad. Just got here the other day. Met some of the student council. Didn't have chance to take classes yet," he said while following her. Just blend in. Act 'normal'. Yes. This was getting back on track.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:14 pm
"I know, right?!" Amrita would have flung her arms in the air had it not been for the bags she held. "Oooh, great! They're wonderful, aren't they? Riley help me get confident, and Christof helped build me!" She always, always loved the chance to gush about her body. It was very pretty and well made after all. That strange blush was back on her cheek as she brought up Christof; she merely assumed that Derykion had met him. Almost everyone knew Christof, of course! "A-and if you want some advice on classes, I would be more than happy to help, uh..."
Something important donned on her, and she stared at him with her grey eye WIDE.
"....OhmyJACK I'm so sorry! I completely forgot to...Gah! M-My name is Amrita! I-It's very nice to m-meet you, Derykion!" She sounded completely and absolutely frantic; she did really hate being rude! So much.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:50 pm
The idea of one of the other students helping with build the one before him was... a weird concept.
That didn't explain too much, but Deryk didn't push for questions. He didn't want to raise suspicion again.
"Ah, thank you. Would appreciate that. Um. Oh! And nice to meet you Amrita. Yes," he nodded while following her. It was still pretty damn surreal to be having nice conversation with things he was supposed to be fighting against. But that was a part of the whole being undercover thing right?
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:56 pm
"This is the Undead Dorm~" She smiled at him, gesturing towards the crickety old building they approached. "And uh...M-my room is in the basement...I'm told it's like a freezer down there so um, I'll try to make it quick?" She didn't want him to freeze after all! Nodding for him to follow, she led him deeper and deeper into the bowels of the Undead dorms; the further they went, the colder it got, until it was about the same as standing in a meat locker.
From there she went to the very end of the hallway, pausing at a door that had...scorch marks? "Hold these for me? Thanks!" A phantom floresce in it's bag was dumped off on Derykion, along with...a slab of flesh and muscle? ...Was that her face??! "One...One more thing..." She said hesitantly, her free hand poised before the door handle. "Are you afraid of, um...f...f-fire...?" She managed to squeak out the last word as if it were a huge chore.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:38 pm
Nodding to Amrita, Deryk went on and followed her in and down the undead dorms. It was definitely chilly in here. He never really thought zombies to really like the cold (especially after having fought an undead thingy in the god damn desert).
"Fire? N-Not.. particularly?" he repeated while taking the bag of fish. Wait.. what else was he holding? A chill ran down his spine as it looked kind of fleshy. He decided not to think about that too much.
"Why do you ask?"
It was cold down here..why would fire be an issue?
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