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 Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:31 pm
 (For posterity!) Psyche moves slowly through the water, looking all around her, cautious and somewhat fearful. She's been told she's to meet her guardian knight today, someone who can keep her sage in the dangerous tanks. To keep her fears at bay, she sings softly to herself, her voice sweet and melodic. Finding herself a warm, sunny patch, she settles in to wait for her shining knight to appear.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:38 pm
(For the sake of anyone reading... Image of Vincy!)  It had been a long while and Vincy was rather bored. He was still alert though and aware that it was the day he was to be meeting his new ward. He had hopes that whomever was currently watching her would be the one bringing her to the meeting, but he had to keep in mind that it may not work out that way. With that in mind, Vincy kept his mind open and his ears attuned to any new sounds in the area. That didn't change the overall boredom though. It was so grim in this part of the deep waters. Nothing much happened but that also ment that nothing good would happen either. Just the same beta swimming around, and the same creatures making rounds. For the most part they ignored him, so there was that at least.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:55 pm
Psyche knows she's supposed to be meeting an evolved male, one who wears a particular vambrace and glove on one arm. She's keeping her eyes open for him, still singing softly to herself as she swims along. The farther out she goes, the more nervous she gets. This is the first time she's been out so far on her own.
There's a pause in her singing when she notices a rather large male beta not too far off. She can't see if there's a vambrace or glove from her position, but his bright coloring looks inviting in the dimness of the deep waters. Moving towards him, she calls out hesitantly, "Excuse me, sir... are.. are you the knight I'm to meet?"
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:01 pm
It had been a long wait, a long time since the last noise to catch Vincy's attention, the last one being the slow passage of a rather large angry looking eel. That time he had been unsure if he should have chased it away or not, but deciding that it had as much a right to be here as him, he had let it go. Now from a distance he could hear something else. The soft voice of one speaking to another. Quirking his brow Vincy slowly made his way to the sound, and took note of someone talking to an angry looking male with a glove. Crud, it was one of the Krueger men. They were nott good ones for anyone to get near, and it seemed whomever it was speaking to this one was just begging for trouble. Vincy shook his head and sighed moving forward to intercept the pair before they could make contact. "s**t...." He hissed the word under his breath and swam as fast as he could.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:12 pm
Psyche backs away with wide eyes from the cruelly gleaming blades attached to the glove she's finally spotted. "I.. I'm sorry, sir. I think, I think I made a mistake. I shall take my leave now, please." She moves to swim around the male, letting out a shriek as it snags her by the back fin and starts to reel her back in. "No, please! Have mercy, I am... I am supposed to be meeting my knight here. Please! He will be along any moment, I swear! Let me be!" Her little body trembles with fear that only serves to whet the Kreuger's appetite for more.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:18 pm
Vincy snarled softly under his breath as he became aware from the pink ribbon hanging from the young female's fin that she was his ward. To fail to protect her before meeting her was not something he was going to let happen. Vincy lifted his arm aiming his gun toward the Krueger beta shooting to hit him in the fedora rather than where he may kill him. It wouldn't do to shed blood upon first meeting his Princess.
With a jerk and snarl the other beta let go of the small female, turning instead to the more mature and dangerous male that was now looking at him, and failing to strike even a small bit of fear into Vincy's heart. How can one feel fear in their heart when their heart was so very empty of anything more than the need to protect. Could he love? He wasn't sure at all, but that was beside the point. He had to get the Princess and get her out of here as fast as he could.
"Move along, your kind is not going to get her, so find someone else to bother." He made and off handed gesture, waving for the Krueger to move along.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:30 pm
Psyche cringes at the loud gunshot but doesn't hesitate to swim as fast as her fins will move her the moment the Kreuger lets her go. She races towards the large male with the gun, for surely he wouldn't protect her from the other only to place her back in danger, would he? Darting around Vincy, that ribbon brushes against his cheek ever so lightly while she cowers against his cloak, not waiting to see if the other heeds him.
When she does finally gather the courage to peek out, however, its to find the scary clawed male gone, leaving her overwhelmed with relief. She rushes back around to face her champion, giving him a blindingly bright smile while sketching out a curtsy as best she can, "Oh thank you good sir knight! Had you not arrived in such a timely manner, I fear what that other would have done! I am Psyche, daughter to Giselle and Maerlyn. I was to meet my guardian here, but I am afraid I was not given a name, only a description. My brother would have escorted me out, only I... am afraid I was too eager and set out before him." She glances back to where the other male was and shudders delicately, "A mistake I can guarantee I will not make again." Turning back, she looks up at him, finally catching sight of the silver glove and vambrace on his arm, "Are you.. are you my knight, sir?" The look she gives him and the tone she uses are both brimming with hopefulness. He's already shown himself to be her champion, if he should be her knight as well, then she will have nothing more to fear.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:38 pm
Watching the Krueger male leave Vincy shakes his head slowly. That family had a level of depravity that was matched only by their desire to despoil any form of youth. He took note that the one leaving seemed at least to have a bit less of a desire to continue to hurt others when he was caught, unlike the first of their line.
Now he could turn his attention to the little trembling female hiding behind him. He glanced down and watched as she finally came out of hiding and took note that she was at least able to look around before darting back into the opening. That was a start.
He thought of the ribbon that had brushed his cheek and resisted the urge to lift his hand to his cheek. It was then that the words sank in. She was waiting for her Knight? He was waiting for his Princess daughter of... "Giselle.." He could remember that name so this had to be the right one.
"Y-yes.." He closed his eyes letting all fall into place before he nodded boldly. "I am Vincy, I am your Knight Princess Psyche. I swear to protect you with my life." He made a graceful bow, folding his armed arm under his chest and lowering his head.
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:30 am
Psyche watches the knight sweep into a bow, smiling at his manners and moving forward until she can lay a fin on top of his head, "Thank you, Sir Vincy, for your timely arrival, your aid, and your honor. But please, call me Psyche. I wish to be able to mingle amongst the beta as any other, and the title tends to provoke unnecessary reactions."
She moves back to let him rise, looking up at him with a smile, "I promise I shall try not to be a burden to you or cause you any undue trouble."
Glancing around, she turns a bit more shy of a look on him, "Perhaps we should head back towards.. safer waters? I would not care to have another encounter with that horrible clawed man. He... frightens me."
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 6:18 pm
To be requested to call a Princess by anything less than her title seemed somewhat wrong, but he was willing to do it if that was what she wanted. He nodded a little, and tried to smile, though it felt as though his lips had completely forgotten what a smile was. In the end the look may have been more like he was feeling queasy.
The small fin resting on his head was something new as well. How long since someone had touched him out of kindness and not to just get his attention? He couldn't really remember, he could hardly remember much that had happened to him at all really. Perhaps at some point he had suffered a head wound.
"I shall do as you wish," He hesitated a moment before nodding toward the place he had put together for them. When he had heard that he was going to have to supply a safe place and security for the princess one of his first things to do was to put together a humble cottage, though in the end it looked more like a small manor house.
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 6:29 am
Psyche cocks her head while looking at him, biting at the insides of her lips and desperately trying to hold back the giggle that wants to erupt over his expression. It really is quite amusing, but he probably wouldn't be appreciative of her laughing.
Instead, she smiles broadly, fins fluttering as she moves up to take a position at his shoulder, one that will allow her to dart behind him if danger threatens but also allows for easy conversation.
"I would like for us to be friends of a sort. We're going to have a very close relationship, you and I, and things will run much more smoothly if we genuinely enjoy each other's company." she glance up at him briefly as he shows the way to the house, pausing upon first sight of it and giving a small gasp. "Its.. beautiful. Did you make this, Sir Vincy?"
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 8:15 am
Vincy was already confused by her request to be friends and was trying to figure out how to respond to the little female when she finally took note of the home he had made. He looked at her and bowed his head again in agreement. "Yes, I had been informed that you would be needing a place to stay."
He suddenly was worried that it was going to be enough for her. Was the place too small? He looked at Psyche trying to understand the look on her face.
Beautiful? He looked once more at the building and shrugged a little. "I guess.. Will it do?" He gestured a little guiding her inside. He had gotten some of the shimmery Phoenix beta well the ones in a good mood at least, to help him decorate. They chose some rather shimmery and fancy decorations and it looked actually rather nice. Sandstone floors and sparkly shells. He shrugged a bit and took in the girl's look again. Maybe it would do.
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 12:11 pm
Psyche stares up at the manor house, still in awe of its magnificence. She glances aside to Vincy briefly, giving a small nod of her head, "Its perfect. Just the right size. I never cared for rambling around those huge estates, it always feels so... lonely. This is just big enough that we can each have our space and not be tripping over each other, but also small enough to not feel like a mausoleum."
She follows along with him, smiling up towards his face, "Its just right, Sir Vincy." Looking a touch hesitant, she pauses at the doorway and glances up, "You... you will stay here, too, right? I'm afraid I, ah, have a tiny fear of the dark.. my uncle, Zebulon, has been trying to help me with that, but nothing has seemed to work."
And then she's moving into the house itself, brought up short by the profusion of sparkly shells in such a dazzling array of colors, "Oh my... this is.. its... wonderful! Oh look at these shells! They're so pretty! And such smooth floors! Sir Vincy, you have truly outdone yourself!"
Unable to contain her joy any longer, she spins in a quick circle, then darts up to hug his shoulder, a few of the rose petals from her headband pulling out from her speed and drifting through the water to tickle at his nose. "Thank you, truly, you are an honorable and decent knight."
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 3:23 pm
To think that the young Princess wanted him to stay. It seemed actually rather unusual but at least there were enough rooms. Then again, when she pointed out her fear it made much more sense. He was okay with darkness and being alone, but it was foolish to think that everyone would be that comfortable.
He gave a short nod of agreement to the arrangement and made a mental note that he would have to pick a room in which he could be near enough to hear her, but far enough to ensure her privacy. Females had many mysteries that they had to keep and he was not going to stumble on one and get her upset with him.
At last the conversation turned to something he could comment upon. "Yes, the floors and walls were done by.." He hesitated a moment not sure how to refer to them. "Those I know... they like... this.. and.. said you may..." His words got more and more broken. "I wanted.. you to like it.... your home.."
Ugh why did he seem so much like a moron now? Words were never his thing.
He took a deep breath only to inhale the light rose fragrance the petals drifting so delicately that they caught his eye and made him swallow hard. "Th.. thank you... Prin.... no Lady Psyche.."
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