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 Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:35 pm
 It's bigger! It's badder! Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the crème de la crème of Pandorum, Sutaku Tower. This is the rather swanky, ultra expensive, top of the line security, latest in fashion, and most updated technology in all of Pandorum. If it's new, odds are it is in this tower. All of the women with rich fathers party in this building, all of the married men with vices come here to gamble, this is the place where sky is the limit. Engineers be warned, yes, both Ansonii and his Father are much smarter than you and are happy to tell you so. Oh a special notice to those silly little men and women who dress in pajamas and play kung-fu fighting, "Doth Mother know you weareth her drapes?" But seriously I don't want to see that hulking idiot who patrols the streets here. C'mon, really? A vigilante in Pandorum, next you are going to say that the that Pandorum is really a dark place where they experiment on the poor, sick and infirm. Get real, or get loose poor yourself a drink and stay cool!
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:46 pm
Kerine landed with a graceful tap over the gate. She turned her head to see that the other two were leaving and tilted her head. "Oh. Okay then." She pulled down her hood down for a moment, white hair falling on to her shoulders. She reached up and pulled her hair back before pulling the hood up again.
She turned and began walking further into the courtyard and up to a large door. Although she still felt strange, the place seemed nice enough. A lot more fancy than she'd ever afford...but.
Shaking the feeling off she brought her hand up to knock on the door lightly. Kerine placed her hands behind her back and waited, swaying her hips back and forth as her tail swished under her cloak, she began to hum one of her tunes as she moved, getting lost in the tune itself.
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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:36 am
 Before Kerine could finish knocking, a rather regal gentleman opened the door. Looking her up and down with a passive stare before speaking to her. "Good evening young Miss, how may I be of assistance to you?"There was quite the calamity coming from within the house. Apparently there was a party going on, bubbling laughter rolled out in a warm and rich melody as the sound intertwined around the low buzz of the crowds chatter and the musical flow from the band. A loud voice from what sounded like a child or perhaps a young teenage boy shouted, "JARVIS!!! Where are you!? I needed that drink ten minutes ago, you are keeping the beautiful women waiting!!!"The man at the door, undoubtedly named Jarvis let out a slight sigh before pinching the bridge of his nose. Waiting for the girls response he simply nodded and opened the door with a flourish held an arm out into the manor that was Sutaku Tower. "Very well, if you will follow me young miss, I shall show you to the entertainment."
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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:11 pm
With a nod, Kerine stepped inside the door, sticking close to the man whom she could reasonably assume was Jarvis. She fixed her hood once more, assuring herself that if she just kept herself out of notice she could find somewhere to curl up and sleep for the night.
"Thank you kindly." She said to Jarvis, a touch of a smile on her face. "I was told to say that a man sent me...I never caught his name though. He was with some sort of moving doll? A puppet I suppose?" Now that she said it aloud, it sounded rather silly to be honest. "Uhh...Yeeeeah..." Kerine turned her head away rather quickly after that.
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:28 am
The man shut the door behind them with a sigh, while continuing to lead her further into the rather opulent den of entertainment. With what seemed like an endless amount of patience he answered. "Sir, it is Hensen. And it appears you have a guest. One led to us by--"The loud voice from earlier sounded clearly somehow through the droning party all around them that stretched on nearly as far as the sense could perceive in every direction. "Just another retired veteran in Sutaku employment! J.A.R.V.I.S. Now where are my drinks? I tell you girls, good help is so hard to find these days."Leading them further into the party, politely moving through the crowd as the populace milled about in frivolous actions, the butler kept Kerine ever within his sight. Finally after reaching a clearing, a boy dressed in an exceptionally expensive suit was sitting with three women much older than he was. each of them were fawning over him in turn as he laugh and carried out idle banter. "Sir, as clever as I have hailed you in the past to be, for that acronym to work correctly, my name would have to be Jarvise. But as it does not, I see no need to change the current trend set to me by my family for generations. Hensen, if you would kindly use from now on.
Here are your drinks by the way sir, and here is your visitor. Now, as I tried to explain before, the young Miss here seemed to have been left by--""Thanks Jimmy! Now what were you saying again. Dear god man, there is an attractive and rather famished looking female in our presence and you haven't found it prudent to bring this up prior to this moment?" "I tried to young master, twice now. However before I could you--""Must I do everything myself?! Get her some food, drink and clothes!!! Those filthy rags are appalling and simply won't do.""Very good sir."Turning on his heels, Hensen began to wade through the ocean of the paries entourage. The boy forgetting about the three women beside him, lurched forward and grabbed the girl by the hand to gently kiss her knuckles. Eliciting sharp looks from the trio behind him, whom he no longer seemed interested in. "Pardon my butler's lack of hospitality. We are still breaking him in, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ansonii, Ansonii Sutaku; owner of Sutaku toys and this building. How can I help you today Miss??"Leaving a slight inflection in his voice for her to continue with her name if she so chose, he began to lead her towards the area Hensen had disappeared to. "It'll probably be best if we head somewhere quiet. Talking can get difficult in hear unless you have one of these, but we don't want everyone privy to what we are discussing now do we?"He held up a small device, that looked similar to a small and square mega phone yet the size of a small apple. The way Ansonii spoke towards the young girl sounded almost like he knew more than he was telling her, then again it could be part of his natural charisma. It was a bit early to tell.
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:58 pm
Kerine was taken back by the entire display. The loud room was a lot for her to get used to, always being in a quiet room or playing soft music. The voices drilled into her head, but the small child surrounded by women, more or less throwing themselves at him forced a goofy smile on her face.
She nodded her head to him as he introduced himself. Following behind him at a steady pace she dodged and weaved between the people who populated the room. Speaking up a lot louder than she was used to she responded:
"My name is Kerine, a pleasure to meet you." She spoke up. "But I must say my attire is to the best of my affordability, and it has it's usefulness." She looked down at her clothing, as her tail had given her a grim reminder that she would do well to avoid changing clothes. Or at least change into something concealing.
"Well, I was told to come here by....." She paused for a moment, remembering once more she never caught the names of the other two. "A man with a puppet is all I can say about them..." She scratched the back of her head and let out an awkward laugh.
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:40 pm
 The boy found a small concave and slightly circular, while somehow magically dampening the cacophonous roar from the crowd, much like the a cave to buffet the incoming thunderstorm. Finally able to hear himself think, he cleared his ears slightly to ensure that he could hear the woman beside him. "Nonsense, money isn't an object here. Call it on the house, hey you! Yes you there, no the only seamstress around for thirteen meters. Come here, thank you, yes take this girls measurements. Mhmm~ Thank you, yes something I don't know, mysterious maybe. But get everything measured and ensure to get her a lovely new cloak. Something... elaborate. Something... expensive.
What were you saying, sorry."He continued to nod and listen to the girl while snapping at a waiter to bring them some drinks and snacks. As she finished explaining who told her to come here, a nervous twitch began in his eye. "Really, the nerve of some of these freakish vigilantes, stomping around in ridiculous outfits, parading about the streets doing as they please as if they had free range of the place. No appreciation of the law, no appreciation of order or common sensibility and respect!
Now, now, don't take this as me revoking my offer. You are my guest, and Jarvis will see you to your room, or Hensen if really gets cranky. Like that's his name or something, hah hah! But stay and party as long as you like, I need to go yell at my security. You could come with me if you like?"He left the offer up to her to decide. It must have seemed strange, such a young boy in charge of so much. Wasn't there anyone else to help him, well there was his butler Hensen but he seemed to take much more orders than running the place.
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:37 pm
((Sorry this BBcode thing missing is on my nerves and i'm trying to fix it))
Kerine shook her head with a small smile, declining the offer to follow. She felt that such affairs were not of her own concern, and she had just arrived here. She would much rather act like any other party goer for now.
"I appreciate your kindness and hospitality." She said as the seamstress took a measuring tape to various points of her body. "Although I would say that something such as your security would be a private matter of your own say. If you wish for me to come I will not argue of course." She didn't wish to be rude in explaining it, she was growing to enjoy the building very quickly.
Kerine reached up and pulled down her hood, realising she had it up since she entered, how rude she must have looked. As she pulled her hood away, her long, white hair fell down on to her shoulders lightly. It kept a messy, but dazzling look being complimented by her snow white skin and bright green eyes. She looked at Ansonii and waited for his own reply. Should he want to have her follow him, it would be understandable to not fully trust a brand new face.
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:27 pm
There and gone, the seamstress set out to make something to Sutaku's specifications and Kerine's measurements. He shrugged and beckoned Kerine to follow her if she so chose to, however, it was truly up to her. He quickly made his way up the hall making it difficult for her to keep up. A suddenly familiar weight would be felt once again on the girl's shoulders. "Sheesh, some people. Not even a thank you."Bash was shaking his unblinking face in the direction of the boy whose back was turned. Sighing to himself as if seeing something sad and pitful. "You see that is why I am such a great person. I thank people for my gifts, does this young punk, oooooh noo!""Did you say something Kerine?"Ansonii called from down the hall before beginning to turn around. "Uh-oh, a little loud. Dive, dive, dive!"With a wild, head-whipping flourish and a slight whooshing sound he disappeared behind her and off of her back. However, if she turned to look and find him, Bash would be no where to be found. Ansonii started to come back down the hall. With a slightly scolding look however a teasing lilt to his voice. "Really now, if I am going to woo and impress you into a malleable state of awe, I need you to come and see my shiny, expensive and awesome things while checking on my security system. Come now, it really is a process for us men with money to flaunt it in such a way that is both dazzling and charming as well as appealing."With a grin that stretched across his face, he chuckled slightly before resuming his moderately paced B-line down the hallway.
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:06 pm
Kerine looked rather confused. Turning back to look for the small puppet who was no where to be found. She shrugged to turn back to Ansonii and shrugged.
"Well if you insist." She said with a chime to her voice. She wasn't exactly disappointed to explore more of the impressive house.
Kerine repositioned her lute on her other shoulder and began to follow the boy once again. She kept a constant look around the place, inspecting the place bit by bit. "This is quite a place you have here. It must cost a fortune." She said half aloud. She came to the point where she was speaking more to herself by mistake. She wasn't normally used to company, or being in the long time company of someone.
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:49 am
"Cost? Hah, this place is a slum compared to the designs I've got. However, we here at Sutaku tower are still working on the way to successfully isolate the chakra radiation in order to rid it of a specific little island that I have planned to build my summer home. The money that is going into to that research, THAT'S a lot of money. Nothing that will brake the bank, well we practically own that make with all the money we've invested into it."This boy really had never wanted a single day in his life, to him it was parties all night long and expensive trips during the day. He looked over to Kerine and smiled, spinning and stopping in place in the hall way lined with expensive and ancient looking armors. "That's an awfully cute instrument you got there, it's a lute right? Handmade or crafted? Would you like a better or new one? I can make you all sort of interesting things, I've got people and skills, and people skills. We can do lots here in this wonderful place. It is when you step outside to the...common wealth of Pandorum, that you meet the really unsavory characters. And forget anything outside of our city, blegh! So uncivilized."They stopped outside of a room before he smiled standing in front of it grabbing the handler, grinning from ear to ear like a boy with a secret that only he was privy to. "Are you ready?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:43 pm
Kerine's eyes drifted to her lute for a moment as he brought it up. The thought of getting a Mandolin or other instrument had crossed her mind but she would never willingly part with her lute. Especially not since it was her first form of self defense.
"Handmade, i'll have to decline as this old thing and I have been together too long for any sum of money to part us. The old girl has her charms anyway." Kerine said with a smile. As soon as they reached the door her curiosity was peaked. The boy's expression didn't help, if he smiled any more his face might crack.
She shrugged and nodded to him, suppressing the curiosity in her voice. "Let 'er rip." She said, with a gesture towards the door. Despite her curiosity, she still kept her hand on the lute case, ready to spring the blade if needed, but something told her it wouldn't be needed.
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:00 am
"Hmm, alrighty then. Suit yourself."The boy said with a slight shrug seeming disappointed but in a very slight fashion as his gaze wandered back towards the door with a smile. Turning the handle with a loud, cha-chunk, the door slowly opened revealing a rather heavy and secure bolt mechanism that housed into an equally suited bolt hole. The door itself looked like it weighed a relative ton and as far as Kerine would be able to determine it was made of exceptionally thick steel. One of the more rare sights even in Pandorum, as it had become more expensive to make after the cataclysm. "Welcome, to the Central Hub of Omniscience."With a large flourish, he spun a round on one foot, not unlike a pirouette. There were dozens of electronic screens and televised broad casts that showed Kerine alternative views of the party they were just in, as well as other floors of the Tower she had not yet seen. "Here, I see everything in my tower. I hear and know all and if I don't already know it yet... I will soon find out. Now let's take a look back at the recorded feed to see if the intrepid lunatic is who I think he is, and where this erroneous whole in my security detail was. That way we can rectify it, wouldn't you agree?"He turned towards her positively beaming, yet there was a very faint undertone of severity in his voice. It was clear that this boy, despite the parties valued his privacy and had no problems running an estate even as large as Sutaku Tower.
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:53 pm
Kerine's eyebrows curved at the sight of all this technology in one space. A constant way to keep tabs on an entire building this large while not having to move around the building.
"Impressive..." she said aloud, half to herself with an almost inaudible tone.
Fiddling with the lute strap once more. She cocked her head as the boy was going to start finding out where his security went wrong. She shrugged and took a step forward. She crossed her arms whilst talking but kept her gaze fixated on the machines.
"Well I can tell you, I was tossed over the gate and I made a Bee-line to the door. I didn't see a soul as I got to the door until that man opened the door for me."
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:37 pm
 Suddenly, screams were heard out in the tower, and people began to scramble from within. A girl with long, pink hair looked up, her ears bleeding and dribbling onto her black dress. Her eyes grew wide, and she screamed in panic, freaking out with the other patrons. Everyone's ears seemed to be bleeding, as a mysterious hum washed over the city, including the tower, before it dissipated in no less time than it had started. People were still screaming and bleeding though, destroying everything in the party room in order to get free. "WHAT'S GOING ON?!"
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