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 Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:47 pm
Tony was not sure what he was doing out again, but he just could not stay at home. After the day before, things had just been too jumbled in his head for him to be able to process. Everything that happened, everything that was said and learned and done. He was a big ball of emotion and confusion, and finding a way to vent it all, that was not ridiculous or stupid, was proving to be difficult.
Especially because he had broken his wrist in his fight with Zinkenite.
Nathan was back at home now, resting his broken leg, presumably. Knowing Nathan, though, it was unlikely that he would stay at home for long. If he had not already snuck out. For his part, Tony went to work, but got lost along the way. He was just walking along, finding himself well toward the outskirts of town, where the fair grounds were.
The walk was helping him clear his mind, at least. He felt a bit more relaxed for the peace and quiet, and he liked feeling like, for the moment, he was alone. He had enough to deal with for one day, for a month even, and just taking a nice, quiet walk around a near abandoned area of town seemed like a good way to avoid any more trouble.
Though, this was the place that had that big Negaverse attack, wasn't it?
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Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:51 pm
Wandering around abandoned places of former nega battles seemed to be Zia's forte, though at least here it was less looking for trouble and more because she simply felt at home around Chester's territory, for whatever reason.
She was walking with a purpose to get from point a to point b here, though, having come back from a late night of classes she hadn't told anyone she was even taking, and after a few hours of fishing for her index before heading back, messenger bag full of books and papers and a bag of take out for two in hand.
Fairly mundane, all things considered. She had been walking and checking her phone when she realized she wasn't alone on the sidewalk and made a beeline for the librarian without hesitation.
"Hey there, champ, what're you so lost in thought about?" She chirped, sideling up to meet and match his pace without any invitation.
"And uh... What're you doing here?" It was a legitimate question, as much as she liked Tony, there was something weird about seeing an extra person here when the sun sank. It was a very diligently observed section of town, so irregular presences in it's borders always struck her as odd no matter who they were.
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:42 am
Tony jumped when he heard the voice, not expecting company, least of all Zia's. As far as he knew, she stayed in a nice place that was no where near this area, considering this was not a neighborhood so much as it was just a fairgrounds that seemed to be darkened for the evening.
He was not sure he had heard that the place was reopened yet, but after what happened before, he didn't blame the owners for taking it slowly this time around.
It was hard to youma proof a place.
"Oh, I... I was just... wandering, I guess. I wasn't aiming to come here. I didn't... what are you doing here?" He frowned, hoping the answer was not 'looking for trouble' or anything that he felt was synonymous with that. Unfortunately, most of her usual activities seemed to fall into that category, and he constantly found himself worrying about her.
At least he was so distracted by his thoughts, and everything he had to worry about, that his ability to yell at her for anything was severely lessened. He was actually very glad to see her, hoping that if anyone might know a little about what had happened, she might.
"Ah... it's been a strange few days," he said, rubbing the back of his neck with his bad hand, which was in a cast around the wrist.
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:08 am
"I'm uh... On my way to visit a friend," Zia mumbled out, trying to think of a way to properly summarize her up and down living situations that seemed to change as easily as weather.
"Well, I'm actually, kind of staying with him? Uh... Since um. Walking out on my boyfriend had side effects considering it was his apartment. Anyway! Chester works late and he lets me crash when I need to, so," She lightly lifted the bag of take out boxes she was holding to gesture to them. "This is the closest I come to being able to make him dinner."
Zia was very sure it was the thought that counted, since actually attempting to make dinner wasn't the best idea when pretty much the only thing in her skill range was instant mac and cheese and pancakes.
It didn't take long for her to notice the cast and invasely try to poke it. "What did you do?"
It sounded almost stern. Camelot wasn't the only one who worried; Zia was positive one of these days he was going to vastly misjudge his situation and end up in shiny Earth knight pieces. "Strange how?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:16 am
Tony nodded his head at her explanation, looking concerned over her living situation and her fight with her boyfriend. He would have to ask her about it some other time, as she kept the conversation moving and he did not have a chance to comment on her situation before they were back to his.
That was probably what she wanted, anyway.
At least she was keeping them fed, and seemed to be in good spirits. He hoped Chester was taking care of her, and a nice guy, though Tony was not as familiar with the man as he would like. His protective, paternal instincts were kicking into gear, telling him to learn about this guy just to make sure Zia was safe with him.
Later, he would probably use that as a way to distract himself from everything else.
"I... well. It's hard to... to explain. I just have to show you. We're alone out here..." he looked around to make sure, though he would not feel any auras until he powered up. He took a breath and steeled himself for it, looking at her pleadingly. "Don't freak out. I'm hoping you might be able to explain it to me a bit more."
He sighed and closed his eyes again, and this time he powered up into his new form, that of a Templar. He still wasn't used to the way the power felt, or even the fall of his fluffy cape over his back. He opened his eyes and looked at her to catch her expression, worried but just a little proud to show her, as well.
"I gained another level of power, beyond a Knight. I'm a Templar now. So. Uhm..."
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:30 am
Tony feeling the need to point out they were alone actually garnered some confused glances around the area as if she could feel auras before she looked back to him.
Except he was something different now.
There was a beat there where her expression didn't change and she looked as casual and uninterested as when they were just talking about how they ended up on the same side walk.
And then in a flash the bag she was carrying ended up on the pavement and she had bolted around clear to the other side of him. "HOLY s**t!"
And then back around to the other side, bouncing on her sneaker heels and tugging his cape, "Holy crap holy crap oh my god-- how? Why? Holy s**t!"
Those last words practically reached screeching levels as she just about darted in circles around him, tugging, poking, and tapping various parts of his uniform before she bounced back to get a full look at him. Her wide eyed stare was only done in stillness for about as long as it took her to power up to her Mauvian form to feel the full force of his aura. By then she had jumped up and down and screeched something unintelligible and went back to running in a circle around him, this time on her bare feet.
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:42 pm
Camelot watched her as she powered up a bit as well, and started to run around him. He was laughing as she tugged at his cape, letting her take it all in. She seemed to be overwhelmed by it, and he was, too, really. He could hardly blame her.
"I was defending someone from General King Zinkenite, and he very nearly killed me... corrupted me. He had his hand in my chest and I thought for sure he was going to... anyway, I felt this rush of power from the Earth and I became this... a Templar. I didn't know this was possible, and I don't know what... what it means, really."
He shook his head.
Everything had happened all at once, and he had gained a new level of power that no knight before him had, so it was a little disorienting and he was not sure what he was going to do. What he was meant to do. He had no idea what this level entailed and what powers came with it, though he did now remember his past life and understood more about himself and his wonder than he ever had before.
He was still very new to it, but he was hoping for any help he could get.
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:47 pm
"Oh... Really?" The cat ears swiveled as she lifted up his arm to poke at the leather around his rib cage before darting around him again. The fact dinner was splattered all over the pavement didn't seem to faze her, so this must've been important if Zia of all people was ignoring a loss of food she spent good money on.
Just when she thought she could take a step back and look at him, she opened her mouth and all that came out was a squawking babble as she jumped up and down and flapped her arms. Until she slammed both hands over her mouth and stopped abruptly in some attempt to contain herself while wide, yellow eyes darted up, down, around and all over.
"Okay..." She finally exhaled after a long, deep breath. "Well Zirconia knows a lot, because her universe is intact and all but they don't have knights there..." She circled around him again, tail twitching as she tugged on everything curiously, especially the circlet on his head.
"Knights have always felt closely related to the Earth king's royal guard back in the Black Kingdom. Aura wise, I mean. Especially since the few knight family lines I've managed to investigate all seem to have earth based origins, I've always wondered how similar the two classifications were, especially since political relations between Black Earth and the Marcasite Millennium were... Uh... tense, and wouldn't have facilitated a planetary alignment matrix like the knights have. Your aura mind of exploded, though," She crossed her arms, mostly to refrain from trying to steal his rivets or something.
"It's... It's a lot of power..." She mused and then nearly squawked her next words again, "Do you have a crystal?!"
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:55 pm
Camelot watched her thoughtfully, listening. He was not too sure what relationship his past and the one she knew shared, but it was interesting to hear about it. He couldn't help but grin at her, though.
He knew he had this power to summon his weapon, as well as a new item, but he had not yet used it. His massive shield was not automatically part of his outfit, something he summoned later, as if to say he did not want to lead with his weapon whenever he powered up. It still worked the same way, he still called on its power, but for now it seemed that his magic was enough.
The Terra Viridis Crystal was still in his possession, but he assumed she was not talking about the Rainbow Crystal he had had for so long now. Instead, he closed his eyes and focused on the sword that was now firmly planted in his memories, calling it to his hand.
It was made entirely of crystal, shimmering and beautiful. There was nothing deadly about it: it was not used for fighting. With this, his true power was awakened, though he had not yet explored it, and did not fully understand what it entailed. He showed it to her, looking at it himself, taking in its beauty, the intricate markings that weaved over its shimmering blade.
"I have this, if that's what you mean," he said quietly, awestruck.
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:18 pm
Zia's eyes nearly fell out of her head at the sword, though it wasn't the elegant and deadly rapiers of Alexandros' cavaliers, it was definitely significant. At least enough to make her hoarsly babble nonsense that didn't seem to form any actual words until the last few syllables sounded like, "The ******** is that?!"
After some flailing gestures and some more babble, she managed to get back to the English language. "Royal starseeds form into these power crystals for maximum power usage. It's why they can channel their massive magic stores into huge feats like crossing dimensions or purifying starseeds. I don't know what this is!"
She did refrain from touching it, though, unlike literally everything else. Whatever it was, it was closely tied to his power, and possibly his soul itself, and touching other people's souls was rude and stuff.
"...Do you think um... Have you tried doing anything with it?" She asked and got quiet, looking down as her bare toes curled as her weight shifted to her heels.
"Like maybe purifying a starseed?" She pulled a jade bangle off of her wrist and fiddled with it nervously. "...The rate of corruptions is about to rise, you know? Ares' captain has risen to prince status to fill the void."
Two seemingly disconnected things, but the latter revealed the selfish motivation in her question. A brand of darkness she was closely tied to was on the rise, she was childishly looking for some kind of hope in response.
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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:40 am
Camelot was a little lost, as far as remembering how to speak went. He held his sword out and admired it, his breath stolen from him for a long moment. Taking a breath at length, when his lungs just could not take it any more, and it was in a little bit of a gasp.
"It's a sword," he said dumbly, as if captivated. He turned it slowly, and the intricate crystals caught the light, reflecting little beams onto his armor and the floor. He smiled and shook his head in wonder, finally having it settle for a moment that he was a Templar now, and a whole new world had just opened up in front of him.
It would be very strange, but there was so much possibility ahead of him.
"I'm not sure. Something in me... tells me that I can use this for something important. Purification, yes. I think so. It's... it's like I'm remembering things I never knew, and leaning without learning. It's very strange..." he frowned, thinking that there would be more corruptions with the increase of power on the Dark senshi's side. They were already losing too many, and he always wanted to find a way to stem the loss of blood, as it were. Perhaps this sword, and his new rank, would give him that chance.
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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:24 am
"Jesus, you guys really are mutants," She mused, her mind rapidly trying to compare and contrast all of the similarities and vast differences. The elements were all there, they just seemed to piece together in foreign and strange ways.
The nervous fiddling caused the bracelet to snap in her hands and she looked down at it blankly before turning that non-committal stare back up to Camelot. Just... thinking.
"Oh it's... it's probably because you're fully intact. I would imagine, at least, if you're a reincarnate. I don't know too much about it, the Black Kingdom never fell so reincarnation and rebuilding ruins is not really an issue there." This did make her wonder what that meant for Alfheim, who, as far as she knew had no past knowledge to remember.
"I was just... I guess it's..." She cleared her throat. The last several days since Realgar had dropped the bomb the Dark Mirror Court had beefed up it's power had been hopeless ones filled with dread and despair and an extreme sense that it was time to give everything up.
"I suppose I should've know the karmic balance is always in equilibrium," She said with a nervous laugh and no explanation before she jumped forward and grabbed him in a hug. "But now this means you'd better definitely not die."
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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:36 am
Camelot listened and nodded his head, getting a lot of food for thought. He banished his crystal sword for now, not wanting to risk hurting it in any way. It was like a man with a new car, who did not want to have anything happen to it, even dings to the paint. He was just being cautious: if he messed something up now, that would set the tone for what kind of a Templar he was.
He smiled at her, though, and nodded his head, not expecting her hug. When she jumped on him, he wrapped his arms around her and held her lightly, hugging her to him. He was aware of his heightened strength enough to not crush her, but not enough to notice that he was holding her up off the ground without any effort.
"I won't die any time soon, I think. There's something keeping me alive, and I'm going to make sure I live up to this second chance I've been given. I want to do good for the White Moon. And of course, if you need my help, I'll give it to you."
He put her down, only an inch or two in distance, smiling warmly. He powered down, shaking his head. He was glad to have friends to help him out though, and to just talk to him when he felt so overwhelmed.
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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:12 pm
Zia kicked a bit and shifted her footing once she could feel the sidewalk under her feet. She was about to make a joke about it when he powered down and she yelped like it physically hurt her.
Although the sudden drop in auric pressure made her a bit lightheaded, that wasn't her issue. She powered down to her street clothes and pulled out her phone and wailed. "No, wait! I didn't get a picture! I need to index documentation!"
Her bouncing around took a sudden detour mid leap and she stumbled on one foot to avoid stepping in what would've been dinner, which she just noticed on the ground with a sad, "Aaaaw..."
Though after a second to mourn she heaved a heavy sigh. Oh well. And after that brief interlude she was back to bouncing and flailing her arms. "If Zink ever tries to kill you again you should try to get photographic evidence. I got his stats from Realgar but there's no images for him."
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Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:42 pm
Tony looked at the food that was spilled, then looked at her and frowned.
"Take a picture...?"
He didn't think he would have a chance, the next time he saw Zinkenite. They had not exactly left things in a good place between them, and he was certain that the Negaverse General King would not pause for a photo op if asked. And anyway, Camelot had no camera he could readily access. He sighed and shook his head, not needing to explain any of that to her, though.
"I'll do my best," he said, shaking his head. "but ah. If you want to take a picture you can. And I can help you get... replacements for your lost meal." He frowned, since that was mostly his fault. He closed his eyes and powered up again, hoping it would only be for a little bit before he could power down again. He knew he put out a lot of energy, and he didn't want to draw unwanted attention toward them.
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