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 Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:04 pm
Noemi had no idea how to move past the obstacle in her way now. She had finished her sun duties for the day, practicing with some of the more kinder sun hunters and was on her way to deliver status reports to the mist division head office.
But as she turned the hallway, she saw the biggest...BIGGEST man she had ever seen in her life and had froze. Unlike with Jeremy...she couldn't cling to the walls and slide past the man. He'd notice her.
And was even more afraid if she tried to pass him without acknowledging him, he would like...get angry.
SOOOOOO That left her with staring at him from down the hallway and attempting the best method of escape or path through the very large mountain...man.
God he was huge.
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:39 pm
Arorangi was standing in the middle of the hallway, not because he was lost, but because he was contemplating which direction he should go next.
If he went left, he could go to the cafeteria and get some food, and maybe meet some more people. If he went to the right, he could go back to his room and catch some sleep before whatever happened next would happen and possibly talk to Ari some more, learn more about the weapon that was now inside of his head.
(He was still getting used to that, but it wasn't really unpleasant; on the contrary, he rather liked always having someone to talk to.)
Arorangi was still contemplating which decision to choose when he noticed it; someone was standing a few feet away, just behind him, and he twisted around to see a small girl with vividly colored hair staring at him with wide eyes.
Arorangi's face broke out in a smile.
"Kia ora, my friend!" he said brightly. "Are you a trainee here? Are you looking for something?"
Not that he knew where anything was anyway, but he could try and help her find it anyway if she needed.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 4:29 pm
Oh my god the mountain spoke.
And it was like a rumbling of thunder, deep voice. It may of sounded cheerful to him but to Noemi it was more like....ROAR I AM GIANT AND I WILL CRUSH YOU.
She pressed herself against the wall, clutching her mission reports to her chest and looking up at him with the widest of eyes.
"I...I.......I....................................I..........................." About all she could get out was the letter I.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:06 pm
Arorangi just stared at her.
"Are you okay, little bird?" he asked her, his tone clearly concerned as he stepped towards her, stretching out a hand as though he might touch her shoulder. "You do not look so well, are you sick? Maybe you should go to the infirmary! I hear they make things better there!"
He brandished his arms enthusiastically before him, and the left was embellished with a myriad of tribal tattoos that spread all the way up to his shoulder and all the way down to his fingers.
"I will carry you, if you need!"
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:12 pm
Oh my god he was coming closer. She had never felt so small as she did now and she was using the mission reports to hide herself.
Like they hid her so well.
"I...I'm okay!" She squeaked out, looking at the floor. "T..." She made a strangled sound as he outstretched his arms oh god he was going to just swallow her up and she would never escape. Good bye Milo, Good bye Shu, Good bye Oliver and Stormy. She knew you all well.
"I...I don't...need to be carried." She managed to get out. But really, there was no way to escape, no where to go...What did she do!?!
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:28 pm
He didn't understand what she was afraid of, but maybe he could help ease some of that fear. Arorangi whistled a pleasant little tune and lowered his arms back down, his expression still open and still friendly.
"I am new here!" he told her brightly. "I am Arorangi Te Ariki, and I am a Mist trainee!
Ari made a noise of amusement in his mind, but Arorangi pushed that aside with a wave of his hand and offered the girl in front of him another warm smile.
"What is your name, aroha?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:33 pm
She didn't feel a crushing sensation that was being enveloped in the man's arms, so she peeked over her papers a little bit.
His whistling did ease her a bit, but didn't make her much less afraid.
Okay maybe it made her a little more open to talking to him, so long as he didn't try to hug her. Unlike Milo and Jeremy, she didn't think she could avoid or slide out of that pair of arms.
"N...New!" Noemi repeated. "A...and mist? I...I am...I am Mist too..." So he was in her division. She eased a little more. "Ah...My...My name is N..N...Noemi." She whispered, "It's...It's nice to meet you Arororoanigngi the aarkkiki." God she butchered his name so bad.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:03 pm
"Kia ora, my little bird!" Arorangi bellowed cheerfully. He clapped his hands together and gave Noemi a wide smile as Ari giggled and bounced inside of his head. "You are quite lovely, are you not? Noemi is a beautiful name, you must cherish this name!"
He was glad that she was in his division, and that made his smile grow even wider, if that were even possible. Arorangi swept his dreadlocked hair away from his face and gave an enthusiastic nod.
"Ah! You are Mist as well!" he said eagerly. "We are "whānau then! You can teach me about everything there is to know about this Mist Division!"
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:58 pm
"M...M...............ME?" She squeaked, "I..I am not lovely...but oh....oh....T-t-thank you for...the compliment." She rubbed her face. "I..I do. It is the name mami and papi gave me."
"What is...Whanau?" She blinked, "Oh bu..but I am just a trainee, I don't think I know too much..to help you..."
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:22 pm
Why were people on Deus so averse to being called lovely or pretty? Arorangi was exactly the type to go around complimenting everyone on one aspect of their being or another because most people that he met did have something that was worth complimenting (in most cases, plenty of things), but it seemed to be a running stigma in this place that people were either so jaded or so focused on other things that they forgot that there was actually good in them.
It was very sad, but it also meant that Arorangi just had to work that much harder to get people to see their goodness because it was there.
Noemi reminded him somewhat of Oliver; that same sort of quiet terror and gentleness, the same flustered expressions and wide eyes, sort of like a frightened deer. It was endearing (or was that en-deer-ing), but it also made Arorangi just want to scoop Noemi up and squeeze her in an enormous hug, and something told him that she was probably not the type to appreciate that just yet, mostly because a) she looked as though she might break in half if he tried, and b) she looked terrified enough as it was, though Arorangi still couldn't figure out why that was, since he didn't think he was all that scary.
Her face was red. Was she sick? Arorangi gave her a concerned look, half lifted his hand to check, and then lowered it, because the most likely culprit for her flushed face was fear, and he didn't want to scare her anymore than necessary. Instead, he gave her a bright smile, Arorangi shoving both of his hands back into the pockets of his khaki shorts in an attempt at appearing less intimidating. Considering the full head of black-haired dreadlocks that fell halfway to his waist, the broad chest, the muscular build, and the thick black traditional tattoos that wrapped around his entire left arm and shoulder and part of his hand, however, this probably didn't do much good in that department.
"Well, your mami and papi were good people to name you so pretty!" he boomed pleasantly. "A pretty name for a pretty girl, it suits you very well, aroha! You must honor it by doing your best here, okay? So you can help me and I will help you!"
Help her with what exactly was unknown, but he'd figure it out. Arorangi lifted his brows, giving her a slightly taken aback look.
"Whānau is family, my friend!" he said cheerfully, giving her a knowing smile. "It means that we are bonded, because we are both in this Mist Division! I do not know too much about the Mist Division, only that they do anything and everything, so you will have to teach me!"
He waved off her claim of only being a trainee with one flick of his tattooed hand, Arorangi smiling down at her. "It does not matter, the length of time," he said decisively. "I am sure that you could be some help to me, and that is good! You are here, are you not? That means that you have survived! That means you know things! Little bird, you are already helpful, so all it will take is a bit of time with each other, and I'm sure that we will do good things!"
Arorangi beamed. "What do you say, aroha? Will you teach me everything about this Mist Division? I can teach you some of my language, if you want! Maybe I can teach you the haka, if you are feeling like you are not very helpful! Or I can teach you to dance a different dance, dancing is my favorite!"
He would have rambled on for several more minutes, but he drew a breath and instead just smiled brightly down at Noemi, his expectant look making him appear as a sort of overgrown puppy instead of a man.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:35 pm
Noemi wasn't sure why Aro was just staring at her. His whole mental process was lost on her as she couldn't read minds. (Though if she could, she'd tell Aro that he was silly and nice but silly.)
His hand raised, and Noemi instinctivly braced herself, closing her eyes, for all sorts of things. A sudden hit, or maybe a pat on the head or maybe she was just imagining things, Aro didn't seem like the violent type! But she didn't know, and what if he ws lying and what if...
When nothing happened, she opened one eye, peeking at Aro before relaxing. He did not touch, so she was okay. His hands went into his pockets, which relieved her all the more and she relaxed, letting it lessen the tension.
"T...Thank you." Noemi returned. "I...I will do my be...bes..best."
Oh god his voice was so big, it was still scary. She was trying to be brave but, it was hard when his size alone terrified her.
"O...Oh okay." She mumbled, "It is like um...Ohana...Nakama. You are mist family." She rubbed at her cheeks, she had to accept him. Ohana meant no one got left behind! Same for Nakama. "I...I can teach you about some things! B..But maybe it's better if you ask...ask my cousin? She's...She's a full mist hunt...hunter."
"W...what is haka?" Oh god he was staring down her all excited like and she was still trying to see him as something else besides a giant...laughing...cheerful mountain that could crush her.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:03 pm
She seemed to be relaxing, which was good. Arorangi peered at her with dark eyes, watching as some of the tension eased from her thin shoulders, and he shifted his weight from one foot to the other, looking pleased in spite of himself.
"Ah, who is your cousin?" he asked. "I will be sure to go and talk to her! But since we are both here now, you and I, I am very happy to be able to talk with you as well! You are very nice already!"
Arorangi reached a hand up and swept his dreadlocked hair from his shoulder, where it kept falling in frizzy locks. "The haka is the dance of my people!" he said brightly. "It is a tradition to dance the haka before any great battle to try and scare your enemies, but it is also to boost your strength and your courage! The warriors would dress up in their clothes and paint their faces and show off their tattoos and they would perform the haka in front of everyone!"
He grinned. "Now it is done mostly at the beginning of sports, especially rugby games!"
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:21 pm
"M...My cousin is Stormy? Full huntress, really pretty." Noemi nodded, a sense of pride in knowing that her cousin was someone of IMPORTANCE on the Island, unlike herself. Stormy not only had family and friends, she had the status of being a hunter, of being experienced. Something Noemi would never achieve without hard work and time.
"Ah...Ah I am sorry Arorangirri-" She butchered his name again, "Bu...But I am not actually that nice...I'm actually..." She whispered, "You're so big...it's kind of scary. I d...don't mean to be rude it's just....S..s..sorry..."
A dance to scare people fkdsjfkldsjflkdsjfkldsj.
A DANCE TO SCARE PEOPLE fkdsjfkldsjflkdsjkl.
Noemi looked at Aro again with wide eyes. "What is rugby...?" And why did you need to SCARE people playing it?!?!
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:28 pm
Arorangi clapped his hands in delight. "Ah! Yes! Stormy, she was there when I woke up!" he said excitedly. "Ah, I can see the resemblance now, you and her! She was delightful, very cute, and so are you! The same red hair too! She was very helpful, it seems it runs in the family," he added with a wink in Noemi's direction.
He blinked curiously at her and then added, "You are very nice! And I know I am big aroha, that is okay. All the men in my family are big, it is part of our culture! We grew up working outside in the fields, so we have muscles!"
There was a grin on his face. "Rugby is a sport, aroha! It is like football, except without the rules! It is not, perhaps, for people like you, but for people like me, it is great fun!"
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:11 am
"So you have met Stormy!" Noemi smiled at Aro, feeling much more relieved, this time fully relaxing. If Aro met Stormy, then he was probably a good guy! "a...Ah thank you. Thank you for your compliments." She chuckled shyly, "Red hair, si. It is trait maybe with mothers? Though papi has lots of red hair too." She cocked her head.
"O...Oh? In the fields?" She moved closer, "So you were like...like farmers?" She noticed the muscles Aro, yes she did. She noticed EVERYTHING. Which is why she was refraining from calling you Mt. Aro.
"What is Aroha? OH! American football but no rules!?!" Oh my god that would be...but without rules how...."Did you play before you came here? W...Where did you come from?" It wasn't meant to be rude but more of...look I am interested now and not running away so...
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