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 Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:45 pm
Jude was a background creature by nature, he did his duties quietly though there might have been a few times he had forgotten to sign a few sheets (more like all of the sheets) and might have just been staying out of the way of others as they went about their daily business. It didn't concern him - he had their backs but it still didn't concern him.
A lone wolf that even tried to sometimes escape his own company if he could. That didn't mean he didn't hang out with people or seek them out, it just so happened that he did so equally as quietly as he did his duties.
Now he was training, half heartedly nudging at a dummy with his weapon drawn. Jude was having a conversation with the occupant within his weapon - an attempt to be more in tune. It was due to his major amounts of distractions he didn't notice if anyone came or went around him. Nio Love Remember how I said I'd start it yesterday for sure? I lied.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:31 pm
Jude was so oblivious, so blessedly clueless, and Maebe took severe advantage of that fact. The moment she snuck up on him, just as he'd attacked the dummy, her entire body leapt into action - jumping up on his back and attaching herself to him using arms and legs to hang off of his body. "GOTCHA." She yelped, swinging from side to side. Never before had Jude seen Maebe in such a good mood - or any mood that wasn't a sullen, apathetic mess. He'd holed himself up long enough for things to have changed, and he was about to find out just how much.
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:39 pm
Jude's body did odd things when suddenly surprised by another person, meaning his entire person went tense as if her mere touch had turned him to stone and they almost toppled over together. He managed to stop them from falling over by stumbling forward eventually so as to get a better footing to support them both. He knew from experience that the leech attached to him wasn't Ariane.
"...Hi Mae." Jude said in a dry tone, but there was at least a small hint of fondness in it, even if it was slight.
He shifted a little bit, "Um...Enjoying the ride?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:45 pm
Maebe snickered at that flat greeting, and bounced in reply. "Of course I am. You're a very sturdy horse." Her hand pulled off of his neck, and smacked him in the rear end. "Giddy-up." Before Ariane could suddenly appear and kill her, Maebe dropped off of his back and took several steps back, holding her arms out and spinning majestically. She was clearly showing off her new jacket, which did not spiral out with her since it was remarkably fit to her body, clinging in all of the right places. "Well?" She asked expectantly. "How do I look?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:57 pm
Not that Maebe would know but Ariane'd likely never kill her for patting Jude on the rump and would likely critique the technique if it ever happened in her presence. "Thanks. I've always prided myself on my sturdiness. "
Then he got a good look at Maebe as she twirled about like a little princess. Jude let out a small chuckle, "You look very fine. Congrats."
It was sincere.
"I am glad that you're settling in," he said simply.
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Nio Love rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:17 pm
"Yeah." She huffed out awkwardly, picking at the edges of her collar. "Settling in. That's me. I'll be running this place before you know it." Both she and Jude knew better than to ever think something as hilarious as that was anything but well versed sarcasm. "Hey." She pulled out her charm, and summoned the long, more elaborate trident into her hands. "Let's spar. That dummy's not going to fight back. I'm more fun."
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Pales rolled 1 20-sided dice:
14
Total: 14 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:18 pm
"I'm quitting out if you ever take charge," he stuck his tongue out a little at her. It was more a friendly jibe than an actual insult. Jude felt that Maebe could probably do what she had to after kicking and screaming for a bit.
Possibly.
Or they'd all be doomed forever. Whichever.
"If you think you can handle me," He said back at her as he shifted to face her more fully. There was a long quiet pause.
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Pales rolled 2 10-sided dice:
6, 4
Total: 10 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:25 pm
Jude apparently decided to take the offensive as he lunged at her with his katars each seeking to sneak past the shaft of her trident, "Anything else exciting happening for you?"
He could at least try to keep up conversation during the spar, maybe he could avoid becoming nasty if he kept a hold of their more mundane moments together.
HP: 50/50
DMG: 4
1/3
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Nio Love rolled 2 10-sided dice:
9, 3
Total: 12 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:28 pm
Maebe's sinister little smile rose against her cheeks as he taunted her with that line. Before she could tell him just how well she could take him, his katars were sinking into her shield, expertly grinding away at her without mercy. She gritted her teeth as she returned fire, shoving her trident as far up into him as she could. "Oh, you know, the same old same old. Got my jaw broken by some b***h, decided to stay a Moon, got married, had a kid, fell in love with two completely different people - " She used the leverage of the trident in his shield to push herself far away. Only three of those five things were true. "Nothing out of the ordinary." HP: 46 Damage: 6
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Pales rolled 2 10-sided dice:
3, 6
Total: 9 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:33 pm
"Someone broke your jaw, huh? They kind of screwed it up if the intent was to make you shut up," he said with his usual bluntness. He got paid back for his advances but he didn't let up. Jude kept his hits light for now, as if he was waiting for something.
"Glad you got the body back after having a kid, I hear that's a real b***h," he replied. He had no commentary about the falling in love part. He'd only been in love with two people and infatuated with one.
HP: 44/50
DMG: 3
2/3
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Nio Love rolled 2 10-sided dice:
4, 2
Total: 6 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:01 am
Jude gave as well as he got, which was why she'd cleaved to him so early on when she'd joined Deus Ex. "It would take a lot more than a broken jaw to stop me from telling you how bad you are at fighting." She informed him, even as his weapons dug into her shield once more. "But thank you. I'm glad you appreciate just how good my body is. I know you're looking. I won't tell Ariane." She tried to whack him with her trident, and missed him completely. He was too slippery, too fast. So instead, she continued to tease him. "Maybe I could let you get a better view," She offered, unbuttoning the top button of her shirt. HP: 43/50 Damage: 0
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Pales rolled 2 10-sided dice:
3, 10
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:10 am
If he had been a little more naive or perhaps even younger - this sort of thing might have flustered him. The whole exchange would have left him baffled and probably just stopping the spar to run away because of what she was insinuating.
Things were different now and it showed as he went in for another attack, "I suck at fighting? Look who stopped to undress," he smirked a bit. "Ariane'd probably agree or disagree with my assessment. She knows that at the end of the day I'm not gonna just shack up with someone else, Mae," he let out a short laugh as he pushed relentlessly at her shield.
"She likes looking at the ladies," there might have been a bit too much of a feral quality to his grin just then. Perhaps he was trying to unnerve her now. Was he lying? Was he telling the truth?
HP: 44/50
DMG: 7
3/3
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Nio Love rolled 2 10-sided dice:
5, 6
Total: 11 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:16 am
"Oh, Ariane likes to look at the ladies?" Maebe's feral smile matched his grin perfectly. "Okay, obviously I was reaching for the wrong audience here. I'll just finish up with you and - " And his blades bit into her, shutting her up as they hurt enough to made her wince. She used her trident once more, burying it into his shield and then using it as leverage to push him - and herself - away. HP: 36 Damage: 5 Charge: 3/3
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Pales rolled 9 4-sided dice:
3, 3, 4, 2, 1, 2, 2, 4, 3
Total: 24 (9-36)
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:26 am
"Oh...We both like to look," He said simply but there seemed to be a slight change in his demeanor for a second. Even as she tried to make distance, Jude closed in on her and suddenly he was bashing at her shield at every angle he possibly could. The flurry of the attacks were furious and a rather subtle warning.
"Do what you want, but I can't promise the reaction you'll get," he breathed out as the attack drew to a close.
HP: 39
DMG: 11 (10.5)
[Used Swift Strikes]
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Nio Love rolled 1 4-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-4)
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:22 pm
She didn't know if his reaction was because of what she'd threatened to do, or just because it was Jude's way of taking the fight seriously, but she did know that his Fear attack hurt like hell and she was absolutely useless against it. She couldn't even attempt to defend against how quickly he moved, and when he'd finished with her, he had her stumbling back to catch her breath. "Jesus," She huffed out. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say I just pissed you off." But she did know better - and she didn't think she had the ability to piss Jude off. It seemed too difficult a task. It was too late to save herself from his main attack, but she still felt compelled to let Thaw's Fear charge free, and she slammed her trident into the ground in front of her. A semi-circle of fire tore the ground around her, and the flames rose up violently, protecting her behind their flames. "Okay." She whispered out. "I'm serious, too." HP: 25 Damage: None Fear: USED (Barrier - 2 turns 10/10HP)
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