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 Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 8:28 pm
Nereid hadn't quite met any of those bad guys yet that her talking cat had warned her about, and without meeting them, how was she suppose to gain the XP to level up to her next class level? She had no idea where to look or a map to find the creatures? or people she was suppose to use her magical powers on.
She had a tingling sense though as she felt something that 'bothered' her and she followed it, like the arrow on one of her MMO games.
Eventually, she was led right to the person giving off the aura.
"HEY THERE YOU." Nereid waved her giant sleeves at a pale haired woman in dark and blue and really she was actually pretty but that was besides the point. "Hey, yeah you! I'm pressing A to talk to you, does that initiate a battle or whatever?"
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 3:40 am
The approaching of an Oder aura should have been troubling. Instead, Orcus was beginning to think that it was quite ordinary at this point. At least this time she wasn't trying to get anything done. Well, nothing important anyway.
Still. She had been about to sit and bring out a tunic to work on for the theater group. Then again... Orcus snorted to herself and did it anyway. Especially since it seemed to be the best possible response to Miss Weirdo Big Sleeves.
"Why on earth," she began in a slightly cold, though perfectly reasonable tone, "would you go around shouting something so asinine? I have to have this stupid tunic hemmed and patched for tomorrow. Do I look like I'm trying to pick a fight?"
Continuing to calmly thread a needle and spreading the tunic over her lap, Orcus glanced up at the weird girl and snorted. Taller than me, she thought, a hint of a smile playing about her face. But everyone is taller than me. Still, as far as powered, magical outfits went, Weird Girl had a fairly unique design going.
"Since I'm under a deadline here, any fighting is going to have to be strictly verbal tonight. So, you can start by telling me why it looks like Aquaman's realm threw up on you."
Maybe not the politest of speeches, but given that she was armed with sewing needles, a slightly frayed temper and an awful lot of attitude for such a tiny frame, it was probably the best the other girl would get.
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:51 pm
"Oh you're a sassy PC here aren't you!" Nereid didn't even seemed phased by the comment and came closer. "You don't, but I totally was. But if you aren't down for that either that's totally cool too you know? Like I'm not all about attacking someone just because I was told to, and hey maybe you can unlock some story for me."
She sat down next to the girl instead, watching her thread the needle over and over again. The silence probably lasted a minute before she spoke up again.
"It's cool, Aquaman huh?" She looked at the outfit and then pursued her lips, "I don't got the orange, or even the teal but I am rocking a very watery like armor. My cat told me that I was like..."
She held up her sleeves and shook them, "Senshi of Waterfalls! Big crashing things. NO CLUE WHAT IT MEANS THOUGH." She waited, "What about you here? I mean you look like something pretty from a horror movie with all the black but the dress part is super cute."
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:36 am
Setting her mending down upon her knees, Orcus could only stare, a bit dumbfounded, as the other senshi rattled on and then sat down beside her. Was this a joke? Some bizarre magical girl version of Candid Camera? If so, she was going to personally beat the ever loving hell out of the host when they showed themselves.
"Are you even listening to yourself?" she finally sputtered, unable to remain silent. "Do you have any idea how idiotic you sound right now? PCs and unlocking stories, honestly!"
Snorting a little, she went back to her mending for a moment before sighing a little and wondering if she should just give in to the inevitable without fighting.
"I did say his realm, not the man himself. And let me know how that 'armor' works out for you, hrmm? We don't get armor. If we did this wouldn't be such a hazardous occupation."
In spite of herself, Orcus felt herself unbending slightly in the face of the other senshi's obvious enthusiasms. Even if the gaming terms were utterly bewildering.
"It means your magic is waterfall based. Which means that if you live to be an Eternal, it should be very impressive, indeed. And thank you. I think."
Toying for a moment with the needle, Orcus wondered how best to answer the other girl's question. After a moment, she decided upfront and honest was going to be her best bet.
"Orcus," she said shortly. "Dark Mirror Senshi of Drowning and yes, Dark Mirrors are very different from mere Corrupt senshi."
A slightly sheepish smile tugged at her mouth as she glanced sideways at the other girl.
"I tend to get that question a lot. Figured a pre-emptive strike was best."
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:56 pm
"No, am I suppose too?" Nereid shrugged, "This is how I've always talked, I mean, to you I might be weird but from my eyes, the way you are proper and stuff is more weirder!" Nereid leaned back, "And you don't see me all huffy about the way you speak right?" She snorted.
Since the girl was opening up a little more, Nereid relaxed more. She wasn't quite ready for battles it seemed and if all the senshi she would meet were like Orcus on that side, then maybe it wouldn't be to bad!
"When I live. Thanks for the confidence, I'll try not to let that hurt my charm meter here. Sounds like I got some power ups in store for me, which is awesome cause who doesn't love a good power up?" she snorted and then played with her sleeves.
"never heard of the corrupts, but good to know about them or whatever. I'd ask you why but I think there is a primer in our phone that has all the class information and stuff." She waited.
"So how come you got a problem with my game speak but you are okay with quoting comics and stuff?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:51 am
Sighing a little, Orcus gave up on costume repair. At least while this girl stuck around.
"Well, for one, the occasional quote shows an awareness of culture. Questionable culture at times, but still culture. And the occasional quote is not going to make other people think that I've become completely divorced from reality the way shouting about NPCs and pressing A is. And trust me, if that's the way you talk all the time, someone close to you is going to think that you've completely lost your mind. And react accordingly."
And given some of her cousin's Ancient Aliens fueled theories over the years, Orcus rather thought that she she what she was talking about.
Shaking her head irritably, she reached out to tap the other girl's forehead with a light finger.
"Use game speak if you like, but be smart about it. If you make it all you are, you're going to end up being quite boring. Which would be a pity, really."
She glanced down at the tunic in her lap and suddenly broke into a dimpled smile.
"For instance, I can easily beat a full grown man in a swordfight, but you don't see me shouting it all over. It's a lot more fun to surprise people with it. Especially when I can tell they're underestimating me due to my height."
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:11 pm
"I mean, That's totally true." Nereid rubbed her chin, deep in thought. "I'm not completely devoid of reality, since no offense, this isn't what most people would consider reality." She stilled smiled though, "Fighting bad guys in the night, save people in the moonlight. That's how it goes, you know? Not many can say that's their realities."
But it'd be silly to push it and instead she focused on learning bout the girl.
"That's a good strategy! Wait, does that mean..." She stopped, "You can fight with swords or something? Do we get weapons???" She stopped and scooted closer to the woman. "I like weapons, but that seems kind of dangerous though."
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:21 pm
Nodding in approval, Orcus decided that this girl wasn't as divorced from things as she'd initially feared.
"Sensible," she murmured. "Quite sensible. And also sadly true. I may not run around saving people, but I take the point. Having sudden access to real magic and the like isn't something the average person will ever understand."
The diminutive senshi preened a little, happy to assume that Nereid had taken her advice. Only to have her eyes widen in alarm at the other's sudden interest in weaponry. And the thought of someone who went around shouting about random encounters and NPCs having access to a sword was distinctly... alarming.
"Well, yes, I know how to use a sword. But no, we do not get weapons! And frankly, I wouldn't bring a sword with me to a fight. Too hard to hide and frankly, swords are... messy. Unless you enjoy raggedly lopping off someone's arm or leg to be good fun. I don't."
At least Nereid was willing to admit the danger. It was one less worry.
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:36 pm
"There you go! Glad we could meet halfway." She eventually just sat down next Orcus and made herself comfy with the dark mirror senshi, because well...there was less threatening aura and more a calmer one.
"That's a pretty neat skill set to have! I mean the sword fighting, what made you get into it?" She crossed her arms, even though the sleeves made it hard. "That's a shame though with weapons, I mean.." She blinked. "Oh, well I didn't think of that though. That's pretty....Medieval if we think about it. I would hate to be a senshi of those times."
There was a moment again and then she looked back at the costume. "You got neat stitching. If I became friends with you, would that upset some like cosmic balance."
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:43 pm
A little unnerved by how quickly Nereid seemed to have taken a shine to her and moved in close, Orcus did her best to cover her mild confusion by bending over her sewing and taking in a couple of tidy stitches as she considered her words.
"I suppose I got into it because I wanted to prove to the big, burly ren faire boys that I could play on their turf. I loathe being pegged as a forever wench or noblewoman because of my size. And I suppose my choice of reading material since I was a child helped contribute."
She finished another stitch and bit off the thread. She wasn't sure how to respond to the idea of a medieval senshi, so she simply ignored it in favor of the compliments.
"Thank you. I try," she said mildly before jumping slightly and giving the other girl the side-eye. She wasn't used to people wanting to be her friend. Hell, most of her existing friends hung around mostly out of childhood habit or because they had a masochistic streak. Still, she didn't hate the idea of having Nereid as a friend.
"No, I don't think any sort of balance would be upset. You're interesting at the least and it's always good to keep interesting people about. Though I hope," she added with a hint of a smile, "that this isn't simply some scheme to get yourself access to a sword."
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:14 pm
Nereid didn't seemed bothered that the girl didn't look her straight in the eye, but still enjoyed that she could sit next to the woman. She watched her stitching but focused on responding to the conversation.
"That's a good enough reason to be honest!" Nereid smirked, "I bet you showed them burly big boys that it's the small ones to watching for." Idly, she played with her sleeves.
"I have no idea what you're talking about...." She waited a second, "Do you have a sword? Do you have a sword collection? I mean that'd be really cool. If I bought one, would you teach me?"
Though Nereid wasn't sure if she could handle sword fighting, learning all types of skills would make her useful.
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:41 am
"A couple of them actually cried," Orcus smirked as she set aside needle and thread to shake out the tunic and hold it up for inspection. Yes, that'd do. From the corner of her eye, she watched Nereid fiddle with her sleeves and gave a purely internal sigh. Apparently, it was all about the swords. And the other senshi's next words simply confirmed it.
Oh well. At least Nereid was being mostly honest about it.
"I have a sword. I have more than one sword, but I'm not sure how you define a collection. Please, do not buy a sword. You wouldn't know what to look for and you'd end up swindled. I will loan you a practice sword to learn with, if you really want to be taught."
She had a couple of spare shinais and there was no reason why she couldn't let Nereid have one of them. Though, if the girl ended up being that set on having a sword of her own, Orcus was going to have to visit some of her contacts at the Ren Faire and see if she couldn't find something decent for her. Heh. Baby's First Sword.
"If that's agreeable, I could meet up with you here again to hand over a shinai?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:07 am
"I mean, Making boys cry can be bad but in this case, they learned a lesson!" The waterfall senshi shifted again, "It looks good!" If she had known that Orcus thought it was just about swords, she would've been a little sad.
"Oh well that's fair! You're the master after all!" She smiled at Orcus, leaning in to boop the woman on the nose. It was meant to be cute. not dismissive. "I would like to spend more time with you!" Nereid leaned back.
"I'd like that!" Nereid leaned over and took Orcus's hands, "Do you promise? Like really promise?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:20 am
Carefully bundling the finished tunic into her workbag, Orcus blinked, a little in shock at the nose boop. More shocking than that was that this strange, confusing girl wanted to spend time with her.
Smiling a little to cover her uncertainty, the silver haired girl nodded and opened her mouth to set up a date and time to deliver said shinai when her hands were seized and she was confronted with Nereid's shining eyes.
For a moment, she considered feeling offended that her word was ever in question, but gave it up before it had a chance to take root. The way Nereid asked gave a clear impression that most promises made to the outgoing girl were rarely, if ever, kept.
"I really promise," she said softly, making no move to reclaim her hands. "And short of death or disaster, I keep my promises. I also," she added, curiously eager to let Nereid know that her word was a nearly ironclad bond, "never lie. If I tell you a thing is so, you may be sure of it."
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:25 pm
Nereid shook on the hands, because the clear gaze and Orcus's words seemed so trustworthy, she didn't even feel a bit of danger regardless of the dark aura that stung at her.
She would do her best to see past that!
"Great, that's good! I'm really excited!" She finally let go of Orcus's hands and moved back to herself.
"When do you wanna meet again???"
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