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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:37 pm
Quote: Prompt 12 (Cold Blooded): Pearly white snow is a common sight in Destiny City, so seeing, ivory lumps around the city really isn’t so strange. Until they move. The ones the size of an iguana, or the mountains of small, gecko-like lizards that travel together, probably aren’t that intimidating. The ones the size of a komodo dragon? Those are scary. Though they range in size, they have a few things in common: sharp nails that let them climb up nearly any surface, sharp teeth that feel like being gnawed on by icicles, and scales so cold that it feels like being freezer-burned. All lizards seem to like sleeping in the snow, but the larger they are, the more solitary they travel. It isn’t uncommon to see one very large lizard, a handful of iguana-sized lizards, or two or three dozens (or more!) smaller lizards in a single grouping. They seem to mind their own business unless they are hungry, or if you get too close. It’s just, it’s hard to avoid them when they look just like snow--or when they fall out of trees on top of you? These lizards love the snow, and they love chewing on people, too. Whether it’s out of hunger or agitation, if you make the mistake of getting too close to one, they will attack–even if unprovoked. They’re fast. They’re vicious. They have a strange habit of disappearing mid battle with a camouflage you just cannot detect. It’s impossible to kill or capture one, and strangely enough there doesn’t seem to be any reports of these lizards anywhere. They seem like ordinary lizards, just very cold blooded. They don’t have an aura or seem to be magical, but something just isn’t adding up here, anyway. Note: The lizard is not a youma but can be used as a battle requirement for a character. It can only be used as a battle if there are two powered characters involved; you cannot write a solo and count this as a battle, and your character must be powered to meet battle requirements. You can use the prompt for as many characters as you like and it will count as a battle requirement, however if you repeat the prompt with the same character, only the first time will be usable as a battle.
She arrived back on Earth, and felt a Page nearby…and honestly, her rumbling stomach made her want to just…not deal with it but…
Having more friends in the city would be helpful in the long run…
Stirling made her way towards the aura and blinked as she saw a pretty girl about her own age dressed in blue…and when her eyes lit on the familiar symbols on her dress, she broke into a smile. “A Lysithea Page! I’m glad I didn’t just go to grab food!” Breaking into a half run, Stirling made to cross the distance between them though…
Something heavy decided to take that moment to fall out of a tree right on top of her.
And it also took that moment to bite her cheek.
Stirling couldn’t help it. She screamed and reached up, ripping the creature–a lizard? Off of her face. “What the hell. I come back and it’s raining iguanas?”
Her rapier was in her hand before she thought about it and as she acted so quickly, she was able to smack the lizard with it as though it were a baseball bat…
Though. The consequence was she hit it right towards the other page. “Oh s**t!”
So much for a new friend…
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:51 pm
You're a Lysithea Knight! A real, all-the-way Knight!That's what Almere would have said if there wasn't some kind of lizard trying to bite that Knight in the face. Even as she rushed forward, trying to see if there was something she could do about the lizard situation, she was in awe about the whole thing. She felt so warm and bright and powerful. She had one of those hats like in the storybooks, and most importantly of all, she had a sword. A unicorn sword! She didn't even care that she accidentally got hit right in the side with it. She sucked in a pained breath, but as soon as that was done, she was grinning again. "You're so strong," she breathed. "I want a sword like that when I get stronger." She pulled out her spoon, which was not nearly as impressive, but she was going to do her best to help with the situation. "Yeah," she said. "There's been a lot of weird animals around the last few weeks. Not youma or anything, but still. Hey, mister lizard?" She put the spoon in front of its face, trying to redirect it. "Shoo, okay? Leave my friend alone."
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 3:54 pm
Stirling paused and stared at the Page, confused for a second, but then feeling as though her heart was going to break. Her chest felt suddenly tight and she wasn’t sure why but…
“Ah, yeah…” Stirling swallowed hard and watched as the lizard…iguana…whatever the heck it was hissed at the girl and she stepped forward and pointed her sword at it, and thankfully, it took the hint and scuttled away and she huffed, shaking her head. “I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to hit you…are you okay? I know like, it’s not a real weapon or anything but I don’t want to be the cause of any bruises by accident…ah. I’m Stirling. Knight of Lysiteha, and you! You’re a Lysithea Page! I know I said it before but…that guy rudely interrupted me…it’s super nice to meet you!”
Her eyes lingered on the spoon and she gave a soft laugh. “If you ever get into real trouble and all you have is the spoon, do what I did…something thin and metal will go through the eye no matter what. I started with a hairstick…it was pretty but like…so small.”
Her mind was thinking back to the day she had awakened and she didn’t like the roads her thoughts were traveling on, and shook her head. “So! How long have you been in the fight? What’s your name?”
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:12 pm
"It is a real weapon," Almere insisted. Maybe it wasn't sharp, but it had still hurt! Not that Almere was going to say anything about it, she didn't want the Knight to feel bad about hitting her, but there were going to be bruises there in the morning, she was sure. If someone was being really dangerous, and evil, and really needed to be stopped, she thought it could probably even break someone's bones. "My name's Almere," she said, with a smile, "Of Lysithea, yeah. It's so cool, that you're really a Knight!" Now that the lizard was gone, there was nothing to stop her from just beaming at the other girl. Her eyes were still on the sword. She hadn't been kidding. With that, she could slay so many youma. She wasn't going to get jealous, though. She wasn't. Someday, she'd get there. "I know so many Squires, but I've never met someone as strong as you before. I'm just a Page, I've been one since October? I'm trying to get stronger, but this isn't so bad." She held her spoon proudly. It had worked on the lizard, and sometimes it helped with youma, too. It would bother someone's eyes for sure.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:26 pm
“It’s really nice to meet you, Almere! And, no. You’re not just a Page. You’re amazing. Don’t ever doubt that you’re amazing. You’re a Page, but all that really means is that you’re bursting with potential.”
She bit down on the thoughts that were trying to intrude. There was no need to tell this girl that she had to be safe. She wasn’t stupid. She didn’t look stupid and she wasn’t acting stupid. She should encourage Pages. Encourage anyone and everyone who wanted to fight this war.
Closing her eyes for a moment, Stirling forced a grin. “Full of potential and one day you’ll be strong like me. You’ll get magic when you get stronger…and that can be a little bit confusing to deal with, at least it was for me but…I’m happy to train with you whenever you might want to? Do you have your signet ring? I’m uh. I’m living up on my Wonder right now so that’s really the only way to get ahold of me is letters but…if not, I can at least write to you when I come down to the city?”
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:27 pm
"I have my ring!" said Almere, holding out her hand to show the pale blue band with the Lysithea signet carved into it. Halle had made sure she'd gotten that. "I've never really used it, but I can try!" Having a real Knight to help her and train with her, and to tell her she was doing okay instead of just saying that she had to work harder and harder the way that some people did? That had to count for something. She'd have to be able to get stronger soon, with someone like that helping her. "I've been trying to train as much as I can, so any time you want to come see me, that would be nice." Although something that she'd said made Almere hesitate, puffing out her cheeks. "You live on your Wonder?" In theory, that sounded magical, being around all of those frost-dusted trees and actual, literal castles, but even Almere couldn't ignore the all the broken-down buildings she'd seen every time she'd gone up to Lysithea, the falling-apart furniture. Her sleepover up there had been fun, but her back had been stiff when she'd woken up. "Is it comfy?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:34 pm
“I try to come down like…once a week to get food and things…but yeah, I’ll be sure to stop by and see you whenever I can! If you…ever wanted to have a sleepover or something I could stay down a bit longer. Ah, yeah.” Stirling gave a slight grimace. “It’s a whole story but the foster family I was with didn’t like the fact that I was in the hospital for a few weeks, someone took my starseed, which is another whole story but. I was sent to a group home and I ran away so I’m just…you know. Living up in space. No big deal right?”
Okay, Almere didn’t need Stirling going and trauma dumping on her but she shrugged anyway.
“I’m working on making it a bit more comfortable? There are squirrel…things. So they’re super cute. I’m getting it cleaned up and going to start working on trying to farm so I won’t have to come down so often but…it’s a castle, so who doesn’t want to live in a castle, right?”
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:22 pm
That sounded like it wasn't a great situation, if Almere read through the lines even a little bit. She didn't know that much about foster care or that kind of thing, but if someone would rather live in a ruin than try to deal with it? No, that couldn't be good. She wasn't sure if there was anything she could do about it in this exact moment, but if she and her friends got their heads together? Maybe they could figure something out. It was something to keep in the back of her mind. "That sounds like a lot, but you should come have a sleepover for sure," she said. "And maybe I can come see your castle sometime?" She wanted to see as many parts of the planet as she could.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:25 pm
“Oh absolutely! I would love to have you up on Stirling! It’s amazing up there, and there are so many thistles on the grounds? It’s beautiful. Little pops of purple color, I love it so much.”
There was no lie in the words. SHe did love her Wonder, more than anything…it was the only place in the world that was hers...with no strings attached. Unless you counted the whole…not on Earth thing but…that was fine. She could deal with that easily.
“I’m actually…hoping that maybe I’ll be able to see someone who might be able to help me? That’s one of the reasons I came down tonight…that and I’m craving fast food like a crazy person. But, meeting you has been amazing! Even if there was a crazy lizard involved. I’ll keep in touch! It’s kind of old fashioned but I’ve grown to really love letter writing!”
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:36 pm
"Oh. Thistles? I'd like to see that." That was a little bit more unique than other things she'd seen. It wasn't the first thing she thought of with the unicorn royalty look that she'd gotten used to from her fellow knights, but that made it more interesting. Anyway, the ones on Stirling's outfit were cute. "I don't want to keep you away from your fast food or anything else, but it was really good to meet you, too." A burger probably felt like some kind of luxury compared to anything you could find to eat in space. "I'll figure out how to write these letters, okay? I'll see you later." She would make sure of that. She didn't want Stirling to have to be lonely. For now, though, she waved, and kept on walking down the sidewalk.
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