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 Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:42 am
Ooh look at the pretty shiny!
PRP between EmperialTeal and Kyocho
----------------------------------------------------- Sand floated through the blue clear sky, landing gently on the crashing waves of the ocean. Vin sat surrounded by the warmth emitted from the sand roasting in the sun. Arranos, the newly blue... shiny baby, rested between Vin's legs. Digging his own hands into the sand, permitting the sand to send the warmth through his blue, gem encrusted arms. A slight grin grew on the baby's face as he dug and played in the sand. Feeling slightly more at home in a way here at the beach, rather than being at Vin's own home. Vin stared out into the blue sea, watching as the waves crashed into the shore and riding onto the soles of the elf's shoes. "Hey... Arranos, how would you like to go explore a mine that’s near here?" The elf looked down, peering over the babies multi color hair and into the crystal blue eyes. A slight grin grew on his face, even though he understood very little of what the man was saying. Something just felt comforting about his voice. "That look like a yes then," Vin scooted back slightly and stood up, reaching down and grasping on to Arranos, "I'm sure there will be a lot of shiny things in there!" Vin held the child of gems close to him and took off toward the mine's entrance, resting only a few feet... almost half a mile down the coast of the beach.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:00 pm
The mine was set into a cliffside, accessible by a well-worn path leading up from the warm beach sands. Seagulls and shore birds nested along the rocks. A cooling breeze came in from the ocean and the crashing waves echoed down into the cracks between the rocks.
As nice as the ocean breeze was, it was nothing in comparison to the rush of cold air coming from the mine's entrance. It was the perfect hot summer destination, except for the half-mile walk in the sun and general appeal of Gaia's wide beaches. Why march into the freezing bowels of the earth when you could lie along the shore and show off the newest swimsuit styles from Gambino?
Of course, such social hotspots did not appeal to everyone, and the mine saw a few visitors every day. As was soon evident, Vina and Arranos were not the first today. Along with the gust of cold air were voices, echoing exclamations, resounding out from somewhere in the mine's depths. The exact words were lost, too distorted by the mine's weaving turns, but the voice was distinctly female. She was accompanied by what sounded like a dog barking.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:15 pm
Vin cocked his head, listening to the voices that poured out from the mines gaping hole. Strange was it that some one else had found this cave, but then again there happened to be a lot of people in the area. Vin shook his head and ignored the fact of reason.
Heading on in, Arranos tightened his grip on his guardians arm. The on coming darkness began to shroud the two in a cloak like darkness.
"You'll live little man," Vin protested. Holding tighter on his prized possession between his arms. The voices began to grow as the two kept there movement onward. Trying to keep the sound of the guardians foot steps to an absolute minimum, but not much could have helped remedied the problem.
Why am I trying to be sneaky? I doubt any one else is in here, but then again that voice from earlier...
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:21 pm
It was awfully dark in the mine, and cold, and a bit damp, almost the exact opposite of the sunny day outside. And then, once more, a burst of voices. Louder now, with words discernible. "Don't worry, I'm alright!" said the unseen woman, laughing.
A second voice, somewhat high in pitch: "You have to be more careful, it's slippery here." And the dog's bark once more. The flash of lights bounced around the mine shaft ahead.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:32 pm
Wait a minute, that was right. Vin did hear more voices... now joined with another. Vin looked around confused then back down to his child in his arms. Who began to clench even harder against his guardians arm, jamming his gems into the elf's arms.
Vin winced in pain. Shifting his arms in a more comfortable position.
"Uhh.. Hello?" The young elf called out, readying himself to dart right out of the mine if need be.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:38 pm
There was a pause. Then, the female, something muffled followed by, "Hello!" and another set of muffled noise, this time from the second voice. Much confusion, if nothing else, but the greeting sounded friendly enough.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:48 pm
Vin shook his head and continued on ward, something about the female voice seemed friendly. The voices continued to grow louder and louder joined in with the sound of footsteps against the stone. Arranos began to whimper slightly, being in this mine seemed to set him off slightly.
"Hey... your fine." Vin mumbled, seeing a few flashlights up ahead. Giving it some thought, Vin didn't carry a flashlight with him. Something of his Elvin past seemed to give him a little more ability into seeing in the dark. But then again, Arranos was with him and things just seemed different with him around.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:03 pm
As it turned out, the lights were not flashlights but hmining helmets, as befit proper spelunkers. Rounding the bend revealed a trio of odd folk, one a young woman covered in smears of mud and grinning, the next a young boy of perhaps six dressed completely in black, and the last a small wolfen cub.
The boy and the cub were not quite human. Each sported a pair of softly glowing red energy wings from their shoulderblades, casting a reddish tint onto the dirt floor. The boy held a strange necklace in his hands, a faint energy around it as well, but grey in color. He was looking at Arranos and Vin with surprise. It was not surprise at their arrival but surprise at their identities, or perhaps merely surprise at the identity of Arranos.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:11 pm
Vin held tighter onto his child, looking at the three. The woman, boy, and the cub. Vin seemed to be overly protective of the boy, but than again these three happened to be strangers... and strange these three had been. With glowing red light emitting from wing like creations off the boys shoulder blades. That was probably the oddest thing the young elf had ever seen since... well meeting up with the medium.
Looking over at the woman then back towards the boy, what caught the guardians eye the most was what was hanging in his hand.
"You have an Iridae don't you?" Vin spoke softly, not knowing what kind of condition this mind was in. The next thing the two needed was a cave in on them.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:20 pm
"Yes," said the boy, almost breathless, because if he understood what the sensation from his Crystal was correctly... he swallowed quickly. "I'm Third, this is Constant, and Emperial." Constant cutely bowed to Vin and Arranos, stretching out her front paws, while Emperial merely smiled and waved.
"Out spelunking, eh?" Emperial asked. "It's a great day for it. Of course, any day is a great day for NOT BEING IN THE SUN, which is my archnemesis..."
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:26 pm
"Just exploring, I thought I would bring Arranos here to a mine.." Vin smiled and waved slightly. Seeing Constant bow sent a giggling voice up and out of Arranos, giving him some kick and giggles. It was the first real happy look since the two had entered the mine.
Vin laughed slightly, hearing Emperial comment on the sun. Vin looked down at Arranos, seeing the light from the group begin to collect with in the gems encrusted on the boys arms and body.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:34 pm
"Yea, it's a great mine," agreed Emperial. She had not caught the fact that Arranos was an Iridae just like Third's cracked crystal, being too involved in her own little world. "It's easier than blocking out the sun at least, but someday!"
Third could only sigh. he had long since figured out that his guardian, while she did tend to dislike brightness, had no real interest in destroying or blocking out the sun as she frequently claimed. It was one of those things she said to make herself interesting and seemingly crazy. Unfortunately, she said such things so often she had begun to believe them.
Third studied Arranos, interest piqued by the collection of light. "It's like having your own flashlight," he commented, looking to Vin for confirmation and a sign that it was permissable to approach since neither party had any intention of harming the other.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:44 pm
"Yeah I guess you could say that," Vin smiled, looking down at his child proudly. Watching as the rays of light danced off the wall's from the reflective gems.
Arranos seemed to grin himself, feeling slightly head strong about himself. Event though he couldn't understand a bit any of the three had been saying... being a baby and all, but the slight hint he knew they had been talking about himself.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:55 pm
Emperial finally seemed to make the connection between Arranos and Iridae. She paled, which was hard given that her dislike of the sun meant she had skin about as tan as a sheet of white paper. "Wait," she began suspiciously.
"How old is Arranos?" asked Third, a quick diversionary tactic in both directions. On the one hand he was diverting Emperial from asking anything further, on the other diverting Vin from taking too much notice of Emperial, who was now reduced to dark mutters and mumbling to herself.
Third left it to Constant to approach Vin and Arranos, the daemon trotting forward and sniffing Vin for identification purposes. Her tail wagged softly.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:59 pm
Vin shifted his gaze away, looking at the one they called Third. Suspiciously he eyed the three. "Arranos..." Vin began to think, looking down at the baby boy of blue.
"How old is he... I think about one or two maybe," Vin thought back to the day the baby emerged from the colorful crystal, "It hasn't been to far back since the baby came from the crystal, but to sum it up... I would say about that!" Holding the baby in his arm in such a way to test the weight and take a guess.
"Yeah about that..."
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