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 Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:10 am
The Rubble A massive fight took place in the southeast of Barton Town a little over a year ago, and this section of the city has never quite recovered. The homeless and poor travelers have set up random tents throughout this sector, but for the most part it's piles of broken up stones, wood shafts that splintered away, and hollowed-out structures. All in all, it's an ideal spot for a game of hide and seek.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:08 pm
"Stupid adventurers" The boy smacked his lips together over the gum in his mouth and popped the bubble that issues. "Destroying everything. I'll teach them..." He prepped his slingshot and let it fly, hitting exactly where he was aiming, a bottle sitting on a fence that went crash and shattered.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:24 pm
Xallen walked by the rubble, noticing a young boy with some bubble gum. He watched him shoot and break a bottle on a fence with his slingshot. As he approached, he complimented, "Hey, nice shot."
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:30 pm
The boy spun around, prepped his slingshot and let a marble fly, right at the man's head....and then he turned and ran.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:32 pm
The marble hit him square in the forehead and he would instantly know if it was the type of marble he was looking for when it hit him. Regardless, the marble then hit the ground, and he picked it up. Then he dashed after the boy. He called out to the boy, "Hey, do you happen to know something about special marbles?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:32 pm
Zen entered to see the young boy whip a marble at Xallen, "What the hell was that about? Want me to go after him or you good?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:35 pm
Except it wasn't a special marble. It was just a really good shooting marble. The boy also knew the area of rubble. He ducked behind a large piece of rock and fired off another shot, before running off in yet another direction. He wasn't much of a boy, just a little scrappy fellow.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:40 pm
This time Xallen was a little more prepared for the marble, and managed to get his hand on it. However, it too fell to the ground. Xallen picked it up and continued the chase. He called to the boy, "Look, we're not trying to hurt you or anything! We just want information."
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:42 pm
"You want info? You stink!!!" The boy yelled, this time taking a bit more careful aim, and aiming for the unexpected....where Xallen's nuts should be. Best way to hurt someone usually. Then he was ducking behind a partially debillitated building.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:47 pm
Dead on. Good thing Xallen wasn't completely human, or that would have really hurt. Instead, the boy just hit his metal crotch. And the marble dropped. And he picked it up. At this point, he motioned for Zen to circle around the building to block off the boy's escape. He approached again, his hands poised to react to another marble. He raised an eyebrow and responded, "What have I done to you? I don't see why you're so angry at me."
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:47 pm
"I got him." Zen rushed from the left side circling the kid, he was using his blood to pump his muscles and give him an added boost, the rubble might had been a problem but Zen wasn't runing, instead he was leaping about teen feet a bound until he reached that kid. "Calm down, we just want to ask you something kid."
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:50 pm
The boy looked at the two of them, "Mama said don't talk to strangers, and you're as strange as they get...." And boy fled again, his youth and exhurberance giving him a boost to flee away from both men.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:53 pm
Supposedly a person was able to recognize other people which held marbles, and Xallen had interacted with this boy for awhile. Did his senses tell him that he held a special marble? Or was he just wasting his time playing tag? Either way, it seemed that bribery might be the only way to get the kid to come closer. Xallen slowed down his pace, and increased the pitch of his voice to sound more appealing. "Kid, there's a reward in it for you if you tell us what we want to know. Some candy, or money, or something else if you like."
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:58 pm
The boy stopped and turned around, "Candy?" He snapped the gum in his mouth and began walking back to the men, though warily. "What kinda candy?" He stayed a good distance back.
((While it's true that you can detect a mrble if it's being used, if they are just carrying it, you cannot.))
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:02 pm
((XD That's basically what I was asking.))
He reached into a pocket, and pulled out a wrapped piece of taffy. Then Xallen tossed it over to the kid, so he wouldn't feel the need to move any closer. He said, "All kinds, but that's saltwater taffy in case you like that. I could even buy some more candy for you if you want. What do you think? Do you know anything about some weird marbles?"
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