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Post by Aaron Williams on Sept 3, 2007 19:12:00 GMT -5
The hot sun beat down on the young songbird, as an odd flapping noise became more and more apparent. Mary was rolling around in the odd strip of grass just before the waterfront, attempting to dry his pants. Apparently Mary had been unconscious for nearly as long as Nightengaile had, and had only recently awoke. As Nightengaile stirred, Mary stopped what he was doing, sat up and watched her, not sure if the time was right to explain himself.
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Post by priestwarrior on Sept 3, 2007 19:35:44 GMT -5
Cristofori blinked at the name Sodom, but it couldn't distract him for long. "Please stay on subject, sir. You were inquiring as to how I would be able to unsettle you." He stood up. "I believe a demonstration is in order," he finished quietly, throwing back his hood and stepping forward deliberately. "En garde, sir."
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Post by belmoon on Sept 4, 2007 19:32:18 GMT -5
He had done it now. Sodom's lack of rest was catching up to him; his vision started to blur. Crap, I'm an idiot, he thought. Naturally, only after engaging the fellow guild member in a fight did he remember his own condition. He wanted to sit down on the flatbed, but that could invite trouble.
Or would it?
He sat down carefully, folding his arms. "We...lost two members already. Let's not-let's not mess this mission up anymore..." There was a little shaking in his voice, out of nervousness. He hoped the sound of the train would mask it.
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Post by childofra on Sept 4, 2007 19:32:37 GMT -5
"Uhhhgg..." she groaned in pain. " Blimey.... " She looked to her left, and then to her right. They were perched in a relatively narrow crevice, perhaps a semi dried out water way. The cliffs rose high above them both. She did not move for some time. Taking her time regaining herself. Nightengaile turned to her side in a heavy manor, she hoisted her body up with her elbow. " What now..?" She asked quietly. She averted her eyes to the ground, then slowly slid back down, rolling slightly back onto her back, falling asleep.
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Post by priestwarrior on Sept 4, 2007 21:06:09 GMT -5
Cristofori looked down at Sodom, disappointed. "Well, you're probably right," he said, then turned to the non-flaming woman. "So what are we doing again?"
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Post by Aiden Chepi on Sept 5, 2007 17:17:37 GMT -5
Aiden pulled at her flames, looking down to the floor. " I can't be put out... So I don't know what to do." She looked up at Sodom and smiled, " Thank you for your concern!" She giggled. Mimzy lied in a far corner, fast asleep.
Of course she could be put out, now whether she wanted the rest of the group to know her secret was a different story. I'll just take care of it when we get off the train.. She thought to herself, Aiden looked over the side of the bed, the rapids looked calm from up there, not knowing what was going on down below them.
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Post by belmoon on Sept 5, 2007 18:03:20 GMT -5
Having been replied to, Sodom looked back at the boy on fire. "You can't?" he questioned skeptically. His ears perked up from a sudden realization. "You don't mean that has to do with your power, do you?" He noticed he was not even aware of his teammates' abilities.
Interrupting Cristofori from getting his answer as to the mission, Sodom asked around, "Hey, uh, what your guys powers? I mean, like--we should probably know what we're working with or something. Oh--sorry, Vlad." He seemed to have already completely forgotten why he was previously stirred up.
The thin boy held out his hands, "Here, look. This is mine." He balled them into fists and shook them; tiny white crystals trickled out. "I can make salt," he smirked, despite his unimpressive ability.
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Post by Aaron Williams on Sept 5, 2007 18:50:29 GMT -5
Mary took in breath, about to speak his mind, but suddenly Nightengaile slipped back out of consciousness. "Hey! Wait!!" But it was too late, she was out again.
Alone once more, Mary resorted to an attempt to free them from their current situation. Wherever he looked the two of them were trapped. A rushing river to one side, and the face of an enormous cliff to the other. Then it hit him. Mary understood what he would have to do to save the girl and himself. Carefully, he moved Nightengaile to the waters edge, before returning to the center of the clearing and sitting upon the wet ground. "Think like a rock....like a rock...". Minutes passed in a silence as Mary stared blankly at the far wall. Then as if possessed, the young man flung himself toward the rocky wall before him at top speed, slamming face first into the coarse stone. White and black stars swam in Mary's vision, then everything went suddenly black. Half a minute later Mary woke. He wiped the blood from his eyes and staggered to the waters edge to clean his wounds. The cliff opposite the place Marry had collided with had broken off and crumbled into a rocky assent. A difficult climb, but by no means imposable. Once his face was cleaned, and his nose broken back into place, Mary hoisted Nightengaile over his shoulder and began his rugged climb.
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Post by Aiden Chepi on Sept 5, 2007 18:56:10 GMT -5
Aiden giggled as the salt trickled down to the floor, then swept away immediately by the wind. " You could say that." She smiled, looking up at her hair. " I come from the desert... And.. Well. It was in the Terkan Providence..." She paused for a moment. " I'm sure you've never heard of it, But our tribe was famous for producing strong fire warriors... Well. Yeah sure many of our people had other various powers. But both my parents were excellent warriors. I just got.. I dunno. Got the short end of the stick?" She laughed. It's punishment for Sibling parents... She looked down at her dress. " My people, even though our elders were pretty much hell bent on running us all in the Milit'ry, were very artistic people. See this design on my dress? This was drawn by one of my dear friends. Haha. But he was killed during the Raid... All the boys were put through hellish torture our elders called "Trainign". Thank goodness, I was blessed with the feminine anatomy... And sent off to finishing school." She laughed again. Raising her hand to her mouth delicately.
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Post by Aaron Williams on Sept 5, 2007 19:19:34 GMT -5
A whisp of thread wrapped itselfaround Sodom's shoulders, before lurking leasurely down to his stomach. "This is mine...", said Taylor as she led the strands off her shoulder where they snaked lazily off her arm and to Sodom. "Cloth manipulation".
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Post by priestwarrior on Sept 6, 2007 14:51:01 GMT -5
Cristofori drew himself up and looked off into the distance. "My power? Pray you never know." He smiled grimly.
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Post by belmoon on Sept 6, 2007 17:25:25 GMT -5
Sodom's eyelids dropped a bit in disbelief at Cristofori's lacking reply. May--maybe this guy isn't that scary after all...using a line like that...
An awkward silence fell on the train soon.
"Uh--oh! That reminds me of a funny story--you know, concerning powers," he said, unconsciously winding Taylor's threads around his fingers as he talked. "This guy and girl, Bill and Carol. They're friends of friends of some people I once met in high school. Stop me if you've heard this one."
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Post by childofra on Sept 8, 2007 9:27:23 GMT -5
Nightengaile made a slight grunt. She opened her eyes just enough to see her moving at a steady pace up. "mm.. M-what..? What's going on??" She wriggled on Mary's shoulder until she hit the ground hard. "Aie!" She squeaked. Nightengaile rubbed her hips as she got back up, still slightly groggy. " Where.. Wha--. Uhnn..." Was all she said in a dazed tone, She sat down.
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Post by Aaron Williams on Sept 8, 2007 12:22:03 GMT -5
Mary slid back down the rocky slope, stopping inches from Nightengaile. "Good, you're awake", the shirtless man smiled broadly to the girl. This lighthearted, boyish smile clashed with the state of disrepair that his body was in, making his appearance all the more shocking. This was not the man that saved Nightengaile from certain death a few moments ago. This boy was carefree, and carried with him an aura of silliness. One could not help being slightly intrigued by this contrast of mind and body. Mary hit the ground with a thud, landing haphazardly beside Nightengaile. "So, here is the deal. We're lost. I know where the train was headed, but we can't get there because of this river (well...that and the desert we'd have to cross)". Mary looked to Nightengaile. Despite the situation he did not seemed to worried. In fact, the dirty blond seemed almost more comfortable now that they were thoroughly separated from the rest of civilization.
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Post by Aaron Williams on Sept 8, 2007 20:39:56 GMT -5
Taylor's porcelain skin suddenly gained the slightest hint of pink. Based on what she had seen, the girl did not expect such a calm reaction from Sodom. It made her uncomfortable, but she quickly regained herself. It should be noted that Taylor both heard this story, and was thoroughly annoyed by it. Therefore it came as no surprise (at least none to Taylor) when the span of thread sprinted from Sodom's shoulder to his feet, binding his limbs together and forcing him to his side like a wrangled animal. Taylor, whose dress had become considerably shorter, giggled madly.
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