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Post by starrevolution on Aug 17, 2007 18:36:50 GMT -5
With a swift thwack from her staff into the face of one of the waking warriors Lydia couldn't help but find this to be therapeutic. Well, she decided shed have to get used to violence since it was a war after all.
After about the sixth one she had hit, Lydia resisted a yawn. She looked back at the clock behind the counter and saw it was nearly 12: 30 in the morning. She turned to Jaynus who busy with knocking out more soldiers. "Jaynus? Maybe we should get some sleep if we plan on moving out early tomorrow."
"I hope those two dont have hangovers in the morning......." she again felt their chances of victory slip downwards as she looked at Aura and Theo
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Post by katy on Aug 17, 2007 22:17:38 GMT -5
At that precise moment, Aura's life was flashing before her eyes (as people who are under-going some traumatic thing usually report happening...she thinks). In particular, she remembers a story about a boy who's hand was bitten off by a dog a couple years ago. Now she's wondering if a human could ever achieve the same feat. Oh, how she envies the canine species.
Fortunatly, Theo's hand is spared it's gruesome fate by Jay suggesting that they all knock out warriors. Thinking back on people who had been assulted, she sometimes remembered that they had misplaced anger. Naturally, she figured she should be feeling the same; so instead of scarring a drunken Neptunite for life, she walked calmly over to the bar and picked up another Bastard Hippo and probably the only not-broken seat in the house. She went to work in a haze of emotions. (She thought that's what it was supposed to be like...) Oh, and she felt dirty. Yes! No amount of water could make her clean. Ummmm...she would definitely have problems relating to and touching people again. Oh, Jay looked kinda occupied, maybe he needs a hug? She'd be depressed.. SHINY! No Aura! She thought, baaaaddd happy thoughts! She reflected on her predicament as she *brutally* attacked warriors that would eventually be fighting alongside her. Mr. Buckle would need time to mourn his innocence also.. She knocked out the last warrior and then sat down on the very stool she was using as a weapon. What's th -- did she get all the symptoms?... Is that a -- yeah, she thought she did. "OH MY GOD, CHECK OUT THAT HUNK-A ROCK!" She yelled, jumping up and probably inducing a heart attack in a couple people. She pointed to one of the knocked-out warriors; who was apparently a noble. He was wearing a huge, jewel-encrusted dagger at his side. Aura, humming with happiness, quickly sashayed over and snatched it up. She turned to Jay, "I don't think he'll miss this...do you?"
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Post by KuroNeko on Aug 17, 2007 22:28:13 GMT -5
Oh what a disfunctional group they were. A warrior who started a ridiculous barfight, lost control, attempted to slaughter his own team mates before running off without a word. A Dryad who - amazingly - seemed to be able ot ignore this entire ridiculous ordeal while only uttering a few words at most. A winged girl who really had nothing to say to them and seemed to look exasperated half the time. A hyper Neptunite with more fingers than sanity. And who can forget Aura, the kleptomaniacal dancer who was not above stealing from "allies". Oh yes, and then there were the "allies" themselves, who would probably kill each other off before reaching the capital.
Ah what fun this journey was going to be.
"From the looks of it, it probably cost a pretty penny, so I'm sure he will miss it, Aura." Jay told her. "But I wouldn't care if you stole it either."
"Lydia, there are beds on the second floor if you're tired. I'm going to stay up with Chaz and Aura for a bit and ... ah... clean things up before hitting the hay. And don't look at me like Chaz! You know I'll pay you overtime."
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Post by Sobi on Aug 17, 2007 23:07:15 GMT -5
Theo smiled. Though her vision was still hazy, she hardly paid any attention to it. She enjoyed this fog in her mind, embracing the fact that reality was now twisted and she, master of her own perception, was free to twist this reality in away way she wanted.
With the Bastard Hippo still running freely through her system, Theo was staggering about, not quite able to walk in a straight line. The sensation reminded her...of a ship. A pirate ship.
"Harhar," Theo laughed. she placed a hand at her hip and pointed her other hand to the ruffians still waking up. "Tryn' ta comandeer MY ship? I don't fink so you...you...scallywag pirates! This ship belongs to me! The HMS Demi! Heehee, Demi....That's my name. But I don't really like that name, do you?" Theo turned to Chaz's mop which was just behnd the counter. She thought it was a very skinny shipmate. "I am Captain Theo! And those of you trying to take over my ship will pay!"
Theo reached into a pocket of her rather poofy pants and took out what seemed like a child's toy; a slingshot. Theo closed an eye, and pulled back the band, there was nothing in the small leather band where ammo should usually be kept, however using her Neptunite powers, when she let go, she was able to create small icicle crystals (though she could create other small ice shaped objects) from the propelled air. Naturally she missed her targets by a longshot.
"Arrr......Stop moving!" she yelled, stomping her foot in frustration. She regained her Captain's composure and ruffled her short hair with her hand, a habit she had when she wanted very much to hit her target.
Pow!
A small ice ball hit one of the warriors on the forehead.
"Heehee! Did you guys see that!?" Theo exclaimed happily. "Praise yer Captain! The mightiest pirate in the region, able to take on any other pirates and even sea creatures." Shelowered her voice and whispred closely to the mop, "But since i saved you, you now have to pay me wif some treasure."
The mop remained silent.
"Arr, give me a Bastard Hippo! My ship mate here told me to tell you to give me one," Theo said, poking her finger into Jay's chest.
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Post by KuroNeko on Aug 17, 2007 23:14:23 GMT -5
"Your ship mate is about to walk the plank!" Jay said with false enthusiasm, snatching up the mop and dunking it into a bucketof water to clean up the mess that had been caused earlier. Actually no, he was too tired to do so, so he held the mop out to Aura.
"You do it!" He said with a wide grin. Oh, how he loved to be the boss. He walked over to the list tacked to the bulletin board, stepping on a few of the faces of the warriors littered around the bar floor. "I wonder who's supposed to collect this in the morning... "
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Post by katy on Aug 17, 2007 23:24:54 GMT -5
Aura looked at the mop miserably after casting Theo the dirtiest glare she could muster. Quickly, she pocketed the dagger which had so captured her interest.
"Jaaaaaaaay, you know I love you right? You know I would walk to the end of the earth for you and then steal from the Rajas in the desert. I would fight a troll to the death for you. But in my fragile condition, do you really think I should be....MOPPING?" She twirled it around in her fingers for a few seconds while dirty water droplets flew through the air and soaked the few people standing near her (or laying unconcious near her, which ever).
"I mean, do you really think I'm stable enough to work right now?" She "accidentally" bumped into a table with the mop and sent everything flying to the floor, shortly before banging the floor with enough force to make a crack.
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Post by Sobi on Aug 17, 2007 23:28:07 GMT -5
"Teehee. Boobie Lady's boobies are weighing her down" Theo giggled.
She immediately scampered over to the mess and took the broom in her own hand. She cast a smile at Aura and then began cleaning up the mess that had started. Theo didn't mind. After all, the HMS Demi was quite a rocky ship and accidents were bound to happen. She needed to let her crew take a break after all. She didn't want mutinity...
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Post by KuroNeko on Aug 17, 2007 23:30:40 GMT -5
"Oh, Aura," Jay said with unusual enthusiasm.. "You've opened my eyes. How could I have not seen it your way before? I mean, when you put it that way, how could I make such a pretty young girl like yourself work?" He gave her a nice, good, pat on the shoulder, before returning back to his post behind the counter, content that at least someone was doing it.
Humming a jaunty tune, he opened the cash register. "Of course... if you didn't help, I'd have to keep these shiny, shiny coins all to myself. Of course, I'd give some to Theo, but..." he slipped all the coins into a leather pouch and pocketed it. "I think Ill just hold on to them for now." he grinned.
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Post by katy on Aug 17, 2007 23:38:40 GMT -5
Aura crossed her arms over her chest self-consciously, what was it with everyone being mean to her today? Nevertheless, she looked strangely impressed by Theo, who was mopping the floor with gusto. Hmm, if she was this easy to con into chores, maybe they could be good friends after all.
Aura narrowed her eyes at Jay, a sure sign that something bad was about to happened. Sure, Aura was over-dramatic and small and maybe *a bit* lazy, but NOTHING and NOBODY came between her and her shiny things. She jumped in the air and rocketed herself towards Jay, landing on his back with grace that could only belong to a dancer. She gripped her arms around his neck and latched onto his torso with her legs. Sure, he was her best friend, but a lady has to put her foot down somewhere.
"Gimme the shinies or I'll bite your ear off." She threatened, it was a line she used often, strangely enough.
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Post by Sobi on Aug 17, 2007 23:40:55 GMT -5
The message came through like a crack of lightning through Theo's foggy mind. Slowly the fog disappeared, and Theo was once again simply Theo, a young Neptunite Dancer mistaken as a young boy more often than not. No grandeur, no pirate ship. Simply Theo...alone, mopping up a mess she didn't help make, and feeling for one of the few rare times in her life as if she was being mocked.
She kept working, furrowing her brows, glaring at the broken tables and broken chairs. She dragged the warriors to the one side of the room, inch by inch. She was a Dancer, not a warrior. She was used to jobs that required grace, not brawn. But it didn't matter. Theo was in a trance, oddly enough feeling as though something was caught in her throat.
With great trouble she managed to clean up the floors, when she was finished, she put the mop aside and looked at Flute Man and Boobie Lady. "I'm finished," she said sheepishly. For a second she looked at the leather pouch where the gold coins where pocketed and then she turned away. It wasn't the gold coins she wanted.
"This is sooooo boring," she grumbled. "And what's up with Dryad lady? She's just sitting......and glaring...........and she's kinda scary......"
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Post by KuroNeko on Aug 17, 2007 23:44:08 GMT -5
"I ... have had ... enough tackles today ... for a lifetime." he grunted. Okay, so it was really only two tackles, but that was still plenty. Making a mental note to hire security once they got back, Jay made a deal with Aura that he'd give her shinies if she got up and allowed him to move his LIMBS in order to pull said shinies out of his pocket.
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Post by starrevolution on Aug 20, 2007 2:13:39 GMT -5
"Ah thanks Jaynus." she proceeded to go upstairs and opened the door to the first room she saw. Entering room '14' she quickly stripped off her clothes, put her glasses on the bedside stand, delicately removed alchemical ingredients from her cloak and rummaged through her bac for some pajamas.
She turned off the ligh and fell on her bed, rubbing her eyes. She let them close and embracd the darkness. "If this is how everyday is going to be... things are going to be pretty exciting." she thought before sleep took over her mind
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Post by katy on Aug 20, 2007 14:26:24 GMT -5
"Oooookay," Aura said doubtfully as she slid off Jay's back, a lot slower than she had taken to get on it. "But I'm watching you." She gestured to her eyes with two fingers, accidently poking herself in the process. She waited as Jay dug into his pocket again, tapping one foot on the ground lightly. She turned to look at the job Theo had done, and was once again impressed, she probably couldn't have done it better, and Theo had been right about that Dryad lady...it was just freaky how she was staring at them without saying anything.
"Hmmm," She mused aloud, "Maybe she sleeps with her eyes open? And Jay's song probably put her to sleep with the rest of the warriors in this place." She nodded to herself, as she often did. "Yeah! That must be it..." She glanced at Jay out of the corner of her eye, and snatched the pouch from between his fingers with cat-like speed. She was admiring the coins in her hands when a strange drowsy-ness came over her.
"I'm getting a bit tired too..." She said, muffling a yawn. "I'm probably gonna go up and sleep in one of the empty rooms." You'd think Aura would have an apartement in the town, but after so many nights of just drinking with Jay and then crashing upstairs, they thought (Or, Aura thought) that it was easier for her to just stay here all the time. Much to Jay's...happiness, of course.
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Post by KyahRyorin on Aug 20, 2007 19:38:09 GMT -5
The street was quiet, and with the exception of a few stray cats, the entire place looked deserted. Kai silently walked towards the tavern in town, her cape blowing the the soft breeze there, her hood up over her head, and her eyes constantly on the search for anything that moved her way. She neared, and heard small talk within the small tavern. That's funny, she thought, shouldn't there be loud music and drunken singing? Ignoring the shiver running down her spine, she put her hand on the door handle and pushed.
Nothing happened. The door wouldn't budge.
What-? She wondered. What tavern would lock its door at this time of night??? She pushed harder. The door moved a few centimeters, but nothing more. Pulling out her rapier and taking a deep breath, she backed up a few steps and charged, slamming the door open with a crash- and sending a body flying to the back of the tavern. Her eyes and body ready for combat, she glanced around to find a human, an Ascherite, a dryad, and a Neptunite all in the same room together. From underneath her hood, Kai gave a small smirk.
This was going to be interesting...
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Post by katy on Aug 20, 2007 20:19:11 GMT -5
Aura was half-asleep on her feet when the door burst open, and she jumped up with a sickening shriek. Half afraid that someone had come to kill them all (or that Kankuro had come back) and half angry that the door was probably broken and she would be the one repairing it.
She saw the figure stumbling in and automatically assumed it was the drunken, chest-fondling idiot that they all loved to hate, and jumped behind Jay. Her small form was concealed by his regular-sized one; and she was effectively hidden from everyone in the room.
"Jay." She whispered in his ear, "I'm pretty sure someone just broke down our door...either that, or I drank waaaaay too many Bastard Hippos tonight."
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