Main Room
This is a sizable and comfy room of a relatively small cafe on the corner of
Thor East and Tyr. Tables are lined about neatly in an L coordination about a
likely L-shaped counter, where foot stools are placed for extra seating.
Behind the counter, a large cutout in the wall allows communication between the
registreers and the cooks, and the waitress or waiter on duty moves back and
forth from this room to the kitchen through a wooden door placed to the side of
it. Set into the northeastern corner, are two public payphones, the restrooms,
and some stairs, apparently leading up to an apartment above. There is little
to know decoration of the mostly wood-furnished structure, and what there is
seems to be following a 50s theme. With a few nostalgic objects of yore, most
notably a jukebox. (Use 'menu' and 'order' to order things.)
[Exits : (O)ut ]
[Sleepers: Minako ]
[Things : None ]
>Arin walks in from the street outside.
>Arin all but flings himself into the cafe, slamming the door behind him and
panting. o.@
>Katt sits at a table, lazing eating a cheeseburger. She doesn't notice Arin
immediately, but eventually glances over. "...?"
>Arin looks up. Seeing you, he blushes. "Family reunion. Don't mind me. n.n;;"
>Katt blinks in confusion. She doesn't ask questions. The answer will probably
be complicated anyway -.-; "Want a seat?"
>Arin nods, glad to get as far from the outside as he can. "...Thank you."
>Tasuki walks in from the street outside.
>Tasuki walks in, carrying two empty sake bottles in his right hand. "I'll show
that ****in' Sake Lady...I don't need her to bring me sake. u.u" He takes a
seat at the counter, oblivious to the rest of the occupants, and looks over a
menu.
>Katt . o O ( Oh great, it's THAT guy again too )
>Tasuki almost spontaneously falls out of his seat! "NO SAKE!!!"
>Arin sits in a chair across from Katt, sparing a momentary glance at the loud
patron.
>Katt blinks. She doesn't ask, but she'll be kind enough to refrain from hitting
him, for the moment
>Arin shakes his head, looking back at Katt. "I'm sorry.. Just...well, something
earlier promptedme to change. It's kind of like a homing beacon. So father came
looking for me.. You might say I'm hiding.."
>Tasuki leaves the two empty sake bottles on the counter, and walks for the
exit, muttering, "I guess I'll have to find a drink some place else...-.-"
>Katt points at Arin. "Oh yeah, your family is horrible night beast demon
things."
>Arin nods. "Couldn't have said it better myself.."
>Arin smiles faintly. "I figure I'm safe with you. Haven't hit me yet."
>Tasuki pikus, "Oh, the ****in' manhater is here..." He waves over his shoulder,
"Yo, Katt. n.n"
>Pip_Nxyo walks in from the street outside.
>Katt sweatdrops. "Don't push your luck." She ignores Tasuki, for the moment,
'cause of that comment.
>l pip
Pip_Nxyo
Some person, huh. This man cannot be of this realm, since first off..
well...why don't you judge for yourself? Pip Nxyo, for one thing, has several
outstanding qualities that would set him apart from most people. Like the
four arms growing out of his torso. And the pair of fly wings growing from
his back. And perhaps for his eyes, which instead of being the normal eye-
balls, has two glowing orange orbs of light.
Besides those obvious features, Pip looks alright, doesn't he? Not
too abnormal...except perhaps for the sneakers. If you can call those steel
things sneakers. More like he put his foot in a nicely-fitting tin can.
Oh, wait. That's natural. Know how I can tell? Because his shredded jeans
show most of his shins, and the steel feet seem to assimilate into the brown
flesh of his legs. And don't forget that shirt: a long, black cotton T-shirt,
with the words, "As soon as you are born, you're dying." on it. And what's
THIS? A long black suede trenchcoat with two sleeves sown in for the other
arms. Tsk tsk. How incredibly tacky. Especially the bevy of heptagrams and
satanic drawings on it. Wow! Lookit THAT! Pip's got some wicked-looking claws
Oh yes he does! And the red leather fingerless gloves go so NICELY with the
shiny diamond of his nails! What taste! What sophistication! At least until
you gaze upon his face. Pip possesses a long, pointy chin, covered with a
black, rough goatee. His upper lip has some hair on it, too: a black mous-
tache. Kinda thin, actually. Just like his pointy nose. With normal-lookin'
ears and some abnormal eyes(Hid mostly by a pair of Ray-Bands), Pip
Nxyo flashes a toothy, gold-studded grin as you finish your appraisal.
Carrying:
Midgaard City Map
>Arin blinks, almost looking hurt. "I... Fine," he murmurs, looking down
slightly.
>Katt smiles. "No problem, you're less obnoxious then most people around here."
>Tasuki pulls his tessen out, carrying it at his side. He invites himself to the
seat next to Katt, nodding slightly to Arin.
>Pip, for some reason, you can hear coming from a block away. Sorta like a robot
smashing his feet against the pavement. The door swings open with a push and
standing in the middle is a tall, brown-skinned man with a long black
trenchcoat and *gulp* four arms. His orange eyes twinkle a bit as he gazes
about, but says nothing, taking a seat near the bar.
>Arin *glares* at Tasuki.
>Katt hmmphs at Tasuki, but then just blinks at the new arrival
>Arin, facing the wrong way, doesn't see any particular need to pay attention to
the new arrival. Namely because he's glaring too hard at Tasuki.
>Tasuki doesn't even notice Arin, after greeting him. He's either used to being
glared at, or half drunk. "I like you better when you're nice to me, Katt. Like
a couple nights ago..."
>Katt crosses her arms under her chest. "And you're drunk too, sheesh."
>Arin's hair almost stands on end. o.o
>Tasuki exhales sake breath. n.n "Not drunk, half-sober. n.n I'm an optimist.."
>Katt facepalms. "..."
>Pip is either paying no attention or is paying entirely too much attention to
the ongoing conversation. Pip keeps completely quiet as he doesn't even order
anything. Just...staring into nothingness.
>"Leave," Arin all but growls.
>Pip looks up a bit from his mindless staring, looking towards Arin with
twinkling orange eyes, which seem to shine through the sunglasses. "..."
>Katt blinks at Arin's sudden change of mood. "You okay? He's an idiot, but he's
a harmless idiot..."
>Tasuki rubs his forehead with his left hand, looking down at the table. He
continues with his little optimist 'joke,' "Not an idiot...just
half-smart...n.n"
>Arin seems to have changed slightly. Not overly obviously, but his hair *does*
seem to be standing on end to some extent, and his eyes, normally pure silver,
have taken on a reddish pall. It seems to have started after the 'nice' comment.
>Katt . o O ( Something's up >.> <.< )
>Pip now stares at Arin. Or glares. Take a pick.
>Tasuki begins to nod a bit dazily. u.u
>Tasuki begins to wobble, and then falls down against the table.
>Luke walks in from the street outside.
>Katt hmmphs at Tasuki. "Drunk."
>Once Tasuki passes out, Arin seems to calm down a bit. His hair begins to stand
down, and his eyes lose the reddish tinge.
>Arin. o O ( Dammit... He's smarter than he looks. )
>Luke walks from the bathroom, pulling his belt upwards a bit. A big grin is on
his face as Luke tilts his hat slightly upwards, exhalting the words,
"Ahhhh...." and the man looks at Tasuki, incredulous. "What the..."
>Arin looks back at Katt, turning red to some extent. "What...did he mean
by..when you were nice to him..?"
>Arin whispers, "Red out of embarassment, mostly. He's not angry. ;)" to you.
>Katt looks back to Arin. "It means I didn't hit him. I won't make that mistake
again."
>Arin nods slowly, looking relieved, though he's a little redder to show for it.
"...Oh. n.n;;;"
>Luke looks down at Tasuki, shaking his head. "...damn. Who's gonna buy me muh
next dri-" Luke grins at Katt evilly. "...heya, Katt."
>Pip_Nxyo has disconnected.
>Katt ignores Luke . o O ( Why me? -.- )
>Tasuki's seat slips out from underneath him, causing him to drop to the floor,
and underneath the table. z.z
>"Buzz off," Arin murmurs, not missing a beat. Hes strangely extroverted now for
some reason.
>Katt facepalms again at Tasuki's drunken antics. "..."
>Luke mocking 'hmphs' at Katt, and lightly kicks Tasuki in the groin. "You
alright, dude?" Uh, oh, Arin. Now you've done it. You've made Luke mad. He
normally doesn't give out free eye-contact like this. "...what?"
>Arin looks at Luke. "Leave her alone," he says, as usual, softly, almost in a
whisper.
>Tasuki ooofs! "God damn it, don't ****ing kick me there!" You blew his cover,
now don't you feel special? o.o
>Katt sits up. "Hey..." She peers at Tasuki, and reaches for her staff... she
doesn't notice Arin's overprotectiveness just yet.
>Luke looks over at Arin, his usual stoic glare replaced with a cool smile.
"Hey. I always treat muh buddies like dat'. 'Spesh-lee muh fav'rite ones." Luke
just STARES at Tasuki on the ground, kneeling down and waving his hand in front
of Tasuki's face. "...you wan't anudder beer or wha'?"
>Arin nods to Luke, apparently satisfied in nature. He looks down at Tasuki. .
o O ( Clever.. )
>Tasuki rolls out from underneath the table, and hops to his feet, expanded
tessen in hand. "Now, now, I don't like you, man." He grins fangedly at Arin,
"Not because you're so hot for Katt, but 'cuz you decided to **** with me!" He
doesn't even notice Luke. Eyes narrowed, he slashes the fan through the air.
"Lekka shien!" A wave of flame barrels towards the seated chi-thief.
>Katt eeps, leaping to the side. Arin WAS sitting across from her 'O_o'
>Arin is consumed by the flame. As the fire dies down, the surrounding are is
burned, and the seat is a ruin. A faint shadow seems to be hovering in the
area. No sign of the victim, though.
>Luke...there isn't even a word for the look on Luke's face. Ganglesplat. A
ganglesplatish expression pops up on Luke's face at Tasuki's sudden outburst.
"What...the...****??" And Luke just winces at the thought of a fan at a monster
they fought earlier, and the anticipated effect on a certain Arin.
>Well...that's not the effect I expected, Arin, but still...
>Tasuki says, "Son of a mother ****ing *****!" He folds the tessen, watching the
shadow a bit warily.
>Katt strides over to tasuki, luckily un-singed. "What was THAT for!?"
>Luke looks at Katt with a 'did you just see that??' and looks towards Tasuki
angrily. "...Wha' wuz TH-...wha' she sehd."
>Tasuki says, "That piece of crap was a chi thief. u.u" He nods to himself,
"Tried to kill me just 'cuz I like ya and stuff."
>Katt blinks at tasuki. "Say what?"
>Two red eyes appear near the top of the 'shadow'. << I was hardly trying to
kill you. >> The hising voice seems to come from everywhere in the cafe. << I
was just hungry... >>
>Tasuki says, "He was sucking my chi..." He glares at the shadow, unfolding his
tessen again.
>Cait_Sith walks in from the street outside.
>Cait Sith's Mog bounces in slowly.
>Katt rubs the back of her neck. This is quickly falling into the 'freaky'
category.
><< Give it a rest. >>
>The shadow coalesces back into Arin. "I don't enjoy being what I am.. Don't
condemn me for it."
>Cait Sith stops. "What was that?"
>Luke looks up at the shadow that was Arin, narrowing his eyes ever-so-slightly.
"...wha' da' hoohah are yas, buddy?"
>Tasuki throws yet another glare at Arin, "Yer a frickin' chi vamp, and you were
pickin' on me 'cuz I like Katt. -.-"
>Katt peers at tasuki now. Short attention span. "Say what?"
>Cait Sith blinks?
>Tasuki says, "I said he was ****in' pickin' on me. -.-"
>Arin looksat Luke, shrugging. "A halfbreed.." He looks at Tasuki. "Perhaps. I
did, though, because you were drunk. I don't like being obvious about it.
Thanks for ruining it.." He looks at Katt, starts to say something, and
suddenly chokes on the words. "..Sorry.." he murmurs, looking down.
>Cait Sith mumbles to his mount to stay back...
>Katt squints at Tasuki. She did catch the original words, y'know. She takes a
step back, letting this play out first.
>Luke looks over towards Cait_Sith, giving them a cordial nod and looking at
Tasuki for an answer.
>Tasuki folds the tessen and puts it on his back again, then folds his arms,
giving his shoes the glaring of a lifetime.
>Cait Sith eh, hehs, rubbing the back of his head. "Don't suppose anyone's up
for a game of 21? =^^=; "
>Katt . o O ( Great, that wierd guy Arin is going up against that lecher Tasuki.
Now what? )
>Arin just can't seem to force himself to look at Katt, too embarassed and
ashamed.
>Luke shakes his head at Cait. Then goes back to looking at Tasuki and Arin, at
a loss for words for the two contenders. "...****..."
>Tasuki hehs, "You've earned yourself a special spot on my shit list, next to
Nakago and that bird that clipped my ****in' side."
>Cait Sith shuffles a deck of cards nervously...
>Katt steps over to Arin, "Did you take his 'ki' or whatever?"
>"...No less than I deserve," he murmurs to Tasuki.
>Tasuki grins, then licks his fangs, "Twenty gold coins'll bump you down a spot,
though. n.n"
>Arin looks away from Katt. "Chi..life essense...whatever. It's what I need to
keep from dying myself.. That's why i don't need real food often.."
>Katt hmms, "Well... you should've asked first. Taking life force is a BAD
thing."
>Luke sits up a bit, an inquisitive yet subtly amused look on his face,
then looks over to Arin. "...issat why ya'll were feelin' sick when I was
smokin'?"
>Arin looks at Luke, then nods. "You might say you put some lemon on my tongue
with that one.. I can't usually control it.. I feed passively. If i get
desperate..I go active.."
>Arin nods, indirectly, to Katt. "I can't really just go up to people and ask
if they mind me sipping their life energy.."
>Katt crosses her arms, listening. She may have a short temper, but she isn't
stupid. "... Yeah, guess they do get mad. Still rude, though."
>Tasuki pauses a moment, and then scoffs. "Guess I don't get cash..."
>Arin sighs.. "I don't get much of a choice in how I survive, Katt.."
>Katt hmms, her face contorting in thought. "Why not just take energy from
criminals and robbers and monsters 'n stuff?"
>Tasuki says, "Well, I'm not stayin' here and lettin' my chi get all ****ing
sucked out. Later. -.-"
>Cait Sith blinks...
>Tasuki DOES realize that the drainage has stopped, but is nonetheless pissed
off.
>Luke shakes his head at halfbreed. Negatively. 'Still rude, Arin' he emotes,
gazing towards Tasuki coolly. "...you wan' me ta' take ya' home or sumthin'?"
and gazes at Katt at her suggestion. "...wha'? 'dat still ain't right. Ya'll
don't mug a murderer's child for money."
>Tasuki says, "I don't got no ****in' home. I'm a thousand worlds away from it.
-.-"
>Katt frowns. "Well... it was just an idea."
>Arin smiles ironically. "Was I really that far off..?" He shakes his head,
blushing. "Besides..he was bothering you.."
>Katt hmmphs, putting her hands on her hips. "He wasn't bothering me! Like I
said, he's just a harmless idiot!"
>Luke facepalms. . o O (Dammit.) "...uh...um...uhhh..." This is real hard for
me. "...eh...er..ah...Ya'll wanna stay at muh place? Beats sittin' in the trash
can....I think."
>Arin sighs, still unable to look at Katt. "I.. Sorry.. I just wanted to help
you.."
>Katt . o O ( Sheesh, what's up with him...? )
>Tasuki says, "Forget it, Frank. And I'm not harmless, Katt." He walks towards
the exit, almost bumping into Cait, who he tries to shove out of the way.
>Katt . o O ( Darn it, why did this all hafta happen NOW? )
>Cait Sith Mog bounds out of the way of TAsuki...
>Cait Sith mrows! "Sheesh! How rude! =o.o= "
>Tasuki has left.
>Arin gestures towards the menu, still avoiding eye contact with Katt. "Is there
anything you'd like..?" he whispers, suddenly feeling like bolting from the
cafe.
>Cait Sith hmphs, his Mog waddling a little nearer the others. "See if I ever
ask him if he wants to gamble or hear his fortune again..."
>Katt rubs the bridge of her nose. "Already ate."
>Arin nods.. "...I'm sorry," he murmurs again.
>Katt just keeps her arms crossed. No way to defuse this little situation, nope.
>Cait Sith looks to Arin. "I remember you...you're the guy who helped that
animal get home...apparently you succeeded, I saw the owner talking about it..."
>Luke facepalms, taking a seat in Tasuki's old chair. In a chance to ease
this...situation, Luke invites Arin to a seat next to him. "Come hither, man."
>Arin looks up at Cait Sith. "Eh? Oh, yeah.. Well..it was lost, so..well..it
seemed like the right thing to do..find the owner and all.."
>Arin looks at Luke, then back at Katt. Blushing, he walks over to Luke. The
image of a dog with its tail between its legs comes to mind.
>Katt follows Arin, to take a seat at Luke's table. Maybe his explanation will
help.
>Cait Sith hops off his Mog and sits on the counter, swinging his feet off the
edge... "That's right...and to hear who you are...that proves a vampire isn't
necessarily evil, huh? =^^= "
>Luke pats the chair for Arin, this time giving Katt recognition. Luke gazes
over towards Cait, asking, "Hey, ya'll. Stay right there. I might wanna play
later."
>Arin turns, smiling faintly to Cait. "...Thanks..."
>Arin sits.
>Cait Sith grins brightly. "Yes, sir! =^^= "
>Tasuki walks in from the street outside.
>Cait Sith blinks at the return of Tasuki...
>Luke turns towards Arin, thinking of Cait_Sith. . o O (The poor little 'git.)
And pats him gently on the shoulder. "Man...tell muh wha's goin' on?"
>Tasuki comes back in a few seconds after a loud metallic thud is heard from
outside. He's carrying a lamp-post. "Does anyone know how to fix this...? n.n;"
>Katt blinks at Tasuki. "Ay... erm..."
>Cait Sith and his Mog sweatdrop...
>Arin shrugs.. "What's there to tell? I hate what I am.. I can't...I can't be
normal.. That's all I want.." He turns to look at Tasuki. o.o;;
>Luke, the fool, is still looking at Arin, listening intently on every word
until Arin turns his head. Since turning heads is contagious, Luke looks at
Tasuki too, the cigarette falling out of his mouth onto the floor. "What the.."
>Cait Sith rubs the back of his head. "How did you manage breaking that?"
>Katt . o O ( Wow, it'd take me a while to do that, even with my staff )
>Arin. o O ( Great. This guy's as strong or stronger than me in hybrid form..
o.o;; )
>Tasuki hrms, and drops the post with a thud. He hits the air a few times with
his fist, just playful punches. He then hops back, kicking sharply. His foot
moves so fast, a slight whoosh can be heard. Whoa. o.o
>Katt . o O ( Show-off -.-; )
>Arin. o O ( Faster, too. ****... )
>Cait Sith huhs. "That's the problem with anger...it breaks stuff...well, the
light may be dim now, but maybe we can put it back..." He Mog-speaks to his
mount through his megaphone. "Let's try and fix that, buddy!"
>Cait Sith hops on his Mog, which waddles towards the door. The cat addresses
Tasuki. "C'mon, let's carry it back over where it came from..."
>Hex walks in from the street outside.
>Tasuki pikus, "Can't your little white dude carry it...?"
>Hex walks in mumbling about the shortage of gargleblasters.
>Cait Sith nods. "That's what I mean...my buddy can do it...but it's easier to
carry over there with two people..." He and the Mog bounce out the door...out a
window, the Mog picks up the other end of the lamppost...
>Luke, rubbing his chin, combines the spells, 'ventriloquate' (aimed at Cait)
with the spell, 'sleep' (at Tasuki). So basically, Luke's casting a sleep spell
that made it look like Cait uttered it. Can't be too careful. Especially with a
guy with a light pole. Sorry, Cait. 8)
>Arin seatdrops a little more, then turns back to Luke. "...Anyway.. I just
can't be normal. If I gave up, I'd die.. I don't want to die...so I have to
feed passively. Sometimes, though..I need more.. I can't help it."
>Katt oddly, doesn't see anything unusual about Cait. Of course, she has unusual
friends.
>Cait Sith's Mog starts to march with its end of the pole toward the place where
Tasuki ripped it from...
>Tasuki pikus a bit, then yawns and stretches, "So tired...z.z"
>Hex sits at a table unnoticed and orders a Triple cheese cat burger with onions
and pickles.
>Cait Sith speaks through his megaphone to the Mog, and calls back to Tasuki.
"OK, c'mon, bring up the rear!"
>Arin turns again, looking at Katt for a moment before blushing and suddenly
finding something else to look at..like the tabletop.
>Tasuki glances over at Cait, nodding drearily...before passing out on the
floor. Again.
>Luke twiddles his thumbs innocently, while looking towards Arin. "...ya'll
didn't tell muh much."
>Cait Sith puts his hands on his hips. "Sheesh...some people just fall asleep at
the sight of work...looks like it's up to us, buddy..." The Mog turns around
and moves down the pole to lift it at the center...and it does, carrying it
toward the spot while the cat guides him in Mog-speak through his megaphone...
>Arin doesn't bother looking up from the table again. "What do you want to know?"
>Katt hmms, glancing at Arin . o O ( Why does he keep blushing? )
>Tasuki snores. z.z
>Luke shrugs helplessly. "Nevermind. Jus' nevermind." and the man gazes down at
Tasuki, trying to pick him up, with no success. Of course.
>A waiter comes in and lays the Triple cheese cat burger with onions and pickles
in front of Hex and walks back into the kitchien.
>Katt glances around the room. This wasn't much help. . o O ( Hey, it's that
ugly highlander again. )
>Luke looks towards Katt. "...will ya'll take him home? I got sum...business to
take care of." Luke points at Hex and whistles. "Come here ya' little ****. I
wanna show yas muh fist collection." and Luke walks out the door, beckoning Hex
to follow him.
>Arin. o O ( Why can't I just say something.. Like: "Hey, Katt...you look nice
today." Then again, why can't I just say: "Hi, Katt. Hit me as hard as you
can!" -.-;; )
>Luke has left.
>Hex flips Luke off. "I'm eating you dumb-ss Motherfu--er!"
>Hex sighs.
>Hex has left.
>Hex walks in from the street outside.
>Hex sits back down after dealing with Luke. o O (What a quear.)
>Katt peers at Arin. . o O ( What's running through HIS head? )
>Arin sighs, rubbing his forehead. "I might as well just give it up. Katt
probably doesn't even like me to begin with. Not like I blame her." He pauses.
"I did not...did not..just say that out loud.."
>Hex has left.
>Katt blinks, and stares. "...."
>Arin looks at Katt. "I did...didn't I?" He lets his head hit the table. *THUD*
"Ow.."
>Hex walks in from the street outside.
>Tasuki snores away. z.z
>Arin. o O ( I am such a jerk. -.- )
>Katt sweatdrops . o O ( Doofus. )
>Hex hands letter to Tasuki.
>Hex has disconnected.
>Cait Sith's Mog carries the pole and stops at the right spot, slamming it down
into the hole it left, and pushing the post up until it's straight...he twists
it until it faces the right direction and pushes to make sure it's steady, the
cat directing through its megaphone all the while...the Mog dusts off its paws
while the cat hops back atop its head, patting. "Good work buddy! =^^= "
>Arin lifts his head about an inch from the tabletop and lets it drop again.
*THUD* . o O ( Stupid.. ) *THUD* . o O ( Really stupid.. ) And so on.
>Tasuki blinks awake as the letter is dropped on his back.
>Katt sits up. "Hey, um, doesn't that HURT?"
>Cait Sith and his Mog come back in. "Well, it's fixed good enough for
government work! =^^= "
>Arin pauses. "Yep." Then.. *THUD*
>Tasuki stands, the letter falling behind him. He looks around, then picks the
letter up.
>Cait Sith winces. . o O ( I see extra strength headache medicine in his
future... )
>Arin pauses again. "Didn't think you cared.." *THUD*
>Katt rubs the back of her neck. "...." . o O ( And things just got more
complicated. Again. )
>Tasuki GROWLS! >.< He peers around, trying to figure out who could possibly
have left the letter-in-question on him. A glance at Cait...Arin....Katt. -.-
"What the hell is the meaning of this?" He sends a glare at her, while he tears
the letter up. >.<
>Katt turns to Tasuki. "WHAT are you TALKING ABOUT!?" 'o.-'
>Cait Sith nyans? and turns to Tasuki. "Whoa! Slow down, chief...what's the
meaning of what? =o.o= "
>Tasuki throws the pile of torn paper to/at Katt. -.- "Don't ****in' come to me
when you're upset and pretend to be my friend if you're not. -.-"
>Cait Sith scratches his head...
>Tasuki hands letter to Katt.
>Katt picks up the paper, blinking
>l letter
letter
Two words for you bucko: Buzz off.
[Contains: None ]
>Katt squints. "This ain't mine!" She lobs the paper at Tasuki.
>Katt . o O ( My handwriting is WAY better'n that! )
>Arin sits up slowly. Oddly enough, not a whole much of a mark on his forehead.
"Don't.." he says to Tasuki.
>Tasuki bats the paper aside. -.- "That's the worst excuse I've ever heard, feh,
'it ain't yours...'" He rolls his eyes, and turns around, folding his arms
indignantly. -.-
>Katt sits up, saying her other excuse, "But... my handwriting is WAY better
then that chicken scratch!"
>Cait Sith's Mog waddles closer, and the cat offers, "What does it *say*,
though?"
>drop letter
Dropped.
>Tasuki says, "Yeah, spare the crap. It's not that hard to fake
handwriting....-.-"
>Katt tosses the paper on the floor with a hmmph.
>Cait Sith's Mog picks up the paper...
>Cait Sith reads, and scratches his head. "I don't see what this
proves...sorry...anyone coulda wrote it...except myself, of course...I was
outside doing community service..."
>Arin murmurs, "It wasn't Katt. She was sitting here the whole time.."
>Katt puts her hands on her hips. "And why do you automatically assume it was ME
anyway?"
>Cait Sith nods. "And the other guy (Luke) stepped out...who else was here then?"
>Katt taps her chin. "That stupid highlander!"
>Cait Sith tilts his head? "Who?"
>Katt appends, "That monkey guy!"
>Tasuki says, "You're the only one here with any reason to hate me." Of course,
he doesn't even hear Arin...or any voice of reason, for that matter. "And the
other guy is busy getting brain damage..."
>Cait Sith sniffsniffs the paper. "Hey! I smell ape!"
>Katt ker-POINTS at Cait. "See? The big talking cat agrees with me!"
>Tasuki says, "How convenient...-.-"
>Arin murmurs, "if you won't listen to her, then leave."
>Katt sweatdrops. "Hey!"
>Cait Sith shakes his head. "No, man, really! It smells like monkey fur, see?"
He holds it in front of Tasuki...
>Tasuki sniffs the paper..."Smells funky...u.u"
>Cait Sith nods! "Like a monkey! =^^= "
>Katt crosses her arms. "And *I* most certainly do not."
>Tasuki shrugs, and walks over to Katt, trying to lean in and smell her. o.o
>Katt tries her hardest not to wham Tasuki '=.=' And no, she doesn't
>Arin growls warningly despite himself.
>Tasuki hrrrrrms, "Smells like...roses...dead roses....in...a plow...that just
went through fertilizer. o.o"
>Tasuki raises his tessen to block, instinctively. o.o
>Good call. Her staff strikes it with a 'clang'.
>Arin hisses, rather unhumanlike. Not very Shadow-like, though, either.
>Tasuki smiles a bit teasingly. n.n
>Katt crosses her arms, twirling her staff idly in her hand and peering at
tasuki. "NOW do you believe me?"
>Cait Sith nods. "I think you better, man... =^^=; "
>Tasuki glances over at Cait, down at Arin, then back at Katt. "Y'know, that guy
really has the hots for you. o.o"
>Arin tries to hiss again, but blushes too heavily to do so. o.O;;
>Katt hopes Tasuki is on guard '=.=' *WHAM*
>*ting* c.c
>Katt mumbles an incoherent string of curses and questions
>Tasuki turns around, "I'd say I'm jealous...but," He glances over his shoulder
to see how she reacts, "...I'd be lying..."
>Cait Sith =^^=;
>Katt doesn't whap you this time. She'll have to find a way to get around your
defenses first. "Well, you SHOULD be."
>Tasuki says, "Why should I be jealous?" He scoffs heartily.
>Katt lectures, "Because I'm strong, cute, fast, and way more woman then you can
handle."
>"Why would you be jealous?" Arin whispers. "She hates me, too, anyway." He
leans back in his seat, closing his eyes. "Isn't that right?"
>Tasuki tilts his head up, "Maybe not as strong or as fast as me..." He shrugs,
"But, I suppose I'll give you the rest."
>Katt pauses, turning to Arin (Tasuki is saved!). "I don't HATE you, you're just
wierd!"
>Tasuki glances down at the sulking persons, "If it's any condolences to you,
freak-boy, I hate ya."
>Arin crosses his arms, murmuring. "I'm sorry that I wasn't born to your liking."
>Arin says the to both Katt *and* Tasuki, apparently. o.o;;
>Katt crosses her arms again. Her temper is really being tested. "..."
>Cait Sith pipes up. "Whoa, whoa, WHOA!...Look at you guys!..."
>Cait Sith peers. "I've never seen three people mad at each other for such petty
reasons!...Think about it for a second, what you're doing!"
>Tasuki exclaims, "I'm mad 'cuz he ****ing tried to suck my life out, and he
likes the same gi-...kind of music I do!"
>Arin opens his eyes, looking at Katt. "I'm sorry. I can only be what I am..and
all I can do is hope that that's enough..and that maybe, just maybe, you'll
give me a chance to *be* normal." ( Nothing like being backed into a corner to
make him make sense. n.n )
>Tasuki slaps his forehead. . o O (Nice save. -.-)
>If Katt's thinking, she isn't vocalizing it. She just stands there in a huff.
And yes, she heard you Tasuki.
>Tasuki's fist finds Arin's table, cracking it underneath him, "This is why I
HATE women. -.-" And yes, his guard is very much down at the moment. o.o
>Cait Sith nods. "Well, we all gotta do something to survive...take me...I offer
fortunes and gambling just to feed myself...I have to take a lot of guff about
being a crackpot and all that jazz...but, that doesn't make me give up..."
>Cait Sith ohs? "And hating women makes 'em like you? Times sure change..."
>Tasuki says, "...shut up. -.-"
>Katt doesn't hit people who like her. Well, she makes exceptions, but she's
still trying to figure stuff out now. She joins Tasuki in the table cracking
buisness though, WHAMWHAMWHAMing one with her staff. "GrrrrRRRR"
>Arin sighs. "I'll admit it. Tasuki's right. I do like you, Katt. That's why my
soul came back. I had to lock up all of my feelings..everything..to get rid of
it.. But then I met you. Things changed. I started to get scared..and I knew it
was happening." He does even seem to care that Tasuki's just shattered the
table.
>Tasuki says, "(OOC) Ah, you do even seem to care. o.o And yes, I'm kidding."
>Katt rubs the bridge of her nose. "But..."
>Cait Sith nods. "Maybe ya can't change who you are, Arin...but if you can't,
you might as well look for advantages...surely you don't think it was easy for
me and my buddy here to find a place in society? =^^= "
>Katt nods to Cait. What he said. Yeah.
>Arin shakes his head. "Katt...because I dared to even consider liking you,
everything came back. Now I have to live with every decision I make..
Conscience..remorse..all of that, I now have to live with." He looks at Cait,
smiling faintly. "I live from other people. What advantage is in that?"
>Tasuki glances at Arin, then back at Katt. A competition, huh? "Well...uh,
Katt...I tried...to...give...up...uh..drinking...a lot..."
>Cait Sith ummms. "A cure for attention deficit disorder? =^^=; " He sees he's
been fairly beaten and backs off a bit...
>Katt sniffles a little. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, really!" . o O ( Darn
it darn it darn it, he's kinda cute, but I don't like him like THAT... )
>Arin looks at Tasuki. "It's not for us to *make* her like us. She has to decide
that on her own. She doesn't even have to decide between just us. It's her
choice."
>Katt grits her teeth. This IS an awfully cumbersome position to put a girl, ya
know.
>Tasuki says, "Yeahyeahyeah, I know the drill. I think there're some lightposts
outside that need my attention." He shadowboxes for a few seconds.
>Arin lowers his gaze to the floor. "Katt.. My heart belongs to you...do with it
what you will. The decision is not mine to make, but yours."
>Katt blinkblinks at Arin. "But..."
>Cait Sith's and Mog put their hands to their foreheads. "Don't look at me for
cleanup crew this time..."
>Cait Sith OOC puts Tifa's theme in the background for this scene... =;.;=
>Arin smiles softly, shaking his head. "No, Katt.. You don't owe me anything. It
was my choice to have feelings for you. You aren't obligated to return them."
>Katt (OOC) WHAPWHAPS Cait
>Cait Sith OOC =^^=;
>Tasuki (OOC) puts on Tamahome's theme...whee
>Katt rubs the bridge of her nose, quite confused. "But..." . o O ( Even if
Ryu isn't around, I can't... )
>Arin, despite the smile he's put on, can't hide the fact that he's half a step
from a tear sliding down his face. He stands, turning around. "It's alright,
Katt.."
>Cait Sith's ears droop...
>Katt furrows her brow . o O ( I hardly even KNOW him! )
>Tasuki just continues to shadow-box. . o O (Maybe I should just drop out of
existence...find some guys who need someone to look out for themselves...start
my own group of bandits. Koji...)
>Arin murmurs, "There's no rush to anything.. In fact, I want you to take your
time.. No one, especially not me..want you to feel pressured to make *any* kind
of decision.."
>Katt can't decide whether to hug the guy or beat his brains in. "I'll... think
about it, okay?"
>Arin nods slowly, trying to keep his voice from breaking. "Good. Think about
it...but don't feel like you need to choose anyone. You don't."
>Cait Sith tugs his cape over his face and mutters something about dust in his
eyes...
>Katt nods slowly . o O ( Where's that idiot Ryu when you need him...? )
>Arin pauses for a few seconds. "...Katt?"
>Tasuki exclaims, "Y'know...I kinda wonder if I even miss my homeworld
anymore...I mean, in ... the book, there was Koji...But..." He sighs a bit,
"...y'know, the girls have so much personality here, I wonder why I ever hated
'em in the first place. Heh...Holy ****! Miaka...I gotta find her before
Tamahome flips!"
>Katt blinks, looking up at Arin, before glancing over at Tasuki's rant. "...?"
>Tasuki stomps his foot. -.- "Where the hell could she be, anyways...?"
>Cait Sith sniffs, trying to distract himself as he looks to Tasuki... "Ah...I
see...that's the strange vibes I got off you...another world..." ..*sniff*..
>Arin sighs, figuring he might as well get on with it before he makes more of a
display than he already has. "Katt... If you want to talk..just talk...like two
people...like none of tonight happened..I'll be at the fountain. It's..my
favorite spot.."
>Katt nods again, replying, "...... I'll... think about it."
>Tasuki says, "What the ****?! Tonight will always be in my ****in' mind! You
can't forget it...how arrogant." Wow, he gets distracted easy. He blinks back
to reality. o.-;
>Arin, with that, walks quietly out into the night. He pauses for a moment
before the door, nods, and steps out into the darkness. . o O ( Father's
probably given up looking for me, anyway...by now.. )
>Arin has left.
>Cait Sith sniffs and ahems, regaining his composure... "Listen...Tasuki, isn't
it...if you want, I can try dowsing for the person you're looking for, if you
have anything on you that belongs to her..."
>Katt grits her teeth. The second Arin steps outside, she decides to relieve
some of that tension. I recommend staying a good distance away. *WHAM* "Idiot!"
*WHAM* "Idiot!" *WHAM* "Idiot!"
>Tasuki glances over at Cait, "Oh..yeah...uh..." He glances over himself, and
feels his pockets. "Uh...um...no. Crap."
>Cait Sith ahs and nods. "Nothing, huh? That'd make it hard...unless you could
concentrate 110% about her in your mind..."
>Tasuki glances over at Katt and sweatdrops. o.o; "Uh...Katt-chan...n.n;"
>Katt has only smashed a few tables and chairs. Do you REALLY want to try to
stop her? She's fuming pretty bad...
>You whisper, "And, if you get close enough to look, crying a little too n.-"
to Tasuki.
>Tasuki shakes his head, "I'm not that good at concentrating on
stuff...'specially with..." he thumbs behind him, at Katt. "I'll get something
from Tamahome." He walks over to Katt, setting a hand on her shoulder.
"Katt-chan..."
>Cait Sith nods. "OK...just look for me when you have something for me to work
with! =^^=; "
>Katt WHIRLS around to SLAM Tasuki...! No, wait, she held herself back this
time, stopping an inch of two from his skull. "... yeah?"
>Cait Sith and his Mog cover their eyes...
>Tasuki glances up, "Kowaii..." And..he falls over. How convenient. o.o
>Katt pikus. "Hmmph. Didn't even hit him this time." 'o.o'
>Cait Sith and his Mog peek out...
>Tasuki hops to his feet. "That was the scary part. -.-"
>Katt crosses her arms, a little more calm. Kinda. "... What'd you have to say?"
>Tasuki scratches his forehead, "You scared me so much, I forgot. n.n;"
>Katt sweatdrops, murmuring, "Doofus."
>Cait Sith eh hehs =^^=;
>Tasuki pokes her nose, "But not harmless."
>Katt hmmphs. She doesn't debate the point, though.
>Cait Sith takes a deep breath... "Whew...well...maybe that's the end of all the
excitement for tonight?... =^^=; "
>Tasuki says, "I'll give you a little guess here, but, I'm betting you don't
want me or freak-boy.." He grins a bit. "Considerin' how stressed you are."
>Katt shakes her head slowly. "..."
>Tasuki says, "Look on the bright side though..." He taps her on the shoulder
with his tessen, "You've got a freak-boy AND an elite, handsome, powerful,
super-intelligent bandit who both like you. You've got real broad horizons. n.n"
>Cait Sith . o O ( Oh, boy... )
>Katt hmmphs. "I'm not... looking for relationships." '=.=' . o O ( Just yet )
>Cait Sith chuckles to himself. "Guess I don't need to sell my love forecasting,
then... =^^=; "
>Katt peers at Cait. Don't push it; being staff-bait is a bad thing
>Cait Sith and his Mog sweatdrop...
>Tasuki says, "What're you lookin' for, then? 's far as I see it, I live for
three things now...beer, fighting, and.." he mutters something inaudible. c.c
>Katt peers at Tasuki. "What was that last one?"
>Tasuki mutters.
>Katt hmmphs. She knows you're hiding something.
>Cait Sith smiles. "Never fear, I'll use my fortunetelling to discover the word!
=^^= " He starts to gesture into the air...
>Tasuki peers at Cait. <.<;
>Katt turns to Cait. This should be fun to watch. In theory.
>Cait Sith's Mog rocks back and forth, swinging its arms, while Cait Sith makes
strange motions...they finally stop, and the cat peers at Tasuki... "Does your
mother know you use such language?"
>Katt pikus 'o.O'
>Tasuki says, "God damn it, I didn't ****in' say that. I SAID, that without
Miaka around, I had no one to protect, and, since the last thin' for me to do
is to protect someone, I figgered it may as well be HER, because...she's cute,
funny, strong, and I know..that, uh, I don't have to protect her...but, she's
as arrogant and cocky as I am, so she'll need my protection anyways,
and...uh...God damn you! ****in' trickster. -.-"
>Katt blinks at that little rant. "Oh..." Tick tick tick. "Hey, I don't need to
be protected!"
>Cait Sith's Mog leans back and windmills its arms to prevent from falling over
from Tasuki's verbal barrage while the cat hangs on... "Your...point is duly
noted... =^^=;;; "
>Tasuki says, "God help me, I'm a dumb***. -.-"
>Katt nods to THAT '-.-'
>Tasuki peers at Katt. "Stop that. -.-"
>Katt smiles. It's forced, but at least she isn't frustrated any more. That
means less property damage c.c
>Cait Sith's Mog regains its footing...
>Tasuki walks towards the exit...
>Tasuki then paces back. And forth.
>Tasuki slowly begins to dig a hole in the hard wood floor. o.o
>Eyeek O.o
>Cait Sith blinks?
>Katt hmms to herself. "Well... you can protect me if you WANT to. Just don't
get in my way."
>Arin pages, "Someone might notice the fact that something very big passes by a
window. n.n;;" to Cait_Sith, you and Tasuki.
>Cait Sith huhs?! and points out the window. "What's that?!"
>Katt wasn't looking towards the window, but she does now. "...?"
>Tasuki says, "I don't fall for that trick, sorry."
>Katt looks quite surprised 'O.o' "What was THAT?"
>You page-pose, "Katt runs over to the window for a better look" to Arin,
Cait_Sith and Tasuki
>Cait Sith shakes his head! "It was huge, whatever it was! I'll leave you two to
your dispute if you're not interested..."
>In a page-pose to Arin, you and Tasuki, Cait_Sith does too...
>Tasuki sighs, and turns around, following them. Nothing better to do.
>Arin pages, "Absolutely nothing. Except Luke standing outside, smoking.
Except..there's perfect silence. Dead silence." to Cait_Sith, you and Tasuki.
>Katt blinks, then sighs. "Great... I'm so worked up I'm seeing things..."
>Tasuki pokes Katt in the back, "Uh oh, not the big scary Luuuuuke."
>Katt whips out the staff. Hopefully the pavlovian training has been enough
'=.='
>Tasuki readies his tessen, of course. ;p "As your protector, you really
shouldn't draw a weapon against me. ;p"
>Cait Sith scratches his head. "That's weird...but you saw it too, right?"
>Katt hmmphs, then turns to Cait, and nods. "Yeah... saw SOMETHING."
>Tasuki says, "Would you two come off of it? o.o"
>Arin pages, "All of the sudden, the silence is broken by a faint yelp, coming
from outside. Oddly enough, it sounds familiar." to Cait_Sith, you and Tasuki.
>Katt ignores Tasuki now, trying to figure out what that was. Her attention is
grabbed by that yelp, though 'o.o'
>Katt ducks outside
>o
Intersection: Thor/Tyr
This intersection is relatively nice, if not for the lingering darkness to the
west on Thor Street. Luckily, all the streetlamps here are replaced
regularly..any graffiti is cleaned up almost immediately..and a neighbourhood
police patrol keeps an eye out for any shifty and suspicious types wandering
about. To the east, Thor Boulevard is a much more lively and light
place..housing many people in small housing complexes, and a few larger,
upper-middle class homes. To the South, Tyr Road continues in that direction,
with a mixture of hotels and apartment buildings. To the north, it seems to
disperse at an obscure point..though a few eateries catering to myriad tastes
can be seen.
[Exits : Midgaard (P)okemon Center, (C)orner Cafe, (E)ast, (N)orth, (S)outh,
and (W)est ]
[Players : Arin, and Luke ]
[Things : None ]
>Tasuki has arrived.
>Cait_Sith has arrived.
>Katt peeks her head out the door. "...?"
>Cait Sith looks?
>Tasuki comes out, expanding his tessen as he exits. Of course, he walks out all
the way. "Okay, where's the yelping chicken ****?"
>No one can see what made the noise. Just a little further down the road,
though, the darkness seems a whole lot darker.
>Katt squints. "...?"
>Luke is going towards the voice he just heard, cigarette behind ear. Luke
secretly grins to himself as his pal reverts to normal. "Damned if I know."
answers Luke. "I felt it earlier."
>Tasuki glances around, "So you didn't see anything big pass by, right?"
>Katt turns to Luke. "You musta seen it, out with it!"
>( Katt can probably, barely, make out a faint figure darting back and forth in
the inky blackness. )
>Katt does so, apparently. She doesn't comment yet, though... moving closer,
farther?
>Luke glares over at Katt, curling his lip at her. "Dammit, Willis. I didn't see
it either. All I heard is a friggin-" Luke looks at Katt and Tasuki
incredulously. "Ya'll heard 'dat, too, eh?"
>Cait Sith nods!
>Katt nodnods to Luke. "Heard -something-"
>If Katt is still looking, she probably sees the figure picked up, apparently by
nothing, and flung against a wall. She and everyone else hear a rather audible
noise like someone...being flung against a wall. =P
>Katt dashes towards the scuffle (?). Something's up, and curiosity has gotten
the better of her
>Cait Sith Mog-speaks to his steed. "Forward!"
>Luke ponders for a bit, looking towards Tasuki like he's gone ballistic. Or to
be more precise, that 'ganglesplat-ish' look on his face. The cowboy opens his
mouth, about to talk, but turns towards Katt as she sees something he don't.
So, being a loudmouthed arrogant pilot, Luke follows her at a close but not too
close range.
>Tasuki pikus, and chases after Katt. Don't want her to get in trouble on the
first night as her 'protector.' o.o
>Upon nearing, everyone can see that the figure in question is Arin. He stands
shakily, obviously hurt. He looks around, searching for something...until
something...or nothing..hit him, sending him sprawling again.
>Katt gets the staff ready. Yup. "Leave him alone you... whatever!"
>Eden arrives from the south.
>Eden walks into the intersection.
>Cait Sith's Mog starts to bound like a comical boxer. "Let's kick some
invisible butt! =^^= "
>Tasuki glances at Katt, then at Arin who is apparently shadow-boxing...and
losing. o.o He readies his tessen, unfolding the fan, "Lekka shien!" A wave of
flame barrels outwards from his tessen, to the area near (but not touching)
Arin.
>Arin looks up, trying to focus on whoever's coming to his 'aid'.
"Don't..near.." he murmurs weakly, trying to stand again.
>Luke gazes at Arin coolly. (How do you beat up something that's invisible) Luke
thinks, and rubs his hands in preparation of a spell, but decides not to upon
hearing Arin's words.
>The fire lights up the area enough to make out another shadow...one that
doesn't belong on the darkened street.
>Eden keeps to the other side of the street from the fight. o.o
>Katt has a target! Yay! She leaps to the attack (AFTER the flaming bolt flies
by), staff ready to (hopefully) do some hurting
>Tasuki peers, and finds something else to incinerate. He raises his tessen
again, and swipes it, "Lekka shien!" The flames fly towards a garbage can,
causing the contents to burn and illuminate the street.
>Luke folds his arms across his chest, the only one who even bothered to LISTEN
to Arin, shaking his head at the lunacy. . o O (...bet it's part of
him...erm..her..it. That's the ticket. It.)
>Arin seems to be watching something..probably the shadow. He rises again,
holding his ribs. "No! Father! Don't" He sprints between Katt's path
and..something else's.. That something makes a loud sound as it blasts Arin in
the back, sending him flying towards Katt.
>Cait Sith . o O ( I doubt this thing is something I can manipulate...I'd better
wait and see what works...no use trying to be a hero... )
>Cait Sith acks!
>Eden ducks back as the flying flames grow too near for comfort. She takes cover
behind a mailbox.
>Katt erks, moving the staff aside to not hit Arin. However, this lets Arin
fall/fly right into Katt, sending both of them sprawling to the ground '@.o'
>The fire illuminates the street somewhat. The shadow is more or less unmasked,
hellfire red eyes glaring at the 'crowd'.
>Cait Sith hmms, and waves his megaphone to the sky...one of the jewels
encrusted on the phone begin to glow, and he points it at the vague form.
"Strike, lightning!" A lightning bolt surges from the funnel of the megaphone...
>Tasuki grins at the shadow, "Thanks, now you've cleared a path...Lekka shien!"
He sends a third inferno at the shadow.
>The Shadow takes the confusion as its opportunity to 'flesh out,' as it were.
Like Arin did earlier, the thing coalesces into a..more or less...humanoid
form. A creature of pure blackness, lower face and frontal neck a fishbelly
white. Red eyes blazing. He smiles, darkly handsome, but dripping evil.
>Luke, although the desire to become a hero is great, is not as enthusiatic
about it as he was a week ago when he got his bones broken by Rapps II. Looking
towards Cait coolly as Arin mentions the word, 'father', Luke gazes towards
>Arin again, and that strange figure, shuddering involuntarily. (OOC: I am going
to kill someone if nobody is logging this.)
>Katt lies on the ground, stunned a moment, before noticing she's covered in
Arin. "Eyeeek!" She tries to push him off, not to be rude, but to be MOBILE
>The various magics hit a roughly spherical shield in front of the Shadow. <<
Foolish mortals. Think you all that I would come here unprepared? >>
>Arin doesn't provide much resistance, considering that he's out cold and
probably brimming with broken stuff.
>Cait Sith blinks. . o O ( A barrier? ) He rummages through a pouch of what
sounds like marbles... . o O ( DeBarrier...DeBarrier...oh, please, let me have
one! )
>Tasuki folds his fan, and dashes towards the shadow, bringing his arm back and
thrusting it foreward, hoping to penetrate the shield and smack the shadow with
his fan.
><< I did, of course, prepare for my...son's...friends to come to his aid once I
challenged him. And before I killed him. Inconvenient timing you worms have. >>
>Eden peers around the edge. Not much she really can do here.
>Tasuki's hand goes right through the shield...but hits a wall of sub-zero cold.
>Katt stands up, dusting herself off. "Timing? Yeah? Good timing for US!" She
them proceeds to swear and taunt the shadowy thingy to the get out c.c
>Luke facepalms. . o O (...Here we go again.) and glances at the shadows,
telling at least Cait to keep back while he tries to recall a spell for his
idiot partners friends. . o O (See invisible? Naw. Infrared? Naw. Faerie Fire?
Ooh...that sounds nice. Wait for this 'git to finish, first.)
>Quick desc: The Shadow has red eyes, long silver hair, and is really tall and
buff. Whew. o.o;;
>Tasuki says, "An invitation @$$hole..." The fan unfolds, "Lekka, SHIEN!" The
wave of flame explodes inside the barrier. o.o
>Cait Sith takes a green marble from his pouch. "Aha! =^^= This is it!" He
fiddles with his megaphone, replacing one of the gems with this one...
>The flame has about the same effect on Arin's father as it did on Arin. None,
save that he reverts to shadow form. Only, this time, tendrils of darkness
snake out around Tasuki's extended arm.
>Cait Sith . o O ( I hope this'll work... )
>Tasuki folds his fan, drawing his arm away from the shadows. He draws his left
leg back, then snaps it forward, in a roundhouse kick to the shadow's skull.
Fairly desperate, but that's what he like to call courage.
>Cait Sith raises his megaphone to the sky, and the 'marble' he just put on it
begins to glow...he then points it at the enemy. "Barrier, begone!" A wave of
mystical power extends to the monster...
>Katt finishes up her little taunting streak. Too bad the shadow doesn't care.
She hefts he staff and charges forward. Remember, the most destructive force in
the world is a mad woman.
>The kick has the same effect as anything would have on a shadow. Squat. The
tendrils close in, each one around the range of absolute zero in its chill.
>Luke mutters to himself. "Thank you, Lord for granting me such worthless
Greymage 'n Brownmage ****. I'll be shure ta' pray more often." And catches
Tasuki trying to beat the...whatever it is. Oh, yes, we are going to die.
Dammit...where are all those spells? Plumbumarium, Fulminicus, Ignifaxuus.
Great. We're screwed.
>Eden . o O ( What are they even fighting? )
>Random hint: ou can't hit a shadow. You can't hurt a shadow. What *can* you do
to a shadow?
>Tasuki growls at the shadow, his fan expanding again, "Lekka shien!" His eyes
glare almost as brightly as the flame which pulses out of the fan. His arm is
freezing, but he still tries to attack it.
>The tendrils shy back from the flame.
>Take it out to dinner?
>Fires cast a lot of light, and they didn't do anything.
>And a movie!
>Luke, going through his list of spells he has on him, which are worthless, and
gazes towards Cait.
>Katt dashes up (hmm, she's pretty fast) and sweeps slash slams the shadowy
tendrils. Probably won't do much, but...
>Cait Sith watches his DeBarrier have no apparent effect... . o O ( Drat!...What
can I do?...Wait...what did Cloud do, when we fought wraiths? )
>It's going to take more than light from a fire to drive a *living* shadow off.
o.o;;
>Then it isn't really a shadow, is it?
>The bo slices through the tendrils, meeting no resistance. The shadow clusters
simply regroup behind the staff's passage ,though.
>Tasuki grrs, "Lekka...shien..." And he begins to thumb through the folds on the
fan, it working much like a lighter. He waves it towards the shadow-thing.
"Back, y'****in' demon."
>Katt keeps it up. Even pausing them can't hurt...
>Of course not. It's a living shadow. o.o;;;
>Then why the analogy in the fist place?
>Cait Sith looks around and nods. He quickly raises his megaphone to the sky,
letting a green gem glow...he swings it around in a circle over his head.
"Flash, lightning!" Lightning appears, but it doesn't strike a target...it
crawls all over walls and leaps from lampposts, making lots of light...
*THWAP* You need a brighter light. Lemme just spell it out. ;)
>Eden is hiding behind a mailbox.
>Eden . o O ( Those are strange marbles.... )
>The lightning seems to work to a greater extent, the purer blue-white
electrical light causing the shadow to shrink and fade somewhat. What is
apparently Arin's sire shrieks hideously..the Shadow equivalent of a scream.
>Tasuki waves the fan a little more, the flames extend, now working a bit like a
flamethrower.
>Katt . o O ( Darn it, this ain't working...! Wish I knew more magic... )
>Cait Sith Arsenio Hall swings his other fist and grins. "I think it's working!
More power...Flash, lightning!" The gem glows brighter, and the lightning
flashes brighter as well...
>The Shadow flees, escaping into the further, darker recesses of the night. <<
Damn you all for interfering! I won't forget this! >>
>Luke watches from a distance, smoking on his almost-gone cigarette. Didn't have
to even flinch a muscle. I feel so happy. Of course, now I have a homicidal
shadow on my tail but who gives a ****?
>Cait Sith waves his megaphone, cutting off the lightning as the lightning
stops...he jumps up and down while his Mog raises its fists and waddles in
apparent joy. "Yahoo! =^^= "
>Cait Sith changes first lightning to gem...
>Eden looks out from behind the mailbox now, hoping this is over.
>Arin is still rather..very, actually...beat up and unconscious. x.x
>Tasuki hehs, and puts his tessen back on his shoulder. He walks over to Katt,
and sets a freeeeeeeezing hand on her shoulder, "You okay? You got tackled
pretty hard.."
>Katt looks over at Tasuki. How wounded is he? Katt replies regardless, "I'm
fine..."
>Eden sees Arin, and hurries up toward him.
>Cait Sith suddenly wobbles a little as he flops down on his Mog's head...yes,
using magic exhausts him a bit...his Mog waddles around in worry...
>Tasuki is in great condition, actually. his arm is just frozen. o.o
>Katt frets. She doesn't have any herbs handy! 'o.o' she glances back at
Arin...
>Arin is unconscious, but thinks his knee's bent the wrong way. x.X
>Luke ain't even breaking into a sweat. Shrugging, Luke decides to tail it into
the cafe before anything else real evil comes.
>Cait Sith's Mog waddles over by Arin, hopping and trying to wake the cat up...
>Eden crouches beside Arin, checking for bleeding, or anything else in need of
immediate treatment. She winces slightly , seeing the knee.
>Katt stands there stunned. Once again, a problem she can't solve by ignoring it
or whapping it! ';.;'
>Hex tosses a bottle of wine at Saitou's feet.
>Cait Sith blinkblinks, and shakes his head... "Wh...oh! We beat
him!...Yeah!...Uh oh...Arin!"
>Arin suddenly convulses, drawing in a ragged breath. "Uhhhnn.."
>Tasuki pats Katt on the shoulder with his freezing hand, "He'll be all right."
Tasuki says, "He can just suck out *your* chi. c.c;"
>Cait Sith tilts his head. "You sure about that? Maybe a little magic could
help...I think I can manage another spell..."
>Katt blinks. "W-what?"
>Katt doesn't have much chi anyway 'n.n';
>Eden draws her hand back quickly. "Hello?"
>Arin eyes open a little. He winces.. "I'm..still..alive..?"
>Tasuki says, "I'm kidding. n.n"
>Eden says, "Yes."
>Tasuki just now realizes..."Oh shit, my arm is ****in' cold! o.O"
>Cait Sith hms. "I think we better get him someplace safe frst and
foremost...the cafe's near..."
>Arin coughs. "Just my bad luck.." Oddly enough, what comes out of his mouth, if
blood, is as black as the surrounding night.
>Eden blinks at the black fluid, and draws back a bit more.
>Katt looks at Tasuki, as if to say, 'well, DUH you're hurt!'
>Cait Sith looks to Tasuki and Katt. "Don't just stand there, let's go inside!"
His Mog offers to help carry Arin...
>Katt nods to Cait, pausing to make sure arin gets carried
>Cait_Sith offers to lead Arin.
>Arin falls in line behind Cait_Sith.
>Arin, too incoherent to protest, oes shout out a few choice words as he gets
moved, all of the breaks flaring up in sudden pain.
>Cait Sith's Mog carefully helps carry Arin into the cafe. The cat orders in
Mog-speak through his m-phone. "Careful, he's broken up a little..."
>Cait_Sith enters the cafe.
>Cait_Sith leaves, with Arin following behind him.
>c
You enter the cafe.
Main Room
This is a sizable and comfy room of a relatively small cafe on the corner of
Thor East and Tyr. Tables are lined about neatly in an L coordination about a
likely L-shaped counter, where foot stools are placed for extra seating.
Behind the counter, a large cutout in the wall allows communication between the
registreers and the cooks, and the waitress or waiter on duty moves back and
forth from this room to the kitchen through a wooden door placed to the side of
it. Set into the northeastern corner, are two public payphones, the restrooms,
and some stairs, apparently leading up to an apartment above. There is little
to know decoration of the mostly wood-furnished structure, and what there is
seems to be following a 50s theme. With a few nostalgic objects of yore, most
notably a jukebox. (Use 'menu' and 'order' to order things.)
[Exits : (O)ut ]
[Players : Arin, and Cait_Sith ]
[Sleepers: Minako ]
[Things : None ]
>Luke walks in from the street outside.
>Eden walks in from the street outside.
>Tasuki walks in from the street outside.
>Cait Sith's Mog sets Arin down in a booth carefully...
>Tasuki walks back in, holding a light tessen under his freezing arm. c.c;
>Arin's injuries are even more obvious in the light. Several breaks are
obvious...arms..ribs..legs.. He was given no mercy in the assault.
>Cait Sith looks around. "Since I'm a little bit drained, and am not even sure
my magic will work on his body, does anyone else know any healing tricks?"
>Katt shakes her head. "..."
>Eden says, "I don't, no."
>Tasuki leans against the wall next to the door, staying away from the rest of
the group now. He folds his arms behind his head.
>Luke is, and was already in the cafe, sitting right in a booth. Funny it's the
exact same one the cat dumped Arin in. The man looks rather comfortable in his
seat; looking down at Arin's bruised body Luke emits a suprised yelp as he sees
the various injuries. "Holy ****!! Your **** father did that? Jeez-us ****ing
cripes!" Luke looks towards Cait bewildered as he tries to recall a healing
spell. "...Unless ya' count makin' his metabolism go up, no."
>Cait Sith hms. "That might make him just more hungry for life force...I'll just
have to hope solidified planet-life will suffice..."
>Eden blinks, utterly lost by the conversation.
>Katt can't do anything fo Arin... so she walks over to Tasuki. "Are you sure
you're okay?"
>Cait Sith raises his megaphone to the ceiling...two gems glow, one green and
one blue...he looks to Arin, and to Tasuki... "Healing power, restore!" Green
sparkles appear around both Arin and Tasuki...
>Luke looks down at Arin, muttering to himself as he looks at Cait use his Happy
Healing Powers. "...who and why the **** did they do this?"
>Eden takes a step back. She wants no part of sparkles. o.o
>Arin's breaks heal somewhat. Not completely due to Cait's already-exhausted
spellcasting..but enough so the the worst he'll have is a very swollen knee
joint..which was the worst of his injuries. The rest of him with probably hurt
like nothing else for a while, too.
>Cait Sith whews, and flops down like a toy on top of his Mog, resting himself...
>Tasuki nods slightly to her, "It was getting a little stuffy, anyways..."
>Arin groans, becoming slightly more coherent now. "Where am I..?"
>Eden says, "In the Cafe."
>Katt nods to Eden's reply, not that it helps
>Arin breathes slightly laboriously. "..Oh.." He rests for several moments, then
suddenly seems frantic. "Oh, ****!" He tries to sit up, the effort cauing him
to yelp and quickly lay back down. "Is Katt here?! Is she alright?"
>Katt blinks at the sudden outburst. "Y... yeah."
>Luke crosses his arms across his chest, looking down at Arin. "...hey..."
>Eden sits quietly nearby.
>Tasuki rolls his eyes, "No one bother the guy who ****in' saved your measly
piece of **** life..."
>Arin calms down somewhat, closing his eyes. "Good.." He looks at Luke.
"..Wha..?"
>Katt glances at Tasuki, but doesn't say anything. "..."
>Arin can only seem to concentrate on one thing at a time in his condition, so
he totally missed Tasuki's statement.
>Luke raps his fingers on the counter, sticking his nose right into Arin's face.
"... who ... was ... that ... thing ... that ... whupped ... your ... ass ...
and ... why ... did ... it ... do ... it?"
>Arin blinks, trying to formulat responses. "That was..my..father. He did it
because...because.." He pauses. "..I probably deserve it."
>Cait Sith wakes up again, recovering... "Wow...I haven't had to use that much
magic in a long time..."
>Eden asks softly, "You know magic in addition to your other tricks?"
>Luke continues. "... because ... if ... I ... am ... going ... to ... get ...
my ... ass ... whupped ... by ... an ... invisible ... thing ... I ... wan't
... to ... know ... what-" Luke stops talking slowly, giving Arin an
incredulous look. "...Whhhhaaaaattt? Whutchoo' mean ya'll DESERVE it?"
>Cait Sith blinks, and notices Eden. "Oh, hi!...You're the one who played my
games last night...yes, that's right..."
>Katt blinks at the commotion... dashing out during a pause when nobody is
looking (gomen, but my player really needs sleep)
>Arin sighs, despite the fact that the effort hurts like the dickens. "...I'm a
freak..that's why."
>Luke facepalms at Arin's self-hate. "No ya'll ain't. And even if ya'll are,
that's like da' snake callin' da' worm legless."
>Cait Sith waves to Katt OOC! =^^=
>Eden asks softly, "Why do you say that?"
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