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: Sally, Sonic, and Musashiden ]
[Things : None ]
>Tasuki walks in from the street outside.
>Katt apparently hasn't ordered yet. She is tapping her fingers on the table,
eyes unfocused, in thought.
>Arin walks in from the street outside.
>Arin walks into the cafe, still with the assistance of crutches. He looks
around, sees Katt, and freezes. . o O ( Oh, no.. )
>Katt apparently hasn't ordered anything yet. She is tapping her fingers on the
table, eyes unfocused, in thought.
>Arin briefly considers getting the heck out of the cafe, but sighs and makes
his way over to katt's table.
>Tasuki walks in, footsteps as silent than ever. He looks like he's in a well
enough mood, although he is a bit more quiet than usual. There're faint burn
marks on his hands, as well as a very faint burn on his neck. It looks more
like an irregular sun burn than anything. He tilts his head up to Katt in an
acquaintanced greeting, "Yo. n.n" and forgive my late/slow pose o.o
>Katt blinks, shaking her head a little as Tasuki addresses her. "...?" She
hasn't spotted Arin yet.
>Arin again considers using what chance he has left to make an escape, but
instead mururs, "Hello, Katt.." while looking steadily at the floor.
>Tasuki walks over to Katt's table as well, although, being physically and
mentally able, at a much quicker pace. And I use mentally able very loosely,
mind you. ;p He slides into a seat, and waves at the crip. "Hey, kid."
>Katt turns to look at Arin, saying, a little cheerfully, "Oh, hello again."
>Arin blushes faintly. "...I'm sorry about what I said.."
>Katt looks up at the ceiling. "Sorry...?"
>Arin nods. "I shouldn't have.. I was just..well..kind of..angry."
>Tasuki leans back in his seat, idly absorbing the conversation like a verbal
sponge. He then asks, "Why do you come and eat here all the time, Katt?"
>Katt rubs the bridge of her nose. "... Because there isn't anyplace else in
town to go eat?" '-.-'
>Tasuki says, "There's that Seventh Heaven place...o.o" He nods to himself, then
adds, "They have sake. n.n"
>Katt hmms at that. "Well, if you really want to go there instead..." She turns
to Arin. "Want to come? I'm sure Tasuki'll pay for it." 'n.n'
>Arin blinks at Katt. "You..you'd still talk to me after what I said?"
>Tasuki shakes his head, "For one...I don't have any ****in' money."
>Katt flashes Arin a smile. It's half-forced, but... eh. "Well, you may be a
dip, but you aren't ba- hmm? No money?" She whirls around to face Tasuki.
>Tasuki just shakes his head again.
>Arin closes his eyes, hurt despite himself. . o O ( Okay..I deserved that...I
did..but...hell.. )
>Katt grumbles to herself . o O ( Darn it, I'm almost broke myself, and Ryu
has no income... )
>Tasuki says, "Maybe, between the two of us, we have enough?"
>Arin unhooks a pouch from his belt, tossing it onto the table. *clink* "I have
enough.."
>Katt rubs the bridge of her nose. Turning back to Arin, she asks, "Have any
mone- I'll take that as a yes."
>Tasuki doesn't very much like the idea of indebting himself to Arin, "...well,
I'm not really all that hungry."
>Arin murmurs, "The least I can do for you both is pay for a meal. You probably
won't bee seeing me any more."
>Katt blinks. "Going somewhere?"
>Tasuki shakes his head indignantly, "You and Katt go by yourselves, I'll
scrounge up my own money. -.-"
>Arin looks at Katt. "Probably. You don't need me around.. I just put you all in
danger." . o O ( Besides, I need to go someplace to forget.. )
>Katt hmmphs, an peers at Arin. "You're underestimating me again. I'd really not
want to have to prove how strong I am." 'o.='
>Arin looks at Katt. "I'm also not underestimating how little interest you have
in me." He winces at his own words, looking away. "It's still the least I owe
you.."
>Katt grimaces . o O ( Darn it, he's a bigger idiot then RYU! ) "Well...
fine... be that way then. But you don't have to worry about me, got that?"
>Tasuki snaps, annoyed with the seemingly depressed word-flinging, "...why don't
you two just go and GET SOMETHING TO EAT?!"
>Arin merely glances at Tasuki. Then back at Katt. "Look. I know I'm being a
jerk. I don't know why. Can you give me a chance?"
>Katt turns to Tasuki. "..." Facepalm '>.<'
>Tasuki closes his eyes, drumming his fingers on the table annoyedly. -.-
** I get bumped **
>Tasuki closes his eyes, drumming his fingers on the table annoyedly. -.- All he
wants if for ~something~ to happen.
>Arin looks at Katt. "Look. I know I'm being a jerk. I don't know why. Well..I
kind of do..but..can you at least give me a chance?"
>Katt peers at Tasuki. "Well, fine, don't come then." 'o.-' . o O ( Hmm, he
must be jealous 'n.n' )
>Tasuki grins to himself, "Trust me, I won't."
>Katt turns to Arin. "Sure, I'll give you another chance, if you buy dinner."
'n.n'
>Arin half-smiles. "Alright.."
>Tasuki says, "So get going, you two. I'll take a nap. c.c"
>Katt beams. "Excellent!" She moves to stand up, then suddenly remembered it was
Tasuki who wanted to head to the bar, not her. Hmm. At that comment, she looks
incredulously at Tasuki. "Nap?"
>Tasuki nods, "As in..eyes shut, and...brain off." He nods again to himself,
then throws a quick glance at Arin, "Hurry up, or the crip will never make it
there in time."
>Katt hrmms, and strolls over to the door, continuing to keep an eye on Tasuki.
'o.-'
>Tasuki folds his arms behind his head, propping his feet on the seat accross
from him.
>Arin chrfs, walking to the door on his crutches.
>Katt rubs her chin as she thinks . o O ( One last shot... ) "Hey,
Taaaassssuuukkkiiii? Sure you don't want to come? They have saaakkkeeee..."
>Tasuki's stubbornness keeps him in control of his drinking habit. He *really*
doesn't want to indebt himself to Arin, even in the slightest. Soooo, he
doesn't respond to Katt at all.
>Katt furrows her brow in thought. "o/~ I'll even pay for it..."
>Arin looks at Katt, blinking. "Why are you suddenly so hot to take him with?"
>Tasuki's deduction power leads him to ever-so-cleverly saying, "No thank you!"
>Katt shrugs, hmmphing in Tasuki's general direction. Why was she so hot to take
him? She was just testing how hard it'd be to manipulate him. More then she
thought, apparently.
>Arin falls in line behind you.
o
** Walk cut **
Seventh Heaven Bar - Main Room
Tifa's Seventh Heaven Bar has a campy feeling to it, primarily constructed of
dark wood with occasional items for decoration. Several worn tables grace the
area near the door, looking beaten up from years of patrons. The bar is more
well kept, stocked with a vast amount of alcoholic beverages and components for
mixed drinks. The room is just a tad dimly lit, feeling cozy and familiar at
the same time. Other areas of interest are the entrance to the kitchen, and a
porch with some comfy chairs. All in all, the Seventh Heaven is a nice tribute
to what someone can put together for a business if they try. A machine for a
game similar to pinball sits on the less used side of the room, sporting an
"Out of Order" sign. Most of the damage that was obvious only a little while
ago is now repaired with more permenant fixes, so the bar once again is back to
it's former self.
[Exits : (B)ack Room, (K)itchen, (U)pstairs, and (O)ut ]
[Players : Gourry, and Guy ]
[Things : None ]
>Katt arrives, with Arin following behind.
>Katt walks in from the street, followed (a little shortly thereafter) by Arin.
>l arin
Arin
You take a moment to glance at the tall, oddly-clothed figure before
you. Going by the name of Arin J'ran, this stranger is obviously not
run-of-the-mill. He seems to always hang back in the shadows to some
extent, always around, but never nearby.
He looks up at you for a moment, showing his formerly downcast eyes
to be a startling shade of metallic silver. Somewhat disconcerting is
the fact that those very eyes seem to lack pupils.
His face is made up of fine, almost delicate features, though if
this would hint at an assumption of sickliness, the healthy pink shade
of his skin sets aside any suspicions.
Neat, but unruly, sandy brown hair hangs slightly over his features,
the rest falling back to around shoulder length.
He wears a loose, tunic-like shirt of deep indigo with wide sleeves,
and over that an old, yellow-tan cloak, somewhat frayed around the
edges. A red sash supports pants lack like the darkest night. Those
pants are carefully tucked into black leather boots with the tops
turned down, exposing the undyed, brown leather of the insides. Those
boots, save the area about the ankles, are taped over by bandages, most
likely to protect them from the harsher elements.
Carrying:
Midgaard City Map
>Katt . o O ( ... They didn't even notice me 'o.-' I don't know whether to
be relieved or insulted. )
>Guy has seen odder than Katt. His attention is mostly to Gourry at the moment,
anyhow.
>Arin sits down at one of the table, not paying much attention to anyone,
really. Except katt.
>Katt is not ODD. She is attractive, and witty, and violent 'n.n'
>Gourry glances back at Katt and Arin, shrugs, then continues his conversation
with Guy, "Yeah. Maybe you could cook for her or train Charley."
>...and feline.
>That was kind of implied c.c
>Guy hmms? "I don't do cooking at all... and who's Charl... oh, wait." He
remembers the charmander, now. "Now _that_ I could do well."
>Katt makes her way to a table, glancing over to the bar to see if anyone is
serving.
>Gourry nods. ^_^
>Arin looks at Katt. "Mind if I ask you something personal?"
>Katt blinks at Arin. "Hmm? What?"
>Arin looks around. "Umm..I don't get to whisper it, do I?"
>Katt rests her head on her palm. "Out with it."
>Gourry says, "I'm kinda her bodyguard, really don't have anything else to do.
n.n;"
>Guy nods in understanding. "It isn't so bad." He grins a little bit. "Besides,
she needs one once in a while, from what I've seen."
>Arin sighs, leaning closer, at least. "Fine." He lowers his voice. "..How
much..exactly..are you in love with Ryu?"
>Katt stares at Arin, rather the same expression a deer gets when a semi is
bearing down on it. "Why... do you ask?"
>Gourry shrugs and laces his fingers behind his head, leaning back. "How true.
^_^ At least every few days out of the month."
>Guy blinks, sipping at his water. "She gets in trouble that regularly?"
>Gourry says, "Heck no. n.n"
>Guy asks, "Well then, why...?"
>Gourry says, "She gets in trouble at LEAST three times a week, unless there's a
holiday. It's just that there's a few days outta the month that she can't use
her magic. ^_^"
>Arin shakes his head, sighing. "I can tell.. The way you act when he's around.
Besides, my human side alters my Shadow makeup. I'm something of an emotional
parasite. ..Or used to be, anyhow. Now I can feel them myself..but sometimes I
can picks up others' emanations."
>Katt peers at Arin. "He's... just a friend. We were fighting partners for a
long time..."
>Guy ohs softly, then smiles. "I understand now. I think. It makes sense... at
least, I'd think it would." he scratches the back of his neck, looking upwards.
"Life magics and all that.. it makes perfect sense." he says to himself.
>Gourry nods. n.n
>Arin murmurs, "And you love him. I felt it. Whenever you see him, it's like an
explosion."
>Gourry says, "(OOC) It's magic's way of keeping sorceresses from blowing up the
world because they feel bloated and cramped. ^_^"
>Katt (OOC) snerks 'O.o'
>Guy (OOC) LOL!
>Arin (OOC) ROFL! n.n
>Katt darn near explodes now. "I do NOT!" She whips that ever-present staff of
hers out, but does manage to restrain herself, for the moment. . o O (
Besides... even if I do, Ryu doesn't... )
>Gourry shrugs. ^_^
>Arin doesn't flinch. "Go ahead and hit me. If that will make you feel better,
then fine." He shakes his head. "This situation is horrendous. You love Ryu.
I'm in love with you. ...I can't tell if Ryu loves you..I've tried."
>Katt hmmphs, though she keeps the staff in her hand. "I keep telling you, he's
just a friend."
>Guy swings his leg back and forth, sort of half-listening to the chatter
around, but maying more attention to Gourry at the moment. "You really think
she'd teach me some spells? I wouldn't mind knowing recovery. I don't have the
magical orbs to heal myself when I need it, after all."
>Gourry nods, "Hai, I'm sure you could at least get Recovery and Light out of
her, if nothing else."
>Arin murmurs, "Well...you can lie to yourself, but not to me, Katt."
>Guy hmms. "Light. I suppose that much could be useful."
>Katt hmmphs again. Anger level... rising. "I'm telling the truth, and that's
final." '>.<'
>Tasuki has arrived.
>Tasuki walks in stealthily. Oh yeah, he's wearing a different costume too, that
way he's less noticeable. n.n
>Arin shrugs. "Fine. Then tell me something.."
>Katt peeks at Arin. 'o.-'
>l tas
Tasuki
The young man standing before you looks like a page out of history...well,
depending on what page of history you're from. His baggy clothes look Chinese
in origin, although his wild orange
hair hardly fits the description of any natural person from the continent, let
alone the region. The same could be said about his piercing olive-green eyes.
He stands a little under six feet tall, 5'10" to be precise. He wears a long
gray vest, with a black collar and gold lining on the borders. The vest is tied
to his waist with a blue belt. He wears a long green sash, from his right hip
to left shoulder, which trails behind him slightly, hanging from underneath the
belt. A brown, long-sleeved shirt is worn underneath the vest, keeping his arms
warm and protecting them from the wind. Baggy gray pants with matching gray
boots cover his legs. He carries with him an iron fan, holstered at his hip, as
well as a coin satchel, which looks fairly full at the moment. He actually
looks a bit charming in this outfit, and not as rough as usual. At least, not
until his fangs pop out!
Carrying:
Gen-chan(Pup), and Tessen
>Gourry nods. n.n
>Gourry says, "She's kinda cautious about teaching offensive spells to
people.... c.c;"
>Guy shakes his head. "I wouldn't really need to use any of those ones. I'm no
sorceer."
>Arin asks, "..Do I even have a chance of you *thinking* about maybe...going
out?"
>Arin has disconnected.
** I have to run for a moment... **
** Aaaand... a small part of the next part got eaten c.c; **
>Arin asks, "...Can you give me a chance.. Just a little one...to
consider..maybe..possibly...considering..going out with me?"
>Gourry shrugs. ^_^
>l tas
Tasuki
Attitude. That's what he's all about. The young man standing before you almost
reminds you of the arrogant supermodels you'd see in a Calvin Klein
advertisement... plus thirty or forty pounds and outlandish clothing. As a
matter of fact, with his wild hair and overly loose clothes, he looks very much
like a common thug or bandit.
Tasuki stands around six feet in height, maybe a bit short of that mark. Wild
orange hair rests on his forehead and down the back of his neck. His hair is
matched with a pair of olive brown eyes, usually fierce and judging.
His attire is, at best, incredibly bold. Two necklaces hang from his neck,
similar in style, although they have different lengthes and color. The longer
necklace has green links with red spheres set between every two links. A
medallion rests in the center. The shorter necklace has purple spheres, instead
of red. Also, adorning his ears, are identical pairs of tear drop ear rings. A
long black trench coat covers his figure, lined at the seams with dark blue
fabric. A gold metal bandelerro hangs from the bridge of his right shoulder,
and down near his left hip. Underneath his trench coat, he wears a white shirt
and white training pants, both fit very loosely. Obviously, movement and
flexibility is key to whatever he does. Mid shin-length traveling boots adorn
his feet.
No less, he has a fierce grin. Occassionally, instead of canines...you seem to
see fangs?
Carrying:
Gen-chan(Pup), and Tessen
>Lina (OOC) wonders who Arin's talking to. "Ooh, Gourry, you've got an admirer
^_^"
>Arin (OOC) o.o;
>Lina (OOC) cackles
>Arin (OOC) was talking to KATT, dernit. >.<;;;
>Lina (OOC) ROFL, "It was too good to pass up"
>Astrid has arrived.
>Astrid arrives, with Isha following behind.
>Tasuki spins on his chair, then waves the unnamed barkeep over, to order a
bottle of sake. No cup, of course.
>Katt blinks, letting that question sink in a bit before giving a reply, "...
I'll... think about it." . O O ( I mean... even if, after all this, Ryu still
hasn't even asked... why should I wait? He isn't even that good '>.<' )
>Astrid enter hand in hand with Isha, releasing her hand to gesture. "Look," he
urges quietly.
>Arin nods.. "That's all I can ask. Heh...this is the whole reason I locked away
my soul in the first place. Ironic, isn't it?"
>Astrid adds, "...And listen."
>l astrid
Astrid
This dark-skinned young man is altogether unprepossessing, and tends to
be easily overlooked at first. Fine blue-black hair is tied back at the
nape of his neck before falling halfway down his back, and his eyes, a
brilliant green, are alert and interested. On second thought, Astrid is
rather striking; how did you overlook him in the first place? He wears
a pair of stonewashed jeans and a burgundy muscle shirt, which shows
off his nice physique well. Tennis shoes of ancient origin (or so their
state hints) protect his feet, and he almost constantly bends to re-tie
their laces, which seem predisposed to the untied state.
Carrying:
>l isha
Isha
A rather boyish young woman with pale, smooth skin and soft light amber eyes
set into an beautiful face that seems to perpetually hold an inquisitive smirk.
Her luxuriant violet hair is pulled tightly back into an braid that reaches the
middle of her back when not tossed over one shoulder or the other. While she is
not without an unplaceable, boyish air, a single glance assures you without a
doubt that she is female, as betrayed by her bearing and overall demeanor.
She wears a loose loose-fitting 'peasant's shirt' with a simple green collar.
The light cerulean garment with its long white sleeves is worn like an
oversized tunic. It droops from her shoulders to follow the slope of her ample
bosom before pooling above the simple leather belt at her waist. The material
continues, covering her to mid-thigh. From there, her shapely, well-toned legs
are clad in a pair of white leggings. Covering her feet are a pair of knee-high
boots of plain, sturdy grey leather, with down-turned edges so that they only
cover to mid-calf.
Carrying:
>Tasuki takes his bottle of sake when he comes, and figures he's chaperoned
enough from accross the room. He hops off his bar stool and walks over to Katt
and Arin's table, plopping down in the seat furthest from Arin available. "Yo.
n.n"
>That would be Katt's lap, seeing as how we're sitting across from each other.
And that would probably be a bit painful for Tasuki 'c.c'
>Tasuki, of course, scooted a chair over closer to Katt, then. ;p
>Tons of Drooling Tasuki Fan-Girls run in and acost the seishi, carrying him off
while tearing his clothing to shreds in a fit of hentai-ness H.H
>Arin glowers. "...I thought that you didn't want to come here with us?" he asks
Tasuki.
>( One of them cheers and screams as she waves around the tessen. "I got it! I
got it! I am THE fan-girl!" )
>Tasuki (OOC) baps Harken. u.u I know you're in on this! ;.;
>The rest of them then gang up on the poor gal. "NOWAY!" "It's MINE!" "I saw it
first! ;_;"
>Katt holds back a smirk . o O ( Well... this could be fun... )
>Katt (OOC) snickers
>Astrid (OOC) looks penitent.
>Lina (OOC) isn't Harke-...er..wait
>Gourry nods to Guy, "There, now you've got a teacher. n.n; Couldn't ask for a
better one in town."
>Tasuki rolls his eyes, explaining, "Well, I sold a ruby for a ton of money, and
now I can buy my own sake." He raises his bottle. n.n
>Katt peers at Tasuki. "Hmm." . o O ( Or maybe not. )
>Lina jabs a finger into Gourry's chest rather harshly. "Keep this up and I
might make you settle down to help me open up an academy." Ooh, the threat of
all threats
>Arin finally looks back at Katt, asking an odd question. "What's wrong with me?"
>Tasuki can field this one, "You tried to kill me."
>Gourry OWS! Then BLINKS??? "Wha?? Academy? Settle down?? o.o;;; B-but.. wait,
you'd be teaching, right? ^^;"
>Arin looks at Tasuki. "Hardly. I never drain a critical amount."
>Katt opens her mouth to speak, but decides to let the boys duke it out first.
It'd be easier to whap 'em senseless when they're tired. '-.c'
>Arin murmurs, "If I did, I'd be no better than my bretheren."
>Lina mmhms and nods, "Magic, yes." Simple answer. She picks up a menu and gives
it a cursory once over before finishing. "..You'd teach swordsmanship."
>Tasuki sticks his tongue out at Arin, then continues with his little
explanation, "You always bug Katt, and treat her like she deserves to be on
some kind of pedestal..."
>Astrid seats himself near the door, resting an arm on the tabletop as he turns
his head to watch the others in the bar with unconcealed interest.
>Katt does deserve to be on a pedestal. But that's another matter 'o.-'
>It's called 'flirting' Tasuki. Duh.
>Gourry hehs. o.o; "Well, I suppose that wouldn't be so bad. Better than running
off every other week to get away from angry villagers. And hey, you'd be
around."
>Arin shrugs. "Why doesn't she? She's pretty, strong, fast...what isn't there to
like or adore?"
>Guy is just listening to the pair.. Lina and Gourry.. banter. Well, Lina's
bantering.. Gourry.... is Gourry.
>Gambit has arrived.
>Katt beams. Arin's winning brownie points here, although both of you are still
firmly in the 'doofus' category.
>Tasuki says, "Hey, she may be pretty, strong, and fast, but you don't ****in'
worship her like a saint or anything, she's only human like the rest of us."
>Well, you get the analogy. o.o
>Gourry picks up a menu too, adding. "And hey, if I had to settle down and be
around anyone, it'd be you." He smiles cheerfully, then hrms at his menu.
>Lina kind of..blinks. Did Gourry just admit he -wants- her around? She just
sits staring at him, baffled and dumbfounded. Waitasec.. Gourry's s'posed to
act like this, not her!
>Isha stands where she is for a moment, watching strangers go about their
business. Eventually she begins making her way to Astrid's table and sits down
beside him, propping her elbows on the table and steepling her hands in front
of her.
>Gambit walks in.. he looks around, and takes a seat.
>Arin murmurs, "Oh? She's not like us, anyway. We're acting like children. I
hardly blame her for thinking I'm a moron."
>Arin, for once, is making sense. "Men? Boys, more like."
>Gourry scratches his head, then looks up at Lina. o.O "Uh.. Lina? Somethin'
wrong?"
>Katt firmly stays out of this conversation. It's tempting to interject, but
lets see how this plays out.
>Astrid gives Gambit a quick once-over as he enters. Interesting. o O ( Red
eyes? That's unusual. I wonder if he knows Asellus....? )
>Tasuki shakes his head, "There ya ****in' go again, acting all depressed, and
trying to get sympathy points or something." He shakes his head again. "Idiot."
Red eyes are waaay common. Tifa's got 'em, Lina's got 'em.. (Talk about your
contrasts, tho.)
>Gambit asks to a waitress for a drink. He glances at Katt, and looks away as
his drink comes. "Thank ya, chere."
>Lina is still staring. For once actually -looking- at Gourry. o.- (He..is
kinda.. No wait. He's.. Well, he's GOURRY. I mean..)
>Katt peers at Tasuki, but still doesn't comment.
>Astrid (OOC) would not DARE call Tifa or Lina common. Either might get him
@pounded.
>Lina (OOC) cackles
>Katt (OOC) Actually, it's a safe bet not to call ANY woman 'common' 'n.n'
>Gourry (OOC) would dare. He's got nothing they can hurt. ^_^ No brain, no pain.
>Arin murmurs, "Depressed? I'm finally talking without a whine. Besides, why
should I not show Katt my feelings? I'm trying *not* to be some
mega-testosterone maho moron. It's about time I stopped moping." He looks at
Katt, shrugging. "Sorry it took me so long to say that. I guess...I'm starting
to get used to this whole soul/emotion thing."
>Tasuki erms, "What the hell is testosterone? o.o"
>Katt ventures a comment now. "Yeah? What?" 'o.o'
>Arin looks oddly at Tasuki. . o O ( Is Shadow science that well refined?
o.o;;; Moreso than human's? o.o ;;;; )
>Katt is from another planet, and Tasuki is from the past. They aren't exactly
clued in '^.^'
## Saving... ##
## Done. ##
>Rachel has arrived.
>Gambit says, "(OOC) Tasuki's from another world."
>Arin blinks. "It's..well..the stuff that makes men..men.. Too much of it makes
them do stupid stuff, though..to make a simple exlaination."
>Tasuki is from another world, too, and Miaka isn't much into the science of
males. c.c
>Gambit (OOC) c.c;;
>Rachel comes downstairs and heads behind the bar, smiling.
>Tasuki shakes his head, "Sake makes men males! n.n"
>Katt (OOC) Whatever! Sheesh, just because I'm the only one on the planet who
hasn't watched that series... '>.<'
>Gourry reaches over and pokes Lina, smiling charmingly. ^_^ "Hey, you okay,
Lina? You look..."
>Gourry . o O ( Odd, I always thought our fathers made us males. o.O )
>Rachel smoothly picks up a couple glasses in passing, and juggles them. "All
right, what can I get anyone?"
>Arin murmurs, "..."
>Gourry just boggles at Tasuki's statement, he scratches his head.. then shrugs.
>Gambit takes a sip...
>Guy has disconnected.
>Lina blinks out of her momentary stupor and grins. "Yeah, I'm fine Gourry..
Just fine. ^_^"
>Tasuki pops open his sake bottle, (yes, he paid for it) and begins to chug.
>Arin looks at Katt. "Think we can start with a clean slate? I'm getting better.
n.n;"
>Katt hrrms. "Well... whatever." As Rachel speaks up, she turns to look at her
(all the better to ignore these two), and asks, "Yeah... do you have something
to drink? And maybe a roast?"
>Gourry nods to Lina, then picks up his menu again. n.n;
>Tasuki stops chugging his sake, and makes some sort of attempt at generosity,
"You want what's left of my sake?" Hm. He can be nice, but, he expects a
negative answer, so, hey. n.n
>Astrid shakes his head silently in answer to Rachel's offer. He continues to
watch the proceedings quietly.
>Rachel gives Katt a menu. "Food's in here, and I can make about anything you
want to drink. What'd you like?"
>Katt turns to Tasuki. "Sure!" Innocent smile. Then a furrowed brow. . o O (
Wait... he's so crude, he's probab;y gave it backwash '>.<' )
>Lina frowns and stands, glancing toward Gourry. "I think I'll get some air.
Wanna come?"
>Ryouga has arrived.
>Tasuki curses a whole string of mental curses, then hands the bottle over to
Katt, forcing a smile. n.n;
>Gourry stands up and adjusts his swordbelt, nodding. "Sure."
>Tasuki . o O ( *waving to sake, a single tear rolls down his cheek* )
>Eden has arrived.
>Gourry waves at Ryouga, and subconciously stands closer to Lina in a
semi-possesive fashion.
>Katt snatches up the bottle. She doesn't drink from it, though, at least not
yet. 'n.n'
>Lina grins and turns to head out the door.. Well, she was about to anyway but
it's suddenly blocked by Ryouga coming in. She grins dumbly for a moment and
sweatdrops. "Eh.. Hiya again Ryouga." ^_^;
>Eden walks in quietly.
>Arin blinks at Katt. "Err.."
>Eden takes a seat.
>Lina and smirks, putting one fist on his hip, and resting his other hand on the
pommel of his sword. "Hey Ryouga."
>Rachel waves cheerfully to Eden from behind the bar.
>Ryouga holds his map to his face.. "Okay.. so.. if I go north.. through this
forest..where I am at now.. then.. east.. I should end up at the city
square.. where.. if I go north.. I can find.. the 7th heaven..", he looks over
his map, grinning sheepishly, "Oh, heya Lina! I guess I found the place on my
own for once." ^_^
>Eden waves. "Hello, Rachel. How are you?"
>Katt takes a long sip. She blinks, and looks down at the menu. Hmm. Well, she
isn't paying. "I'd like a steak." 'n.n'
>Rachel scoops some ice cubes, flings them ceiling-ward, and catches them behind
her back in a glass. "Good, Eden. How're you tonight?"
>Eden says, "I'm all right."
>Ryouga dismisses his previous travel-ranting as temporary insanity, yeah, there
we go. Uh-huh.. he waves to his friends..and hops his way over there tiut
suite. o.o
>Tasuki shrugs, and decides to order too. I mean, after all, self-control is
inhibited when you're slightly inebriated, "I'll have a steak too, medium rare.
n.n"
>Gourry notes Ryouga doesn't need to walk far, Lina bumped into him on her way
out. ^^;
>Lina (OOC) nods n.n;
>Rachel grabs an order pad, and writes down Katt's order. "Coming right up."
She runs the slip back to the cook.
>Ryouga (OOC) sorries.. brain's going. Yeah. n.n
>Gourry nods to Ryouga, "Go ahead and get yourself somethin' to eat, man. ^_^
Lina and I were just stepping out..." He glances down at Lina for confirmation,
"Right Lina?"
>Katt blinks, trying to remember something. "What were we talking about?"
>Lina mmhms, tnen blinks as she realizes what he just said. Leave? But.. "Oh, it
can wait a bit Gourry." She steps back and reclaims her seat at the table,
waving for Ryouga to take a nearby seat. "Won't you join us Ryouga?" ^_^
>Ryouga omfs.. at the bump, then.. and ers.. offering a hand to help her out,
whoops.. missed, "Er, sorry.. bad habit, I guess.. that happens to me too
much.", he rubs the back of his neck sheepishly for a moment.. but then nods,
"Sure, if it's not any inconvience.. I don't want to hold you up." ^_^
>Gourry draws his sword, only an inch, and then lets go so that it slides back
into the sheath with a *klack* He strolls over to the table again and sits on
Lina's right.
>Eden waits patiently, then orders a grilled cheese sandwich, french fries, and
iced tea.
>Rachel jots down Eden's order and runs it back.
>Lina laughs in a Naga-ish way.. and quickly slaps her hand over her mouth, eyes
wide in horror. She didn't just..ack. "Err.. No, no trouble at all. We weren't
heading anywhere really, just going to go for a stroll." Lina, flirting? Her?
Never.
>Katt hmms, and says to Arin, "Date... maybe... if you promise not to try to
kill Ryu."
>Arin whispers, "She got it, right? I musta missed the response, or something.
Sorry. n.n" to you.
>Gourry snatches up a menu and glances from Ryouga to Lina, and shrugs inwardly.
He sighs and nods, "Yeah, just a stroll."
>Tasuki glances at Katt, "Oh, so ya like the fruity boy more than me, I see 'ow
it is...o.O"
>Arin blinks. "Katt. The thought never crossed my mind. I'm not going to kill
anyone, just because you happen to..know them." Recovery. Whew.
>Arin *glares* at Tasuki.
>Katt blinks, then peers at Tasuki, taking another long swig of sake. "Hey! You
never even asked!"
>Gambit finishes his drink, and leaves leaving money on the table.
>Gambit heads out the front door.
>Tasuki says, "Yeah I did...I was talkin' to ya last night...and 'en I woke up,
and stuff..."
>Rachel slices up a lime, being more than a little flashy and theatrical about
it. :)
>Cait_Sith arrives, with Echartea following behind.
>Katt squints a Tasuki, apparently not getting the joke. Now, wait, there we go.
"Hey...!"
>Arin shakes his head. . o O ( Shadows, for all their evil, at least have
culture... A fight is hardly worth the effort. )
>Arin murmurs, "It's not worth the effort, Katt."
>Cait Sith's Mog waddles in...
>Katt asks, "What's not worth the effort?"
>Echartea looks around
>Tasuki is glad you understood the joke...too bad it wasn't a joke. o.o "Hey is
for horses...tee-hee..."
>Katt . o O ( And why am I always the last one clued into things around here!?
'>.<' )
>Arin murmurs, "Talking, arguing with, or beating the heck out of him. Or any
combination of the above."
>Katt gives tasuki a 'love tap' with the staff. Oh, who'm I kidding, that's a
good old fashioned whallop 'c.c'
>Arin winces. "Suit yourself." . o O ( That's gonna leave a mark. )
>Rachel AHEMS from behind the bar, obviously directing it at Katt. "Put it
down. Now. Use it again and you're out of here, got it?"
>Katt peers at Rachel, saying, "As soon as he stops being an idiot." '-.-'
>Tasuki is already on the floor, of course, on any other day he could've kept
his balance. o.o He asks Arin, "I thought I wasn't worth fighting...o.o"
>Arin looks down at Tasuki. "Well.. Technically, it wasn't a fight."
>Cait Sith . o O ( Sheesh...looks like my romantic profile hasn't caused any
luck for Tasuki... )
>Echartea looks around slowly...
>Tasuki says, "Fight my butt, this was a war. o.o" Of course, he's quite a bit
out of it at the moment.
>Actually, this's what Katt does to people she likes. Pray to god she doesn't
hate you. 'c.c'
>Arin murmurs, "More like a one...boy...massacre."
>Echartea blinks
>Litta synths, "Scanning"
>Arin murmurs, "And I'd rather not fight your butt."
>Echartea marps..looking around the bar
>Katt goes to whap Arin as well, but remembers Rachel's warning at the last
moment. "No fighting. Only *I* may beat him senseless."
>Tasuki stands, pointing a finger at Katt, "And if you hit me again, I won't
give you this back." He holds out a clenched fist.
>Eden is sitting quietly. She just received her sandwich and fries.
>Arin looks at Katt. "Why would I waste my time and effort fighting him?"
>Katt blinks at Tasuki. "Hmm?"
>Arin looks at Tasuki again. "Now what?"
>Gourry frowns oddly at his menu. . o O ( This is just wierd. I'm.... not
hungry. o.O )
>Tasuki swipes his hand close to Katt's face, then sticks his thumb between two
fingers, still clenching his hand tightly, "I got your nose! n.n"
>Katt squints at Tasuki. "..."
>Arin...blinks...at Tasuki. "..."
>Arin asks, "You're insane, aren't you?"
>Echartea sighs
>Katt sighs. "And where's my dinner?"
>Tasuki exclaims, "I'm not insane, I'm the evil nose collector, Shmee!"
>Cait Sith blinks at Tasuki. . o O ( Gee...I thought his name was Tasuki... )
>Katt peers at Tasuki. You're not exactly disproving this theory 'o.-' . o O
( Hmm. Maybe I whapped him a bit too hard. )
>Isha falls asleep.
>Arin looks back at Katt. "We might consider a change of venue at some point."
-.-;;
>Echartea looks at Cait
>Arin errrss...venue.
>Something suggests that that last bottle of sake may not have been his first.
o.o
>Echartea pads over to Cait. "What'd I miss?"
>Cait Sith hms. "Well...apparently as much as I have...looks like a minor
dispute between Katt and...Shmee, over there..."
>Arin looks at Katt. "Sake makes men stupid, too. Lots of things seem to,
actually.. o.- Oxygen, for one."
>Rachel delivers Katt's steak. "Anything else tonight?"
>Gourry stands up, and heads for the door, "Ne, Lina.. I'm not too hungry right
now. I think I'll just go ahead and get that fresh air about now. ^_^"
>Katt ignores Arin for a moment. Food! "No, that'll be all." 'n.n'
>Echartea clicks quietly, "hmmm.."
>Tasuki picks his chair up, balancing it on his nose. "Watch as the amazing
Shmee demonstrates his nose power! n.n"
>Lina blinks and stands as well.. Darn. Best to not let Gourry wander around the
city by himself. o.o "Um.. Okay. I think I'll join you." It is crowded and loud
in here after all.. A bit annoying.
>Katt takes another swig of her sake. She also glances under the table, on the
odd chance tasuki's brain fell out somewhere along the line.
>Katsuo has arrived.
>Gourry blinks, and smiles wider. ^_^ "Oh? Good! Great, um.. c'mon." He shrugs.
>Ryouga nods as he walks over, smiling ever so slightly, "It's nice to see you
again Lina..", he sits down, looking up after putting his gear on the ground,
"It makes the day that much better..", he blinks, "Oh, hi Gourry..leaving so
soon?" o.o;
>Lina_Inverse heads out the front door.
>Cait Sith blinks at Tasuki... . o O ( Wow, he must be from a traveling
circus... )
>Katsuo enters, quietly, his wings folded against his back. He doesn't look
very healthy at the moment. Dark bags hang under his eyes, and his cheeks seem
a bit sunken in.
>Gourry heads out the front door.
>Cait Sith turns and notices Katsuo, and blinks... "Holy mackerel...hey, Katsuo,
you don't look so good..."
>l kats
Katsuo
Standing at about 5'9", the strange winged man before you seems to radiate a
warm, comforting aura. His features can be considered handsome, with slim,
sharp eyes and an athletic build. One may consider him human at first glance,
but a closer one would prove otherwise. His ears, normally hidden behind his
wispy silver hair, are slightly pointed, almost elven. Even stranger are his
eyes, with their crystal blue irises, which at times seem to go glow azure when
the light hits them right. His bangs reach out and dangle before his face,
swaying ever so gently with the man's every movement. Another oddity lies
within the mysterious tattoos marking his face. Upon his forehead lie a trio of
symbols, three dark blue diamonds, and the one in the center being slim and
long. Two more dot the corners beneath the outside of his eyes, both in the
form of small rounded blue triangles. To top off his angelic presence, a pair
of beautiful sweeping wings extends from his back, their white feathers
gleaming with pure
At the moment, the man is clothed in a velvet cloak of a pale blue, which
nicely matches his eyes. Beneath the cloak he wears a sleek white shirt and a
pair of baggy blue slacks, both of which gives him an almost archaic look. The
shirt is split in the back, to better allow his wings free movement. Etched
bands of silver encircle his wrists and ankles, further complimenting his
foreign appearance. Lastly, a pair of clean white leather boots adorns his
feet, the cuffs hanging loosely about his shins.
Despite his odd state of dress, this person seems to blend in with the general
crowd, as if his very presence were obscured by some strange magic. He moves
about with a fluid, even inhuman grace, his strange eyes darting about to take
in his surroundings. Though her previously may have seemed a bit uncomfortable
by his new state, his confidence is boosted now. He looks out at the world with
knowledge of what he is, and what he must now do.
Carrying:
>Ryouga blinks slightly, and follows the two out.. o.o
>Ryouga heads out the front door.
>Ryouga has left.
>Katt gives Katsuo a momentary glance as he arrives. . o O ( A wyndian? )
'o.o'
>Katsuo looks up at Cait Sith, then nods, weakly. His voice comes out a bit
hollow, and strained. "G-gomen. Most of my energy is going to containing the
demon." He grimaces slightly, as if from pain.
>Cait Sith blinks? "A demon? What demon? Maybe I can help?"
>Eden looks curiously to Katsuo for a moment, then returns to her meal.
>Arin looks up at the mention of a demon. . o O ( A Shadow, perhaps..? )
Echartea blinks
>Katt peers at katsuo at that little comment as well. . o O ( Demons? But... i
thought we destroyed them all...? )
>Tasuki flips his chair over, then takes a seat in it. He looks at Arin, then
Katt...then passes out on the table. *thud*
>Katsuo blinks at Caith Sith... then sighs slightly. "I'm not sure if you
can... I was hoping to find Belldandy-san, but I haven't seen her so far..."
>He steps further into the room, making his way to an empty seat.
>Arin looks over at the passed-out Tasuki. o.o;
>Cait Sith nods. "What do you need to keep the demon sealed? Holy power?"
>Katsuo nods, slightly. "Hai... I think I need Belldandy's containment spell
again. It worked before, until Skuld destroyed the cube."
>Katt tears her attention away from Katsuo (she doesn't exactly have an
attention span worth mentioning) to look at the more-than-tipsy Tasuki. Leaning
forward, she asks, "Tasuki?" 'o.o'
>Cait Sith nods. "I see...I know a source of holy power...it may not be the same
as your friends', but it's still holy power..."
>Tasuki gives a response much similar to that of a wall. It doesn't have to be a
nice wall, any wall will do. Unless it has a speaker system embedded in it. o.o
>( One does have to wonder, however, why Tasuki dressed up before coming here.
o.o )
>Katsuo takes a seat, letting out an exhausted breath. "Could you tell me more
about it?"
>Arin looks back at Katt. "You seem him more often than I. Is this a frequent
occurence?"
>Katt shrugs. Well, considering the way he drinks, and the fact Katt has given
him multiple severe head injuries, it might not be all that uncommon. 'o.o';
>Cait Sith nods. "An ancient and intelligent relic that dwells beneath the
Earth, to protect the innocent from unholy forces...I have the means to summon
it...it is known as Alexander..."
>Echartea blinks
>Katsuo asks, "... how would that help me? Can it contain the aura?"
>Tasuki quivers slightly. Must be dreaming. Or nauseous.
>Arin shrugs. "Well, Katt.. When you're done, would you care to go someplace?"
>Katt taps her chin. "Maybe, but there's nothing to do around here!"
>Cait Sith hms. "Quite possibly...anything unholy, it surrounds in righteous
power, much likewhite blood cells attack germs..."
>Tasuki murmurs, "Katt...doesn't...l...me...Arin...hehe...purple." How cryptic.
o.o
>Arin shrugs. "The fountain's always nice. It's my favorite place. Normally
quiet. Quite soothing."
>Arin looks at Tasuki. o.-;
>Katt peers at Tasuki as well. '-.o' "Fountain? Maybe later, I haven't even
finished dinner yet!" She takes another long swig of the sake.
>Katsuo says, "It took most of Belldandy's energy to contain the aura... but...
it's worth a try." He grits his teeth at a sudden jolt of pain, clutching a
hand over his heart.
>Arin smiles. "I meant when you finished."
>Cait Sith nods. "And I think we better hurry...let's step outside...there ought
to be room there..."
>Katsuo nods, quickly, then slowly stands. His faint aura is already starting
to dim.
>Echartea blinks
>Tasuki murmurs..."Lekka..." Uh-oh! Someone slap him. o.o
>Echartea asks, "Cait?"
>Cait Sith nods. "Excuse me, Echartea...it looks like I have to summon yet
>another creature..."
>Derek has arrived.
>Echartea nods
>Katt blinks. She ain't slapping him, Rachel told her not to use the staff
'o.o'
>Rachel waves to Derek from behind the bar.
>Cait Sith's Mog heads for the door, almost bumping into Derek. "Scuse me,
Derek...hey, if you wanna meet the Holy Alexander, now's your chance..."
>Tasuki says, "shh...zzzzzz..." z.z
>Eden waves to Derek.
>Echartea clicks quietly, "If you need me, just call"
>Chibi-Derek waves, blinking at Cait as he walks up, "Meet him?"
>Echartea clicks quietly, "Although I doubt you will"
>Chibi-Derek scratches his cheek, "Er..it?"
>Cait Sith nods. "Don't sell yourself short, Ech-o...I'll be just outside..."
>Chibi-Derek asks, "Somethin' wrong, Cait Sith?"
>Cait Sith nods. "I can explain later...or maybe Katsuo can...no time to lose..."
>Katt digs into her steak. 'n.n'
>Cait_Sith heads out the front door.
>Katsuo moves to follow after Cait Sith, one hand still clenching over his heart.
>Katsuo heads out the front door.
>Echartea sighs
>Chibi-Derek lets the two step by. He's got a bad feeling he knows what's up o_o;
>Echartea shakes his head softly, stretching..
>Chibi-Derek shakes his head and walks over to the bar. He hops on a stool and
smiles at Rachel, "Heya.. Can I have a beer?" ^_^
>Tasuki sniffsniffsniffs, "...steak..." z.z
>Rachel says, "Um, well, Derek, that depends on which age counts at the moment."
>Katt chews happily, occasionally taking a swig for tasuki's sake. 'n.n'
>Chibi-Derek blinks and frowns, "Aw, c'mon Rachel! You know how old I usually
am...and I'm thirsty!" ;_;
>Arin hehs. "Careful, Katt. The food might be waking him up."
>Tasuki murmurs, "What's Katt's birth-stone...?" z.z
>Rachel laughs. "All right, 'little boy'."
>Tasuki murmurs a string of curses. Perhaps he's reciting something.
>Why, a Cat's Eye Sapphire, of course!
>Rachel gets Derek his beer.
>'o.='
>Echartea sighs
>Katt downs another large hunk of steak. Why cut it into bite-sized pieces when
you can just stuff it in?
>Chibi-Derek grins . o O ( Yes! ) He pops the cap off and takes a long drink.
However, after a few swallows, he stops and sets the bottle back on the
counter. He makes a face like he just ate part of a lemon, "I remember the
taste being much better when I was bigger.." >_o;
>Chibi-Derek pushes the bottle away a little, still looking sour-faced.. 9_<
>Tasuki feels around the table a bit, and grabs a salt shaker, "..marry me!"
>Katt taptaps Tasuki on the shoulder. "... That's..." She pauses, then decides
it'd be more fun to do this. "Enjoy your happy future relationship." 'n.n';
>Arin laughs!
>Tasuki says, "You will marry me, Katt...? z.z"
>Tasuki says, "....don't tease..." Jeez. This is almost as bad as hypnosis. o.o
>Arin instantly stops laughing. o.o;;
>Katt pops the last bit of steak in her mouth, looking quite happy. Er, wait.
That's only a temporary condition. "W-WHAT!?"
>Chibi-Derek looks over at the mumbling and tries not to snicker. Tries, of
course. He doesn't do a very good job at it.. ^_^
>Eden watches curiously, but does not show even a hint of laughing.
>Arin. o O ( Great. We're about to be thrown out. -.-;; )
>Echartea frowns.
>Echartea raises an eyeridge
>Katt waits for Tasuki's reply before going postal 'O.O'
>Tasuki remains asleep, and quiet. Convenient, huh?
>Katt tugs at her hair and storms out, then. Sheesh.
>o
You leave 7th heaven destined again for the chaos of the city.
Tyr Road [300]
The apartment buildings and hotels give way to smaller, less expensive and
privately owned buildings of like sort. Then those eventually dwindle to what
you find on either side of you now. Yes, various scents of delicious food of a
wide assortment of styles, flavours, and nationalities entices your olfactorial
senses..attempting to lure you in for a bite, or five. Make no mistake,
however. It doesn't come as cheap as those fast food places around southern
Tyr Road..though you'll definately appreciate the higher quality. At a point
up ahead, the road and street becomes an unpaved trail, towards the start of
the steep walls that the mountain atol surrounding Midgaard creates. A deep
gorge carved by forces long forgotten and lost to legend is to the west
here..and a suspension bridge has been erected so that pedestrians might take a
stroll across it to Sif Way to the east, and marvel at it.
[Exits : (N)orth, Tifa's Seventh Heaven (7), (T)ransit Station, Path (D)own
to the Gorge, Suspension (B)ridge, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Belldandy, Karos(Pup), Katsuo, Cait_Sith, Ryouga, Gourry, and
Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Sleepers: Lina_Inverse, Janus, and Hammer ]
[Things : None ]
>Katt steps out of the 7th Heaven, looking a little less then cheerful.
Karos
You see a tall man, approximately 6'2", with broad shoulders and a dark visage.
While he can be described as handsome, feral also fits him well, as his wild
main of sharp black hair cascades down his back to his waist. His eyes are a
livid red, shining menacingly with a near-animal ferocity. With a grin like a
wolf, he bares his teeth in an almost chilling smile, something that almost
always graces his face. Blood-red markings dot his face, in the form of two
thin diamonds on his forehead, and a sharp V shape beneath the outside corner
of each eye. His clothing is black and red, most obviously influenced by a punk
design, with a spiked leather jacket and tight studded jeans. From the very way
he moves you feel that he has a dark intent, each fluid action matching those
of a snake, or some other dangerous, deadly creature. Whoever this man is, it
may be wise to remain out of his way, for his business may mean your pain.
Carrying:
>Cait Sith clutches his sides, but seems to get no worse, being shielded by
Alexander's holy field...the idol's voice booms... "Thy ambition has doomed
you, accursed one...prepare to face thy Judgement..." The air shimmers with
holy power...
>Arin comes out of the 7th Heaven Bar.
>Katt wonders what she walked into NOW '>.>' '<.<'
>Arin follows Katt out, trying to calm her down..or something. He stops,
blinking. . o O ( Uh oh.. )
>Karos blinks at Caith Sith, then at Alexander, then lets loose a curse. "Aw
SHIT! Judgement? #&$% this!" He turns to look over at Katsuo, frowning.
"Where do you pick up these friends?! Ah, well, I'll be back later. But for
now, have a gift." He glances at the structure again, warily, then throws
something at Katsuo's feet.
>Karos has a bad mouth! X_X
>Katt stops in her tracks. Player will make a more coherent reply once she
figures out what's up 'O.o'
>Belldandy lands and sets the broom aside. Her eyes widen as Cait Sith summons
Alexander, "That's..." Then her gaze moves to Karos, her surprised expression
fading. Taking its place is a rather disgusted frown.
>The idol lets out a rumble. "Thou may think thyself safe, but there is nowhere
to run from thy fate..." It lets some holy power congeal into an orb and zip at
Karos in warning...
>Tasuki comes out of the 7th Heaven Bar.
>Katt is in the middle of a minor crisis situation, tas. Namely, she doesn't
have a clue what's going on out here 'n.n';
>Tasuki wobbles a bit out of the bar, although he's feigning the movements. He
looks around 'hazily,' before walking over to Katt and Arin. That is, assuming
they're together. "...yo." Pretending to be drunk and all, he doesn't really
notice what's going on. o.o;
>Belldandy says, "(OOC) Hmm, there's a demon, an angel, a legendary holy
construct, a goddess, and a few other things around...and he doesn't notice
anything? n.n;"
>Katt watches the little scene from the doorway. If she wasn't half-drunk, she'd
be leaping in to kick butt. Doesn't really matter who, but violence is very
refreshing. 'O.o'
>Tasuki taptaps Katt on the shoulder, "I went through all that f***in' trouble
to steal your food, and you didn't even leave anything for me. o.o Err..." <.<
>.> And, just as he's looking for an escape route, he notices the goings on. No
*big* deal, he's been alongside Alexander before. "...what the hell is going
on, guys? o.o"
>Cait Sith is in no position to explain...Alexander has sealed him in a holy
barrier to protect him from further pain...
>Karos leaps out of range of the shot, not wanting to get hit by that type of
holy energy. Normal lasers wounds, he can fix. Holy ones take a HECK of a lot
more time. "Well, ciao, folks! I'll be sure to be back to spread the
Christmas cheer." He shoots Caith Sith a smile, though with a seething look in
his eyes. "You'll be getting the coal, Kitty." Then he runs. He tries not to
run too fast as to make him seem cowardly, but he still runs.
>Katt will be sure to give you a head injury in a minute, Tasuki. First, she has
to figure out what the giant robot god guy is up to. '9.9'
>The idol rumbles, in apparent displeasure... "Begone, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire...that is the will of the Holy, and it will find thee soon..."
>Arin..blinks.. He tugs on Katt's arm, lightly. "Discretion is the better part
of valor. My strengths are based too much in darkness..I'm useless here. Plus,
I'm not leaving you to get hurt." He's pretty good at picking up the
difference between holy and dark powers.
>Tasuki wouldn't want to get his new duds wrinkled...if he were a sensible guy!
"Tell me, who'm I supposed to kill? n.n"
>Katsuo looks down at the object at his feet, then slowly kneels to peer at it.
"... nani?"
>By jove! It *IS* his feet!
>Katsuo (OOC) baps his player. o_o
>Belldandy glares after Karos and makes a rising gesture with one of her hands,
erecting an invisible wall of force in the demon's path, "Oh no you don't."
>Katt rubs the bridge of her nose, taking another sip of Tasuki's sake (oh! Even
more painful then a staff-whap!). "I dunno."
>Karos suddenly impacts with the wall. *THUD* "#@*$!!"
>Arin looks over at Katt. "If I tried to help, I'd make things worse. Neither of
us have holy powers, which is what I assume the good guys are using."
>Although the idol is expressionless and motionless, its voice addresses
Belldandy. "Thy Holiness...be blessed..." Holy energy swirls lightly around
Belldandy, favoring her...
>Katt comments, rather idly, "Don't see this every day." Another swig.
>Arin blinks. "Are you drunk?" he asks, incredulously.
>Tasuki pats Katt on the shoulder, "You like sake, huh? I guess it's just
another reason to like you. n.n We can be sake-buddies." . o O (Koji..;.;)
>Katt watches Alexander with interest. "Drunk? Nah." Another swig.
>A little piece of Tasuki dies...his elbow. o.o
>Arin grits his teeth. "Keep your hands off her, Tasuki. If she's drunk, there's
going to be Hell to pay."
>Katsuo reaches out the pick up the object, which turns out to be a piece of
paper. He frowns slightly, then straightens up, wondering what this is.
>Tasuki throws a glare at Arin, "Don't talk down to me."
>Karos rubs his nose, then glances at Belldandy, squinting. "Damn it all to
Hell! Of all the megami, why did it have to be one of *her* rank?" He still
refrains from showing any signs of fear.
>Arin gahs at Katt. "You are. Katt...give me..the bottle. o.o;;" He glares back
at Tasuki. "Why not? It's your sake she got drunk on."
>Belldandy looks up at Alexander and smiles for a moment . o O ( Thank you, Holy
Priest Alexander. )
>Katt takes her attention off the little scuffle just long enough to shout,
"SHADDUP! I'm trinna watch the show!"
>Amelia arrives from the south.
>Amelia walks up quietly, looking around...
>Tasuki pokes Katt, "How about I carry you on my shoulders, so you can see
better?"
>*WHAP* "Lecher!"
>Arin shoots a withering glare at Tasuki. "Don't you dare take advantage of her
current state."
>Katt replies to that with a hearty, "Sure!" Yup, must be drunk. She entirely
forgot to beat his head in 'c.c';
>Cait Sith rests in holy protection while Alexander looms a few stories up, in
the street... "The Holy Judgement cometh, and that righteousness shall
prevail..."
>There's a big building-type golem thing in the middle of the street, a demon,
an angel, a megami, a drunk, a neko-onna, and others currently in the area. o.o
>Tasuki crouches down, ignoring Arin.
>No, a drunk-neko-onna
>Amelia blinkblinks.
>Katsuo slowly begins to turn over the paper in her hands. "..."
>Arin steps between Tasuki and Katt. "No. Katt's not getting on your shoulders."
>Karos takes a breath, then *growls* at Belldandy as his facial markings glow a
fierce red.
>Amelia oocly notes, "... And this is unusual from my viewpoint _how?_ "
>Tasuki isn't drunk, he was faking it so he could steal Katt's steak. Of course,
she ate it all by the time she got mad and left..(;.;)
>Belldandy looks over towards Katsuo, making her way over to him. "Katsuo,
what's going on here? And who's that demon?"
>Tasuki says, "Arin, she just wants to see the fight. I don't mean anything by
it...o.o"
>Katt pouts at Arin. "But... I wanna better view!" ';.;' She takes another
swig, finishing off the bottle.
>Amelia's eyes fall on the one person she knows, and she walks over to tap him
on the shoulder.... "Ano... Gourry-san...?"
>Marller arrives from the south.
>Arin murmurs, "She can see just fine from where she is.. Katt..please..you're
not thinking straight. Any other time, you would have bashed him in to next
month."
>Katsuo answers as he turns the paper over. "... he's... Karos, an old
classmate from the academy..." Suddenly, he goes still, his wings stiffening as
he realizes what's in his hand.
>The idol trembles a bit. "More of the unholy soil this place..."
>Tasuki throws a nasty glare up at Arin, "Arin, shut the hell up and just try
and let people live for once, without you butting in."
>Belldandy's eyes widen, then close tightly as she feels something invisible hit
her. Touching her hand to her temple, she straightens back up. Those who can
sense it would know her energy aura is increasing.
>Katt waves dismissively. "Nah, I'll bash him later!" She seems quite happy
about that prospect.
>Karos grins, baring his fangs as his facial markings begin to glow brighter.
"Feel that, Megami? Pain is so sweet, sometimes..."
>Arin murmurs, "Live your own way, slug. You're not going to so much as touch
Katt until she's sober. Nor am I."
>Cait Sith clutches his megaphone despite his pain, a red materia glowing on his
megaphone in the presence of Alexander...the holy structure lets the holy
energy in the air intensify accordingly with Belldandy's actions...
>Marller moves above the buildings, hopping from roof to roof until she finds a
vantage point that suits her: atop some indistinct locale a bit away.
>Amelia o_o;;; at the crowd. She shakes Gourry's shoulder fervently...
"Gourry-san, we must do something! It's our duty to protect the weak!"
>Tasuki stands, pulling his tessen out. Yep, he's had enough. He's ready to
fight...and not a demon, either.
>Arin shakes his head. "Don't make me fight you, Tasuki. It's not worth it.
Especially not here and now."
>Katt pulls out her staff, swining it in a nice drunken arc at Arin and Tasuki's
heads. "I told ya both ta SHADDUP!"
>The paper in Katsuo's hand suddenly flares brightly, releasing the spell
contained within. Black icy tendrils of shadow rip out of the sheet, suddenly
tightening around the angel's neck and limbs.
>Belldandy's eyes snap open as her own facial markings suddenly glow a bright
blue. She stares down Karos as she pushes her countering aura out further to
include Cait Sith.
>Marller mmns..( I wonder what disassociated spawn is fooling with kami's brats
-this- time...territorial respect has dropped sharply in recent years. )
>Arin, since he's facing away from Katt, fails to see the staff swing. *crack*
He, of course, collapses. x.x
>Amelia shakeshakes Gourry more, then pulls on his cheek. o_o; "Gourry-saaaaan!
Oki nasai, you're sleeping standing up again!"
>Karos stumbles back, the light from his facial markings going dim. "KUSO!" He
growls, then looks around frantically for some form of an advantage. He spots
the people outside of the fight... noting Katt. With a dark grin, he suddenly
leaps across the street towards the neko-onna.
>Tasuki says, "I'm not making you fight me..." He ducks under Katt's graceful
swing, drawing his elbow out in front of him. He charges Arin...and trips over
him, smacking elbow first into the wall of the seventh...followed by a nice
facial smear. Lovely.
>Gourry snaps out of his nap, "Eh? What? Huh? x.x"
>Belldandy turns to look at Katsuo, gasping at the tendrils. "Katsuo!" she cries
as her hand thrusts towards the angel, a ball of light shooting towards him.
>Cait Sith's suffering begins to ease a bit...he starts to concentrate better on
the situation, helping Alexander better distribute its power...the idol notices
the magical attack on Katsuo, and sends bright holy energy to try and combat
it... "Thy foul evil shall not tarnish a man of the Holy..."
>Amelia says, "We must go save that... EEK! That girl is getting..." She
wastes no further time, dashing towards Katt in a n attempt to shield her,
hands flaring with light...
>Katt chuckles to herself. "See? See? I warned you!" She smiles drunkenly (and
more then a bit maniacally), unawares of Karos' oncoming rush.
>Katsuo is bathed in both forms of holy attack, the dark tendrils disintigrating
into a fine dust. He chokes, coughing violently, then falls to his knees,
holding himself as he shudders.
>Arin groans, not quite unconscious, yet. He opens his eyes, feeling like
someone poured molten lead over his skull.
>Gourry draws his sword and looks around, "Eh... Amelia! Who's the bad guys? >.<"
>Karos aims to grab a hold on Katt's neck, in order to bring the woman close to
him so that she can be used as a hostage.
>Amelia stops just short of reaching Katt and Karos, holding out her finger to
him. "TOOOH!! Halt, villain, or taste the wrath of fifteen years of
evil-vanquishing experience!!"
>Arin sees Karos. Not quite out of it, completely, he ignores his own pain and
lashes a foot out at Karos' knee.
>The idol addresses the fallen angel before it. "Receive the touch of Holy
light..." A pillar of light erupts from the ground, branching off twice near
the top to form a cross (a la Evangelion! ^-), in an attempt to help revitalize
Katsuo...
>You have remarkably bad timing Karos, you know that? Katt's prone to violence
when she's SOBER... and she starts swinging her staff around. "See? A little of
this *whff* a littlea that *whff* a little a *WHAM*" I hope you were ducking
'c.c'
>Tasuki rubs his forehead, standing and walking back over to Katt...only to get
caught in the head and knocked to the ground again. Ohhh...this is how brain
tumors are caused. o.o
>Eden comes out of the 7th Heaven Bar.
>Karos isn't exactly a weakling, despite being outclassed by Belldandy. He
readily hops over Arin's leg, then takes the blows from Katt's staff, savoring
the pain. "How sweet of you to gift me with your wrath!" He brushes a hand
across the bruises on his face, then throws a tremendously hard punch at Katt's
gut in hopes of knocking the fight out of her.
>Eden steps out of the bar, and stares at the gathered crowd and fight.
>Ryouga has disconnected.
>Arin tries to stand. Though invisible to most, Belldandy and Karos would
proably notice a red aura building up around him. He's not out of the fight
just yet.
>Katsuo is engulfed in Belldandy's pillar of light. When he is revealed again,
he still looks weak, though better then before. The chaos aura contained
within his heart is still trying to break free, and all the energy that he has
and receives is going to keeping it from freeing itself.
>Amelia keeps her finger aimed at Karos as she summons light in her other hand,
careful to stand out of range of Katt's wild staff-swinging. She's got MAGIC,
y'see... "This is unpermittable! Free her before I smite thee!" Just in
case, she holds her growing light-sphere in front of her now, growing quite
angry!
>The idol Alexander's unmoving blue eyes flash, directing a pulse of shimmering
holy light in Karos' direction. "Thy vile deed shall not go unpunished..."
>Amelia nods with Alexander!
>Gourry steps up beside Amelia and pulls the pin on his sword. He grabs a scene
from a previous episode and does the cool 'Sword Of Light' activation sequence,
then he takes a stance beside Amelia. n.n
>Katt hums to herself as she continues her drunken little mental festival. Ohy.
She takes a step back at the last second, still not even aware Karo's is there,
and makes another wild swing 'n.n'
>Eden, check that, stares at the huge robot-looking thing.
>Karos growls at Katt's dodge, then suddenly LUNGES at he-*FZAP*
>Karos is engulfed by Alexander's holy attack and sizzles. x_x
>Belldandy kneels down by Katsuo, still radiating softly like a beacon.
Frowning, she puts a hand on his shoulder, "Katsuo, tell me what's wrong? Is it
your other half again?"
>Katt pikus, finally spotting the Karos briquette. "...?"
>Eden steps back, peering around the edge of the door.
>Arin, still trying to rise, is *just* under the range of katt's staff. He feels
the breeze. "Katt!" He's got a headache the size of the city square. "Run!"
>Amelia screams, "I warned you too! HOLY BLESS!!!!!" She rears back and SLAMS
the sphere into the ground, coating everything within a 20' radius of herself
in pure light and wholesome goodness!
>Karos looks up at Katt, lying on the ground. He bares his teeth again, not
quiet liking the burnt flesh and the pain it causes. Then, he's engulfed in
holy light. *FOOSH* X_X
>Not just good. Good -for- you!
>Amelia whispers, "Purification, basically - it won't hurt anything 'good', just
'evil' n.n;" to you and Gourry.
>Tasuki crawls along the ground this time, turning around to watch Katt, waiting
to stand after she stops. Of course, he spots the flaming mass, and recognizes
Alexander's work. Oh well, he may be 'well done' but he can be cooked a little
while longer. "Lekka shien!" He raises his fan, pointing it at Karos...of
course, Arin getting up kind of blocks him, and the flame shoots straight
towards the cat-boy. Coincidence...maybe, maybe not.
>Katt would run, if she wasn't too busy watching Karos become more and more like
last nights cafeteria dinner. 'o.o'
>Katsuo looks up at Belldandy, then nods, weakly. He holds a hand over his
heart, grimacing. "... I'm holding it back... it possessed Skuld before..."
The holy light starts to cling and bunch up to Karos like putty, as Alexander
emotionlessly continues to attack the unholy foreign power... "Disappear into
the abyss, and repent thy deeds shouldst thou ever see light again...such is
the will of the Holy..."
>Gourry gets all the evil dirt cleaned from his body from the holy bless thing.
^_^ Wai!
>Belldandy nods, "I heard. I should have kept the containment device myself."
She looks at the young angel, almost as if she were looking through him and
asks, "How can I help?"
>Karos stands, slowly, smoke still rising from his body, then turns to face
Alexander. He puts on a defiant sneer, then raises a single fist to the
structure. "Yo! Priest! $#@& you!" The demon extends his middle finger,
flaunting it at Alexander... then burns away beneath the attack, leaving behind
only that hand, frozen in its previous gesture.
>Arin gets burned. Normally referred to as the straw that breaks the
camel's back, he screams. That red aura building up suddenly explodes into
anyone's field of vision that might be attuned to such things.
>Gourry ums... o.o;
>Arin lost track of his delete key. Dernit. o.-
>Katt pokes Karos with her staff. To see if he's still moving. This may backfire
on the poor girl. Luckily, or unluckily, she hasn't noticed Tasuki turn Arin
into a crispy critter.
>Arin morphs into a Shadow.
>Katsuo answer Belldandy, to an extent. "I'm... I'm not sure... I don't know if
I can risk letting it out again, without it immediately re-entering me."
The staff pokes into what's left of Karos... his hand.
>Tasuki bangs his head against the pavement. -.-
"...why...did...he...get...in...my...way?"
>Amelia blinkblinks at Karos. "We... we did it?"
>The energy takes its toll, and Alexander lets the energy cling to and surround
the remaining hand, picking at it like a scavenger... "The deed is done..."
>Karos's voice rings out from the pile of ash beneath the hand. "Kuso! Do you
know how long it'll take for me to get a body back?!"
>Katt pikus. Hmm. "I didn't do it!" '>.>' '<.<';
>Arin walks over to Tasuki, looking down at him..mostly because he's hovering a
foot off the ground. "I..am so..amazingly..angry.." His red eyes are blazing
like hellfire.
>Amelia o.o; "Must banish the spirit as well!"
>The hand rises up and gives the finger to Amelia. "Shaddap!"
>Really, Karos is a pretty nasty demon. Just not when utterly outclassed like
this. ;)
>Amelia stares at the demon's hand in irritation o_o;
>Cait Sith remains in Alexander's holy field, using all his might to help focus
Alexander's attacks...a bit of holy power tries to whittle at the obscene
hand...then Alexander's voice is heard again. "I sense more of the darkness..."
Is he addressing Arin?
>Tasuki glances at Amelia, then hops to his feet, running towards her, "Don't
exorcise him! You'll get the kid, too! o.o"
>Marller hops down from her rooftop observation post at about the same time the
Holy Hysteria has vaped tonight's 7:30 show, edging around what's left of the
energy and remarking to the disembodied Karos, "Serves you right, I'd say," in
a calm voice, before raising it enough to carry to the goddess. "Hey.
Bell-chan."
>Tasuki of course, walks right through Arin's spirit and all. n.n;
>Katt hmmphs. Rude hand, that one is. She turns back to Tasuki and Arin, blinking at
Arin's change.
>Arin notes that Tasuki feels bone-chilling cold as he does so. Full Shadowform
causes a large drop in body heat. n.n;;
>Amelia asks, "The kid?"
>Belldandy looks back over her shoulder, still concerned about Katsuo. She gives
Marller a neutral expression, some of her energy receeding, "Oh. What is it,
Marller?"
>Tasuki notes he's hard-headed and warm-blooded. n.n; He points over his
shoulder with his tessen at Arin, "He may be an annoying jerk, but...uh... o.o;"
>Amelia says, "Demo..."
>Eden isn't going home through this, and even if she knew what side to fight on,
this isn't her league. She stays in the doorway, staring uneasily.
>Lina_Inverse has connected.
>Lina (OOC) @.@
>Amelia oocly waves to Lina! "Look, it's a battle royale!"
>Arin turns, letting himself down until his feet touch ground again. He *glares*
at Tasuki, still angry as hell. You can tell that because he's not in hybrid
form or human form..but Shadow form. Ooo..that's mad.
>l arin
Arin
Arin has become a full-fleged Shadow. His skin has become a pure,
midnight black, except for around his face, neck, and chest. From just
under his nose, around his cheeks, down his throat, and across his
chest, the skin is a pure white. His entire form seems almost
translucent, yet still almost solid...like it isn't quite tangible.
His eyes are a blazing red, the twin circles lit from behind with an
eerie, crimson glow. His sandy brown hair remains, but seems to have a
silvery tinge. It almost appears to float slightly, as if there were a
breeze around him that no one else can feel.
In this form, he requires no clothing, and so wears none. Although
the form is that of an athletic, although slender, male, it is gender-
neutral, which is unsurprising, since he is, after all, a living
shadow.
Carrying:
Midgaard City Map
>Katt . o O ( Maybe I shouldn't have drunk all that... I think I'm
hallucinating... 'o.o' )
>The holy idol addresses Belldandy. "Thy Holiness, thy presence is tarnished by
a demon unholy...yet, this matter shall be left to thy discretion..." A bit of
holy energy begins to bubble up around Arin in a warning... "Something else
evil soils this place now..."
>Marller smirks, appraising Katsuo briefly as she comments, "You always save the
most friendly greetings for me." Frowning again and looking back, she keeps
her distance from the goddess, but stays well within casual earshot as she
follows with the question, "Which friend of yours was -that-?"
>Karos's presence is no longer here. ^_^;
>Karos has left.
>Marller observes Alexander, and figures she's the one being talked about, "And
who's the overstuffed taco bell prize? Something of Skuld's?"
>Amelia ehs... o.o;
>Belldandy offers Katsuo a helping hand up, "No friend of mine. And that is
Alexander. You never heard about the legendary priest who transfered his powers
and part of his life force into a golem?"
>Amelia scratches her head, looking around...
>Tasuki pats Amelia on the shoulder as she hesitates, "Thanks, kid. n.n"
>Arin looks at the holy energy around him, then at Alexander as it speaks. "Evil
in nature, perhaps...but not in spirit." He seems to be calming down...and
becoming human again, by and by.
>Amelia blinks at Belldandy. "Priests get stoned all the time..."
>Katsuo takes Belldandy's hand, trembling slightly. His wings continue to hang
limp as he shivers, his power waning again.
>Amelia says, "Especially the ones who go against orthodox religion..."
>Lina (OOC) is gonna Dragu slave the next person to use the word 'holy' o.o
>Amelia smiles broadly at Tasuki *.*
>Cait Sith begins to recover, with Karos gone...he notices the holy power around
Arin and advises the idol telepathically to spare Arin...
>Gourry says, "(OOC) Holy cripes, Lina! That's harsh! o.o;"
>Lina (OOC) Dragu Slaves Cait c.c
>Cait Sith OOC biiihs
>Belldandy notices Katsuo's control starting to waver and lends him a bit of her
own power, her facial markings still glowing softly.
>Amelia says, "Ano... what... what are we doing now? *blinkblink*"
>Amelia says, "Are all the badguys already gone?" She seems a bit disappointed
o_o;
>Arin's rage abates, and he returns to human status. Rather unfortunate that he
has to be PO'ed to use his Shadow abilities.
>Arin morphs into a human.
>Katt raises her hand, slinging her staff over her shoulder, and wobbling a bit
on her feet. "Hey! HEY! Am I dreaming?" 'n.n'
>Lina does that 'suddenly appearing behind so and so' trick to pop up behind
>Amelia and say sagely, "Yep, they're gone. Lucky badguys."
>Amelia missteps forward and whirls around to face Lina. "When did you get
here?!"
>Marller shrugs offhandedly. "Legends are like lawyers, full of annoying lies
and not much worth paying attention to usually." Turning back to look at
Katsuo again, her expression something of 'let's play place the face', she
continues, "The other guy, however, I didn't know either. Who was he and why
was he messin' around with you?"
>The idol's energy wanes to a low point, remaining just in case the last
remaining demon tries anything...
>Tasuki glances at Lina, "Hey, you, where's that goddess friend of yours? n.n I
need another ruby'r'somethin'."
>Lina holds up a victory sign and grins. "Ah, awhile ago. Just didn't feel like
getting in the way of any stray attacks." ^_^ \/
>Arin erks, moving to steady Katt as soon as he's fully human again. "Easy,
Katt.."
>Amelia x.x;
>Amelia asks, "Lina-san! I helped defeat them, did you see?"
>Katt is quite steady. And I would highly recommend staying a good distance away
from her, if you're low on asprin.
>Lina just pikus at Tasuki. "Eeeh.. Try at her fiance's? Erm.." She looks back
to Amelia, sweatdropping from trying to keep up with so many people yelling at
her. "Not really.."
>Gourry puts his sword away, unused yet again.
>Gourry just settles with standing next to Lina looking strong and manly and
stuff. ^^
>Belldandy keeps her attention on Katsuo, although her usual politeness lets her
answer Marller, "Apparently a demon named Karos. He's certainly not low class
from what I could sense."
>Marller turns her head long enough to throw a nasty smirk to Alexander.
"Something of a trained pup, ain't it."
>Cait Sith seems to be better, but still slumps a bit as he concentrates his
magic...
>Arin keeps an eye on Katt's staff. "When you're sober, we're going to have a
little talk.."
>Katsuo steadies slightly with Belldandy's aid, breathing more easily now.
>Eden teps carefully out of the door, finally, looking for anything else about
to attack.
>Katt smiles at Arin. "After I beat Tasuki!" 'n.n'
>Tasuki nods, "Thanks! ...uh, who's her fiance'? o.o"
>Lina tugs on the edge of Gourry's cloak. "Ano.. Can we get out of here maybe
before people start asking me to do the spell-healing thing? c_c"
>Amelia scratches her head.
>The idol sends a warning flash of sacred light in front of Marller's face. "Be
silent, cursed soul..."
>Arin murmurs, "Heh. Why not? You already got me, for the first time.."
silent
>Amelia blinks... Gourry has a cloak?
>Echartea comes out of the 7th Heaven Bar.
>Amelia exclaims, "Let's get something to eat, hai!"
>Echartea pads outside from the bar, silently....looking around, and stretching.
He inhales deeply
>Gourry says, "Sure, let's bolt. ^^:"
>The Hourglass orbits Echartea's body slowly, as he surveys the area.
>Katt stands there, a drunken smile on her face. See? Katt is invincible.
Really. And I do hope Tasuki has sense enough to run BEFORE she sobers up.
>Cait Sith, true to his word, summoned Alexander, looming 20 or so feet in the
streets behind him...Belldandy talks with Marller and Katsuo...
>Echartea blinks...not really knowing anyone else, he makes his way to
Cait..the Hourglass floating at his left side. "Cait.....?"
>Amelia hmphs.
>Tasuki hrms, and asks Amelia bluntly, "Hey kid, now that you saved Katt's life,
how about you buy me dinner, too? n.n"
>Lina kinda..edges into the 7th, motioning Gourry and Amelia to follow. c.c
*sneaksneak*
>Marller mns. "Noone I knew. Must be a frog out on a joyride with his new
license rating or something." As the light crosses and shadows her face, she
bares her teeth in a bit of a snarl, and bites back at the holy nuisance, "I
say what I want, whenever I want. Back off."
>Amelia blinkblinks at Tasuki. She asks, confounded: "...eh?"
>Amelia says, "Buy you dinner...? "
>Lina facefaults and grabs Amelia's arm. "He's trying to con you. Ferget 'im.
c.c;"
>Katt peers at Tasuki. Makes perfect sense to her. Of course, she downed half a
bottle of sake earlier. 'n.n' 'o.o'
>Eden decides not to walk by Alexander, and tries to ecide the simplest way
home. "..."
>Amelia gets dragged along o_o; "Bye Mr. Man..." she waves with her other
hand...
>Cait Sith cannot respond while Alexander is here, concentrating with his
magic...
>Lina_Inverse has left.
>Gourry has left.
>Echartea senses the exertion of magical force...nodding to himself..he looks
up..
>Amelia has left.
>Tasuki has left.
>The idol's holy power cannot harm good beings (like Eden)
>Arin sighs, tugging lightly on Katt's arm. "C'mon. The show's over, and I need
to get you sober."
>Eden doesn't know that, though. It's just another weird battlemover to her.
>Katt hmms, and nearly goes to town on Arin's head with her staff 'o.=' She
stops at the last moment, though. "Sober? I am! Sober!"
>Astrid comes out of the 7th Heaven Bar.
>Echartea sighs..seeing as he can do nothing here, he returns to Portus
Delphinus...
>Arin asks, "Of course. In any case, we were going to head for the fountain,
remember?"
>Echartea looks at the Hourglass. The sands shift to clear...and then to
brown..and then to black. In a flare of Temporal energy, he disappears.
>Echartea taps his staff twice against the ground, and is warped to Lake Acamier.
>Echartea has left.
>Katt hmms, tapping her chin. "Yeah, but I hafta beat Tasuki first. Where'd he
run off to...?" She looks around.
>Arin asks, "You can get him later, Katt. Please?"
>Marller says, "Your legendary toy's a bit ill-manner and indiscriminate, Bell.
It needs more obedience courses." Making a little sound between a sigh and a
grunt, she adds another question onto the stack. "So did he say -why- he was
out here? I'm getting sick and tired of these spawnlings tromping around here
like they never learned the rules of assignment in basic training."
>Astrid points to the Seventh Heaven, and speaks up. "You'll have to fight the
other woman for him," he calls to Katt.
>l marl
Marller
Disrupting the natural harmony of the very air around her, indeed almost
tearing it by her mere existance, is a chillingly beautiful young woman.
Appearing to be no older then her earlier twenties, her face nevertheless
bears with it all the hardened, smirking contempt of one who knows the
business of evil, and finds it much to her liking. Dark, reddish-brown
eyes gaze with a hint of amusement, complimented by the blood-red
markings on her face, like a warrior's facepaint, but somehow more
permanent. Framed by a wild mane of dirty-blonde hair, the unease of her
appearance is only amplified by the occassional peek of what would seem
to be fangs, from behind her red-painted lips.
Her attire is a bit unusual as well. A jacket of supple, black leather,
trimmed with a firey red and black pattern, hangs open to reveal a
snowy white blouse, sporting a rather daring cut; open in a V to her
waist, revealing a good deal of her darkly tanned skin. Her lower body is
clad in a pair of baggy black pants, ending halfway down her shins, leaving
room for a bone anklet above each of her boots, which are again made of
leather, this time in a classy white. A white duster-cape hangs from her
waist to nearly her ankles in back, and a set of assorted gold, silver, and
bone bracelets adorn her wrists and complete the outfit.
Carrying:
>The idol remains silent, letting Belldandy do the talking...
>Katt walks up to Astrid. "Oh, hi there Tasuki!" With a beam and a smile, she
draws back with her staff 'n.n' 'o.o' Say your prayers.
>Belldandy shakes her head, "He seemed to know Katsuo. Why he was here, I do not
know, Marller."
>Astrid *blinks*, and asks, "I beg your pardon?"
>Katsuo has disconnected.
>Arin grabs the end of Katt's staff. "Katt! That's not Tasuki!" o.O;;
>Katt draws back... squints with one eye to make sure her aim is correct... then
swi- erp, her staff is grabbed. Hope Arin has good balance. "It's not? Aw crap.
Sorry!" 'n.n'
>Arin whews. yes, he keeps his balance. "Let's go, Katt.."
>Katt turns to Arin, brandishing her weapon menacingly. "But I hafta find TASUKI
first!"
>Astrid sweatdrops.
>Marller frowns..."Katsuo, Katsuo..." She lowers her head in obvious thought,
then jerks it up again, looks at Katsuo *hard*, and shouts! "HIM?!"
>Arin crosses his arms. "You do not. You can bash him later. You solve things
with violence a little too often..and besides, you're drunk. Now let's go."
Something about his tone says that he's not prepared to hear any more about
Tasuki.
>Belldandy blinks, giving Marller a 'yes, him' glance. Her eyes move to Cait
Sith and she smiles softly, "You may let Alexander return to where he came from
now."
>Katt pouts like a spoiled child. "But..."
>Arin shakes his head. "No."
>Katt hmmphs, taking a swing at Arin. Ohy vey...
>Marller positively *scowls*! "Jeez, Bell! I know he was only a brat, but did
you have to pick someone so young to corrupt? Look at him!"
>Arin, after transforming as he did, seems changed. He simply ducks the swing.
As the staff passes overhead, he grabs at it, trying to yank it from Katt's
grip.
>Katsuo blinks, weakly. He looks up and over at Marller, then back at
Belldandy, seeming confused.
>Marller looks at Katsuo with distaste. "He's so...ugly now with those heaven
pockmarks."
>The idol seems to respond to Belldandy's statement, and begins to sink into a
round portal in the ground. "None shall escape the wrath of the divine force,
should they spread the seeds of malevolence..." All the elaborate structure
sinks into the ground, until the top spires finally slip below, and the shining
circle disappears...
>Belldandy looks down at Katsuo, still smiling, and nods, "I know. And I haven't
done a thing to him. This is his own form."
>Astrid . o O ( ????? )
>She did do something! ^.^ She contained his demon side. -.o
>Eden walks up, toward Cait Sith now.
>Katt erps as her staff gets grabbed. It isn't as easy as it looks to wrench it
from her hand... she may have a slight frame, but she is a STRONG lady. Again
pouting, she pleads, "You're no fun!" ';.;'
>Belldandy . o O ( There must be something I can do to help him. But if he's
keeping his dark half sealed within himself... )
>Cait Sith's Mog sits on its haunches, eyes closed, while the cat is draped on
top of its head like a toy...both exhausted from the summoning of Alexander,
they rest for now...
>Arin stands, keeping his grip on Katt's staff. "You're acting like a child! You
*are* drunk. No denying it. Now stop trying to hit me."
>Katsuo . o O ( ... am I really that ugly? )
>Eden asks softly, "Cait Sith?"
>Cait Sith makes no response, unconscious...
>Astrid puts his hands in his pocket, and watches curiously.
>Katt pouts a little bit more, then suddenly smiles. "I'll go hit Tasuki!" On
THAT note, she tugs upwards on the staff, hoping to pull it out of your hand.
Even if you keep a grip, she's strong enough to lift a normal person 'O.o'
>Marller mutters..."This wasn't the form he had when -I- saw him last..."
>Putting her hands on her hips, she walks over to Bell and Katsuo, and stares
down at him. "So that right? Is this really what you think you are?"
>Katsuo looks up at Marller, seemingly confused. "... I... I don't really
know... I just don't want to be like what I was..." He winces again, quickly
grasping a hand over his heart. . o O ( Kuso! Why won't it stop? )
>Arin releases the staff aubruptly. "If you do, Katt, I'll simply drain you
until you pass out. By the time you wake up, you'll be sober."
>Eden turns back toward Belldandy and Katsuo, questioningly, and steps over
toward them. "Excuse me?"
>Katt doesn't seem to be listening, she dashes off to the south, on the hunt!
(OOC: Player needs sleep x.x )
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