Obelisk : Room 508 - Ryan's Apartment(#618R)
One word springs to mind as you walk into Ryan's apartment: cluttered. Stuff is
strewn everywhere, from the multitude of shelves that line the wall, to the
comic books and CD's on the floor.
The main room, which makes up most of the apartment, has apparently been
relegated to storage duty. Aside from the King-sized bed, the desk, and the TV,
all the rest of the furniture here is book shelves. As you look the shelves
over, you see a roughly equal proportion of both scholarly texts (physics
textbooks, archaeological logs, etc.), and comic books. How unusual. Hooked up
to the TV is a wide variety of video game consoles, some no longer supported.
The small kitchenette and bathroom are comparatively unremarkable.
[Exits : (O)ut ]
[Things : Backpack(#2158), Blaster Rifle(#1582), and Midgaard City Map(#1293) ]
>In a page-pose to you, Cloud knocks on your door.
>You page-pose, "Ryan opens it a crack. "Who is it?"" to Cloud
>Cloud pages, "Cloud." to you.
>You page-pose, "Ryan opens it wider. "What d'ya need?" n.n" to Cloud
>Cloud has arrived.
>Cloud nods towards Ryan, holding out a metallic tail. "Vincent gave me this..."
>Ryan blinks. "Hmm? What's this?"
>Cloud says, "... he said he killed a metal demon at his mansion. It's something
to study, perhaps."
>Ryan blinks again. "Say what...?" He looks down at the tail. "Hrmm..."
>Cloud drops Tail.
>l tail
Tail
Looks like a rat tail... if the rat were, say, eight feet long. The tail itself
is at least ten feet in length, and looks to have been cut off of whatever
creature bore it at its base.
Carrying:
>Ryan takes a look at THAT thing. O.o "Well, Vinnie's probably right... sure
as hell ain't from anything I'VE seen before."
>Cloud nods. "He said it was a rat-like demon... is there anything you can do
with it?"
>Ryan rubs his chin. "Not sure... I don't have any good equipment here. Best I
go at the moment is examine a sample under a microscope..."
>Cloud nods, leaving the tail with Ryan. "Is there anyone else you would
consult?"
>Ryan frowns. "Well, I can send a sample off to some people I know, but that'd
be a few days, at least." . o O ( Hmm, Pee Wee would pay a firtune for this.
Not that I'd let him get his grubby hands on it... )
>Cloud nods at Ryan. "Well, let's look at what we can find now."
>Ryan is already on that, heading over to one of the bookcases and pulling out a
microscope. Good ol' fashioned optics, yup.
>Cloud follows Ryan over.
>Ryan plops the microscope down on the desk, fiddling with some knobs on the
side. "200x should do it... hey, Cloud, fetch me a tissue sample."
>Cloud nods, picking up the tail, and heading to the kitchen to, um,
choppychoppy some tail.
>(Meanwhile, the anatomy teacher in the Tail's player mutters, "Always use fine
adjustment at high magnification! No, dammit, carry the microscope with one
hand under the *base*. Feh. Stupid intro students... )
>Ryan (OOC) snickers. Ryan's optics are made of sterner stuff n.- Of course,
you should see Gina's set c.c
>*CRACK* comes a sound from the kitchen. Apparently a kitchen knife didn't work.
>Ryan shouts to Cloud, "Use the ginsu!"
>Cloud calls out from the kitchen, "That was the ginsu."
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Okay, use a real knife then."
>There is no reply, save for a grunting sound. Then... *CRACK*
>Cloud says, "... It broke too," from the kitchen.
>Ryan walks into the kitchen, wondering how much silverware he'll have to
replace. o.=;
>Cloud is holding up the broken remaints of what looks like Ryan's carving
knife. There's another smaller knife, shattered, to the right. "... It's a
little tough." The tail itself has a dent.
>Tail lies across the counter, one end on a chopping board
>Ryan holds his hand out. "Gimme the claymore."
>Cloud says, "(OOC) You keep a claymore in the kitchen? O.o"
>Tail (OOC) O_O
>Ryan (OOC) What? Doesn't everyone?
>Ryan (OOC) meant Cloud's sword, you baka! *bop*
>Cloud isn't about to sacrifice his SABER, it's not a bleedin' claymore! x.x
>Close enough. "C'mon, hand it over... can't use the tail like this!
>Cloud (OOC) mutters something about bloody soddin' wankin' archaeologists that
cannae tell the difference between a claymore and a saber.
>Cloud pulls out his sword, handing it to Ryan.
>Ryan (OOC) forgot you lost it ;P Besides, ALLA Cloud's swords are roughly
the size of him...
>Tail (OOC) taunts Cloud. "Got your sword..." *ahem*
>Cloud had to pick up a different sword. Harken. You. Me. Mano-a-womano. o.o
>Ryan gladly takes the weapon, taking a step back, holding the weapon over his
head, and CHOPS downward...! No, wait, he stopped at the last second. "Stupid
me... I'd chip the counter! Lets take it out to the hall."
>Cloud takes the tail and moves it back to the hall. Though why he wants to chip
the FLOOR instead...
>His deposit doesn't hinge on the floor damage. Once Cloud is clear, Ryan draws
back... inhales... focuses... then shouts, "Meat cleaver hurricane special!"
*WHAMWHAMWHAMWHAM*
>Tail chips reluctantly under the barrage, a few fleshy-looking chunks flying in
all directions.
>He's chipping my sword too, isn't he? ;_;
>Ryan stops. "Hmm... not quite as thin as I was hoping for, but it should do."
He hands the (likely quite dull) sword to Cloud. . o O ( Nah, that'd never
work as a special attack )
>Cloud looks rather mournfully at his dull sword. A man's sword is his life. ;_;
>Cloud pages, "Just when everyone else is about to leave. ^_^" to Harken, you
and Vincent.
>Ryan picks up one of the thinner chunks, walking back over to his
Science-master 3000 (tm) microscope. "This'll take a little bit to get anything
conclusive." Like... exactly how long it takes me to go eat dinner! Whee! Page
#mail me the results if you get back before I do, Harken.
** I run off to dinner **
>It isn't organic, but the fact is only obvious after intense study. The tissue
sample doesn't stain well with the usual dyes, but once Ryan figures out how to
make everything show up, it becomes clear that the cellular structure isn't
dissimilar from organic life. All the correct bits and pieces are there, but
they're not carbon-based.
>Silicon-based?
>Ryan tells Cloud that. Well, not in as many words. Actually, his reply is more
along the lines of, "Well, it ain't from earth."
>Cloud nods. Biochemistry isn't his subject, though, so he asks, "Does it have
something like blood?"
>Does it?
>Not silicon-based, either. And, yes, it's got something like blood. Dried, now.
The stuff's silver.
>Ryan hrmms. "In a fashion... kinda..."
>The odd bit is, if Ryan takes another sample, he'll find it's typically
organic, with all the normal constituents.
>Ryan turns to Cloud. "Should I take another sample?"
>Cloud asks, "Can you examine the blood?"
>Ryan shakes his head. "I can only do the most basic stuff here... and that
might not be helpful if it isn't organic."
>Cloud sighs, looking back at the tail. "What about at the tip of the tail?"
>Wahaha. Good luck getting it cut up.
>Ryan fumbles around on his shelves, looking for something . o O ( No... no...
hrmm, find out it's blood type? I doubt that'd work. Not that either... )
"What about the tip?"
>Cloud says, "... it might still have developing cells there."
>Ryan blinks, pondering that a moment. "Depends on whether it was an adult or
not... do you have a description of the original critter?"
>Cloud shakes his head. "Vincent did."
>You page-pose, "Ryan gives you a call. And during your soaps, too! How
annoying!" to Vincent
>Cloud shakes his head. "I don't know. I usually would look for him at the
mansion."
>Ryan pulls out his phone, and dials a number. "Just a moment..."
>Ryan taps his foot as he waits for Vincent to pick up -.-
>You page-pose, "Ryan lets it ring. How annoying! n.n" to Vincent
>Cloud waits. And pokes the tail warily.
>Tail LEAPS up and wraps around Cloud's neck in a stranglehold... ... ... no,
just kidding. It sort of lies there.
>In a page-pose to you, Vincent answers the phone in an abruptly sudden fashion,
"Yes?"
>You page, "Hey! Vinnie! This is Ryan Tabbot... I've started some analysis on
this... thingie you gave Cloud." to Vincent.
>Ryan speaks into the phone. "Hey! Vinnie! This is Ryan Tabbot... I've started
some analysis on this... thingie you gave Cloud."
>In a page-pose to you, Vincent doesn't sound too happy at being addressed as
'Vinnie'. But, "What did you find?"
>You page, "I could only do some preliminary stuff here... but apparently it
isn't organic, even though it has a cellular structure." to Vincent.
>Ryan keeps talking. "I could only do some preliminary stuff here... but
apparently it isn't organic, even though it has a cellular structure."
>In a page-pose to you, Vincent hms, "I knew that much from what Harken
inferred. Will you be able to determine a weakness, given time?" he adds after
a brief second, "If there is a weakness?"
>You page, "Certainly... I can find out this thing's molecular structure in a
few weeks. If you can wait. But, for now, what was the source demon like?" to
Vincent.
>Ryan continues his conversation with Vincent. "Certainly... I can find out this
thing's molecular structure in a few weeks. If you can wait. But, for now, what
was the source demon like?"
>In a page-pose to you, Vincent answers back with a brief description, "It was a
rat like being. About three feet at the shoulders, maybe five feet in length
excluding the tail. More animal instinct than intellect in its strategy."
page vincent=Oh? How much like a rat, barring size? Do you have the rest of the
body?
>You page, "Oh? How much like a rat, barring size? Do you have the rest of the
body?" to Vincent.
>Ryan listens to something Vincent says, then continues, "Oh? How much like a
rat, barring size? Do you have the rest of the body?"
>Cloud listens quietly, idly poking the tail with a pencil.
>Vincent pages, "Very much like a rat, though there were obvious traits in its
physical stature which caused it to stand out. Aside from size, that is. And
I do not have the body any longer. I had it removed to the landfill." to you.
>You page-pose, "Ryan hrmms. "I ain't digging through the dump for it. I'll wait
for the DNA analysis, then. If this thing has that stuff."" to Vincent
>Ryan listens to something, then hrmms. "I ain't digging through the dump for
it. I'll wait for the DNA analysis, then. If this thing has that stuff."
>Vincent pages, "Are there any more questions you needed to ask? I was in the
middle of something..." to you.
>You page, "I don't think so... just trying to get an idea of where this came
from. Had to use Cloud's sword to even make a dent in it." to Vincent.
>Ryan continues, "I don't think so... just trying to get an idea of where this
came from. Had to use Cloud's sword to even make a dent in it."
>Cloud asks, at that point, "How did he separate the tail from the rest of the
body?"
>In a page-pose to you, Vincent lets out a little sound that could almost be a
chuckle, "If another appears, I will be certain to save it for you, then."
>Ryan blinks, then repeats that to Vincent.
>You page, "Cloud just asked me, how'd you get the tail offa it?" to Vincent.
>Vincent pages, " Vincent answers, "The body was more
pliable. It took some work, but I managed to sever it at the base."" to you.
>You page, "The tail was harder then the rest of it, then?" to Vincent.
>Ryan blinks, the says into the phone, "The tail was harder then the rest of it,
then?"
>Vincent pages, "Comparatively. Several of my shots still rebounded from its
skin." to you.
>You page, "Gotcha. That should be all then... I'll send a sample off to be
analyzed more thoroughly." to Vincent.
>Ryan says into the phone, "Gotcha. That should be all then... I'll send a
sample off to be analyzed more thoroughly." . o O ( Maybe the tail was used
as a weapon, or something? )
>You page, "Wait, how d'you know it was a metal demon? Did Harken just drop it
in your lap or something? O.o" to Vincent.
>Cloud looks up at Ryan, as he seems to be finishing his story.
>Ryan blinks, then suddenly adds, "Wait, how d'you know it was a metal demon?
Did Harken just drop it in your lap or something?"
>Vincent pages, "No. But there aren't very many things that bleed silver blood.
And I have seen Harken similiarly wounded. The skin also has a similar feel
to Harken's. Is there anything else?" to you.
>You page, "... Hafta agree with you there. That should be all, then." to
Vincent.
>Ryan says into the phone, "... Hafta agree with you there. That should be all,
then."
>Cloud looks up. "Agree with what?"
>In a page-pose to you, Vincent appears to be getting a little short of temper.
This is probably because of said wounds that have the aforementioned bandages
waiting for them. c.c
>Ryan glances over at you. "Not a lot of things got silver blood."
>You page-pose, "Ryan hangs up ^_^ *click*" to Vincent
>Ryan hangs up.
>Cloud asks, "... Well?"
>Ryan says, "Apparently it was some sort of... big... rat thing. Imagine a rat
proportional to that tail..."
>Cloud nods quietly. Very large, yes.
>Ryan says, "Apparently it wasn't sentient... or if it was, not very talkative.
Maybe it's a bioweapon of some sort? Doesn't seem like the rest of them..."
>Cloud frowns. "How did Vincent come across it?"
>Ryan says, "He didn't mention. And he seemed kinda pissed at me, so i ain't
calling him back." o.=
>Cloud blinks, rubbing his neck. "All right." He looks at the tail warily. "What
if it was a surveillance robot?"
>Ryan scratches his temple, in thought. "I doubt it... I mean, if I was doing
surveilance, I'd use something a teeny bit smaller."
>Cloud says, "... what if there were others?"
>Ryan digests that a moment. "... Hrmm. I still don't think this thingy was
being used as a spy. But I wouldn't be surprised if there were more were this
one came from."
>Cloud nods quietly. "Well... is there anything else...?"
>Ryan says, "Well, as for how he got it off, he said the body was a little
less... dense then the rest of it."
>Cloud nods, examining the tail closer, trying to see what might be notable with
the visible eye.
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck, not really caring that Cloud's paying
inordinate attention to a random body part. "I'll she some samples off
tomorrow... for now, stuff it in the freezer."
>Cloud nods, handing the tail over to Ryan. It's all yours.
>Tail (OOC) is dinner! Mmmm!
>Ryan doesn't want to actually ~touch~ it. Ick! He takes it though, and on
trying to stuff in in the freezer, decides on the fridge instead o.=;
>Ryan goes over to the sink to double-scrub his hands >.<
>Cloud will scrub later. What's the deal, it's just metal.
>But... it's icky! Besides, you always scrub after handling samples c.c
>Ryan wipes his hands with a paper towel, then mentions, "I'm headed to the bar.
Not much else I can do here with it now, anyway."
>Metal? Best you can get is lockjaw.
>Cloud nods, heading over to wash himself, and then join Ryan in heading back
towards the bar.
>Ryan leaves the tail... here, I guess c.c Whee.
>Cloud falls in line behind you.
>Ryan is exiting, with Cloud. Have fun in the fridge, tail!
>o
You open the door and walk out into the hallway.
Obelisk Apartments: Fifth Floor
Exactly as you'd expect. The clean hallways of this floor are maintained by a
constant, almost literal army of custodians and maids. The lighting is
adequate, and a few security cameras add to the sense of protection. Sparse,
fragrant, potted plants also dispell any odors that might make their way inside
here.
[Exits : [509] Hex's Apartment[Locked], (508) Ryan's Apartment, (507) Luke's
Apartment, 506, [505] Raven's Loft, 504, 503, [502] Gan and Faris' Apartment,
(501) Alhana's Apartment, and (E)levator ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan arrives, with Cloud following behind.
>Ryan waves dismissively. "Oh yeah, you can borrow my sharpening kit later if
you'd like." n.n;
>e
*ding*
** Walk cut **
Tyr Road [200](#228RL)
The 200 block of Tyr Road is almost exclusively fancy hotels and high-rise
apartment buildings. Available in a wide range of designs, from the mundane
box-shape, to more architecturally enthralling towers such as 'The Obelisk'.
Housing this close to the middle of everything isn't cheap, but it isn't as
expensive as owning your own home farther out to the east, either. The area is
also clean..and a few commercial buildings are scattered about..though they're
rather limited.
[Exits : Don Corneo's (M)ansion, Obelisk (A)partments, (N)orth, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Ryu_Hoshi, Hex, Naomi, and Rika ]
Cloud has arrived.
Ryan arrives, with Cloud following behind.
[Sleepers: Kaun ]
[Things : None ]
>Cloud says, "... Sharpening kit, Ryan?"
>Naomi (OOC) is not here ICly.
>Ryan walks out of Obelisk, followed shortly behind by Cloud. "Whetstone, oil,
etc., that stuff."
>l ryu
Ryu_Hoshi
Standing before you is a young man in a sleeveless white karate gi. His eyes
are focused, but you get the impression he is aware of everything around him. A
red headband is tied around his forehead, and red vambraces on his wrists. The
gi now has several clawslashes across it, and you can see bloody bandages
through the torn fabric. Scorchmarks cross his skin from multiple electrical
shocks, and he seems to look a bit tired and weakened.
Carrying:
Backpack, and Midgaard City Map
>Hex sees Ryan leave HIS apartment complex but pays him no mind.
>Ryan blinks, pausing to look at Ryu . o O ( Coooolll...! Must be a karate
master or something! ) *_*
Rika
Before you stands a young female, looking to not even be in her twenties yet.
Her bright eyes shine with a rare innocense, looking around curiously from her
pretty face. Her face is framed by her long, bright pinkish-red hair, and most
curiously are her ears, which are rather long and extend up through her hair,
looking to be a pair of overlarge cat ears. Her slim body is dressed in a
form-fitting black bodysuit, and a metal chest-plate is over her upper torso. A
pair of shoulder guards connect to it, and over them flows a white cape,
extending down to just past her waist. A pair of forearm guards shine with a
polished gleam from her arms, and a matching pair of knee guards adorn the top
of a pair of knee-high white boots on her lower legs. A pale pink sash
completes the look, tied loosely but snugly around her slim waist. There also
is a small golden pin, with a small blackish-purple gem set into it, worn just
below her chest plate. Also seen on her person is the ring upon her right ring
finger.
Carrying:
Rose Signet
>Cloud nods at Ryan, pausing to look at the crowd.
>Ryan keeps walking, after his momentary glance. Unless you're planning on
fighting or some other thing that'll draw his attention c.c
>Ryu Hoshi is standing rather quietly on the sidewalk-- no fight today, folks.
>Cloud is following Ryan. Ditto.
>n
You depart to the north.
** Walk cut **
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 : Luke ]
[Sleepers: Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan arrives, with Cloud following behind.
>Ryan strolls towards the bar, Cloud not far behind.
>Luke leans against the Seventh Heaven doorsteps, enjoying the cigarette. He
gives Ryan and Cloud an idle wave of his hand.
>Ryan gives Luke a nod. Wow, Ryan may go an entire evening without getting into
a fight!
>Cloud says, "(OOC) Idling to do stuff. Ryan, pose for me, please/ u.u"
>( Cloud dances the macarena! )
>Ryan (OOC) You may not want this, Spikey n.-
>7
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 : Derek, Kay, Pagan, Butz, and Lyrae ]
Ryan arrives, with Cloud following behind.
[Sleepers: Tifa ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan walks inside, with Cloud (idle for the moment) not far behind
>Lyrae is standing quietly by Kay, one hand to her head as if experiencing a
nasty headache. Either that or she's making sure her new hat doesn't slip too
far over her face.
>l lyrae
Lyrae
Standing at about 5'6", the young woman before you regards you quietly with
little to no expression on her face. Hunter green eyes regard you blankly,
almost sadly, for a moment. As for the rest of her features, from her
complexion to the structure of her face, she very nearly resembles a delicate
china doll. Her mouth is neither pouty nor smiling, it seems set in a straight
line, though you get the impression that somewhere deep inside, she's smiling
ever so slightly. Her hair is the inky black shade of a raven's feathers, grown
long, well past the hips to mid-knee, and usually worn in a braid for
conveniences sake, though occasionally she does unbind it, or pull it into a
loose ponytail draped over her shoulder. To draw attention away from the
stressed, tired look on her pale face, a very light layer of makeup is applied
to give her cheeks a rosy tint, and a very faint touch of lavendar eye shadow
enhances the green of her eyes.
She wears a rather lovely dress of peacock blue, the material of which is made
of light cotton. The fabric hangs loose around her slender frame, styled long
in the sleeve, with a modest neckline never dipping lower than her collarbone.
There the soft cotton fabric tapers down to her waist, not quite hugging her
body, merely fitting her curves well enough to not be overly noticeable. At the
waist is a white leather belt, cinched fairly tightly, while the rest of her
dress flares outwards past her knees to her calves. Flesh tone nylons and
matching blue pumps complete her attire. She wears no jewelry, though her only
accessories are a pair of modest white ladies' gloves and a white sun hat made
of what seems to be straw. Around the base of the hat is a light blue ribbon to
match the dress, and a darker blue rose. The front of her hat is dipped
forward, overshadowing her eyes, which glitter out at you occasionally from the
shadows that the hat provides.
>Ryan smiles, holding up his hand. "Hey hey!"
>Lyrae glances up and waves, "Hello Ryan."
>Kay reaches into her pocket of doom (tm) and pulls out half the contents of a
small pharmacy before finding the bottle of ibuprofin she was looking for,
"Pill?"
>Kay starts stuffing the small mountain of other drugs into her pocket...
>Lyrae eyes the pocket of doom and stares at the mini pharmacy, "You have
drugstore in there too?" She winces slightly, "Wait, I don't want to know." She
does accept the ibuprofin however, "Thanks.."
>Ryan walks over to the girls. "Something up?" The, 'how do you fit all that in
there' goes unsaid.
>Ever see the inside of a woman's purse? It's something like that...
>...but different
>Lyrae glances over at Ryan from beneath the brim of her hat, shaking her head
quietly. "Just have a headache." o O ( ..gha.. )
>Ooooh. Aaaah.
>Chibi-Derek sits back, finishing a section of his book . o O ( Hmm, how about
that. A weapon that changes the users power into a sword? Cool.. ) Just now, he
realizes who else is in the room and looks over c_c
>Lyrae quietly says, "(OOC) Hey I had a purse like that once n.n Only it had a
bottom."
>Ryan smirks. "Cute hat." . o O ( Headache...? Hrmm. )
>Bag of Holding - Unlimited Sex Toys (Copyright Tiara@Lemon)
>Kay shakes her head as she smiles up at Ryan, "Nope. Just finding Lyrae-san
some ibuprofin."
>Uhm...NO.
>.................. o.o;
>Lyrae smothers a smile as she taps two fingers to the side of the hat in a
salute, "Thanks." She tugs it down a wee bit more until only her nose on down
is seen as she adds a second 'thank you' to Kay and putters over to get a drink
for her medicine.
>Ryan smiles innocently. Really. "Well, hope you feel better." Beamsmilebeam.
"Hey, Lyrae, Derek, can I talk to you two later? No rush."
>Chibi-Derek sighs to himself . o O ( Boy, I must be out of it.. I didn't even
notice she was here. ) u_u
>Chibi-Derek casually replies when he hears his name called, "Yeah, sure Ryan,
whatever..erk!" O_o;
>Lyrae quietly says, "Can it wait? I'll be a bit busy for the next few days."
>Ryan hrmmms? "Few days? How so?"
>Chibi-Derek turns in his seat, muttering to himself under his breath. The word
'stupid' might be heard by those with good hearing..
>Lyrae quietly says, "Practice, then I have work, then there are a few errands I
have to run, then I have to pick up a few things from out of town."
>Ryan hmms. Sheesh, if he was suspicious before... "Need any help? I'm free for
a day or two..."
>Lyrae shakes her head, "No, I can handle it. You'd be bored anyway. Kind of
like when you went with Eria and me to the mall."
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Eheh. No biggie here, really..."
>Chibi-Derek calls over, "She's a big girl, Ryan, let her run her errands by
herself.." -_-
>Lyrae quietly says, "Well don't say I didn't warn you. I don't think you'd like
going with me though. Considering one of the places I'm going to."
>Lyrae quietly says, "Actually I can probably run and do that one now.."
>Ryan rubs his chin, asking cheerfully, "Where's that?" ^_^
>Butz looks to Derek. He slowly shakes his head...the words 'tsk, tsk' coming to
mind. n.n
>Lyrae reaches into her dress pocket and pulls out a pad, then pulls a pen from
where it was tucked behind her ear, making notes, "Sensou." She replies drily.
>Lyrae glances up, and sees the underside of her hat, and people's legs. "You
know, bad memories and all that."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow, the smile not leaving his face even as he replies,
"I... think I'll tag along."
>Chibi-Derek falls out of his chair suddenly *THUD* He rolls onto his side, his
nose reddened from hitting the floor . o O ( Ow.. ) >8/
>Lyrae shrugs, "Fine fine.." She scribbles a notation and marks something on the
pad, "I'll do that one -last- then."
>Ryan narrows his eyes, even as the smile starts to fade. "..." Turning to Kay,
he asks, "What've you been up to?"
>Lyrae . o O ( Blah. )
>Chibi-Derek gets up and rubs his nose, giving Lyrae a glance..
>Lyrae chews on the end of her pen lightly as she takes a few steps away -
blinks slightly at the noise but doesn't look up - o O ( Let's see.. I'm going
to need.. ) She erghs and tears off the paper, making a new one. o O ( Polish,
picks.. *sigh* there's just not enough hours in the day. )
>Kay rummages in her jacket for a few moments before finally giving up again,
"Trying to find that damned phone..."
>Ryan pulls his cell phone out of HIS pocket. "Will this do?" -.-;
>Chibi-Derek frowns, closing his eyes for a moment. Then he looks up and walks
towards Lyrae, "Hey.." He shoves his hands in his pockets, "Got a minute or
two?"
>Lyrae grumbles and mutters something as she chews on her pen, then glances
towards Derek. "Hm? What time is it?" she pushes her hat up slightly and
glances at her watch, "Oh.. that early. Hm. Sure fine. What is it?"
>Lyrae scritches something out o O ( Can't go out of town before I get the
guitar fixed. Shoot. )
>Chibi-Derek glances around and then shakes his head, "I just wanted to talk to
you a little. In private."
>Cloud follows Ryan in quietly. Aaack. o.o How much time has passed?
>Thirty days, Cloud :)
>Rip Van Strife!
>Lyrae (OOC) giggles
>It is now the year 2364!
>Lyrae taps her foot, considering for several seconds before sighing, "Fine."
She replies patiently, and stepping out the door.
>Lyrae heads out the front door.
>No, it's 0256. They hadn't built compatibility for five-digit years into
computers, and to avoid the Y10K problem, they decided to turn the clock over.
>Ryan blinks at Lyrae's... well... general attitude.
>Chibi-Derek . o O ( She looks so thrilled.. )
>Chibi-Derek sighs and shakes his head before he heads for the door himself..
u_u;
>Derek heads out the front door.
>Kay sighs, "No...it's the phone in my jacket, I can't find it."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck after putting his phone away. Hrmm. This could
be a while. "Why don't ya just turn the jacket over and empty it out?"
>Butz shakes -his- head at Derek. He decides it's better being a dweeb without
romantic purpose, rather than being a dweeb -with-.
>op Heh, finally someone who might have a clue who I am canonically n.-
>Kay says, "Errr...that would be a BAD IDEA (tm)"
>Ryan blinks. "Oh?" o.o
>Kay nods EMPHATICALLY, "Yes.,"
>Ryan pauses, then adds, "....... Just how much stuff you got in there, anyway?"
>Pagan has disconnected.
>Cloud (OOC) waits for the autosweep. *_*
>Ryan (OOC) c.c;
>Butz (OOC) watches the 'Condemned' timer appear over Pagan's head. o.o
>Kay asks, "You want that in wieght or cubical measurements?"
>Cloud walks up behind Ryan and takes a seat.
>Ryan says, "Metric mass if possible. o.o"
>Kay thinks for a moment or two, "Hrm...no less than fourteen hundred kilos, I
think...it's hard to tell sometimes..."
>Ryan hrmms. "That'd be a tad heavy, yup."
>Kay says, "Anyway, emptying them would take quite some time..."
>Ryan rubs his chin. "One would imagine it'd probably just be easier to buy a
new phone."
>Kay says, "Yeah, but this one keeps ringing...and I hate to have the secretary
keep getting it..."
>Ryan nods to that. Then pauses. "Secretary?"
>Kay nods, "Hai."
>Ryan points at the jacket. "In there?"
>Kay nods again, "Ayup."
>Ryan holds that point for a good 45 seconds. I do believe you've gone over
Ryan's weirdness quotient for the evening.
>Pagan wakes up from sleepy land and looks up.. Just in time to see a speeding
chocobo and it's mog rider coming straight at himself!! Oh no! Pagan is blown
home by the impact!
>Pagan has left.
>Ryan (OOC) ......
>Kay idly reaches up and presses an imaginary button in the air...and soon the
sounds of 'Come on Eileen' are filling the air.
>Ryan . o O ( I have really got to find less weird girls to hang around with
o.=; )
>Awwww...Kay's not wierd...and she's definitely got a lot of other things going
for her.
>Kay asks, "So...what have you been up to?"
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck, finally rousing himself back to sanity. "Hmm?
Not much, really. Made 8.2 million on my last job. May just buy that Ferrari
I've been looking for..." n.n
>Cloud eyes Ryan. Hmmm. Yeah right.
>Kay says, "Buy Lamborghini. They're nicer cars overall. Handmade and all
that."
>Ryan hasn't sold the gold yet. But it's worth that much! Really! "Hmm... have a
point there."
>Lyrae has arrived.
>Lyrae walks in stiffly, heading to the bar. "....."
>Kim has arrived.
>Ryan catches Lyrae's entrance out of the corner of his eye. "...?"
>Kim says, "Lyrae."
>Kay blinks over at Lyrae, then Kim, waving kind of confusedly. o.o
>Lyrae stands at the bar, picking up her bag, "What." She states, not curtly,
but with a kind of detached civility. Nothing personal Kim ^^;
>Kim walks up to the bar calmly, leaning on it.
>Ryan . o O ( Okay, Lyrae's gone wacky again. What'd Derek say to her now...?
-.-; )
>Kim says, "I was just wanting an answer."
>Lyrae quietly says, "......."
>Kim mumbles, "Because I know ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... me .....
something ..... ..... ..... .. .. .." to Lyrae.
>Kay raises a finger and opens her mouth to say something, then promptly closes
it and lowers the finger. o.o
>Lyrae quietly says, "......."
>Ryan turns back to Kay, and shrugs.
>Lyrae mumbles, "No .. everything is ..... okay .. There's your answer
.." to Kim.
>Kim smiles
>Lyrae quietly says, "I have an appointment to go to."
>Kim asks, "Mind if I tag along?"
>Ryan says, rather out of the blue, "... You know my number if you get into
trouble."
>Lyrae shakes her head at Kim, shrugging as she stiffly swings her bag onto her
shoulder, "Do as you will. I don't care anymore."
>Lyrae heads out the front door.
>Ryan blinks at Kim now. "What was THAT about?"
>Kim heads out the front door.
>Kay scratches the back of her head in confusion, "...I have NO idea..."
>Ryan says, "I'll... be right back. Something's up..."
>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 : Callan(Pup), and Derek ]
[Sleepers: Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan peeks his head out of the bar. Which way did they go?
>Callan stands with Derek, her hands cupped around something glowy.
>Ryan . o O ( Dammit, they get away AGAIN....!? And who's Derek with? )
>Chibi-Derek looks over at Ryan as the light he was holding vanishes, "That
way.." he points south..
>Ryan blinks. "Thanks." He'll ask questions later. O.o
>s
You depart to the south.
** Walk cut **
Thor Boulevard [300]
Thor Boulevard is as quiet a neighbourhood as you would expect in a small city.
The houses are closely spaced, but not crowded, and large enough for a middle
class family to live comfortably. They are newer than those found on Thor's
sister street, Odin Avenue, but still have a rustic look about them. A few, as
you walk by, appear to be under remodeling, or still under construction, though
those that look like they'll be fine homes to live in when they become
available. In addition, sparesely spaced here can be found a few small,
middle-rate apartment complexes. The Midgaard Housing Agency could probably
help you land a place here, if you're looking for a home or apartment.
[Exits : (H)otaru's Home, (E)ast, and (W)est ]
[Players : Kim, and Lyrae ]
[Things : None ]
>Lyrae quietly says, "(OOC) playing tail guard again Ryan? :)"
>Ryan does his tailing bit. Again. Maybe I should just get you a collar o.=
>Lyrae (OOC) doesn't have fleas!
>You fall in line behind Lyrae.
>Lyrae leaves, with you following after.
Intersection: Thor/Sif
The contrast here is quite startling. East to west are the quiet abodes of
humble middle-class workers and families. To the north and south, bustling
activity from upstart businesses, novelty shops, and various odds and ends. It
makes for an odd situation..traffic on Thor street here is almost nill..but
watch out when crossing Sif. Some of these people are maniacs.
[Exits : (Ma)ll, (E)ast, (N)orth, (S)outh, and (W)est ]
[Players : Kim, and Lyrae ]
[Things : None ]
>Lyrae arrives, with Kim and Ryan following behind.
>Ryan will stop following if you aren't getting into trouble. Yeah, fat chance,
I know 9.9
>Lyrae glances over her shoulder briefly, one hand at her neck and working at
the cramp.
>Kim is just following along behind Lyrae with her hands behind her back
>Minako walks in from the east.
>Minako arrives, with Hino_Rei following behind.
>Kim doesn't care if she's seen or not
>Ryan is being extra-ninja-sneakily! He's on a rooftop.
>Lyrae (OOC) wavies to the two senshi too n.n
>Rei waves as she is being dragged along at warp speed by Minako.
>Kim asks, "So where are we going?"
>Lyrae blinks and sidesteps the warp speed blonde and Rei, watching them go.
"..."
>Minako runs by, dragging Rei as she literally blurrs past (inner senshi can do
that, you know.... )
>Minako walks west.
>Minako leaves, with Hino_Rei following behind her.
>Lyrae waits until Kim catches up, and even then she doesn't say anything for a
few blocks, focusing on uncramping her cramped self. "The club." She replies
then.
>Lyrae walks south.
>Lyrae leaves, with you following after.
** Walk cut **
Intersection: Odin/Sif
The old, antiquish homes of Eastern Odin part ways for a moment, to let more
modern ones and private businesses have the right of way along Sif Way to the
north and south. In the distance to the west, the homes give way to the
Midgaard City Square, while to the east, they continue on for as far as you can
see..farther east, some of the older plots have yielded to newer, larger
structures surrounding what appears to be a forested area.
[Exits : (N)orth, (S)outh, (E)ast, and (W)est ]
[Players : Kim, and Lyrae ]
[Things : None ]
>Lyrae arrives, with Kim and Ryan following behind.
>Kim reaches up and begins to massage Lyrae's shoulders for her as they walk.
>Kim asks, "Gonna perform?"
>Ryan . o O ( Shouldn't be a big problem, then... )
>Lyrae flinches at the massaging, starting to pull away, then just slows her
pace, "........yeah." She retorts quietly.
>Lyrae walks east.
>Lyrae leaves, with you following after.
** Walk cut **
Intersection: Fenris/Heimdall
The epitomes of wealth and fortune meet at the intersection of Fenris Drive and
Heimdall Street. Perhaps the oddest thing you can make of this crossing of
paths, is the mutual respect of the two neighborhoods for an ancient black
stone statue of a dragon god whose name has been long forgotten, except in the
spirit of those that placed it here long ago in elder times. The road at the
spot where it is has been purposely kept at a distance, and is surrounded by
fresh flowers, and heavy duty steel railing despite the sparse traffic. Maybe
those who paid for all this think that by protecting the visage of this arcane
god that he will bring to them more wealth? Or maybe it's something more than
that..but nonetheless, it's there, and from what you can make of it..the
sculpture will continue to be for a long time to come.
[Exits : The (C)rimson Wolf, (E)ast, (W)est, (S)outh, and (N)orth ]
[Players : Kim, and Lyrae ]
[Things : Bahamut Statue ]
>Lyrae arrives, with Kim and Ryan following behind.
>Kim says, "What're you playing tonight?" continueing the massage
>Ryan . o O ( Idiot. You shoulda just tailed her first when she said she was
heading off to Sensou. She won't try anything now... -.-; )
>Lyrae pauses at the door of the nightclub, looking jittery for a second. Kim's
question sinks in a moment later, "Lyre."
>Kim says, "Your speciality. ^_^"
>Kim says, "You're gonna sound great."
>Lyrae takes a few breaths, "......into the wolves' den." She mutters. The
compliment doesn't even crack a smile, or a tense facade. She just looks..
uneasy. "....right." She replies later
>Kim asks, "So why are you so nervous then?"
>Tamahome arrives from the south.
>Lyrae quietly says, "Hmf.." She muses quietly, and steps into the bar. SHe's
not sure why she's so jittery herself. Wait, Yes she does. She's not saying why
though.
>Lyrae heads into The Crimson Wolf Nightclub.
>Lyrae leaves, with you following after.
Lobby
The loud, upbeat pounding music from the dance floor filters into the lobby,
greeting your ears with a rapid foot-tapping beat. Neon lights stating the name
of the crowded nightclub flash brightly, reading 'The Crimson Wolf' while below
it, in bright red neon lights, is the image of a growling wolf. You stand in
the lobby of the nightclub at the moment. The glass doors open back out to the
street, while on your immediate right is the counter where a punkish looking
woman is watching you. Two bouncers patrol the lobby area, while a third stands
near the staircase, which appears to lead up into the bar and grill. At the
front of the room is a karaoke stage, while to the left of that is an archway
leading towards the dance floor. Nearest to the karaoke stage are sets of
chairs, benches and tables for the patrons to sit at while watching the
entertainment.
[Exits : [O] Outside, [U] Upstairs, and [D] Dance Floor ]
[Players : Kim, and Lyrae ]
[Sleepers: Shasti ]
[Things : None ]
>Lyrae arrives, with Kim and Ryan following behind.
>Lyrae pulls out a big fuzzy broom and sweeps the room clean of sleepers.
>Shasti has left.
>Lyrae (OOC) sweep dust cleans n.n
>Ryan stands outside, at least for the time being n.n; . o O ( Seems
harmless enough. But I didn't know Lyrae was performing... she hates crowds! )
>Lyrae walks into the club, which isn't as crowded as it usually is. By the
karaoke stage there are five judges, while on stage is a woman already
rehearsing her piece. Lyrae tenses a liiiittle bit more o O ( Blast it there
are too many here. I thought it was one on one! )
>Lyrae . o O ( I'm going to bomb. -.- )
>Kim patpats your shoulder ^_^
>Lyrae walks over to the seat reserved for her, and sits patiently, bouncing her
foot up and down on the ground nervously.
>Kim stands behind the chair, still massaging your shoulders
>Ryan stays out of the line of sight. Knowing Lyrae, she isn't paying attention
to random patrons right now.
>Lyrae glances slightly over her shoulder, managing a tense, nearly invisible
smile to Kim, then turns her attention back to the contesting, gripping her
lyre tensely. A herd of elephants could storm through and she wouldn't notice
Ryan ^_^
>Contestant #3 performs her piece swiftly, though she does have trouble with one
piece; her main goal is the quantity of notes rather than the quality, and
there is no fuling to the tone. She finishes with a flourish and bows, turning
to the judges.
>Lyrae jitters in her seat. o O ( I'm going to bomb. Why did there have to be
FIVE judges? I specifically asked for a private session! ) ;.;
>Ryan . o O ( Hmm... well, she seems to be okay. Comparatively speaking. As long
as she's safe... if nervous -.-; )
>5 cards go up... [6] [8] [7] [7] [6]
>Lyrae hisses inwardly.
>Ryan . o O ( I'll wait for her performance, though. n.n )
>Kim patpats Lyrae, "You're gonna do great..." ^_^
>The contestant beams, and throws a smug smirk to her competitors, before
heading back to her seat. As she passes Kim, sidling behind her, she comments
to the two seated, "It's in the bag. You may as well go home."
ponder Hmmph, I could do better then that, sheesh.
>Ryan . o O ( Hmmph, I could do better then that, sheesh. )
>Kim flicks off the contestant, "Eh, go sit on your instrument." o.-
>The contestant HMFs and sits. But not on her instrument. Nose in the air -^-
>( One of the judges looks up and calls into the microphone, "Calling contestant
#4, Lyrae Loveless." )
>Kim looks back at Lyrae, "That's you." n.n
>Lyrae swallows.
>Kim whispers to Lyrae
>Ryan . o O ( 'Loveless'? )
>Lyrae nods tensely to Kim, gets to her feet and wobbles down the aisle to the
stage, praying she doesn't trip or do something stupid to humiliate herself,
and steps up onto the stage. She turns and stands before the stool, sitting
lightly with her lyre on her lap, "For my piece, an original, I choose Winter
Memories."
>Lyrae jitters on her seat uneasily for a few seconds, biting her lower lip and
shaking her head.
>Lyrae closes her eyes, blocking out the judges and audience, hearing only her
own breathing, and her heartbeat..which jackhammers in her chest. After several
minutes, of sitting tensely on the stool and doing absolutely nothing, the
judges grow restless. Before they can say anything, Lyrae begins to play, her
fingers moving of their own accord, responding to her mood. Very softly the
notes echo into the club, bespeaking of a quiet evening, the wind blowing
across the sea, and the stars glittering in the sky. It's obviously a mood
piece, but it's not a pleasant happy one..more of a meditative, sad tone, and
she sways slightly with the notes as she plays, humming softly under her breath
with the music. You can practically feel the weight of the emotions behind the
music itself, as she slowly draws the melody to a close, and waits tensely with
her eyes closed, for the judgement.
>Ryan (OOC) @.@
>The judges converse with one another....
>Lyrae hugs herself and her lyre tightly, keeping her shaking under control, but
only just.
>And finally, 5 cards come up...
>[9] [9] [10] [9] [8]
>Lyrae can't look. She really can't. -.- *heartbeatpounding*
>Ryan hmms to himself
>Kim says, "Woohoo!!" clapping enthusiastically. n.n
>Lyrae starts to lift her head o O ( That's nice of her but she doesn't need to
- ) she then sees the cards. o.o "......" o.o
>Lyrae . o O ( ....9... 9...10...9 .. 8..? )
>Kim says, "Alright! Go Lyrae! WOohoo!" n.n and is of course the only one
without enough 'sophistication' to keep quiet here.
>Kim says, "Aa, hey! Leggo!" as two workers try and push her down into her seat.
o.-
>Lyrae blinks, staring from her scores towards Kim, and bursts into soft
hysterical gigglesobs.
>Ryan kills the judge who gave the '8' o.= (OOC)
>Lyrae (OOC) giggles ^_^
>Lyrae gets to her feet and flops down to the stage in a heap. Jello legs. She
scoots to the edge of the stage and sits there, not inclined to move anywhere
until the judges finish concluding their business and she can go over more
details with the owner and the like.
>Kim oocly says, "That was the judge who didn't like long poses. You know
there's gotta be one." ^.^
>Lyrae (OOC) giggles ^^;;
>Kim squirms under protest as the workers hold her down and her mouth shut.
"Mmphmphmph!" >.<
>Ryan sweatdrops, mostly at Kim. -.-;
>Lyrae glances at the workers, and sweatdrops a little, raising her hand and
stammering, "I-It's o-ok-k-kay, s-she's with m-me."
>Lyrae . o O ( Thank god I didn't have to sing. I would never have gotten past
the first syllable. )
>Kim swings her arm in a wide arc as she's released, "Yah, that's right! o.-
Friend of the winner!"
>Derek walks in from the street.
>Kim jumps up and runs to Lyrae, hugging her tightly. n.n
>Chibi-Derek . o O ( Hmph..never saw this place before.. )
>Kim exclaims, "You did great!"
>Ryan is standing near the entrance, not that you'd notice unless you were
looking.
>Lyrae shakes her head as the judges finish their business, and crowd around
her. She sweatdrops as Kim tramples one of them >.> Smiles weakly,
"T..T..th..th..tha..."
>Lyrae . o O ( *sigh* I can't even talk right. )
>The trampled judge flails, "GET OFF ME!"
>Chibi-Derek blinks as he looks around o_o;
>Kim giggles, standing on the judge's back. n.n
>Kim pikuys
>Kim looks down
>Kim says, "Oh, sorry."
>Lyrae blinks at Kim, then the judge, with a shell-shocked, baffled look on her
face. "A-a-a-are you a-a-all r-r-r-right?"
>The judge nods, and glares up at Kim, waiting for her to get off his back.
Literally.
>Ryan facepalms. "..."
>Kim hops off ^_^
>Lyrae thanks one of the female judges (the one who gave her a 10 natch! *.*)
and takes the cloth that the woman offers her to dry her face.
>The judge gets to his feet and dusts himself off. o O ( Now I have to see the
chiropractor again. )
>Chibi-Derek starts to walk in, pushing past a few folks, "Hey, 'scuse me.." . o
O ( There's Ryan, maybe he can explain this.. )
>Ryan hasn't seen Derek yet. And he's trying to be inconspicuous. This shouldn't
last long.
>Lyrae talks with the judges quietly, not budging from her seat on the stage,
still tense as all get out. She frowns and shakes her head a few times, then
looks a little stressed, looking more civil with her excitement held in check.
>Chibi-Derek oofs as he pushes past one guy, but then he bumps right into a lady
from behind, "Oof! Sorry about that!" *o_o*
>The lady looks down and blinks, "Oh my, how did you get in here little boy?
Are you with your parents?
>( One of the bouncers glances over towards the disturbance o.- )
>Chibi-Derek sweatdrops, "Er..actually I was looking for some of my friends.
Didn't mean to bump into you like that.." . o O ( Hooboy, that's one hell of a
dress.. *o_o* ) ^^;
>Ryan glances at the... little disturbance, but doesn't place Derek yet. Still
not used to him being like that, after all.
>Chibi-Derek . o O ( Gotta remember to come back here when I get back to
normal.. )
>Chibi-Derek points towards Lyrae, "There she is, actually." He looks around, "I
thought I saw Kim, too.." >_> <_<
>The woman giggles and leans down, pinching Derek's cheek, "What a cute little
guy you are." ^_^ *hiccup*
>Lyrae doesn't notice any of the goings on out at the front of the club, and a
good thing too. She's busy in negotiations.
>Chibi-Derek blinks and sweatdrops, "Er...thanks." . o O ( Do NOT look down,
keep your eyes on her face, Hunter! ) *^_^*
>Of course if she *had* realized there were others there beyond the regular
clubgoers, the judges or any others who'd been watching, she'd have choked
>The woman ruffles Derek's hair, smiling....a little TOO happy with those rosey
cheeks. *n.n* *hiccup* "You wanna be my date, little boy?
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck . o O ( Well, this went rather well, I guess.
But what caused Lyrae to do this alla sudden? At least she seems happy enough
now. )
>Hundreds of eyes all STARE at Lyrae o_o o.o o.o o_o o_o o_o o.o @.@ ^_^
>Lyrae runs screaming o.o
>Kim accepts the prize n.n
>Lyrae (OOC) baps :)
>Chibi-Derek takes a half step back, "Date?" . o O ( Uh oh..I think she's had a
bit too much to drink.. ) o_o; ^_^; "Eh heh, I wouldn't want you to get in
trouble, miss.."
>Ryan sweatdrops, and turns to head for the door, walking right by Derek.
>The woman grabs Derek's hand, "Oh don't be silly, little man." *^_^*
>The woman hiccups, "I'll teach you how to dance like the big people." *wink*
*^.-*
>Chibi-Derek blinks, spotting Ryan at the same time his hand is grabbed,
"H..hey! Hey, Ryan!" o_o;;;
>The woman blinks, "Oooh. You have a friend?"
>Ryan stops in his tracks, spinning around. "DER-?" He pauses, and continues a
bit quieter, "-ek?"
>Chibi-Derek's idea light bulb clicks on, "Yeah! Yeah, he's a real stud, if you
know what I mean." He pulls on the woman's hand, "Hey, Ryan, c'mere a minute!"
^_^
>Lyrae glances up from her discussion, rubbing her forehead as she looks around.
She shrugs, rubs her eyes and then stretches o O ( God I'm stiff. )
>Ryan heard that, y'know. "What do you want? I'm... kind of in a rush."
>The woman ooooooohs. ^.^
>The woman releases Derek, moving towards Ryan, "Why hello there, stud." *wink*
>Ryan ka-blinks, commenting to Derek, "I shall have my vengeance later, twerp."
>Lyrae yawwns, starting to nod off during her conference.
>Kim taptaps Lyrae's cheek with the back of her hand
>( Be grateful; it'd could've been the ambiguously gay duo. )
>Then you would all have had to die. Nothing personal.
>Lyrae jerks awake *blinkblink* and looks at Kim, "...?"
>Kim smiles ^_^
>Chibi-Derek grins, "Ryan, this young lady is looking for a date. Time to do
your good deed for the day.." ^_^
>Ryan pats Derek on the head. "Aw, but son! Didn't mommy tell you not to talk to
strangers?"
>The woman wobbles, trying to smile sexy like for Ryan, but failing miserably.
>The woman hiccups
>The woman says, "Mommy?"
>Ryan nods to the lady. "Yeah, she's a real bitch. Works for a SWAT team, and
has a real vengeful streak, y'know?"
>The woman hiccups and smiles
>The woman says, "A challenge..."
>Chibi-Derek smirks, "Ryan, Cloud and Tifa will probably get married before YOU
do.."
>Lyrae blinks at Kim, then returns a stressed on in kind. She blinks as the
judge taps her on the arm to get her attention, and she starts signing and
filling out forms. .. ~.~ o O ( Head aches...eyelids..heavy.. pillow wanted.. )
>The woman steps forward, draping herself over Ryan, "Mmmmm. Cutey..." tickling
Ryan's chin *^_^*
>Ryan winks at the woman. "Mmm-hmm. She's been having a bad week too, been doing
nothing but polishing her .45 and mumbling something about killing the voices."
>Kim says, "Hey, judges and judgettes. ^_^"
>Ryan GLARES at Derek. "Go out to the car. Son."
>( One of the judges looks towards Kim, "Yes?" )
>Kim asks, "Is there any way she can come back and do these things tomorrow?"
>Chibi-Derek exclaims, "You don't have a car, Ryan..and you're not my father!"
>Kim says, "As Lyrae's manager I can't have her straining herself after a big
performance."
>The woman hiccups, "Oooh, a liar too." ^_^
>The judge buh-links, "Manager? We weren't notified that she had a manager." He
looks at Lyrae, who in turn looks at Kim. *teeter*
>Ryan pats Derek on the head. You idiot, I'm giving you an opportunity to escape.
>Kim says, "Sorry for the late information. So, is there a way she can come
back later?" putting her hand on Lyrae's shoulder
>Lyrae yawns o O ( Guess I should've been sleeping instead of practicing.
Still.. )
>Kim says, "Or I can simply take these forms and we can get them filled out for
you. Have my people call yours. We'll do lunch. Yadda yadda. ^_^"
>Kim reaches for the forms. *grab*
>The judge looks at Lyrae, then at Kim *sweatdrops* "HEY!" as the form is
grabbed.
>Kim says, "So it's a deal. We'll talk later, sweets. Luv ya." *patpats* the
judge's cheek ^_^
>Lyrae curls her arms protectively around her lyre, her head drooping forward.
>The judge sweatdrops at Kim.
>Lyrae (OOC) just *giggles* at the whole thing.
>Kim says, "Come along, Lyrae." ^_^ putting her arm around the girl.
>Lyrae mutters something to the effect of "audition.." as she gets nudged along.
z.z
>Ryan backpedals out the door, as it would appear that Lyrae and Kim are
finishing up. As for 'Miss Thang', well, them's the breaks.
>The woman shrugs and returns her attention to Derek. *^_^*
>Chibi-Derek grins and runs past Ryan and the inebriated lady..
>o
You head out to the street.
Intersection: Fenris/Heimdall
The epitomes of wealth and fortune meet at the intersection of Fenris Drive and
Heimdall Street. Perhaps the oddest thing you can make of this crossing of
paths, is the mutual respect of the two neighborhoods for an ancient black
stone statue of a dragon god whose name has been long forgotten, except in the
spirit of those that placed it here long ago in elder times. The road at the
spot where it is has been purposely kept at a distance, and is surrounded by
fresh flowers, and heavy duty steel railing despite the sparse traffic. Maybe
those who paid for all this think that by protecting the visage of this arcane
god that he will bring to them more wealth? Or maybe it's something more than
that..but nonetheless, it's there, and from what you can make of it..the
sculpture will continue to be for a long time to come.
[Exits : The (C)rimson Wolf, (E)ast, (W)est, (S)outh, and (N)orth ]
[Things : Bahamut Statue ]
>Derek walks out of the Crimson Wolf.
>Ryan backpedals a little bit more, rubbing the back of his neck. . o O (
Mental note, get revenge on Derek later. Should probably head back to the bar
now... Lyrae and Kim seem okay. )
>Chibi-Derek runs out like a sprinter, since his legs are shorter.. o_o;
>Ryan walks off, luckily before spotting you. That would mean major noogies,
kid. He strolls off, more or less towards the 7th Heaven.
>Chibi-Derek stops, seeing you walk off . o O ( Hooboy. I bet he's mad at me for
that little stunt.. )
>Ryan is, yes. He's also gone.
>n
You depart to the north.
** Walk cut **
Tyr Road [200](#228RL)
The 200 block of Tyr Road is almost exclusively fancy hotels and high-rise
apartment buildings. Available in a wide range of designs, from the mundane
box-shape, to more architecturally enthralling towers such as 'The Obelisk'.
Housing this close to the middle of everything isn't cheap, but it isn't as
expensive as owning your own home farther out to the east, either. The area is
also clean..and a few commercial buildings are scattered about..though they're
rather limited.
[Exits : Don Corneo's (M)ansion, Obelisk (A)partments, (N)orth, and (S)outh ]
You found a plushie!
[Players : Shirou_Amakusa, Belldandy, Hino_Rei, Minako, Katsuo, Ryu_Hoshi, and
Rika ]
[Sleepers: Naomi, and Kaun ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan walks in from the south, positively boggled about something.
>Belldandy says, "(OOC) Hello, Ryan. You've just walked in on tonight's main
event. Nearly everyone against Katsuo's dark side. n.n"
>The essence of chaos pauses for a moment as it realizes the circle of light
appearing around both itself and the megami. It twists with rage, then tries
to get away, slipping towards the two Senshi.
>Ryan (OOC) AGAIN!? o.o Sheesh, and I almost got through a night without a
fight c.c
>Rika-chan is standing amidst the chaos of a battle, just behind Belldandy and
her barrier. The look on her face says she wishes that a hole would open up big
enough to fit through, but she merely stands there and stares at the goddess
intently.
>Sailor Mars slowly gets up holding her bruised arm.
>Ryu Hoshi stands up, eyes almost glowing. He steps firmly towards the
darkness-- it's time.
>Belldandy murmurs an incantation, and a wall of light begins to rise up at a
steady pace from the circle surrounding the darkness.
>There is a flash from down the street, then a howl as a glowing jade orb races
down the street then comes to a halt to hover just off to the side of the
fighting area.
>Ryan stops in his tracks. Hmm. Battle. More descriptive poses to come as the
player figures out the details of the situation. Glowing jade orbs are bad,
though.
>Another howl examantes from the darkness as it impacts with the wall of light.
Especially glowing jaded jade orbs. o.o
>The orb flashes then emmits a series of sparks before sinking into the ground
and forming a dark circle. There is a low hum as light slowly begins to creep
from inside the circle.
>Ryu Hoshi steps up from behind the blackness. He uses another DP, this time
assisted by a geyser of flame--"SHINRYUUKEN!"
>Ryu Hoshi is still affected by the curse, and is set on fire himself by the
attack. If he hits or not, well, we'll know in a few moments.
>Ryan blinks, and watches this little scene. Actually, he spends most of his
time watching Ryu, at the moment.
>Rika-chan looks slowly to the side at that dark circle that appeared so oddly;
eyes narrowing in thought. "....hmmm?"
>Ryu_Hoshi whispers, "Sorry, you won't pick up much off this-- the curse of bad
luck makes the moves VERY crude. They're not as strong, or as fluid, as they
could be." to you.
>You whisper, "Ryan poots ;.; S'okay, he has a bear of a time picking up chi
attacks anyway n.n" to Ryu_Hoshi.
>Belldandy keeps her attention and energies focused on containing the darkness,
a bead of sweat running down her cheek. The cylinder of light is sealed off at
the top with a slight wave of her hand, then slowly begins to shrink inward on
the inky shadow.
>The circle finaly lets out a growl then shoots a pillar of bright light. Rising
from teh circle witht he light is the form of Amakusa. He crosses his arms as
the circle closes reforming into the dark green orb, then rises to float next
to its master. Amakusa opens his eyes and chuckles. "Awa re na.." (How foolish)
>l ama
Shirou_Amakusa
Malevolent, intense red eyes catch your glance unfalteringly. This is the man
known as Shiro Tokisada Amakusa,and if any fear was ever known to him, it is
far from evident in his bemused gaze. The face of this man can only be
described as beautiful. Slender eyebrows accentuate his thin darkly lined
crimson eyes drawing the onlooker to them and the rest of his smooth
features. His outside demeanor is calming but something seems to lay under
the surface, almost as if his true nature within contrasts with the beauty of
his outward appearance. His form is clothed in a many-layered robe, flowing
and multi-hued. Black consitutes most of it, with yellow bordering that rises
on the hems, and forest green flames that engulf a portion. The sleeves are
open almost at the shoulder, looking more like sashes that reveal his bare
arms. Yellow cord binds the garment across his waist. Long hair of bright
crimson cascades chaotically in waves over his back, obscuring part of his
face at times, and whipping unpredictably like a fire over his robes. His
feet are clad in traditional sandles, though they are not promiently visible
beneath what he wears. As he finishes his own quick perusal of you, a pleased
mue crosses his lips darkly, his considerations of you his own.
Carrying:
Midgaard City Map
>Katsuo says, "(OOC) Hey, would the wall off light have blocked Ryu's attack?
o.o"
>Ryan knows Amakusa... He takes a step back; things just got a lot worse, at
least for our hero (What do you mean, 'our hero'?) Well, he's MINE!
>Ryu Hoshi says, "(OOC) Good question.."
>Rika-chan smiles brightly at Amakusa; like seeing an old friend before turning
back to watch Belldandy, though she does keep her eyes checking on Amakusa.
>Belldandy says, "(OOC) No, the light only affects the darkness. Unless Ryu's
been taking after Gouki recently."
>Sailor Mars watches Belldandy (I hope she can hold that thing.)
>Ryan is quite outside any protective effects, last I checked. Someone want to
paint a bullseye on me?
>Amakusa casts a gaze to everyone present, then slowly to the darker pressence
here. He closes his eyes and looks away. "What is this imitation before me?"
>Ryu Hoshi says, "(OOC) No Gouki-ism here! This is Ryu, not Evil Ryu."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck . o O ( Great, two evil freaks... who's butt
should I kick first!? )
>The darkness is burned by Ryu's flaming attack. The wounds are not deep, or
even noticeable to the concentrated chaos. However, the darkness *does* notice
the slowly closing cylinder of light.
>Amakusa's eyes narrow as he watches the darkness. He holds out his hands and
opens them, in that instant the floating orb races to rest in his palm. . o O
(This pathetic thing dares to interfere?)
>Ryan makes a decision. He probably won't have much of a chance against the big
shadowy evil Katsuo thingie, but Amakusa's nice and physical. Or looks as such,
at least. That, and Ryan still has to pay him back for almost injuring him last
time! The horror! Ryan, in true action-hero fashion, charges towards Amakusa!
>Ryu Hoshi drops to the pavement, still burning for a few seconds. With this
kind of luck, you'd think he was having a hot time in the old town tonight--
excuse the pun.
>Belldandy keeps her hands held in front of her, the containment circle slowly
getting smaller. And shorter as well, closing in around the darkness. One of
her deep blue eyes closes as she begins to feel the drain . o O ( Just a little
more... )
>Amakusa moves over by Belldandy. He glances to her then calls out to the demon.
"Before you are destroyed...who is your master? I am sure you are not a higher
plane demon..." A dark circle flashes into existence behind Amakusa for a brief
second.
>Sailor Mars watches Amakusa warily.
>The darkness howls in frustration as the megami slowly begins to contain it,
again. At Amakusa's query, it turns to answer, in a sibilant, inhuman hiss.
"... Akuma-sama..."
>Ryan continues his good ol' fashioned bum rush on Amakusa. Luckily, he has
enough time to slip on his gloves. T minus 5 seconds before Ryan's fist makes
contact with your jaw. Hope you don't mind.
>Ryu Hoshi is busy putting out the flames. Ooh, hot, hot! o.o;; AKUMA?!
>Ryan . o O ( That didn't sound good o.o )
>Ryu Hoshi stops in his tracks.
>Sailor Mars (Why do I have a really bad feeling about this..)
>Ryan was never know for his common sense. He's continuing his attack n.-
>Not the same Akuma as Ryu knows, but... *shrug* ^_^
>Thank the heavens for small favors-- the LAST thing he needs is to have Gouki
trying to turn him to the dark side again. o.o;
>Evil will prevail because good is dumb!
>Rika-chan raises an eyebrow at Amakusa, seeming a bit guarded as he approaches
Belldandy.
>Very impressive, Tabbot. Too bad this isn't the Wide World of Sports!
>Ryan is too cool to die this easily. Break every bone in his body? Mmmmaybe...
>Belldandy bites her bottom lip as she sends a surge of energy into the spell,
the entire containment structure suddenly flashing brightly. The light fades
after a moment, as a small sphere of some sort floats to the ground.
>Amakusa laughs mockingly. "Akuma...the name slips my mind. But he will know of
your demise fowl excuse.." His lips turn up into a sadistic grin as he watches
Belldandy, then he looks to the demon and loses all expression of amusement.
"Allow me to help you with this...." He clutches at his orb and draws his arms
back, then shoots them forward releasing a spout of fire towards the demon.
"Shirei Jin"
>Katsuo says, "(OOC) Question: Will the spout of fire do anything to a demon
within a holy sphere? o.o"
>Belldandy says, "(OOC) Er, nope. Sorry, Amakusa. The sphere's completely immune
to attacks on it."
>Amakusa (OOC) won't have to worry because Ryan attacking. Doing two things at
once here...well was. Ok..":)"
>Ryu Hoshi is merely watching at this point, there's nothing he can do.
>Sailor Mars same here.
>Amakusa glares as his fire attack reflects off. Slowly he turns to Belldandy
then notices Ryan approaching. "Fool..." His image flashes as his body slides
to another point in the area to avoid Ryan's attack. He calls out. "Perhaps you
made a wrong descision in attacking me..."
>Ryan skids to a halt, his fist completely missing your face! "Hey! No fair!"
More quietly, to himself, "Darn it, I hate teleporting idiots."
>Amakusa scoffs to Ryan then turns to watch Belldandy, then the demon. His body
floating in midair with the orb swirling around.
>Belldandy brings a hand to her forehead to push some hair away from her eyes.
Looking over to where she last saw the darkness, she smiles tiredly when she
sees the sphere . o O ( Thank you, Almighty. ) Her feet carry her unsteadily
towards the shimmering white sphere resting on the ground.
>Angel runs by Alexander, Kim, Lyrae, Rachel and you, chasing Pikachu with a
knife and fork. In her wake she leaves a message from Eden saying "Hi!"
>Ryan puts his hands on his hips, taptapping his foot for a moment. "Sheesh." He
scans the area again... yup, Amakusa's still the main threat. Well then, we
can't have THAT. Ryan changes his stance slightly... he's floating? Ryan can
fix that. A few steps forward, a quick crouch, and a spring forward, right foot
first in an efficient flying kick! "'Scuse me, I forgot to say hello earlier!"
>You whisper, "This might get a bit interesting, seeing as how Ryan is mimicing
your old pal Vega n.n" to Ryu_Hoshi.
>Ryu Hoshi studies Ryan's technique-- That's definitely Spanish Ninjitsu. o.o
>Sailor Mars is still watching the demon and Belldandy but glances to Ryan to
see what's the commotion
>Rika-chan studies Ryan as well, blinking. . o O (Like..... Vega.....?)
>Belldandy (OOC) has the demon sealed in this special Holy Pokeball, Rei. n.-
>Ryan (OOC) snickers
>Sailor Mars (OOC) laughs.
>Ryu Hoshi says, "(OOC) Demon-chan, Go! (nah, can't imagine it. ^^;;)"
>Amakusa catches Ryan out of the corner of his eyes and turns to face him.
"Hmm...you seem afraid of me. Clearly I have made no threatening move towards
you yet you attack me?" Quickly his right arm comes up to block the kick as his
left hand moves down to palm strike at Ryan.
>Katsuo (OOC) o.o
>Sailor Mars rushes over to Katsuo seeing as Minako is preoccupied.
>Ryu Hoshi decides to slip away.. this is no longer his fight, though he still
has the curse to deal with. X.x
>Sailor Mars calls Katsuo's name trying to wake him.
>Katsuo remains unconscious. He's severely exhausted, having used what he had
of his energy to keep the darkness contained before Belldandy could deal with
it.
>Ryan doesn't have time for a witty reply to that before you swat him out of the
sky! Meanie! One problem with air attacks is ones lack of mobility, especially
if you're human like Ryan; he blinks as you grab him, and -oofs- as you jab at
him in the gut, sending him sprawling to the ground. Just a flesh wound,
really. See, he can even quip! "Erk... afraid? Nah. Just that I saw you causing
trouble before."
>Eden arrives from the south.
>Eden walks up along the....maybe this was a bad idea.
>Belldandy kneels down and picks up the shimmering orb containing the darkness,
cradling it like one might an egg.
>Ryan is currently kneeling on the ground by Amakusa, pausing a moment to regain
his balance...
>Amakusa crosses his arms narrowing his eyes to Ryan. "I have simply come to aid
in the ending of this demon's existence.." His gaze then moves over to
Belldandy. . o O (Her energy....)
>Sailor Mars glances at Belldandy and then the orb.
>Ryan stands back up, dusting himself off. Yup, still cocky. "Oh? Really?"
>Belldandy stands back up and looks towards the fight. With a nod, she calls
over, "Ryan, he had nothing to do with what happened. Please, there has been
enough fighting for now."
>Ryu_Hoshi leaves south.
>Katsuo (OOC) hopes Belldandy's nurturing side doesn't con her into sitting on
the orb and trying to hatch it. -.o
>Sailor Mars (I'll say. ^_^;)
>Rachel pages, "OOC: Is what's going on down there anything that'd be really
apparent from the next block north?" to you.
>Rika-chan shakes her head. "Not really.... I wanted to see you pay for messing
up things like this, Belldandy.... you always were such a pain....."
>Ryan takes a step back, looking rather annoyed by the recent development. "...
Only because you said so, Miss Belldandy."
>You page, "Not at this moment. Was, about 5 minutes earlier, though." to Rachel.
>Rachel pages, "Ah." to you.
>Amakusa calls over to Belldandy. "It seems you have this at hand...what do you
plan on doing with that now...?" The dark circle that shadows Amakusa's form
slowly fades, he gives a chuckle as he notices Ryan's disgust from the corner
of his eye.
>Eden sees a lack of open hostilities, and slowly approaches.
>Belldandy blinks and moves her attention to Rika now, "Excuse me?" o.o;
>Disgust? Naw, Ryan's making faces at you when you aren't looking ^,^
>Amakusa glances to Rika and smiles...
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Rachel riding it.
>Rachel rides in from the north, and slows, seeing the crowd.
>Ryan, the hero, is standing several feet away from Amakusa, our comic relief.
Heh. Nope, no fighting, at least not anymore.
>Eden is on the south end of it all, seemingly having been coming up the street.
>Rika-chan asks, "I said you should have at least been rather painfully wounded
in that little battle there.... yet, you get away once again. Do you know how
tiring it is to see you do things like that?"
>Sailor Mars is kneeling beside the unconscious Katsuo
>Rika-chan's eyes move to Amakusa now. "Or you.... you tried to help her....
you're no fun, either...."
>Sailor Mars slowly gets up and stares at Rika
>Ryan assumes Rika was referring to him in the first sentence there o.=
>Katsuo's wings shift slightly as he begins to come to.
>Sailor Mars kneels down to Katsuo again and holds his head on her lap.
>Sailor Mars Says, "Katsuo?"
>l rei
Hino_Rei
You see before you a beautiful teenage girl 15 years in age, 5 feet 3 inches in
height. She has long raven hair that falls down her back and goes slightly
past her waist. She is wearing a red and white sailor fuku with a purple
ribbon. Sailor Mars is also wearing red high heels (How does she fight in
those? o 0), a red collar around her neck, a gold tiarra with a red gem in the
center, and red star earings completing her ensemble. (Don't you love
accessories!)
Carrying:
Midgaard City Map
>Rachel glances concernedly toward Katsuo, then pulls to a stop as near to Ryan
as is reasonable. "Ryan, what happened here?"
>Amakusa slowly lowers himself to the ground, his smile fades as Rika addresses
him. "It is survival of the fittest.. You would do well to chose your words
more carefully next time you speak to me.."
>Ryan looks over at Rachel as she drives in. "Hmm? Just a little scuffle... I'll
fill you in as soon as I figure out what's going on myself." Another rude
gesture towards Amakusa.
>Katsuo blinks his eyes open, weakly, waking to find himself looking up in the
face of a Sailor Senshi. ... he blinks... then stifles a scream. Residual
effects of his old phobia there. ^_^;
>Sailor Mars blinks. "Are you o.k.?"
>Eden walks up to Ryan as well, if from the other side.
>Belldandy blinks at Rika's apparent...disgust? She folds one hand over the
sphere and calmly answers, "Rika, one of my duties is to aid those in need.
It's only with as much experience as I have that I can avoid harm. I have been
injured in the past."
>I'd scream, too. Least it's not Usagi.
>Ryan (OOC) snickers
>Sailor Mars (OOC) Hrmphs.
>Belldandy tilts her head to one side slightly, "Do you prefer to see others get
hurt?"
>Rika-chan hmphs faintly, looking back to Belldandy. "I don't know who you
are.... you feel evil, yet you are helping Belldandy.... and you, Belldandy!
Stop your righteous speeches! .....I want you to go wherever you call home is
and rest. I'm going to take care of you as soon as you get that rest, and make
Marller-sams happy. I don't think she likes you very much... see others hurt?
Why.... yes, actually. It's rather amusing.... enough, however. I have said
what I needed to."
>Katsuo pauses... then nods. Though he can recognize Minako in senshi form, he
can't do the same with Rei. "... ah.. I th-think so..."
>Ryan hears Rika's speech, picking up on certain points. "...?" . o O (
Marller... sama? )
>Rachel . o O ( What a bi---. )
>Rachel looks scornfully at Rika.
>Amakusa's eyes flash as he raises his hand, the orb following along to rest
over his outstretched fingers. "If you find pain so amusing...then perhaps you
would like to see how it affects you.." A faint spark races up his arm and into
the orb as he watches Rika calmly with a dark grin.
>Belldandy doesn't answer. She knows that nothing she says will matter to the
girl.
>Eden looks over to Rika. Glares, almost, or at least by Eden's standards. By
any other's, it is simply a cool watching.
>Can I kick Amakusa's butt now? ;.;
>Akio arrives from the south.
>Rika-chan stares back at Amakusa without any apparent fear. "Was that a threat,
oh clown-faced one?"
>Akio strides casually along the street, hands resting in pockets. He blinks,
noticing the gathered crowd, and particularly a certain girl... jealous,
brilliant green eyes narrow.
>Ryan (OOC) Oh no! Someone more handsome then ME! ;.;
>Katsuo (OOC) sweatdrops. -_-;
>Rachel (OOC) batbats Ryan.
>Akio OOC smirks.
>Rika-chan doesn't seem to notice Akio yet, as her attention is focused on
Belldandy and Amakusa at the moment.
>l akio
Akio
Bemused and regal, the glittering green eyes of this *literally* tall,
dark and handsome man lock upon you; an adult's gaze, powerful and
magnetic, like knives that casually sink through your flesh and expose
your insides to his sight. Creamy tan in color, his face belies an exotic
heritage of Indian origin, strong cheeks and a narrow, tapering chin; this
below a contained shock of lavender-shaded hair; short and vaguely
upturned curled at the ends all along the top, a single loose lock arcing
over one eye, the rest caught back at the nape of his neck, and bound
into a long, jaggedly slender ponytail. The man's thin lips are curled
into a smile that is by turns mocking, bored, amused, secretive, or cruel
depending on his whim; his unusually long and slender fingers are
graceful, usually resting lightly at his sides if standing or curled
together in his lap lazily if reclining. A blood-red shirt, neatly tucked
into black slacks, with curious bindings of the sleeves near the middle of
his biceps, is his general outfit; a purple tie hangs with precision down
the center of Akio's chest, never seeming to move from its place. Every
angle, fold and gesture of his tall body is rigidly controlled; even his
clothing dares not move out of place for fear of offending his will.
Carrying:
Midgaard City Map
>Amakusa lowers his hand letting the orb float in mid-air. "I will not play
these games with you...if you wish to throw a tantrum, then go to your bedroom
and do it... This childish show bores me..." He looks away from Rika and over
to Belldandy. . o O (I like her spirit, but I wonder why she hates this woman
who seems to be a priestess...?)
>Minako has connected.
>Sailor Venus exclaims, "(OOC) GAH!"
>Sailor Mars (OOC) Welcome back!
>Akio begins to move toward Rika. Not in any particular hurry, mind. Casually.
>Ryan . o O ( I REALLY want to feed that guy his teeth... but as long as he
isn't causing trouble now... )
>Rika-chan's eyes glint slightly in what seems to be mirthful challenge. "Oh,
that was such an intelligent retort.... why do you lend assistance to this
goddess, dark one?"
>Eden quietly asks Ryan, "What happened?"
>Akio cocks an ear, curious himself for this. THIS is a side of Rika he didn't
expect to see, and it interests him immensely. He takes up a position near her,
but not in her way and clear of any potential fireworks.. standing there
watching her with a faint smile.
>Sailor Venus crawls out of an alley where she must have been blasted by some
random attack.
>Ryan replies to Eden, "Apparently, Katsuo flipped out again... and THAT guy
showed up again" points at Amakusa "So, basically, it was rather messy."
>Amakusa turns back to Rika again, his expression calm. "To keep things in
balance... But you seem to have once been friends with this woman. Why didn't
you...?"
>Katsuo is just regaining his senses, looking straight up at Sailor Mars, whose
lap his head is resting on.
>Eden asks softly, "Oh....who is he?"
>Sailor Mars Says, "Venus he's coming to."
>Ryan shrugs. "Dunno, some evil chi-guy. They're a dime a dozen these days."
>Eden nods. "There are far too many."
>Sailor Venus blinkblinks and rushes over to Rei, just barely resisting the urge
to bodycheck Mars away from Katsuo, and instead settling on just kneeling next
to her.
>Rachel asks Ryan, "What did Katsuo do?"
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "I'm not exactly sure... missed the beginning
of it. It was his dark side, or something"
>Ryan is quite articulate, yup c.c
>Rika-chan laughs at that comment, shaking her head. "Friends with her?
Nonsense!! She has been a thorn in Marller-sama's side since I've known her. I
thought it would be nice to help her with that particular problem,
actually....."
>Belldandy stands still, holding the orb containing Katsuo's dark aura silently.
>Sailor Mars notices Venus giving her a wry look. Mars sweatdrops. "Don't
worry, he's not my type."
>Katsuo blinks from Mars to Venus, then smiles, weakly. "... I'm guessing it
was a success?"
>Sailor Mars nods "Belldandy's got it trapped."
>Sailor Venus blinkblinks, getting ahold of herself.
>Sailor Venus . o O ( ...was I *THAT* obvious? )
>Sailor Venus holds out her hands towards Sailor Mars, clearly indicating
'gimme'.
>Belldandy . o O ( Marller's been a thorn in our side for even longer, Rika. But
you can't seem to understand what she's doing to you. )
>Sailor Mars switches places with Venus quickly and gets outta her way.
>Ryan stands there like a lump, waiting for an opportunity to do something
besides pose dramatically.
>Damn straight. Never get between Minako and anything having to do with her
'pure heart'. It's scary.
>Rachel sits her bike, watching warily...
>Eden walks over beside Rachel.
>Sailor Mars (o O Never get between Minako and a guy she likes. Now THAT's
scary.)
>Amakusa grins as his eyes grow dark, narrowing into thin slits. "I see... " He
looks ot Belldandy then back to Rike. "It would seem this woman has devine
power, I should hope that you are confident enough to stand up to her. It would
be a shame to lose one with such a angry spirit as yours."
>Katsuo blinks at the quick switch, then smiles again, sheepishly. ^_^; His
wings shift slightly.
>Ryan at least has the consolation of standing by Rachel and Eden. I guess this
isn't ALL bad.
>Sailor Venus asks, "You okay, Katsuo-kun?"
>Akio rubs his thumb idly over the band of the silver ring along his left hand.
. o O ( Rika, child, leave this. Come to me... )
>Back off, Ryan...you already have a girlfriend...even if you don't know it yet.
>....
>Eden glances over to Rachel, then forward again.
>Rika-chan shrugs faintly. "She's a goddess, but even they have their weak
points.... she can be brought down, and I will do so. Not....." Her words trail
off there as her eyes widen; and she turns about to face Akio, lightly stepping
towards him in silence. . o O (....Akio-sama....!)
>Amakusa glances to Belldandy and bows his head, then laughs as his form
shimmers then fades away...
>Katsuo nods, weakly. "I'll be fine... just... just need rest..." He yawns,
wings trembling a bit.
>Akio smiles gently, comfortingly, to the young girl. He just stands there, one
hand in a pocket of his black slacks, the other hand lifting, held out toward
Rika.
>Ryan . o O ( I really hate that guy. Met him twice, and I hate him. )
>Okay...that's it...if prettyboy's on here, then we're gonna need to get some of
the SS cast to beat up on him... ^_-
>Sailor Venus patpats Katsuo, "You just go on to sleep, Katsuo-kun...I'll watch
out for you..."
>Ryan can whup anyone's butt. It's his special power, really, look at his
character sheet, 'whupping butt +5'
>^_^
>( I dare you to whup that blonde girl's butt...you know, the one you're always
ogling... )
>Sailor Mars raises a hand to her head. (Maybe I need some sleep too. I feel so
strange.....damn Ravendark, what's with me?)
>Eeep. Shush. o.o
>Eden mumbles, "Should I go back ..... ..... church .." to Rachel.
>Shirou_Amakusa has left.
>Rika-chan reaches out for the hand with both of hers; taking it firmly and
walking to within a foot of the man. ".....Akio..." All things said moments ago
and conflicts brewed seem to have been forgotten by her.
>Can't do it, can you Ryan? ^_^
>Belldandy turns away from Rika, not having anything to say to her, and walks
towards Katsuo. She kneels down next to Sailor Mars and smiles at him, "You
can rest now, Katsuo. I'll look after this."
>Rachel looks at Eden. "Doesn't look like it'll be necessary."
>But... but... you don't hit the pretty ladies! ;.;
>Katsuo nods.... then passes out silently, without another word.
>Akio's eyes narrow slightly, and he smiles again, a low whisper. "Rika." The
word is a promise, and his hand, gripped in hers, is warm. He glances about at
the rest of the people gathered here one by one, as if waiting to see if anyone
is going to challenge this... then steps forward, and pulls Rika to his side,
turns with her to walk away.
>Ryan hmms as the situation defuses, and everyone starts to head off. "..." He
looks back at Rachel and Eden to see if they're heading anywhere.
>Eden blinks back to Ryan, a bit aimlessly.
>Sailor Mars o O
>Rachel looks back at Ryan, and quirks an eyebrow?
>Rika falls in line behind Akio.
>Akio leaves south.
>Akio leaves, with Rika following behind him.
>Pikachu races up to Asellus, Eden, Foil_Riposte, Ildon, Katsuo, Kay, Rachel and
you, bearing a message from Lyrae that reads : "G'nite!" With the note
delivered, Pikachu then runs off again, "Pika pikaaa!""
>Ryan looks at the girls. "This seems to be finishing up... you heading
anywhere?"
>Katsuo has left.
>Minako has left.
>Hino_Rei has left.
>Rachel asks, "Nowhere in particular, Ryan. You have anything in mind?"
>Ryan smiles innocently. "Well, we can head back to my pla-" . o O ( Wait, I
got that 5' long metal demon tail in my freezer o.o ) "back to the bar." .
o O ( Nice save. )
>Eden says, "I had no plans."
>Rachel raises that eyebrow again, giving Ryan an amused look.
>Rachel asks, "You two want a lift?"
>Ryan shrugs. "Don't see why not." Please let me sit in the center.
>Motoroid Red is ready for you to ride.
>Belldandy stands up tiredly, still cradling the orb in her palm.
>You climb onto the powerful-looking bike.
>Motoroid Red is ready for Eden to mount up.
>Eden climbs onto the powerful-looking bike.
>Ryan looks over to Belldandy as he climbs on the cycle. "You going to be
okay...?"
>Eden climbs on behind Ryan, holding tightly to him.
>Rachel looks toward Belldandy, having been about to ask the same thing.
>Belldandy looks over as her lips pull upwards into a familiar looking smile.
With a nod, she replies, "Yes. I just need to rest after using so much of my
energy."
>Eden watches, but doesn't ask, since someone else has.
>Ryan nods, a bit slowly. "Well, take care."
>Rachel asks, "You're sure you'll be okay?"
>Belldandy says, "I will. Please do not worry about me."
>Rachel says, "Okay..."
>Eden says, "All right.."
>Belldandy . o O ( I made sure this containment device is much stronger than the
last. )
>Rachel turns the bike back toward the traffic lanes and accelerates smoothly
down the street.
>Motoroid Red leaves south.
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
City Square
Welcome to the middle of the sleepy (yeah, right), humble mountain city of
Midgaard. The peaks that surround the somewhat smallish sprawl of
constructions about you appear a vibrant, cool purple at this distance..capped
with off-white snow at the tops. Although the town itself recieves little
precipitation from being sheltered by this atol of sheer rock, a cold wind does
comb and filter its way through..providing a brisk, though arid, atmosphere.
On the southwestern pointing end of town, a small, manmade pass in the
mountain valley allows for easy access from the bustling world outside. To
your north and west are the commercial districts..manufacturing, shipping, and
selling various consumable goods. In the east, to the 'horizon', appear to be
homes of various architectural influences..the more wealthy of said houses
bordering a small alpine lake and park. To the south, the middle-class homes
continue, thinning out just before the open gap to the highway beyond.
As for where you stand..it is the Midgaard City Square..Several government
offices and the larger buildings can be found on the sides of the slightly
misnomered elliptical, cobblestoned intersection. No actual automobile traffic
passes here, being routed through the side streets..this is a strictly
pedestrian and bicycle zone. A large, granite fountain with a statue of Odin
atop it towers nearly two stories prominantly in the center. There are also
benches about for taking a quiet repose from the hustle of daily life.
[Exits : (C)ity Hospital, City (H)all, (T)ransit Station, (S)outh, (N)orth,
(W)est, (E)ast, and (F)ountain ]
[Players : Rachel, and Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
Motoroid Red enters the area, with Rachel, Ryan, and Eden riding it.
[Things : Poster Advertisement, and Ye Olde Message Boarde [IC!] ]
>Rachel asks, "You two okay back there?"
>Motoroid Red leaves west.
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
Odin Avenue [200]
The western blocks of Odin Avenue are much like the eastern in reguards to the
periods in which the architectural influences are from. The difference is that
the buildings to be found here are of a commercial nature, ranging from
converted old general stores to light industry such as bakeries and shoe repair
shops. Every so many steps, a strong, healthy tree grows..sometimes the
rigorous roots have taken rebellion to their bindings and broken up the street
a little..though for the most part, despite this and the obvious age and wear,
Western Odin is an easy walk.
[Exits : City (M)orgue, (A)lley, (W)est, and (E)ast ]
[Players : Rachel, and Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Rachel, Ryan, and Eden riding it.
>Eden says, "Yes." She doesn't seem to like the motorcycle, nor does it seem to
like her.
>Ryan nods. "Yup." And how!
>Motoroid Red leaves west.
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
Odin Avenue [100]
The western blocks of Odin Avenue are much like the eastern in reguards to the
periods in which the architectural influences are from. The difference is that
the buildings to be found here are of a commercial nature, ranging from
converted old general stores to light industry such as bakeries and shoe repair
shops. Every so many steps, a strong, healthy tree grows..sometimes the
rigorous roots have taken rebellion to their bindings and broken up the street
a little..though for the most part, despite this and the obvious age and wear,
Western Odin is an easy walk.
[Exits : Midgaard (P)olice, (W)est, and (E)ast ]
[Players : Rachel, and Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Rachel, Ryan, and Eden riding it.
>Ryan . o O ( Probably shoulda got a helmet... )
>Motoroid Red leaves west.
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
Intersection: Odin/Verthandi
Here, the historical buildings and heavy industry both end and combine. This
is the heavily trafficed intersection of Odin Avenue and Verthandi Street. It
is in a T-shape, considering to your west from here is a 'wall' of factories
and refineries. Sparsely to the south, along Verthandi, you can also make out
a few warehouses with perhaps some wholesale goods for sale. To the north, the
industry continues to grow larger, and to your east, the impersonal, grey look
of it all gives way to the more nostalgic brick buildings of Odin Avenue.
[Exits : Gateway (A)cademy, (N)orth, (S)outh, and (E)ast ]
[Players : Rachel, and Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Rachel, Ryan, and Eden riding it.
>Rachel leans the bike into the turn to the north, barely slowing down as she
has the green light.
>Motoroid Red leaves north.
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
Verthandi Street [200]
On the 200 block of Verthandi, a fine hint of smog assaults your eyes and nose.
The desensitized factory workers that sometimes pass by you on their ways to
and from work, however, seem unaffected at all. A stark contrast to the
eastern side of Midgaard, this entire place seems almost filthy..no matter how
clean the streets are kept. Perhaps its the greed of the tycoons behind these
smoke-belching behemoths of industry that evoke that feeling? At any
rate..perhaps it's not so good to stand around outside for too long.
[Exits : (N)orth, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Ryan, Eden, and Rachel riding it.
>The cycle accelerates smoothly, the engine's whine only rising a bit -- It's
not nearly at its limit.
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
Intersection: Thor/Verthandi
The smoke gives way, a little, from the south to the turn of the road from
Verthandi Street to Thor Boulevard. A few, random, questionable businesses
line this section of curved pavement that connects the two. To your south, the
gloom of factories burdens your view, while to the east, a gloom of a different
sort falls over western Thor Boulevard, the homes of some very shady
'tradesmen'.
[Exits : (E)ast, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Ryan, Eden, and Rachel riding it.
>Another leaning turn, as Rachel guns the bike a little to make the light.
>Eden holds tightly to Ryan. o.o
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
Thor Boulevard [100]
Thor Boulevard isn't considered by many residents of Midgaard to be of
guaranteed safe passage, night or day. It'd be best to be on your guard while
you're here. A few vagrants pass by..a few wearing leathers, wielding chains,
and sporting strange hairstyles. Even fewer turn to glance at you while you
walk amongst them, though the lesser numbers makes it no less unnerving. On
the south side up ahead, you can see an opening in an otherwise messy wooden
fence with greater purpose above beauty, apparently. The sign beside the gate
reads, [Midgaard City Landfill].
[Exits : (E)ast, (M)idgaard City Landfill, and (W)est ]
[Players : Motoroid Red(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Ryan, Eden, and Rachel riding it.
>Ryan gets held on to.
>Motoroid Red carries you smoothly on your way.
** Ride cut **
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 : Motoroid Red(Pup), and Derek ]
[Things : None ]
>Motoroid Red enters the area, with Ryan, Eden, and Rachel riding it.
>Rachel brings the bike to a smooth stop at the curb, a short distance down the
block from the bar.
>Rachel shuts down the bike. "Here we are."
>The kickstand sets itself, curiously. ^_-
>Eden climbs quickly and gracefully down off the bike.
>Ryan seems quite comfortable, despite the fact he has the middle seat. "Ayup."
He hops off the motorbike.
>Rachel swings her left leg over and dismounts gracefully, as well.
>Rachel asks, "Shall we?"
>Eden nods.
>Rachel heads for the bar.
>Chibi-Derek is sitting on the curb, rolling a pebble between his fingers. He
looks up at the three of you, one eyebrow rising upwards . o O ( ..... ) O_o
>Eden climbs off of the powerful-looking bike.
>Rachel climbs off of the powerful-looking bike.
>You climb off of the powerful-looking bike.
>Ryan is dating two women now. Yes. BUWAHAHA- *is beaten to a pulp*
>Eden nods to Derek. "Hello."
>Chibi-Derek gets up and nods as he walks towards the group, "Heya.. Out for a
spin?"
>Eden nods.
>Rachel says, "Yeah. Needed to let the bike have some fun."
>Rachel says that completely seriously. ^_-
>Chibi-Derek blinks and looks at said bike, "Er...okay."
>Eden . o O ( How much fun does a motorcycle need to have? )
>Ryan nods, and cracks his knuckles. "Just got caught up in something earlier."
He blinks at Rachel's comment, then remembers the motoroid has an AI 9.9
>Eden . o O ( I feel dizzy now. )
>Chibi-Derek says, "Ack! I completely forgot I left my book in the bar!" O_O;
>Derek has left.
>Rachel says, "So where've you been holed up lately, Ryan? I hardly ever see
you around."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "You know about my expedition a week or so ago,
right?"
>Rachel says, "Yes. The one you came back with all that gold from."
>Ryan nods. "Aside from that, I've just been busy trying to sell all that stuff
off, walking into random fights, that sort of thing..."
>Eden says, "There have been many of those."
>Ryan thumbs towards Eden. "She can tell you about one of those... got injured
in one of them." Ryan looks towards the pavement. "..."
>Rachel looks at Eden, expression full of concern. "You were hurt? Are you all
right?"
>Eden nods, seemingly unconcerned. "I was healed."
>Rachel relaxes a little. "Oh. Good."
>Rachel . o O ( I'm getting used to that concept? )
>Eden says, "I think I would have survived in either case."
>Ryan nods, elaborating, "Apparently that wizard girl who pops by here
occasionally... Lina? She was handy."
>Rachel asks, "Oh, you mean she's good for somehthing other than racking up huge
food orders and trying to blow up the bar?"
>Eden nods.
>Ryan sweatdrops. "... Yup."
>Rachel says, "It must be a magic thing -- I mean, she must eat her mass in food
at a sitting, and she's still a skinny, tiny thing."
>Eden says, "I don't know."
>Ryan hrmms. "Makes sense." o.o
>Ryan sighs, and runs his hand through his hair. "Anyway... now that everything
actually seems calm again, how 'bout I buy you two a drink?"
>Eden says, "Okay."
>Rachel says, "Sounds good to me."
>Rachel slips her arm through Ryan's.
>Eden has left.
>Rachel falls in line behind you.
>7
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 : Eden, Derek, and Alexander ]
Ryan arrives, with Rachel following behind.
[Sleepers: Cloud, and Tifa ]
[Things : None ]
>Alex nods to Rachel and Eden as they arrive.
>Eden says, "Hello."
>Alex says, "Good evening."
>Eden walks over to sit at a table.
>Ryan steps in, arm in arm with Rachel, from the looks of things. "Heya. Just
some drinks for us."
>Rachel says, "Hello again, Alex."
>Alex nods. "And what drinks might you all wish to enjoy?"
>Ryan responds, "I'd just like a beer myself, Eden and Rachel can pick their own
drinks I imagine."
>Rachel says, "Kahlua and cream for me, please."
>Eden looks up to Alex and asks, uncharacteristically, "What would you suggest?"
>Chibi-Derek shuts his book, marking the place, and picks it up as the others
come in. As his gaze passes over Rachel and Ryan, his expression becomes
noticably upset..
>Ryan only has Rachel at his side. Really. Sheesh.
>( I mean, I could be hitting on Eden too, but noooo.... c.c )
>Rachel is leaning against the bar, her back to the rest of the room, so she
misses Derek's look.
>They all give Eden conflicting orders. Regarding which body of water to jump
into. ;)
>Ryan takes a seat at the bar (next to Rachel, yes), suggesting to Eden, "I personally
suggest some gin and coke."
>Eden nods. "I will have that, then."
>Alex nods, working on filling the drink orders, occasionally glancing atthe
other occupant in the room, as well as the new arrivals. He places the mug and
glasses in front of Ryan, Rachel, and Eden.
>Rachel says, "Thanks, Alex."
>Eden says, "Thank you." She sips at her gin and Coke, looking over to Derek
curiously.
>Chibi-Derek sighs and drops his book right back down on the table. It falls
open to the page he had marked . o O ( Lucky bastard.. ) 6_6
>Rachel turns and smiles at Ryan. "And thank _you_." She sips, looking over
the glass at him.
>Ryan holds up his glass, mentioning with his eyes closed, "Hey, no problem
babe, least I can do is buy you a drink."
>Rachel laughs. "'Babe', now, is it?"
>Ryan hmms? "Well, would you prefer 'luscious lady', perhaps?" Sheesh, shameless.
>Chibi-Derek tries not to listen, really. He looks intently at the page, reading
about some kinda airship..
>Rachel laughs some more, smiling good-naturedly. "How about 'Rachel', hmmm?
It _is_ my name, you know."
>Ryan pouts. "Aw... that's no fun." ;.;
>Rachel winks at Ryan.
>Rachel mumbles, "At least in public..." to Ryan.
>Rachel mumbles, "..... ..... ..... public .. .. .." to Ryan.
>Rachel grins.
>Ryan raises his eyebrow.
>Chibi-Derek's eyebrow twitches -_o
>Ryan doesn't even notice he's making Derek annoyed. Not that he'd care, either.
Hmm, maybe this's his revenge for before?
>Eden looks over to Ryan and Rachel, and back to Derek, then drinks some more of
her gin and coke.
>Ryan sips his drink. Yes, even considering that little fight scene earlier,
this has been a rather decent evening, for once.
>Rachel sips her Kahlua and cream, mmming. "This is just right, Alex."
>Alex bows slightly to Rachel. "I am glad it agrees with you... Many times have
I been used as an executive bodyguard,which includesa significant amount of
bartending."
>Rachel says, "It shows. I've watched you. You're good."
>Ryan nods to that.
>Alex nods again. "And it is a pleasure to work for this establisment."
>Ryan smirks. "Certainly gets interesting patronage."
>Eden asks with simple curiousity, "How difficult is it to tend bar?"
>In a page-pose to Derek, Foil_Riposte, Rastaban, Rika, you and Sephiroth,
Harken re's. ^^;
>Chibi-Derek rubs at his temple with one hand as he flips the page with the
other. Yes, Ryan's casual flaunting is making him jealous. But dammit, what he
did earlier was to save his own skin..
>Rachel says, "To do it well, you need to know how to make a lot of different
drinks from memory, for starters."
>Eden nods.
>Alex shrugs sligthly. "Mostly it is a memorization game... Keeping the lists
and ingredients for drinks. Then there is watching the customers and clients,
making sure they do not move to far towards inebriation, inform the bouncers if
any potential trouble is sighted, and knowwhen to cut someone off."
>Eden says, "All right."
>Rachel nods to Alex. "Yes, all that is part of it, and very important, too.
Also being able to keep a lot of orders straight in your head when it gets
busy."
>Eden nods.
>Alex nods. "Luckily for me and my kind, the orders are easy to keep straight...
Being a combat var, we must keep track of so many battlefield variables, that
shifting that to work such as this is relatively simple."
>Eden says, "It sounds difficult to guess who should be allowed to continue and
who should not."
>Rachel says, "It can be tricky, sometimes."
>Rachel says, "Part of that is managing not to tick the person off that you're
cutting off, too."
>Eden nods.
>Ryan hmms. "I have a fairly high tolerance myself, but some people, they hit a
certain point, and boom, drunk city."
>Chibi-Derek looks up towards the bar and shakes his head before flipping back
to a marked page . o O ( I might as well look over the part about Atma again.. )
>Alex nods. "True... Another benefit of my kind... I can judge by your body
weight, build, and the scent of you within a few milliliters whatyour capacity
of indulgence is... With some races it is more tricky... And 'ticking' them off
is sometimes a difficulty as well, yes."
>Eden asks softly, "Scent?"
>Alex nods. "Yes... So I can tell how much alcohol you have already consumed,
how fast it has worked through your system."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow.
>Rachel says, "Handy."
>Eden nods.
>Ryan hmms. He turns to Rachel and asks, rather out of the blue, "Does that suit
of your have any sort of diagnostic equipment? Specifically, medical
diagnostics, like DNA sampling?"
>Chibi-Derek asks, "(OOC) Get slapped with a paternity suit, Ryan?"
>Ryan (OOC) ;P
>Rachel says, "Nothing quite that sophisticated, I'm afraid. It monitors my
vital signs, and has some basic first aid capabilities, but that's about it."
>Alex looks over to Rachel. "Would you like it to have such capacity?" he asks
>Ryan hmms. "Not what I need..." He blinks at Alex.
>Rachel blinks at Alex. "Um, well... no, actually. Handheld gear to do
something like that might be useful, but I wouldn't want to add it to the suit
itself."
>Chibi-Derek looks up at the discussion curiously . o O ( What's he need that
for? )
>Alex nods to Rachel. "Then I may have soemthing that would prove useful to you,
if facilities that could duplicate it could be found."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "Oh?"
>Alex looks over to Ryan. "Is there a facility that could manufacture certain
levels of nanotechnology in the area?"
>Eden asks softly, "What is this for?"
>Ryan blinks. "Not in this city. To my knowledge."
>Skuld has arrived.
>Skuld pokes her head through the door, looking around the room o.o
>Timing is everything.
>Indeed c.c
>Eden says, "Hello, Skuld."
>Skuld pikus
>Skuld smiles, "Hi, Eden." ^_^
>Alex reaches into his jacket, and takes out a silvery device. At one end is a
data display, on the side of a cylinder. Opposite the display is a box-like
attachement, from which a myriad of blades and needles fold out from the moment
he removes it from his coat. "To reproduce this."
>Skuld *.* standing next to ALex
>Skuld exclaims, "Cool!!"
>Alex nods to the new arrival. "Irashaimase."
>Ryan blinks, first at Alex's 'toy', then at Skuld's sudden fawning O.o
>Skuld says, "Can I have that?" *_* holding out her hands.
>Alex shakes his head. "I require this device. I cannot give it up."
>Ryan ker-points at it. "What is it?"
>Chibi-Derek's head perks up at the name and voice. He looks from where he's
sitting at a table reading and smiles, "Heya, Skuld.." ^_^
>Skuld says, "Can't I just borrow it?" ;.;
>Skuld pikus, looking away from the device
>Skuld meeps! *o.o*
>Eden finishes her drink.
>Skuld waves at Derek...well it's more like a flexing of her fingers as she
looks away a bit. *o.o*
>Rachel watches Skuld amusedly.
>l skuld
Skuld
A young girl, who looks to be about 12 years old. Her hair is long and raven
black. Her face has a small circular doughnut shaped marking on her forehead
and a tiny triangle under each eye. She's wearing an all white, and quite cute
outfit, that looks like a meshing of shorts and a skirt...sort of. A long thin
mallet is on her back, ready for bug whacking.
Carrying:
>Ah, young love!
>Alex watches the scene, a questioning expression on his face, glancing over at
Rachel.
>Ryan (OOC) snickers
>Ryan hmms. . o O ( She's one of Belldandy's sisters, right? )
>Rachel catches Alex's look. "She's some kind of electronics genius, believe it
or not."
>Ryan hmms, turning to Rachel. "Really?"
>Eden says, "She built a rather advanced Boomer."
>Ryan taps his chin. "Oh yeah, that robot..." He seems to have forgotten why he
even started this discussion.
>Chibi-Derek blinks at Skuld's reaction, scratching his cheek for a moment o_o
>Alex ahs, nodding to Rachel. "I see... Still, I would much rather it was not
dismantled... But you can call up the contruction blueprints on the display."
He looks to Eden and blinks. "Which definition of 'Boomer' are you using?" he
asks, his whiskers twitching slightly.
>Skuld is still looking towards the lovely polished floor as her feet begin to
scootscootscoot her cutely back the way she came. *6.6*
>Eden asks softly, "An....android?"
>Ryan kerpoints at Alex. "Yeah, but what is it?"
>Alex nods slightly to Eden, then turns back to Ryan. "A medicomp. This model
is also a portable surgeon and pharmacy, as well as having multiple diagnostic
methods."
>Ryan rubs his chin. "I'm more interested in species analysis, if it can do
that."
>Eden asks softly, "Species analysis?"
>Skuld quickly slides out the door. A bar is no place for children afterall.
>Chibi-Derek is suddenly standing in Skuld's path, his book tucked under his
arm, "Uhm...you okay?"
>Ryan nods. "Well, not quite. I've managed to get a tissue sample from what's
apparently a metal demon."
>Skuld meeps! getting stopped o.o
>Skuld nodnods, "Fine. Fine." *o.o*
>Alex smirks slightly, one of the few expressions that would be obvious on his
countenance. "It was designed to diagnose vars. Which includes unravelling
their DNA to find out what all was part of their recombinant structures,
species percentages, and overall composition. It can do species analysis."
>Chibi-Derek asks, "Oh...then why're your cheeks getting red?"
>Skuld pokepokes her fingers together. *6.6*
>Skuld asks, "Maybe I...I gotta cold?"
>Eden blinks. "Oh."
>Ryan nods. "Excellent... I've done everything I can with optical analysis, and
I need to look at it from a molecular level."
>Skuld says, "...." *6.6* *<.<* "...chu?..."
>Chibi-Derek blinks, reaching up to rub the back of his neck, "I didn't think
goddesses could get sick?" o_o
>Skuld says, "Sure we can!" *n.n*;
>Chibi-Derek (OOC) waits for Skuld to go 'pika' next.. -_^
>Skuld baps ^.^ (ooc)
>Skuld shoves her Pikachu keychain in Derek's face. *Pika pika* n.n (ooc)
>Chibi-Derek asks, "Really? Well, if you're catching a cold, maybe you should be
resting back at the church?"
>Skuld says, "Yah yah.." nodding in agreement. *n.n*
>Skuld says, "I..I'll go right now."
>Ryan calls out to Derek, "Why don't you go with her? It's late, she'll like the
company." n.n Yes, Ryan is evil at times.
>Skuld looks at Ryan O.O!
>Skuld. o O (Mental note: Put a bug in his underwear drawer!)
>Chibi-Derek glances at Ryan . o O ( I should find those two ladies from the
dance club and give them his address.. ) and then smiles at Skuld, "Well..I'll
go with you. I was just reading in here anyway.."
>Ryan turns back to Alex. "Does it need any special setup, or can I just plop
some tissue down and go to work?"
>Alex says, "It will be ready to go in three seconds." He taps his finger on the
display, thescreen lighting up, running a self-check, then beeping. "What do
you need analyzed?"
>Skuld says, "B-b-b-b-b-b-but I might be contagious, and you can't get sick, and
you're reading right now, and maybe when the weather is nicer, but I really
don't want to trouble you, and it's such a nice evening out.......ok.
^.^;;;;;;;;;"
>Ryan stands up. "it's in my apartment... I'll be right back."
>Chibi-Derek blinks at Skuld, chuckling softly as she finally agrees ^^;
>Rachel covers her mouth with her hand to help stifle her laughter at Skuld.
>Eden frowns slightly at Skuld and Ryan, then looks over to the window.
>Alex nods to Ryan.
>(OOC) Ryan recieves Tail, thrown from Harken.
>Alex turns to Eden, catching her expression...
>Ryan zips off, and back, to save time. He has to run in 40 minutes, after all.
He walks back in carrying... this thing.
>Alexander mumbles, "..... ..... ..... .." to Eden.
>Skuld steps outside
>Skuld heads out the front door.
>Eden looks back to Alex, and nods. "It is."
>Alex nods slightly..
>Ryan drops the... thingy on the bar, with a *THUD*
>Derek heads out the front door.
>Alex glances at the thing, then to Ryan. He shrugs, tapping a few things on the
screen, holding the device near the tail, a few of the blades reaching out,
cutting sections from it, takingthe cutting into it. "Now to give it some time
to run initial analysis, then in-depth analysis..."
>Ryan (OOC) It's not that easy to cut sections from it n.-
>Ryan (OOC) It's tough as steel c.c Luckily, Ryan already has some samples
cut
>Rachel peers at the thing, keeping a safe distance.
>Eden looks at the tail curiously, keeping a distance.
>Ryan lets Alex get to work.
>Alex glances at the readout, letting it process. "Divergent evolutionary
compositional organism, not native to this terrestrial world or any known
cluster. Elemental composition inconclusive. Genetic extrapolation indicates a
possible member of Rattus rattus, but even that is inconclusive from the
molecular composition of the DNA." He looks overto Ryan.
>Ryan digests that a moment. Hrmm. "So... basically... it's a giant mutant space
rat?" o.o
>Eden says, "How can it be a member of that species if it is not terrestrial?
The two are mutually exclusive."
>Alex looks at the display again. "Yes." He looks at Eden. "The model of its
structure matches that species. But not the molecular composition."
>Eden says, "So it is a comparison of structure and not of genetics."
>Ryan rubs his chin in thought. Thinking out loud to himself, "... Okay, it's a
rat, but it has the structure of a metal demon?" He furrows his brow in
thought. "Maybe... they're altering native lifeforms, somehow."
>Alex says, "Since its molecular composition is outside its spectrum of
analysis, it can interpret what it can of those alien elements, and compare the
model of its genetics to the catalog."
>Eden says, "That is self-contradictory."
>Alex says, "It is taking a guess."
>Eden says, "As are the results."
>Ryan turns to Alex. "Hmm? Of course it's taking a guess! Aside from this
thing-" he points at the tail "- and that ship in orbit, and my personal
observations, there's no other evidence."
>Alex shrugs, glancing at the display again. "As I said, the results were
inconclusive. That is what it guessed."
>Ryan nods. "But it fits the assumptions."
>Ryan stands up. "Anyway... I'm going off to bed." He snatches up the tail.
"I'll do some more work on this later..."
>Ryan lugs the tail out with him, giving the girls a wave as he departs ^^;
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