>In a page-pose to you, Cloud knocks on your door.
>In a page-pose to you, Cloud knocks on your door.
>In a page-pose to you, Cloud knocks on your door.
>In a page-pose to you, Cloud knocks on your door.
>In a page-pose to you, Cloud knocks on your door.
>You page-pose, "Ryan swings the door open. "Wattaya want!?"" to Cloud
>In a page-pose to you, Cloud nods his head. "Have you seen Alhana lately?
>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, (508) Ryan's Apartment, 507, 506, 505, 504, 503, 502, (501)
Alhana's Apartment, and (E)levator ]
[Players : Cloud ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan points down the hall. "Doesn't she live over there?"
>Cloud frowns. "She's not answering her door."
>Ryan blinks
>Cloud asks, "When was the last time you saw her?"
>Ryan pauses. "... A few days ago."
>Cloud narrows his eyes. "Under what circumstances?"
>Ryan says, "Not good ones."
>Cloud asks, "...? What do you mean?"
>Ryan glances to the next door down. "A thief broke in and killed the
neighbor..."
>Cloud asks, "... neighbor?"
>You hear Alhana's voice from just on the other side of the door asking in a
cautious tone of voice, "Who's there?
>In a page-pose to Alhana and you, Cloud blinks, turning back to the door. "...
IT's Cloud.
>You page-pose, "Ryan pauses and looks towards her door. "Me and Cloud."" to
Alhana and Cloud
>Ryan asks, "...?"
>Alhana pages, "There's a faint pause as though of hesitation, then the sound of
locks being undone. The door opens just a bit for her to look out and confirm
who it is.. then, with a faint smile for Cloud, she opens it further for the
both of you." to Cloud and you.
>Cloud has left.
>501
Obelisk Apartments 501-Alhana Starbreeze
Uhm... an apartment. Messy at that. will desc better later. n.n;
[Exits : (O)ut ]
[Players : Cloud, and Alhana ]
[Things : Midgaard City Map ]
>Cloud says, "... is everything all right? I just talked to Ryan..."
>Alhana closes the door behind the both of you, resetting the lock. With a
shake of her head she sighs, "You heard, then..?"
>Cloud looks towards Alhana, then blinks just abit, and quickly looks down.
>Alhana, for a brief moment, seems to gauge Cloud's expression. Smiling
contentedly, she steps back a bit, looking to the both of you. "Can I get
either of you anything to eat or drink?"
>Ryan shakes his head. "..."
>l alh
Alhana
Your gaze meets that of a young woman, perhaps 21 years of age. Her appearance
is quite striking, with features that many would call pretty to say the least
if not beautiful at that. Her skin is a creamy white dotted lightly with
freckles, her high cheekbones and pert nose adorning a face framed by fiery,
reddish-gold hair. Her hair falls in tumultous waves just past the small of
her back, curling a bit more about her bangs. Along the left side of her face,
some of her long strands of hair have been braided into two neat intertwined
locks, which she often enough pushes back behind her ear. Perhaps her most
notable feature, however, are the stunning green eyes that stare out as
brilliant as emeralds in hue, seeming to glow just a bit in and of themselves.
These eyes would seem to miss little, hiding behind them a sense of perhaps
loss, or even sadness, behind a facade of strength and determination.
At the moment, Alhana's apparently just heading to or from a bath. Far removed
from her normal outfit, at the moment she wears a silk, forest-green robe about
her. The robe is tied in a casual knot at her slim waist, and ends just above
her ankles, showing just a bit of her long legs. The robe contours quite well
to her feminine figure, while showing little enough with only a bit of a V
about her neck. The green within the robe sets off her eyes considerably,
while contrasting with the brilliant reddish-gold locks of her nearly waist
length, damp hair. A simple pair of matching green slippers adorn her feet.
Carrying:
>Cloud shakes his head too... keeping his eyes lowered. "... I... just wanted to
see what... what you've been doing."
>Alhana raises an eyebrow at Cloud, a slight smile still touching her lips of
amusement. "Is there something wrong with my floor?" she asks, barely
suppressing a chuckle.
>Ryan blinks, and sweatdrops ^^;
>Cloud hmmms... "It's... clean."
>Alhana still just barely suppressing a wider smile, leans against the doorframe
entrance to her kitchen. ".......And?" she asks lightly.
>Cloud says, "... polished?"
>Ryan coughs o.o;
>Cloud rubs his neck, looking towards Ryan. "Don't you think so?"
>Alhana shakes her head lightly. Pushing a damp strand of hair out of her eyes,
she replies to the both of you, "Sure I can't get you something?" it's more
than obvious to Ryan at least as her eyes flicker over towards Cloud the
slightly teasing amusement within them.
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Yes, clean, polished floor, yup yup." o.o
>Alhana sweatdrops a little as well.. o O ( I haven't cleaned up in over a week.
^^; )
>Cloud shakeshakes his head. "Ah... no, that's all right, we'll wait here while
you get dressed."
>Ryan chimes in, without much thinking, "Though we can wait in your room too."
O.O
>Cloud (OOC) PUNTS Ryan. SHUT UP!
>Alhana (OOC) LOL
>Ryan (OOC) flies through the roof @.@
>Alhana says, "(OOC) Cloud can! ^.-"
>Ryan (OOC) ;_;
>Alhana (OOC) giggles
>Cloud says, "(OOC) ..."
>Alhana's eyes dart to Ryan, narrowing a bit at his words. Although, as she
looks between the two of you (and particularly at Cloud) the faintest hint of a
blush does touch her cheeks from the vague if unnesessary flattery. Drawing a
deep breath, she nods. "I'll be out in just a moment..." . o O ( wait in my
ROOM??! )
>Ryan grins like an idiot ^^;
>Cloud doesn't even meet Alhana's gaze. "..."
>Alhana turns around and steps into the next room over (which isn't made just
yet), closing the door behind her.
>Ryan stops grinning the moment Alhana is out of sight. He crosses his arms.
>Cloud says, "... she looks... fine, Ryan."
>Ryan raises an eyebrow. "You noticed?"
>Cloud blinks. "... ... ..."
>Ryan smirks again, peering at Cloud out of the corner of his eye. "Aw, c'mon,
who do you like better? Her ot Tifa?" Yes, he feels like tormenting the poor
lad.
>Cloud says, "............................................"
>Alhana whispers, "That was GOOD ^_^ exactly why I left. ;)" to you.
>Cloud crosses his arms, looking down. "... why are you asking?"
>Ryan waits patiently for Cloud's reply ^_^
>Ryan shrugs. "Just a question. Both of them seem rather sweet on you . o O (
When they aren't beating you up ) "
>Cloud says, "... ... ..." as he rubs his head, his cheeks reddening. "...
they're both good friends."
>Ryan nods. "Mmm-hmm. Keep believing that."
>Cloud says, "...?"
>Cloud turns away just a bit, his hands going behind his back. "So, ah... what
happened the other night with the ... thief?"
>Ryan walks over to Cloud, whispering in his ear, "What kind of idiot are you?
You see the way she blushed when she was talking to you? She's HOT for you
man!" . o O ( Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating... )
>Cloud says, "... Er, ah, back to my question..."
>Ryan blinks. "What was your question...?"
>Cloud repeats quietly, "What happened the other night...? With the thief?"
>Ryan closes his eyes. "She was apparently one of Esmerelda's minions..."
>Cloud says, "... the neighbor?"
>Ryan blinks. "The THIEF."
>Alhana opens the door quietly as she walks out, finishing the adjustment of her
cloak, she glances at the two of you before speaking. "Yeah... and a little
more devoted to her than I would have expected." She rakes a few fingers
through her still damp hair to push it back, setting her sword aside.
>Cloud says, "..." as he slowly turns to look back at Alhana.
>Ryan frowns. "Makes you wonder what that bitch did to make her so loyal..."
>Cloud tilts his head back towards Ryan, nodding faintly.
>Alhana glances thoughtfully at Ryan as well, nodding with a disturbed
expression within her eyes. "That, and what did she do to -change- a girl so
much..? That girl..." she frowns faintly, "..didn't *seem* evil."
>Ryan frowns, nodding slowly to Alhana...
>Cloud rubs his neck faintly. "... Actually... maybe..."
>Alhana glances at Cloud thoughtfully, "Hmm...?"
>Ryan parrots Alhana. "Hmm?"
>Cloud says, "... I know two people who were changed by Esmerelda... and back."
>Ryan nods slowly. "... He has a point."
>Alhana's eyes widen a bit as she purses her lips thoughtfully yet, glancing at
the two of you. "That's what happened to Lyrae then..?"
>Ryan nods to Alhana. "..."
>Cloud nods quietly.
>Alhana asks, "... ... Who's the other?"
>Cloud says, "... Kim."
>Ryan bows his head as he rubs the back of his neck.
>Cloud sighs faintly, looking off to the side. "... But... I don't know if
they'd want to talk about it..."
>Ryan nods again. "..."
>Alhana blinks. "I see..." she narrows her eyes and, with her customary
subtlety replies, "One of these days we'll get ahold of Esmerelda, and then
show her exactly what we think of this bullsh*t of hers."
>Ryan cracks his knuckles. "Easier said then done, though..."
>Cloud says, "... unless there were a way to track a dragon..."
>Ryan hmms. "I doubt she'd let us tag her."
>Alhana puts her fists on her lips, "There's got to be SOME way to find her..."
>Ryan adds, "Before she does anything else."
>l alh
Alhana
Your gaze meets that of a young woman, perhaps 21 years of age. Her appearance
is quite striking, with features that many would call pretty to say the least
if not beautiful at that. Her skin is a creamy white dotted lightly with
freckles, her high cheekbones and pert nose adorning a face framed by fiery,
reddish-gold hair. Her hair falls in tumultous waves just past the small of
her back, curling a bit more about her bangs. Along the left side of her face,
some of her long strands of hair have been braided into two neat intertwined
locks, which she often enough pushes back behind her ear. Perhaps her most
notable feature, however, are the stunning green eyes that stare out as
brilliant as emeralds in hue, seeming to glow just a bit in and of themselves.
These eyes would seem to miss little, hiding behind them a sense of perhaps
loss, or even sadness, behind a facade of strength and determination.
Her outfit, while well-tailored, has seen better times after weeks and even
months of living and constantly moving about in Midgaard. She wears a pair of
tight, nearly form-fitting dark khaki pants tucked into a pair of knee-high
leather boots. Just above this, a long sleeved white blouse adorns her very
feminine figure, buttoned low to reveal a hint of bosom. The last few buttons
of the blouse are left undone and tied into a simple knot just below her
breasts to reveal the light indentation of her naval. Her figure is
unmistakeably that of a gymnast, or perhaps a dancer, her build slim with a
hinting of the smooth muscles beneath her skin. Her long legs are emphasized
by the tight pants, her graceful and trim All in all, the young woman before
you is certainly considerable in many respects. Before your eyes leave her,
however, you notice a slight flare behind her eyes. Despite the calm seeming,
confident exterior you're fairly certain this is someone with quite the temper
and emotional side to her, and probably not someone to be taken lightly. form
lending further credence to the belief that she's trained in one way or
another. At her waist is unmistakeably the sheath of a broadsword, tightened
through several loops about the curve of her hips. The sword is carried with
an air of quiet confidence, sheathed at her left side, with several seemingly
unusual engravings about the hilt. At her right side a narrow bladed, plain
knife is sheathed as well. A pouch is tied to the belt securely just behind
this knife. Upon her back, a flowing cloak of a deep forest green in color
falls down nearly to her feet, the hood loose about her shoulders. Her cool,
stunning green eyes stand out all the more in contrast to the plain green of
the cloak, her hair highlighted against it.
Carrying:
>Cloud rubs his chin, then looks over to Ryan. "... You're an archaeologist?"
>Ryan blinks at Cloud. "Yeah."
>Alhana blinks at the abrupt change in topic, then blinks again at the
affirmative answer.
>Cloud asks, "... wasn't there a tale about catching a dragon with a goat...?"
>Ryan blinks. "..."
>Ryan asks, "But what kind of bait would that bitch go for?"
>Cloud asks, "... I don't know. Is there someone who she'd go after...?"
>Alhana asks in a voice tinged with a bit of hope, "Janus maybe?"
>Alhana . o O ( Though he's probably useless anyway. )
>Ryan shakes his head. "... I don't think she'd use him directly."
>Cloud rubs his chin. "Anyone else she'd had contact with recently?"
>Alhana hmms... "Ryan... do you think she'd try and rescue that catgirl, if we
caught her...?"
>Cloud says, "... what catgirl?"
>Ryan frowns. "Esmerelda wouldn't give a spit either way. Unless she has
something important to her that we don't know about." He pauses, reaching up to
clasp his chin. "... Though, it might be a good idea to try to help her
anyway..."
>Cloud pauses. "Lyrae mentioned something about a weakness...."
>Alhana blinks, turning to Cloud. "....?"
>Cloud says, "... she didn't remember what it was, just that she was... afraid
of something."
>Alhana sighs. "Everyone's got SOME kind of weakness, but.. unless we know what
it is..."
>Ryan nods. "... It won't help us."
>Cloud asks, "Perhaps we should talk to Lyrae...?"
>Ryan says, "Might be a good idea... if she's willing to talk about it..."
>Cloud says, "... hai."
>Alhana nods..
>Cloud asks, "... shall we go see her now?"
>Ryan asks, "Would she still be at that old church?"
>Cloud nods.
>Alhana, smiling thin-lipped, picks up her sword and tucks the sheath into her
belt. Dusting her hands off she nods, "What're we waiting for then?"
>Ryan looks at Cloud, then Alhana. "Onward ho!"
>Alhana falls in line behind you.
>Cloud falls in line behind you.
>Ryan . o O ( Why do I always lead these expeditions? o.= )
>o
** Boring walk cut **
Odin Street Church: Sanctuary(#1639RA)
The tall stained glass windows of the old building flood the room with a soft
light. Your ears hear every creak and bend as you step across the old wooden
floor. This once joyous place of worship has recently been cleaned,
refurbished, and remodeled into a fine place to live. The floors are dust
free, the pews are in straight lines, and even some of the old wood has been
removed and replaced. Electric lights hanging overhead hum with energy,
glowing at night, thanks to a small white generator located in the corner. A
personal computer is also located in that corner as well, with a sticker on the
side 'Property of Skuld'. A portion of the wooden floor is still broken away,
revealing a patch of wild flowers growing in the center of the room. It's a
cute little addition to the quaint atmosphere here.
[Exits : (S)ide door, (B)ack room, and (O)ut ]
[Sleepers: Eden, Banpei-kun, Janus, Belldandy, and Skuld ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan arrives, with Cloud and Alhana following behind.
>Ryan opens the door, peeking his head in. "... They don't seem to be here."
>Alhana glances around slowly, frowning. "Where could they all have gone...?"
>Ryan scratches his head. "..."
>Cloud frowns, looking around. He calls out, "Hello? Anyone home?"
>Ryan shouts out, really loud and obnoxious-like, "HEY! Anyone home!?"
>You page-pose, "Ryan shouts out from the main room, really loud and
obnoxious-like, "HEY! Anyone home!?" to Derek, Lyrae and Yuffie
>Alhana looks to Cloud out of the corner of an eye, "...Could she be out
somewhere with Derek?"
>Lyrae comes out of the side door.
>Lyrae has arrived.
>Cloud says, "...maybe..."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "May... or not."
>Lyrae pokes her head ut of the bedroom, blinking.
>Alhana says, "... ... ..."
>Cloud says, "..."
>Lyrae asks, "Did you come here to say nothing?"
>Alhana blinks, glancing from Cloud to Lyrae before speaking. "Hello, Lyrae...."
>Ryan speaks up, as those two are obviously not going to say much of use, "...
We need to ask a few questions about... Esmerelda."
>Cloud says, "... er, actually... ah..." He rubs his neck. "... We need t-"
>Cloud just let Ryan speak.
>Lyrae smiles at Alhana, "Hi Alhana." she blinks and pikus. Oh goody. Her
favorite subject. "What abut her."
>Alhana . o O ( That was subtle. )
>Lyrae . o O ( *stormcloud* )
>Ryan frowns. "... We... me and Alhana... ran into another one of her minions..."
>Alhana mutters under her breath, "That's one way to put it.."
>Lyrae steps fully out of the bedroom and runs a hand through her hair,
"...and..?"
>Ryan blinks, thinking the prior statement was enough. "... And this girl is
apparently another one of her unwitting dupes..."
>Cloud rubs his neck, embarrassed.
>Ryan . o O ( Bad choice of term >.< )
>Lyrae waits for Ryan to get to the point
>Ryan coughs. "Anyway... if this is the case, we need to find out what's going
on."
>Ryan . o O ( I really should let one of THEM speak sometime >.< )
>Cloud murmurs, "Lyrae... we need to know how you and Kim ... escaped Esmerelda."
>Lyrae fidgets with a frown.
>Lyrae leans against the wall, "Well I'm not fully certain abut Kim.. she didn't
tell me everything. Technically.. I didn't."
>Cloud frowns. "... you didn't?"
>Ryan listens quietly
>Lyrae shakes her head. "No. The deal Janus made with Esmerelda was Derek's head
for my freedom. Esmerelda knows Derek isn't dead. If she wants to, she can
easily, =easily= pull me back in. She just wanted a piece of Sensou
Enterprises, so she isn't interested in my for the time being..." She grimaces
slightly.
>Ryan scowls. "..."
>Alhana, casting a brief, dark glance at the gentlemen and their rather callous
questions, steps over to Lyrae herself. Laying a hand on her shoulder, she
asks carefully, "Lyrae.. do you have any idea why Esmerelda wants Sensou
Enterprises in the first place?"
>Ryan blinks. "... Their gate technology...?"
>Cloud says, "..." as he looks over to Ryan.
>Lyrae bites her lip and looks up at Alhana, nodding faintly, up at her. "She
wants to warp them. Change them to her own means in order to wipe out humanity.
Or at least change humanity so they aren't even human anymore, but demons.
She'll also have the entire Yakuza backing her up with that alliance..Sensou
has an army of soldiers at their ..and her..command now."
>Ryan says, "Lovely."
>Alhana's eyes widen, "You mean she already *HAS* Sensou under her heel?"
>Lyrae quietly says, "Not quite.. she has already entered the partnership with
them though."
>Kigou arrives from the back room.
>Kigou has arrived.
>l kig
Kigou
By Da-Chao! It's Yuffie's older brother, Kigou Kisaragi! The family
resemblance is obvious, from the hair color down to the Kisaragi trade-mark
grin, though Kigou's is just that much more dashing. Even his clothing is
similar to Yuffie's, as he also wears a heavy padded armguard, as well as a
studded bandana. After that, however, the similarities begin to fade. While
Yuffie wears brighter, more cheerful colors, Kigou wears shades of black and
grey, better for concealment. His ninja star, unlike Yuffie's, is missing the
retractable points. Instead, it remains a permeanent cross, tipped with a
scythe-like spring blade at each end. He wears a pair of loose black pants,
matching his untucked gray overshirt. From his left hip hangs two short
Japanese blades, something Yuffie never thought of carrying by her side. With
a grin on his face, and excellent ninja skills at his disposal, the Yuffster's
Big Brother is out on the prowl... but what for, you may never find out. ^_^
Carrying:
>Kigou walks in quietly, his expression back to normal since finding out his
sister's fine now.
>Lyrae looks up, "Hello Kigou..'"
>Cloud shakes his head, his right hand rubbing his chin just a bit. "... so
would Esmerelda..." He tilts his head to look at Kigou.
>Kigou glances at Lyrae and waves. "Evening, Lyrae-san."
>Alhana raises an eyebrow at the newcomer..
>Ryan crosses his arms. "..."
>Alhana has disconnected.
>Lyrae indicates Kigou with her hand, "This is Kigou Kisaragi, ..Yuffie's
brother." She adds, "So he says."
>Kigou blinks, looking around at everyone, then gives a polite bow. "I am her
older brother, that you can be sure of, despite the fact Yuffie doesn't believe
me."
>Derek comes out of the side door.
>Derek has arrived.
>Ryan hmms. "Anyway... this certainly complicates things... I doubt the police
could do anything, even if we gave them a copy of the disc."
>Lyrae nods faintly at Kigou, "Oh.. I've been meaning to ask you. . does a
multiarmed statue sund familiar to you?"
>Lyrae glances at Ryan, "..." then at the floor o O ( *stormcloud* )
>Cloud says, "... ... ..."
>Ryan exclaims, "Dammit... I hate villains you can't just fight..."
>Kigou blinks, then nods. "Actually, yes. The multi-armned statue I know of us
the large mountainside carving of Da-Chao."
>Derek s t r e t c h e s as he walks out, looking around while still trying to
wake up..
>Lyrae quietly says, "Yuffie mentioned she keeps seeing it.."
>Kigou pauses for a moment, frowning. "... strange... why would she be seeing
Da-Chao? I mean, he's not a very well-known power, outside of Wu-Tai."
>Lyrae glances at Ryan with a wry grin, then looks away again, studying the
floor. Nice and clean. o O ( ...*sigh* )
>Cloud mumbles, "What about Kim?" to Ryan.
>Cloud mumbles, "What ..... ..... .." to Ryan.
>Ryan blinks. "..."
>You mumble, "I... have no idea if Esmerelda still has a hold over her." to
Cloud.
Ryan mumbles, "..... .. .. .. ..... no idea if Esmerelda ..... .....
..... hold ..... ..... .." to Cloud.
>Lyrae shakes her head absently at Kigou, "I-I don't know.. she says every time
she tries remembering her past, she sees that image."
>Derek wanders over, "Hey guys.. What brings you h-*.." He frowns
noticably..gee, wonder why..
>Cloud looks back over at Lyrae. "Excuse me, have you seen Kim?"
>Kigou crosses his arms, looking down. "... hrm... I'll have to check up on
that... I think I remember hearing about a previous Kisaragi member having the
same problem."
>Ryan says, "... We know Esmerelda isn't invulnerable... but if she still has a
hold over her, we can't do anything directly..."
>Lyrae quietly says, "Esmerelda hasn't got any hold over Kim.." she fidgets,
taking half a step backwards. "And she's sleeping right now."
>Ryan nods slowly to Lyrae. "..."
>Lyrae leans against the pew, studying the cracks in the floor.
>Cloud asks, "... so Kim did escape...?"
>Lyrae quietly says, "Yes..."
>Cloud looks back over at Ryan. "..." Then over to Derek. "... hello."
>Lyrae blinks and looks over at Derek with a quick smile, then looks over at
Kigou, "Same problem?"
>Derek nods a greeting, frowning as he steps up beside Lyrae, "Like I was
saying, what brings you guys here?"
>Derek rakes his hair into some semblence of order..
>Cloud says, "... Esmerelda."
>Ryan says, "Surprise surprise."
>Lyrae falls silent.
>Kigou nods, then shrugs. "Yeah, about remembering images of Da-Chao." He
shakes his head. "Anyhow, what's going on?"
>Yuffie comes out of the side door.
>Yuffie has arrived.
>Yuffie walks in, yawning, lugging her blanket with her.
>Lyrae focuses on a point on her far right, perfectly happy to let everyone else
do all the talking.
>Ryan taps his foot on the floor. "Someone really needs to tear that girl a new
windpipe..." He looks up at Yuffie, hastily appending, "Esmerelda, that is."
>Cloud rubs his head. "... In any case, if Kim is... sleeping, will you tell her
we'd like to talk to her?"
>Yuffie blinks at Ryan, wondering what that was about, then walks over to Lyrae,
quickly wrapping her blanket around her shoulders like a cap. n.n
>Kigou glances at Yuffie, grinning . o O ( Not as annoying as she used to be, at
least. )
>Lyrae quietly says, "....hai.."
>Cloud looks over to Ryan, rubbing his neck. "..."
>Derek makes a face, then looks at Lyrae for a moment before he asks the guys,
"What's up? You get another idea?"
>Ryan says nothing further at this point. "..."
>Yuffie greets Lyrae. "Heya!" With that done, she takes a seat by the girl's
feet and yawns again, before looking around. >.> <.<
>Derek hmphs -_-
>Lyrae blinks, pulling her gaze away from the wall to smile faintly at Yuffie,
"Hi." She glances over at Derek, stifling a chuckle, and looks back to yuffie,
ruffling her hair lightly.
>Yuffie squints as her hair's ruffled, then quickly goes to fix it up with her
hands. -.o
>Cloud inclines his head at Derek. "Ah... well, in any case, what have you been
up to?" He looks over at Yuffie.
>Lyrae grins.
>Lyrae taptaptaps her foot against the ground.
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Well... we need to find out what Esmerelda AND Sensou are up
to if we want to have any hope of winning..."
>Lyrae smiles brightly at Ryan, "Well I don't know about Esmerelda, but I can
find out about Sensou."
>Lyrae keeps her voice perfectly level, or ..more accurately.. emotionless as
her eyes brighten slightly to a lime-green glow, "Just one moment."
>Ryan says, "... That might be a good idea, if you can do it without getting
hurt."
>Kigou glances around at everyone again, then seats himself on the back of a pew.
>Lyrae quietly says, "Hrmf. They can't touch me." she mutters, and closes her
eyes.
>Cloud says, "...?" at Lyrae.
>Yuffie blinks up at Lyrae, then pokes at her leg. o.o
>Lyrae evens her breathing out. o O ( This is so much harder.. let's see..sort
them out.. ) she doesn't react to the leg poke at all. o O ( There's Derek. .
Cloud.. Yuffie.. Ryan.. Kigou.. Alhana..... Hrm. Which way.... )
>Yuffie pikus again, then gives Lyrae's calf a soft punch. -.o
>Lyrae still doesn't react. o O ( Left at the cross walk I think... There it
is.. )
>Harlequin steps into the building off the street.
>Harlequin has arrived.
>Cloud says, "..."
>Yuffie leans over, then *chomp* *gnaw* on Lyrae's ankle. O_O;
>Lyrae doesn't respond verbally, though her leg does twitch upwards and away
from the rabid shinobi
>Yuffie lets go at the smack, wincing slightly. She stands up, then leans in
close to Lyrae's ear. "LYRAE-SAN! WAKE UP!"
>Cloud slowly reaches down to grab Yuffie by the scuff of her neck. "..."
>Or Yuffie could be REALLY mean and play the Gold Saucer music REALLY loud in
Lyrae's ear. :D
>Ryan sweatdrops. "... Yuffie!"
>Over... and over... and over...
>Harlequin peeks in from a stained glass window and phases partway through it.
>Yuffie is picked up. She urks, then reaches out a hand to wave before Lyrae's
face before she can be pulled away. >.<
>Cloud says, "Excuse me...?" He picks up Yuffie in a cat-like manner.
>Harlequin phases all the way through and floats at the top of the ceiling,
looking down shyly at the group.
>Lyrae opens her eyes with a blank look on her face, the jade in her eyes
glowing a bit darker, responding to whatever she just saw. Still..she doesn't
react to the hand waving.
>Yuffie tries to struggle out of Cloud's grasp, kicking a foot back at his
crotch. -.o "Hey! Leggo! I'm trying to see what's wrong with Lyrae!"
>Derek scowls at Yuffie, but his look changes when he sees Lyrae's expression,
"Wha?" O_o;
>Cloud drops Yuffie as soon as she kicks. o.O
>Ryan blinks. At everything O.o
>Ryan winces at the kick o.= . o O ( Better him then me )
>Harlequin looks down, wondering why everyone is kicking everyone else.
>Yuffie points at Lyrae. "Lookie her face. She looks like she's just watched
half a dozen episodes of Pokem-EEP!" She oofs as she's dropped. x.x
>Harlequin's belled cap jingles softly.
>Cloud x.x x.x x.x
>Kigou peers up at Harlequin... then quickly looks away, trying to be polite.
O_O . o O ( What the heck? )
>Ryan looks up as well, but doesn't say anything. Yet. Too much going on down
here. "Lyrae...?"
>Cloud will just curl up on the ground, thank you. x.x x.x x.x
>Harlequin giggles softly at cloud, blinking large crimson slitted eyes.
>Yuffie picks herself of the ground, then leaps forward to tackle Lyrae. >.<
"HEY! WAKE UP ALREADY!"
>Ryan blinks, charging after Yuffie. "H... Hey!"
>Lyrae's eyes narrow slightly. o O ( What are they doing? )
>Harlequin leaps off an electric light, making it swing slightly, and vanishes
into a thin shimmering outline in the air midway down.
>Lyrae tenses abruptly and stifles a strangled squeak, her 'self' fleeing back
to her body post-haste. She practically jerks with the emotional impact, and
blinks, the glow fading to nil.
>Kigou risks a glance back at where he last spotted Harlequin, then lets out a
sigh of relief. -.-;
>Ryan . o O ( What's going on...? )
>Derek isn't paying attention to much besides Lyrae at the moment. He quickly
grabs Yuffie and YANKS her up, holding onto both her arms, "What are you DOING?"
>Harlequin sneaks up to Ryan, crouched low.
>Yuffie dangles from Derek's grasp, looking much like a scolded kitten. ;.;
"... just trying to snap Lyrae outta it." ;.;
>Lyrae howls, "BAKEMONOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!"
>Ryan skids to a halt as Derek... takes care of Yuffife. He BLINKS at Lyrae's
howl. "HUH?" >.> O.O <.<
>Harlequin squeeps softly at the loud cry and reappears.
>Lyrae shakes her head, "What'd they *DO* to her.."
>Kigou glances at Lyrae, startled by the shout. o.o;
>Harlequin floats just off the ground. "What they do?"
>Derek scowls and sets Yuffie down, "Try that again, and you'll be sorry." He
turns and arches an eyebrow, "Lyrae, what's wrong?"
>Ryan blinks, turning around quickly as the little hairs on the back of his neck
stand on end. "... What the...?"
>Lyrae blinks at Harlequin..
>Harlequin smiles at Ryan, blinking large crimson slitted eyes.
>Yuffie scowls back at Derek, then sticks her tongue out at him before walking
around to peer at Lyrae with concern. o.o
>Ryan eyeeks and takes a step back O.o;
>Lyrae glances at Derek, then Ryan, and then Harlequin again. "...When'd she
arrive.. and.. OW!!? o.o;"
>Lyrae looks down at her leg.
>Harlequin touches down and stands, her bells jingling.
>Yuffie sweatdrops as she notices the gnaw marks on Lyrae's ankle too. ^_^;
"Gomen."
>Harlequin looks at Cloud and Lyrae. "Got hurt?"
>Kigou flips from his pew, landing nearby Yuffie. He leans over, plucks up the
blanket, the whips it at Harlequin, hoping to clothe her. >.<;
>Derek looks over at the landing figure O_o
>Harlequin is smacked by the blanket and murphles.
>Lyrae pikus at Harlequin, "...Uh...hai app...appparently?" she looks at her leg
and then Yuffie. "What happened?"
>l harl
Harlequin
Sexy, yet, creepy comes to mind when your eyes fall upon the rayth,
Harlequin. She stands about five foot five, if she stood; she normal
floats off the ground and flies about in the air, but occassionally
lands, if it suits her tastes. She looks like a slim human female, save
the face that her face betrays her as non-human. Her eyes are larger
than any human's, large, crimson and slitted like a cat's, swirling
with flickering clouds of amber and gold. She lacks a nose, and has a
small pair of full lips, the top black, the bottom red, curved in a
gentle smile.
Her skin is snowy white from head to toe, the kind of white that
shimmers like half-melted, then re-frozen snow has, with tiny sparkles
and light blue tint. Her body is lithe and gracefull, with lovely
rounded curves that draw attention, as she is nude; however any
publically offense part seem to be missing or hidden. Around her neck
is a black band, and at her collar bones is a shimmering red diamond
gem. Along the sides of her arms, legs and torso a line of black
cresent moods runs, each about three inches in diameter, and each with
a red diamond in the center.
Harlequin wears a black jester's cap that makes a gentle point
between her eyes, and covers all but her face. The cap has two tassles,
one striped with silver coils, the other marked with red diamonds and
silver cresent moons. Tiny silver moon-shaped bells dangle from the
tips. Over her arms and legs are long black boots and gloves. They are
marked with a spiral of silver from top to bottom. Her gloves are
fingerless, letting silver clawfingers show through.
Carrying:
Blood-stained Backpack, and Midgaard City Map
>Ryan . o O ( More WIERD STUFF!? O.o; )
>Derek erks and goes over to pat Lyrae's shoulder, "You were standing there with
a blank look on your face and then you just screamed.."
>Yuffie coughs, scuffing her foot. "... I bit you." c.c
>Harlequin pulls the blanket off. "No hide me! I help!"
>Lyrae glances at Derek, "O..oh.." She blinks at Yuffie, "You *BIT* me? o.o;"
>Lyrae quietly says, "What, were you really hungry or something? Jeez.."
>Harlequin feels the blanket, looking at it as if she'd never seen anything like
it before. She feels. Then cuddles it. "Soft."
>Lyrae pikus at Harlequin again, "A..ano..who are you?"
>Kigou sweatdrops at Harlequin. O.o;
>Yuffie nodnods, looking embarrassed. "H-hai... gomen." ^_^;
>Cloud says, "..........."
>Ryan takes another step back O.o;
>Cloud stays lying on the ground, thanks.
>Harlequin smiles. "I Harlequin. From dreams place."
>Lyrae quietly says, "....Lyrae.." she indicates the others, "That's Ryan,
Derek, Cloud, Kigou, and Yuffie" She indicates each of them in turn.
>Yuffie glances at Harlequin. "Hey, are you that comic character from that cool
gaijan cartoon show? Um... Ratman and Bobbin or something?" ^_^
>Harlequin nods. "Nice people. No try to hurt me, please?"
>Harlequin looks at Yuffie, puzzled.
>Lyrae quietly says, "Eh? No one's going to hurt anyone here o.o"
>Ryan sweatdrops O.O; "..."
>Harlequin nods. *^^*
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "I make pain and hurt gone, if you let me."
>Cloud nodnodnods slowly.
>Lyrae blinks at Harlequin.
>Yuffie pikus. "You're a general anethestic?"
>Derek arches an eyebrow doubtfully, "So what brings you here..?"
>Kigou resists the urge to bap Yuffie over the head. -.-;
>Harlequin kneels beside Cloud and touches him. She closes her eyes, and Cloud
feels the pain and injury siphoned out of him, as he heals.
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "Hungry."
>Ryan sweatdrops once more. "Alrighty then..." o.o;
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "Good pain. I no be much hungry now."
>Harlequin looks at Lyrae. "Help you too?"
>Lyrae . o O ( I wonder....can she do that for mama? )
>Lyrae looks over at Cloud carefully as she rubs at her leg o O ( ..he looks
okay.. ) "Hai.."
>Cloud says, "... ... ..." as he sits up quietly. -.-
>Yuffie waves her hand in the air! "Ooo ooo! I wanna try I wanna try!" ^_^
>Harlequin leaps over Cloud to Lyrae in one graceful jump. She kneels by Lyrae
and does the same for her, touching the wound and siphoning the injury out as
>Lyrae's leg heals, good as new.
>Derek does it for you, Kigou
>Harlequin smiles widely, proud. "Mmm, good eats."
>Derek blinks, tensing as the..whatever touches Lyrae.. o_o
>Lyrae looks at her leg, "Wow.. Thank you.."
>Harlequin stands up. "You nice people. No cut me with knife."
>Lyrae blinks at Harlequin, "Why would we do that?"
>Yuffie takes a breath, then BITES her tongue. >.< "ITE!"
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "Girl with knife think me hurt man-friend, she cut
me."
>Lyrae asks, "Girl with knife?"
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "Name Faris."
>Ryan . o O ( ... Why is everything wierd in this city? )
>Lyrae quietly says, "Oh, I think I met her."
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "BIG dragon man try throw spear at me, too."
>Yuffie winces, hanging out her slightly bleeding tongue. x.x; . o O ( Bad idea.
x.x )
>Lyrae asks, "Dragon man with a spear?"
>Janus has connected.
>Cloud sits up, blinking. "Dragon Man?"
>Lyrae looks at Yuffie, "Now what did you do that for?"
>Kigou rubs the back of his head as he listens, frowning.
>Harlequin stands on her tippytoes, holding her hand up to demonstrate how tall.
Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "He think I hurt kitty girl."
>Cloud darts a look at Ryan. Dragon Man!
>Derek blinks, "Spear? You mean Garr?"
>Yuffie answers, tongue hanging out. "I anded da dry whad dad daddy did do oo."
>Harlequin noddles yes, belled cap ja-jingling.
>Janus wakes up, and.......o.o
>Lyrae looks at Yuffie o.o;
>Lyrae asks, "What??"
>Ryan looks at Janus ................. o.o;
>Yuffie points at Harlequin. >.< "I anded da gry whad dad waidy did go doo!"
>Cloud stares at Yuffie.
>Janus looks at Ryan as if to say 'Okay, how many centuries did I miss this
time? And, what the HECK is going on?' o.o;
>Harlequin looks at Yuffie, puzzled as to what she's trying to say.
>Derek stares at Yuffie o_o;
>Ryan shrugs at Janus o.o;
>Yuffie points at her bleeding tongue. "Id hurd. Wad dry whad wady did go doo"
x.x;
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "I no speak with mouth good, only understand some,
not all."
>Lyrae taps Harlequin
>Quietly, Harlequin whispers, "Oh! ^^"
>Lyrae quietly says, "Ne, I think she said she wanted you to help her too n.n"
Harlequin touches Yuffie's forehead, healing her tongue.
>Kigou is shaking his head slowly, hanging it . o O ( ... by Da-Chao, did
Yuffie's IQ drop 80% with that amnesia? x.x; )
>Cloud . o O ( ... was she like this all the time? )
>Yuffie waggles her tongue around, then smiles. ^_^ "Thank you!"
>Harlequin noddles.
>Lyrae sweatdrops and giggles.
>Harlequin grins, showing off vampiric fangs.
>Janus just....sits there.....staring. o.o;
>Lyrae sweatdrops AGAIN.
>Derek arches an eyebrow . o O ( Cripes, what a morning.. )
>Lyrae gets to her feet, "Would anyone like something to drink? Hello Janus n.n"
>QUIT
Another one bites the dust.. o/~
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